Construction of Buildings - Conditions for Design and Construction Practice I

Recommended Prerequisites

Recommended Previous Disciplines:
Construction I to VI
Project I to III
Atelier Project I.

Teaching Methods

Methodology used in lectures: - The subject of each lesson is documented with case studies (architectural works), selected according to their relevance, but having as required conditions a clear cultural position and architectural language  refinement, being always presented with reference to their context. Methodology used in the practical sessions: - Learning is based on the integration of the choices regarding the materialization of architecture in the development of the practical exercises of Atelier Project II course unit.

Learning Outcomes

- Selecting the construction system with an intention as to the forms of work, social and economic organization.
- Using life cycle analysis indicators in the project design.
- Continuing to implement the knowledge acquired in Construction I to VI.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

The theoretical part consists of the following subjects:
- Sociotechnical Models
I - On the edge of industry
II - Valuing work
III - Bricolage
- Life Cycle Analysis
I - Introduction
II - Embodied Carbon in Materials
III - Material Geography
IV - From Cradle to Cradle - Disassembly Processes
The practical part consists of one exercise, integrated with Course Unit Atelier Project II.

Head Lecturer(s)

Jorge Manuel Ferreira de Carvalho

Bibliography

Braungart, M., & McDonough, W. (2002). Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things. North Point Press.
Hammond, G., & Jones, C. (2011). Embodied Carbon. The Inventory of Carbon and Energy (ICE). BSRIA BG.
Moe, K. (2021). Unless: The Seagram Building Construction Ecology. Actar.
PRé, Goedkoop, M., Oele, M., Vieira, M., Leijting, J., Ponsioen, T., & Meijer, E. (2016). Introduction to LCA with SimaPro (5.2).