Course codes and Outline - Nnamdi Azikiwe University

PROGRAMME/SUB-DISCIPLINE/DISCIPLINE WORKLOAD BY STUDENT

YEAR ONE: FIRST SEMESTER

GROUPING	COURSE CODE	COURSE TITLE	PRE-REQ	L	T	P	U
GENERAL STUDIES COURSES
	GSS 101	Use of English I		2	0	0	2
	GSS 105	Humanities		2	0	0	2
	GSS 107	Nigerian People and Culture		2	0	0	2
	GSS 108	Igbo Studies		1	0	0	1
Core Compuls-ory Courses.
	MAT 101	Mathematics I		3	0	0	3
	PHY 101	Physics I		3	0	0	3

	ENV 111	Nature of Environmental Sciences		2	0	0	2

	ARC111	Architectural Graphics and Lettering I		1	0	6	3
	ARC 113	Introduction to Architecture I		2	0	0	2
	ARC 121	Freehand Sketching I		0	0	6	2
		Total		15	0	6	21

YEAR ONE: SECOND SEMESTER

	COURSE CODE	COURSE TITLE	PRE-REQ	L	T	P	U
GENERAL STUDIES COURSES		UNIVERSITY COMMON COURSE
	GSS 102	Use of English II		2	0	0	2
	GSS 103	Introduction to Philosophy and Logic.		2	0	0	2
	GSS 108	Igbo Studies II		1	0	0	1
CORE COMPULSORY COURSES	MAT 102	Mathematics II		2	0	0	3
	PHY 102	Physics II		2	0	3	3
		INTRA FACULTY COURSES
	ENV 222	Ecology of natural Resources and Environmental Planning.		2	0	0	2
		DEPARTMENTAL COURSES
	ARC112	Architectural Graphics and Lettering II		1	0	6	3
	ARC 114	Introduction to Architecture II		2	0	0	2
	ARC 122	Freehand Sketching II		0	0	6	2
	ARC 132	Basic Elements of Planning		2	0	0	2
		Total		15	0	15	21

YEAR TWO: FIRST SEMESTER

GROUPING	COURSE CODE	COURSE TITLE	PRE-REQ	L	T	P	U
GROUPING		UNIVERSITY COMMON COURSES
Core Compuls-ory courses	CSE 101	Computer Programming		1	1	0	2
		INTER FACULTY COURSES
	SVI 181	Basic Surveying I		2	0	3	2
	GME 231	Introduction to Statistics		1	0	0	1
		DEPARTMENTAL COURSES
	ARC 211	Architectural Design I		1	0	9	4
	ARC 213	Descriptive Geometry I		1	0	3	2
	ARC 221	Graphic Communication		0	0	3	1
	ARC 231	History of Architecture I		2	0	0	2
	ARC 241	Building Components and Methods I		1	1	0	2
	ARC 243	Building Materials I		2	0	0	2
	ARC 245	Building Structures I (Statics)		2	0	0	2
	ARC 261	Building Climatology		1	0	0	1
		TOTAL		14	2	18	21

DIRECT ENTRY STUDENTS MUST IN ADDITION REGISTER FOR:

GSS 105 – Humanities

GSS 107 – Nigerian Peoples and Culture.

YEAR TWO: SECOND SEMESTER

Core Compuls-ory Courses	COURSE CODE	COURSE TITLE	PRE-REQ	L	T	P	U
		INTER FACULTY COURSES
	CSC 102	Computer Programming II		1	1	0	2
		INTRA FACULTY COURSES
	SVI 182	Basic Surveying II		2	0	3	2
	GME 232	Quantity Techniques		1	0	0	1
		DEPARTMENTAL COURSES
	ARC 212	Architectural Design II	ARC 211	1	0	9	4
	ARC 214	Descriptive Geometry II		1	0	3	2
	ARC 252	Urban and Rural Sociology		1	1	0	2
	ARC 232	History of Architecture II		2	0	0	2
	ARC 242	Building Components and Methods II		1	1	0	2
	ARC 244	Building Materials II		2	0	0	2
	ARC 246	Building Structures II ( Dynamics)	ARC 245	2	0	0	3
		TOTAL		14	3	15	21

DIRECT ENTRY STUDENTS MUST IN ADDITION REGISTER FOR:

GSS 103 – Introduction to Philosophy and Logic.

