THIRD YEAR
FIRST SEMESTER
Course Code: BAR 301
Course Title: BUILDING TECHNOLOGY & SERVICES 5 45 Hrs.
Objective of the Course: To provide students with insight on matters walling, expansion and settlement joints, roofing, finishes, services and ventilation.
Course Outline: Lectures and presentations in the following topics; retaining walls, basement wall construction interior walls. Expansion and settlements joints Timber construction. Flat roof finishes, pitched roof structures and finishes. Floor finishes. Staircase in concrete, steel timber, sanitary services; cold and hot water supply, storm and sanitary drainage, sewage treatment, Refuse disposal. Ventilation: Natural and artificial heating and cooling services installation.
Learning Methods: Lectures
Evaluation Method: The students are expected to carry out written assignments, exercises and sit for a continuous assessment test(s)
Final Examination: At the end of semester students are to sit for a two hour written examination
Learning Resources: Students are expected to refer to Building technology by Seeley, Ivor H., A Textbook of building construction by Sharma, S.K., Design and technology in architecture by Guise, David, Construction technology by R. Chudley
Course Code: BAR 303
Course Title: THEORY AND DESIGN OF STRUCTURES 3 45 Hrs.
Objective of the Course: To introduce students to aspects and design of concrete; grades, production, properties, uses and quality control.
Course Outline: Lectures to cover Concrete design; ingredients and admixtures. Concrete grades and design of mixes. Site production storing, batching and mixing, transport, placing and compacting construction joints and concreting in hot weather. Curing and finishing. Control of concrete quality - tests on fresh and hardened concrete. Reinforcement k-bar sizes and dimensions. Fixing. Formwork - types, basis of design, surface treatment, striking of formwork and care. Properties of reinforced concrete. Reinforced concrete design - principles of design by CP 114, CP 110 and BS 8110 - beams, slabs stair slabs, columns and foundations in short and medium rise buildings design concept in high rise buildings.
Learning Methods: Lectures
Evaluation Method: The students are expected to carry out written assignments, exercises and sit for a continuous assessment test(s)
Final Examination: At the end of semester students are to sit for a two hour written examination
Learning Resources: Students are expected to refer to Composition and properties of concrete by Troxell, George Earl, Concrete and concreting by Tretyakov, A., Concrete and reinforced concrete construction by Reid, Homer Austin, Concrete construction, by Chas. E. Reynolds
Course Code: BAR 305
Course Title: LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE 1 45 Hrs. Objective of the Course: To introduce students’ landform, site analysis and site planning
Course Outline: Lectures and presentations in landform, site analysis and site planning. Design of small and medium sized sites with particular regard to sense of place and the development of innovative and expressive design; the relationship between site use and site design; the application of planting design and concepts to a design situation; concepts of site design theory: spatial experience and landscape meaning; preparation of presentation graphics and models. Use of CAD. Professional practice. Codes and regulations.
Learning Methods: Lectures
Evaluation Method: The students are expected to carry out written assignments, exercises and sit for a continuous assessment test(s)
Final Examination: At the end of semester students are to sit for a two hour written examination
Learning Resources: Students are expected to refer to Landscape architecture construction by Landphair, Harlow C., Landscape architecture; the shaping of man's natural environment by Simonds, John Ormsbee, Landscape detailing by Littlewood, Michael, Landscape graphics : plan, section, and perspectives drawing of landscape spaces by Reid, Grant W.
Course Code: BAR 307
Course Title: ELEMENTS OF LAW 45 Hrs. Objective of the Course: To provide insight on matters law; sources and elements of law, and contacts.
Course Outline: Lectures covering nature and meaning of law; sources of law ;classification of laws; the court structure, separation of powers; the judiciary, the executive and the legislature; some elements of property, personal and tort law affecting Architecture. Elements of the law of equity. Formation of contracts, essential requirements for a valid contract, factors vitiating a valid contract, privity of contract, discharge of contracts, remedies for breach of contracts. Principles agency and partnership law.
