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Architecture Curriculum Revised December 2017

The document outlines the curriculum for a BSc degree program in Architecture at Adama Science and Technology University. It discusses the background and justification for the program, including the vision, mission, and objectives. It aims to equip graduates with the knowledge, skills, and professional competence to work in the fields of architecture, planning, design, and construction. The curriculum is designed to develop students' creative and technical abilities to design sustainable and socially responsible built environments that respond to local contexts. It provides a combination of theoretical knowledge and practical skills through studio projects and coursework.

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ADAMA SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITY

SCHOOL OF CIVIL ENGINEERING AND ARCHITECTURE

ARCHITECTURE DEPARTMENT

CURRICULUM FOR
BSc. DEGREE PROGRAM IN

ARCHITECTURE

Developed by: Architecture Department

Revised in December 2017

CONTENTS

1. BACKGROUND & JUSTIFICATION_______________________________________3

1.1. Introduction_________________________________________________3
1.2. Architecture Curriculum _____________________________________4
1.3. Department of Architecture at ASTU__________________________4
1.4. Vision of the Department_____________________________________5
1.5. Mission of the Department____________________________________5
1.6. objectives of the program____________________________________5
1.7. Graduate Profile /Intended learning outcomes/_______________7
1.8. graduate requirement_______________________________________10
1.9. degree nomenclature_______________________________________10

2. LIST OF UNIVERSITY REQUIREMENT, SCHOOL REQUIREMENT, PROGRAM

CORE AND ELECTIVE COURSES________________________________________11
3. COURSE BREAKDOWN IN YEAR AND SEMESTER
FORMAT_________________16
4. COURSE DESCRIPTION________________________________________________23
5. REFERENCE__________________________________________________________

1. BACKGROUND& JUSTIFICATION

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1.1. Introduction

Science and technology education plays a fundamental role in the development and productivity of a
country. In this respect, the Ethiopia’s Ministry of science and technology is tailored to bring about the
country’s progress through Science and technology advancement. Adama Science and Technology
University’s frame work gave considerable attention to such education in to fulfill the country’s demand
in producing well trained man power demand. Moreover, Adama Science and Technology University
envisions attaining a status of Model science and Technology University in Ethiopia and becoming an
International Standard University. In view of that, architectural education needs to be given in a manner
that would accelerate the current and future demand of qualified professionals in the Architecture,
building construction and city/urban development sector with adequate knowledge and skills both in
theoretical and practical aspects as well as Research.

Architecture is the major ingredient in the development of the built environment and uplifting the
living standard of a society. It is strongly associated with socio-economic and cultural growth. it
contributes in sectors of planning, designing and construction that reflects functional, technical,
environmental and Aesthetical considerations . The shortage of skilled manpower in the fields of
architecture is remarkably hindering the growth of the building industry and urbanization process in
Ethiopia. The establishment of the Department of Architecture at the Adama Science and technology is
aimed at fulfilling the professional needs both at local and national level.

1.2. Architecture Curriculum Profile

The Bachelor of Architecture curriculum qualifies graduates to design works of architecture. It

derives its methods, tasks and objectives from the discipline of architectural design but goes beyond this
with regard to both its fundamental and general issues of the built environment.

In addition to imparting skills specific to architecture and involving the work with functions,
spaces and volumes, structural design, materials, colors and forms, the curriculum aims at teaching

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students to recognize basic prerequisites and conditions for effective work which is equally necessary in
all high-level professional fields.

The curriculum sensitizes students to the effect and expression of design outcomes. It conveys
basic technical and practical skills, including a primary overview of implementation processes and
methods. Through additional qualifications, the Bachelor of Architecture curriculum also enables
graduates to work in such sectors as architectural design, building management, construction industry,
project development, and related fields.

1.3. Department of Architecture at ASTU

The Department of Architecture at Adama Science and Technology University is a new program
established in 2011/2012. However Architectural Design Technology, the program was recognized as a
department in 2002. Based on the framework (Setting up Adama Science and Technology University;
Release 1.1.1, March 12, 2008) the former Architectural Technology Departments were reorganized
under the Department of Civil Engineering and Architecture.

The Architectural Engineering degree program was being given under this department. The department,
in its premises, has CAD and design studios previously used for Architectural Design Technology
Program. Besides strengthening the existing facilities, the department is striving to acquire new CAD,
Planning and Design Studios to strengthen its current demand.

The Department conducted an art and design exhibition to bring awareness of Architecture to the
Public. The works included a wide spectrum of techniques, like painting, printmaking, sculpture and
models of the architecture and architectural engineering students. The staff members of the department
are also actively involved in consultancy works. The focus of the work is in the areas of architectural
designs, Computer Aided Design, Town planning, and landscape design.

1.4. Vision of the Department

The Department shall be the center of excellence in teaching, research and consultancy and
community service in the fields of architecture and to educate well competent architects capable of
excelling in the creation of high quality sustainable buildings to be recognized as the premier academic
program. To achieve the above stated visions, the department is moving modularize the current
curriculum towards better standardization.

1.4.1. Long term Vision

 To impart architectural practices for sustainable development.

 To remain at the fore front of building and construction technology.

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 To become an active contributor in the field of sustainable built environment and infrastructural
development of country.

1.5. Mission of the Department

The mission of the department is to develop the student's ability to harness his creative skills
through latest scientific knowledge, design a humane built environment that responds to the local
context.

1.6. OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAM

The main objective of the Architecture program is to offer quality education with strong foundation that
leads to a Bachelor of Science Degree in Architecture and to equip the graduates with the knowledge,
skill and moral necessary to meet the challenges in planning, designing, and construction sectors across
the nation in order to alleviate societal problems.

1.6.1. General Objectives

The general objective of the program is to increase the academic achievement of the students as well as to
encourage their ability to be part of a social community to have high work ethic.

With the four fundamental objectives set as pillars for Adama Science and Technology University’s
frame work:

1. To link the studio projects to the theory subjects, to give a scientific grounding to the ideas of
the students.

2. To conduct design projects to enable the students to get firsthand experience of the built
environment and sensitize them o the social, cultural, psychological and economic impacts of
the built spaces have on us.

3. To enable self-assessment to seminars and discussions, which form the basis of all the studio
subjects

4. To give the students an exposure to the local architectural ethos, its diversity, richness and
beauty.

5. To enable the students to use an effective tool to express their ideas in the most
comprehensive manner.

1.6.2. Specific Objectives

The specific objective of the department is;

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6. To bring on graduates with full professional competence in Architecture
7. To bring a good character, professionalism and a strong identity
8. To train high quality architects who can participate in the national development activities.
9. To maintain department-city and stakeholders co-operation and to render consultancy services to
the community of the nation.
10. To provide ability to solve problems and communicate well with other people
11. To provide fundamental knowledge in relevant field of architecture and basic sciences.
12. To provide opportunity for the working community in the field of Architecture to upgrade their
knowledge through continuing education program.
13. To engage students in researches that offer optimal solutions to technical problems in the design
and construction sectors through project works.
14. To prepare students for career opportunities in public and private services
15. To be a reliable and competent department in international partnership and networks.
1.7. Graduate Profile /Intended learning outcomes/

In their study programs, architecture students need to acquire design abilities, knowledge, and skills in
order to become architects that are capable of fulfilling their role as generalists who can co-ordinate
interdisciplinary objectives (UNESCO-UIA COUNCIL FOR THE VALIDATION OF
ARCHITECTURAL EDUCATION).

A. Design

• Ability to engage imagination, think creatively, innovate, and provide design leadership.

• Ability to gather information, define problems, apply analyses and critical judgment, and formulate
strategies for action.

• Ability to think three dimensionally in the exploration of design.

• Ability to reconcile divergent factors, integrate knowledge, and apply skills in the creation of a
design solution.

B. Knowledge

B1. Cultural and Artistic Studies

• Ability to act with knowledge of historical and cultural precedents in local and world
architecture.

• Ability to act with knowledge of the fine arts as an influence on the quality of architectural
design.

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• Understanding of heritage issues in the built environment.

• Awareness of the links between architecture and other creative disciplines.

B2. Social Studies

• Ability to act with knowledge of society, clients, and users.

• Ability to develop a project brief through definition of the needs of society, users and clients,
and to research and define contextual and functional requirements for different types of built
environments.

• Understanding of the social context in which built environments are procured, of ergonomic and
space requirements and, issues of equity and access.

• Awareness of the relevant codes, regulations, and standards for planning, design, construction,
health, safety, and use of built environments.

• Awareness of philosophy, politics, and ethics as related to architecture.

B3. Environmental Studies

• Ability to act with knowledge of natural systems and built environments.

• Understanding of 9 and waste management issues.

• Understanding of the life-cycle of materials, issues of ecological sustainability, environmental impact,

design for reduced use of energy, as well as passive systems and their management.

• Awareness of the history and practice of landscape architecture, urban design, as well as
territorial and national planning and their relationship to local and global demography and
resources.

• Awareness of the management of natural systems taking into account natural disaster risks.

B4. Technical Studies

• Technical knowledge of structure, materials, and construction.

• Ability to act with innovative technical competence in the use of building techniques and the
understanding of their evolution.

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• Understanding of the processes of technical design and the integration of structure, construction
technologies, and services systems into a functionally effective whole.

• Understanding of services systems as well as systems of transportation, communication,

maintenance, and safety.

• Awareness of the role of technical documentation and specifications in design realization, and of
the processes of construction cost planning and control.

B5. Design Studies

• Knowledge of design theory and methods.

• Understanding of design procedures and processes.

• Knowledge of design precedents and architectural criticism.

B6. Professional Studies

• Ability to act with knowledge of professional, business, financial, and legal contexts.

• Ability to understand different forms of procurement of architectural services.

• Awareness of the workings of the construction and development industries, financial dynamics, real
estate investment, and facilities management.

• Awareness of the potential roles of architects in conventional and new areas of activity and in an
international context.

• Understanding of business principles and their application to the development of built

environments, project management, and the functioning of a professional consultancy.

• Understanding of professional ethics and codes of conduct as they apply to the practice of
architecture and of the architects' legal responsibilities where registration, practice, and building contracts
are concerned.

C. Skill

• Ability to act and to communicate ideas through collaboration, speaking, numeracy, writing,
drawing, modeling, and evaluation.

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• Ability to utilize manual, electronic, graphic and model making capabilities to explore, develop,
define, and communicate a design proposal.

• Understanding of systems of evaluation that use manual and/or electronic means for performance
assessments of built environments.

1.8. GRADUATE REQUIREMENT

A student is required to take courses that will bring the total credit hours. A minimum cumulative grade
point average of 2.00 is required in all courses taken. In addition, a minimum grade point average of 2.00
is required in the core courses of the Department. Other requirements are the same as those of Adama
Science and Technology University graduation requirements.

1.9. DEGREE NOMENCLATURE

English “Bachelor of Science Degree in Architecture”

Amharic (የሳይንስባችለርዲግሪበአርክቴክቸር)

2. LIST OF UNIVERSITY REQUIREMENT, SCHOOL REQUIREMENT,

PROGRAM CORE &ELECTIVE COURSES
Total Credit Requirements

free
General Basic Major Research Total
Elective
Core Elective Core Elective Core Elective

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18 4 38 3 52 41 6 8 170

Program Major Requirement (Architecture)

Category _Program Core
SN Course Code Corse Title Credit Pre-Requisite
1 ARC2202 Basic Architectural Design I 3 None
2 CEN2202 Strength of Materials 4 CEN2201
3 ARC2206 Building Information Modeling I 3 None
4 ARC2208 Visual Communication Skill I 3 None
5 ARC2210 Global History of Architecture I 3 None
6 ARC3201 Basic Architectural Design II 3 ARC2202
7 ARC3203 History of Ethiopian Architecture 3 None
8 ARC3202 Architectural Design Studio I 4 ARC3201
9 ARC3204 Architectural Building Systems I 3 ARC3201
10 ARC4201 Architectural Design Studio II 4 ARC3202
11 ARC4203 Theory of Architecture 3 None
12 ARC4202 Architectural Design Studio III 4 ARC4201
13 ARC4204 Professional Practice 3 ARC3201
14 ARC5201 Integrated Architectural Design 3 ARC4202
15 ARC5203 Capstone Design Project- I (Research) 2 ARC4206
ARC5201&
16 ARC5202 Capstone Design Project- II (Studio) 4
ARC5203
17 ARC4206 Research Methods for Architects 2
18 ARC3200 Internship-1 P/F
19 ARC4200 Internship-2 P/F
TOTAL 54

Program Major Requirement (for Dual Major in Architecture)

Category _Program Core
SN Course Code Corse Title Credit Pre-Requisite
1 ARC2202 Basic Architectural Design I 3 None

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2 CEN2202 Strength of Materials 3 CEN2201
3 ARC2206 Building Information Modeling I 3 None
4 ARC2208 Visual Communication Skill I 3 None
5 ARC2210 Global History of Architecture I 3 None
6 ARC3201 Basic Architecture Design II 3 ARC2202
7 ARC3202 Architectural Design Studio I 4 ARC3201
8 ARC3203 History of Ethiopian Architecture 3 None
9 ARC4201 Architecture Design Studio II 4 ARC3202
10 ARC4203 Theory of Architecture 3 None
11 ARC4202 Architectural Design Studio III 4 ARC4201
12 ARC4204 Professional Practice 3 ARC3201
13 ARC5203 Capstone Design Project- I (Research) 2 ARC4206
14 ARC5202 Capstone Design Project- II (Studio) 4 ARC5201
TOTAL 45

Program Minor Dual Degree Requirement

Category _Program Core
SN Course Code Corse Title Credit Pre-Requisite
1 ARC2202 Basic Architectural Design I 3 None
2 ARC2206 Building Information Modeling I 3 None
3 ARC3201 Basic Architecture Design II 3 ARC2202
4 ARC3202 Architecture Design Studio I 4 ARC3201
5 ARC4201 Architecture Design Studio II 4 ARC3202
6 ARC4203 Theory of Architecture 3 None
7 ARC4202 Architecture Design Studio III 4 ARC4201
8 ARC4204 Professional Practice 3 ARC3201
TOTAL 27

University Requirement
SN Course Code Corse Title Credit Pre-Requisite
1 Math1101 Applied Mathematics I 4 None
2 Phys1101 General Physics I 3 None
3 Chem1101 General Chemistry 3 None
4 CSE1101 Introduction to Computing 3 None
5 LAR1011 Introduction to Civics and Ethics 3 None
6 ENG1011 Communicative English Skills 3 None
7 HPE 1011 Health and Physical Education I 0 None
8 Math1102 Applied Mathematics- II 4 Math1101
9 Phys1102 General Physics- II 3 Phys1101

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10 LAR1012 Logic and Critical Thinking 3 None
11 CSE1102 Fundamentals of Programming 3 CSE1101
12 DME1102 Engineering Drawing 3 None
13 ENG1022 Basic Writing skill 3 ENG1011
14 HPE 1022 Health and Physical Education II 0 HPE I
TOTAL 38

School Requirement
SN Course Code Corse Title Credit Pre-Requisite
1 ARC2201 Architectural Working Drawing 3 Eng 1062
2 CEN2203 Construction Materials 3 None
3 CEN2201 Engineering Mechanics 3 Phys1102
4 CEN2205 Fundamentals of Surveying 3 None
5 SOS311 Principles of Economics 3 None
6 Math2105 Probability and Statistics for Engineers 3 None
TOTAL 18

Core Elective (Restricted)

SN Course Code Corse Title Credit
Elective 1, 2 and 3

ARC3301 Global History of Architecture II 3

ARC3303 Introductory Graphic Design 3
CEN3203 Theory of Structures 3
ARC3305 Building Information Modeling II 3
ARC3307 Visual Communication Skill II 3
CEN3205 Building Construction 4
ARC3309 Painting and Sculpture Basics 3
Elective 4, 5 and 6

ARC3302 Contemporary Architecture 3

CEN5311 Construction Methods & Equipment 3
CEN3305 Construction Materials II 3
ARC3304 Architectural Photography 3
ARC3306 Art History and Visual Perception 3
CEN3204 Theory of Structure II 3
CEN4207 Quantity Surveying, specification & Contracts 3
ARC3308 Architectural Working Drawing II 3
Elective 8 and 9

ARC4301 Architectural Building Systems – II 3

ARC4303 Furniture Design and Manufacture 3
ARC4305 Emerging Building Materials and Technology 3
ARC4307 Advanced Model Making and Media 3
ARC4309 Digital Design and Fabrication 3
ARC4311 Modern Art and Mass Culture 3
CEN3208 Reinforced Concrete Structures 3
Elective 10

ARC4313 Introduction to Urbanization 3

ARC4315 Introduction to Urban Environment 3
ARC4317 The growth and spatial structure of cities 3
ARC4319 Urban Infrastructure 3

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Elective 15 and 16 Elective 12, 13 and 14
ARC4302 Landscape Design 3
ARC4304 Analysis of Historic Structures 3
ARC4306 Architecture and Society 3
ARC4308 Art, Architecture, and Urbanism in Dialogue 3
ARC4310 Introduction to Video and Related Media 3
ARC4312 Architectural Acoustics 3
ARC4314 World Masterpieces & theory 3
ARC5301 Interior Design 3
ARC5303 Housing Theory 3
ARC5305 Long-Span & Special Structures 3
ARC5307 Conservation of Urban and Architectural Heritage 3
ARC5309 Building Materials in Contemporary Architecture 3
ARC5311 Formal Analysis in Architecture, Art, and Design 3
Elective 18

ARC5302 Sustainable Architecture 3

ARC5304 Urban Design Studio 3
ARC5306 Design Computing 3
ARC5308 Product Design 3
CEN4209 Reinforced Concrete Structures II 3
118
TOTAL

Unrestricted Elective
S Elective Course Corse Title Credit
N Code
1 Elective- 17 Free Elective 3
2 Elective- 19 Free Elective 3
3 Elective- 20 Free Elective 2
TOTAL 8

General Elective (DOLS)

S Elective Course Code Corse Title Credit
N
LAR3021 Introduction to Philosophy 2
LAR4081 Understanding Heritage and Indigenous Knowledge in 2
Ethiopia
1 Elective – 7 LAR3081 Understanding African History 2
SOS414 Management of Innovations 2
SOS331 Principles of Marketing 2
SOS422 Technological Forecasting and Assessment 2
SOS412 Entrepreneurship for Engineering 2
ENG3091 Advanced Speech 2
2 Elective – 11
SOS 425 Urban Sociology 2
LAR 4052 Environmental Philosophy 3

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LAR 4042 Philosophy of Art/Aesthetics 3
LAR 3022 Social Psychology 3
LAR 4042 Construction Law 3

3. SEMESTER BREAKDOWN
Year 1
Semester I
No. Course Code Course Title Credit Lec Lab Tu Pre
t Requisite
1 Math1101 Applied Mathematics- I 4 3 0 3
2 Phys1101 General Physics I 3 2 0 2
3 Chem1101 General Chemistry 3 3 0 0
4 CSE1101 Introduction to Computing 3 2 3 0
5 LAR1011 Introduction to Civics and Ethics 3 3 0 0
6 ENG1011 Communicative English skills 3 3 0 0

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7 HPEd1011 Health and Physical Education I 0
Total 19

Year 1
Semester II
No. Course Course Title Credit Lec Lab Tu Pre
Code t Requisite
1 Math1102 Applied Mathematics II 4 3 0 3 Math1101
2 Phys1102 General Physics II 3 2 0 3 Phys1101
3 LAR1012 Logic and Critical Thinking 3 3 0 0 None
4 CSE1102 Fundamentals of Programming 3 2 3 0 CSE1101
5 DME1102 Engineering Drawing 3 2 3 0 None
6 ENG1022 Basic Writing skills 3 3 0 0 ENG1011
7 HPEd1022 Health and Physical Education II 0 HPEd
I011
Total 19

Year 2
Semester I
No. Course Course Title Credit Lec Lab Tu Pre
Code t Requisite
1 ARC2201 Architectural Working Drawing 3 1 6 0 DME1102
2 CEN2203 Construction Materials 3 2 3 0 None
3 CEN2201 Engineering Mechanics 3 2 0 3 Phys1101
4 CEN2205 Fundamentals of Surveying 3 2 3 0 None
5 SOS311 Principle of Economics 3 3 0 0 None
6 Math2105 Probability and Statistics for Engineers 3 2 3 0 None
Total 18
Year 2
Semester II
No. Course Course Title Credit Lec Lab Tu Pre
Code t Requisite
1 ARC2202 Basic Architectural Design I 3 1 6 0 None
2 CEN2202 Strength of Materials 4 3 0 3 CEN2201
3 ARC2206 Building Information Modeling I 3 1 6 0 None
4 ARC2208 Visual Communication Skill I 3 1 6 0 None
5 ARC2210 Global History of Architecture I 3 3 0 0 None
Total 16

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Year 3
Semester I
No. Course Course Title Credit Lec Lab Tu Pre
Code t Requisite
1 ARC3201 Basic Architectural Design II 3 1 6 0 ARC2202
2 ARC3203 History of Ethiopian Architecture 3 3 0 0 None
3 Elective -1 3
4 Elective – 2 3
5 Elective – 3 3
Total 15

Elective- 1, 2 and 3
No. Course Course Title Credit Lec Lab Tu Pre
Code t Requisite
1 ARC3301 Global History of Architecture II 3 3 0 0 ARC2210
2 ARC3303 Introductory Graphic Design 3 1 6 0 None
3 CEN3203 Theory of Structures 3 2 0 3 CEN2202
4 ARC3305 Building Information Modeling II 3 1 6 0 ARC2206
5 ARC3307 Visual Communication Skill II 3 1 6 0 ARC2208
6 CEN3205 Building Construction 4 2 6 0 CEN2203
7 ARC3309 Painting and Sculpture Basics 3 1 6 0 None

