Undergraduate Course: Structure and Architecture: Technology, Design and Construction (ARHI10020)
Course Outline
| School |
School of Arts, Culture and Environment |
College |
College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Credits |
20 |
| Home subject area |
Architecture - History |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
None |
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| Course description |
This course surveys the relationship between structural engineering and architecture from the late nineteenth century until the present day. The course deals with the manner in which engineers utilised the new materials, construction processes and design tools that emerged during this period; Specific themes that are covered are the emergence of new structural forms, the conflict between analysis and intuition in the design of structure, the increasing industrialisation of the construction industry and the engineer as architect and builder. |
Course Delivery Information
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
- a knowledge of the contribution (symbolic and literal) which structural and materials technology has made to the development of Modern architectures.
- a knowledge of the prominent structural engineers of the twentieth century and of their principal works.
- a knowledge of the different attitudes adopted by engineers and designers towards their use of materials, structural form and the architectural expression of structural form
- a knowledge of the methodology and vocabulary of scholarship and criticism as it may be applied to the field of architectural technology |
Assessment Information
Essay 50%
Degree Exam 50% 2 hours |
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Special Arrangements
| Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser |
Dr Remo Pedreschi
Tel: (0131 6)50 2301
Email: R.Pedreschi@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Miss Claire Davies
Tel: (0131 6)50 2309
Email: c.davies@ed.ac.uk |
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