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History & Theories of Architecture

  • Course Code :
    ARC 221
  • Level :
    Undergraduate
  • Course Hours :
    3 Hours
  • Department :
    3

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Course outcomes:

a. Knowledge and Understanding:

1- Listing the main types of advanced constructions with large spans.
2- Listing the main types of advanced constructions with high rise.
3- Illustrating how live/dead loads are transferred through different structure systems with large span.
4- Illustrating how live/dead loads are transferred through different structure systems with high rise.
5- Listing different materials appropriate for executing large spans constructions.
6- Listing different materials appropriate for executing high rise constructions.
7- Identify different ways of modelling and presenting structure systems.

b. Intellectual Skills:

1- Differentiating between diverse types of large span structures considering optimum covered span and resulting form.
2- Differentiating between diverse types of high rise structures considering resulting form and plan, also the maximum rise.
3- Selecting proper structural system according to the building needs and function.
4- Deduce the structure system that is used in a given complete project.

c. Professional and Practical Skills:

1- Designing appropriate structure system for various constructional cases that include large span or high rise structures.
2- Using freehand sketches and engineering drafting to draw building construction details
3- Designing appropriate details for various constructional cases that include large span or high rise structures.
4- Build architectural physical models for different construction ways for large spans and high rise constructions.

d. General and Transferable Skills:

1- Manage tasks and resources
2- Search for information
3- Refer to relevant literatures.


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Course topics and contents:

Topic No. of hours Lecture Tutorial/Practical
Introduction 6 2 4
Linear structures (vector-active): steel trusses 6 2 4
Linear structures (Section-active): steel frames 6 2 4
Wooden trusses and frames 6 2 4
space structures(Surface-active): steel space trusses 6 2 4
space structures(Surface-active): Geodesic Domes 6 2 4
space structures(Form-active): Cable structures 6 2 4
space structures(Form-active): Tent structures 6 2 4
Shell structures(Form-active): Folded Roofs 6 2 4
Shell structures(Form-active): shell structures , double curvature 6 2 4
Hybrid Structures 6 2 4
High rise buildings systems (research submission & discussion) 6 0 6
High rise buildings systems (research submission & discussion) + sum up lecture 6 2 4
Revision 6 4 2

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Teaching And Learning Methodologies:

Teaching and learning methods
Interactive lecture
Research (self-study)
Class Work

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Course Assessment :

Methods of assessment Relative weight % Week No. Assess What
Assignments/Studio work 30.00
Final exam 40.00
Midterm exam 10.00
Participation 10.00
Self-study 10.00

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