Course overview
This course explores contemporary developments in materials, construction and engineering technologies that are appropriate for medium to large scale buildings, focusing on the relationship between structural systems, building envelopes and detailing. Students develop an appropriate structural solution and facade design in response to their own architectural proposals, using a series of parametric digital tools for the evaluation and detailing of complex geometries. Students refine their solutions with consideration for codes and standards, and develop a workflow between 2D, 3D, BIM and final documentation.
Course learning outcomes
- analyse various approaches to construction in relation to their historical and cultural context
- evaluate the relationship between construction and design through a theoretical framework
- carry out research into construction and construction practices through personally guided research
- compose a critical assessment and communicate this through clear and concise annotated drawings
- work individually and in teams to explore new approaches to construction studies
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