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Year 3
Semester II
No. Course Course Title Credit Lec Lab Tu Pre
Code t Requisite
1 ARC3202 Architectural Design Studio I 4 1 9 0 ARC3201
2 ARC3204 Architectural Building Systems I 3 2 3 0
3 Elective– 4 3
4 Elective–5 3
5 Elective – 6 3
6 Elective – 7 (SoHSS) 2
Total 18
Two months of Internship
1 ARC3200 Internship-1 F/P after the end of second
semester (Summer)

Elective- 4, 5 and 6
No. Course Code Course Title Credit Lec Lab Tu Pre
t Requisite
1 ARC3302 Contemporary Architecture 3 3 0 0 None
2 CEN5311 Construction Methods & Equipment 3 2 0 3 None
3 CEN3305 Construction Materials II 3 2 3 0 CEN2203
4 ARC3304 Architectural Photography 3 1 6 0 None
5 ARC3306 Art History and Visual Perception 3 1 6 2 None
6 CEN3204 Theory of Structure–II 3 2 0 3 CEN3203
7 Quantity Surveying, Specification &
CEN4207 3 2 0 3 CEN3205
Contracts
8 ARC3308 Architectural Working Drawing II 3 1 6 0 ARC2201

Elective- 7 (SoHSS)
No. Course Code Course Title Credit Lec Lab Tu Pre
t Requisite
1 LAR3021 Introduction to Philosophy 2 2 0 0
2 LAR4081 Understanding Heritage and Indigenous 2 2 0 0
Knowledge in Ethiopia
3 LAR3081 Understanding African History 2 2 0 0
4 SOS414 Management of Innovations 2 2 0 0
5 SOS331 Principles of Marketing 2 2 0 0
6 SOS422 Technological Forecasting and 2 2 0 0
Assesment

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Year 4
Semester I
No. Course Course Title Credit Lec Lab Tu Pre
Code t Requisite
1 ARC4201 Architectural Design Studio II 4 2 6 0 ARC3202
2 ARC4203 Theory of Architecture 3 3 0 0 ARC2210
3 Elective – 8 3
4 Elective – 9 3
5 Elective – 10 3
6 Elective – 11 (SHSS) 2
Total 18

Elective- 8 and 9
No. Course Course Title Credit Lec Lab Tu Pre
Code t Requisite
1 ARC4301 Architectural Building Systems - II 3 2 3 0 ARC3204
2 ARC4303 Furniture Design and Manufacture 3 2 3 0 None
3 ARC4305 Emerging Building Materials and 3 3 0 0 CEN3305
Technology
4 ARC4307 Advanced Model Making and Media 3 1 6 0 None
5 ARC4309 Digital Design and Fabrication 3 2 3 0 None
6 ARC4311 Modern Art and Mass Culture 3 2 3 0 None
7 CEN3208 Reinforced Concrete Structures 3 2 0 3 CEN3204

Elective- 10
No. Course Course Title Credit Lec Lab Tu Pre
Code t Requisite
1 ARC4313 Introduction to Urbanization 3 3 0
2 ARC4315 Introduction to Urban Environment 3 3 0
3 ARC4317 The growth and spatial structures of 3 3 0
cities
4 ARC4319 Urban infrastructure 3 1 6

Elective- 11 (SoHSS)

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No. Course Course Title Credit Lec Lab Tu Pre
Code t Requisite
1 SOS412 Entrepreneurship for Engineers 2 2 0 0 None
2 ENG3091 Advanced Speech 2 2 0 0
3 SOS 425 Urban Sociology 2 2 0 0
4 LAR 4052 Environmental Philosophy 3 3 0 0
5 LAR 4042 Philosophy of Art/Aesthetics 3 3 0 0
6 LAR 3022 Social Psychology 3 3 0 0
7 LAR 4042 Construction Law 3 3 0 0

Year 4
Semester II
No. Course Course Title Credit Lec Lab Tu Pre
Code t Requisite

1 ARC4202 Architectural Design Studio III 4 2 6 0 ARC4201

2 ARC4204 Professional Practice 3 3 0 0 ARC3202
3 ARC4206 Research Methods for Architects 2 2 0 0 None
4 Elective – 12 3
5 Elective – 13 3
6 Elective – 14 3
Total 18
Two months of Internship
1 ARC4200 Internship-2 F/P after the end of second
semester (Summer)

Elective- 12, 13 and 14

No. Course Code Course Title Credit Lec Lab Tu Pre
t Requisite
1 ARC4302 Landscape Design 3 2 3 0 None
2 ARC4304 Analysis of Historic Structures 3 3 0 0 None
3 ARC4306 Architecture and Society 3 3 0 0 None
4 ARC4308 Art, Architecture, and Urbanism in 3 3 0 0 None
Dialogue
5 ARC4310 Introduction to Video and Related Media 3 2 3 0 None
6 ARC4312 Architectural Acoustics 3 2 3 0 ARC3204
7 ARC4314 World Masterpieces & theory 3 3 0 0 None

Year 5
Semester I

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No. Course Course Title Credit Lec Lab Tu Pre
Code t Requisite
1 ARC5201 Integrated Architectural Design 3 1 6 0 ARC4202

2 ARC5203 Capstone Design Project- I (Research) 2 1 3 0 ARC4203

3 Elective – 15 3
4 Elective – 16 3
5 Elective – 17(Free Elective) 3
Total 13

Elective- 15 and 16
No. Course Course Title Credit Lec Lab Tu Pre
Code t Requisite
1 ARC5301 Interior Design 3 2 3 0 ARC-4201
2 ARC5303 Housing Theory 3 3 0 0 None
3 ARC5305 Long-Span & Special Structures 3 2 0 3 None
4 ARC5307 Conservation of Urban and Architectural 3 2 0 3 None
Heritage
5 ARC5309 Building Materials in contemporary 3 2 0 3 None
architecture
6 ARC5311 Formal Analysis in Architecture, Art, and 3 2 0 3 None
Design

Year 5
Semester II
No. Course Course Title Credit Lec Lab Tut Pre
Code Requisite
1 ARC5202 Capstone Design Project- II (Studio) 4 2 6 0 ARC5201
and
ARC5203
2 Elective – 18 3
3 Elective – 19(Free Elective) 3
4 Elective – 20(Free Elective) 2
Total 12

Elective- 18
No. Course Code Course Title Credit Lec Lab Tu Pre
t Requisite
1 ARC5302 Sustainable Architecture 3 2 3 0 None
2 ARC5304 Urban Design Studio 3 1 6 0 None

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3 ARC5306 Design Computing-I 3 2 3 0 ARC2206
4 ARC5308 Product Design 3 2 3 0 None
5 CEN4209 Reinforced Concrete Structures-II 3 2 0 3 CEN3208

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Course Description

Year I

Adama Science and Technology University

School of Civil Engineering and Architecture
Department of Architecture

Math1101 Applied Mathematics-I

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Course Number Math 1101

Course title Applied Mathematics-I

Degree program BSc in Architecture

Lecturer --

Credits 4

Lectures Tutorials Practices/laboratory Home Study

Contact Hours(Per week)
3 3 0 0

Year / Semester

Pre-requisites: None

Status of the course

Course Objectives:

Vectors, tensors; coordinate system: Cartesian, spherical, polar; space

curves and surfaces: lines and planes, plane analytic geometry of
straight lines and conics, intersection of lines/planes, distance from
points to lines/planes, three dimensional geometry and translation of
axes; spherical trigonometry; properties of trihedral angles and
Course Description: volumes of solid figures; Matrices and Determinants; fundamentals of
calculus: limits and Continuity, derivatives, derivatives of
polynomial, log, exponential, Taylor series, ,minimization and
maximization problems - curve fitting and sketching, extrema of
functions; differentials, integration.

Adama Science and Technology University

School of Civil Engineering and Architecture
Department of Architecture

Phys 1101 General Physics-I

Course Number Phys 1101

Course title General Physics-I

Degree program BSc in Architecture

Lecturer --

Credits 3
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Lectures Tutorials Practices/laboratory Home Study
Contact Hours(Per week)
2 2 0 0

Year / Semester

Pre-requisites: None

Status of the course

Course Objectives:

Kinematics: Motion in a Straight Line, Motion in Two and Three

Dimensions, rotational motion , particle dynamics: Newton's laws of
Course Description: motion, work, energy, power, conservation of energy, rotational
dynamics, torque, angular momentum, gravitation, periodic motion,
simple harmonic motion, harmonic oscillator, Fluid Motion.

Adama Science and Technology University

School of Civil Engineering and Architecture
Department of Architecture

Chem 1101 General Chemistry

Course Number Chem 1101

Course title General Chemistry

Degree program BSc in Architecture

Lecturer --

Credits 3

Lectures Tutorials Practices/laboratory Home Study

Contact Hours(Per week)
3 0 0 0

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Year / Semester

Pre-requisites: None

Status of the course

Course Objectives:

Introduction to the study of modern chemistry, atom in modern

chemistry, Chemical formulas, chemical equations, and reaction
yields. Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure, Chemical
bonding: The classical Description, Introduction to Quantum
Mechanics, Quantum Mechanics and Atomic Structure, Quantum
Mechanics and Molecular Structure, Bonding in Organic Molecules,
Bonding in Transition Metal Compounds and Coordinate Complexes.
Course Description: Kinetic Molecular Description of the State of Matter, The Gaseous
State, Solids, Liquids, and Phase Transitions Solutions. Equilibrium
in Chemical Reactions, Thermodynamic Processes, Spontaneous
Processes and Thermodynamic Equilibrium, Chemical Equilibrium,
Acid-Base Equilibrium, Solubility and Precipitation Equilibrium,
Electrochemistry, Rates of Physical and Chemical Processes,
Materials, Structure and Bonding in Solids, Inorganic Materials,
Polymeric Materials and soft condensed Matter.

Adama Science and Technology University

School of Civil Engineering and Architecture
Department of Architecture

CSE 1101 Introduction to computing

Course Number CSE 1101

Course title Introduction to computing

Degree program BSc in Architecture

Lecturer --

Credits 3

Lectures Tutorials Practices/laboratory Home Study

Contact Hours(Per week)
2 2 3 0

Year / Semester

Pre-requisites: None

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Status of the course

Course Objectives:

Understanding of the overview of computers, Historical development

of computers, and logical organization of a computer system, data
Course Description: representation in computers, and computer arithmetic. Introduction t
programs that allows them to accomplish useful goals using C++
programming, computer networks, the Internet and its usage and
introduction on computer security.

Adama Science and Technology University

School of Civil Engineering and Architecture
Department of Architecture

Phys 1101 General Physics-I

Course Number Phys 1101

Course title General Physics-I

Degree program BSc in Architecture

Lecturer --

Credits 3

Lectures Tutorials Practices/laboratory Home Study

Contact Hours(Per week)
2 2 0 0

Year / Semester

Pre-requisites: None

Status of the course

Course Objectives:

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Course Description:

Adama Science and Technology University

School of Civil Engineering and Architecture
Department of Architecture

ENG1011 Communicative English Skills

Course Number Eng 1101

Course title Communicative English Skills

Degree program BSc in Architecture

Lecturer --

Credits 3

Lectures Tutorials Practices/laboratory Home Study

Contact Hours(Per week)
3 0 0 0

Year / Semester

Pre-requisites: None

Status of the course

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This course is intended to develop and improve students'
language competence. This course is aimed at developing
trainees’ communicative abilities in English which will help
students to develop their communicative skills and overall
language competence in English. Generally, this course will
cover the specific language aspects described below. Developing
basic functions of English language skills: reading (scanning,
skimming, reading for details, summarizing, understanding the
structure of a text); listening (listening for the gist, listening for
Course Description: details, recognizing discourse markers, noticing the structure of a
lecture, understanding speaker intentions, recognizing signposting,
attending and following skills); writing (summarizing a text,
synthesizing choppy sentences, writing argumentative texts, writing
research report, writing a project report); speaking (introducing
oneself and others, interviewing, discussions, stating and
supporting propositions, stating one’s opinions, organizing and
taking part in a debate, making a persuasive speech,
questioning); vocabulary (working out meanings from context,
synonyms, antonyms, collocations, definitions); grammar (relative
clauses, modals, voice, conditionals, tense, reported speech).

Adama Science and Technology University

School of Civil Engineering and Architecture
Department of Architecture

ENG 1022 Basic Writing Skills

Course Number ENG 1022

Course title Basic Writing Skills

Degree program BSc in Architecture

Lecturer --

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Credits 3

Lectures Tutorials Practices/laboratory Home Study

Contact Hours(Per week)
3 3 0 0

Year / Semester

Pre-requisites: ENG 1011

Status of the course

Adama Science and Technology University

School of Civil Engineering and Architecture
Department of Architecture

HPEd 1012 Health and Physical Education-II

Course Number HPEd 1012

Course title Health and Physical Education-II

Degree program BSc in Architecture

Lecturer --

Credits 0

Lectures Tutorials Practices/laboratory Home Study

Contact Hours(Per week)
0 0 0 0

Year / Semester

Pre-requisites: HPEd 1011

Status of the course

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Year II

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Adama Science and Technology University
School of Civil Engineering and Architecture
Department of Architecture

ARC 2201 Architectural Working Drawing

Course Number ARC 2201

Course title Architectural Working Drawing

Degree program BSc in Architecture

Lecturer --

Credits 3

Lectures Tutorials Practices/laboratory Home Study

Contact Hours(Per week)
1 0 6 0

Year / Semester II/I

Pre-requisites: DME1102

Status of the course Core

1. objective:
Provide students with the fundamentals of architecture of buildings
Course Objectives: 2. outcome:
Students will be able to: prepare architectural drawings , and
structural drawings,
Architectural graphic standards, symbols, conventions, and terms.
Architectural lettering. Preparation of architectural working
drawings for architectural designs, floor planes, building sections,

Course Description: exterior and interior elevations, foundation planes, roof planes,
reflected ceiling plans, site plane, details, and schedules. Structural
drawings and Reinforcement scheduling. Sanitary drawing.
Electrical installation drawing.

1.Introduction
Course
Description/Course Need and requirement of drawings for Civil Engineering projects.
Contents
General nature of drawings, components, symbols and
nomenclature needed for Specific drawings such as architectural,
structural, plumbing, electrical, air-conditioning, roads and earth
work. General description of drawings related to Civil Engineering

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projects. Drawings at different stages of projects. Elements of
perspective drawing.
2.Architectural drawings
Elements of architectural planning and design. Schematic and
working drawings and details of residential, commercial,
religious, recreational, Industrial, clinical, hospital and
educational buildings; Details of doors, windows and staircases.
2. Structural drawings
Elements of structural drawing and detailing,
preparation of foundation plan, structural framing, slab
details, staircase details, water tanks, beam and column,
elevations and sections mostly pertaining to reinforced
concrete structures. Details of steel roof truss,
connection details and fabrication drawings.
Teaching & Learning
-
Methods

Assessment/Evaluation & - Assignment and Mid Exam 40%

Grading System - Final Examination 60%
Attendance
Requirements
1. Lorraine Farrelly, The Fundamentals of Architecture , AVA Publishing,
2007
2. MostafaAbd-El-Barr, Hesham El-Rewini , Fundamentals of
Computer Organization and Architecture,Wiley-InterScience ,
2004
Literature 3. Edward Allen, Joseph Iano. Fundamentals of Building
Construction : Materials and Methods, Wiley publishers; 4th
edition, 2003

Forrest Wilson, Ron Keenberg, and William Loerke, Architecture:

Fundamental Issues. Van Nostrand Reinhold,1990

Adama Science and Technology University

School of Civil Engineering and Architecture
Department of Architecture

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CEN2203 Construction Materials

Course Number CEN2203

Course title Construction Materials

Degree program BSc in Architecture

Lecturer --

Credits 3

Lectures Tutorials Practices/laboratory Home Study

Contact Hours(Per week)
2 0 6 0

Year / Semester

Pre-requisites: None

Status of the course Core

Course Objectives:

Course Description:

Course
Description/Course
Contents

Teaching & Learning

-
Methods

Assessment/Evaluation &
Grading System

Attendance
)
Requirements

Literature

Adama Science and Technology University

School of Civil Engineering and Architecture
Department of Architecture

CEN2203 Construction Materials

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Course Number CEN2201

Course title Engineering Mechanics

Degree program BSc in Architecture

Lecturer --

Credits 3

Lectures Tutorials Practices/laboratory Home Study

Contact Hours(Per week)
2 3 0 0

Year / Semester

Pre-requisites: Phys 1101

Status of the course Supportive

Course Objectives:

Course Description:

Course
Description/Course
Contents

Teaching & Learning

-
Methods

Assessment/Evaluation &
Grading System

Attendance
)
Requirements

Literature

Adama Science and Technology University

School of Civil Engineering and Architecture
Department of Architecture

CEN2205 Fundamental of Surveying

Course Number CEN2205

Course title Fundamental of Surveying

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Degree program BSc in Architecture

Lecturer --

Credits 3

Lectures Tutorials Practices/laboratory Home Study

Contact Hours(Per week)
2 3 0 0

Year / Semester

Pre-requisites: None

Status of the course -

Course Objectives:

Course Description:

Course
Description/Course
Contents

Teaching & Learning

-
Methods

Assessment/Evaluation &
Grading System

Attendance
)
Requirements

Literature

Adama Science and Technology University

School of Civil Engineering and Architecture
Department of Architecture

SOS311 Principles of Economics

Course Number SOS311

Course title Principles of Economics

Degree program BSc in Architecture

Lecturer --

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Credits 3

Lectures Tutorials Practices/laboratory Home Study

Contact Hours(Per week)
3 0 0 0

Year / Semester

Pre-requisites: None

Status of the course -

Course Objectives:

Course Description:

Course
Description/Course
Contents

Teaching & Learning

-
Methods

Assessment/Evaluation &
Grading System

Attendance
)
Requirements

Literature

Adama Science and Technology University

School of Civil Engineering and Architecture
Department of Architecture

MATH2105 Probablity and Statistics for Engineers

Course Number MATH2105

Course title Probability and Statistics for Engineers

Degree program BSc in Architecture

Lecturer --

Credits 3

Contact Hours(Per week) Lectures Tutorials Practices/laboratory Home Study

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2 3 0 0

Year / Semester

Pre-requisites: None

Status of the course -

Course Objectives:

Course Description:

Course
Description/Course
Contents

Teaching & Learning

-
Methods

Assessment/Evaluation &
Grading System

Attendance
)
Requirements

Literature

Adama Science and Technology University

School of Civil Engineering and Architecture
Department of Architecture
ARC2202 Basic Architectural Design I

Course Number ARC2202

Course title Basic Architecture Design I

Degree program BSc in Architecture

Lecturer N.N
Credits 3
Lectures Tutorials Practices/laboratory Home Study
Contact Hours(Per week)
1 6 -
Year / Semester II/II
Pre-requisites: None
Status of the course Core

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Course Objective & Course objective and outcomes:
competences to be Up on successful completion of the course, students will be able to:
acquired  Explore the relationship of the human body and the built
environment.
 Analyze the physical factors of the built environment
 Interpret different information of design
 Apply the fundamental elements and principles of architectural
design
 Synthesis and transform different design ideas into their design
project

Introduction to design as a conceptual discipline directed at the

analysis, interpretation, synthesis, and transformation of the physical
environment.
The studio provides a conceptual framework of fundamental design
Course Description elements and principles of design. Students will explore the relationship
between the human body and the built environment, and develops skills that
enable design creativity, thinking, representation, and development.
Beginning with abstract exercises, introduces techniques for
designing and developing 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional form and space
in architecture.

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1. Introduction:
1.1. Definition of design,
1.2. difference and similarity of architectural design and other design
disciplines
2. Shape and forms
2.1. Theory of shape and form
2.1.1.terminology,
2.1.2. Human perceptions,
2.1.3.Intelligible realm and separation of the Forms
2.2. Transformation of shape and form
2.3. Principles of form organization
2.3.1.Linear organization ,
2.3.2.radial organization,
2.3.3.central organization,
2.3.4.grid organization, and
Course outline 2.3.5. cluster organization
3. Basic design elements and principles:
3.1. Design elements:
3.1.1.Color(color Attributes),
3.1.2.Line,
3.1.3.Shape( categories of shapes),
3.1.4.Texture,
3.1.5.space,
3.1.6. form
3.2. Principles of Design:
3.2.1.unity/harmony (methods of harmony and unity),
3.2.2.balance (types of balance),
3.2.3.hierarchy,
3.2.4.scale/proportion,
3.2.5.dominance/ emphasis,
3.2.6.Similarity and contrast.
4. Project work

 Assignments, Studio Exercises 30 %

Evaluation & grading  Intermediate Project 15 %
Systems  Semester Project 35% and
 Final Examination 20 %
Literatures Textbooks:
 Architecture, Form, Space and Order (Francis D.K. Ching)
 Interior Design Illustrated (Same Author)

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References:
 The Non-Designers Design Book, by Robin Williams
 Design Basic Index, by Jim Krause
 Don’t Make Me Think, by Steve Krug
 Universal Principles of Design, by William Lidwell, Kristina
Holden, Jim Butler
 Visual Grammar, by Christian Leborg
 Visual Thinking for Design, by Colin Ware

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School of Civil Engineering and Architecture
Department of Architecture

CEN2202 Strength of

Course Number CEN2202

Course title Strength of Materials

Degree program BSc in Architecture

Lecturer --

Credits 4

Lectures Tutorials Practices/laboratory Home Study

Contact Hours(Per week)
3 3 0 0

Year / Semester

Pre-requisites: CEN2201

Status of the course -

Course Objectives:

Course Description:

Course
Description/Course
Contents

Teaching & Learning

-
Methods

Assessment/Evaluation &
Grading System

Attendance
)
Requirements

Literature

Adama Science and Technology University

School of Civil Engineering and Architecture
Department of Architecture

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Building Information Modeling
Course Number ARC2206
Course title Building Information Modeling
Degree program BSc in Architecture
Lecturer N.N
Credits 3
Lectures Tutorials Practices/laboratory Home Study
Contact Hours(Per week)
1 0 6
Year / Semester III/I
Pre-requisites: non
Status of the course Mandatory/ Compulsory

Course objective and outcomes:

At the end of this course:
Course Objective &
competences to be The students will be able to prepare presentation drawings using a
acquired combination of different software (AutoCAD, ArchiCAD, and edit images
with Adobe Photoshop).

