ADDDIS ABABA SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITY

SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE AND URBAN DESIGN

Course Title-Fundamental of Architecture

Course N.o. CEng3094

School- Architecture and urban design

Department Civil Engineering

Academic year 2007 E.C

Year III

Program- BSc.(R)

Instructor: Bikila Merga

Semester-I

Credit hour- 2
Pre-requisite CEng2091

Course Description
The course includes introduction to architecture with regards to climatic condition, landscape
architecture and aesthetic design. It also includes space, structure and its function,
construction of structure related to architecture. It also deals with the drawing of architectural,
structural, plumbing, electrical and connection detail aspects. Reviewing of plans and drawing
of other Engineering structure are also included in the course.

Course Objective
At the end of this course Students will:
Read architectural drawings, structural drawings, sanitary drawings
Understand the fundamentals of construction planning and design procedures, and
site selection.
Develop skills and knowledge in the preparation of working drawings.
Understand the concepts of various components of a low-rise building and their
construction methods.
Acquire a thorough understanding of the basics of framed structures, shell and dome
structures and prefabricated building systems.
Students with graphics presentation skill and present finished drawing outputs.

Course Contents
1) Introduction to Architecture

Session one

2) Architectural Drawing:

Session two

3) Space, Structure and Function:

Session three

4) Structural Drawing:

Session four

5) Electrical Drawings and power lay out

Session five

6) Sanitary Drawing:

Session six

7) Planning and Drawing of Building

Session seven

8) Review of Drawing for some Civil Engineering projects:

Session eight

Course Delivery Format

Lectures
Group Discussion
Home Works

Course Grading
Continuous Assessment (50%)

Surprising Tests, quiz ..10%

Mini Projects 20%

Presentation ..5%

Assignments.10%

Class Attendance (75% mandatory!!)..5%

Final Exam (50%)

Reference / Course materials

Lorraine Farrelly, (2007), the Fundamentals of Architecture, AVA Publishing.
Mostafa Abd-El-Barr, Hesham El-Rewini, (2004), Fundamentals of Computer
Organization and Architecture, Wiley-Interscience.
Edward Allen, Joseph Iano, (2003), Fundamentals of Building Construction:
Materials and Methods, Wiley publishers; 4th edition.
Forrest Wilson, Ron Keenberg, and WilliamLoerke, (1990), Architecture:
Fundamental Issues Van Nostrand Reinhold.