| Course Name | Building Construction Project |
| Code | Semester | Theory (hour/week) | Application/Lab (hour/week) | Local Credits | ECTS |
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| ARCH 303 | Fall | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 |
| Prerequisites | None | |||||
| Course Language | English | |||||
| Course Type | Required | |||||
| Course Level | First Cycle | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | - | |||||
| Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course | ||||||
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| Assistant(s) | - | |||||
| Course Objectives | To teach architectural drawing standards in various phases of a project. To teach technical approach to architectural design. To teach detailing in building construction. To provide interaction with construction industry resources. |
| Learning Outcomes | The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Description | Construction and Materials I-II courses constitute the basis of the course. The students are expected to design a building construction project from scratch to construction details in the framework of a given project subject. |
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| Core Courses | X |
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| Week | Subjects | Required Materials |
| 1 | Introduction -Requirements -Project description- Selection of the construction system | Research on construction systems and preparation of the reference books |
| 2 | Construction Project | • Site Plan (1/200) • Floor Plans (1/50) • Reference book and logbook |
| 3 | Construction Project | • Floor Plans (1/50) • Foundation Plan (1/50) • Sections and Elevations (1/50) • Reference book and logbook |
| 4 | Construction Project | • Roof Plan (1/50) • Sections and Elevations (1/50) • Model (1/50) • Reference book and logbook |
| 5 | Construction Project | • All Plans (1/50) • Structural Configuration (3D) • Model (1/50) • Reference book and logbook |
| 6 | Construction Project | • All Plans (1/50) • Structural Configuration (3D) • Model (1/50) Reference book and logbook |
| 7 | Midterm-1: Submission of all work at the beginning of class. Midterm during the class hour. | • CRIT 1: Revision of the preliminary project per instructors’ comments. |
| 8 | Construction Project | • Wall Sections (1/20) • Frame plans (1/50) • Model (1/20) Reference book and logbook |
| 9 | Construction Project | • Wall Sections (1/20) • Frame plans (1/50) • Model (1/20) Reference book and logbook |
| 10 | Construction Project | • Wall Sections (1/20) • Frame plans (1/50) • Model (1/20) Reference book and logbook |
| 11 | Construction Project | • All Plans(1/50) • Wall Sections (1/20) • Frame plans (1/50) • Structural Configuration (3D) • Model (1/20) Reference book and logbook |
| 12 | Midterm-II: Submission of all work at the beginning of class. Midterm during the class hour. | • CRIT 2: Revision of the final project per instructors’ comments. |
| 13 | Construction Project | • Staircase plans and sections (1/20) • Model (1/20) • Reference book and logbook |
| 14 | Construction Project | • All Plans (1/50) • Wall Sections (1/20) • Frame plans (1/50) • Structural Configuration (3D) • Staircase plans and sections (1/20) • Model (1/20) Reference book and logbook |
| 15 | Review of the semester | |
| 16 | Final Submission: Submission of all work |
| Course Notes/Textbooks | The course aims to develop the construction projects. The requirements and standards explained during the studio critiques will constitute the course notes. |
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| Semester Activities | Number | Weigthing |
| Participation | ||
| Laboratory / Application | 1 | 30 |
| Field Work | ||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | ||
| Portfolio | ||
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| Presentation / Jury | ||
| Project | ||
| Seminar / Workshop | ||
| Oral Exam | ||
| Midterm | 2 | 40 |
| Final Exam | 1 | 30 |
| Total |
| Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 3 | 70 |
| Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 1 | 30 |
| Total |
| Semester Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) | 16 | 1 | 16 |
| Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) | 16 | 4 | |
| Study Hours Out of Class | 16 | 4 | 64 |
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| Project | |||
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| Midterms | 2 | 2 | |
| Final Exams | 1 | 2 | |
| Total | 150 |
| # | Program Competencies/Outcomes | * Contribution Level | ||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | To be able to offer a professional level of architectural services. | X | ||||
| 2 | To be able to take on responsibility as an individual and as a team member to solve complex problems in the practice of design and construction. | X | ||||
| 3 | To be able to understand methods to collaborate and coordinate with other disciplines in providing project delivery services.
| X | ||||
| 4 | To be able to understand, interpret, and evaluate methods, concepts, and theories in architecture emerging from both research and practice. | X | ||||
| 5 | To be able to develop environmentally and socially responsible architectural strategies at multiple scales. | X | ||||
| 6 | To be able to develop a critical understanding of historical traditions, global culture and diversity in the production of the built environment. | |||||
| 7 | To be able to apply theoretical and technical knowledge in construction materials, products, components, and assemblies based on their performance within building systems. | X | ||||
| 8 | To be able to present architectural ideas and proposals in visual, written, and oral form through using contemporary computer-based information and communication technologies and media. | X | ||||
| 9 | To be able to demonstrate a critical evaluation of acquired knowledge and skills to diagnose individual educational needs and direct self-education skills for developing solutions to architectural problems and design execution. | X | ||||
| 10 | To be able to take the initiative for continuous knowledge update and education as well as demonstrate a lifelong learning approach in the field of Architecture. | X | ||||
| 11 | To be able to collect data in the areas of Architecture and communicate with colleagues in a foreign language ("European Language Portfolio Global Scale", Level B1) | X | ||||
| 12 | To be able to speak a second foreign at a medium level of fluency efficiently. | |||||
| 13 | To be able to relate the knowledge accumulated throughout the human history to their field of expertise. | X | ||||
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