Duration
17h Th, 35h Pr, 1d FW, 60h Proj.
Number of credits
| Master in architectural engineering (ir.) (120 ECTS) | 5 crédits | |||
| Specialised master in urban and regional planning | 5 crédits |
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
The course aims to :
- Analyze the contemporary practices guiding the design of public places in Western countries (Europe, USA) ;
- Find out some principles of design and some guides for the implementation of projects on such spaces ;
- Become acquainted with the procedures of public procurement contracts and with the technical aspects of a public space construction project ;
- A theoretical class approaching the following aspects :
- A practical class in which the student will be confronted with the elaboration of a construction documentation case in the common frame of a standard service procurement contract. These graphic and literal documents are about :
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
At the end of the class, the student will be able to :
- understand the contemporary notion of urban public space in all its complexity ;
- design and pre-size the main components being part of a project on public space ;
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Basic principles about urban design, use of usual CAD and other graphic tools.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
The course is made of :
- Lectures illustrated with numerous Belgian and foreign examples (theoretical part).
- A site visit for analysing one or several best cases, in connection with the theme choosed for the compulsory practical exercise.
- Some simple exercises of capacity and pre-sizing calculation, realized individually during the class ;
- The elaboration of a common construction documentation, (studio working in groups of 3 to 4 students). This exercise will give the opportunity to the students to become acquainted with the manipulation of common or specialized computing tools : CAD softwares (AUTOCAD, ...) and other graphic tools (Illustrator, ...), Walloon standard technical specifications (Qualiroutes), Walloon standard computer-aided measurement tool (MAO)
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)
Face-to-face lectures (theoretical class).
The practical class will be given to small autonomous groups, under the shape of studios. More details will be given in the beginning of the class.
Recommended or required readings
Notes (synthesis of the lectures) are available to the teacher.
Assessment methods and criteria
Evaluation:
- The practical class (elaboration of a construction documentation case). Will be considered : the interest of the general design, the design and the sizing of the constituent elements of the construction project, the quality of the technical aspects of this documentation. The exercise has to be handed before the Christmas holidays. It accounts for 60 % of the final quotation.
- The theoretical class. An individual oral test during the session of January, allowing to verify the assimilation of the lectures. The interrogation accounts for 40 % of the final quotation.
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
Class on first 4-months period, on Friday morning from 8:30 till 12:30.
For any additional information or any appointment, please contact me by e-mail
Contacts
Philippe Hanocq
Chemin des chevreuils, 1 (Bât. B52/3)
4000-Liège
BELGIUM
tél.: +32 (0)4 366 93 35
fax: +32 (0)4 366 95 48
e-mail: p.hanocq@ulg.ac.be