what is built environment & architecture

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INTRODUCTION TO BUILT ENVIRONMENT

LECTURE 1What is Built Environment &

Architecture

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WHAT IS BUILT ENVIRONMENT?

The manmade surroundings that provide the setting for human

activity, from the largest-scale civic surroundings to the smallest

personal place.

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ARCHITECT

C&S

ENGINEER

M&E

ENGINEER

INTERIOR

DESIGNER

TOWN

PLANNER

LANDSCAPE

ARCHITECT

QUANTITY

SURVEYOR

LAND

SURVEYOR

COMPONENTS

BUILT ENVIRONMENT COMPONENTS

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DESIGN / CONSTRUCTION TEAM

CLIENT

ARCHITECT

PROJECTMANAGER

C&S ENGINEERM&E ENGINEER

TOWNPLANNER

INTERIORARCHITECT

LANDSCAPEARCHITECT

QUANTITYSURVEYOR

LANDSURVEYOR

MAINCONTRACTOR

SUBCONTRACTOR

SUPPLIER

NOMINATEDSUB-CONTRACTOR

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SECTORS OF CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY

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DEVELOPMENT : CONCEPTUAL DIAGRAM

INDUSTRIAL

HOUSING

COMMERCIALPARK

PARKEDUCATION

WATERPARK

C&SENGINEER

M&EENGINEER

LANDSCAPEARCHITECT

INTERIORDESIGNER

TOWNPLANNER

QUANTITYSURVEYOR

LANDSURVEYOR

PROJECTMANAGER

ARCHITECT

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Preliminary design….. approval from client presentation session by design Architect, Landscape Architect, Interior designer to client

Design Brief… translating brief into conceptualIdeas (sketches), regular discussion between (design) Architect and client.

Finalized design…. estimated cost preparedby quantity surveyor and tender is called to suit thebudgeted cost by the client (design changes occur),working drawings Prepared by consultants (Architect, M&E engineers, C&S engineers.

Construction commencement...…Construction drawings prepared by therespective consultants (Architect, M&E engineers, C&S engineers.)

DESIGN STAGES

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WHAT IS ARCHITECTURE?

Swiss Re Tower, Norman Foster

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Architecture (in Greek αρχή = first and τέχνη = craftsmanship) is the art and science of designing buildings and structures.

Having qualities of:beautygeometryemotional and spiritual powerintellectual content and complexitysoundness of constructionconvenient planningetc...

source: James Stevens Curl, Oxford Dictionary of architecture,1999: Great Britain .

DEFINITION

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ART

in its broadest meaning, is the expression of creativity or imagination, or both

SCIENCE

Science is knowledge or a system of knowledge coveringgeneral truths or the operation of general laws especially as obtained and tested through the scientific method.Scientific knowledge relies heavily upon forms of LOGIC.

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WHAT IS ARCHITECTURE?

Vitruvius

Architecture is a multi-disciplinary field, including within its fold mathematics, science, art, technology, social science, politics, history, philosophy, and so on.

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Santiago Calatrava Lyon Airport Railway Station

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WHAT INFLUENCES ARCHITECTURE?

ARCHITECTURE

SOCIO CULTURAL

ARTISTIC

ECONOMIC

POLITICS

TECHNOLOGY

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HISTORICAL TIMELINE

ANCIENT ARCHITECTURE

GODSDEMONSPIRITS

CLASSICAL ARCHITECTURE

PUBLIC BUILDINGS/GATHERING AREA

ECLECTICISM ARCHITECTURE

M0DERN AND BEYONDARCHITECTURE

SPIRITUAL &RELIGIOUS VALUESCULPTURAL VALUE

FORM FOLLOWS FUNCTIONINTERNATIONAL STYLE.................................................ARTS MOVEMENT, ART NOUVEAU... ETC..................................................HIGH-TECH

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THE MAIN PURPOSE OFARCHITECTURE

• TO FULFILL HUMAN NEEDS, SENSORY, DELIGHT.

• TO CAPTURE THE GREATEST ACHIVEMENT OF MAN AT A PARTICULAR TIME – EVIDENCE FOR FUTURE GENERATION.

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ARCHITECT @ WORK… REMEMBER THE DESIGN STAGES?

1. DESIGN BRIEF

translating brief into conceptual ideas (sketches)

Architect Client

2. PRELIMINARY DESIGN

Approval from client - presentations

Architect Client

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3. PRELIMINARY DESIGN

Landscape and interior design / Approval from client - presentations

Landscape Architect & Interior Designers Client

4. FINALIZED DESIGN

Cost estimating by QS to suit clients. Design changes may occur

Quantity Surveyor & Architect Client

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5. FINALIZED DESIGN

Working drawing preparation

Architect, M&E & C&S Client

6. CONSTRUCTION COMMENCEMENT

Construction drawing preparation

Architect, M&E & C&S Client

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YOUR ROLE AS AN ARCHITECT…

• RESPONSIBILITY TO YOUR CLIENT.

• AS A LEADER IN A PARTICULAR PROJECT.

• RESPONSIBILITY TO THE SOCIETY.

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TEXTBOOK – MAIN REFERENCE

• ARCHITECT’S DATA / NEW METRIC HANDBOOK

• FORM, SPACE AND ORDER

• D K CHING BOOKS

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REFERENCES

• Leon Battista Alberti, The ten books of architecture, 1989: Dover Publication, Canada.

• James Stevens Curl, Oxford Dictionary of architecture,1999: Great Britain.

• Andy Pressman, Professional Practice 101, 1997: John Wiley & Sons, United States of America.

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Architecture