2020-2021 / ARCH1740-1

History of techniques and materials

Duration

12h Th

Number of credits

 Master in architecture (120 ECTS)1 crédit 

Lecturer

Francis Tourneur

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the first semester, review in January

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

History of technics and of materials, specially the stone materials. Extraction, transformation and use in tthe building. Most frequent pathologies.

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Lessons, visits to monuments, old and new, in the town. Excursion to quarry and working shops.

Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)

Face to face

Organisational adjustments related to the current health context

No adaptation needed as only a small group of indivues is concerned, in open spaces. If complete lock-down, impossible to organize as this is a practical experience 'on the field'.

Recommended or required readings

Assessment methods and criteria

Below you will find information on the evaluation methods planned for in-person and remote exams as well as those planned for hybrid sessions. Depending on how the health crisis evolves, the chosen method will be communicated to you no later than one month before the start of the exam session.

Any session :

- In-person

written exam ( open-ended questions )

- Remote

written work

- If evaluation in "hybrid"

preferred remote


Additional information:

Written work presenting analysis of a building front, where stone is well representated. Description, identification of the material and list of most important pathologies.

Work placement(s)

Organizational remarks

Contacts

francis.tourneur@ulg.ac.be