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Mixed-Use Design Studio
What Will Learn?
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Course Aims• Prepare site analysis and program research, and Integrate inner & outer spaces in surrounding context. • Propose conscious application of facades and structure analysis, and Suggest and evaluate alternative solutions. • Acquire the skill to integrate inner and outer spaces through designing medium / large buildings in a landscape context. • Interpret designing mixed use buildings gathered by one or more open spaces, and designing landscape elements details through aesthetic forms and functions with the use of natural and man-made materials. • Identify different architectural techniques and theories, and Integrate keywords relevant to building program & site context
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Course Goals
- Good Health and Well-being
- Gender Equality
- Decent Work and Economic Growth
- Reduced Inequality
- Sustainable Cities and Communities
- Responsible Consumption and Production
- Climate Action
Requirements
UPL311
Description
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English Description
The design studio focuses on designing mixed-use buildings assembled around one or more open spaces. Students should acquire the skill to integrate inner and outer spaces through designing medium / large-sized buildings in a landscape context. Moreover, they should be capable of designing details of landscape elements through aesthetic forms and functions with the use of natural and man-made materials.
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DepartmentUrban Planning
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Credit Hours3
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GradesTotal ( 100 ) = tr.Major Assessment (55 = tr.Industry 0% , tr.Project 0% , tr.Self_learning 0% , tr.Seminar 0% ) + tr.Minor Assessment (5) + tr.Oral/Practical (40) + Exam Grade (0)
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HoursLecture Hours: 1, Tutorial Hours: 4, Lab Hours: 0
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Required SWL125
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Equivalent ECTS5
- • Lauer, D and Pentak, S (2007). Design Basics. Wadsworth Publishing.
- • Colin Ware (2008). Visual Thinking for Design (Morgan Kaufmann Series in Interactive Technologies. Morgan Kaufmann.
- • Ching Francis D. K. with Steven P. Juroszek (1998): Design Drawing
- • Ernst and Peter Neufert: Architects' Data, Third Edition, Black Well science, Oxford
- • Norman K. Booth (2012): Foundation of Landscape Architecture, John Wiley & Sons, New Jersey.