This course is designed to expose students to the process of building construction, the components of buildings and materials, skills and equipment used in shaping them. The emphasis is on familiarization by direct observation. Students are encouraged to acquire a taste for good workmanship and quality.
The course is visualized as having three essential components viz. a lecture course in materials and methods of construction, a construction studio wherein principles and practices shall be applied to the production of meaningful working details and drawings and a demonstration series to be conducted either in the construction field in school premises or at specific venues outside incorporating a first hand experience of important stages of building construction, to complement the studio work.
CONTENT OF COURSE
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SEMESTER 1 |
Historical evolution of building material and construction methods; introduction to primary building elements, walls, piers, foundations upto plinth level, roofs; Bricks, stone and block masonry, their properties and manufacture. |
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SEMESTER 2 |
Introduction to secondary elements such as doors, windows, railings, sunshades; timber and timber products, roof tiles and sheets; brickwork in superstructure. |
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SEMESTER 3 |
Introduction to specialised elements such as staircases, built-in furniture, show windows, sliding-folding doors, partitions and panelling; external paving, gates, grilles; simple steel fabrication and aluminium work. |
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SEEMSTER 4 |
Introduction to simple reinforced cement concrete construction; exploration of alternatives; investigation of materials, techniques and details related to vernacular architecture. |
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SEMESTER 5 |
Introduction to the problems of large scale buildings; renovation and strengthening of existing structures; |
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SEMESTER 6 |
Investigation of hi-tech materials and technologies related to interior finishing and detailing, exterior finishes etc.; electrical and plumbing installations. |