Fall Semester 071 (2007-2008)
ARC 400:Senior Project Preparation and Programming
Dr. Rabee M. Reffat, Architecture Department, KFUPM
Course Contents, Readings, Assessment Tasks, Task Templates and Grades
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Class Activities |
Readings |
Tasks & Assessment |
Grade
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W1 |
Sat. |
Sept. 8 |
Lecture: Introduction & Senior Project Selection Guidelines & Resources |
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Task 1: Release Write ONLY one page on What and Why for your proposed building type for the senior project? |
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Mon. |
Sept 10 |
Lecture: What is Architectural Programming?
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Chapter 1: Introduction, Programming for Design: from Theory to Practice, Cherry, E., 1999, pp. 3-19. |
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W2 |
Sat. |
Sept 15 |
Lecture: Identifying goals and objectives of your project
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Chapter 3: Goals: The Promise for Quality, Duerk, D., Architectural Programming: Information Management for Design, 1993, pp. 36-46. |
Task 1: Submission Task 2: Release Project Type’s What and Why Revised + Project’s Goals and Objectives.
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5% |
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Mon. |
Sept 17 |
Class Discussion: Class Discussions, critical analysis and Reporting on Project type’s What, Why, Goals and Objectives. |
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W3 |
Sat. |
Sept. 22 |
National Holiday |
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Mon. |
Sept. 24 |
Lecture: Researching your Project: Case studies How to select your case and what to do with them.
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Task 2: Submission Task 3: Release Analyze four cases of your project building-type.
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5% |
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W4 |
Sat. |
Sept. 29 |
Lecture: Programming as Design
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Robinson, J. and Weeks, J., Programming as Design, Journal of Architectural Education, 1983. Available Online from course homepage |
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Mon. |
Oct. 1 |
Lecture: Ways of Thinking |
Pena, W. and Parshall, S., Problem Seeking: An Architectural Programming Primer, 2001, pp. 50-57. |
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Id al-Fitr Vacation (October 14-27, 2006) 2 Weeks |
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W5 |
Sat. |
Oct. 7 |
Class Discussion: Case Analysis queries and difficulties
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Mon. |
Oct. 9 |
Lecture: Site Selection Criteria & Information Gathering
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Chapter 6: Gathering and Analyzing Information, Programming for Design: from Theory to Practice, Cherry, E., 1999, pp. 119-181. |
Task 3: Submission Task 4: Release Site selection, Site Analysis and Identification of expected clients |
10% |
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W6 |
Sat. |
Oct. 28 |
Site Selection Results - Discussion
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Mon. |
Oct. 30 |
Lecture: Site and Climatic Analysis
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Chapter 6: Gathering and Analyzing Information, Programming for Design: from Theory to Practice, Cherry, E., 1999, pp. 119-181. |
Task 4 Part I: Submission Site Selection |
5%
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W7 |
Sat. |
Nov. 04 |
Lecture: Identifying your clients
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Chapter 3: Clients, Programming for Design: from Theory to Practice, Cherry, E., 1999, pp. 51-78. |
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Mon. |
Nov. 06 |
Lecture: Values become issues: Human, Environmental, cultural, technological, temporal, economic, aesthetic, safety
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Chapter 3: Values become Issues, Architectural Programming and Pre-design Manager, Hershberger, R., 1999, pp. 73-122.
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W8 |
Sat. |
Nov. 11 |
Lecture: Values become issues: technological, temporal, economic, aesthetic, safety
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Chapter 3: Values become Issues, Architectural Programming and Pre-design Manager, Hershberger, R., 1999, pp. 123-170.
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Mon. |
Nov. 13 |
Class Discussion: Task 4 Progress & Feedback on pre-submission
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W9 |
Sat. |
Nov. 18 |
Lecture: Identifying Project Requirements
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Architectural Programming and Pre-design Manager, Hershberger, R., 1999, Chapters 4 & 5 |
Task 4 Part II: Submission Task 5: Release Space Identification and Allocation & Relationship Matrices and Diagrams |
10% |
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Mon. |
Nov. 20 |
Lecture: Identifying Performance & Design Requirements for a Project
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W10 |
Sat. |
Nov. 25 |
Lecture: Space Identification and Allocation |
Architectural Programming and Pre-design Manager, Hershberger, R., 1999, Chapters 6 & 7. |
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Mon. |
Nov. 27 |
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W11 |
Sat. |
Dec. 02 |
Workshop: Application of space identification on examples of students’ projects
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Mon. |
Dec. 04 |
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W12 |
Sat. |
Dec. 09 |
Task 5: Submission Task 6: Release Identify Design Imperatives & Concept Definition
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20% |
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Mon. |
Dec. 11 |
Class Discussion: Identify Design Imperatives
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Id al-Adha Vacation (December 23 to January 05) 2 Weeks
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W13 |
Sat. |
Dec. 16 |
Lecture: Concepts: Turning Ideas into Reality
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Chapter 5: E Concepts: Turning Ideas into Reality, Duerk, D., Architectural Programming: Information Management for Design, 1993, pp. 60-76. |
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Mon. |
Dec. 18 |
Task 7: Final Submission Program Document (Compiling all previous task submissions into one complete document & Pin-up boards) |
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W14 |
Sat. |
Jan. 06 |
Lecture: Program Preparation |
Architectural Programming and Pre-design Manager, Hershberger, R., 1999, pp. 376-433. |
Task 6: Submission |
10 % |
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Mon. |
Jan. 08 |
Lecture: Computer Assisted Architectural Programming |
Akin, O. et al, SEED-PRO: Computer Assisted Architectural Programming in SEED |
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W15 |
Sat. |
Jan. 13 |
Class Discussion: Final Document & Pin-Up Boards & Review & Approach to Senior Project Studio
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Mon. |
Jan. 15 |
Final Submission: Program Document & Pin-up Boards
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25 % |
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Bonus Marks (10%) !!