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Waldram diagrams; daylight protractor applications.

4. Ancnrrncrunnl Encouotr¡lcs.

Principles olergonomics applied to furniture, equipment and work spaces.

Functional analysis of architectural planning. Activity analysis.

5. Burr,olNc Mer¡r.r¡,Ls.

Selection with ^regard to design requirements, e.g. floor finishes.

514

Architecture & Planning 8.,{rch. (New

Course)

6.

Frnr lN Burlorr.rcs.

Origin. Fire resistance and behaviour

of

materials and structural elements

in

^fires;

compartmentation; smoke; case studies.

Assessment

will

be based on one third of marks for cou¡se work (laboratory work and tutorials) and an annual examination of 3 hours for the remaining two thirds of marks.

Text-books: Pritchard, D. C., Lighting, 2nd edition (Environmental ^physics) (Longman);

Experimental Building Station, Sydney, publication: Bulletins Nos 6, 7 and 8, E.B.S., Sydney; and other publications as recommended by the lecturer.

NR01 Architectural Structures I.

Two l-hour lectures and one 2-hour tutorial weekly throughout the ^second half ofthe year.

Teaching

in

this subject is in addition done in the studio as part of

RRll

^{(approx. 12}

hours).

Srnocrun¡.1 DeslcN: The role olthe engineer in the design team. Objectives and criteria

of

structural design; strength, serviceability and economy. The processes

of

project planning, conceptual design, preliminary design and proportioning and detailing. Codes

and building regulations. Design loads, design data, methodology. Structural form, structural material, structural action and building function. Typical structural forms for buildings in concrete, steel, timber and masonry. (6 lecture hours and 4 tutorial ^hours.) Pn¡Lrr¿rNnnv DEsrcN: Choice of material and structural form; procedures and design aids for preliminary sizing olcomponents. (10 lecture hours plus l2 studio hours.)

G¡orscunrcnl EwclNpeRr¡rc: Soil and rock properties; identification of problem sites;

site investigations; bearing capacity and settlement of foundations; expansive soils; soil compaction; types of lootings-strip, column, combined raft, ^piles; design of lootings and retaining walls, slope stability. ( I 6 lecture hours, 8 laboratory hours and 4 tutorial hours.) Assessment methods in this subject will be described by the lecturer at an early time in the year, and the weighting lor course work and tests made clear.

ELECTIVE SUBJECT.

The elective subject may be taken during the hrst year, but must be completed by the end

olthe second year. Choice and timing olelective may have a signihcant eflect on relative work loads within and bet\¡/een years. ^(See schedule II.)

RR77 Iluman-Environment Studies.

A course of two lectures and six other hours of lecture or tutorial or seminar per week, taking ^place in the fi¡st thirteen weeks ofthe academrc year.

Theories

and

mechanisms

of

human-environment interaction are reviewed, with emphasis on aspects directly useful to designers of the built environment. Topics include perception, cognition and evaluation of built environments, ergonomics, proxemics, the envi¡onmental stress approach and ecological psychology. The interrelationship of buildings and urban form with ^goals and decision making processes of Western Society are examined.

Research techniques are described and applied, using case studies and projects to demonstrate their use. Techniques include behavioural studies of environmental inter- action, cognitive mapping, sociological surveys, design laboratory studies, ^post- occupancy evaluation ofbuildings and the application ofappropriate statistical analysis.

Assessment methods in this subject will be described by the lecturer at an early time in the year, and the weighting for course wo¡k and tests made clear.

Selected References: Broadbent,

G.,

Bunt, R., and Llorens,

T.

^(eds), Meaning and behaviour in the built environment (Wiley); Canter, D., Psychologyfor architects (Apphed Science); Holohan, C.J., Environmental psychology (Random House); Lang, Jon T,, Burnette,

C., et al.,

(eds), Designing

for

^human behaviour: archiîeclure

and

the

behavioural sciences (Dowden, Hutchinson and Ross); Lee,

T.,

Psychology and the

environment (Methuen); Rapoport, A.., Human aspecfs of urban form: towards a ^man environment approach to urbanform and design (Pergamon).

Further relerence material and required reading, including ^{published papers,} will be made known during the course.

OR

RX07 An approved study of the student's choosing.

