SYLLABUS

AR 113/113.1- THEORY OF ARCHITECTURE 1

Academic Year 2022 - 2023
1st Semester

VISION of the UNIVERSITY

We, the University of Santo Tomas-Legazpi, in a life of truth and love out of gratitude, envision the University as a premier Catholic institution of learning for Thomasians whose minds and hearts are nurtured and molded
for Christian social transformation. Thus, we work in making the University:

▪ a Christ-centered educational community;

▪ a respected HEI with consistently high academic standard and values-oriented, socially responsive and globally competitive academic programs;
▪ a reputable leader in Primary and Secondary Science Education, Religious and Teacher Education, Business Management, Accountancy, Engineering, Architecture, Fine Arts, Communication and Liberal Arts,
Health Sciences, Law and Graduate Studies;
▪ a prominent teaching hospital in the region;
▪ a renowned center for Bikol Studies, community development, environmental protection, and disaster risk management;
▪ a leading university for professional development, quality management, innovation, internationalization, and financial sustainability; and
▪ a deregulated university by 2025.

MISSION of the UNIVERSITY

We, the University of Santo Tomas-Legazpi, a Dominican institution of learning under the patronage of St. Thomas Aquinas commit ourselves to:
▪ the pursuit of excellence in academics and health services through dedicated study;
▪ the strengthening of our moral integrity through fervent prayer and witnessing;
▪ the sharing with others the fruits of our endeavor through loving service;
▪ the enhancement of our emotional maturity towards an integrated Christian community; and
▪ the promotion of cultural advocacy for a genuine appreciation of Catholic, Filipino, and Bikol identity.

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OBJECTIVES of the UNIVERSITY

1. To foster among Legazpi Thomasians a culture of charity borne out of gratitude;

2. To create an educational environment that instills robust sense of Christian and professional values for public service;
3. To promote within the University a work ethic in the spirit of service, collegiality, and solidarity;
4. To offer spiritual, moral, and emotional formation programs to members of our community;
5. To advocate social justice through equitable socio-economic relations, respect for human rights and cultural diversity;
6. To develop the course programs for strategic partnerships and transformative education;
7. To achieve excellent academic performance specifically in licensure exams;
8. To work for the local and international accreditation of academic programs;
9. To respond to the changing local and global opportunities and challenges;
10. To be the center for training and development of faculty and support personnel in various fields of education, especially in Catechetical formation and healthcare education;
11. To provide an avenue for researches and training in medical and health services of students and professionals in health sciences;
12. To provide community health programs for the less privileged;
13. To engage healthcare professionals in the delivery of holistic health services;
14. To establish UST-Legazpi as the center for Bikol studies in research, language, culture, and the arts;
15. To engage all stakeholders in community development and extension programs;
16. To maintain a balanced and healthful ecology;
17. To be a center for solid waste and disaster risk management;
18. To comply with the requirements of a university;
19. To ensure institutional sustainability and viability thru quality systems, procedures, and sound resource management;
20. To optimize talents for self-development, communal welfare, and regional distinction; and
21. To promote health of mind and body through sustained scientifically-based wellness program

CORE VALUES

In a LIFE of TRUTH and LOVE out of GRATITUDE, I am a Legazpi Thomasian whose mind and heart are nurtured and molded by STUDY and PRAYER, for Christian SOCIAL TRANSFORMATION.

QUALITY POLICY STATEMENT

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In a life of truth and love out of gratitude, we offer Thomasian Education!

And in our dedication to provide a holistic Catholic and Dominican spiritual formation, instruction, research, creative work, governance, management and community service, and in our pursuit to continually improve the
educational system for the satisfaction of our clients, we, the UNIVERSITY OF SANTO TOMAS–LEGAZPI, are committed to excellence by setting quality objectives, based on national and international standards.

VISION of the DEPARTMENT

By 2025, in a deregulated UST-Legazpi, we envision the College of Engineering, Architecture and Fine Arts to be a sustainable, proficient, and dynamic fulcrum of ENGINEERING, ARCHITECTURE, FINE ARTS,
LIBRARY & INFORMATION SCIENCE, and COMPUTER SCIENCE education marked by a Thomasian Culture that is Catholic and Dominican.

MISSION of the DEPARTMENT

We, the College of Engineering, Architecture and Fine Arts of University of Santo Tomas-Legazpi, inspired by St. Thomas, commit ourselves to the pursuit of academic excellence through distinct integration of knowledge
and technical skills, immersed in Christian Values of fervent prayer and witnessing, which are essential for the development of a progressive Christian community for promoting cultural advocacy and producing competitive
engineers, architects, computer scientists, artists, library and information scientists.

