AR3003 Structure and Architecture Syllabus:
AR3003 Structure and Architecture Syllabus – Anna University Regulation 2021
OBJECTIVES
To outline the evolution of structural systems through history.
To introduce concepts of structural design through works of architects/ engineers.
To create understanding about the relationship between architectural expression/ form and structure.
To give information about contemporary structures and architecture.
UNIT I STRUCTURES IN THE PRE INDUSTRIAL ERA
Development of monolithic and rock cut structures. Trabeated construction, arcuate construction, vaults and flying buttresses. Tents and masted structures. Bridges through ancient and medieval history.
UNIT II STRUCTURES IN THE INDUSTRIAL AND POST INDUSTRIAL PERIOD
Industrial revolution, evolution of modern typologies such as railway stations, factories, etc., Use of iron and steel. Concrete in modern architecture. Modular construction. Suspension structures. Projects by Pier Nuigi Nervi, Maillart, Candella, Buckminster Fuller, Eero Saarinen, Calatrava.
UNIT II BUILDING TYPOLOGIES AND LARGE SPAN STRUCTURES
Evolution of building typologies with need for larger spans – airports, stadia, multiuse architecture, public architecture, exhibition pavilions, etc., Corresponding structural and material innovations based on need. Contemporary use of steel, concrete, glass, plastic and other materials, Examples of different building typologies with large span structures from late 20th century and early 21st century with focus on iconic structures.
UNIT III STRUCTURAL DESIGN AND PARAMETRIC PROCESSES
Parametric/ digital processes and structure. Structural calculations. Iterative design process. Material and technical advancements including structural calculations, simulations, etc. Examples of buildings using all this.
UNIT V CASE STUDY
Detailed case study of any innovative structure based on history/ typology/ structural innovation/ material innovation/ design process.
OUTCOME
Familiarity with concepts of structural design and its influence on the functional and aesthetic domains of architectural design relating to historic and contemporary periods.
Understanding of architectural expression and its relation to form, structure and changing technology.
Awareness of contemporary innovations in structures.
TEXTBOOKS
1. Mario Salvadori, Structure in Architecture: The Building of Buildings, Pearson, 2016.
2. Shigeru Ban, McQuaid, Matilda, ‘Engineering and Architecture: Building the Japan Pavilion’, Phaidon Press Ltd, UK, 2008.
2. ‘Cox Architects'(The Millennium Series), Images Publishing Group, 2001.
3. James B Harris, Kevin Li, ‘Masted Structures in Architecture’, Routledge,2012
REFERENCES
1. Patrizio Bertelli et al, ‘Herzog & De Meuron: Prada Aoyama Tokyo’, Fondazione Prada, 2004
2. Christopher Beorkrem, ‘Material Strategies in Digital Fabrication’, Routledge, 2012
3. Angus J. Macdonald, Structure and Architecture, Architectural Press, 2001.
4. Andrew Charleson, Structure as Architecture, Architectural Press, 2005.