YEAR THREE: FIRST SEMESTER

GROUPING	COURSE CODE	COURSE TITLE	PRE-REQ	L	T	P	U
Core Compulso-ry Courses		INTRA FACULTY COURSES

		DEPARTMENTAL COURSES
	ARC 3I1	Architectural Design III	ARC 212	1	0	9	4
	ARC 313	Landscape Architecture		1	0	3	2
	ARC 315	Problem Analysis		1	0	0	1
	ARC 331	History of Architecture III		2	0	0	2
	ARC 341	Building Components and Methods III		1	1	0	2
	ARC 343	Building Materials III		2	0	0	2
	ARC 345	Building Structures III	ARC 246	1	1	0	2
	ARC 347	Working Drawing		1	0	3	2
	ARC 361	Building Services I		1	0	3	2
		Electives:2 Units of Electives below					2
Electives Optional Courses		TOTAL		11	2	18	21
	ARC 321	Basic Photography and Reprography		0	0	3	1
	ARC 351 ARC 363	Art Appreciation Natural and artificial lighting		1 1	0 0	0 0	1 1
		TOTAL			2	18	21

YEAR THREE: SECOND SEMESTER

INDUSTRIAL TRAINING

TOTAL CREDITS: 6 UNITS

YEAR FOUR: FIRST SEMESTER

GROUPING	COURSE CODE	COURSE TITLE	PRE-REQ	L	T	P	U
Core Compuls-ory Courses		INTER FACULTY COURSES
	QUS 211	Building Quantities and Estimating I		1	0	3	2
	SVI 571	Geographic Information System I		1	1	0	2
		DEPARTMENTAL COURSES
	ARC 411	Architectural Design V	ARC 311	1	0	12	5
	ARC 413	Urban Design (Theory and Practice)		2	0	3	2
	ARC 431	Theory of Architecture I		2	0	0	2
	ARC 441	Building Components and Methods IV		1	1	0	2
	ARC 445	Building Structures IV	ARC 345	2	0	0	2
		ELECTIVES ( Any four units from below)					4
		TOTAL		9	2	18	21
Electives Optional Courses	ARC 415	Urban and Rural Development planning		1	0	3	2
	ARC 435	African Traditional Architecture		1	0	3	2
	ARC 443	Building Maintenance		2	0	0	2
	ARC 447 ARC 451	Construction Management Contract Law		1 1	1 1	0 0	2 2
		TOTAL		11	2	18	21

L – Level of Instruction T – Area of Stress

P – Sequence within subject U – Credit Units

N.B. A student who has more than 4 levels 100-300 level courses outstanding will not be allowed to register for any 400 level courses.

YEAR FOUR: SECOND SEMESTER

GROUPING	COURSE CODE	COURSE TITLE	PRE-REQ	L	T	P	U
Core Compulsory Courses		INTER FACULTY COURSES
	QUS 212	Building Quantities and Estimating II		1	0	3	2
	SVI 572	Geographic Information System II		1	1	0	2
		DEPARTMENTAL COURSES
	ARC 412	Architectural Design VI	ARC 411	1	0	12	5
	ARC 414	Interior Design		1	0	3	2
	ARC 432	Theory of Architecture II		2	0	0	2
	ARC 442	Building Components and Methods V		1	1	0	2
	ARC 464	Building Services II		1	0	3	2
		ELECTIVES ( Any four units from below)					4
		TOTAL		8	2	21	21
Electives Optional Courses	ARC 416	Housing Analysis and Design		1	1	0	2
	ARC 462	Public Health Engineering		1	1	0	2
	ARC 446	Project Planning and Control		2	0	0	2
	ARC 448	Case Study of Building Materials		0	0	6	2
	GME 488	Housing Systems and Processes in Developing Countries		2	0	0	2
		TOTAL		8	2	21	21

13.0 COURSE CODE, TITLES AND COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

13.2 ARC 111 ARCHITECTURAL GRAPHICS AND LETTERING I

( 3 CREDITS)

A laboratory course in Mechanical Drawing, Descriptive Geometry, perspective, shades and shadows including freehand drawing. The course aims to familiarize and train the students to acquire:

Manipulative skills in the use of technical instruments.
Dexterity in translating technical ideas into visual and technical drawings.
Aptitude and facility in communication skills in design and
Discipline for clear and eligible technical drawing for architectural projects.

ARC 113 INTRODUCTION TO ARCHITECTURE I (2 CREDITS)

Definition of Architecture: as an Art, as a Science, as a business, and as a profession. Historical development of architecture. Career opportunities in architecture. Architectural vocabulary and language. Design aims and tools, drawings and various graphic communication media, reproduction equipment and materials. NIA & ARCON Members of the building team and their responsibilities, relationship of architecture with other environmental disciplines. Architecture relates to all aspects of human existence.

ARC 121 FREEHAND SKETCHING I (2 CREDITS)

Sketching and architectural drawing from file: The course aims at development graphics language by which an architect explains buildings and other objects to himself and others using dry media such as pencil, crayon, water colours, oils, stones, woods, inks, etc.