The primary goal of this course is to introduce the beginning student

of architecture to basic 2-D and 3-D digital software package (i.e.
Photoshop, Illustrator and AutoCAD, ArchiCAD, Sketch up or their
equivalents) essential to explore representation on a contemporary and
Course Description critical level. The course is intended to highlight a menu of techniques that
will prepare the student to use digital software as a primary communication
tool throughout their architectural education. This newfound knowledge can
be used for highly descriptive as well transformative applications in the
context of design and technical coursework. Faculty presentations and
demonstrations on various techniques and applications and reviews of
student drawing projects take place in the studio setting.

Course outline 1. SketchUp

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- Creating eaves for buildings with pitched roofs
- Constructing gabled roofs
- Making hip roofs
- Sticking your roof together
- Viewing Your Model in Different Way
Step 6: Modeling with Photographs
Step 7: Working with Light and Shadow
Step 8: Creating Presentation Documents
1. ArchiCAD
Part One Introduction
Step 1: what is Building Information Building?
Step 2: What is Virtual Reality?
Part Two: Concepts and Tools
Step 3: The ArchiCAD Workplace
Step 4: Understanding Objects and GDL
Part Three: Project Setup
Step 5: Customizing the Drawing Environment
Step 6: Managing Project Information
Part Four: Creating the Virtual Building
Step 7: Establishing the Base Building Layout
Step 8: Viewing the Building in 3D
Step 9: Working with Stories
Step 10: Completing the Building Envelope
Step 11: Developing the Design
Step 12: Working with Doors, Windows and Skylights
Step 13: Adding Internal Circulation
Step 14: Defining Room Usage and Spaces
Step 15: Adding Final Details
Part Five: Measuring and Costing a Building
Step 16: Calculating Building Information
Step 17: Creating Building Schedules
Part Six: 3D Presentation
Step 18: photo render using Perspectives
Step 19: Developing an Animation
Step 20: Viewing Virtual Reality
Step 21: Creating a Sun Study
Step 22: Defining a 3D Cutaway
Part Seven: Producing and Publishing Drawings
Step 23: Creating the Sheet Layouts
Step 24: Publishing, Printing and Plotting
Part Eight: Detailing, Management and Archiving
Step 25: Detailing a Project using Morph tool
Evaluation & grading Mid-term Exam 40% (closed Book)
Systems Final exam 60% ( closed Book)

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Textbooks:
 1. Introduction to Auto 2007,
 2. 3D Tutorials AutoCAD 2007, Kristen Kurland
 3. Basic 3D and Surface Modelling, David Watson
 4. ArchiCAD 8 Step by Step Tutorial
 by Thomas M. Simmons
 6. Google SketchUp FOR DUMmIES by Aidan Chopra
Literatures

References:

Adama Science and Technology University

School of Civil Engineering and Architecture
Department of Architecture
ARC2208; Visual Communication Skill- I
Course Number ARC2208
Course title Visual Communication Skill I
Degree program BSc in Architecture
Lecturer N.N
Credits 3
Lectures Tutorials Practices/laboratory Home Study
Contact Hours(Per week)
1 - 6
Year / Semester III/I
Pre-requisites: None

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Status of the course Mandatory/ Compulsory
The Objective of this sequence is to understand the
Course Objective & Representational possibilities that are enabled by Architectural drawings to
highlight drawing's ability to aid in the understanding and simplification of
competences to be
complex form and idea.
acquired The primary goal of this course are
 introduction to freehand drawing as an analytical tool within
the design process and to fundamental architectural drawing
skills.
 developing the skills needed for documenting designs using
drawings and
 Performing graphical analysis of two dimensional problems.
 Manual Presentations
Faculty presentations and demonstrations on various drawing techniques
and applications and reviews of student drawing projects take place in
the studio setting
Visual communication is communication through a visual aid and is
described as the conveyance of ideas and information in forms that can be
read or looked upon. Visual communication in part or whole relies on vision,
and is primarily presented or expressed with two-dimensional images, it
Course Description includes: signs, typography, drawing, graphic design, illustration, industrial
design, advertising, animation color and electronic resources. It also explores
the idea that a visual message accompanying text has a greater power to
inform, educate, or persuade a person or audience.
This course will be a primary approach for the students to explore the
schemes mentioned above
1. Introduction:
Course outline
Overview, Important figures, study of visual communications, image
analysis, visual aids…
2. Theories of Visual Communications
Gestalt Theory, Semiotics, Constructivism, Ecological Theory, Cognitive
Theory, Huxley- Lester Model
3. Image Analysis
Personal Perspective, Historical Perspective, Technical Perspective, Ethical
Perspective, Cultural Perspective, Critical Perspective
4. Typography
Uppercase letters, lowercase letters, numerals and symbols
5. Perspective Drawings
Perspective drawing of built environments
6. Sketching media
Technical pen, ink and wash, watercolor and Oil Colors
Rendering Techniques
Shade and Shadow
Free hand sketching of simple geometries and geometric objects

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Free hand sketching of buildings, human figures, landscape, and automobiles
Advanced Sketching
7. Cartoon Drawings
Form of two dimensional illustrated visual art.
Development of storyboard for a short storylines
Types Satire Cartoons, Caricature Cartoons and Humor Cartoons, Political
Cartoons, Scientific Cartoons…
8. Model making and Media
Model making materials and Techniques
Development of model for a sample building
9. Introduction to Sculpture
Sculpture Basics
Mid-term Exam 20%
Evaluation & grading Contentious Assessments 20%
Quiz 10%
Systems Final Project 30%
Final exam 20%
Textbooks:
 Visual communication design, Victorian certificate of education
study design
Literatures
 Six Theories of Visual communication
 Architectural Lettering, instruction paper
 Visual Communication: Bulletin Boards, Exhibits, Visual Aids

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References:
 Visual Communication: Images with Messages,
By Paul Martin Lester
 Handbook of Visual Communication: Theory, Methods, and
Media
edited by Kenneth L. Smith, Sandra Moriarty, Keith Kenney,
Gretchen Barbatsis
 Visual Communication: More Than Meets the EyeBy G. Harry
Jamieson
 Prints and Visual Communication
By William Mills Ivins
 Visual Intelligence: Perception, Image, and Manipulation in
Visual Communication
By Ann Marie Barry
 Images in Use: Towards the Critical Analysis of Visual
Communication
edited by Matteo Stocchetti, Karin Kukkonen
 Visual Communication: From Theory to Practice
By Jonathan Baldwin, Lucienne Roberts
 Decoding Design: Understanding and Using Symbols in Visual
Communication
By Maggie Macnab

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School of Civil Engineering and Architecture
Department of Architecture
Arc2210 Global History of Architecture
Course Number ARC2210
Course title Global History of Architecture-I
Degree program BSc in Architecture
Lecturer N.N
Credits 3
Lectures Tutorials Practices/laboratory Home Study
Contact Hours(Per week)
3 0 -

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Year / Semester II/2
Pre-requisites: None
Status of the course Mandatory/ Compulsory

The course aim to introduce students to the analytical account of art and
Course Objective & architecture from the birth of civilization. History of architecture to be
competences to be studied as history of development built forms, ornamentation, structural
acquired solution, constructional methods, and organization in relation to
technological, environmental factors, sociological, aesthetic and artistic
influence which determine our built environment. The module is intended to
give students:
 Ability to act with knowledge of historical and cultural precedents in
world architecture.
 Ability to act with knowledge of the fine arts as an influence on the
quality of architectural design.
 Understanding of heritage issue in the environment from ancient
civilization to 19th century.

The course leads a thematic study on the history of architecture instead of

the traditional chronological method. Each theme brings in various
discussions in a comparative manner spanning a time period from the pre-
historic up to the period of Baroue and rocco. The students are expected to
develop an understanding of the complexities of continuity and progress in
the history of architectural discourse in relation to its both intellectual and
Course Description
practical appearances within the global history of civilization.
Discussions and verbal/visual presentations also aim the development of a
competent use of the vocabulary of architectural thought and emergence of a
personal intellectual position within the web of architectural theories and
their evolution. Thus, the course aims to introduce the whole history of
architecture as a valuable resource for the architect’s education and does not
intend to train art/architectural historians.
The course outline has the following contents given below;
1. Pre-Historic
2. Mesopotamia
3. Egyptian
4. Greek
Course outline 5. Roman
6. Early Christian & Byzantine
7. Islamic
8. Romanesque
9. Gothic
10. Renaissance.
11. Baroue and rocco
Evaluation & grading  Continues Assessment Class Attendance: 30%
 Mid-Semester Exam : 25%
Systems  Final Examination : 45%

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Textbooks of References:
 History of Architecture by Sir banister Fletcher
Literatures  The Western Humanities by Ray T Mathews
 The Great Architecture of the World by J.J.Norwich
 Online Journals.
The students should visit the Pre-Historic Places (HararGhimb) in Ethiopia
for improve their knowledge ability based on the subject. Finally they should
Visits/Trip the report on the visit.

YEAR III

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Adama Science and Technology University
School of Civil Engineering and Architecture
Department of Architecture
ARC3201 Basic Architecture Design II

Course Number ARC3201

Course title Basic Architectural Design II

Degree program BSc in Architecture

Lecturer N.N
Credits 3
Lectures Tutorials Practices/laboratory Home Study
Contact Hours(Per week)
1 6 -
Year / Semester III/I
Pre-requisites: ARC- 2202
Status of the course Core

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Course objective and outcomes:
Course Objective &
Up on successful completion of the course, students will be able to:
competences to be
 Explore the relationship of the human body and the built
acquired environment.
 Analyze the physical factors of the built environment
 Interpret different information of design
 Apply the fundamental elements and principles of architectural
design
 Synthesis and transform different design ideas into their design
project

Continuation of Basic Architecture Design Studio I, provides the foundations

for architectural design. Covers human, social, technical, and aesthetic
factors related to space and form, Architectural space qualities, and spatial
assemblage.
Focuses on design methodologies, formal and spatial analysis and the
translation of creative conceptual strategies into architectural design
Course Description propositions. The basic programming technique, analysis of space, activities
through case projects and methods, will be studied.
Design problems range from those of the immediate environment of the
individual to that of small social groups. Students are introduced to urban
research and further develop their skills of analytical thinking,
representation, and design communication.
Instruction in design skills, including digital and analogue representational
techniques.

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1. Introduction:
1.1. Proportioning systems of architectural design,
1.2. Influences of anthropometric data in architectural design
1.3. Urban scale and architecture
2. Space and form
2.1. Difference of space and place
2.2. Space defining elements
2.3. Spatial relationship and organization
3. Light and color:
3.1. Color :
3.1.1.Traditional color theory
- Complementary colors
- Warm vs. cool colors
- Achromatic colors
- Tints and shades
- Split primary colors
- Color harmony
3.1.2.additive and subtractive principles of color theory
Course outline
3.1.3.color relationships
3.1.4.psychological and symbolic uses of color
3.1.5.differences between hue, value and intensity
- lightness (light vs. dark, or white vs. black),
- saturation (intense vs. dull), and
- Hue (e.g. red, orange, yellow, green, blue or purple).
3.1.6.developing color schemes for design project
3.2. light :
3.2.1.light and color relationship
3.2.2.light and vision
3.2.3.effects of light on design
4. architectural design process
4.1. initiation
4.2. preparation
4.3. proposal making
4.4. evaluation
4.5. action
5. Residential design project

 Assignments, Studio Exercises 30 %

Evaluation & grading  Intermediate Project 15 %
Systems  Semester Project 35% and
 Final Examination 20 %

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Textbooks:
 Time Saver Standards
 Architects’ Data – by Neufret

References:
 Architecture: Form, Space, and Order 4th Edition by Francis D. K.
Ching
Literatures
 Understanding Architecture: Its Elements, History, and Meaning By
Leland M. Roth, Amanda C. Roth Clark
 Color Psychology and Color Therapy by Faber Birren
 Color and Space by Sandu Cultural Media
 Color Based on Nature by Irma Boom
 Colour and Light by Ulrich Bachmann

Adama Science and Technology University

School of Civil Engineering and Architecture
Department of Architecture
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ARC3203 History of Ethiopian Architecture
Course Number ARC3203
Course title History of Ethiopian Architecture
Degree program BSc in Architecture
Lecturer N.N
Credits 3
Lectures Tutorials Practices/laboratory Home Study
Contact Hours(Per week)
3 -
Year / Semester III/I
Pre-requisites: None
Status of the course Core

Course objective and outcomes:

Up on successful completion of the course, students will be able to
understand:
Course Objective &  analytical account of art and architecture of pre-Axumite and
Axumite period
competences to be
 Historical cities Axum, Hara, Gondar, Rock and cave churches,
acquired Tigray and Lalibela.
 The history of Art: Axumite, medieval, the Gondarian period,
Vernacular architecture, Modern architecture and current trends in
Ethiopia

Provides an outline of the history of architecture, urbanism and

settlements from ancient times to the early modern period in Ethiopia.
Course Description Analyzes buildings as the products of culture and in relation to the special
problems of architectural design. Stresses the geopolitical context of
buildings and in the process familiarizes students with buildings, sites and
cities in Ethiopia.

1. Introduction: Introduction to architecture, History of Art &

Architecture;
2.History of Ethiopian Art:

Course outline
3.History of Ethiopian Architecture at different periods: pre
Axumite and Axumite architecture, Medieval period, the Gondorian
period, Tigray, lalibela, harar, Rock hewn churches and vernacular
period
4. Conservation :
5. Modern Architecture:It includes the current trend of modern and
High-Tech Architecture
Assignment: 10%
Evaluation & grading Project: 20%
Systems Mid-term Exam 20%
Final exam 50%

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Textbooks:


Literatures
References:

 Ethiopia History books

 Online Journals.

Adama Science and Technology University

School of Civil Engineering and Architecture
Department of Architecture
ARC3201 Global History of Architecture
Course Number ARC3301
Course title Global History of Architecture-II
Degree program BSc in Architecture
Lecturer N.N
Credits 3
Contact Hours(Per week) Lectures Tutorials Practices/laboratory Home Study

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3 0 -
Year / Semester II/2
Pre-requisites: ARCH:2210
Status of the course Mandatory/ Compulsory

The course leads a thematic study on the history of architecture instead of

the traditional chronological method. Each theme brings in various
discussions in a comparative manner spanning a time period from Neo
Classicism up to the period of High-Tech Architecture.
The students are expected to develop an understanding of the complexities of
continuity and progress in the history of architectural discourse in relation to
Course Description its both intellectual and practical appearances within the global history of
civilization.
Discussions and verbal/visual presentations also aim the development of a
competent use of the language of architectural thought and emergence of a
personal intellectual position within the web of architectural theories and
their evolution. The course aims to introduce the whole history of
architecture as a valuable resource for the architect’s education and does not
intend to train art/architectural historians.
The course outline has the following contents given below;
12. Neo Classicism
13. Industrial Revolution
14. Art Nouveau
15. Bauhaus School
Course outline 16. Chicago School
17. Contemporary Architects like Frank Lloyd Wright, Le Corbusier, Mies
van der Rohe, Lorry Baker and others
18. International Style
19. Post Modernism
20. DE constructivism
21. High Tech Architecture
Evaluation & grading  Continues Assessment Class Attendance: 30%
Systems  Mid-Semester Exam : 25%

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 Final Examination : 45%
Textbooks of References:
 History of Architecture by Sir banister Fletcher
Literatures  The Western Humanities by Ray T Mathews
 The Great Architecture of the World by J.J.Norwich
 Online Journals.

The students should visit the importanthistorical architectural places in

Visits/Trip Ethiopia for improve their knowledge ability based on the subject. Finally
they should the report on the visit.

Adama Science and Technology University

School of Civil Engineering and Architecture
Department of Architecture

ARC3303 Introductory Graphic Design

Course Number ARC3303

Course title Introductory Graphic Design

Degree program BSc in Architecture

Lecturer --

Credits 3

Lectures Tutorials Practices/laboratory Home Study

Contact Hours(Per week)
1 6 0

Year / Semester

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Pre-requisites:

Status of the course -

Course Objectives:

Course Description:

Course
Description/Course
Contents

Teaching & Learning

-
Methods

Assessment/Evaluation &
Grading System

Attendance
)
Requirements

Literature

Adama Science and Technology University

School of Civil Engineering and Architecture
Department of Architecture

CEN3203 Theory of Structures

Course Number CEN3203

Course title Theory of Structures

Degree program BSc in Architecture

Lecturer --

Credits 3

Lectures Tutorials Practices/laboratory Home Study

Contact Hours(Per week)
2 3 0 0

Year / Semester

Pre-requisites: CEN2202

Status of the course -

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Course Objectives:

Course Description:

Course
Description/Course
Contents

Teaching & Learning

-
Methods

Assessment/Evaluation &
Grading System

Attendance
)
Requirements

Literature

Adama Science and Technology University

School of Civil Engineering and Architecture
Department of Architecture
Building Information Modeling- II
Course Number ARC3305
Course title Building Information Modeling- II
Degree program BSc in Architecture
Lecturer N.N
Credits 3
Lectures Tutorials Practices/laboratory Home Study
Contact Hours(Per week)
1 0 6
Year / Semester III/I
Pre-requisites: non
Status of the course Restricted Elective
Course objective and outcomes:
At the end of this course:

Course Objective & The students will be able to prepare presentation drawings using advanced
BIM Softwares.
competences to be
acquired The student will be able to use ArchiCad tools and render 3D images using
ArchiCAD, Revit Architecture and edit images with Adobe photo shop and
will Perform an additional BIM-related task (analysis) either as a term
project or as part of your final project

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This course extends the user of the computer as a tool for architectural
representation by engaging in digital three-dimensional modeling. This
course will lead the way for students for a more complex usage of the cad
and animation software for a more realistic presentation of their projects in
the university level and take the powerful performance of those software to
Course Description
their career in the future.

This course is an in-depth exploration of how building information modeling

tools are being utilized in the architectural profession with an emphasis on
Autodesk products. Advanced BIM modeling tools and strategies will be
investigated.

Revit Architecture
Part One Introduction
Step 1: Understanding the Basics of Revit Architecture
Step 2: Work with families, groups, and phasing
Part Two: Parts of the Revit Interface
Step 3: The ribbon, Status, view and options bar, Project browser and
properties, Control tool bar, etc.
Part Three: Modifying Project Settings
Step 4: Project Units and Annotation Units setup, etc
Part Four: Creating Project
Step 5: Design walls, floors, roofs, ceilings, stairs, ramps,
railings, and more
Part Five: Annotating and Dimensioning
Step 6: Create compelling drawing sets with details and Annotations
Part Six: Detailing
Course outline Step 7: Massing in Revit Architecture
Step 8: Learn the tips and tricks experts use to get the most out of Revit
BIM Analysis
 BIM for building design
- design buildings using BIM software
- Benefits, drawbacks
 BIM for construction management
- How does BIM fit into construction delivery methods?
- What is IPD and Lean Construction)
 BIM for preconstruction
- Can BIM make preconstruction
- Estimating? Building analysis and optimization)
 BIM for construction construction process, Clash detection,
Constructability, Trade coordination and scheduling.
 BIM for sustainability
 BIM and facility management (How is FM currently done and how
can BIM change that approach?)
 solar analysis using BIM
Evaluation & grading Mid-term Exam 40% (closed Book)
Systems Final exam 60% ( closed Book)

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Textbooks:
1. ArchiCAD 8Step by Step Tutorial

by Thomas M. Simmon

Literatures References:

. Adobe Photoshop CS6 Tutorial

www.marquette.edu/ctl/e-learning/documents/PhotoshopPDF.pdf

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Adama Science and Technology University
School of Civil Engineering and Architecture
Department of Architecture
ARC3307; Visual Communication Skill- II
Course Number ARC3307
Course title Visual Communication Skill- II
Degree program BSc in Architecture
Lecturer N.N
Credits 3
Lectures Tutorials Practices/laboratory Home Study
Contact Hours(Per week)
1 - 6
Year / Semester III/I
Pre-requisites: ARC2208
Status of the course Mandatory/ Compulsory

The Objective of this sequence is to understand the

Course Objective & Representational possibilities that are enabled by Architectural drawings to
competences to be highlight drawing's ability to aid in the understanding and simplification of
acquired complex form and idea.

The primary goal of this course are

 introduction to freehand drawing as an analytical tool within

the design process and to fundamental architectural drawing
skills.

 developing the skills needed for documenting designs using

drawings and

 Performing graphical analysis of three dimensional problems.

 Computer Assisted Presentations

Faculty presentations and demonstrations on various drawing techniques

and applications and reviews of student drawing projects take place in
the studio setting

This course is a sequence/ continuation of the contents on visusl

Course Description
communications I and it will be focusing on a primary approach for the
students to explore the 3 dimensional schemes of visual performance through
a visual aid and is described as the conveyance of ideas and information in
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forms that can be read or looked upon. Visual communication in part or
whole relies on vision, and is primarily presented or expressed with two-
dimensional images, it includes: signs, typography, drawing, graphic
design, illustration, industrial design, advertising, animation color and
electronic resources. It also explores the idea that a visual message
accompanying text has a greater power to inform, educate, or persuade a
person or audience.

