COMSATS Institute of Information Technology DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN

Fall 2011 Instructor: Zain ul Abedin zain@comsats.edu.pk Phone: 03458509246

Course No:ARC521
Course Title:ARCHITECTURAL TECHNOLOGIES-7

Credit Hrs.:6 Pre-requisite:

Contact Hrs: 6 ARC 422

Time:16 weeks

This is a course which enables students of architecture to understand and master technology applied to architecture. This course is the ultimate in continuation of the Architectectural Technologies and focuses on the practice and management of an architects work

To make students able in the selection of materials for use in roads; kerbs; pavements; road markings; traffic flow control measures including Woonerfs.
Enable students to use hard landscape materials in the urban context. Enable students to learn about street furniture types and materials, finishes and colours related to function of an urban space. Make the students aware and well versed in the application and use of analytical tools such as Post Occupancy Evaluation (POE) and Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA). To develop professional competencies in the students for practice and project management including familiarisation with contracts, clients, briefs, marketing, ethics and social responsilbilities, building codes; by laws; reglulatory bodies, national regulations.

Develop the ability to re-use and re-cycle waste or existing materials and buildings for modern day and future needs.
Enable students to think beyond buildings about the wider application of Architecture.

The course being a theoretical course shall be conducted through lectures by faculty member and guest speakers/specialists. The class will convene twice a week as given in the time table but the schedule of guest speakers is subject to change without notice. Students will display their learning and achievment of objectives through research based assignments to related topics, sessional and final examinations.

The grades in this course shall be awarded in stages and different activities shall be judged separately as follows [subject to change as per college rules/direction]:
a. Attendance and contribution in discussions b. First Sessional Exam c. First Assignment d. Second Sessional Exam e. Quiz f. Term assignment and final exam (20 + 30) 10% 10% 10% 15% 5% 50%

All paper used shall be A series ie A4, A3 .. any deviation may be penalized. Submissions of all projects/reports must be proper and bound with the following components unless otherwise specified: Name of Department, course, student, teacher, title and date. All photos/graphics or tables must be annotated and duly credited. Acknowledgements as required. All reports, assignmnts must be written in students own words, 'copy and paste' is considered as cheating/ pliagirism. Pliagirism in any form shall be penalized please consult if in doubt. All bibliographic references to books and even web site must be made in a proper manner.

Registrar (2001) Pakistan Council of Architects and Town Planners (PCATP) Handbook; PCATP, Karachi. Tunstall, G (2006) Managing the Building Design Process; 2nd edition; ButterworthHeinmann/Elsevier Ltd.; Oxford. Nelson, C (2006) Managing Quality in Architecture : a handbook for creators of the built environment; Architectural Press/ Elsevier Ltd. Oxford. Chapters 1 and 7. Green, R (2005) Architects Guide to Running a Job, 6th Edition; Architectural Press/ Elsevier Ltd; Oxford. Lucchesi, R J (2001) The Professional-Bureaucracy Conflict of Architectural Practices; Lucchesi Galati Inc. Haynes, M E (1996) Project Management: from idea to implementation; CRISP Publications Inc, California. Mogensen, Klaus AE editor (2006) Creative Man: Future Consumer, Employee and Citizen; Copenhagen Institute of Future Studies www.cifs.dk The Govt. of Western Australia (1996) How to Prepare a Design Brief for a Sport or Recreational Facility. EIA objectives and method, notes: Document 7019110 EIA from www.scribd.com. Christensen, A J (2005) Dictionary of Landscape Architecture and Construction; McGrawHill ebook. Thomas H Russ (2002): Site Planning and Design Hand Book; McGrawHill, e-book. Chapters 4, 5, 10 + Appendix-A. Various brochure, presentations and info papers on LS materials and Re-use. Visit www.scribd.com for further research and shared material.

Lectures Topic Details

Lec-4 Materials for barries and control

Lec-1 Lec-5 Introduction to course and Urban Materials for public spaces and LS Materials Woonerfs. Lec-2 Roads, Kerbs and markings

Lec-3 Pavers and walkways

Lec-6 Visit -Visit to factory for M/s concrete technologies

Lec-7 Materials for Urban Landscape components

Lec-8 Materials for Urban furniture Lec-9 First Sessional Exam As per ciit 3/10 Lec-10 Environmental Impact Assesment -1 Lec-11 EIA-2

Lec-12 Preliminary EIA excercise Visit to site and work Lec-13 Reuse and recycling of buildings and materials
Lec-14 Waste disposal legalities and methods Lec-15 Understanding Post Occupancy evaluation (POE)

Lec-16 Applying and using POE

As per CIIT 14/11

Lec-21 Role of professional bodies and legal Institutions Guest Speaker

Lec-17 Understanding our Profession PCATP Handbook Lec-18 Roles of Architects in our Society Guest Speaker

Lec-22 Job opportunities and the Practice of Architecture

Lec-19 Future roles of Architects in our society. Guest Speaker

Lec-23 Business Ethics Guest Speaker

Lec-20 Second Sessional Exam

Lec-24 Office Management

Lec-29 Completion and As Built Drawings

Lec-25 Quiz

Lec-26 Project Management Guest Speaker

Lec-30 Smart Materials and Specialised Finishes Visit M/s Delta Coatings

Lec-27 Project Costing

Lec-31 Writng a CV

Lec-28 Contract Documents Guest Speaker

Lec-32 Review