Guidelines lor this wiìl be issued from time to time, but the study will be a self-directed study yielding a report or dissertation and will depend on availability ofsupervisors.

OR

.4.n

approved subject or the equivalent from another

degree.

This subject may be one available in a department other than the Department ofArchi- tecture or

it

may be possible lor a student to take a subject (or the equivalent) from the Bachelor ofArchitectural Studies that he has not previously studied. These arrangements will be subject to the availability ^of staffand to time-table constraints.

OR

RX08 PracticalExperience.

Approved engagement (meaning work paid or otherwise) with an architectural ofÏlce or

in

the building industry, for the equivalent (part-time acceptable) of twenty weeks.

Evidence must alterwards be provided that the engagement offered suitable insight into the prolession and/or the building industry.

PRACTICE SUBJECTS.

Each practice subject may be undertaken in either the first or the second year. However the Department may impose restrictions on the timing and sequence of these subjects in the interests ofcourse integration and in accordance with the availability olstaffand other resources. (See schedule II.)

RRl7 Building Services

and

Equipment A.

A course ofnine lectures and nine tutorials.

Plumbing and sanitation. Water supply, drainage and sewerage. Plumbing fittings lor domestic and commercial use. Garbage disposal in buildings.

Assessment methods in this subject

will

be described by the lecturer at an early time in the year, and the weighting for course work and tests made clear.

516

Architecture & Planning B.Arch. (New

Course)

RRlS ^{Building Services}

^and

^{Equipment B.}

A course ofnine lectures and nine tutorials.

Mechanical services. Heating, ventilating and air-conditioning. Lilts and escalators.

Mechanical seryices of other kinds. Fire frghting installations. Security installations. Gas installations. Electricity supply ^and wiring; electrical equipment and fittings.

Assessment methods in this subject will be described by the lecturer at an early time in the year, and the weighting lor course work and tests made clear.

RR27 Computer Techniques in Architecture A.

AND

RR28 Computer Techniques in Architecture B.

Each olnine two-hour sessions.

An introduction to ^the nature olprogramming, and to the kinds olprogrammes ^already available which are helpful

in

relation to various architectural areas, such as design (includes computer g¡aphics), costing, and works scheduling.

Assessment methods in this subject will be described by the lecturer at an early time in the year, and the weighting lor course work and tests made clear.

RR37 Drawing

and

Visual Communication A.

A course ofsix 2-hour sessions.

The syllabus consists of the study of and application

ol

free drawing, architectural drawing, colour rendering and architectural presentation drawings.

The methods ofassessment will be described by the lecturer at the beginning ofthe course.

Text-book: Porter,

T.,

and Greenstreet, 8., Manual of graphic techniques (Astragal Books).

RR38 Drawing

and

Visual Communication ^B.

A course ofsix 2-hour sessions.

The syllabus consists

ol

the study

of

and application

of

visual communications in architectural decision making, design development, presentation

ol

^proposals and documentation of ^projects.

The methods ofassessment will be described by the lecturer at the beginning olthe course.

Text-book: Laseau, P., Graphíc thinking for architects and designers (Yan Nostrand).

RR47 Architectural Surveying.

A course olnine hours, plus held work, drawing and levelling calculations.

Surveyors'equipment. Survey techniques lor site bounda¡ies or leveìs and contours, and for setting out buildings.

Assessment methods in this subject will be described by the lecturer at an early time in the year, and the weighting lor course work and tests made clear.

RR48 Building Surveys.

A course

oflour

hours, plus field wo¡k and drawing. Surveying and measuring existing buildings. Measured drawings. Techniques for alteration of projects,

lor

dilapidation reports, and for the recording olhistoric buildings ^and sites.

Assessment methods in this subject will be described by the lecturer at an early time in the year, and the weighting fo¡ course work and tests made clear.

RR57 Building

and

Planning Regulations.

A course ofnine hours.

The authorities withjurisdiction over buildings and building operations; their regulations and their ways of administering them.

The more influential regulations examined; eflects upon design, building and contract administration.

Assessment methods,in this subject will be described by the lecturer at an early time in the year, and the weighting for cou¡se work and tests made clear.

RR58 Site Organisation

and

Plant.