Learning Methods: Lectures
Evaluation Method: The students are expected to carry out written assignments, exercises and sit for a continuous assessment test(s)
Final Examination: At the end of semester students are to sit for a two hour written examination
Learning Resources: Students are expected to refer to Elements of law by Hanks, Eva H., Elements of the law of contract by Carter, Albert Thomas, Elements of company law by Farrar, Harry, Elements of English law by Geldart, William
Course Code: BAR 309
Course Title: ARCHITECTURAL CONSERVATION 1 45 Hrs.
Objective of the Course: To introduce history of conservation, conservation process, designing for conservation and laws and ordinances governing conservation.
Course Outline: Lectures and presentations providing insight on the need and history of conservation, what need to be conserved; the conservation process, identification and survey of the works, designing for conservation, technology for conservation and refurbishment, funding and implementation of conservation projects. Designing for harmony between the "old" and the "new". The practice of conservation. Laws and ordinances governing conservation.
Learning Methods: Lectures
Evaluation Method: The students are expected to carry out written assignments, exercises and sit for a continuous assessment test(s)
Final Examination: At the end of semester students are to sit for a two hour written examination
Learning Resources: Students are expected to refer to Adaptive reuse: issues and case studies in building preservation by Austin, Richard L., Conserving buildings: guide to techniques and materials by Weaver, Martin E., Planning for conservation by Kain, Roger J.P., A visual approach to urban conservation by Burke, Gerald
Course Code: BAR 313
Course Title: ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN 5 180 Hrs.
Objective of the Course: To help students appreciate the process and parameters for small-scale projects of primary social groups and their institutions.
Course Outline: Studio input and lectures in the design process and parameters for small-scale projects of primary social groups and their institutions. Evolving structural order in design correlating to spatial needs. Design for social structures and institutions, issues of cultural and organizational principles, simple environmental controls etc.
Brief formulation and reports, Site analysis and investigation, social and physical environment. Landscape design. Topographical survey.
Learning Methods: Studio lectures and crits leading to research and brief formulation in a design project with the aid of Fieldwork and case studies
Evaluation Method: The students are expected to make presentations of field work and case studies. There will be continuous assessment of performance
Final Examination: At the end of semester students are to present/pin-up their portfolio works
Learning Resources: Students are expected to refer to Analysing architecture by Unwin, Simon, Component design by Stacey, Michael, Design strategies in architecture: an approach to the analysis of form by Baker, Geoffrey Howard, Architectural design procedures by Thompson, Arthur, Design and detail of the space between buildings by Beazley, Elizabeth
SECOND SEMESTER
Course Code: BAR 302
Course Title: BUILDING TECHNOLOGY & SERVICES 6 45 Hrs.
Objective of the Course: To introduce students building systems, advanced building technology and breakthroughs, preparation of building owners manual, structure of the building industry in Kenya and its trends and construction Information Management System (CIMS)
Course Outline: Lectures to cover building systems, Prefabrication and modular design, standardization. Special topics: Introduction to advanced building technology and breakthroughs, technological reviews of contemporary projects of national and international importance. Services to complex buildings. Specification writing; Need, form, order and procedure of specification writing. Building defects and maintenance technology. Preparation of building owners manual. Structure of the building industry in Kenya and its trends. Construction Information Management System (CIMS)
Learning Methods: Lectures
Evaluation Method: The students are expected to carry out written assignments, exercises and sit for a continuous assessment test(s)
Final Examination: At the end of semester students are to sit for a two hour written examination
Learning Resources: Students are expected to refer to Building services design: a systemic approach to decision-making by Thomas W. Maver, Building services, technology and design by Greeno, Roger, Environment and services by Burberry, Peter, handbook of utilities and services for buildings : planning, design and installation by Harris, Cyril M.
Course Code: BAR 304
Course Title: HISTORY AND THEORY OF ARCHITECTURE 5 45 Hrs.
Objective of the Course: To provide insight on theories of Growth systems for space, form and Spatial Order; and analytical methods for design appraisal.
Course Outline: Lectures to cover the present state: a multiplicity of theories; an exploration of the most prominent ideas and personalities in the Third World. Outline of Architectural development in Kenya. Principles and constants in traditional African Architecture - its vitality in contemporary context. Built form transformations of an urbanizing culture. Exotic and vernacular architecture and urban design.
