FIFTH YEAR
FIRST SEMESTER
Course Code: BAR 501
Course Title: ARCHITECTURAL PRACTICE & MANAGEMENT 45 Hrs.
Objective of the Course: To provide students with insight on matters evolution of the architectural profession. The course will describe in detail the study of professional practice with special reference to the prevailing laws and regulations. This will include the appointment of the architect, the client - architect - builder relationship and interaction of architects and consultants.
Course Outline: Lectures and presentations covering aspects of professional practice, laws an d regulations, appointment of an architect, the client - architect - builder relationship, the interaction of architects and consultants, establishing and maintaining an architectural practice as a business venture, organizational and legal structures, strategic market management, competitive advantage, business planning, productivity and profitability, small business environment, financial funding and investment, insurances, taxation and risk management.
Learning Methods: Lectures which include assignments and presentations
Evaluation Method: The students are expected to carry out written assignments or 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 Architectural practice by Cowgill, C.H., Architectural practice and administration by Ashworth, Henry Ingham, Management applied to architectural practice by Brunton, Baden Hellard and Boobyer, Practice management for design professionals : a practical guide to avoiding liability and enhancing profitability by Bachaner, John Philip
Course Code: BAR 503
Course Title: ADVANCED BUILDING TECHNOLOGY 45 Hrs.
Objective of the Course: This unit is devoted to students appreciating and investigating in detail complex, larger scale buildings with particular emphases on the evaluation and selection of appropriate structural systems and materials
Course Outline: There will be lectures and presentations of factors affecting buildability, the building code requirements and evaluation and selection of appropriate structural systems and materials. In addition, there will be a requirement for self-directed research into, and representation of, technical systems and details of selected case study buildings and students’ studio projects.
Learning Methods: Series of lectures which include assignments and presentations
Evaluation Method: The students are expected to carry out written assignments or 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 A Textbook of building construction by Sharma, S.K., Structural steel in architecture and building technology by Engel, Irving, Design and technology in architecture by Guise, David, The Building envelope : applications of new technology cladding by Brookes, Alan J.
Course Code: BAR 505
Course Title: SUSTAINABLE DESIGN 45 Hrs.
Objective of the Course: To inculcate to students principles of sustainable design with an exploration of the philosophical, social and political context of the sustainable future.
Course Outline: Series of lectures and presentations on the role of the designer in the construction of a sustainable future, review of the evolution of environmentally-sustainable settlements and buildings and the technologies used, examples from the past and the present are analysed in terms of flows of resources and energy, and current technologies and their effectiveness available to the designer of such environments.
Learning Methods: Series of lectures which include assignments and presentations
Evaluation Method: The students are expected to carry out written assignments or 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 Design for sustainability : a sourcebook of integrated ecological solutions by Birkeland, Janis, Sustainable communities : a new design synthesis for cities, suburbs, and towns by Van der Ryn, Sim, Sustainable design : Ecology, architecture, and planning by Daniel E, Williams, Living homes: : sustainable architecture and design by McGregor, Suzi Moore
Course Code: BAR 513
Course Title: ADVANCED ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN 1 240Hrs
Objective of the Course: To guide a candidate in developing and embarking on a common design brief. The resultant project will be of appropriate complexity to accommodate various themes in the coursework including integration of social-cultural, pragmatic, technological, urban and environmental aspects.
Course Outline: A candidate develops a common design brief. It will be of appropriate complexity to test advanced integration of social-cultural, pragmatic, technological, urban and environmental aspects.
Learning Methods: Lectures leading to Research and brief formulation in an architectural 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 Approach to architectural design by Isaac, Alan Reginald George, Architectural design procedures by Thompson, Arthur, A brief and design guide by Konya, Allan, Design methods in architecture. Edited by Geoffrey Broadbent and Anthony Ward, Design thinking by Rowe, Peter G.
SECOND SEMESTER
Course Code: BAR 502
Course Title: URBAN DESIGN 45 Hrs.
Objective of the Course: To provide students with insight on matters Urbanism and Urban design. This will entail an understanding of urban structure and patterns of urban development with special reference to East African region.
Course Outline: There will be lectures on design principles elements and components in urban design, their relevance in urban fabric and function, spatial relationships, issues of growth, image and meaning structure. The lectures will also cover systems for circulation, Transportation, Communication, Services etc. Issues of Redevelopment, renewal, conservation and conversion of land uses and Buildings, Floor space index and density controls, By-laws and planning regulations will constitute the lectures.
Learning Methods: Series of lectures which include assignments and presentations
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 and urban design by Houghton- Evans, William, The urban pattern: : city planning and design by Gallion, Arthur B., Urban landscape design by Eckbo, Garrett, Urban design : method and techniques by Moughtin, Cliff
Course Code: BAR 504
Course Title: ADVANCED ARCHITECTURAL COMPUTING 45 Hrs.
Objective of the Course: To provide students with insight on matters architectural representation, animation and documentation
Course Outline: A studio-based series of structured tutorials exploring newer and more complex operations in architectural representation, animation and documentation
Learning Methods: Series of lectures which include assignments and presentations
Evaluation Method: The students are expected to carry out written assignments or 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 Computing for architects by Reynolds, R.A., Computers and computing by Rushforth, J.M., Computing : concepts for end users by Stern, Nancy B., The CAD design studio: 3D modeling as a fundamental design skill by Jacobs, Stephen Paul
