Course syllabus adopted 2024-02-02 by Head of Programme (or corresponding).
Overview
- Swedish nameForm och teknik: tema betong och byggprocess
- CodeACE610
- Credits4.5 Credits
- OwnerTKARK
- Education cycleFirst-cycle
- Main field of studyArchitecture
- ThemeArchitectural design project 1.5 c
- DepartmentARCHITECTURE AND CIVIL ENGINEERING
- GradingUG - Pass, Fail
Course round 1
- Teaching language Swedish
- Application code 45134
- Open for exchange studentsNo
- Only students with the course round in the programme overview.
Credit distribution
Module | Sp1 | Sp2 | Sp3 | Sp4 | Summer | Not Sp | Examination dates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0124 Written and oral assignments 4.5 c Grading: UG | 0 c | 0 c | 0 c | 4.5 c | 0 c | 0 c |
In programmes
Examiner
Pether Lindblom- Lecturer, Architectural Theory and Method, Architecture and Civil Engineering
Eligibility
General entry requirements for bachelor's level (first cycle)Applicants enrolled in a programme at Chalmers where the course is included in the study programme are exempted from fulfilling the requirements above.
Specific entry requirements
The same as for the programme that owns the course.Applicants enrolled in a programme at Chalmers where the course is included in the study programme are exempted from fulfilling the requirements above.
Course specific prerequisites
- Architectural technology: Theme wood, and
- Architectural technology: Theme brick, or the equivalents
Aim
The course is the fourth in a sequence of Architectural technology courses dealing with architectural materials and technical systems at different scales: material, detail, building and urban. The overall aim of the courses is to provide a systematic overview of the field and an approach that emphasises how functional technical systems and the physical properties of materials interact with perceived materiality and architectural wholeness. Furthermore, the courses provide the student with a repertoire of built examples that illustrate this interaction and that can support investigations of alternative designs and material choices in an iterative design process.The course treats the design of structural systems, building envelope, installation systems and fire safety in interaction with architectural design and spatial organization, and applied on a more complex building (residential building, hotel, office).
Learning outcomes (after completion of the course the student should be able to)
- Describe and explain describe and explain the organisations of building elements in concrete construction technology and explain the functions of the different parts in a technical section and in a selection of critical details.
- Describe and explain the basic principles for structural design, installations, and fire safety in an residential building/hotel/office.
- Describe and explain different overall principles/concepts for the building envelope of concrete buildings.
- Describe the material concrete in terms of internal structure and properties, manufacturing processes and products, processing and joining, use in construction and environmental impact.
- Reflect upon how designs of technical systems interact with the architectural qualities of the building and material efficient and functional solutions.
- Give an overview of the building process and associated regulations and reflect upon the role and assignment of the architect in the building process.
Content
The course is divided into tree thematic parts: Construction section with details: concrete, Technical systems and Building process.Construction section with details: concrete deals with:
- functions of different layers in wall and joist construction
- types of details and built examples (possibilities and problems)
- representations with different tools (sketch, drawing) and at different scales.
- the functions and principles of technical systems in a concrete building
- examples of technical systems
- rules of thumb for different technical systems
- planning of construction work
- the role and the responsibilities by the architect
- laws and regulations
Organisation
The course consists of lectures, design labs, tutorials and seminars.Lectures cover concepts, materials, behaviors and principles/concepts for load-bearing structures, climate systems and building details. The lectures provide typical examples that illustrate how different technical functions can be solved in principle. There is also a repertoire of built examples that highlight the interaction between architectural values and how technical functions can contribute to achieving these - Architectural technology.
Design labs are exploratory investigations with the aim of testing/sketching and analysing different possibilities/combinations in a simple set-up and then taking knowledge and skills to more complex design projects.
Supervision and seminars provide opportunities for reflection on both the work of others and your own.
The course ends with a reflection moment in the form of a peer review where the strengths and weaknesses of design choices are discussed and the basis for these design choices.
Literature
Literature will be announced at the start of the course.Examination including compulsory elements
Examination takes place through- Assignments that correspond to 4.5 credits and mainly examines learning outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6.
- Obligatory reflection which mainly examines learning outcome 5 and 6.
- Active participation in the course
A student who is not approved in the course after the regular examination must be given the opportunity to be examined through supplementation after the end of the course if the examiner considers it feasible. If, after two attempts at completion, the student still cannot be approved, the student must retake the course. Assessment of completions takes place during Chalmers' re-examination periods. It is the student's responsibility to check reported study results in Ladok after each study period and to contact the course examiner for instructions on supplementation if an approved result is missing.
The course examiner may assess individual students in other ways than what is stated above if there are special reasons for doing so, for example if a student has a decision from Chalmers on educational support due to disability.