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<title>Building Construction 1</title>
<cid>ABA-5.1</cid>
<sapsubmodule>P120-0006, P120-0009</sapsubmodule>
<bkey>a3</bkey>
<ctypes>
<hours>5</hours>
<type>VU</type>
</ctypes>
<cp>6</cp>
<semester>1</semester>
<mandatory>yes</mandatory>
<language>German</language>
<exam>Written exam (33%) + term paper (66%)</exam>
<curriculum>
<curriculum_entry>
<cid>B-A-5.1</cid>
<branch>Architecture</branch>
<semester>1</semester>
<mandatory_tag>mandatory course</mandatory_tag>
</curriculum_entry>
<curriculum_entry>
<cid>ABA-5.1</cid>
<branch>Architecture</branch>
<semester>1</semester>
<mandatory_tag>mandatory course</mandatory_tag>
</curriculum_entry>
<curriculum_entry>
<cid>ABA-5.1</cid>
<branch>Architecture</branch>
<semester>1</semester>
<mandatory_tag>mandatory course</mandatory_tag>
</curriculum_entry>
</curriculum>
<workload>
75 class hours (= 56.25 clock hours) over a 15-week period.The total student study time is 180 hours (equivalent to 6 ECTS credits).There are therefore 123.75 hours available for class preparation and follow-up work and exam preparation.</workload>
<prerequisites>
</prerequisites>
<prerequisitesfor>
<prerequisitefor>
<pfcid>ABA-5.3</pfcid>
<pftitle>Building Construction 2</pftitle>
</prerequisitefor>
<prerequisitefor>
<pfcid>ABA-5.5</pfcid>
<pftitle>Building Construction 3</pftitle>
</prerequisitefor>
<prerequisitefor>
<pfcid>ABA-5.7</pfcid>
<pftitle>Building Construction 4</pftitle>
</prerequisitefor>
</prerequisitesfor>
<convenor>M.Eng. Arch. AKS Georg Müller</convenor>
<convenor-person-key>gmu</convenor-person-key>
<lecturers>
<lecturer>Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Stefan Ochs</lecturer>
<lecturer-person-key>soc</lecturer-person-key>
<lecturer>Lehrbeauftragte</lecturer>
<lecturer-person-key>lbe</lecturer-person-key>
<lecturer>M.Eng. Arch. AKS Georg Müller</lecturer>
<lecturer-person-key>gmu</lecturer-person-key>
</lecturers>
<objectives>After successfully completing this module, students will: 
_	be familiar with and understand basic topics in building construction and architecture. 
_	be familiar with the connections between conception, design and building construction, as well as the historical-socio-cultural development of building construction. 
_	will understand construction principles, as well as the relationships between concept, design, construction task, material, system.
_	be able to analyze and critically examine the works of important architects and incorporate the resulting knowledge in their designs. 
Personal competence:
_	Students will develop and train their ability to present results in analogue or digital form.
_	Students will train their ability to think and act in a conceptual, creative manner.
_	Students will develop and train decision-making skills both individually and in a team.
</objectives>
<content>_	Introduction to building construction
_	The connections between conception, design and building construction.
_	Outline of the historical-sociocultural development of building construction. Differentiation in building construction types and their different materiality.
_	Raising awareness for a sustainable approach to construction and the environment.
_	Basic possibilities of approaching the construction of buildings and their structure and zoning.
_	Analysis of relevant components such as plinth, wall, ceiling, roof and ways of designing them.
_	Criteria of space formation, interior and exterior space, transitions and lighting. The works and influence of important architects.
</content>
<media>_	Study trips
_	in 3 groups of up to approx. 25 students./parallel with several lecturers/tutors
</media>
<literature>Desplazes, Andrea: Architektur Konstruieren
Hauschild, Moritz: Konstruieren im Raum
As well as various atlases for building construction: timber construction, steel construction, facades</literature>
<offered>
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