ISMAT 7100

Constructions I

• ApresentaçãoPresentation

  The course unit Constructions 01 – Tectonic Architecture, included in the 2nd year, 1st semester of the Architecture programme, focuses on the analysis of the constitutive and constructive elements of architecture, understood as interdependent systems of matter, technique, and space. Its relevance lies in its contribution to the mastery of architectural technology, establishing a foundation of theoretical, technical, and critical knowledge that is essential to consolidating the academic path and understanding the fundamentals of building. The Extented Project Brief in PDF format is an integral part of this FUC.
• ProgramaProgramme

  The course unit is structured around case studies organised by materials — stone, brick, steel, concrete, and wood — which serve as the guiding thread of all exercises. These cases orient observation and critical interpretation of constructive qualities, allowing for the concrete understanding of constitutive elements (floors, walls, roofs, and openings) and constructive elements, including processes of joining, stereotomy, and structural systems. Exploration is carried out through exercises at different scales of representation (1:100, 1:50, and 1:20), linking theoretical study with the practice of manual drawing and three-dimensional modelling. Each exercise develops from a specific case study and, step by step, integrates conceptual, constructive, and representational dimensions, ensuring the consolidation of knowledge.
• ObjectivosObjectives

  Knowledge: to identify and understand the constitutive elements (floors, walls, roofs, and openings) and the associated constructive elements. Skills: to develop the ability to observe, graphically and three-dimensionally analyse, represent at different scales, and critically interpret case studies. Competences: to integrate into architectural reasoning the relationship between matter, construction, and space, building the basis for critical reflection applicable to future design practice.
• BibliografiaBibliography

  Alberti, L. B. (1988). On the Art of Building in Ten Books (J. Rykwert, N. Leach, & R. Tavernor, Trans.). Cambridge, MA: MIT Press. (Original work published 1452) Le Corbusier. (2004). Para uma arquitectura. Lisbon: Edições 70. (Original work published 1923) Deplazes, A. (Ed.). (2022). Constructing Architecture: Materials, Processes, Structures. A Handbook (4th ed.). Basel: Birkhäuser.
• MetodologiaMethodology

  The course unit is organised into theoretical and practical sessions, which complement each other in the construction of knowledge. The theoretical sessions introduce fundamental concepts of tectonics, addressing matter and the constructive and constitutive elements of architecture, understood in their articulation between technical logic, structure, and spatial quality. The practical sessions are organised in a workshop format, oriented towards graphic and three-dimensional work, through analytical redrawing and the production of models, which allow the observation, interpretation, and communication of the relationships between matter, form, and use in the buildings studied. The semester is structured around three main exercises, each focused on a distinct scale of approach to the building and its construction: Exercise 1 — Scale 1:100 Exercise 2 — Scale 1:50 Exercise 3 — Scale 1:20
• LínguaLanguage

  Português
• TipoType

  Semestral
• ECTS

  4
• NaturezaNature

  Mandatory
• EstágioInternship

  Não