1. Visual Design Elements and principles

Course outline  Introduction to Visual aids media: simple to advanced

2. Models of communication

 Shannon and Weaver, Berlo, Schramm, Barnlund, Constructionist,

Linear, Interactive/convergence, Communication theory framework,
Ontology, Epistemology, Axiology

3. Visual culture, Visual Design and visual sociology

 Overview, Visualism, Relationship with other areas of study,

History, Difference from image studies
 Method of visual design and sociology
Data collection using cameras and other recording technology
Studying visual data produced by cultures
Communication with images and media other than words

4. Computer-assisted presentations

Typographic, illustrative, Audio Visual and Animation presentations

using various computer applications such as Adobe Photoshop,
Illustration.

4.1. Advertising

4.2. Cartooning

4.3. Graffiti

5. AutoCAD

I. Introduction

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 Introduction to Auto CAD, Starting Auto CAD, The Auto CAD
graphics window, The AutoCAD coordinate system

II. Primary Settings, and Drawing & Modifying Tools

 Starting a new drawing with the startup dialogue box, Setting, drawing
units & limits, Primary drawing and modifying tools

III. Setting a Prototype Drawing

 Opening a drawing, Setting color, Setting line type, Setting layers

 Drafting settings, AutoCAD display settings

IV. The AutoCAD 2D-Tools

 Basic drawing tools, Basic handling tools, Basic modifying tools

V. Hatching

 Defining region/boundary, Editing hatch

VI. Dimensioning

 Types of dimensioning, Dimension style, Modifying dimensions

VII. Adding Text to a Drawing

 Single line text, Multilane text, Editing text

VIII. Three-Dimensional Drawing

 Making isometric drawing using isometric grid, The UCS

IX. 3D –Tools

 Solid tools

 Solid editing tools

 Surface tools

X. Shading and Rendering

 Shading tools

 Rendering tools

 Material library

 Landscape library

 Light

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 Render

6. Adobe Photoshop

Part One Introduction

Step 1: Basics of Adobe photoshop

Part Two: Creating Project

Step 2: Organize and process Image

Mid-term Exam 20%

Contentious Assessments 20%

Evaluation & grading
Quiz 10%
Systems
Final Project 30%

Final exam 20%

Textbooks:

 Visual communication design, Victorian certificate of education

study design
Literatures
 Six Theories of Visual communication
 Architectural Lettering, instruction paper
 Visual Communication: Bulletin Boards, Exhibits, Visual Aids

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References:

 Visual Communication: Images with Messages,

By Paul Martin Lester
 Handbook of Visual Communication: Theory, Methods, and
Media
edited by Kenneth L. Smith, Sandra Moriarty, Keith Kenney,
Gretchen Barbatsis

 Visual Communication: More Than Meets the EyeBy G. Harry

Jamieson

 Prints and Visual Communication

By William Mills Ivins

 Visual Intelligence: Perception, Image, and Manipulation in

Visual Communication

By Ann Marie Barry

 Images in Use: Towards the Critical Analysis of Visual

Communication

edited by Matteo Stocchetti, Karin Kukkonen

 Visual Communication: From Theory to Practice

By Jonathan Baldwin, Lucienne Roberts

 Decoding Design: Understanding and Using Symbols in Visual

Communication

By Maggie Macnab

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Adama Science and Technology University
School of Civil Engineering and Architecture
Department of Architecture

CEN2202 Building Construction

Course Number CEN3205
Course title Building Construction
Degree program BSc in Architecture
Lecturer --
Credits 4
Lectures Tutorials Practices/laboratory Home Study
Contact Hours(Per week)
2 0 6 0
Year / Semester
Pre-requisites: CEN2203
Status of the course -

Course Objectives:

Course Description:

Course
Description/Course
Contents

Teaching & Learning

-
Methods

Assessment/Evaluation &
Grading System

Attendance
)
Requirements

Literature

Adama Science and Technology University

School of Civil Engineering and Architecture
Department of Architecture
ARC3309 -Painting and Sculpture Basics
Course Number ARC3309
Course title Painting and Sculpture Basics
Degree program BSc in Architecture

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Lecturer --
Credits 3
Contact Hours(Per Lectures Tutorials Practices/laboratory Home Study
week) 1 0 6
Year / Semester III/I
Pre-requisites: NONE
Status of the course Elective 1-2-3 (core elective – restricted)

Course objective:
 Let the students to be familiar with visual traditional arts history
Course Objective & and related techniques through the various trends
competences to be  Develop the concept of 2D and 3D in the traditional hand-made
acquired works of art.
Course outcomes:
At the end of this course the students will produce a research on the
modern paintings and sculptures techniques and artistic values.

This course is a study:

- Of painting issues, stressing a beginning command of the
conventions of pictorial space and the language of color through the
historical development. Class assignments and individual projects
explore technical, conceptual, and historical issues central to the
Course Description
language of painting in the different trends.
- Of the concepts of space, form, weight, mass, and design in sculpture
are explored and applied through basic techniques of construction and
material. Class timeis spent looking at various concepts and approaches
to the understanding and development of sculptural ideas, from
sculpture as a unified object to sculpture as fragmentary process.

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1 Introduction
- Brief History of visual arts
- Pictorial matter: definition and meaning
2 Basic techniques of paintings in the historical trends
- Painting media
- Painting styles
3 Pictorial language
- Concept of space in the historical development of painting
Course outline - Color and tone. Non-traditional elements. Concept of Rhythm
4 Basic techniques of sculpture in the historical trends
- Various techniques of gluing and fastening, mass/weight
distribution, hanging/mounting, surface/finishing, and types of
materials
- Concept of tridimensional object: multi-view perspective
5 Modern art trends
6 Introduction to wood and metal workshop

 Assignments, Laboratory Exercises 20%,

Evaluation & grading  Mid-semester Examination 20%
Systems  Semester project 30%
 Final Examination 30%.

Textbooks:
History of Art – H.W. Jason, A. F. Jason - 1997

Literatures
References:
 John Boardman –The Oxford History of Classical Art -1993
 Julian Bell –Mirror of the World: A New History Of Art – 2010
 E.H. Gombrich – The Story of Art - 1950

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Adama Science and Technology University
School of Civil Engineering and Architecture
Department of Architecture
ARC3202 Architecture Design Studio I

Course Number ARC3202

Course title Architecture Design Studio
Degree program BSc in Architecture
Lecturer --
Credits 4
Contact Hours(Per Lectures Tutorials Practices/laboratory Home Study
week) 1 0 9 0
Year / Semester III/II
Pre-requisites: Basic Architectural Design II (ARC3201)
Status of the course core
At the end of this course the students will be able to:

 Explain the difference between Architecture and other forms of

design
Course Objectives:
 Apply the Architectural design principles in the shaping of
space.
 Identify the stages of Architectural design
 Practice on shaping space for single family living.
Introduction to Design process. Methods and principles in Architectural
Design. Demonstrates how architecture differs from other forms of
Course Description:
design experiencing unfamiliar mode of thought, simple product design,
and space design for living-functional organization exercises. Design of
a single family building.
Course Outline: 1. Introduction
 Defining Architecture
 Phases of an Architectural Work
 Natural Factors Affecting Design
2. Residential planning and Design
 Zones within a House Living Zone, Sleeping Zone, Service
Zone
 Rooms and Facilities: Types, Function, Location,
Orientation, Size and Layout, Furniture and Fixture, Surface
and Opening
 Entry Way and Foyer, Living Rooms, Dinning Rooms, Family
Rooms Porches, Patios, Courts and Decks,
 Bathrooms, Kitchen, Dining Nooks, Circulation Areas: Halls,
Stairs Utility Rooms, Garage and Carport

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3. Introduction to building designing
 Programming
 General Requirements, Functional Requirements,
Accommodation Room Sizes,
 Design Development Overall Planning
 Bubble Diagram Individual Room Template (Additive
Planning)
 Arrangement, Adjustment, Refinement
4. Interior Planning (Subtractive Planning)
a. Thumbnail Sketches
b. Preliminary Sketches
c. Finished Sketches
Common Planning Errors and Critical Analysis
5. Circulation
 Efficiency
 Factors affecting the preliminary layout of a building
 Solar orientation
 Movement of the sun during the seasons
 Northern Hemisphere
 Equator
 Southern Hemisphere
 Effect of the solar radiation of the different functions
 Sun breakers
 Wind Orientation
 Movement of the wind during the seasons
 Effect of wind on the different functions of the residence
 Topographic Orientation
 View Orientation
 Shape and size of the site
 Zoning Ordinances
 Problem solving in cases of combining orientation

Teaching and Learning  Lectures,

methods  Assignments, and project
 Studio works with supervision.
Assessment/ evaluation  Studio design Processes 30 %,
& Grading Systems  Intermediate Project 20%
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 Semester project 35 %, and
 Final Examination (Rapid design) 15 %.
 Minimum of 80% attendance during lecture hours;
Attendance
 100% attendance during practical work sessions, except for
Requirement:
some unprecedented mishaps
Reference Books
 Architecture, Form, Space and Order (Francis D.K. Ching)
 Interior Design Illustrated (Same Author)
 House Design (Alfreedo D.)
Literature:  Building Construction Illustrated (Francis D.K. Ching)
 How to be your own Architect (SoottaI.Ballard)
 Man, Climate and Architecture by Francis D. K. Ching
 Principles of form and Design, by Wocius Wong
 The Elements of Design, by Loan Oei& Cecile De kegel

Adama Science and Technology University

School of Civil Engineering and Architecture
Department of Architecture
ARC3204 Architectural Building Systems - I
Course Number ARC3204

Course title Architectural Building Systems - I

Degree program BSc in Architecture
Lecturer N.N
Credits 3
Lectures Tutorials Practices/laboratory Home Study
Contact Hours(Per week)
2 0 3 0
Year / Semester III/II
Pre-requisites:
Status of the course Core

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Course objective and outcomes:
Course Objective &
competences to be The course aims to help students to:
acquired  understand and apply the scientific principles underlying the
thermal
 learn to evaluate the pros and cons of a range of technologies for
creating
comfortable indoor environments,
 conduct a series of design analysis workflows regarding climate,
building energy use
 acquire the knowledge required to critically discuss/present the
environmental concept of a building.

The primary focus of this course is the study of the thermal behavior of
buildings. The course examines the basic scientific principles underlying
these phenomena and introduces students to a range of technologies and
analysis techniques for designing comfortable indoor environments. Students
will be challenged to apply these techniques and explore the role energy can
play in shaping architecture. How to analyze a site’s climate and local energy
Course Description mix, it is also dedicated to the principles of heat storage and heat flow in and
around buildings. Basic manual and computer-based methods to predict the
energy use of buildings will also be discussed. In order to introduce students
to the effective use of computer simulations during design, a Building
Optimization Game that mimics a LEED design charrette will be organized
during class, students will compete in groups who develops the building with
the lowest energy

1. Course introduction |
2. Energy use in Buildings
3. Understanding Climate –Solar Radiation
4. Wind Understanding Climate - Temperature and Rel.
Humidity | Climate Consultant
Course outline 5. Thermal Comfort + Case study.
6. Thermal Mass & Heat Flow
7. Insulation Materials
8. Radiation Maps Active and Passive Solar
9. Window Technologies , Internal Gains , Infiltration and
Manual Load Calculations
10. Static Shading ,Energy Simulations & HVAC system

Methods of Assessment:
Grades will be determined based on:
Evaluation & grading  Quality and timely submission of completed assignments (45%).
Systems  Course project presentation (30%)
 Case study presentation (15%).
 Participation in class discussions (10%).

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Textbooks:
Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE), AM10 Natural
Ventilation in Non Domestic Buildings, 2005
 (http://www.brebookshop.com/details.jsp?id=31399)

G. Z. Brown and Mark DeKay, Sun, Wind & Light: Architectural Design
Strategies (3rd
edition), John Wiley & Sons, 2014
 Roger Benham, Architecture of the well-tempered environment (2nd
Literatures edition), The
University of Chicago Press, Chicago, ISBN 0-226-03698-7 (paperback),
1984 (~$35)
 Norbert Lechner, Heating, Cooling, Lighting: Design Methods for
Architects (2nd
edition), John Wiley & Sons, ISBN: 0-471-24143-1 (hardcover), 2001
 Manfred Hegger, Matthias Fuchs, Thomas Stark, Martin Zeumer, Energy
Manual:
Sustainable Architecture, Construction Manuals, Bikhäuser, 2008

AdamaScience and Technology University

School of Civil Engineering and Architecture
Department of Architecture

ARC-3302 Contemporary Architecture

Course Number ARC-3302

Course title Contemporary Architecture
Degree program BSc in Architecture
Lecturer N.N
Credits 3
Lectures Tutorials Practices/laboratory Home Study
Contact Hours(Per week)
3 - -
Year / Semester III/II
Pre-requisites: None
Status of the course Elective

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Course objective and outcomes:
Course Objective &
competences to be Up on successful completion of the course, students will be able to:
acquired
 Identify and compare the varied approaches and ideologies in
contemporary architecture.
 Explain and evaluate issues in contemporary architectural discourse
in relation to the history of architecture, and external forces in
culture and society.
 Analyze and evaluate the opportunities and constraints of
contemporary practice.
 Introduce participants to the contemporary architecture scene and
allow them to position themselves into it.
 Acquire the essential skills for looking at, analyzing and
understanding architecture.
 Use architecture as a way to look at the places that we inhabit, an
action for positive change, and a generator of a vision for making
possible worlds.

This course investigates the state of contemporary architecture as

represented by significant practices, buildings, theories, and criticisms.
Themes to be considered include globalization, the role of digital design
media, the ethics and aesthetics of sustainability, contemporary urbanism,
new approaches to materials and structure. Current conditions will be related
Course Description historically to postwar reactions to modernism and contextually to the social
and technological shifts of recent decades.
Agendas and approaches to the making and "reading" of space and form in
20th- and 21st-century architecture. The analysis of canonical works and
texts, with frequent reference to relevant works prior to the 20th century, and
with an emphasis on buildings and drawings as the vehicles of study, with
occasional citations from painting, film, literature, and other critical works.

1. Unit 1: introduction: introduction to contemporary Architecture

2. Unit 2: Research
3. Unit 3: Critique of Modernism
Course outline
4. Unit 4: The Rise of Post-modern Theory 1969–1979
5. Unit 5: Pluralism of Thought – the 1980s
6. Unit 6: Millennial Excursions - 1990s and beyond

Evaluation & grading Mid-term Exam 40% (closed Book)

Systems Final exam 60% ( closed Book)

Textbooks:
Literatures


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References:
 C. GreigCrysler, Stephen Cairns and Hilde Heynen (eds.), The Sage
Handbook of Architectural Theory (London: Sage, 2012).
 Adrian Forty, Words and Buildings: A Vocabulary of Modern
Architecture, (London: Thames & Hudson, 2000).
 K. Michael Hays (ed.), Architectural Theory Since 1968
(Cambridge, Mass: MIT Press, 1998).
 K. Michael Hays (ed.), Oppositions Reader (New York: Princeton
Architectural Press, 1998)
 Harry Francis Mallgrave and David Goodman, An Introduction to
Architectural Theory: 1968 to the Present (Chichester: Wiley-
Blackwell, 2011).
 Kate Nesbit (ed.), Theorizing a New Agenda for Architecture: An
Anthology of Architectural Theory (New York: Princeton
Architectural Press, 1996).
 Joan Ockman, Architecture Culture 1943-1968, (New York: Rizzoli,
1993).
 A. Krista Sykes & K. Michael Hays (eds.), Constructing a New
Agenda: Architectural Theory 1993-2009 (New York: Princeton
Architectural Press, 2010).
 Raymond Williams, Keywords: A Vocabulary of culture and
society, (London: Fontana, 1983).

Adama Science and Technology University

School of Civil Engineering and Architecture
Department of Architecture

CEN5311 Constructions Methods and Equipment

Course Number CEN5311

Course title Constructions Methods and Equipment

Degree program BSc in Architecture

Lecturer --

Credits 3

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Lectures Tutorials Practices/laboratory Home Study
Contact Hours(Per week)
2 3 0 0

Year / Semester

Pre-requisites: None

Status of the course -

Course Objectives:

Course Description:

Course
Description/Course
Contents

Teaching & Learning

-
Methods

Assessment/Evaluation &
Grading System

Attendance
)
Requirements

Literature

Adama Science and Technology University

School of Civil Engineering and Architecture
Department of Architecture

CEN3305 Constructions Materials II

Course Number CEN3305

Course title Constructions Materials II

Degree program BSc in Architecture

Lecturer --

Credits 3

Lectures Tutorials Practices/laboratory Home Study

Contact Hours(Per week)
2 0 3 0

Year / Semester

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Pre-requisites: CEN2203

Status of the course -

Course Objectives:

Course Description:

Course
Description/Course
Contents

Teaching & Learning

-
Methods

Assessment/Evaluation &
Grading System

Attendance
)
Requirements

Literature

Adama Science and Technology University

School of Civil Engineering and Architecture
Department of Architecture
ARC3304Architectural Photography

Course Number ARC3304

Course title Architectural Photography
Degree program BSc in Architecture
Lecturer N.N
Credits 3
Lectures Lab Practices/laboratory Home Study
Contact Hours(Per week)
1 6 -
Year / Semester III/I
Pre-requisites: None
Status of the course Mandatory/ Compulsory

Course Objective & The Course prepares ground for the students to gain an understanding into
the fundamental issues in architectural Photography and develop the skill to
competences to be acquired create Articles/presentation capturing the essence through the photographs.

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Production of contemporary architectural Photography; Building pictures -
Instant, Report - Editing - Editorial thinking – the picture Editor - Editing
practices, creating drama - Photo editing -Documentary-evolution of the
Course Description word document-methods and techniques.
Assignments should include an article based on ability to originate, plan,
research, present and produce a piece of architectural journalism. The
techniques and processes used in the production should be identified by the
student.
Unit – I
Definition of Architectural Photography - Brief History - Photographs as
social Documentaries - Birth of modern Architectural Photography since
1950s - visual awareness – visual survey - EDFAT methods in using the
camera - Equipment required for Architectural Photography.
Unit - II
Development of writing skills: Usage of language and Vocabulary and
grammar introduction to methodology of writing essays, news writing,
precis writing, writing in architectural blogs; listening comprehension,
analyze talks and information gathered and to edit gathered information to
build an article. Originality of topic. Collecting clippings from articles, blogs
and books.

Course outline Unit -III

Architectural Photography in perspective - Snap shots - Advance amateur
Photography - Art Photography - Photo Journalism - Approach to Photo
Journalism – News Papers and Magazine Design elements: Page make -up -
Layout - color scheme - Font - Blurb - Pictures - Ads etc- Other magazines -
Documenting of Places - Rural- Urban - Public relations.
Unit - IV
Key texts concerning architectural journalism and journalists; to critically
contrast their outputs in terms of production, content and/or presentation; to
develop an ability to critically appraise selected individual pieces of
journalism. Awards for Architectural Journalism and some of the important
recipients People journalism and law-legal boundaries-issues libel and
invasions of privacy ethics- the photo journalist on scene

Evaluation & grading Mid-term Exam 40% (closed Book)

Systems Final exam 60% ( closed Book)

Textbooks:
Kopelow, Gerry. How to photograph buildings and interiors, 3rd ed. New
York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2002.
De Mare, Eric Samuel. Architectural photography, London: Batsford,
1975.
Literatures
Busch, Akiko. The photography of architecture: twelve views, New York:
Van Nostrand Reinhold Co., 1987.
Mehta, Ashvin. Happenings: \b a journal of luminous moments,
Mohd, Al Asad. Architectural Criticism and Journalism
Sommer, Robert. Tom Wolfe on Modern Architecture

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Adama Science and Technology University
School of Civil Engineering and Architecture
Department of Architecture

ARC3306 Art History and Visual Perception

Course Number ARC3306

Course title Art History and Visual Perception

Degree program BSc in Architecture

Lecturer --

Credits 3

Lectures Tutorials Practices/laboratory Home Study

Contact Hours(Per week)
1 2 6 0

Year / Semester

Pre-requisites: None

Status of the course -

Course Objectives:

Course Description:

Course
Description/Course
Contents

Teaching & Learning

-
Methods

Assessment/Evaluation &

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Grading System

Attendance
)
Requirements

Literature

Adama Science and Technology University

School of Civil Engineering and Architecture
Department of Architecture

CEN3204 Theory of Structure II

Course Number CEN3204

Course title Theory of Structure II

Degree program BSc in Architecture

Lecturer --

Credits 3

Lectures Tutorials Practices/laboratory Home Study

Contact Hours(Per week)
2 3 0 0

Year / Semester

Pre-requisites: CEN3203

Status of the course -

Course Objectives:

Course Description:

Course
Description/Course
Contents

Teaching & Learning

-
Methods

Assessment/Evaluation &
Grading System

Attendance
)
Requirements

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Literature

Adama Science and Technology University

School of Civil Engineering and Architecture
Department of Architecture

CEN4207 Quantity Surveying, Specification and Contracts

Course Number CEN4207

Course title Quantity Surveying, Specification and Contracts

Degree program BSc in Architecture

Lecturer --

Credits 3

Lectures Tutorials Practices/laboratory Home Study

Contact Hours(Per week)
2 3 0 0

Year / Semester

Pre-requisites: CEN3205

Status of the course -

Course Objectives:

Course Description:

Course
Description/Course
Contents

Teaching & Learning

-
Methods

Assessment/Evaluation &
Grading System

Attendance
)
Requirements

Literature

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Adama Science and Technology University
School of Civil Engineering and Architecture
Department of Architecture
Design Computing-I

Course Number ARC4312

Course title Design Computing I
Degree program BSc in Architecture
Lecturer N.N
Credits 3
Lectures Tutorials Practices/laboratory Home Study
Contact Hours(Per week)
2 3 -
Year / Semester III/I
Building Information Modeling I
Pre-requisites:
ARC2206
Status of the course Mandatory/ Compulsory
Course objective and outcomes:
Up on successful completion of the course, students will be able to:
1. develop strong technical skills in the areas of media
Course Objective & computation, data manipulation and visualization,
competences to be acquired interaction design, and usability.
2. Demonstrate an understanding of the use of 3D
technologies by choosing appropriate tools to create digital
objects with appropriate scale and format for differing digital
design outcomes.
3. Utilise iterative processes involved in the evolution of
digital 3D models.
4. Employ the technical skills necessary to generate digital
3D objects for different design requirements.
5. Build computer models that will lead to a full package of
architectural explorations with computers.
The course begins with 3D computing, including co-ordinate
systems, basic coding and the introduction to commercial software
applications. This lays a foundation for students to integrate manual and
digital design knowledge and skills. In this course students will explore,
select and apply appropriate computing tools, processes and formats to
Course Description creative research, visualisation, manipulation, specification and
presentation of original design ideas in a professional manner. Introduces a
visual-perceptual, rule-based approach to design using shape grammars.
Covers grammar fundamentals through lectures and in-class, exercises.
Focuses on shape grammar applications, from stylistic analysis to creative
design, through presentations of past applications and through short student
exercises and projects.

