Sustainable Architectural Materials and Structures

The Sustainable Architectural Materials en Structures course equips students with the skills to develop efficient structures at conceptual stage, make appropriate materials choices and design structural elements and structural systems with these materials. This course also provides a foundation for the more advanced courses on materials and structures in subsequent parts of the BT master programme. It consists of a series of lectures and associated workshops in order to:

- Cover the basic principles of practical design of typical architectural structures, with applications across a range of commonly-used materials.

- Establish links between materials science and structural mechanics (taught in bachelor courses) towards the practical goal of designing safe and sustainable structural systems.

- Demonstrate the importance of appropriate design decisions on materials choice and structural form at concept stage and the use of simple effective tools to generate efficient design options.

- Provide the knowledge and tools required to evaluate the safety and sustainability of structural materials and systems.