Study-Unit Description

Study-Unit Description


CODE BEN1102

 
TITLE Design Workshop 2

 
UM LEVEL 01 - Year 1 in Modular Undergraduate Course

 
MQF LEVEL 5

 
ECTS CREDITS 6

 
DEPARTMENT Faculty for the Built Environment

 
DESCRIPTION Study-unit Aims:

- Introduce basic tools in the Design Process, including Site Evaluation, Preparation of a Brief, User Requirements, Ergonomics, Building Typologies;

- Apply basic design tools to generate two-dimensional and three-dimensional design compositions.

Learning Outcomes:

- The ability to gather all relevant design information, in a clear and systematic manner, to prepare the basis of a valid design concept;

- The ability to search for cues within the specific context of a design problem, going beyond the first impressions of a site, to develop meaningful design concepts.

Skills:

- Ability to prepare an evaluation of the characteristics of a Site, as relevant to the preparation of a design;

- Ability to synthesize user requirements, site characteristics, and other issues to prepare design Brief;

- Apply standard design tools to basic design problems.

Main Text/s and any supplementary readings:

Design Guidelines:

“Architects' Data”, by Ernst Neufert
“Metric Handbook: Planning and Design Data”

Architectural drawing:

“Architectural graphics”, by Francis D. K. Ching
“Architectural Drawing Course: Tools and Techniques for 2D and 3D Representation”, by Mo Zell
“The details of modern Architecture”, volumes 1 and 2, by Edward R. Ford
“Architects' Working details”, edit by David Jenkis and Louis Dezart

Architectural design:

“Architecture: Form, Space, and Order”, by Francis D. K. Ching
“Elements of Architecture: From Form to Place”, by Pierre von Meiss

Geometry:

“Plane and solid geometry”, by D.Green

Periodicals:

Design:

Architectural Review (AR)
Architecture A.I.A
A&U Architecture and Urbanism
Architecture d’aujourd’hui
Architectural Design
Architectural Record
Domus
C3

Materials and construction details:

Detail: review of architecture and construction details
Architects’ Journal (AJ)

Websites:

http://www.archdaily.com/

 
ADDITIONAL NOTES Offered only to B.Sc. (Hons) in Built Environment Studies students.

 
STUDY-UNIT TYPE Project and Tutorials

 
METHOD OF ASSESSMENT
Assessment Component/s Assessment Due Sept. Asst Session Weighting
Portfolio SEM2 Yes 100%

 
LECTURER/S

 

 
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