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DRPS : Course Catalogue : Edinburgh College of Art : Architecture and Landscape Architecture

Postgraduate Course: Architecture, Construction and Industrialisation (Distance Learning) (ARCH11020)

Course Outline
SchoolEdinburgh College of Art CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate)
Course typeOnline Distance Learning AvailabilityAvailable to all students
SCQF Credits20 ECTS Credits10
SummaryThe course is divided into four sections which explore different aspects of how architecture is influenced through contruction and manufacturing processes.

Design and the Construction Process
An examination in a historic context of the infusion of design value at all stages of resolution in the building process. Exploration of the importance in design of junction/articulation, an overview of the integration of structure, skin and services in building design.

Design Process in the Industrial Age
An overview of how creative design input can be applied to mechanised and industrial processes. Testing design quality through prototyping and simulation.

Structure and Architecture
An exploration of the symbiotic relationship of great engineering and engineers with architectural expression.

Architecture, Design and Building Skin
A study of the integration of structural, component and environmental design and their application to building skins in differing global contexts.
Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Additional Costs not applicable
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesNone
High Demand Course? Yes
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2017/18, Available to all students (SV1) Quota:  None
Course Start Semester 1
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 200 ( Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 196 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment) A research report counting towards 50% of the total assessment
An essay counting towards 30% of the total assessment
A weblog counting towards 20% of the total assessment
Feedback Not entered
No Exam Information
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  1. An understanding of design imperatives in the detailed design of building structures and building skins. - An awareness of the criteria that inform manufacturing processes in the built environment. - The ability to critically assess the efficacy of interactions between design and constructional method.
  2. An awareness of the criteria that inform manufacturing processes in the built environment.
  3. The ability to critically assess the efficacy of interactions between design and constructional method.
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
Additional Class Delivery Information Not applicable - course taught by distance learning
KeywordsNot entered
Contacts
Course organiserProf Remo Pedreschi
Tel: (0131 6)50 2301
Email:
Course secretaryMrs Lyndsay Hagon
Tel: (0131 6)51 5735
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