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Course outline 6. introduction: to the fundamentals of design computing for digital
objects and three-dimensional drawing
7. Problem-solving methodology: the methodology comprises four
stages: analysis, design, development and evaluation.
8. Computing: In this unit students focus on how data, information
and networked digital systems can be used to meet a range of
users’ current and future needs.
9. Data and graphic solutions: In this area of study students
conduct an investigation into an issue, practice or event and
through the systematic collection, interpretation and manipulation
of primary data they create a graphic solution, such as an
infographic, that represents their findings.
10. Collaboration and communication: In this area of study students
examine how the use of particular information systems within
specified contexts can cause tensions and conflicts between
different stakeholders. Students develop the ability to critically
appraise how information systems are used and how individuals
can be empowered to shape their use.
11. Programming: In this area of study students focus on using a
programming or scripting language that can support object-
oriented programming to create working software modules. These
languages provide users with greater flexibility than application
software, as specific sets of instructions can be implemented to
create solutions that are purpose designed.
12. Data analysis and visualisation: In this area of study students
learn to use software tools to access, select and, where appropriate,
manipulate authentic data from large data repositories, and to
present the key aspects of the data in an appropriate visual form.
Once the data has been isolated and checked for its integrity,
students create data visualisations that assist in reducing the
complexity of data by using designs that illustrate patterns,
connections and structure. These visualisations should minimise
the effort required by readers to interpret complex data and they
need to be clear, usable and relevant.
13. Data management: In this area of study students are introduced
to the structure of databases and their applicability in a range of
settings. Databases underpin many applications such as borrowing
and booking systems, medical records and social media websites.
14. Data analytics: drawing conclusions: In this area of study
students focus on data analytics, in particular selecting,
referencing, organising, manipulating and interpreting relevant
data to draw valid conclusions about a hypothesis. Students
initially frame a hypothesis within a chosen project.
15. Software development: students focus on the application of a
problem-solving methodology and underlying skills to create

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purpose-designed solutions using a programming language. In
Unit 3 students develop a detailed understanding of the analysis,
design and development stages of the problem-solving
methodology and use a programming language to create working
software modules.
Mid-term Exam 40% (closed Book)
Evaluation & grading Systems
Final exam 60% ( closed Book)

Textbooks:


References:
Literatures

Adama Science and Technology University

School of Civil Engineering and Architecture
Department of Architecture
Building Information Modeling I
Course Number ARC2206
Course title Building Information Modeling I
Degree program BSc in Architecture

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Lecturer N.N
Credits 3
Lectures Tutorials Practices/laboratory Home Study
Contact Hours(Per week)
1 0 6
Year / Semester III/I
Pre-requisites: non
Status of the course Mandatory/ Compulsory

Course objective and outcomes:

At the end of this course:
Course Objective &
competences to be acquired The students will be able to prepare presentation drawings using a
combination of different software (AutoCAD, ArchiCAD, and edit images
with Adobe Photoshop).

The primary goal of this course is to introduce the beginning

student of architecture to basic 2-D and 3-D digital software package (i.e.
Photoshop, Illustrator and AutoCAD, ArchiCAD, Sketch up or their
equivalents) essential to explore representation on a contemporary and
critical level. The course is intended to highlight a menu of techniques that
Course Description
will prepare the student to use digital software as a primary communication
tool throughout their architectural education. This newfound knowledge can
be used for highly descriptive as well transformative applications in the
context of design and technical coursework. Faculty presentations and
demonstrations on various techniques and applications and reviews of
student drawing projects take place in the studio setting.

Course outline 2. SketchUp

Step 1: Introduction
Step 2: SketchUp interface
Step 3: SketchUp Settings
Step 4: Getting Started with SketchUp
Step 5: Modeling in SketchUp
- Drawing Floors and Walls
- Starting out in 2D
- Coming up with a simple plan
- Going from 2D to 3D
- Adding doors and windows
- Staring Down Stairs
- The Subdivided Rectangles method
- The Copied Profile method
- The Treads Are Components method
- Raising the Roof
- Building flat roofs with parapets
- Creating eaves for buildings with pitched roofs
- Constructing gabled roofs
- Making hip roofs
- Sticking your roof together
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- Viewing Your Model in Different Way
Step 6: Modeling with Photographs
Step 7: Working with Light and Shadow
Step 8: Creating Presentation Documents
2. ArchiCAD
Part One Introduction
Step 1: what is Building Information Building?
Step 2: What is Virtual Reality?
Part Two: Concepts and Tools
Step 3: The ArchiCAD Workplace
Step 4: Understanding Objects and GDL
Part Three: Project Setup
Step 5: Customizing the Drawing Environment
Step 6: Managing Project Information
Part Four: Creating the Virtual Building
Step 7: Establishing the Base Building Layout
Step 8: Viewing the Building in 3D
Step 9: Working with Stories
Step 10: Completing the Building Envelope
Step 11: Developing the Design
Step 12: Working with Doors, Windows and Skylights
Step 13: Adding Internal Circulation
Step 14: Defining Room Usage and Spaces
Step 15: Adding Final Details
Part Five: Measuring and Costing a Building
Step 16: Calculating Building Information
Step 17: Creating Building Schedules
Part Six: 3D Presentation
Step 18: photo render using Perspectives
Step 19: Developing an Animation
Step 20: Viewing Virtual Reality
Step 21: Creating a Sun Study
Step 22: Defining a 3D Cutaway
Part Seven: Producing and Publishing Drawings
Step 23: Creating the Sheet Layouts
Step 24: Publishing, Printing and Plotting
Part Eight: Detailing, Management and Archiving
Step 25: Detailing a Project using Morph tool
Mid-term Exam 40% (closed Book)
Evaluation & grading Systems
Final exam 60% ( closed Book)
Literatures Textbooks:
 1. Introduction to Auto 2007,
 2. 3D Tutorials AutoCAD 2007, Kristen Kurland
 3. Basic 3D and Surface Modelling, David Watson
 4. ArchiCAD 8 Step by Step Tutorial
 by Thomas M. Simmons
 6. Google SketchUp FOR DUMmIES by Aidan Chopra

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References:

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Course Objective & Course objective and outcomes:
At the end of this course:
competences to be acquired
The students will be able to prepare presentation drawings using advanced
BIM Softwares .

The student will be able to use ArchiCad tools and render 3D images using
ArchiCAD, Revit Architecture and edit images with Adobe photo shop and
will Perform an additional BIM-related task (analysis) either as a term
project or as part of your final project

This course extends the user of the computer as a tool for architectural
representation by engaging in digital three-dimensional modeling. This course
will lead the way for students for a more complex usage of the cad and animation
software for a more realistic presentation of their projects in the university level
Course Description and take the powerful performance of those software to their career in the future.

This course is an in-depth exploration of how building information modeling tools

are being utilized in the architectural profession with an emphasis on Autodesk
products. Advanced BIM modeling tools and strategies will be investigated .

Course outline Revit Architecture

Part One Introduction
Step 1: Understanding the Basics of Revit Architecture
Step 2: Work with families, groups, and phasing
Part Two: Parts of the Revit Interface
Step 3: The ribbon, Status, view and options bar, Project browser and properties, Control tool
bar, etc.
Part Three: Modifying Project Settings
Step 4: Project Units and Annotation Units setup, etc
Part Four: Creating Project
Step 5: Design walls, floors, roofs, ceilings, stairs, ramps,
railings, and more
Part Five: Annotating and Dimensioning
Step 6: Create compelling drawing sets with details and Annotations
Part Six: Detailing
Step 7: Massing in Revit Architecture
Step 8: Learn the tips and tricks experts use to get the most out of Revit
BIM Analysis
BIM for building design
- design buildings using BIM software
- Benefits, drawbacks
 BIM for construction management
- How does BIM fit into construction delivery methods?
- What is IPD and Lean Construction)
 BIM for preconstruction
- Can BIM make preconstruction

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- Estimating? Building analysis and optimization)
 BIM for construction construction process, Clash detection,
Constructability, Trade coordination and scheduling.
 BIM for sustainability
 BIM and facility management (How is FM currently done and
how can BIM change that approach?)
 solar analysis using BIM

Mid-term Exam 40% (closed Book)

Evaluation & grading Systems
Final exam 60% ( closed Book)
Textbooks:
1. ArchiCAD 8 Step by Step Tutorial

by Thomas M. Simmons
Literatures
References:

. Adobe Photoshop CS6 Tutorial

www.marquette.edu/ctl/e-learning/documents/PhotoshopPDF.pdf

YEAR IV

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Adama Science and Technology University
School of Civil Engineering and Architecture
Department of Architecture
ARC4201- Architectural Design Studio II

Course Number ARC4201

Course title Architectural Design Studio II

Degree program BSc in Architecture

Lecturer --

Credits 4

Lectures Tutorials Practices/laboratory Home Study

Contact Hours(Per
week)
2 0 6 0

Year / Semester IV/I

Pre-requisites: Architecture Design Studio I (ARC3202)

Status of the course core

Course Objectives: At the end of this course the students will be able to:
 Analyses and synthesis Detail design requirements of complex

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building as final design/project of semester.
 Engineer Architectural spaces and building services.
 Analyses, synthesis and detail design of Multi-Family Housing
or apartment as semester Project and small scale commercial
project as quick design.
The study of design shall continue with further progress and complexity
in aesthetic qualities but with more emphasis on architectural and
functional aspects like

 Complexity in circulation- and pattern of horizontals as well as

vertical movement.

 Integration in terms of facilitation, plan form, volume, concept

Course Description: and space organization.

 Application of basic building materials to evolve a design with

their aesthetic appeal, functional quality and elementary
structural concepts to evolve specific form.

 Climatic consideration for the design, orientation of building

on site, simple concepts of sun shading devices, their
application in elevations as functional / aesthetic solutions.

Course Outline: Part-1 Semester Project (apartment)

1. General Introduction & Lecture on Design Process of apartment

2. Lecture on Information Gathering and quick Case studies for
apartment
3. Introduction to Architectural spaces and building elements like,
circulation, facilities /services, structural parts;
4. Apartment Design based on the above information.

Part-2 (Qick design Small Scale Commercial)

1. General Introduction & Lecture on Design Process;

2. Introduction to Architectural complex functions;
3. Lecture on Planning Facilities /services, structural parts of
complex buildings, urban infrastructure, street furniture for
complex buildings;
4. Lecture on Information Gathering and Case studies;
5. Literature studies, Case studies, Visits;

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6. Program Development, Review and Finalization;
7. Submission of Report and Seminar Presentation of the Studies;
8. Consultation on site and Site analysis;
9. Conceptual & Bubble diagrams;
10. .Lecture on Scheme drawings and Design Development for
complex buildings;
11. Consultation on Scheme drawings and Design Development;
12. Intermediate Evaluation for Final Scheme;
13. Consultation on the preparation of the Final Presentation drawings;
14. Submission of the Design Project;
15. Presentation, Jury and Evaluation for Design Project.

• Lectures,
Teaching and Learning
• Assignments, and
methods
• Studio works with supervisors.

• Studio design progress assessment 30 %,

Assessment/
• Intermediate Project 20%
evaluation & Grading
• Semester project 35 %, and
Systems
• Final Examination (Rapid design) 15 %.

• Minimum of 80% attendance during lecture hours;

Attendance
• 100% attendance during practical work sessions, except for
Requirement:
some unprecedented mishaps

 Time Saver Standards

 Architects’ Data – by Neufret
 Edward d. Mills - Planning : Buildings for habitation, commerce
and industry
Literature:  Building for Science – Architecture of the Max Planck Institutes
 Edward d. Mills - Planning : Buildings for education, culture and
Science
 Edward d. Mills - Planning : Buildings for habitation, commerce
and industry

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AdamaScience and Technology University
School of Civil Engineering and Architecture
Department of Architecture

ARC4203 Theory of Architecture

Course Number ARC4203
Course title Theory of Architecture
Degree program BSc in Architecture
Lecturer N.N
Credits 3
Lectures Tutorials Practices/laboratory Home Study
Contact Hours(Per week)
3 - -

Year / Semester IV/I

Pre-requisites: ARC- 4203

Status of the course CORE

Course objective and outcomes:

Up on successful completion of the course, students will be able to:
Course Objective &  An objective awareness of the natural and built environments (past
competences to be and present) through critical observation.
acquired  An understanding of the basic nature and vocabulary of the design
process.
 An understanding of their own power of analysis and the ability to
derive ideas from abstract thinking.
 An ability to develop a critical approach to architectural thinking and
the ability for students to criticize their own work.
 Communicating architectural concepts clearly, concisely, and
effectively.
 Understanding some of the main theoretical currents of the twentieth
century in architecture.

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This course provides students with a comprehensive introduction to the wide
range of architectures, design practices and critical interpretations inherent
within field. The course focuses on the encounter with buildings and with the
various interpretations that can be made of architecture and cities from the
ancient world to the present day. Throughout the course it emphasizes the
creative possibilities of architectural interpretation, encouraging students not
Course Description
only to learn what others have previously said and done in the field of
architecture, but also to challenge and to critically redefine architecture, and
hence to generate a theoretically informed position of their own.
Also An exploration of the idea of modernity as both a cultural phenomenon
and as an architectural discourse unfolding in the late 20th century as a radical
re-questioning of all traditional concepts of program, construction, and
aesthetics.

Unit 1: Primary Elements in Architecture

Unit 2: Form and Space
Course outline
Unit 3: Ordering Principles and Meaning in Architecture
Unit 4: Responsive and Responsible Architecture

Mid-term Exam 30% (closed Book)

Evaluation & grading
Semester Project 30%
Systems
Final exam 40% ( closed Book)

Textbooks:
 Roger H. Clark and Michael Pause. Precedents in Architecture:
Analytic Diagrams, Formative Ideas, and Partis, 4th ed. Hoboken,
NJ: John Wiley & Sons, 2012
 David A. Bainbridge and Ken Haggard. Passive Solar Architecture:
Heating, Cooling, Ventilation, Daylighting, and More Using Natural
Flows. White River Junction, VT: Chelsea Green Publishing, 2011.c
Literatures

References:
 Le Corbusier. Towards a New Architecture. Mineola: Dover
Publications, Inc. 1986.
 Francis D. K. Ching. Architecture: Form, Space, and Order, 3rd ed.
Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, 2007.

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AdamaScience and Technology University
School of Civil Engineering and Architecture
Department of Architecture
ARC4301 Architectural Building Systems - II
Course Number ARC4301

Course title Architectural Building Systems - II

Degree program BSc in Architecture
Lecturer N.N
Credits 3
Lectures Tutorials Practices/laboratory Home Study
Contact Hours(Per week)
2 0 3 0
Year / Semester IV/I
Pre-requisites: ARC3204 Architectural Building Systems - I
Status of the course Elective

Course Objective & Learning Objectives

The course aims to help students to:
competences to be acquired  understand and apply the scientific principles underlying the luminous
and acoustic behavior of buildings,
 learn to evaluate the pros and cons of a range of technologies for
creating comfortable indoor environments,
 conduct a series of design analysis workflows regarding climate,
day lighting and artificial lighting
*Principles of sound production & propagation, frequency & loudness,
reflection, absorption, transmission & diffraction, hearing sensitivity,
changes in sound level & noise reduction calculations

The primary focus of this course is to introduce students to the

art and science of lighting buildings along with rules of thumb and
computer-based methods for analyzing daylight within and around
buildings. And The other part of the course consists acoustics;
Course Description Principles of sound production & propagation, frequency & loudness,
reflection, absorption, transmission & diffraction, hearing sensitivity,
changes in sound level & noise reduction calculations. Architectural
acoustics: Controlling noise in buildings, sound insulation & isolation,
room acoustics, pattern of distribution of sound in an enclosure, sound
reinforcement, auditorium space design criteria for speech & music.

Course outline 1. Course introduction |

2. Photometry, Daylight and Day lighting
3. Daylight Availability Rules of Thumb and Massing Studies
4. Daylight Simulations & Metrics and material properties.
5. Electric Lighting + Controls
6. Natural Ventilation -Physical Principles; Manual Methods
7. Principles of sound production & propagation
8. frequency & loudness, reflection, absorption, transmission &
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diffraction,
9. sound insulation & isolation, room acoustics, pattern of
distribution of sound in an enclosure, sound reinforcement,
auditorium space design criteria for speech & music
Methods of Assessment:
Grades will be determined based on:
Evaluation & grading  Quality and timely submission of completed assignments (45%).
Systems  Course project presentation (30%)
 Case study presentation (15%).
 Participation in class discussions (10%).

Literatures Textbooks:

Acoustic Design by Duncan Templeton

Acoustic Design (Architectural Press Library of Design and Detailing)

 Roger Benham, Architecture of the well-tempered environment (2nd

edition), The
University of Chicago Press, Chicago, ISBN 0-226-03698-7
(paperback), 1984 (~$35)
 Norbert Lechner, Heating, Cooling, Lighting: Design Methods for
Architects (2nd
edition), John Wiley & Sons, ISBN: 0-471-24143-1 (hardcover), 2001
 Manfred Hegger, Matthias Fuchs, Thomas Stark, Martin Zeumer,
Energy Manual:
Sustainable Architecture, Construction Manuals, Bikhäuser, 2008

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Adama Science and Technology University
School of Civil Engineering and Architecture
Department of Architecture
Furniture Design and Manufacture
Course Number ARC4303
Course title Furniture Design and Manufacture
Degree program BSc in Architecture
Lecturer N.N
Credits 3
Lectures Tutorials Practices/laboratory Home Study
Contact Hours(Per week)
2 0 3
Year / Semester IV/I
Pre-requisites: non
Status of the course Restricted Elective
Course objective and outcomes:
The aims of the course is to familiarize students of interior design
with the design and manufacture of furniture and other furnishing
Course Objective & objects: furniture design, in typology, ergonomics, materials,
competences to be acquired furniture construction and furniture production technology, technical
drawings and also in the area of humanities, which are related to
furniture design.

Through this process, students will develop their capabilities in:

 Development and refinement of design concepts

 Production of sketches as well as working drawings
 Construction of a full-scale prototype
 Craftsmanship in different materials
 Communication through exhibition and presentation

Course Description Provides instruction in designing and building a functional piece of furniture from
an original design. The final product of this design class is a finished, working, full-
scale piece of furniture, related to mass production manufacturing processes.

The emphasis is on common materials joined and formed using contemporary

methods and processes to serve unique purposes in unusual contexts and
adapted to new programs.

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Develops woodworking techniques from use of traditional hand tools to
digital fabrication. Surveys the history of furniture making and includes site visits
to local collections and artists/craftsmen.

Course outline Revit Architecture

Part One Introduction
 Overview in history of modern design of 19th and 20th
century
 Methodology of furniture design, furniture market, role of
designer
 Workshop safety
Part Two: Furniture materials
 plane and molded elements, standard and alternative
 TIMBER basics
 TIMBER STORAGE and drying

Part Three: Machine Basics

 USE OF radial arm and table saw
 CHANGING BLADES, choice, honing and setting of blades
 SAFE USE of planer and band saw
 USE OF a biscuit jointer,
 SAFE USE OF JOINTER, lathe, spindle turning and moulder
 BATCH PRODUCT DESIGN and costing
 Local available machinery usage
Part Four: Concept Generation, Design and Drawing
 Methodology of furniture design
 Concept development and DRAWING from observation
 DESIGN and proportion
 USE OF Software for client presentation and working drawings

Part Five: Joinery

 BUTT joinery
 DOVETAIL and lapped dovetail joinery
 MITRES and scribes
 MORTICE AND TENON joinery
 Other Joinery types

Part Six: Laminating: the appropriate use of

 SELECTION of material
 CUTTING laminates
 DESIGN and making moulds
 USE WITH cramps
 USE OF vacuum press
 USE OF daylight press
 COOPERING
 KERF laminating
 STEAM bending

Part Seven: Veneering by hand hand with a press

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 DECORATIVE veneer lay ups
 JOINTING of veneers
 PREPARATION of ground work
 PRE AND POST lipping
 DESIGN for veneering
 POST PRESSING operations
 USING hot glue

Part Nine: Surface Polishing

 ABRASIVES
 BURNISHING
 LACQUERING
 SHELLACING and French polishing
 OIL polishing
 WAXING

Part Eleven: Creating Project

- Sitting furniture - universal, working and relaxing sitting
furniture/ terminology, typology, ergonomics and
construction principles
- Table furniture - terminology, typology, ergonomics and
construction principles
- Office furniture
- Technology of furniture manufacturing

Mid-term Exam 40% (closed Book)

Evaluation & grading Systems
Final exam 60% ( closed Book)

Textbooks:

Literatures

References:

Adama Science and Technology University

School of Civil Engineering and Architecture
Department of Architecture
ARC 4305 Emerging & Advanced building materials and technologies

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Course Number ARC 4305
Course title Emerging & advanced building materials and technologies
Degree program BSc in Architecture
Lecturer N.N
Credits 3
Lectures Tutorials Practices/laboratory Home Study
Contact Hours(Per week)
3 -
Year / Semester IV/I
Pre-requisites: None
Status of the course Elective

Course objective and outcomes:

Up on successful completion of the course, students will be able to
Course Objective & understand:
competences to be acquired  The students will be able to understand the application of
emerging and modern building material and technologies in
building design and construction

 The course reinterprets the function and application of various

emerging building materials and technologies used in
contemporary architectural constructs.
Course Description  This course emphasizes on a research to building processes and
tools that are appropriate to the climate, socio-economic
conditions and natural resources of an area, and which contribute
to sustainable development and also focus on technologies for use
in the developing world building construction.

