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. |
Related Sustainable Development Goals | |
| Core Courses | X |
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Media and Managment Skills Courses | ||
Transferable Skill Courses |
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. |
Suggested Readings/Materials |
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Semester Activities | Number | Weigthing |
Participation | ||
Laboratory / Application | 1 | 30 |
Field Work | ||
Quizzes / Studio Critiques | ||
Portfolio | ||
Homework / Assignments | ||
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 |
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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 |
Field Work | |||
Quizzes / Studio Critiques | |||
Portfolio | |||
Homework / Assignments | |||
Presentation / Jury | |||
Project | |||
Seminar / Workshop | |||
Oral Exam | |||
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 |
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest