Table of contents

The course is connected to the following study programs

Teaching language

Norwegian

Recommended previous knowledge

BYG127 Technical Design

Learning outcomes

After completing the course, students should have:

  • A basic understanding of the relationship between civil engineering and architecture/design
  • A basic understanding of the relationship between “the structural system”, “the volumetric system” and “the service system”
  • Have a good understanding of drawings and be able to design and communicate ideas by means of physical and digital design processes.
  • Have knowledge about the way digitalization could impact the future of building

Contents

  • The design of architectural projects
  • Group based projects
  • Developing- and utilizing strategic design processes

Teaching and learning methods

- Lectures, exercises, group projects with tutorin, presentations in plenum of the group project

Examination requirements

All mandatory group projects have to be approved

Student evaluation

The person responsible for the course decides, in cooperation with student representative, the form of student evaluation and whether the course is to have a midway or end of course evaluation in accordance with the quality system for education, chapter 4.1.”

Offered as a free-standing course

Yes, if there is capasity

Admission Requirement if given as a free-standing course

Higher Education Entrance Qualification including mathematics R1 and R2 and physics 1, or a pass in the preliminary course examination for engineers (which is also offered at University of Agder).

Reduction of Credits

This course’s contents overlap with the following courses. A reduction of credits will occur if one of these courses is taken in addition:

Course Reduction of Credits
BYG218 – Art of Building and Architecture. 5
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