A course ofnine 2-hour sessions, seven ofthem in ^the form ofsite visits.

Organisation of sites and sequence ofwork; network schedules, Builders'accommodation, plant, hoists, cranes. Deliveries, storage and waste disposal on the site. Relation ofthe trades at work. Demolition work. Protection of workers and of the public. The influence of such matters on the design of a building.

Assessment methods in this subject will be described by the lecturer at an early time in the year, and the weighting for cou¡se work and tests made clear.

RR67 Estimating

and

Cost Control.

A course ofnine hours.

An introduction to the range ofprediction techniques and their applicability. Students

will

undertake simple exercises

in

estimating. Cost control and project management described, and implications for the design stage discussed. Feasibility studies. The ¡ole of the Quantity ^Surveyor.

Assessment methods in this subject will be described by the lecturer at an early time in the year, and the weighting for course work and tests made clear.

RR68 Specifrcations

and

Bills of Quantities.

A course ofnine hours.

Introduces the student

to

exampies of specitcations and of bills, and how they are

compiled. The work olspecifrcation writers and of quantity surveyors. The relation of these documents

to

estimating, building, cost control and contract administration.

Thence their effect upon the design process.

Assessment methods in this subject will be described by the lecturer at an early time in the year, and the weighting for course work and tests made clear.

SECOND-YEAR CORE SUBJECTS.

RR02 Architectural Construction II.

One I -hour lecture and two other hours of lectures or tutorials or practical work, weekly throughout the year.

Teaching in this subject is in addition done in the Studio as part

olRRl2

(approx. l8 hours).

The emphasis of this subject will be upon an examination of design decisions in relation to:

1.

Building Fabric.

2.

Construction Processes.

sl8

Architecture & Planning B.Arch. (New

Course) Performance evaluation criteria (serviceability, durability, safety, etc.) are used to

examine elements ola building (structure, walls, floors, doors, windows, etc.).

Construction drawing exercises

will

be undertaken

in

conjunction with

RRl2

Archi- tectural Design.

Assessment methods in this subject will be described by the lecturer at an early time in the year, and the weighting lor course work and tests made clear.

RRl2 Architectural Design II.

Fifteen hou¡s weekly of Studio work, throughout the year.

A Studio-based and project oriented subject, in five 3-hour sessions.

In

this year the student is to develop further the ability

to

manage a design project independently. The projects will not be large buildings but there is an increasing call for integration ofmany aesthetic and technical aspects with the spatial design.

The quality ofthe ^products will be given increasingly close attention.

Staffof the Department concerned with Building Structures, Building Construction, and Building Science will be available for consultation, along with prolessional consultants.

Assessment methods in this subject will be described by the lecturer at an early time in the year, and the weighting lor course work and tests made clear.

RR22 Architectural

Science

II.

One I -hou¡ lecture and t\ilo other hours (oflectures or tutorials or practical work) weekly throughout the year.

Teaching in this subject is in addition done in the Studio as part of RRl2.

Over the three terms the following four topics are developed in principle, for integration in studio projects which form part of RRl2 Architectural Design II:

Thermal Performance of Buildings and Energy Considerations (including properties of materials and insulation).

Visual Environment (daylighting, artihcial lighting, sun and glare control and colour).

Architectural Acoustics (including acoustics of large spaces) and Noise Control.

Building Materials.

Assessment based on one third of marks for course work (laboratory work and tutorials) and an annual examination ofthree ^hou¡s for two-thirds.

NR02 Architectural Structures II.

Teaching in this subject is in addition done in the Studio, as part

olRRl2

^{(approx. 18}

hours).

Srnucrun¡.1 Alrr-vsrs: Elastic models ol flexural behaviour; deformations and deflec- tions. Introduction

to

the analysis

ol

indeterminate structures. Concept of stabitity.

Overload behaviour

of

structures; elastic-plastic models; collapse load analysis and design.

(12 lecture hours,

l2

tutorial hours.)

PnEr-nlN¡.nv D¡srcN oE Burlor¡¡cs: Structu¡a[ layout; load paths in a range of typical structures including multi-storey buildings and low-rise buildings. Simplified analysis and preliminary sizing of components.

(8 lecture hours, 8 tutorial hours.)

