The Faculty of Architecture

ST-14 Practical Activities (Construction Site)

The Faculty of Architecture / Architecture

3rd Year, Sem 2, 2021-2022 | Compulsory Course | Hours/Week: 2L | ECTS Credits: 2

DEPARTMENT:
Technical Sciences

COURSE LEADER:
assist. PhD. arch Raluca Trifa

TEACHING STAFF:
lect. PhD. Ana Maria Mortu, lect. PhD. arch. Laura Burlacu, lect. PhD. arch. Ioana
Șerbănescu, assist. PhD. arch. Oana Mihăescu, assist. PhD. Ing. Gabriel Danila, assist.
PhD. arch. Andreea Prelipcean, assist. PhD. arch. Alexandra Vișan, assist. PhD. arch.
Raluca Trifa lect. PhD. arch. Monica Mureșanu, PhD. arch. Catalin Neagoe, drd. arch.
Clarissa Ivan,

LEARNING OUTCOMES:
- Direct contact with construction sites and specific problems.
- Understanding how architectural design materializes into a concrete building.
- Understanding the impact of choice of materials and technologies, of detail design
and of execution on the architectural quality of a built object.
- Consolidation of theoretical knowledge acquired in technical courses through direct
observation on the construction site and at the practical demonstrations, as well as
through information provided by professional companies.
- Understanding the necessity of interdisciplinary work in the design and erection of
buildings.

CONTENT:
Students participate in a variety of activities that put them in direct contact with the
concrete reality of their future profession. Tutored activities take place in the first week
of the two dedicated to practical activities in the academic year structure specific to
UAUIM.
Activities include two parts:
I. tutored activities

- Lectures held by guests on high-performance products and systems for

constructions.
- Practical demonstrations illustrating the correct use of products and systems for
constructions.
- Tutored visits to construction sites.
II. independent study / information synthesis and drafting of the practical activity
notebook

After finishing the supervised activities, students synthesize the acquired information,
research if they need clarifications, and draft a practical activity notebook containing:

A. Reports which resume the contents of lectures and offer a personal standpoint of
the students.
B. Presentations of the demonstrations through photographs accompanied
explanatory text.
C. Presentations of the construction sites through photographs accompanied
explanatory text. Three constructive details that the student considers to be
interesting as a subject for study will be represented in 1:10 scale drawings.

TEACHING METHOD:
Construction site visits (independent observation and observation guided by tutors;
conversation on what has been observed). Practical demonstrations (independent
observation and observation guided by tutors; conversation on what has been
observed; some students learn actively how to use the presented materials and tools).
Lectures held by guests.

ASSESSMENT:
Students draft a practical activity notebook containing which they present at the oral
examination.

BIBLIOGRAPHY:
Textbooks for the technical disciplines (Construction Materials, Architectural
Construction, Architectural Finishing Systems). Technical documentations from
companies producing materials, products and systems for constructions.