Learning Methods: Lectures
Evaluation Method: The students are expected to carry out written assignments, exercises and sit for a continuous assessment test(s)
Final Examination: At the end of semester students are to sit for a two hour written examination
Learning Resources: Students are expected to refer to Architecture : an introduction to the history and theory of the art of building by Lethaby, William Richard, The history, theory, and criticism of architecture; papers, edited by Marcus Whiffen. With a foreword by Buford L. Pickens, John Webb: architectural theory and practice in the seventeenth century by Bold, John, A General history of architecture from the earliest civilizations to the present day by Allsopp, Bruce
Course Code: BAR 306
Course Title: SURVEYING 45 Hrs.
Objective of the Course: To have students appreciate the role of Surveying in Architecture; use and interpretation of survey maps and plans; methods and equipment of surveying; electronic surveying and application of survey principles and instruments in building construction and related civil Engineering works.
Course Outline: Lectures to cover use and interpretation of survey maps and plans; methods and Equipment of surveying, chain surveying - Equipment, procedure, plotting, locating existing features. Introduction to electronic surveying – GPS, GIS, satellite imaging an digital maps, remote sensing. Software and hardware in electronic surveying. Production of survey drawings. Application of survey principles and instruments in building construction and related civil Engineering works.
Leveling and contours - equipment, procedures, reducing and plotting. Learning Methods: Lectures
Evaluation Method: The students are expected to carry out written assignments, exercises and sit for a continuous assessment test(s)
Final Examination: At the end of semester students are to sit for a two hour written examination
Learning Resources: Students are expected to refer to Surveying: elementary and advanced by Rayner, William Horace, Surveying, by Charles B. Breed. Rev. by Alexander J. Bone and B. Austin Barry, Text book of photogrammetry by Zeller, Max , Textbook of surveying by Shahani, P.B.
Course Code: BAR 308
Course Title: BUILDING SCIENCE 3 [Acoustics] 45 Hrs.
Objective of the Course: To have students appreciate and design architectural acoustics
Course Outline: Lectures to cover introduction to architectural acoustics; the hearing mechanisms and properties of sound. Behaviour of sound in the open field. Background noise and audio comfort criteria. Measurement of sound levels and values. Room acoustics and noise control – reflection, absorption and transmission of sound. Room acoustics: reverberation time, volume, and materials, acoustic design principles for specialised functions – E.g. theaters, auditoria, broadcasting studio etc. Sound reinforcement systems – requirements, specification and installation.
Learning Methods: Lectures
Evaluation Method: The students are expected to carry out written assignments, exercises and sit for a continuous assessment test(s)
Final Examination: At the end of semester students are to sit for a two hour written examination
Learning Resources: Students are expected to refer to Acoustic design by Templeton, Duncan, Acoustics by Mackenzie, George White, Acoustics and noise control by Smith, Brian John, Acoustics for the architect [by] Harold Burris-Meyer & Lewis S. Goodfriend
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Course Code: BAR 310
Course Title: HOUSING & HUMAN SETTLEMENTS 45 Hrs.
Objective of the Course: To introduce students to National and Global need for Housing, Socio- cultural parameters of housing and settlements.
Course Outline: Lectures in the areas of introduction to National and Global need for Housing, Socio- cultural parameters of housing and settlements. Economic and political parameters of Housing. Urban and rural Housing Strategies: Social Economic and Financial, Cultural and Technological Strategies. Introduction to issues of settlement planning : Zoning, densities and density control, infrastructures and services, Typology of dwellings, cost control and ownership.
Learning Methods: Lectures
Evaluation Method: The students are expected to carry out written assignments, exercises and sit for a continuous assessment test(s)
Final Examination: At the end of semester students are to sit for a two hour written examination
Learning Resources: Students are expected to refer to Habitat : human settlements in an urban age by Gunn, Angus M., Human settlements: crisis and opportunity, by Barbara Ward, The Planning and management of human settlements with special emphasis on participation by Hill, Dilys M., Strategies for human settlements: habitat and environment by Bell, Gwen
Course Code: BAR 314
Course Title: ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN 6 180Hrs
Objective of the Course: To have students appreciate the design process and parameters for medium scale projects in urban contexts.
Course Outline: Studio inputs in aspects of the design process and parameters for medium scale projects in urban contexts; urban and building morphological surveys; mixed urban developments; materials, materiality and fittings, building services, codes and regulations; architectural detailing, Working drawings and specifications.
