Examination arrangement

Course content

Through collaboration with students of architecture in architectural design in design studios, the course gives students of engineering an introduction to collaboration between architects and engineers in explicit architectural design.

Learning outcome

KNOWLEDGE: The student will have practice-based knowledge about basic aspects of architectural design and about relationships between architecture and the field of engineering regarding both concepts/overall-ideas and collaborations in explicit architectural design.

SKILLS: The student of engineering are able to participate actively in building-design / architectural-design together with architects. The course also provide an improved background for working with design-concepts and explicit design within the student's own field of engineering.

GENERAL COMPETENCE: The student of engineering are given insight into basic issues of architectural design as well as how the student's own field of engineering can be included in this.

Learning methods and activities

PART A, 1st - 3rd semester: Two meetings and a seminar with lectures and presentations every semester. Evaluation of Part A: Pass / Fail Requirements for obligatory activities: Participation in at least one meeting every semester. Active participation in terms of presentation in at least one of the seminars. PART B, 3rd semester: This is the main part of the course. The teaching is integrated with design studio class(es) at AD-Faculty where the task typically is one or several architectural design projects. As usual, in architectural design studios, the teaching consists of seminars, lectures, and supervision in studios which pays particular attention to presentations/ reviews both during and at the end of the semester. The engineering students will have their own work station in the design studio together with the architecture students. This course is 7,5 credits as opposed to the typical architecture project course which is 15 credits. Therefore, the working load as well as the deliverables will be somewhat different. The student of engineering will spend a little less time in the studio, particularly at the end of semester.

Compulsory assignments

• Seminar and joint meetings 1. - 3. semester
• Active participation in design works in studio, project reviews included
• Exercise assignment 3rd semester

Further on evaluation

Active participation in building-design at the studios in collaboration with the students of architecture is required in order to pass the course. This includes contributions in at least 2 reviews during the semester. Deliverables / materials to be evaluated will be an illustrated written report. This will normally include a first section in which the student presents key architectural projects and discusses design options from the semester project assignment. The second part should explain architectural concept development throughout the semester and, from the standpoint of an engineering student, present and discuss themes and solutions of the final project in more detail.

Obligatory work must be delivered and approved before the exam. Previous approved obligatory work may be approved upon postponed examination or repetition, for up to 1.5 years.

Deferred exams and failed exams are normally taken during the next ordinary examination period.

Specific conditions

Recommended previous knowledge

Background in engineering relevant to building design / architectural design. Interest in architecture in general and in the potential for engineers to collaborate with architects in particular.

Required previous knowledge

The course runs across three semesters (7th-9th semester) with major work the third semester (9th semester). Enrollment in the course "Introduction to Architectural Design for Engineers" is considered admission to NTNU Minor in Architecture for Engineers.

Credit reductions