ARC 112 ARCHITECTURAL GRAPHICS AND LETTERING II

(3 CREDITS)

Presentation of architectural drawings; greater emphasis will be laid on presentation and rendering techniques, using different media.

ARC 114 INTRODUCTION TO ARCHITECTURE II (2 CREDITS)

Architectural Education: for technicians, technologists and architects; professional registration. Ethical and legal consideration in architectural practice; architects responsibilities to his clients, the public and other members of the building team; architects code of conduct; architects condition of engagement; architects role during construction. Major conditions affecting architectural practice: the computer systems, economic factors, changing construction markets, multiple contract construction, construction management, package building, home building, design and build, turn – key development, etc.

ARC 122 FREEHAND SKETCHING II (2 CREDITS)

Sketching an architectural drawing from life: A continuation of freehand sketching with greater emphasis on quick sketching techniques using wet and/or dry media such as water and poster colours, ink, crayons, charcoal, pencils, etc.

ARC 132 BASIC ELEMENTS OF PLANNING (2 CREDITS)

Theory and models of urban and rural land use. Land Use Acts (29^th March 1978). The rationale for town planning. Morphological structure of Nigerian cities planning process. Slums and Blighted Developments. New Towns and Revitalized Villages/Rural Settlements.

ARC 211 & 212 ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN I & II (4 CREDITS EACH)

Studio course using project method in development of creative thinking, analytical skills and an aesthetic sensitivity in organising space(s) for human activities. Design exercises involving basic architectural and creative design problems. Model making. Passing ARC 211 is pre-requisite for ARC 212.

ARC 213 DESCRIPTIVE GEOMETRY I (2 CREDITS)

General introduction to geometry of space and its elements. Types of projections and their application to design. The method of orthogonal projection (the method of Gaps and Monge). The point, the straight line and the plane. Intersection of lines, planes and geometric forms. Shadows in orthogonal projections and use of shadows in architectural design. The theoretical basis of the construction of shadows. Shadows in complex geometric forms, Isometric projections. Passing ARC 213 is pre-requisite for ARC 214

ARC 214 DESCRIPTIVE GEOMETRY II (2 CREDITS)

The importance of perspective in architectural design. The method of central projection as basis of perspectives. Composition in perspective. The choice of observation point, the focal point and the eye level. Metric operation in perspective. The circle of perspective. The construction of architectural details. Construction of shadows in perspective. Reflections. Interiors perspectives. Aerial perspectives.

ARC 221 GRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (1 CREDIT)

The concepts: ideals and strategies of presentation of projects by an architect. The application and innovation of various media and techniques of presentation as a marketing tool to architecture. The aim is to provide he student with sufficient facility and confidence in preparing presentation materials and acquainting him with presentation strategies for successful communication and production. Manual (analog) and /or Digital.

ARC 231 HISTORY OF ARCHITECTURE I (2 CREDITS)

The aim of the course is to give an introduction to some major cultures, which have developed in the world. The mode of life and people, their works of art, architecture and planning, discoveries and inventions are described. The students are shown how to recognize periods from artefacts, and how to discuss the way people lived from available data. The Stone Age, Egyptians, Chinese, Japanese, Hindus, Latin America, Africa and Islam, any others up to the 21^st century.

ARC 232 HISTORY OF ARCHITECTURE II (2 CREDITS)

The course continues with cultural History with emphasis on the forces which have shaped the history of the world; Greek, Roman, Early Christian, Byzantine, Middle Ages of Discovery. Industrial Revolution, the Exhibitions of the 19^th Century up to the 21^st Century.

ARC 241 BUILDING COMPONENTS AND METHODS I (2 CREDITS)

Site clearance, bulk excavation, trenching. Elements and components of construction: Foundations, solid ground floors, load bearing walls, roofs. Opening in walls, doors and windows, floors, simple roofs, finishes, Frames structures.

ARC 242 BUILDING COMPONENTS AND METHODS II (2 CREDITS)

Elements and components of construction; windows – casement, pivoted sashes, vertically sliding sashes, horizontally sliding sashes; frames, boards, windowsills. Doors – panelled, flush, match boarded, framed and lining. Hardware. Dry Methods Combinations and Pre-fabrications cum Site Assemblage

ARC 243 BUILDING MATERIALS I (2 CREDITS)

General properties of building materials density, specific gravity, strength; optical, electrical, thermal and acoustic properties. Strength; optical electrical, thermal and acoustic properties. Deformation and deterioration. Basic building materials and their characteristics: timber: nomenclature, anatomy, properties, deterioration, seasoning and preservation, stones; types appearance and properties: maintenance of stone work. Bricks and blocks. Traditional building materials. Boards and slabs: plywood, block board and laminated board, densified laminated board, particle board, fibre building boards, wood wools slab.

