ARC1014 : Architectural Technology 1.2: Principles of Constructing Architecture
ARC1014 : Architectural Technology 1.2: Principles of Constructing Architecture
- Offered for Year: 2024/25
- Module Leader(s): Professor Neveen Hamza
- Other Staff: Mr Daniel Mallo, Mr John Kinsley
- Owning School: Architecture, Planning & Landscape
- Teaching Location: Newcastle City Campus
Semesters
Your programme is made up of credits, the total differs on programme to programme.
Semester 2 Credit Value: | 10 |
ECTS Credits: | 5.0 |
European Credit Transfer System | |
Pre-requisite
Modules you must have done previously to study this module
Pre Requisite Comment
N/A
Co-Requisite
Modules you need to take at the same time
Code | Title |
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ARC1001 | Architectural Design 1 |
Co Requisite Comment
N/A
Aims
This module introduces the fundamental principles, properties and required performances of buildings, including:
• The principles of environmental design, and the fundamental principles of structural design.
• The principle factors in designing buildings globally to respond to various local site and climate specifics.
• Architectural design solutions for utilization of sustainable natural and local resources.
• The principle factors affecting the structural design of buildings, including; loads and forces, the utilization of common building materials and elements, and the behaviour and criteria for the selection and application of structural systems in buildings.
• The module builds on the foundations established in Semester 1 and seeks to directly complement the ongoing Stage 1 studio projects.
Outline Of Syllabus
Topics covered by the direct learning activities include:
Environmental Design
• Sustainable environment and sustainable resource use.
• Heat, comfort, and climate.
• Climate specific envelope designs.
• Acoustics and noise control.
• Site planning, passive design strategies, and energy generation.
Structural Systems
• Space, structure, and skin.
• Loads and forces.
• Structural elements.
• Structural systems.
Construction Tectonics and Process
• Comparison of alternative construction techniques.
Learning Outcomes
Intended Knowledge Outcomes
The module provides opportunities for students to develop:
• An understanding of the theory and practice of environmental design associated with a range of small-scale buildings. Understanding and analysing precedents of how architects integrate construction methods, materiality, and site characteristics to respond to particular climatic contexts.
• An understanding of the relationship between constructing architecture and providing environments for human comfort and well-being. Environmental psychology principles are linked to architectural design, particularly through understanding the principles of thermal, visual, and acoustic comfort.
• A critical awareness of and an ability to make considered and informed judgements relating to the appropriate choice of building technologies, materials, structures, and constructional techniques based on a grounding in the principles of building technologies, process of assembly, and structural principles with various materials including commonly used as well as alternative, sustainably resourced, building materials.
Intended Skill Outcomes
The module should enable you to:
• Develop your knowledge and integrate principles of environmental design and human wellbeing, with constructional systems and methods, into ongoing studio projects.
• Apply your understanding of architectural responses to sustainability and environmental design to critiquing and reflecting on the architectural works of others.
• Begin to critically evaluate the tectonic intentions of others.
• Demonstrate and effectively communicate construction and environmental knowledge using written, verbal, drawn, and modelled means.
Teaching Methods
Teaching Activities
Category | Activity | Number | Length | Student Hours | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Lecture | 2 | 1:00 | 2:00 | In person pre-assignment talk and preparatory discussions of assignment and building case study list |
Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Lecture | 16 | 1:00 | 16:00 | In person teaching |
Guided Independent Study | Assessment preparation and completion | 1 | 52:00 | 52:00 | Production of case study assessment |
Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Drop-in/surgery | 1 | 0:15 | 0:15 | Feed forward post-assignment session with module leader on assignment and ways to improve next assignment. |
Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Drop-in/surgery | 1 | 0:15 | 0:15 | In person Q&A session with workshop staff - questions prepared and sent a week in advance to workshop staff |
Guided Independent Study | Independent study | 1 | 29:30 | 29:30 | Research on case study precedent |
Total | 100:00 |
Jointly Taught With
Code | Title |
---|---|
ARC1001 | Architectural Design 1 |
Teaching Rationale And Relationship
Teaching is primarily by means of 'in person' lectures which establish a framework for learning.
Students are encouraged to undertake guided independent research based on material introduced in lectures which will inform the case study assessment.
Students’ learning is supported by synchronous activities comprising lecture activities, tutorials, and workshops delivered in ‘office hours’ format and via prompt responses to student email queries.
Tutors’ responses to student email queries are anonymized and sent as compiled emails to the module’s cohort via Canvas.
Reading Lists
Assessment Methods
The format of resits will be determined by the Board of Examiners
Other Assessment
Description | Semester | When Set | Percentage | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|
Case study | 2 | M | 100 | A critically evaluated and illustrated building case study report. |
Assessment Rationale And Relationship
The 100% coursework assessment using a case study allows a strong linkage between technology understanding informing the personally developed design work in the studio.
Timetable
- Timetable Website: www.ncl.ac.uk/timetable/
- ARC1014's Timetable
Past Exam Papers
- Exam Papers Online : www.ncl.ac.uk/exam.papers/
- ARC1014's past Exam Papers
General Notes
For students on the BA (Hons) Architecture and Master of Architecture and Urban Planning (Architecture) programmes this module contributes towards delivering the following RIBA/ARB Prescription Criteria for Qualifications:
GC1.2/3; GC4.3; GC5.1/2; GC7.1; GC8.1/2/3; GC9.1/2/3;GC10.3
Details of the Criteria are available at: http://www.arb.org.uk/qualifications/arb_criteria/arb_criteria.php
For students on the Master of Architecture and Urban Planning (Urban Design) programme this module contributes towards delivering the following RTPI Accreditation Learning Outcomes for Qualifications:
Specialist - 4
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