OBJECTIVES of the DEPARTMENT

CEAFA aims to:

1. To engage CEAFA personnel and students in spiritual, moral, and emotional programs fostering a culture of charity borne out of gratitude, intellectually and socially responsible stewards of God’s creation and
teaching.
2. To promote within the university work ethic in the spirit of service, collegiality, and solidarity;
3. To participate in social, political, economic, cultural and environmental advocacies and programs of the University;
4. To produce CEAFA graduates who are academically competent and technically skilled based on national and international standards with a sense of Christian and professional values for public service;
5. To develop academic programs for strategic partnerships and transformative education;
6. To achieve excellent academic performance specifically in BSCE, BSECE and BS Arch licensure exams;
7. To work for local and international accreditations of the College of Engineering, Architecture and Fine Arts programs;
8. To respond to the changing local and global opportunities and challenges;
9. To be the center for training and development of faculty and academic support personnel in various fields of education;
10. To involve the CEAFA personnel and students in research;
11. To participate in establishing UST– Legazpi as the center for Bikol studies in research, culture and the arts;
12. To engage the CEAFA in community development & extension programs;
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 13. To comply with the requirements of a university;
14. To engage the CEAFA in quality management systems;
15. To ensure sustainability and viability of the different College of Engineering, Architecture and Fine Arts programs through sound resource management;
16. To optimize talents for self–development, communal welfare, and regional distinction;
17. To promote health of mind and body through sustained wellness programs;

CHARACTERISTICS OF AN IDEAL LEGAZPI THOMASIAN GRADUATE

1. effectively communicate orally and in writing using both English & Filipino;
2. articulate & discuss the latest developments in his/her field;
3. work effectively and independently in multi–disciplinary & multi–cultural teams;
4. act in recognition of professional, social, and ethical responsibility;
5. preserve and promote “Filipino historical & cultural heritage”;
6. apply his/her professional skills to become experts in his/her areas of specialization and expertise;
7. participate in the generation of new knowledge or in research & development projects
8. engage meaningfully in his/her community and in building the nation
9. be productive, competitive in the context of ASEAN 2015 and the globalization of professional practice

COMMON LEARNING OUTCOMES FOR ALL COURSES

1. Articulate and discuss the latest developments in the specific field of practice;
2. Effectively communicate orally and in writing using both English and Filipino;
3. Work effectively and independently in multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural teams;
4. Act in recognition of professional, social, and ethical responsibility; and
5. Preserve and promote Filipino historical and cultural heritage.

PROGRAM EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES

The objectives of the Bachelor of Science in Architecture are to develop the following outcomes:
1. Perform standard competencies in accordance with the scope of the global and local practices of architecture;
2. Shows traits of professionalism, sense of responsibility, equality and patriotism;
3. Receptiveness to new ideas and knowledge through scientific research;
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 4. Direct and focus the thrust of architecture education to the needs and demands of society and its integration into the social, economic, cultural and environmental aspects of nation building;
5. Instill understanding of the basic philosophy and fundamental principles of the multi-dimensional aspects of architecture, and the direct relationship between man and his environment.

COURSE NAME: THEORY OF ARCHITECTURE 1

COURSE DESCRIPTION: Design theories with emphasis on perceptual and proxemic sensitivities in organizing forms and space
PRE-REQUISITE: None
Lecture- 1 Unit
CREDIT UNITS:
Laboratory- 1 Unit
PROGRAM INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMES COURSE INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMES LEVEL
1. To keep abreast with the developments in the field of architecture practice. At the end of the course, the students should be able to: I
1. Be able to acquire sufficient knowledge of the principles of design by relating
architecture to other art forms.
2. Creation of architectural solutions by applying knowledge in history, theory, planning, building 2. Be acquainted with the broader issues of architectural design process. I
technology and utilities, structural concepts and professional practice.
3. Use of concepts and principles from specialized fields and allied disciplines into various 3. Be able to assess proxemic requirements of space. I
architectural problems.
Legend: I- Introduced P-Practiced D-Demonstrated

COURSE CONTENT/SUBJECT SPECIFIC LEARNING OUTCOMES: TEACHING & LEARNING

ASSESSMENT TASKS REFERENCES
MATTER ACTIVITIES
Prelim (18 hours)
Orientation on subject content, • To understand and familiarize the subject • Discussion • None • Student Handbook
requirements, classroom and matter, requirements, grading
university policies, grading system policies/system, and other related-matters
1 hour
and related matters

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 • Introduction to the course
• Shape, form and unity
• Balance and gravitational curve
4 hours
• To know and familiarize the shape, form • Discussion • Project Outputs as assigned • [A] Page 35-88
and unity • Lectures in course modules • Assignments • [A] Page 338-442
• Share reliable resources • [C] Page 52-59
from website, related links
& videos
• Other applications
convenient to the students

• User requirement and perception • To know and understand the • Discussion • Project Outputs as assigned
of space relationship of user requirement in a • Lectures in course • Assignments
• Space articulation and certain space modules
4 hours
territoriality • To understand the space articulation • Group Activity
and territoriality

• Kinesthetic quality of space • To understand the relationship of • Discussion • Project Outputs as assigned • [A] Page 294-334
• Visual acuity and perception kinesthetics with architecture. • Lectures in course modules • Assignments • [C] Page 66-73
• To understand the relationship of Visual • Share reliable resources
4 hours acuity and perception with architecture. from website, related links
& videos
• Other applications
convenient to students.
• Dimensions, Scale and • To know and differentiate the concept • Discussion • Project Outputs as assigned • [A]
Proportion Scale and Proportion and its impact to • Lectures in course modules • Assignments • [E]
the overall characteristic of a certain • Share reliable resources
architecture. from website, related links
4 hours
& videos
• Other applications
convenient to students.

