TBA150 Building Analysis

Credits (ECTS):5

Course responsible:Arnkell Jonas Petersen

Campus / Online:Taught campus Ås

Teaching language:Norsk

Course frequency:Annually

Nominal workload:A total of approx. 125 hours of work is required,

Teaching and exam period:This course starts in autumn semester. This course has teaching/evaluation in autumn semester.

About this course

The course introduces to the basic principles of building analysis by observing buildings. The course focuses on the interactive relation between architecture, structure, building materials and technical installations. By observing existing buildings the course is training the students ability to describe and analyse different solutions in buildings.

Learning outcome

The students will learn to observe and understand the complex relation between architecture, construction, technical design and interior of buildings.
  • Lectures. Use of sketchbook. Local excursions in small groups. Assignments.
  • Supervision and guidance.
  • Compulsory assignments.
  • The external and internal examiner jointly prepare the exam questions and the correction manual. The external examiner reviews the internal examiner's examination results by correcting a random sample of candidates exams as a calibration according to the Department's guidelines for examination markings.
  • Inspection, exercises, sketchbook.
  • Lectures: xx hours (y hours per week). Exercises: xx hours (y hours per week). Unsupervised exercises and construction site excursions are also organised.
  • Letter grades
  • Special requirements in Science