YEARBOOK 2016 - 2017 | XJTLU DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURE
The fourth edition of the yearbook of the Department of Architecture at Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University presents student works created during the academic year 2016 - 2017. The yearbook exemplifies the new model for Chinese architectural education for which the department was commended by the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA). It is thus also a showcase of the creative culture that has guided our students in taking first steps to successful international careers as responsible and creative architectural designers. XJTLU offers RIBA Part 1, 2 and 3.
The fourth edition of the yearbook of the Department of Architecture at Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University presents student works created during the academic year 2016 - 2017. The yearbook exemplifies the new model for Chinese architectural education for which the department was commended by the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA). It is thus also a showcase of the creative culture that has guided our students in taking first steps to successful international careers as responsible and creative architectural designers. XJTLU offers RIBA Part 1, 2 and 3.
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ARC112<br />
Architectural Technology and<br />
Innovation<br />
<strong>2016</strong>-<strong>2017</strong> <strong>YEARBOOK</strong> Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University Department of Architecture 西 交 利 物 浦 大 学 建 筑 系<br />
Structural Design Review With Guest Critics Mary Polites and Jose Hidalgo.<br />
Photograph by Christiane M. Herr.<br />
Ziming Zhao:<br />
Structural Design Process Documentation for a “Flying Box House”.<br />
Level 1<br />
( Year 2 | Semester 1 )<br />
Module Credits<br />
5<br />
Module Leader<br />
Christiane M. Herr<br />
Number of Students<br />
10<br />
The module is provided for the BEng Architectural Engineering<br />
Programme (offered by the Department of Civil Engineering) and<br />
provides students with a broad understanding of architectural design,<br />
its history and theory. The module further prepares students for<br />
the following studio modules, also provided by the Department of<br />
Architecture. The design and construction of high quality buildings<br />
involves a holistic and cross-disciplinary perspective on architecture<br />
and engineering. This module provides students with a broad background<br />
of the history and theory of technology as drivers of innovative<br />
design in architecture and civil engineering, with a particular focus on<br />
intersections between the two fields. Students are introduced to the<br />
principles and practice of building design technology and construction<br />
procedures within the overall framework of an architectural design<br />
concept. Moreover, students are offered an overview of modes of<br />
collaboration and innovation between the fields of architecture and<br />
engineering. The module employs both theoretical lectures and applied<br />
modes of learning to prepare students for subsequent technically<br />
oriented architectural design projects. To this end, a series of short<br />
exercises integrating architectural and engineering components<br />
are conducted. Students develop the ability to analyse, understand<br />
and creatively employ skills of research, problem solving and<br />
communication, with a particular focus on using drawing as a catalyst<br />
of interdisciplinary exchanges. Students are introduced to a variety of<br />
buildings at different scales, which students research thoroughly in the<br />
form of detailed case studies. A variety of guest lectures and field trips is<br />
offered to engage students in learning.<br />
B Eng Architectural Engineering Programme
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