Description
This course provides students with a basic understanding of the engineering principles governing
gravity framing systems and lateral load resistance within buildings. By first examining the
underlying mechanics of these systems and later reviewing real world examples, this course
hopes to shed light on the creative application of these principles. The concept of structural loads – -- both gravity and lateral loading – -- will be defined both in the context of physical phenomena and
according to Building Code requirements. This course will also include an introduction to various structural theories across the history of architectural discourse, including debates concerning structural representation and expression or obfuscation, performance, systems convergences and divergence, and the complex relation between architecture and engineering. An important part of this course will be the comparative study of these ideas through precedent.
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
Review of Structures I-