2019_20
Educational guide 
Escola Tècnica Superior d'Arquitectura
A A 
english 
Bachelor's Degree in Architecture (2010)
 Subjects
  CONSTRUCTION III
   Contents
Topic Sub-topic
1. Introduction Construction as a medium. Construction and architecture. The materials. The parts of the building: the support, the envelope, the definition of the interior space, the installations.
2. The envelope of the building Facades and covers. Differentiating requirements. The perception of the form: volume, encounters, changes of plan, gables.
3. Relationship between closing and support Structure of walls and porticated structure. The location of the closure.
4. The enclosures and the environment The water, the heat and the cold, the light and the views, the noise, the resistance to the fire. Form and layout of the elements. Sizes
5. The cover The perception of the form. Functionality
6. The inclined roof Definitors of the type of cover. Behavior. Sizes. The singular points.
7. The flat roof Definitors of the type of cover. Behavior. Sizes. The singular points
8. The facade Different types of facade. The perception of the form. Functionality

9. The heavy facade The order of the elements. The window. Behavior. Sizes. The singular points
10. The light facade The heterogeneous façade. The curtain wall. Behavior. Sizes
11. Vertical communications Steps. Ramps. Elevators. Design criteria. Regulations.