ARK-E3520 - Construction Documents, Lecture, 13.9.2022-13.12.2023

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Please note! Course description is confirmed for two academic years, which means that in general, e.g. Learning outcomes, assessment methods and key content stays unchanged. However, via course syllabus, it is possible to specify or change the course execution in each realization of the course, such as how the contact sessions are organized, assessment methods weighted or materials used.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

After the course, the student masters the basics of the implementation design of buildings and the preparation of the documents required for implementation.

The student outlines the tasks of an architect during construction sites.

Credits: 6

Schedule: 13.09.2022 - 13.12.2023

Teacher in charge (valid for whole curriculum period):

Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Niko Sirola, Mikko Raatikainen, Simon Mahringer

Contact information for the course (applies in this implementation):

Mikko Raatikainen, mikko.j.raatikainen@aalto.fi

Simon Mahringer, simon.mahringer@aalto.fi


CEFR level (valid for whole curriculum period):

Language of instruction and studies (applies in this implementation):

Teaching language: English. Languages of study attainment: Finnish, Swedish, English

CONTENT, ASSESSMENT AND WORKLOAD

Content

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Design of a building with the precision of working and partial drawings. Preparation of a building report. Introduction to the architect's on-site duties

  • applies in this implementation

    During the construction documents course, students will get to know the construction process and its different phases. The course main objective is to present the importance of well-designed drawings and details as a vital part of the profession of an architect. The course also emphasizes on how to translate ideas into drawings and details, which eventually will be constructed into a building. 

     

    During this course, the students learn to design a building at the level of working drawings and detail drawings. A construction specification is drafted. 

    Once passed the course, students will have a good basic knowledge of execution planning in a building project and the skills to prepare the required documentation. 

    The scope of the course and the level of detailing required depends on the scope of the building project and is to be agreed separately with the teacher. Done independently or in pairs. Completion of the course requires attending the exercise session and lectures. The course is part of the electives of the major in architecture, and it should be taken during the 1st or 2nd year of studies of the masterʼs degree. The course is compulsory for those doing their masterʼs thesis in building design. 


Assessment Methods and Criteria

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    The course is rated on a scale of 0-5. The evaluation is based on a qualitative evaluation of the assignment and the work process.

  • applies in this implementation

    The evaluation criteria are the architectural merits of the work, the applicability of the details to the project, the functionality of the construction, technical solutions and the management of moisture, etc. risks, the readability of the produced documents and how they fulfill the task assigned to each document.


Workload

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    The scope of the course depends on the size of the subject and is agreed at the beginning of the course.

    Completion of the course requires attendance at teaching events as well as independent work.

    6 cr = approx. 162 h

    58 hours of contact teaching (2h/week)

    104 hours of indenpendent work

  • applies in this implementation

    The accuracy of the performance depends on the size of the target and is agreed separately with the teacher. Individual work or pair work.


DETAILS

Study Material

  • applies in this implementation

    Course material in MyCourses.

    RT-cards (open with Aalto ID)


Substitutes for Courses
Prerequisites
SDG: Sustainable Development Goals

    11 Sustainable Cities and Communities

    12 Responsible Production and Consumption

    13 Climate Action

FURTHER INFORMATION

Further Information

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    The course is compulsory for all students in the major of Architecture. Only for department of Architecture students.

    Teaching Language : English

    Teaching Period : 2022-2023 Autumn I - II
    2022-2023 Spring IV - V
    2023-2024 Autumn I - II
    2023-2024 Spring IV - V

    Enrollment :

    Minimum number of students in this course: 5

    Maximum number of students in this course: 70

    Registration for courses: Sisu. Priority order to courses is according to the order of priority decided by the Academic committee for School of Arts, Design and Architecture, https://www.aalto.fi/en/services/registering-to-courses-and-the-order-of-priority-at-aalto-arts

  • applies in this implementation

    The course is mandatory if the diploma work is done in the subject area of ​​building design, also on the theory side, e.g. research, i.e. Only for students of the Department of Architecture. The course is recommended to be taken only after one of the building design studios, but before starting the thesis.


Details on the schedule

  • applies in this implementation

    A more detailed schedule is published when the assignment is given and on Mycourses.


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