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  DDDIS B B SCIENCE ND TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITY

SCHOOL OF RCHITECTURE ND URB N DESIGN

 

Course Title-Fundamental of Architecture Course N.o. CEng3094 Credit hour- 2

School- Architecture and urban design Department –  Civil Engineering

Academic year 2007 E.C Year III Semester-I Pre-requisite CEng2091

Program- BSc.(R) Instructor: Bikila Merga

Course Description

The course includes introduction to architecture with regards to climatic condition, landscape

architecture and aesthetic design. It also includes space, structure and its function,

construction of structure related to architecture. It also deals with the drawing of architectural,

structural, plumbing, electrical and connection detail aspects. Reviewing of plans and drawing

of other Engineering structure are also included in the course.

Course Objective

At the end of this course Students will:

Read architectural drawings, structural drawings, sanitary drawings

Understand the fundamentals of construction planning and design procedures, and

site selection.

Develop skills and knowledge in the preparation of working drawings.

Understand the concepts of various components of a low-rise building and their

construction methods.

Acquire a thorough understanding of the basics of framed structures, shell and dome

structures and prefabricated building systems.

Students with graphics presentation skill and present finished drawing outputs.

Course Contents

1) 

Introduction to Architecture Session one

2)  Architectural Drawing: Session two

3)  Space, Structure and Function: Session three

4)  Structural Drawing: Session four

5)  Electrical Drawings and power lay out Session five

6)  Sanitary Drawing: Session six

7)  Planning and Drawing of Building Session seven

8)  Review of Drawing for some Civil Engineering projects: Session eight

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Course Delivery Format

Lectures

Group Discussion

Home Works

Course Grading

Continuous Assessment (50%)

  Surprising Tests, quiz ……….………….10%

  Mini Projects ……………………………20%

  Presentation ……………………………..5%

  Assignments…………………………….10%

 

Class Attendance (75% mandatory!!)….….5%

Final Exam (50%)

Reference / Course materials

Lorraine Farrelly, (2007), the Fundamentals of Architecture, AVA Publishing. 

Mostafa Abd-El-Barr, Hesham El-Rewini, (2004), Fundamentals of Computer

Organization and Architecture, Wiley-Interscience.

Edward Allen, Joseph Iano, (2003), Fundamentals of Building Construction:

Materials and Methods, Wiley publishers; 4th edition.

Forrest Wilson, Ron Keenberg, and WilliamLoerke, (1990), Architecture:

Fundamental Issues Van Nostrand Reinhold.