1. Introduction: Introduction to building materials

2. Emerging materials and Technologies in concrete:
Chemical and mineral Admixture, High strength
concrete, high performance concrete, Hot weather and
cold weather concreting, Light weight concrete, self-
compacting concrete, Fiber reinforced concrete and
Formwork Technologies
Course outline
3. Emerging walling (cladding) material and
technologies in building: Agro stone, Magnesium
board, glass fiber reinforced gypsum panel, Titanium,
ETFEand etc.
4. Other emerging technologies: Prefabricated
technologies, Ferro cement, Bamboo technologies,
Earth materials, Scaffolding technologies and Nano
technologies
Evaluation & grading Attendance and assignment: 20%
Systems Mid-Semester exam: 30%
Final exam: 50%

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Textbooks:
 Building materials in civil engineering Haimei Zhang – 2011

 Building Materials Evaluation Handbook, Forrest Wilson -

2012 -
References:
 The Science and Technology of Civil Engineering Materials,
Literatures J.F. Young, S. Mindess, R.J. Gray & A. Bentur, Prentice Hall,
1998
 Smart Materials and Technologies: For the Architecture and
Design Professions by Michelle Addingston& Daniel shodak
 Design and controlof concrete. International journal

Adama Science and Technology University

School of Civil Engineering and Architecture
Department of Architecture
ARC-4307 Advanced Model Making and Media

Course Number ARC-4307

Course title Advanced Model Making and Media

Degree program BSc in Architecture

Lecturer N.N
Credits 3
Lectures Tutorials Practices/laboratory Home Study
Contact Hours(Per week)
1 6 -
Year / Semester IV/I
Pre-requisites: None

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Status of the course Elective
Course objective and outcomes:
Up on successful completion of the course, students will be able to:
- explore the value of physical models as an integral part of a design
process for both academic and professional contexts
Course Objective & - understand and apply a variety of three-dimensional model
competences to be construction process and techniques
acquired - experiment with materials and construction techniques so as to develop
a sophisticated appreciation of materials and their qualities, both as
individual elements and when assembled
- Employ a physical model based working method that conceives of the
subject as an object laboratory where ideas and techniques are work
shopped and developed.
- demonstrate an advanced level of representational expertise across
traditional and new media techniques to better facilitate participation in
contemporary debates and modes of working both within the academy
and the profession
- an effective communicator of architectural ideas and formal
propositions, with a focus on visual and verbal modes of
communication
This subject extends students' basic modeling construction techniques and
introduces them to different modeling techniques and media. It examines
various ways of using models, across a range of scales, to highlight the
model's conceptual, generative and illustrational value as evidenced through
the various stages of the design process. Students explore a wide range of
additive, reductive and casting modeling techniques, using diverse materials
Course Description and, where appropriate, extend their existing knowledge of software to
incorporate advanced digital fabrication technologies, including milling,
rapid prototyping and laser cutting. The definition of model in this subject is
broad and the curriculum may include the notion of the model in both its
physical and digital forms, however, the emphasis is on the production of
physical artifacts. As a consequence, students are expected to develop a
material sensibility that demonstrates an understanding of the tactile, visual
and structural potentials of any selected materials

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1. Introduction:
1.1. The art of model making,
1.2. Abstraction
1.3. Size and scale
2. The selection and composition of media
2.1. Paper and cardboard
2.2. Wood
2.3. Styrofoam, acrylic and plastics
2.4. Resin, clay and cast materials
2.5. Steel and other metalwork
2.6. CAD/CAM,CNC
2.7. 3D Printing: Amalgam Model making
2.8. Finishing techniques (Photography and film, Digital and camera
technology)
3. TYPES:
Course outline 3.1. Introduction
3.2. Concept models
3.3. Site/city models
3.4. Block/massing models
3.5. Design development models
3.6. Spatial models
3.7. Structural models
3.8. Interior architecture models
3.9. Lighting models
3.10. Presentation/exhibition models
3.11. Full-sized prototypes
4. APPLICATION
4.1. Descriptive models
4.2. Predictive models
4.3. Evaluative models
4.4. Explorative models
5. Project

 Assignments, Studio Exercises 30 %

Evaluation & grading  Intermediate Project 15 %
Systems  Semester Project 35% and
 Final Examination 20 %

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Textbooks:
 Time Saver Standards
 Architects’ Data – by Neufret

References:
 Advanced Architectural Model making by Eva Pascual i Miró, Pere
Literatures Pedrero Carbonero, Ricard Pedrero Coderch
 Model Making: Conceive, Create and Convince by Bernard
Otte, Arjan Karssen
 Model Making (The Architecture Brief Series) by Megan Werner
 Architectural Model making by Nick Dunn

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Adama Science and Technology University
School of Civil Engineering and Architecture
Department of Architecture
ARC-4309 Digital Design and Fabrication

Course Number ARC-4309

Course title Digital Design and Fabrication

Degree program BSc in Architecture

Lecturer N.N
Credits 3
Lectures Tutorials Practices/laboratory Home Study
Contact Hours(Per week)
2 3 -
Year / Semester IV/I
Pre-requisites: None
Status of the course Elective
Course objective and outcomes:
Course Objective & Up on successful completion of the course, students will be able to:
competences to be - Describe the different pieces of fabrication equipment and how they
acquired are used;
- Explain the various types of software that can be used for digital
fabrication;
- Identify the best way to make a prototype when presented with a digital
design;
- Apply fundamental construction principles such as dimensional
stability;
- Operate the machines to produce prototypes;
- Test prototypes for form and fit;

Introduction to digital fabrication and online presentation as a single design

process. Project based class that integrates iterative design on paper with
physical prototyping across many scales. Hands on learning of fabrication
lab equipment integrated with design studio.
The class will investigate through the design and prototyping of a custom
component. Survey of CAD/CAM/GIS use in practice and component
Course Description manufacturing including modeling, simulation, and scripting. Behavioral
models of components using simulation and analysis tools (flow, system
dynamics, etc.). Use of CAD tools to model components for production
(modeling for CNC considering toolpaths and jigs). Use of CAD tools to
analyze properties of components. Material properties and related fabrication
constraints. Current fabrication processes. Use of CNC tools to fabricate
components. Rapid prototyping.

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1. Introduction:
2. Basic Safety in Fabrication process
3. Digital Fabrication Software
Course outline 4. Digital Fabrication Equipment
5. Materials for digital fabrication
6. Digital Design Manipulation
7. File Formats for digital design and fabrication
8. Project

 Assignments, Studio Exercises 30 %

Evaluation & grading  Intermediate Project 15 %
Systems  Semester Project 35% and
 Final Examination 20 %

Textbooks:
 Time Saver Standards
 Architects’ Data – by Neufret

Adama Science and Technology University

School of Civil Engineering and Architecture
Department of Architecture
ARC-4311 -Modern Art and Mass Culture

Course Number ARC-4311

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Course title Modern Art and Mass Culture

Degree program BSc in Architecture

Lecturer --
Credits 3
Contact Hours(Per Lectures Tutorials Practices/laboratory Home Study
week) 2 0 3
Year / Semester IV/I
Pre-requisites: NONE
Status of the course Elective 8-9 (core elective – restricted)

Course objective:
 Get a critical view ofmodern and contemporary fineartrelated to
Course Objective & the mass culture through the media
competences to be  Develop the concept of tension between fine art and mass
acquired culture.
Course outcomes:
At the end of this course the students will produce a research on the
contemporary fine art related to a specific social issue.

This course:
- Introduce to theories of modernism and postmodernism and their
related forms
- Show how the artists use the tension between fine art and mass
Course Description
culture to critique both.
- Examines visual art in a range of genres, from painting to video and
“relational aesthetics.” These art works are viewed in their
interaction with advertising, caricature, comics, graffiti, television,
fashion, “primitive” art, propaganda, and networks on the internet.

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1 Introduction
- Theories of modernism and postmodernism and their related art
forms from the late 18th century to present
2 Tension between fine art and mass culture
- Media contribution
- Artists’ critic
Course outline 3 Visual art aspects
- Analysis of visual art in range of genres, from painting to video
and “relational aesthetics.”
4 Art and mass culture interactions
- Interaction with advertising, caricature, comics, graffiti,
television, fashion, "primitive" art, propaganda, and networks
on the internet.
5 Team Research

 Assignments, Laboratory Exercises 20%,

Evaluation & grading  Mid-semester Examination 20%
Systems  Semester project 30%
 Final Examination 30%.

Textbooks:
Thomas Crow - Modern Art in the Common Culture –1996

Literatures
References:
 Kirk Varnedoe – Modern Art and Popular Culture –1990
 Alicia Paz –High Art vs. Pop Culture – 1990

Adama Science and Technology University

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School of Civil Engineering and Architecture
Department of Architecture

CEN3208 Reinforced Concrete Structure

Course Number CEN3208
Course title Reinforced Concrete Structure
Degree program BSc in Architecture
Lecturer --
Credits 3
Lectures Tutorials Practices/laboratory Home Study
Contact Hours(Per week)
2 3 0 0
Year / Semester
Pre-requisites: None
Status of the course -

Course Objectives:

Course Description:
Course
Description/Course
Contents
Teaching & Learning
-
Methods
Assessment/Evaluation &
Grading System
Attendance
)
Requirements
Literature

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Adama Science and Technology University
School of Civil Engineering and Architecture
Department of Architecture
ARC-4313 Introduction to Urbanization
Course Number ARC-4313
Course title Introduction to Urbanization
Degree program BSc in Architecture
Lecturer N.N
Credits 3
Lectures Tutorials Practices/laboratory Home Study
Contact Hours(Per week)
3 - -
Year / Semester IV/I
Pre-requisites: None
Status of the course Elective 10

Course objective and outcomes:

Course Objective &
Up on successful completion of the course, students will be able to:
competences to be acquired  Critically analyze urbanization processes and their contribution to
economic growth and human wellbeing
 Articulate a wider understanding of cities and the role of urban
processes in shaping society
 Demonstrate how and why different forms of urbanization have
emerged, and their implications for society the economy and
environment.
 Critically analyze the relationship between planning, property
development and urban growth
 Access major sources of information on urbanization.

The majority of the world's population now lives in cities. Urban growth
generates substantial demands for infrastructure and other investment, and
creates the opportunity for new forms of social interaction, economic
development and community engagement. This course introduces students
to the major drivers of urban growth and change in cities in the developed
and developing world, and the strategies used by governments to both better
Course Description
manage and direct that growth. It considers the role of formal planning
regimes in directing both growth and decline, and considers important
concepts in urban analysis, including social justice, gender equity,
demographic transition and sustainability. Through the course, students will
be introduced to the historical legacy and traditions of planning as a
profession, current trends in planning policies, and the relationship between
planning and other government interventions in the economy and society.

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1. What is urbanization and why does it matter
2. History of urbanization
3. Trends in, and drivers of, urbanization
4. Impacts of urbanization: Housing
Course outline 5. Impacts of urbanization: Ageing
6. Impacts of urbanization: Urban poverty
7. Impacts of urbanization: Culture and migration
8. Impacts of urbanization: Environment
9. Implications for future urban development: Urban sustainability

Evaluation & grading Mid-term Exam 40% (closed Book)

Systems Final exam 60% ( closed Book)

Textbooks:
 Knox, Paul L. and McCarthy, Linda M. Urbanization: An
Introduction to Urban Geography, Pearson, 2011.
 Gugler, J. World Cities Beyond the West, Cambridge, 2004.

References:
 Hall, P. Urban and Regional Planning, Penguin, 1969.
 Campanella, T.J. The Concrete Dragon, Princeton Architectural
Literatures Press, 2008.
Birch, Eugenie L. and Wachter, Susan M. Global Urbanization, University
of Pennsylvania Press, 2011.

Key journals:
 Regional Studies
 Urban Studies
 Urban Climate
 CITIES
 Planning Theory and Practice

Adama Science and Technology University

School of Civil Engineering and Architecture
Department of Architecture
Architecture Revised Curriculum, SoCEA, ASTUPage 117
ARC4315- Introduction to Urban Environment
Course Number ARC4315
Course title Introduction to Urban Environment
Degree program BSc in Architecture
Lecturer Mr. XY
Credits 3
Lectures Tutorials Practices/laboratory Home Study
Contact Hours(Per week)
3 0 -
Year / Semester IV/I
Pre-requisites: none
Status of the course Elective

The objective of this course is to provide an introduction to

the ideas and information necessary to integrate
environmental viability and sustainable development in urban area with
Course Objective &
other primary concerns namely, equity, healthy communities
competences to be acquired and economic development. The course will explore the
historical roots of current trends in environmental planning;
examine theories that have developed recently to
encourage environmental planning, environmental
regulation and systems of production; and review the status
of some of the basic methods and processes of
environmental planning. The focus will be on providing an
overview of the major concepts, actors, methods and
policies used in the decision-making context, while
emphasizing practical considerations and local examples.

This course will provide an integrative introduction to the

planning of cities and communities, and the natural environments in
which they are situated. Sustainability will be the primary lens through
which community planning is viewed, and the creation of sustainable
cities. Exactly what constitutes a sustainable place will be the first
question considered in the course, and students will be encouraged to
think critically about what qualities or characteristics of communities are
Course Description important and should be encouraged. As an initial working definition,
sustainable cities and communities will be seen as places which maintain
and restore the earth's natural capital, which create a high quality of life
for residents, and which are socially-equitable. The course will examine
in depth a number of different aspects of the built and natural
environment. These include: urban form and spatial patterns;
transportation and mobility; housing and neighborhood design; the
natural environment and the ecological characteristics of the city and its
surroundings; among many others.

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1. Introduction to Environment (Elements of the Environment)
Environment and Development (Human - Environment
interaction)
2. Concepts, objectives and principles of Environmental
Planning and Management in urban area
3. Environmental Planning for Sustainable Development
4. The legal, economic, ethical and ecological foundations of
environmental planning
Course outline 5. The Environmental Planning Process
6. Types of Environmental Plans
7. Environmental Planning Tools-Remote Sensing and GIS in
Environmental Planning
8. Development and the environment (Societal and environmental
conflicts
9. Environmental Planning challenges and Prospects at local and
global scale
10. Environmental Planning Initiatives in Ethiopia

Quiz 10%
Evaluation & grading Attendance and participation 10%
Systems Mid-term Exam 30%
Final exam 50%
1. Beer, A.R and Higgins,C 2000. Environmental planning for site
development. A manual for sustainable local planning and
design (second edition) E and FN SPOON London and New
York pp 352.
2. Berke, P. et al. 2006 Urban Land Use Planning, 5ht ed.
Literatures or Basic teaching University of Illinois Press, Urbana and Chicago
3. Corbitt, R, A 1999 Standard Handbook of Environmental
materials and references
Engineering Second edition Mc Graw-Hill, New York
4. Cunningham, W.P, Cunningham M.A. 2004 Principles of
Environmental Science Inquiry and Applications (third
edition) McGraw-Hill, New York pp 428

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Adama Science and Technology University
School of Civil Engineering and Architecture
Department of Architecture
ARC-4317 The Growth and Spatial Structure of Cities
Course Number ARC-4317
Course title The Growth and Spatial Structure of Cities
Degree program BSc in Architecture
Lecturer N.N
Credits 3
Lectures Tutorials Practices/laboratory Home Study
Contact Hours(Per week)
3 - -
Year / Semester IV/I
Pre-requisites: None
Status of the course Elective

Course objective and outcomes:

Course Objective & Up on successful completion of the course, students will be able to:
competences to be acquired  Empirically and theoretically understand how and why cities
grow, and conversely what factors lead to their decline.
 Gain a historical and analytical foundation on the basis of which
to study the growth and spatial structure of cities.
 Comprehend industrializing cities in form and function.
 Comprehend industrial and post-industrial cities in form and
function, particularly aspects of downtown and suburban sprawl.
 Comprehend contemporary global cities in form and function.
 Recognize the urban planning and design challenges cities face,
as they compete in the international marketplace.

This course examines the economic, political, social, and spatial dynamics
of urban growth and decline in cities and their key component areas
(downtown, suburbs, etc.). Topics include impacts of industrialization,
Course Description technology, politics, and social practices on cities. Students will examine
the role of public and private sector activities, ranging from zoning and
subsidies to infrastructure development and real estate investment, in
affecting urban growth and decline.

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1. Historical and Analytical Foundations:
b. The City in History
c. The Economy of Cities
d. The City as a Growth Machine
2. Industrializing Cities in Form and Function:
(ア) Paris, London, and New York
(イ) Downtown: Its Rise and Fall
Course outline 3. Industrial and Post-Industrial Cities in Form and Function:
(ア) Urbanization and Sprawl in America
(イ) Private and Public Interests in Suburbia
(ウ) The Origins of the Urban Crisis
4. The Global City in Form and Function:
(ア) The Global City
(イ) Telecommunications and the City
5. Urban Planning and Design Challenges:
(ア) Cities in the International Marketplace

Evaluation & grading Mid-term Exam 40% (closed Book)

Systems Final exam 60% ( closed Book)

Textbooks:
 Lewis Mumford, The City in History, 1961, Harcourt Brace, New
York.
 John Logan and Harvey Molotch, Urban Fortunes: The Political
Economy of Place, 1987, University of California Press.
 Saskia Sassen, The Global City, 2001, Princeton University Press.

References:
 Jane Jacobs, The Economy of Cities, 1970, Vintage Books, New
Literatures York.
 David Harvey, The Urbanization of Capital, 1985, Johns Hopkins
University Press, Baltimore.
 Robert Fogelson, Downtown: Its Rise and Fall, 2001, Yale
University Press, New Haven.
 Stephen Graham and Simon Marvin, Telecommunications and
the City, 1996, Routledge, New York.
 H. V. Savitch and Paul Kantor, Cities in the International
Marketplace, 2002, Princeton University Press.

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Adama Science and Technology University
School of Civil Engineering and Architecture
Department of Architecture
ARCH4319 Urban Infrastructure
Course Number ARCH4319
Course title Urban Infrastructure
Degree program BSc in Architecture
Lecturer N.N
Credits 3
Lectures Tutorials Practices/laboratory Home Study
Contact Hours(Per week)
2 3 -
Year / Semester III/I
Pre-requisites: --
Status of the course Mandatory/ Compulsory

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Course Objective & Course objective and outcomes:
competences to be Up on successful completion of the course, students will be able to:
 Demonstrate a general understanding of the planning and
acquired
management of urban infrastructure systems..
 Describe the dynamics within and between urban infrastructure
systems, and their relation to the built environment and economic
development
 .Provide a critical analysis of the consequences of ongoing
developments and future needs on urbaninfrastructure provision.
 Assess the qualities of infrastructure systems in terms of
vulnerability, sustainability, equity and efficiency.

The course provides an introduction to the planning and management of

urban infrastructure, dealing with different
types of infrastructure systems, such as energy supply, drinking water
Course Description supply, sewerage and waste disposal, transportation and telecommunications.
In the course the infrastructure systems are studied within the context of the
organizations responsible for the management and development of these
facilities, and the economic and legal
Conditions that regulate the systems.

1. Introduction
2. Classification and importance of infrastructure
3. Components of infrastructure, development process and planning
considerations
4. Principles and concepts
Course outline
5. Road and transport infrastructure network
6. Storm water infrastructure
7. Water supply infrastructure
8. Electric and telephone network
9. Financing and management of infrastructure

Evaluation & grading Mid-term Exam 30% (closed Book)

Semister Project 40%
Systems Final exam 30% ( closed Book)
Literatures Textbooks:
 Urban Design Street and Square, 3rd edition, Cliff Mougtin,2003
 Public Places and Urban Spaces; The dimensions of Urban Design,
Matthew Carmona, Tim Heath, TanerOc, Steve Tiesdell,2003

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References:
 Urban Planning & Real Estate Development, 2 nd Edition, John
Ratcliffe Michael Stubbs and Mark Shopherd, 2002
 WubshetBerhanu (2002). Urban Policies and the formation of social
and spatial Pattern in Ethiopia- the Case of Residential Areas in
Addis Ababa.

Elective-11 (SoHSS)

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YEAR V

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Adama Science and Technology University
School of Civil Engineering and Architecture
Department of Architecture

ARC4202- Architectural Design Studio III

Course Number ARC4202

Course title Architectural Design Studio III

Degree program BSc in Architecture

Lecturer --

Credits 4

Lectures Tutorials Practices/laboratory Home Study

Contact Hours(Per
week)
2 0 6 0

Year / Semester IV/II

Pre-requisites: Architecture Design Studio II (ARC4201)

Status of the course core

At the end of this course the students will be able to:

• Analysis of contemporary spatial configuration
Course Objectives:
• Design of buildings for moderately complex building for industry and
farm buildings.

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Analysis of contemporary spatial configuration. Consideration of
advanced social, cultural and technical factors in Architecture. Analysis
Course Description: of spatial structural and formal dispositions. Fir safety standards and
regulations. Project Work: design of buildings for moderately complex
building for industry and farm buildings.

