BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN ARCHITECTURE

Author's Thesis Abstracts

ARCH 1 - ARCHITECTURAL DRAFTING
Drafting principles and techniques, applied descriptive and solid geometry; the development of skills on orthographic and reproduction techniques.

ARCH 2 - MONOCHROMATIC DRAWING
Drawing exercises in pencil, charcoal, pen and ink and other mocochromatic media.

ARCH 3 - COLOR RENDERING
Rendering exercises in color and polychromatic media.

ARCH 4 - PERSPECTIVES, SHADES AND SHADOWS
Theories and principles of perspectives; fundamentals of shades and shadows; exercises using various methods of projections.

ARCH 6 - PRESENTATION TECHNIQUES I
Rendering exercises using mixed media, photographic reproduction processes, model-making techniques.

ARCH 8 - PRESENTATION TECHNIQUES II
Strategies for production of architecture presentations.

ARCH 10 - ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN I
Design fundamentals involving basic architectural and creative design problems.

ARCH 17 - HISTORY OF ARCHITECTURE I
Architectural reflections of thoughts from the beginning of civilization to the Eurasian cultural balance .

ARCH 18 - HISTORY OF ARCHITECTURE II
Architectural reflections of thoughts during the era of western domincance (1500AD to present).

ARCH 19 - HISTORY OF ARCHITECTURE III
Architectural reflections of traditional eastern thoughts and civilization.

ARCH 20 - ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN II
Design exercises involving anthropometrics, modular coordination, functional spaces interrelationships and activity centers.

ARCH 21 - ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN III
Design exercises stressing the value of programming, orientation, micro-climate, ventilation and spatial relationships.

ARCH 22 - ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN IV
Design exercises stressing principles of building technology, restoration, and conservation.

ARCH 23 - MATERIALS OF BUILDING TECHNOLOGY
Properties of building materials, their application and articulation; system of construction, preparation of specifications.

ARCH 24 - BUILDING CONSTRUCTION I
Principles of modern building; introduction to construction methods; drawing for simple structures in wood and masonry.

ARCH 26 - MECHANICS OF ARCHITECTURAL STRUCTURES I
Visualizationand analysis of forces acting on building elements and structures under static equilibrium; friction, first and second degree moments.

ARCH 27 - MECHANICS OF ARCHITECTURAL STRUCTURES II
Analytical procedures for building elements and structures based on the priciples of equilibrium, connection conditions and material properties; theories of elasticity and materials failures.

ARCH 31 - ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN V
Design exercises emphasizing socio-cultural activities of human, interiors, proxemics and materials of architecture.

ARCH 32 - ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN VI
Design exercises emphasizing advanced building technology, laws and structural concepts.

ARCH 33 - BUILDING CONSTRUCTON II
Construction methods and drawings for concrete and steel structures showing their structural, electrical, plumbing and mechanical systems.

ARCH 34 - BUILDING CONSTRUCTION III
Quantity surveying and cost estimating; construction methods and drawing for pre-fabricated components, membrane structures and industrialized systems; architectural detailing.

ARCH 35 - PLUMBING AND SANITARY SERVICES IN BUILDINGS
Principles and practice of sanitary installations in buildings and their environment.

ARCH 36 - MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS OF BUILDINGS
Mechanical and electrical systems in buildings, their design, equipment, installation and maintenance.

ARCH 41 - ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN VII
Design exercises emphasizing vernacular architecture including energy and architectural conservation.

ARCH 42 - ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN VIII
Design exercises involving site analysis, landscape condition and the perceptual sensitivities of man.

ARCH 43 - ARCHITECTURAL ACOUSTICS
The psychophysics of acoustics in buildings and their immediate environment; their measurement, analysis and design.

ARCH 45 - THEORY OF ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN I
Design theories with emphasis on perceptual and proxemic sensitivities in organizing form and space.

ARCH 46 - THEORY OF ARCHITECTURAL DDESIGN II
Evaluation of current concepts, goals, processes and methodologies applicable to architectural design.

ARCH 47 - ARCHITECTURAL LIGHTING
The psychophysics of day lighting and artificial illumination in buildings, their measurement, analysis and design.

ARCH 51 - ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN IX
Exercises stressing the importance of collaboration in solving architectural problems.

ARCH 52 - ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN X
A special project in architecture.

ARCH 55 - TROPICAL DESIGN
Techniques for the design and planning of buildings within the technological and social constraints prevailing in the hot-humid tropics.

ARCH 57 - BUILDING LAWS
Legal obligations and responsibilities of the architect; building contracts; the building code and related laws on land development and human settlements.

ARCH 58 - REGULAR SERVICES OF THE ARCHITECT
Architecture as a profession; ethical norms; office procedures.

ARCH 59 - COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES OF THE ARCHITECTS
The management of comprehensive services; project management and resource allocation technique.

ARCH 60 - SITE PLANNING AND LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
The artistic and functional arrangement of buildings; enhancement and design techniques for exterior environments.

ARCH 61 - FUNDAMENTALS OF URBAN DESIGN AND COMMUNITY ARCHITECTURE
Order, culture and expression for design of exterior architecture in towns and cities.

ARCH 62 - INTRODUCTION TO URBAN AND REGIONAL PLANNING
Concepts, trends, methods and techniques in urban planning; overview of land use on planning of regions.

ARCH 63 - SOCIO-CULTURAL AND INSTITUTIONAL ASPECTS OF HOUSING
Socio-cultural and instituional challenges for effective delivery of housing.

ARCH 65 - FINANCE, TAXATION, CIVICS AND LAND REFORM FOR ARCHITECTS
Financial analysis, accounting, taxation and land reform as related to the business of architecture; special studies in population education and the new constitution.

ARCH 71 - STRUCTURAL DESIGN I
Building loads properties of materials analysis of statically determinate structures; design for simple structures, their attachments, anchorages and connections..

ARCH 72 - STRUCTURAL DESIGN II
Analysis of statically indeterminate structures; design for different materials subject to combined loadings; detailing and cost evaluation of framing systems.

ARCH 73 - STRUCTURAL DESIGN III
Structural design of slabs and frames, footings and retaining walls. Survey of buildings systems; procedures for the preparation of structural documents.

ARCH 75 - RESEARCH METHODS IN ARCHITECTURE
Quantitative and operational methods in architectural design research, user-requirement and performance in use analysis.

GE 11 -ELEMENTARY SURVEYING
A course for M.E.; E.E. and Architecture students. Theory and use of surveying instruments including tape, transit, level, stadia and plane table; methods of running traverse and leveling. .