Teaching

Introduction to the subject matter and purpose of aesthetics; The relationship of aesthetics to the architects and the public/community. Aesthetics and the act of creation; Methods of aesthetics; Aesthetic activity; Relationship between Art and Design. Essence and principle forms of aesthetics; Theoretical models of aesthetics, aesthetics as meta category. Style; Psychology of perception and creation; Creation as an object of perception. Developments of ideas and their trends in the field of aesthetic activity. Theory of criticism. The basic methodologies of architectural criticism.

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Introduction; Definition of design; Architectural design; Design methods; Design in nature; Man and design; Principle of design Elements of design. Architectural form, space, scale and proportioning system in relation to human perception and experiences.  Context; The ideology of planning and design; Evolution of design (analysis, form, process); Social production of architecture; Influence of geo-climate factors in design. Analysis and synthesis aesthetic, structure and analogy. The properties of space, meaning, from etc. ideology and its reflection in form & space.

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Basic Composition with primary elements of form; Point, line, plane, and volume; Form and space relationship. Exercises with the ordering principles of composition in various media. Understanding of form-space relationship in basic compositions with special emphasis on space, its definition, and qualities. Study with the primary elements of architectural forms; Study of a simple architectural space. Introduction of color to the basic composition. Study on anthropomorphic proportions and scale in relation to human perception and activities. Organization of simple architectural spaces with emphasis on spatial relationships. 

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Introduction to global climatic factors; Geography and Geological factors; Elements of climate; Measuring the elements and recording the data; Classification of climates; Tropical climate; Site climate; Micro-climatic factors; Ecological considerations; Human comfort criteria and ranges.

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Principles of thermal design and means of thermal control, Study of external and internal climatic condition of buildings; Behavior and performance of a building and its components as a climatic modifier to provide comfort and energy savings through climatic passive control and design; human comfort criteria and ranges.

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Simple building designs with simple functions; layout of different built form with emphasize on circulation with an attention to the building approach, entrance, path-configuration, path-relationship, form of the circulation. Building Design to create sensibility regarding relationship between built form, structural systems, material use and environmental conditions with that of the ordering principles; Introduction to architecture lighting & accosting. Details working drawing: Kitchen, toilet, stair, door, window, wall section, critical roof section etc. 

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Legal system concepts in the areas of laws, morals, ethics, civil law, common law and statute law. Torts law and remedies for torts committed. Construction contract law, acceptance of contracts, tenders, capacity to contract, void/illegal contracts, privity of contract, effect of breach of contract, failure of performance, misrepresentation and torts (as applied to contracts) and the Statute of Frauds. Litigation and alternative dispute resolution examines the pre-trial phase, the trial phase, the judgment phase, negotiation, mediation and arbitration. Liquidated damages and penalties, warranties and guarantees. Construction related legal issues practices in Bangladesh. 

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Introduction to Construction Contract. Sequence of contract activities, bidding and contract documents, technical and building specification, documents for inspections, submittals and changes in a contract, procedures for early contract termination, documents for close-out and commissioning. Insurance and construction bonding, liability insurance, indemnity agreements, surety bonds, bid bonds, performance bonds, labour and material payment bonds, lien bonds, warranty bonds and letters of credit. Construction management contracts and custom contracts.

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Introduction to different elements of landscape. Ecological approaches to Landscape design; Site Planning, design and landscaping, Landscape Planning and Design exercises; A study of site selection, plane surveying, site development, topography, soils, grading, drainage, site utilities, landscaping, and planting will be used towards the assessment of buildings, site and campus design. 

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Managing project risks: Risk identification, Risk assessment, Risk response development, risk response control, changes and business continuity; Managing project team; Partnering; Managing international project; out sourcing.

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Project monitoring: Earned value analysis, risk assessment, quality assurance, and conflict management. Project control: project crashing, critical chain; project termination; project learning; project reviews, project audits, and project closeout.

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Review of codes, columns, retaining walls, plastic hinge idea, and collapse mechanism, yield line method.

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Reinforced concrete floor and roof systems, flat slabs and flat plates, isolated and combined footings.

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General introduction to the audio and visual environment. Introduction to architectural acoustics; The physiology of sound; perception, generation and propagations of sound; behavior of sound in closed spaces; auditorium acoustics; noise measurements and control in space. The hearing mechanism. Acoustical regulations as per BNBC.

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Introduction to Architectural lighting; effects of luminous environment on human being; Visual perception. Photometry, brightness, luminance, and illumination. Concept of natural lighting in building. Artificial lighting; Light sources; Luminaries. Design criteria and designing for natural and artificial lighting. Calorimetric. Calculation methods for artificial lighting. 

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Work on building project, investigation of working procession and reporting, Project cost estimating. Exercise a construction project model from planning to implementation stages including conceptual estimating; fundamental concepts and techniques for project acquisition and procurement; procurement challenges, different methods including lump sum, unit price, cost plus, design build, and construction management contracts; construction schedule and delay analysis; management skills and applications; budget tracking; and forced interruptions to keep the project on track. 

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International construction market; market planning and business development; strategic planning and management techniques; construction joint ventures, partnering, and strategic alliances; developing competitive strategies for international construction; management of international projects.

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Introduction to Public-Private Partnership (PPP) and Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) infrastructure and construction projects as well as organizations; management of financial risks and taxation relevant to overseas contracts. 

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Basic introduction to interior design, history of interiors, interior design elements (line, shape, size, pattern, rhythm, and order), color and texture theory and application, human factors, technical factors (acoustics and lighting), environmental factors, materials and applications, use of non-structural materials, functional separation of spaces and interior furniture, and interior plantation.

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Earthquake-resistant design philosophy; performance-based earthquake engineering; code provisions for seismic design of structures; retrofitting and strengthening of structures; concept of base isolation design and structural vibration control; advanced topics in earthquake engineering.

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Seismology; seismic risk and hazard; soil dynamics and seismic inputs to structures; response spectrum analysis (RSA); special analysis; nonlinear and push-over analysis; dynamic soil-structure interaction (SSI).

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