ARCHACAIRO 2005- Architecture, Communities and Settings – Globalization and Beyond, February 22, 23 & 24, 2005

 
 
(c) Apycom
 
 
 

2: Building Technology


Major Courses

ARC (104A) Building Construction & Materials (1,2)
General introduction - Drawing Techniques - Abbreviation symbols – dimensioning – technical presentation – understanding  types of structures - wall bearing & skeleton types - Traditional construction - masonry - raw bricks & brick masonry – detailing - Introduction to foundation design -  construction buildings types & techniques.

ARC (104B) Building Construction & Materials (1,2)
Pursuing Refused Conuete buildings and types of Roofing systems. Wooden construction – light steel detailing - Stair types construction – introduction to technical Installations – Finishing Applied Research

ARC (211) Building Construction & Materials (3,4)
Working drawings preparation (plans, sections, elevations, details, finishes, wood, and metal works), execution stages (site works, foundations, skeleton, scaffoldings, quality control). Contemporary construction techniques/methods, architectural/building works (partitions, curtain walls, panels), finishing materials (matmarx, bricks, timber, metals, plastics, and synthetics), finishes (plaster, cladding, suspended ceilings, etc.) expansion and settlement joints, admixtures, thermal and damp proofing.

ARC (303) Execution Designs* (1,2)
Preparation and specifications of building elements, integrated drawings (plans, sections, elevations), dimensioning and levels, architectural and construction details, fenestrations (doors and windows), partitions, fixed furniture, finishing schedules, proofing materials, claddings (internal and external), weekly assignments. Preparation of complete working drawings and design for a given (preliminary design) project, including plans, sections, elevations, details, openings, fenestrations, partitions, fixed furniture

ARC (403) Execution Designs* (3)
Preparation of integrated execution documents for projects, preparation of working drawings of a pre-designed project, including wide spans, general conditions and specifications, quantity surveying, analysis of bids, cost analysis, shop and as built drawings.

Elective Courses :Third Year

ARC(351) : Building Technology (1)
Introduction, structure concepts and theory, construction and structures, historic development, building technology: principles, material technology, construction execution, methods, traditional and mechanical, prefabrication, new execution systems selection determinants.

ARC(352) : Building Technology (2)
Execution techniques/systems, mechanical execution principles, mechanical site operations, construction machinery (excavation, operation, cranes, concrete mixes, etc.), prefabrication systems, comparative analysis of systems (integration and overlapping), new design case studies.

ARC(353) : Building Legislations and Execution Documents
Building and urban planning laws and legislations, general and detailed specifications for building items, quantity surveying methods (from documents, field work), show and final drawings, tendering/bidding, contracting, bids analysis, commissioning, project management (time, labour, machinery and equipment, cash flow), professional practice, designer and supervisors responsibilities, quality and quality control, contractor and owner responsibilities, actors relations and roles.

ARC(354) : Engineering Project Management
Project management methods – management principles – implementation policies,  programmes and schedules – CPM – site management ( time , labour, equipment) – Cash flow – practice principles – owner, architect (designer – supervisor) and contractor: roles and responsibiities – quality control means and criteria – interdisciplinary relations and roles.

Elective Courses : Fourth Year

ARC(451) : Building Maintenance and Restoration
Criteria and specifications, Egyptian codes, identifying defects, quality control principles, performance control, building maintenance classification/types, maintenance stages, maintenance methods, costing, new directions.

ARC(452) : Building Economics and Projects’ Analysis & Costing
Building economy, project analysis and evaluation, economic feasibility (definitions, elements, building economics principles, lowering and controlling costs, local and international), design economics/cost, contracting, execution, building performance/operation efficiency, cost and operation qualitative and quantitative project analysis, evaluation criteria, pre-execution and post occupancy project evaluation, new directives.

ARC(453) : Technical Installations and Finishing Materials
Electrical installations, artificial lightening, light and vision, artificial lighting sources and design, acoustic design (building and spaces), air conditioning, water supply and sewerage, drainage, solid waste disposal, fire fighting and alarm, new directions.