 General Introduction & Lecture on Design Process

 Introduction to Architectural complex building for industry and
farm buildings
 Lecture on Planning Facilities /services, structural parts of
complex industry and farm buildings
 Lecture on Planning urban infrastructure, street furniture for
complex buildings
 Lecture on Information Gathering and Case studies
 Literature studies, Case studies, Visits
 Program Development, Review and Finalization
Course Outline:  Submission of Report and Seminar Presentation of the Studies
 Consultation on site and Site analysis
 Conceptual & Bubble diagrams
 Lecture on Scheme drawings and Design Development for
complex buildings
 Consultation on Scheme drawings and Design Development
 Intermediate Evaluation for Final Scheme
 Consultation on the preparation of the Final Presentation
drawings
 Submission of the Design Project
 Presentation, Jury and Evaluation for Design Project

 Lectures,
Teaching and Learning
 Assignments, and
methods
 Studio works with supervisors.

Assessment/ • Studio design progress assessment 30 %,

evaluation & Grading
• Intermediate Project 20%
Systems
• Semester project 35 %, and

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• Final Examination (Rapid design) 15 %.

• Minimum of 80% attendance during lecture hours;

Attendance
• 100% attendance during practical work sessions, except for
Requirement:
some unprecedented mishaps

 Time Saver Standards

 Architects’ Data – by Neufret
 Edward d. Mills - Planning : Buildings for habitation, commerce
and industry
 Building for Science – Architecture of the Max Planck Institutes
Literature:  Edward d. Mills - Planning : Buildings for education, culture and
Science
 Edward d. Mills - Planning : Buildings for habitation, commerce
and industry

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ARC-4204 Professional Practice

Course Number ARC-4204

Course title Professional Practice

Degree program BSc in Architecture

Lecturer N.N

Credits 3

Lectures Tutorials Practices/laboratory Home Study

Contact Hours(Per week)
3 - -

Year / Semester IV/II

Pre-requisites: ARC-3202

Status of the course Core

Course objective and outcomes:

Up on successful completion of the course, students will be able to:
Course Objective &
competences to be acquired  Develop a basic understanding of the scope of professional practice
 Understand the building procurement process
 Acquired knowledge and skills sufficient for early stages of directed
activity in an existing design practice, including the ability to design
and document projects
 Developed intellectual and creative approaches and adaptability to
form a basis for continued learning and development throughout
professional life
 Communicating – the communication and documentation of designs
for presentation to clients and other stakeholders, and for
construction; the preparation of professional reports
 Managing – the management and operation of a design practice
 Professional ethics, environmental sustainability, cultural, social,
economic responsibilities of the design professions
 The recognition of the contribution of the design professions to
society

Course Description This course covers all aspects of the profession of architecture. Issues include
a conceptual understanding of architectural practice, its definition and
historical and theoretical models, and methods of managing and delivering a
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complete architectural project from the pre-contract phase through cost
estimating and specifications to construction. The course also clarifies the
contractual and ethical responsibilities of an architect and collaborative
business practices for maintaining an architectural office.
Lectures and practical problems dealing with specifications,
specification writing, administration of construction, contracts, building law
and professional practice.

1. Introduction
2. Agreements:- Client proposals & agreements
3. Return briefs:- Developing a brief
4. Programming:- Project planning
Course outline 5. Cost:- Cost planning
6. Procurement:- Tendering
7. Contracts:- Building contracts
8. Administration:- Contract administration
9. Starting a design practice:- Preparing a business plan
10. Employment Law:- Employment Collaboration

Mid-term Exam 30% (closed Book)

Evaluation & grading
Semester project and assignments 30%
Systems
Final exam 40% ( closed Book)

Textbooks:
 The Student’s Edition of the Architect’s Handbook of Professional
Practice(14th Student Edition) edited by J. Demkin, editor. 2002,
John Wiley & Sons

References:
 Professional Practice 101, by Pressman, Andy, 1997, John Wiley
Literatures and Sons (pbk).
 Ethics and the Practice of Architecture by B. Wasserman, P.
Sullivan and G.Palermo; 2000, John Wiley and Sons. ISBN 0-471-
29822-0 (pbk)
 Leadership by Design: Creating an Architecture of Trust by
Richard N. Swett;2005, Ostbert Library of Design Management,
Greenway Communications, LLC.

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Adama Science and Technology University
School of Civil Engineering and Architecture
Department of Architecture

ARC4206- Research Methods for Architects

Course Number ARC4206

Course title Research Methods for Architects

Degree program BSc in Architecture

Lecturer --

Credits 2

Lectures Tutorials Practices/laboratory Home Study

Contact Hours(Per week)
2 0 0 0

Year / Semester IV/II

Pre-requisites: None

Status of the course core

The course deals with research proposal writing and reporting

research results After completion of this course students will be able
to :

 Know Basics of research methodology focusing on architectural

projects
Course Objectives:
 Understand the procedures to be followed in the conduction of
research

 Differentiating components a research proposal

 Cognize the difference between research proposal and completed

research work Solve practical problems using scientific methods

This course provides students with the fundamental theories and

practice skill in research methodologies. It intends to develop
Course Description:
Architects the understanding , nature, process and practices of
research methods related to architectural projects

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1. Research Methods

 Necessity, types and levels of researches;

 Information sources and Means for R & D works;

 Problem formulation, modeling and experimentation;

 Data Collection/ generation and processing

2. Presentation Skills

 Research and project proposals;

 Formats and contents of proposal;

 Technical report Writing

 Formats and contents of technical reports;

 Oral Presentation skills;

Course  Knowledge and application of some widely used key

Description/Course
Contents vocabularies in engineering and Sciences;

 Outlining and formatting oral presentations;

 Applications of Audiovisual equipment and software

(Multimedia);

 Personal Preparation for presentation

3. Management aspect of Research and Development (R & D)

works and out puts

 Discussion forums and participants role

 Participation in and/or coordinating forums;

 Intellectual property rights (ownership) and means of

protections

 Management of finalized, active and prospective R &D

works and themes

Teaching & Learning

- lectures, class works, assignments
Methods

- Assignment and Mid Exam 40%

Assessment/Evaluation &
Grading System
- Final Examination 60%

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) Minimum of 85% during lectures
Attendance
Requirements
) 100% during practical exercises & tutorials.

 Experimental Methods for Engineering Holman P.J Newyork

1994

 Experimental Methods for Engineers; 7th edition, Holman P.J

New Delhi, 2001

 The Research Method, simplified I Version England, 1970

Literature
 Stochastic Models in Operational Research HeymanNewyork,
1982

 Operational Research Principles and Practices Philips

Newyork, 1976

 Design and Analysis of Experiments Das M.N India 1979

Adama Science and Technology University

School of Civil Engineering and Architecture
Department of Architecture
ARC4302- Landscape Design
Degree Program(s) BSc in Architecture
Academic year 2017
Course Numbers ARC4302
Course Title Introduction to landscape Design
Pre-requisites None
Lecturer
Status of Course Elective
Semester Year IV Semester II
Credit Hours 3
ECTS Credits 3
Working Hours (per week) Lectures Tutorials Studio work Home Total Working
Study Hours

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3 1 2 0 6
Attendance Requirements
Teaching & Learning Methods Lectures, Assignment, Project
Course description The course focused on the basic principles, concepts and elements of
Landscape Design details. Knowledge and designing and working on a
project and write a description on the basis of Landscape Architecture and
Design. It also focuses on answering Landscape Architecture questions
through scientific methodical well founded ways. Landscape and urban
heritage inquiry go beyond monuments to encompass sites, cites, and
regions. Combines the study of conservation theory and practice with an
exploration of active urban landscape planning and design projects.
Course Objectives The main objective of this course is focused on Basics for Landscape
Design in Open Space; Definition of Landscape Design and its social,
cultural, physical and environmental importance. It also give emphasis on
different elements of Landscape and materials, in accordance to Design
principles:
 Basic Principles of sustainable Landscape Design
 Know how to design and work on a project and write a description on
the basis of LA & Design.
 Know how to use and design and work with natural Building Materials
on the basis of LA, Design & Ecology,
 Evolvement of tasks and planning with vegetation and structural
engineering in the landscape
 The students shall improve their experience with methodical scientific
work and cope with the challenges of group work. They apply the
subject material from lectures and seminars and question in the context
of current research projects and realistic planning design questions.
 In a report, the students describe results, consisting of the work
procedure and a reflection of the methods applied their research oriented
work. The product can be integrated into the report.
The students shall work on Landscape architectonic questions by applying
their expertise a scientific-methodical well founded way. Furthermore
theoretical-methodical and competency to apply methods and systems shall
become more firmly established.
Course Contents 1. Introduction to Landscape Design
2. Design Principles and elements of Landscape Design
3. Graphics for Landscape Design
4. Function and benefits of landscape Design
5. Design Open Space with different Design languages
6. Design Private Areas,
7. Semi-public space: Neighborhoods
8. Private space: Small gardens
9. Public space: Parks
10. Landscape and urban heritage conservation
11. Planting Design in the City
12. Sustainable Landscape Constructions
Assessment/Evaluation & 10% quiz
Grading System 15 % Mid Exam
30% project
10% attendance and participation
35% final exam
Basic teaching materials Robinson, N. 2004. The Planting Design Handbook. 2nd ed. Harts,
and references England: Ashgate Publishing Limited.

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-AASTU,2014. Introduction to Landscape Architecture Text Book
Hannebaum, Leroy. Landscape Design: A Practical Approach. Reston
Publishing Company, Inc.: Reston, Virginia.
Ingels, Jack E. Landscaping: Principles and Practices. Delmar Learning,
Inc.: Albany, New York.
Johnson, James L., McKinley, William J. Jr., and Benz, M. “Buddy”.
Flowers: Creative Design. San Jacinto Publishing Co.: College Station,
Texas.
Nelson, Wm. R., Jr. Landscaping Your Home. University of Illinois
College of Agriculture Cooperative Extension Service: Urbana-
Champaign, Illinois.
Piercall, Gregory M. Residential Landscapes: Graphics, Planning, and
Design. Reston Publishing Company, Inc.: Reston, Virginia.
Marc Treib, 1989. Modern Landscape architecture: A critical review

Adama Science and Technology University

School of Civil Engineering and Architecture
Department of Architecture
ARC4304-Analysis of Historic Structures

Course Number ARC-4304

Course title Analysis of Historic Structures
Degree program BSc in Architecture
Lecturer --
Credits 3
Contact Hours(Per Lectures Tutorials Practices/laboratory Home Study
week) 3 0 0
Year / Semester IV/II
Pre-requisites: NONE
Status of the course Elective 12-13-14 (core elective – restricted)

Course objective:
 Study the historical development of the structures in
architecture and engineering
 Develop the concept of historical evolution of the structures
Course Objective & related to the used materials
 Study the problem of structure repair related to the different
competences to be
materials: masonry, timber, concrete and metal
acquired  Provide students with tools for understanding and preserving
historic structures.
Course outcomes:
At the end of this course the students will produce a research on a
specific historical building focusing its original structure and its
condition at present.

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This course is a technical and historical study:
- Ofstructures in architecture and engineering. Focuses on the design
and assessment of historic structures in masonry, timber, concrete, and
Course Description metal.
- Lectures and research seminars give focus to the historical
development of the architectural structures related to the use of
different materials. The study of conservation of the architectural
Heritage with particular attention to the structure repairs is explored.

1 Introduction
- Historic significance of structures in architecture and
engineering
2 History of structures development
- Egyptian, Greek and Roman structures
- Romanesque churches and Gothic cathedrals in Europe
- Mesoamerican vaulting, Mamluk Mausolea, Gustavino vaulting
Course outline
- Timber roof system
- The modern age: 18th century, the EPF, metal truss bridges and
Tour Eiffel, RCC structures
3 Workshop
- Structural analysis of a specific historical structure: original
structure design and actual decay

 Assignments, Laboratory Exercises 20%,

Evaluation & grading  Mid-semester Examination 20%
Systems  Semester project 30%
 Final Examination 30%.

Textbooks:
Shaping Structures – W.Zalewsky – 1998

Literatures
References:
 Conservation of Historic Buildings – J. Acland– 1994
 Historical Building Construction – D. Friedman – 1995
 Structural Analysis of Historic Buildings – J.S. Raburn – 2000

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Adama Science and Technology University
School of Civil Engineering and Architecture
Department of Architecture

ARC4306 Architecture and Society

Course Number ARC4306
Course title Architecture and Society
Degree program BSc in Architecture
Lecturer --
Credits 3
Contact Hours(Per Lectures Tutorials Practices/laboratory Home Study
week) 3 0 0 0
Year / Semester IV/II
Pre-requisites: none
Status of the course
Course Objectives:
Course Description:
Course Outline: 
Teaching and Learning
methods
Assessment/
evaluation & Grading
Systems
Attendance
Requirement:
Literature:

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Adama Science and Technology University
School of Civil Engineering and Architecture
Department of Architecture
ARCH-4308Art, Architecture, and Urbanism in Dialogue
Course Number ARCH-4308
Course title Art, Architecture, and Urbanism in Dialogue
Degree program BSc in Architecture
Lecturer N.N
Credits 3
Lectures Tutorials Practices/laboratory Home Study
Contact Hours(Per week)
2 3 -
Year / Semester III/I
Pre-requisites: Arch -2033
Status of the course Mandatory/ Compulsory

Course objective and outcomes:

Up on successful completion of the course, students will be able to:
Course Objective & Practicing Examples of artistic practice along with Architecture and Urban
competences to be Approaches focuses on interventions by practitioners who intertwine the three
acquired disciplines.reading provide theoretical background ,lectures, screenings,
reading and discussions with guests and faculty lead to the development and
realization of group and individual projects.

Engages dialogue between architecture, urbanism and contemporary art from

Course Description the perspective of the artistic field. Thematically investigates ideas from early
modernist practices to recent examples of contemporary production and site.

1. introduction: Art, Architecture, and Urbanism

in Dialogue
Course outline
2. Art
3. Architecture,
4. Urbanism

Evaluation & grading Continuous Assessment 30%

Intermediate Project assessment 30%
Systems Final Project 40%

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Textbooks:
 Urban Planning 2nd Edition, John Ratcliffe Michael Stubbs and Mark
Shopherd, 2002
 New urbanism and Architecture 3rd edition, Cliff Mougtin,2003
References:
Literatures  Public Places and Urban Spaces; The dimensions of Urban Design,
Matthew Carmona, Tim Heath, TanerOc, Steve Tiesdell,2003

Adama Science and Technology University

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School of Civil Engineering and Architecture
Department of Architecture
ARC4312 Architectural Acoustics
Course Number ARC4312
Course title Architectural Acoustics
Degree program BSc in Architecture
Lecturer N.N
Credits 3
Lectures Lab Practices/laboratory Home Study
Contact Hours(Per week)
2 3 -
Year / Semester III/I
Pre-requisites: ARC3204
Status of the course Mandatory/ Compulsory
Course objective and outcomes:
Up on successful completion of the course, students will be able to:
Course Objective &
To give an over view of acoustics as a determent of built from.
competences to be acquired
To equip the students with tools for application of acoustical design in
architecture.

The knowledge of specific acoustic requirements of different spaces

Course Description Skills to deal with acoustic problems within buildings
Knowledge that enables to deal effectively with specialists and consultants
in acoustics

Unit – I
Course outline Need to study acoustics; pioneers and their works. Acoustics examples from
the past: methods used for good acoustics.
Unit – II
Basic theory: Generation, propagation, transmission; reception of sound;
Frequency, wavelength and velocity of sound; sound intensity; inverse–
square law; decibel scale, decibel addition, small numerical examples in
intensity of sound.
Unit – III
Human ear, Loudness perception, subjective effects, characteristics of sound
in speech and music, A-weighted sound levels.
Unit – IV
Room acoustics: Behavior of sound in enclosed spaces. Ray-diagrams,
sound paths, effect of geometry and shapes, sound adsorption, sound

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absorption coefficients, Sabine’s formula, and resonant panels.
Unit – V
Acoustic design process and different types of buildings, Auditoriums,
concert halls, cinema halls, Seminar rooms, lecture halls, class rooms and
open offices. Case study of an auditorium with a report containing drawings
and calculations of reverberation time etc. Detailed acoustic design for any
one type of building.
Unit-VI
Noise reduction: Sound isolation, transmission loss TL, TL for walls, sound
leaks in doors, noise reduction between rooms, Construction details for noise
reduction. Noise reduction and built form, Noise reduction through
landscapes elements, land use planning for noise control.
Unit-VII
Noise reduction from mechanical equipment, Rubber mounts, vibration
isolation guidelines, characteristics of duct system, noise in AC ducts,
vibration isolation of pumps and generators.
Unit-VIII
Speech privacy, annoyance, background noise. Communication in open
plans, electronic sound systems, loud speaker’s layout.

Evaluation & grading Mid-term Exam 40% (closed Book)

Systems Final exam 60% ( closed Book)

Textbooks:

Poella. L. Lestie.Environmental Acoustics.

Literatures Moore, J.E.Design of Good Acoustics, The Architectural press, London,

1961.

Burris, Harlod. Acoustics for the Architect.

Lord, Peter and Templetion, Duncan.The Architecture of Sound:

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Adama Science and Technology University
School of Civil Engineering and Architecture
Department of Architecture

ARC-4318 World Masterpieces & theory

Course Number ARC-4318

Course title World Masterpieces & theory

Degree program BSc in Architecture

Lecturer N.N

Credits 3

Lectures Tutorials Practices/laboratory Home Study

Contact Hours(Per week)
3 - -

Year / Semester IV/II

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Pre-requisites: None

Status of the course Elective

Course Objective &

competences to be
acquired Course objective and outcomes:
Up on successful completion of the course, students will be able to:
 Identify important practitioners, projects and architectural
movements of the last century.
 Interpret & discuss the socio-cultural context of the 20th and 21st
centuries within which these theoretical approaches to design have
developed.
 Compare & critique the various approaches to design in relation to
their historical context.
 Compose a critical argument and communicate this through clear
and concise analytical texts.

Seminar or lecture on a topic in the history, theory and criticism of modern

architecture that is not covered in the regular curriculum. General study of
Course Description modern architecture as a response to important technological, cultural,
environmental, aesthetic, and theoretical challenges. Explores architectural
positions developed in modern times, whether by individual architects or by
groups of architects/researchers

1, introduction:
2, Architecture, Society & Technology:Modernism, Postmodernism,
Deconstructivism& beyond
Course outline 3. Emergence of the Modern Movement in 20th C.Adolf Loos and
the Crisis of Culture in early 20th Centur

4. Bauhaus, New Objectivity & the International Style

WeissenhofSeidlung, CIAM & Architectural Modernism
5. Intellectual Inspirations for Post Modernism

Evaluation & grading Mid-term Exam 40% (closed Book)

Systems Final exam 60% ( closed Book)

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Textbooks:


References:

Literatures
 New Directions in Contemporary Architecture Evolutions and
Revolutions in Building Design Since 1988by: Luigi Prestinenza
Puglisi
 Artificial Love: A Story of Machines and Architectureby: Paul
Shepheard
 How Architects Writeby: Tom Spector and Rebecca Damron

Year v

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Adama Science and Technology University
School of Civil Engineering and Architecture
Department of Architecture

ARC5201 Architectural Integrated Design

Course Number ARC5201

Course title Architectural Integrated Design

Degree program BSc in Architecture

Lecturer --

Credits 3

Lectures Tutorials Practices/laboratory Home Study

Contact Hours(Per
week)
1 0 6 0

Year / Semester IV/II

Pre-requisites: ARC4202

Status of the course core

Course Objectives:

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Course Description:

Course Outline:

Teaching and Learning

methods

Assessment/
evaluation & Grading
Systems

Attendance
Requirement:

Literature:

Adama Science and Technology University

School of Civil Engineering and Architecture
Department of Architecture

ARC5202-Capstone Design Project- I (Research)

Course Number 5202

Course title Capstone Design Project- I (Research)

Degree program BSc in Architecture

Lecturer --

Credits 2

Lectures Tutorials Practices/laboratory Home Study

Contact Hours(Per week)
2 0 0 0

Year / Semester V/I

Pre-requisites: ARC4202- Architecture Design Studio III

Status of the course core

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The course deals with the project proposal writing about the final
thesis design project. After completion of this course students will be
able to :
Course Objectives:
 Produce written Architectural design project proposal

 review different literature, Case studies related to their final

project

Thesis research is a preparatory course for a design Capstone degree

project studio. Students review and write short essays on selected
subjects and produce an illustrated manifesto, documentation and
bibliography for their design thesis. The proposal or the design
project should be approved by the chairperson of undergraduate
Course Description:
architecture program.

Submission of written proposals for the degree project must be

submitted and approved by the chairperson of undergraduate program
and chair’s office prior to the beginning of Capstone Project II
( Studio)

4. Data collection and analysis

 Data Collection/ and generation and processing

 Problem formulation, modeling and experimentation;

Course 5. Project writing techniques
Description/Course
Contents  preparing Design project proposals;

 Technical report Writing systems

 Knowledge and application of some widely used key

vocabularies in engineering and Sciences;

Teaching & Learning

- lectures, class works, assignments
Methods

- Proposal writing techniques 40%

Assessment/Evaluation &
Grading System
- Proposal Content 60%

Attendance ) Minimum of 85% during lectures

Requirements

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) 100% during practical exercises & tutorials.

 Experimental Methods for Engineers; 7th edition, Holman P.J

New Delhi, 2001

 Stochastic Models in Operational Research Hayman New

Literature York, 1982

 Operational Research Principles and Practices Philips New

York, 1976

 Design and Analysis of Experiments Das M.N India 1979

Adama Science and Technology University
School of Civil Engineering and Architecture
Department of Architecture
Housing
Course Number ARCH:5303
Course title Housing Theory
Degree program BSc in Architecture
Lecturer N.N
Credits 3
Lectures Tutorials Practices/laboratory Home Study
Contact Hours(Per week)
3 0 -
Year / Semester II/2
Pre-requisites: None
Status of the course Mandatory/ Compulsory
This course aims to provide an understanding of the importance of housing
in urban settlements and outlines key theories and concepts of housing
Course Objective &
studies, housing problems and solutions. The course would also focus on the
competences to be
issues of slums and squatter settlements, various kinds of housing
acquired
programmers targeting them and the effectiveness of these programmers.
Case studies from Ethiopia and abroad would be introduced to impart an
understanding of variety of interventions and ways and methods to achieve
them.
Course objectives:
 To acquire knowledge of housing studies as a discipline, and
interdisciplinary nature of its theoretical frameworks.
 To understand housing issues in the context of developing countries
and multiplicity of approaches to tackle them.
 To impart an understanding of housing programmers for the low-
income groups in India and the developing world.
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Urban world is facing a great housing crisis and therefore effective urban
housing policies and programmers have become the need of the hour. The
housing shortage is estimated by a technical group on housing shortage
under the Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation. This shortage
largely exists for households belonging to Low Income Group and
Course Description Economically Weaker Section.

