Architecture

The course develops students' understanding of key building physics principals and the role they play in achieving satisfactory indoor environmental conditions. The course equips students with detailed knowledge of, and the ability to apply, the main scientific principles of heat and mass transfer, light and sound in the building engineering context. Students consider what is meant by indoor environmental quality and explore how the design of the building envelope and building systems can influence the internal environment and building energy use.

Often referred to as the "age of improvement," the Victorian era was one of unprecedented growth and development. The Victorians not only benefited from the technological advantages afforded by the full flowering of the Industrial Revolution but also enjoyed the profits that came with Britain's economic and political rise to world dominance. With this rise came profound social change as politicians, academics, social reformers, manufacturers, and religious leaders vied to institute new sensibilities regarding morality, spirituality, science, charity, education, and political representation. This transformation naturally affected the type and style of buildings that were erected during this period, dramatically altering the character of Britain's rural and urban landscapes. This course considers the architectural consequences of these transformations by exploring the development of theories and practices in architecture in the context of the social and cultural changes (and challenges) that gave rise to them. Although the Victorian era may be seen to have come to a close with the death of Queen Victoria in 1901, the course concludes by examining how these transformations were carried through and further developed in the first decade of the 20th century leading up to the First World War.

This course provides international students with an overview of Danish architecture and urban planning over the last 100 years with an emphasis on the human perspective of architecture. Examples of architecture with a Nordic approach to the planning and design of the physical environment are demonstrated. The course discusses the key elements of culture, climate, and scale in relations to the way the profession and the Nordic welfare states have been dealing with the international trends and styles as they have been translated into the local settings. Field trips to explore examples of the architecture and planning are important elements of this lecture based course.

The course examines design of interior architecture. The course culminates in a final project where a ‘client – designer relationship’ is simulated.