Learning Methods: Studio lectures and crits leading to research and brief formulation in a design project with the aid of Fieldwork and case studies
Evaluation Method: The students are expected to make presentations of field work and case studies. There will be continuous assessment of performance
Final Examination: At the end of semester students are to present/pin-up their portfolio works Learning Resources: Students are expected to refer to Architecture: the design experience by Stubbins
and Associates, Hugh, The crit by Doidge, Charles
One elective unit to be taken from the stream already chosen
Course Code: BAR 320
Course Title: ARCHITECTURAL CONSERVATION 2 45 Hrs.
Objective of the Course: To introduce students practical skills in stonemasonry, joinery, painting plasterwork and roofing; sheet cladding & external finishes; structures and stability of historic works; traditional and modern building technology and materials, principles of building decay, conservation maintenance, fire safety in historic buildings.
Course Outline: Lectures to cover the introduction to practical skills in stonemasonry, joinery, painting plasterwork and roofing. Sheet cladding & external finishes. Structures and stability of historic works. Traditional and modern building technology and materials, principles of building decay, conservation maintenance, fire safety in historic buildings. Conservation management and funding. Building defects, repairs and conversion. The theory and practice of urban conservation. Urban conservation in a town planning context. Conservation and urban design issues in historic towns. Current planning practice in major conservation areas: Lamu, stone town - Mombasa, Zanzibar, traditional and historic settlements. Roles played by national and local agencies.
Learning Methods: Lectures
Evaluation Method: The students are expected to carry out written assignments, exercises and sit for a continuous assessment test(s)
Final Examination: At the end of semester students are to sit for a two hour written examination
Learning Resources: Students are expected to refer to Adaptive reuse: issues and case studies in building preservation by Austin, Richard L., Conservation Concerns by Bachmann, Konstanze, Conservation in practice by Warren, Andrew
Course Code: BAR 322
Course Title: INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE 2 45 Hrs.
Objective of the Course: To provide insight on the relationships between ideas and architectural space as related to human culture.
Course Outline: Lectures to cover fundamental study of the relationships between ideas and architectural space as related to human culture. Conditions of existence - matter, form, life time and space. Sociocultural perspectives on design and dwelling. Place and setting, and aesthetics and senses in design. Environmental perception and cognition, personal space and territoriality, anthropometrics and ergonomics as well as ambient conditions. Tectonics and composition, human environmental and design processes scale and order. Scale and order, aspects of the individual and the community. Computer-aided interior design. Student use of CAD equipment and production of design. Professional practice: Codes and regulations governing the practice of interior architecture
Learning Methods: Lectures
Evaluation Method: The students are expected to carry out written assignments, exercises and sit for a continuous assessment test(s)
Final Examination: At the end of semester students are to sit for a two hour written examination
Learning Resources: Students are expected to refer to Interior spaces designed by architects by Gordon, Barclay F., Universal interior design : gracious spaces by Dobkin, Irma, Time - saver standards for interior design and space planning by Dechiara, J. Panero
Course Code: BAR 324
Course Title: LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE 2 45 Hrs.
Objective of the Course: To provide students with a comparative international review of the relationship between design and culture with particular reference to landscape architectural history: Japanese, Chinese, European, African etc.
Course Outline: Lectures on comparative international review of the relationship between design and culture with particular reference to landscape architectural history: Japanese, Chinese, European, African etc.; working drawings, walls, fences and retaining walls, types of joints and fixings in a range of basic hard materials, decking and pergolas, unit paving and concrete, changes in level, contours and spot heights, stormwater drainage, earthworks, water, play and playgrounds, and site furniture.
Learning Methods: Lectures
Evaluation Method: The students are expected to carry out written assignments, exercises and sit for a continuous assessment test(s)
Final Examination: At the end of semester students are to sit for a two hour written examination
Learning Resources: Students are expected to refer to Landscape architecture construction by Landphair, Harlow C., Landscape architecture; the shaping of man's natural environment by Simonds, John Ormsbee, Landscape detailing by Littlewood, Michael, Landscape graphics : plan, section, and perspectives drawing of landscape spaces by Reid, Grant W.
