INS 328 - Architectural Construction Design

Course Objectives

1. Treatment of building and its subsystems at conceptual level
2. Raising awareness of building elements
3. Raising awareness of building methods
4. Teaching of architectural construction design process, informing different disciplines related to efficient implementation of building construction.

Course Description

Concepts of building, architectural and construction technology. Introduction of building and
construction methods according to the systems approach. Interaction of user-environment-
building and introduction of environmental factors and expected performance characteristics in
this context. Introduction of building subsystems. Presentation of building and construction
methods with examples by considering building elements (wall, floor, roof, stairs, partitions) as
systems.