Course detail

Public Buildings 2

FAST-AG005Acad. year: 2018/2019

The subject enables the students to gain the basic knowledge of designing various typological units in the field of culture, commerce, catering and transport from the point of view of function, layout and architecture. It constitutes a theoretical preparation for working out simple assignments in seminars and, above all, designing public buildings in the following studio tuition.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

3

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

doc. Ing. arch. Antonín Odvárka, Ph.D.

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Student will manage knowledge of the public building typology, sports facilities, health service, cultural and ecclesiastical buildings.

Prerequisites

The subject connects with Public Buildings I. and some typological disciplines that are taught in the preceding semester. It partly applies the knowledge gained in the history of architecture.

Co-requisites

Basically it is an independent discipline with its own methodology.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Teaching methods depend on the type of course unit as specified in the article 7 of Brno University of Technology Rules for Studies and Examinations. In this case it deals with lectures and seminars.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Analyses of realized examples of public buildings in written form and visual presentation as a condition for accreditation and written examination.

Course curriculum

1. Sports stadiums
2. Gymnasiums and sports halls
3. Muscle-conditioning gyms, fitness centers and recreation sports
4. Indoor and outdoor swimming pools
5. Health-care facilities
6. Hospitals
7. Spas and medicinal facilities
8. Museums and galleries
9. Churches, ecclesiastical buildings, funeral homes and crematoriums
10. Theatres and cinemas
11. Concert halls
12. Exhibition spaces and grounds
13. Zoological gardens and aquariums

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

Knowledge of the public building typology, sports facilities, health service, cultural and ecclesiastical buildings, zoological gardens, aquariums.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

Extent and forms are specified by guarantor’s regulation updated for every academic year.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Not applicable.

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme B-P-C-APS (N) Bachelor's

    branch APS , 1. year of study, summer semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hours, optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. arch. Antonín Odvárka, Ph.D.

Syllabus

1. Sports stadiums
2. Gymnasiums and sports halls
3. Muscle-conditioning gyms, fitness centers and recreation sports
4. Indoor and outdoor swimming pools
5. Health-care facilities
6. Hospitals
7. Spas and medicinal facilities
8. Museums and galleries
9. Churches, ecclesiastical buildings, funeral homes and crematoriums
10. Theatres and cinemas
11. Concert halls
12. Exhibition spaces and grounds
13. Zoological gardens and aquariums

Exercise

13 hours, compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. arch. Antonín Odvárka, Ph.D.

Syllabus

1.-2. Facts for analysis
3.-8. Analysis of realized examples of public buildings
9.-12. Visual presentation of realized examples of public buildings
13. Final evaluation of the results of the work