Course detail
Structures of Buildings
FA-KPS-KAcad. year: 2025/2026
The course develops the knowledge gained in the course on building elements in the bachelor's degree. It focuses on contemporary structures and technologies which are relevant to classical and innovated technologies and materials enhanced by the current technical possibilities. It presents constructions from ceramics, reinforced concrete, metals, timber, glass and plastic. It also develops the knowledge of ways to protect structures from fire. An integral part of the course is the presentation of the latest results of building energy rating. The topics will be illustrated with newly built projects from Czechia and abroad.
In the study programme “Architecture and Urban Design” the course is part of the technical courses.
Language of instruction
Number of ECTS credits
Mode of study
Guarantor
Department
Entry knowledge
Rules for evaluation and completion of the course
A. Level of activity in classes. Every absence will be penalized by deduction of 10 points from a 100 points grading scale.
B. Results of test, evaluated on a 100 points grading scale.
C. Quality of presented seminar work, evaluated on a 100 points grading scale.
The overall evaluation will be an average from the A, B, C parts. To be awarded the graded credit students must get at least 50 % of points.
The course is compulsory. At the beginning of every class the presence is monitored. Maximum of two absences without excuse are allowed.
After the final topic is presented (in week 8) there is a test which will verify the level of knowledge that students have gained.
Further form of verification is the presentation of student seminar work which will be performed in weeks 9-13 in the form of a lecture with the use of digital technology.
In the case of a student's apology and with approval of the subject guarantor, personal attendance may be substituted with online attendance in the classes.
Aims
In the course Structures of Buildings, students:
– will develop their knowledge from the previous courses which will help them to critically assess the input parameters applied in the process of building design;
– will enlarge their knowledge which will enable them to develop an architectural concept in a creative way;
– will learn about existing buildings which have modern structures and technologies, and which enhance the aesthetic quality of the architectural work;
– The results of this part of study will enhance students in their individual work in their subsequent practice;
– will critically approach the design and use of buildings with regard to sustainable architecture;
– will realise the need, and will learn the methods, how to apply architectural designs to meet the standards required for rational and economical approach to fossil energy sources;
– will learn how to work with renewable sources of energy which will motivate solutions and designs with significantly reduced production of substances which contribute to climate change.
Study aids
Prerequisites and corequisites
Basic literature
CHYBÍK, Josef. Energeticky úsporná výstavba. Brno: VUTIUM, 2012, ISBN 978-80-7204-813-7. (CS)
TYWONIAK, Jan. Nízkoenergetické domy 1-3. Praha: Grada, 2008, ISSN 978-80-247-2061-6. (CS)
Recommended reading
HAUSER, Gerd. Timber Construction Manual. Basel: Birkhäuser, 2004. ISBN 3-7643-7025-4. (EN)
CHYBÍK, Josef. Přírodní stavební materiály. Praha: Grada, 2009, ISBN 978-80-247-2532-1 (CS)
NAGY, Eugen. Nízkoenergetický a energeticky pasivní dům. Bratislava: JAGA, 2009, ISBN 978-80-8076-077-9. (CS)
Classification of course in study plans
- Programme N_A+U Master's 1 year of study, winter semester, compulsory-optional
2 year of study, winter semester, compulsory-optional
specialization --- (do 2022) , 1 year of study, winter semester, compulsory-optional
specialization --- (do 2022) , 2 year of study, winter semester, compulsory-optional