COURSE

SYLLABU
S

ARCH 202 A ARCHITECTURE DESIGN STUDIO IV

SYLLABUS SUMMER1 2015
COURSE INFORMATION
CREDITS

PREREQUISITE

6 Hours

DAYS AND
TIMES

U T 9:00pm to 5:50 pm

ARCH 102, ARCH 211

LOCATION

A 205

INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION
NAME

Dr. Nabyl Chenaf

E-MAIL

A-215

OFFICE
HOURS

OFFICE

nchenaf@aud.edu
M/W

PHONE

04-3183227

11:00am 2:30pm and 4:00pm 5:00pm

DESCRIPTION
This is a studio course that introduces the strategies of architectural design.
Students develop an architectural project based on a building program and site.
Issues concerning building assemblies, structural systems, building envelope
systems, and environmental systems are covered. The integration of these issues
into building design is complemented by studio exercises.

LEARNING OUTCOMES
Upon completion of this course students will be able to:
1

Produce a comprehensive architectural project based on a building program and

site.

Develop design strategies which demonstrate an understanding of architectural

structures, materials and assemblies.

Integrate structural systems, building envelope systems, and environmental

systems into building design.

Communicate ideas of constructability and fabrication to others.

Organize and manipulate the architectural program.

TEXTBOOKS

1.

AND

ADDITIONAL REFERENCES
AUTHOR: Jefferis, Alan & Kenneth Smith
TITLE: Commercial Drafting and Detailing
PUBLISHER: Delmar Cengage Learning (Third Edition).
ISBN-10: 1435425979
ISBN-13: 978-1435425972

2.

AUTHOR: Ching, Francis D.K.

TITLE: Building Constructions Illustrated
PUBLISHER: Wiley (Fourth Edition).
ISBN-10: 0470087811
ISBN-13: 978-0470087817

3.

AUTHOR: Hegger, Manfred et al.

TITLE: Construction Materials Manual
PUBLISHER: Birkhuser
ISBN-10: 3764375701
ISBN-13: 978-3764375706

4.

AUTHOR: Neufert, Ernest, Peter Neufert, Bousmaha Baiche, Nicollas

Walliman.
TITLE: Neufert: Architects Data
PUBLISHER: Wiley-Blackwell (Third Edition)
ISBN-10: 0632057718
ISBN-13: 978-0632057719

TEACHING METHODOLOGY

Lectures, classroom discussions, demonstrations, presentations, coursework, design

projects,

STUDENT EVALUATION PLAN

Project 1 - Research (Concrete and Masonry)

15%

Project 2 Research (Steel and Prefab.)

15%

Project 3 Research (Timber structures)

15%

Project 1 - Design + Working drawings

45%

Class Participation & Attendance

10%

COURSE REQUIREMENTS
Required

- Drafting Tools (Pencil, Pen, Marker, Triangle Ruler).

Materials

- Tracing Paper.
- Triangular Scale Ruler.
- Tools and materials for physical models (Steel Ruler, Precision Knife,
Vinyl Cutting Mat, Paperboard, Wood Sheets, Foam core, Plastic & Wood

Topics

Sticks or Dowels...).
The following topics will be covered by means of lectures, discussions
and applications:
A Grid and structure implementation
B Materials and their implications
C Design process, stages and evolution of a project
D Basic elements to produce construction documents

Projects &
Coursework

Physical models

Application of digital images and illustrations in order to

represent the process of the designed project.

- There will be three main projects:
Project 1, Project 2 and project 3 as well as a set of working
drawings for project 4

- There will be a number of coursework TBA

- Five points will be deducted if assignments are not submitted on

Submission

schedule.

Policy

- Additional five points will be deducted for every late day.

- All assignments are to be submitted once. Resubmissions are not
allowed.
- Class participation is essential to this course, therefore attendance and

Class
Participation

active involvement in class discussions are highly recommended.

- Students are responsible for checking their AUD E-mails regularly in
addition to announcements made via blackboard. recommend
- Students are advised to keep record of all handouts in an A4 binder
and to record their notes/sketches from class lectures.
- The communication in the classroom is in the English language.

GRADING SCALE
LETTER
CODE

PERCENTAG
E

LETTER
CODE

PERCENTAG
E

90-100

70-73

A-

8789

C-

67-69

B+
B
BC+

84-86
80-83
77-79
74-76

D+
D
F
W

64-66
60-63
< 60
n/a

Note: To obtain a W grade, students must withdraw from the course prior to week 9
for Fall and Spring semesters or before the end of the week 4 for the Summer term.
After this date, it is not possible to withdraw from the course.
ACADEMIC POLICIES
Academic Integrity

Academic honesty is of utmost importance at AUD, as described in the Student

Handbook.
Students are expected to demonstrate academic integrity by
completing their own work, assignments and other assessment exercises.
Submission of work from another person, whether it is from printed sources or
someone other than the student; previously graded papers; papers submitted
without proper citations; or submitting the same paper to multiple courses without
the knowledge of all instructors involved can result in a failing grade. Incidents
involving academic dishonesty will be reported to university officials for appropriate
sanctions.
Furthermore, students must always submit work that represents their original words
or ideas. If any words or ideas used in a class posting or assignment submission do
not represent the students original words or ideas, all relevant sources must be
cited along with the extent to which such sources were used. Words or ideas that
require citation include, but are not limited to, all hard copy or electronic
publications, whether copyrighted or not, and all verbal or visual communication
when the content of such communication clearly originates from an identifiable
source.
Classroom Atmosphere
As a courtesy to the class, mobile phones and pagers must be silenced or turned off
so that they will not disturb the class. Possession of active cell phones or
communication devices during exams is unacceptable and will result in assignment
of an (F) grade in the exam.
Attendance
Due to the nature of the course, attendance and class participation are both
important aspects of the learning experience. For this reason, students are expected
to arrive to class on-time, to attend all classes, and actively participate in class
discussions. Students are required to abide by the university policy on attendance
published in the Undergraduate Catalog and the Student Handbook.
Make-up
Some scheduled class meetings that do not take place because of declared
holidays, instructor illness or any unforeseen circumstances may be rescheduled by
the University or the instructor. These make up class session will be scheduled
during the Study/Make-up period allotted at the end of the semester. Any class
activity (lecture, exam, class presentation, etc.) that cannot be performed because
of such class cancellations will take place during the first class meeting held after
reconvening, in order to preserve the order of the class schedule as much as
possible.

COURSE TOPICS
WEEK
Week 1 (Jan 10 to 15)
3days

Week 2 (Jan 16 to 22)

TOPICS
-

TO BE

COVERED

Course Outline: Introduction & Syllabus.

Lecture: Concrete & Masonry
Studio: Design project - Concrete & Masonry
Lecture: Concrete & Masonry
Studio: Design project - Concrete & Masonry
Project presentations

Week 3 (Jan 23 to 29)

Week 4 (Jan 30 to Feb 5)
Week 5 (Feb 6 to 12)
Week 6 (Feb 13 to 19)
Week 7 (Feb 20 to 26)

- Lecture: Steel and Prefab.

- Studio: Design project Steel and Prefab.
- Lecture: Steel and Prefab.
- Studio: Design project Steel and Prefab.
- Project presentations
- Lecture: Timber structures
- Studio: Design Project - Timber
- Lecture: Timber structures
- Studio: Design Project Timber
- Project design presentations
- Studio: Working drawings for project
(concrete and masonry)
- Working drawings submission