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 1 hour Prelim Exam: September 14-16, 2022
Midterm (18 hours)
• Anthropometrics and • To understand and be familiarize with • Discussion • Project Outputs as assigned • [E]
6 hours Ergonomics in architectural the concept of anthropometry, its • Lectures in course • Assignments • Fajardo, Max Jr B., Planning and
design relationship and application to the modules Designers Handbook (2nd Edition)
architectural practice. • Group Activity

• Chromatic energy of
architectural design
6 hours • Light, color and texture
• Signs, symbols, and the cultural
basis of architectural design
• Behavioral stress and circuits
5 hours
• To familiarize and understand the • Discussion • Project Outputs as assigned • https://www.archdaily.com/89549
psychology of the color • Lectures in course modules • Assignments 8/the-role-of-color-in-architecture-
• To know and understand the visual-effects-and-psychological-
relationship between light, color and stimuli
texture • [C] Page 38-39
• To know, identify, differentiate the
semiotic in Architecture
• To know and understand the
relationship of behavior stress and
circuit with architecture

1 hour Midterm Exam: October 26-28 2022

Finals (18 hours)
• Building materials as • To identify the building materials used • Discussion • Project Outputs as assigned • [B] Page 1.02-1.38
expression of architectural in different architectural era • Lectures in course modules • Assignments • [D] Page 15-74
design • To understand building materials as • [D] Page 89-154
9 hours
expression of architectural design
• To familiarize several famous architects
and their architectural styles
• Construction methods and • To understand the construction
structures as expression methods and structures.
• To familiarize the different architectural
8 hours
styles
• To know the current and past
construction methods in architecture
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 • To familiarize several famous architects
and their construction methods
1 hour Final Exam: December6-7,& 9, 2022

REFERENCES
PRIMARY
[A] Ching, Francis D.K., Architecture: Form, Space and Order (4th Edition) [C] A Visual Dictionary for Architecture, Ching, Francis D.K (latest edition)
[B] Building Construction Illustrated by Francis D.K. Ching New York: Van Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1975 [D] Malgrave Harry., Goodman, David., An Introduction to Architectural Theory (2011)
[E] Time-saver standards for architectural design data by Callendar, John H.

SUPPLEMENTARY READINGS
• Who’s who in architecture from 1400 to the present, Richards, J.M A Global history of architecture 3rd edition, Ching, F. etal.
• Amazing Architecture, (2018) Fajardo, Max Jr B., Planning and Designers Handbook (2nd Edition)
• Architecture History retold, Davies Paul
Prelim Term:
PRELIM GRADE= 50% Academic Exercise + 50% Prelim Exam
Academic Exercise is composed of the following:
1. Project 2. Module Outputs

Mid-Term:
GRADING SYSTEM MIDTERM GRADE= 50% Prelim Grade + 50% Tentative Mid-term Grade
Tentative Mid-term Grade = 50% Academic Exercises + 50% Mid-term Exam Rating

Final Term:
FINAL GRADE = 50% Mid-term Grade + 50% Tentative Final Grade
Tentative Final Grade = 50% Academic Exercises + 50% Final Exam Rating
1. Failure to take the MAJOR EXAM (Prelim Exam and Mid-term Exam) will merit an equivalent grade of 50. Failure to take final exam shall merit a grade of No Final
Exam (NFE), to be completed within fifteen (15) days after the grade day. Non-compliance within the prescribed period will mean a grade for final examination of
MISCELLANY zero (0) and the Dean in coordination with the Program Chair shall compute the final grade based on the midterm grade and the academic performance of the
student during the final term.
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 2. A final grade of 74 and 73 can be removed by taking a Removal Exam. Application for removal examination can be done within three days after the on-line viewing
of grades.
3. Passing score is 60% of the total number of items with an equivalent grade of 75.
4. To warrant plus points (50%) in one of the academic exercises during the finals, the student may volunteer in one of the extension services of the University or may
do research.
5. In addition to the policies stipulated in the Student Handbook, the regulations specified in this syllabus shall also be followed.
6. Class starts on time.
7. Class starts and ends with a prayer.
8. Ask permission when you leave the classroom.
9. Leave the room in an orderly manner.

Prepared by: Reviewed by: Endorsed by: Checked by: Approved by:

AR. AERON JAY P. ONA AR. MARIA INDRA M. DADO MsArch ENGR. JAVIER R. VICERA MBA LAARNE NAVAL, LPT MARYTINA RAQUEL R. BONGANAY, MOS
Faculty Program Chair Dean, CEAFA Academic Coordinator Assistant to the Rector for Academic Affairs

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