Titular Professors
Degree in Architecture Studies or Fundamentals of Architecture.
Knowledge of research methods and preparation of construction projects.
Create architectural projects that satisfy the aesthetic and technical demands, and the requirements of the building users, respecting the limits imposed by budgetary factors and construction regulations.
The construction is based on two thematic areas: matter and order. The first includes matter as a physical entity, as a construction material and as an expressive material of architecture. The second area analyses the support and comforts needs (thermal, acoustic, etc.) and the forms of organization to respond to these needs. The structural and enclosing systems are studied under premises of material and constructive order, with special emphasis on the environmental aspects of each project decision.
Index of lectures and contents
1. Organization and materiality of the project.
a. Theory applied to the organisation of an architectural project.
b. Practical definition of the materiality of the project.
c. Proposed resolution of project concerns derived from the ignorance of the subject as a project element
2. Comfort_ Envelope
a. Façade typology
b. Roof typology
c. A detailed study of the covers of different relevant projects in the history of architecture to understand the union between the creative moment and the definition of the materiality of the building.
3. Support_ Light structures
a. Structure typology
b. Applied theory on wood and steel structures.
c. Practical application of the theory developing a prior technical investigation to the executive definition of the structure that conforms the project.
4. Support_ Formwork and structural molds
a. Theory of the use of the structural molds.
b. Technical investigation about structural molds.
c. Practical application in the structures of the project. Execution definition of one structural mold.
5. Interior architecture
a. Definition of the application of the materiality of the project to the interior architecture as a defining of sentimental spaces.
6. Sustainability.
a. Application of sustainability criteria in the project materiality.
b. Life Cycle determination of a systematic part of the project.
The face to face classes will develop in workshop format, where the theoretical content will be combined with practical exercises for the best understanding of the concepts that are presented in each session.
The course is complemented by multidisciplinary debates arising from the individual corrections extrapolated to the projection methodology.
- Theoretical sessions and practical sessions in which a continuous correction of the project developed by the student will be carried out during the semester and the exhibition by the student of specific research exercises related to the syllabus.
- The face-to-face classes are developed by combining theoretical contents and practical exercises for the best understanding of the concepts presented in each session.
- The acquired knowledge will be included and worked on the project that the students are developing with the support of the professors through correction sessions.
- Research exercises that will be formalized - according to indications of the teachers of the subject - in a presentation in digital format and / or hand-drawn paper. In both cases, the presentation will be accompanied by a clear, precise and structured design that will be presented to other classmates and teachers during class hours
- The semester is complemented with debates and talks about buildings, works or workshops related to the subject's agenda.
20 % Assistance and participation in class
20% Presentations
20% Works done at home or in class
40 % Executive definition of projects
The evaluation of the master will be continuous and linked to the following parameters:
- Attendance and participation in the theoretical sessions.
- Attendance, follow-up and participation in the practical and correction sessions.
- Participatory attitude and motivation.
- Graphic and oral presentation of the research exercises proposed during the course.
- Schematic design, design development and constructive documents, in which is reflected (in an evolutionary way) the knowledge acquired. The documents to be delivered must comply with the minimum contents set by the professors, and the rigor and easy reading, through architectural arguments, of the decisions and solutions adopted in the project.
Andrea Deplazes Construir la arquitectura: del material en bruto al edificio. Gustavo Gili.
Ministerio de Fomento Código Técnico de la edificación: www.codigotecnico.org
Tectónica Revista de construcción.
DETAIL Revista de construcción.
Página web del blog del Área de construcción www.salle.url.edu/tecnologia
Ignacio Paricio La construcción de la arquitectura. ITEC. Barcelona 1955.
Juan Carlos Arroyo, Números gordos en el proyecto de estructuras. Cinta divulgación técnica.
Edward Allen Construcción. Como funciona un edificio. Principios elementales. GG.
Página web de terminología http://tecno.upc.es/c1/vocabulari/