Degree in Architecture Studies

In La Salle you will be trained to become a responsable architect. Likewise, you will acquire the capacity to respond to the needs of society using the most advanced knowledge and technologies

CONSTRUCTION 4. Construction solution

Description
1.1. Code: YY017 1.2. Type of course: Mandatory 1.3. Duration: Semester 1.4. ECTS Credits: 6 1.5. Responsible Professor: 1.6. Language: Catalan - Spanish - English
Type Subject
Tercer - Obligatoria
Semester
First
Course
3
Credits
6.00

Titular Professors

Previous Knowledge
Objectives

· Contrast and verify the efficiency and technology of construction solutions.

· Relate, analyze, and synthesize the suitability of construction materials in correspondence with construction solutions and their life cycle.

· Conceptualize and evaluate construction solutions considering technical and sustainability criteria.

· Recognize regulations as a legal framework.

Contents

The Construction IV course assumes an understanding of previous courses and aims to conceptualize construction solutions in a contrasted and evaluated manner based on technical and efficient criteria. The synthesis of construction solutions, considering the life cycle, focuses on dry construction and the suitability of materials and products to be used in the market.

1. Dry Construction

A1. Lightweight Envelopes

Curtain Walls

Lightweight-Based Roofs

New Materials and Products

A2. Heavy Envelopes: Prefabricated

New Materials and Products

A4. The Opening, the Window, and Filters

1. Industrialized Construction

New Materials and Products

1. Interior Construction

New Materials and Products

Methodology

Problem-solving and exercise classes

Laboratory practices

Self-paced learning

Flipped classroom

Gamification

Peer instruction

Real events

Just-in-time teaching

Lectures

Evaluation
Evaluation Criteria

Exams

Assignments

Internal/External Reports

Exercises, problems, practices

Projects

Group/Individual Presentations

Self-evaluation

Class participation/attendance

Project corrections: tutoring

Critiques by a panel/jury

Basic Bibliography
Additional Material