Structure Assignments

Individual assignment

Structure as Form Generator

The term stucture as  form generator describes a relationship between structure and architecture. It is a structural requirement that influences the form of buildings even though the structure itself is not necessarily exposed.Since the development of structural technologies and the aid of computer design softwares,it has been possible to design buildings with extra uniqueness and imaginations. This assignment will allow students to venture into differents types of building stuctures available.

Objectives:

1. To aknowledge basic principle of building structures
2. To distinguish between Architectural and Engineering structures
3. To instill interest in designing building with alternative structures.

Methodology

1. Case study of 5 different types of unique structures
2. Description of the buildings
3. Describe the structural concept of the selected structures
4. State your references

Contents:

            Pages

            Front cover

            Contents

            Introduction of assignment

            Case studies

            Conclusion

            References

Notes:

Author, year, title, web address, date of citation

No copy from your friends

Submission requirements

            A4 size report (hard & soft copy)

            30^th Sept 2010

20%

Group Assignment

A group 4 or 5 members

Choose one unique structure

Make a model

Use appropriate Scale

Free choice of materials

Submission requirements

            4^th Nov 2010

30%