Srzrnc on Srnucrun,cr- CoÀ,rpouexrs: Propofioning and detailing of components in steel, concrete, timber and mason¡y.

(16 lecture hours,

l6

tutorial/laboratory hours.)

Assessment methods in this subject, based on class work and a final examination, will be described by the lecturer at an early time in the year.

Text-book: Shaeffer, R. 8., Building structures (Prentice-Hall).

ELECTIVE SUBJECT.

The elective subject may be taken during the first year, but must be completed by the end

olthe second year. Choice and timing ofelective may have a signihcant effect on relative work loads within and between years. (See syllabus above and schedule IL)

PRACTICE SUBJECTS.

Each practice subject may be undertaken in either the first or the second year. However the Department may impose restrictions on the timing and sequence of these subjects in the interests olcourse integration and in accordance with the availability ofstaffand other resources. (See syllabus above and schedule IL)

THIRD-YEAR CORE SUBJECTS.

RR03 ArchitecturalConstructionlll.

"Advanced Construction", the bringing together olRROl Architectural Construction I and RR02 Architectural Construction II, and emphasis on economic aspects. This will employ consultation in the studio, but there will be lecture sessions (maximum 9) which further develop three topics:

l.

^{Large buildings:}

multi-storey buildings;

industrial buildings;

large span buildings.

2. Choice of construction forms and systems, cost comparisons and appropriateness for various building types.

3. Advanced industrialised methods in the production ofbuildings.

Assessment methods in this subject will be described by the lecturer at an early time in the year, and the weighting for course work and tests made clear.

The number ofcontact hours lor the subject will appear on a schedule obtainable from the Department early in the year.

RR13 Architectural Design III.

In this final year there will be one long studio project ("The Final Project") which will be presented fi¡st as well developed sketch designs, then as

pafly

developed production drawing and details. The sketch designs will be assessed primarily lor the quality (in all important aspects) of the design, while the further drawings will be examined for compe- tence in regard to Building Construction, Building Structure, and Building Science.

There

will

also be some other projects, dealt with to preliminary sketches only, givìng opportunities to deal in uncommon situations such as large spans, concert hall acoustics, systems building, or the like.

Assessment methods in this subject

will

be described by the lecturer at an early time in the year, and the weighting for course work and tests made clea¡.

The number ofcontact hours for the subject will appear on a schedule obtainable lrom the Department early in the year.

520

Architecture & Planning B.Arch. (New

Course)

RR23 Architectural

Science

III.

The topics taught in RR23 Architectural Science III are developed in relation to the work current

in

RR13 Archìtectural Design

III,

chiefly by consultation with students

in

the studio. Chosen portions ofthose projects will be the subject ofreports, calculations and/or experimental work by the student.

Assessment methods in this subject will be described by the lecturer at an early time in the year, and the weighting fo¡ course work and tests made clear.

The number ofcontact hours lor the subject will appear on a schedule obtainable lrom the Department early in the year.

NR03 Architectural Structures III.

Selected topics will be taught by specialist engineers.

Seminar papers will be delivered by students.

Consultation related to Architectural Design will be provided.

Assessment methods in this subject will be described by the lecturer at an early time in the year, and the weighting lor course work and tests made clear.

The number ofcontact hours for the subject will appear on a schedule obtainable f¡om the Department early in the year

HONOURS DEGREE.

RR99 Honours Architecture.

This is the additional Honou¡s subject, usually taken

in

the third year (but may be

permitted in the second year), by students approved as Honours Students. Admission will

be selective, based on prior results.

Subject options wiìl be announced lrom time to time, according to staffavailable and their interests and research. The list of options mentioned under the subject RS99 Honours Architectural Studies in the Bachelor ol Architectural Studies course can be taken as

indicative olthe kinds of subjects which will lrom time to time be available.

The aim ol the subject is that the student should develop the ability lor self-directed research, either lrom secondary material or from original material. Seminar papers and a

final ^paper (ofthe order of4,000 words) will be required.

The final honours paper is to be related to the student's work in the Final Project

ol

Architectural Design

III

^(see RRl3), applying the principles of the topics studied. A deviation lrom that linkage may be arranged early in the year that requires approval lrom the Chairman

DEGREE OF