Construction [30h] [ LAUCE1801 ]

The course will describe and analyze the principal types of junctions: 1) between structures, 2) between structures and materials, 3) between different materials, which are called for in building construction. The course will study the characteristics and construction methods for assemblies, nodes, joints, articulations in the building construction. The course will address the specific methods of detail design development and building finishing techniques. Different methods will be studied for their implications in terms of tectonic poetics. The course will be based on case studies: exemplary works or buildings from history or the contemporary period, or more ordinary or common buildings.

By the end of this course, students will be able to: Understand the solidarity between structures and construction materials, Begin designing articulations and joints between different structures, different materials: assemblages, articulations, nodes, joints, etc., Know the broad groups of technical construction details, Design a "classic" construction detail, Know several important construction methods from historical examples or contemporary situations.