These groups are largely excluded from the housing markets and are
therefore forced to live in slums and squatter settlements scattered across all
major urban areas. Housing is intrinsically linked to various other necessities
of healthy urban life such as access to services like water supply, sewerage,
health, education and livelihoods and therefore, housing problems are as
complex as the variety of solutions for solving them.

The course outline has the following contents given below;

Course outline Unit-1: Housing: Theory and Concepts

 The basics: - housing and home, quality and access, history, futureand
ideology.
 The concepts: - social Justice, need, choice, rights and responsibility
 Tenure: - Owner occupation, Property Rights, Social Housing
andPrivate Housing
 Welfare:- Welfare, Poverty, Homelessness
 Money: - Sources of Finance, Markets, Rent , Affordability
 Control: - Government, Accountability and Reform
 Building: - Development, Planning and Architecture

Unit-2: Housing Policy and Need for Government Intervention

- Housing: Process, Heterogeneity and Instrumentality

- Concepts of Provision, Support and Enablement

- Housing Demand, Supply and Distortions in Housing market

- Housing Affordability and Finance

- Housing in India: Plans, Policies and Institutions

- Cooperative Housing, Retrofitting and Redevelopment

- International Conventions on Housing: UN-Habitat Agenda

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Unit-3: Slums, Informal Settlements and Policy Options

- Understanding Slums and their linkages

- Slum evictions and its impacts

- Approaches to Slum Redevelopment

- Tenure Regularization (Rights Approach and Titles Approach),

Incremental Approach to tenure

- Basic Services Improvement/ Slum Networking

- Mass Housing ( Public and Private)

- Direct Subsidy Transfers

- Rental Housing

- PPP Models of Slum Redevelopment (R&R, SRA)

Unit-4: Innovative Approaches to Housing Redevelopment: Cases from

around the glob

 Attendance & continuous Assessments: = 40%

Evaluation & grading
 Mid-exam = 20 (Written Exam)
Systems
 Final Exam = 40% : (Written Exam)

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Textbooks of References:

King, Peter (2015), “The Principles of Housing”, Routledge

Turner, John F.C. (1976), “Housing by People”, Marion Boyars

Hamdi, Nabeel (1995), “Housing without Houses: Participation, Flexibility,

Enablement”, ITDG Publishing

Clapham, David F., Clark William A.V. and Gibb, Kenneth (2012) “SAGE
Handbook of Housing Studies”,

SAGE

Neuwirth, Robert (2006), “Shadow Cities: A Billion Squatters, A New

Urban World”, Routledge

Urban, Florian (2011), “Tower and Slab: Histories of Global Mass

Literatures Housing”, Routeledge

Sharma, Kalpana (2000), “Rediscovering Dharavi”, Penguin India

Books and Reports available online

UN-HABITAT (2012) “Sustainable Housing for Sustainable Cities”, UN-

HABITAT

UN-HABITAT (2012) “Going Green, A Handbook of Sustainable Housing

Practices in Developing

Countries”, UN-HABITAT

McKinsey Global Institute (2010), :India’s Urban Awakening: Building

Inclusive Cities, Sustaining

Economic Growth”, McKinsey Global Institute

MoHUPA and NBO, (2011), “Report of the Technical Group of Urban

Housing Shortage (TG-12)
The students should visit the different housing projects which are done by
Visits and Seminars the various organizations like Government, Semi-Governments, Public,
Private and NGOs in Ethiopia for improve their knowledge ability based on
the subject. Finally they should prepare and present seminars. .

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School of Civil Engineering and Architecture
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Department of Architecture
ARC-5301 - Interior Design
Course Number ARC-5301
Course title Interior Design
Degree program BSc in Architecture
Lecturer ANTONIO PATRUNO
Credits 3
Lectures Tutorials Practices/laboratory Home Study
Contact Hours(Per week)
2 0 3
Year / Semester V/I
Pre-requisites: ARC-4201
Status of the course Elective 15-16 (core elective – restricted)

Course objective
Up on successful completion of the course, students will be able:
 To be familiar with art and science of interior design and decoration.
Course Objective &  To understand how the interior design will be create with the
consideration various interior activities and lifestyle of the client as
competences to be
well as the surrounding interior and exterior environment conditions.
acquired  To understand how to design and relate the internal spaces with the
relationship of light, finishing and other interior accessories layout.
Course outcomes
At the end of this course the students will produce a professional design of
an interior space design.

This course acquires the knowledge regarding the components and principle
of interior design, and various topics in relation to a practical practice.
Theory and application of interior architectural programming and
design processes using small-scale interior architectural projects as case
studies; design as a synthesis of human perception, user`s background of
behavior, sociological makeup, design tools, and systematic predictions and
Course Description analysis.
Study the followings in detail:
- History of interior design, basic interior design component
- Human dimensions material characteristics: texture, color and light
-Standard lines of furniture and accessories
- Methods of selection
- Theory and application in designing components
-Architectural graphics

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1 Introduction
History of interior design and industrial design
2 Basic interior design components
Human dimension
Material characteristics: texture, resistance, color, light, availability
3 Preliminary design
Data gathering: client need, location, space use
Proposal of space and materials related to the treatment of various
buildings
Sketches and first report
Course outline Preliminary cost analysis related to the budget
4 Interior space design
Plans, Sections, Elevation (scale 1:100)
3D views
5 Detaildwg
Plans, Sections, Elevation (scale 1:50)
Sections (scale 1: 20 / 25)
Details for construction (scale 1: 1 / 5 / 10)
6 Technical final report (A4)
7 Final BOQ (A4)
8 Renderings

 Assignments, Laboratory Exercises 20%,

Evaluation & grading  Mid-semester Examination 20%
Systems  Semester project 30%
 Final Examination 30%.

Textbooks:
Interior Design and Space Planning – Dechiara, Panero, Zelnik- Ed. Time-
saver

Literatures References:
 Renato De Fusco –Storia dell’arredamento - 1985
 TangazTomris –Interior Design Course – 2006
 Susan Yelavich – Contemporary world interiors - 2008
 Riccardo Salvi –Manuale di architettura d’interni - 2016

AdamaScience and Technology University

School of Civil Engineering and Architecture
Department of Architecture
ARC5305 Long-Span & Special Structures
Course Number ARC5305

Course title Long-Span & Special Structures

Degree program BSc in Architecture
Lecturer N.N

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Credits 3
Lectures Tutorials Practices/laboratory Home Study
Contact Hours(Per week)
2 3 0 0
Year / Semester V/I
Pre-requisites:
Status of the course Elective 15 and 16

Learning Objectives
The course aims to help students to:
- providing the student with a knowledge on specialized structural systems
Course Objective &
such as long span structure , light weight structures, space trusses, shells and
competences to be
bridges
acquired
- enhancing the understanding by practical model building and excursions

Course Description The primary focus of this course is to give an overview on specialized
structural systems as engineering architecture.

1. Introduction to foundation systems

2. Long span structures
3. space frames
Course outline 4. tensile structures
5. shells and domes
6. bridge structures
7. stadium roofs
8. engineering expressions in architecture
Methods of Assessment:
Evaluation & grading Grades will be determined based on:
50 % assignments, quizzes, excursions, design tasks
Systems
50 % written examination
Literatures Textbooks:

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G.G. Schierle, Architectural Structures; Angus J. Macdonald, Structure and
Architecture

Adama Science and Technology University

School of Civil Engineering and Architecture
Department of Architecture
ARC5207 Product Design
Course Number ARC5207
Course title Product Design
Degree program BSc in Architecture
Lecturer N.N
Credits 3
Lectures Tutorials Practices/laboratory Home Study
Contact Hours(Per week)
2 3 -
Year / Semester V/II

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Pre-requisites: None
Status of the course Elective
Learning Objectives
The focus of Product Design is integration of the design, marketing,
engineering, and business functions of the firm in creating a new product.
Course Objective & The course is intended to provide you with the following benefits:
competences to be  Competence with a set of tools and methods for product design and
development.
acquired
 Confidence in your own abilities to create a new product.
 Awareness of the role of multiple functions in creating a new
product (e.g., strategy,
product management, marketing, finance, industrial design,
engineering, production, supply chain, environmental safety, project
management).
 Ability to coordinate multiple, interdisciplinary tasks to achieve a
common objective.
 Reinforcement of specific knowledge from other courses through
practice and reflection in an action-oriented setting.

This class teaches modern tools and methods for product design and
development. The cornerstone is a project in which teams of management,
engineering, and industrial design students conceive, design, and prototype a
Course Description physical product. The class is primarily intended for ASTU Engineering
students. Particularly Architecture students
The course is jointly taught with school of mechanical industrial
design programs.

1. Product Design Process

Course outline Analysis, Concept, Synthesis
2. Introduction + Design Thinking and Trends in product design
Creative idea generation techniques, design sketching, model
making, workshop prototyping, problem solving, product assembly,
and creative electronics, manufacturing materials, computer
presentation software and graphic presentation techniques.
3. Systematic Innovation
methods of design ethnography, critical thinking, materials and
manufacturing processes, computer-aided design and prototyping,
advanced workshop prototyping and making, sustainability, brand
awareness, design for manufacture, rapid prototyping and additive
manufacturing.
4. Creativity and Concept Generation (smart products)
5. Research to recognize unique design opportunities,
An ability to define a design brief and a design specification, critical
thinking skills, the ability to plan and manage concurrent projects,
and essential knowledge of the product design process.
6. Design for Environmental Sustainability
7. Product Development Economics

Architecture Revised Curriculum, SoCEA, ASTUPage 156

Quiz 5%
Intermediate Project- I (Individual) 10%
Evaluation & grading Intermediate Project- II (Individual) 10%
Intermediate Projects-I(Team) 10%
Systems Intermediate Projects-II(Team) 10%
Final Project (Individual) 30%
Final Exam 25%
References:
 The Design of Everyday Things Book by Don Norman
 The Fundamentals of Product Design Book by Richard Demorris
 Making It: Manufacturing Techniques for Product Design Book by
Chris Lefteri
 Manufacturing Processes for Design Professionals Book by Rob
Thompson
 Sketching: Drawing Techniques for Product Designers Book by
Koos Eissen
Literatures
 Process 2nd Edition: 50 Product Designs from Concept to
Manufacture Book by Jennifer Hudson
 Research Methods for Product Design Book by Alex Milton and
Paul Rodgers
 Industrial Design A-Z Book by Charlotte Fiell and Peter Fiell
 Prototyping and Modelmaking for Product Design Book by Bjarki
Hallgrimsson
 The Laws of Simplicity Book by John Maeda

Architecture Revised Curriculum, SoCEA, ASTUPage 157

Adama Science and Technology University
School of Civil Engineering and Architecture
Department of Architecture
ARC5307- Conservation of Urban and Architectural Heritage

Course Number ARC-5307

Course title Conservation of Urban and Architectural Heritage
Degree program BSc in Architecture
Lecturer --
Credits 3
Contact Hours(Per Lectures Tutorials Practices/laboratory Home Study
week) 2 3 0
Year / Semester V/I
Pre-requisites: 4201
Status of the course Elective 15-16(core elective – restricted)

Course objective:
 Study the historical development of the European theories of
restoration of monuments and buildings conservation from the 19 th
century until nowadays
Course Objective &  Describe the necessary analysis for choosing the object of the design
competences to be and develop them
acquired  Study of the materials and techniques of building restoration
Course outcomes:
At the end of the course the students will produce a complete professional
design of the conservation and restoration of a building in an urban area. The
design will be based on historical, theoretical and technical knowledge that
every student will get from lectures of the course.

- This course has the purpose tointroduce the studentsto practical problems
Course Description
by both reading various documents related to the preservation of historical
cities, streets, and buildings and analyzing their real application cases.

Architecture Revised Curriculum, SoCEA, ASTUPage 158

1 Introduction
- Introduction to the course: the European experiences
- History of theories of restoration
2 The necessary analysis for the Heritage Conservation
- Urban and Historical Analysis
- Structural Analysis: cracks and damages
- Analysis of building techniques and use of materials
3 Conservation design
Course outline
- Concept of Conservation: Restoration, Preservation, Rehabilitation
and Reconstruction
4 Basic techniques of Architectural Heritage Conservation
- Masonry, wood, metal and RCC structure repairs
5 Executive (for construction) design
- ICOMOS recommendation
- Technical Reports

 Assignments, Laboratory Exercises 20%,

Evaluation & grading  Mid-semester Examination 20%
Systems  Semester project 30%
 Final Examination 30%.

Textbooks:
C. Brandi – Theory of Restoration–1963

References:
Literatures
 G. Carbonara– Problems of restoration of monuments –1976
 Sasune Hayden Connell Architects – Historic preservation project
planning & estimating- (ed. RS means)
 D. Friedman – Conservation of Historic Buildings – 1995

Architecture Revised Curriculum, SoCEA, ASTUPage 159

Adama Science and Technology University
School of Civil Engineering and Architecture
Department of Architecture
ARC-5313 Formal Analysis in Architecture, Art and Design
Course Number ARC-5313
Course title Formal Analysis in Architecture, Art and Design
Degree program BSc in Architecture
Lecturer N.N
Credits 3
Lectures Tutorials Practices/laboratory Home Study
Contact Hours(Per week)
2 3 -
Year / Semester V/I
Pre-requisites: None
Status of the course Elective 15 & 16

Course Objectives:
1. To gain knowledge of design through analytical process
2. To develop critical and graphical readings of architectural
precedents by focusing on the design processes and
transformational operations that generate the architectural
form.
Course Objective & 3. To critically reflect on exemplary buildings, to better
competences to be understand the practice of architecture.
acquired
Learning Outcomes:
Upon successful completion of this course, a student will:
1. Understand the important role of case studies in design
research as both a theoretical and practical means of
reasoning.
2. Acquire the essential skills for critical reading, interpreting
and understanding architectural form.
3. Develop an awareness of the formal and spatial principles of
architecture.
4. Reveal formal elements of a selected building, relations
between these elements, and transformational operations on
form.
5. Start to develop an intellectual opinion and a personal
reflection on architectural practice.

Architecture Revised Curriculum, SoCEA, ASTUPage 160

Explores buildings, works of art, and artifacts of the twentieth
century that have shaped today's understanding and approach to
Course Description architecture. Emphasizes exemplary works, as understood from the
practitioner's perspective. Students analyze buildings through
drawing, modeling, reading, and writing. Provides a framework for
understanding contemporary architectural design and to building a
visual vocabulary to communicate effectively about design.

6. Introduction: Definition of formal analysis

7. Visual Vocabulary of Architecture: Pattern, Rhythm,
Symmetry, Balance, Contrast, Proportion, Theme, and Unity
8. Visual Vocabulary of Art: Line, Value, Shape, Form, Space,
Color, and Texture
9. Level 1 of Formal Analysis: Description = pure description of
the object without value judgments, analysis, or interpretation
Course outline 10. Level 2: Analysis = determining what the features suggest and
deciding why the artist used such features to convey specific
ideas
11. Level 3 of Formal Analysis: Interpretation = establishing the
broader context for this type of art
12. Level 4: Judgment: Judging a piece of work means giving it
rank in relation to other works and of course considering a very
important aspect of the visual arts; its originality.

Evaluation & grading Mid-term Exam 40% (closed Book)

Systems Final exam 60% ( closed Book)
Textbooks:
 Baker, Geoffrey H. Design Strategies in Architecture: An
Approach to the Analysis of Form, Hong Kong: Van
Nostrand Reinhold, 1989.
 Eisenman, Peter. The Formal Basis of Modern Architecture,
Baden-Switzerland: Lars Müller Publishers, 2006.
References:
Literatures  Borden, Gail Peter. Process: Material and Representation
in Architecture, London, N.Y.: Routledge, 2014.
 Radford, A., Morkoç, S., and Srivastava, A. The Elements
of Modern Architecture: Understanding Contemporary
Buildings, London: Thames & Hudson, 2014.
 Unwin, Simon. Twenty Buildings Every Architect Should
Understand, London, N.Y.: Routledge, 2010.
 Barrett, Terry. Criticizing Art: Understanding the
Contemporary. Mountain View, California: Mayfield

Architecture Revised Curriculum, SoCEA, ASTUPage 161

Adama Science and Technology University
School of Civil Engineering and Architecture
Department of Architecture

ARC5203-Capstone Design Project- II (Studio)

Course Number ARC5203

Course title Capstone Design Project- II (Studio)

Degree program BSc in Architecture

Lecturer --

Credits 4

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Lectures Tutorials Practices/laboratory Home Study
Contact Hours(Per week)
1 0 9 0

Year / Semester V/II

Pre-requisites: ARC5202-Capstone Design Project- I (Research)

Status of the course core

The course deals with deep investigation of final degree project After
completion of this course students will be able to :

 Develop confidence among students so as to confidentially handle a

Course Objectives:
project for design and implementation.

 Produce architectural design project which enables them to revise the

previous courses and help them to recap.

Course Description:

The thesis project requires a deep investigation into the proposal written
at the Capstone research I containing identification of the problem scope
of the work, data collection, case studies, analytical studies, and its
application to the final design solution. The nature of the problem shall
Course
Description/Course be based on the synthesis of the total experience and knowledge gained
Contents
from the allied subjects. Emphasis shall be laid on the approach to the
design solution rather than the end-result. The degree project should
represent a synthesis of the student's understanding of architecture, in
addition to research in the potential of architecture.

• Lectures,
Teaching and Learning
• Assignments, and
methods
• Studio works with supervisors.

• Studio design progress assessment 30 %,

Assessment/
evaluation & Grading • Intermediate Project 20%
Systems
• Semester project 50 %,

Architecture Revised Curriculum, SoCEA, ASTUPage 163

• Minimum of 80% attendance during lecture hours;
Attendance
• 100% attendance during practical work sessions, except for
Requirement:
some unprecedented mishaps
 Time Saver Standards
 Architects’ Data – by Neufret
 Edward d. Mills - Planning : Buildings for habitation, commerce
and industry
 Building for Science – Architecture of the Max Planck Institutes
Literature:
 Edward d. Mills - Planning : Buildings for education, culture and
Science
 Edward d. Mills - Planning : Buildings for habitation, commerce
and industry

Adama Science and Technology University

Architecture Revised Curriculum, SoCEA, ASTUPage 164

Learning Objectives
The focus of Product Design is integration of the design, marketing,
engineering, and business functions of the firm in creating a new product.
The course is intended to provide you with the following benefits:
Course Objective &  Competence with a set of tools and methods for product design and
competences to be acquired development.
 Confidence in your own abilities to create a new product.
 Awareness of the role of multiple functions in creating a new
product (e.g., strategy,
product management, marketing, finance, industrial design,
engineering, production, supply chain, environmental safety,
project management).
 Ability to coordinate multiple, interdisciplinary tasks to achieve a
common objective.
 Reinforcement of specific knowledge from other courses through
practice and reflection in an action-oriented setting.

This class teaches modern tools and methods for product design
and development. The cornerstone is a project in which teams of
management, engineering, and industrial design students conceive, design,
Course Description and prototype a physical product. The class is primarily intended for ASTU
Engineering students. Particularly Architecture students
The course is jointly taught with school of mechanical industrial
design programs.

8. Product Design Process

Analysis, Concept, Synthesis
9. Introduction + Design Thinking and Trends in product design
Creative idea generation techniques, design sketching, model
making, workshop prototyping, problem solving, product assembly,
and creative electronics, manufacturing materials, computer
presentation software and graphic presentation techniques.
10. Systematic Innovation
methods of design ethnography, critical thinking, materials
and manufacturing processes, computer-aided design and
Course outline prototyping, advanced workshop prototyping and making,
sustainability, brand awareness, design for manufacture,
rapid prototyping and additive manufacturing.
11. Creativity and Concept Generation (smart products)
12. Research to recognize unique design opportunities,
An ability to define a design brief and a design specification,
critical thinking skills, the ability to plan and manage
concurrent projects, and essential knowledge of the product
design process.
13. Design for Environmental Sustainability
14. Product Development Economics

Architecture Revised Curriculum, SoCEA, ASTUPage 165

Quiz 5%
Intermediate Project- I (Individual) 10%
Intermediate Project- II (Individual) 10%
Evaluation & grading Systems Intermediate Projects-I(Team) 10%
Intermediate Projects-II(Team) 10%
Final Project (Individual) 30%
Final Exam 25%
References:
 The Design of Everyday Things Book by Don Norman
 The Fundamentals of Product Design Book by Richard Demorris
 Making It: Manufacturing Techniques for Product Design Book by Chris
Lefteri
 Manufacturing Processes for Design Professionals Book by Rob
Thompson
 Sketching: Drawing Techniques for Product Designers Book by Koos
Eissen
Literatures
 Process 2nd Edition: 50 Product Designs from Concept to Manufacture
Book by Jennifer Hudson
 Research Methods for Product Design Book by Alex Milton and Paul
Rodgers
 Industrial Design A-Z Book by Charlotte Fiell and Peter Fiell
 Prototyping and Modelmaking for Product Design Book by Bjarki
Hallgrimsson
 The Laws of Simplicity Book by John Maeda

Architecture Revised Curriculum, SoCEA, ASTUPage 166

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