M 6.4.

AAU Department of Architecture

Course description
Course title
Course number

Appropriate Building Technology

Arch 4602 (instead of 4601)

Lecturer
Professor in charge

N.N.
N.N.

Addressed to

7th semester (recommendation: 4th semester)

Credit points (ECTS)

Credit hours

5 CP (recommendation: 3 CP)
3 CHr

Contact hours
Self-study hours
Workload

(to be filled in by department)

(to be filled in by department)
(to be filled in by department)

Course objectives

The aim of the course is to raise the students awareness of appropriate

building technologies, crafts and materials in design.

Course outline

Appropriate building technology: analysis, objective, target population.

Design and construction of earth materials, bamboo, fiber reinforced
concrete, solar energy, wind energy etc.
Project: Practical design and construction exercises. Construction of
actual model buildings using experimental materials.

Pre-requisites

none

Literature

(to be filled in by lecturer)

Teaching methods

lectures, exercise linked to design studio III

Examination methods

(to be filled in by department)

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