Course detail

Detail in Architecture

FA-DEAAcad. year: 2009/2010

By study of details of individual types of building students get acquainted with the theoretical thinking of creative architect.

Language of instruction

English

Number of ECTS credits

4

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

doc. Ing. arch. Jiří Palacký, Ph.D.

Department

Department of Design III. (UN3)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

The subject attracts the student's attention from space and layout solution to detail and structural solution of archirtecture. It also puts emphasis on improving the verbal and communication abilities of the creative architect - to push through the construction's detail solution.

Prerequisites

Expected is parallel work on studio design, creativity and interest in making use of digital displaying and modelling technologies.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Teaching methods depend on the type of course unit as specified in the article 7 of BUT Rules for Studies and Examinations.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

On the basis of individual work on the assigned details of a building, quality and ingenuity of the final solution of architectural detail design.

Course curriculum

Not applicable.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

The subject leads the student towards inventivness and artfulnes free from mere technical
calculability found in books, to pragmatism and experiment and to pushing the imaginary frontier of feasibility towards perfection.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

Regular attendence of tutorials. Individual creation of models and details.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Schneck G.A.: Okna a dveře
Schunck E.: Atlas střech, Šikmé střechy
Baus U.: Dřevěná a kovová schodiště, konstrukce, návrh, příklady realizací
Časopisy Detail a Architekt

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme ARCHURB Bachelor's

    branch ARCH , 1 year of study, summer semester, elective

  • Programme ARCHURB Master's

    branch ARCH , 1 year of study, summer semester, elective

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. arch. Jiří Palacký, Ph.D.

Fundamentals seminar

26 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. arch. Jiří Palacký, Ph.D.