ARC 244 BUILDING MATERIALS II ( CREDITS)

Limes, cements, setting and hardening, types of cement. Concrete: dense and lightweight concrete, manufacture of concrete. Ceramics, mortars, fibre reinforced composites, fibre (asbestos) products. Recycling of Building Materials, Anthill powder for bedding.

ARC 245 BUILDING STRUCTURES I (STATICS) (2 CREDITS)

– Introduction to mechanics and design of building structures, the object of structural design.

– Current coplanar forces: triangle of forces, parallelogram of forces, rectangular components, polygone of forces.

– Non – concurrent coplanar forces: The link polygon, application of the link polygon.

– Direct stress and strain; and stress, stain, elasticity, Hooke’s law and the modulus of elasticity. Behaviour of steel in tension, limiting values of stress, factors of safety, compound bars, and temperature stresses, energy of suddenly applied loads, failing, loads, life loads, dead loads.

– Properties of structural sections. The centre of gravity or centtroid second moment of area, second of area about a centroidal axis, the parallel axis principles. Compound sections. Radius of gyration. Polar second moment of area section modulus.

– Friction: work principles of virtual work; conservation systems of potential energy. Kinematics of particles in various co-ordinate systems; relative motion of particles.

– Shear force and bending moment: Shear forces calculation. Bending moment calculation. Shear force and bending moment diagrams. The mathematical relationship between load, shear force and bending moment.

ARC 246 BUILDING STRUCTURES 11 (DYNAMICS) (2 CREDITS)

– Kinematics of rigid bodies and engineering systems: Dynamics of particles etc. Newton’s laws of motion and D’A lembert’s principle. Impulse, momentums; energy, Power.

– Stresses in laterally loaded septumetrical beam. Stresses induced by bending. Pure bending; the theory of bending; Simple beam design for bending.

– Shearing stresses in beam: A general expression for the distribution of shearing stress. Distribution of sharing stress in angular section.

– Beams of two materials – composite beams, design principles.

– Further work on stress and strain, compound stresses. Biaxial, and strain. Volume metric strain. Stresses on inclined planes for simple tension and compression; Mohr’s circle/Oblique planes and general two-dimensional stresses system.

Principal planes and principal stresses. Moh’s stress circle. Tension or compression in three perpendicular directions. Deflection of beams: Bending and stiffness. Curvature and bending. Mathematical relationship between bending moment, slope and deflection. Determination of deflection by the use of bending moment diagram. Area moment method.

ARC 252 URBAN AND RURAL SOCIOLOGY (2 CREDITS)

General principles of social organisation – cultural systems, traditions, customs and social norms. Effects of physical environment on behaviour. Social aspects of housing development. Social problems of housing: crime, delinquency and violence. Neighbourhood concept. Aspects of urban and rural sociology, ecology, institutions, functions and culture, interrelationship of population, size, age distribution, occupational and class structure, abilities and information including both knowledge and belief. Urbanisation and social aspects of community development, recreation planning. Social implications of planning for a city. Rural – urban social relations, rural – urban social classes and their relationships. Rural – urban migration, urban and inter-urban migration. Social future of towns and cities, urbanisation and urbanism in Nigeria.

ARC 261 BUILDING CLIMATOLOGY (1 CREDIT)

The course is focused on the analysis and applications of climatic factors and the way they interfere with architectural design, planning and building technologies. The effects of the natural and man–made environment on the built forms, and human comfort. Practical applications of climatic, geologic, hydrologic, soil and ventilation conditions to the built forms using available data emphasis on climate/air movement, orientation, exposure and solar control. Thermal characteristic of building materials and some elements construction. The climatologically zones of Nigeria and their characteristics. Study of traditional buildings in varying climatic zones and their problems solving potentials.

ARC 311 ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN 111 (4 CREDITS)

Design exercises on problems stressing the values of programming, orientation, microclimate, ventilation and spatial relationship. Analysing of projects consisting of a series of multiple units increasing in magnitude and complexity and including elements of vertical circulation. Detailing and working drawings.

ARC 313 LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE (2 CREDITS)

A theory project course to develop general appreciation of natural and man-made landscape elements and their contribution to the design of open paces in relation to buildings. Designing with nature or subjugation of nature. Landscape architecture of the territorial, urban neighbourhood or – single building lands. Climate and environmental constraints. Spatial relationship between architectural interiors and landscape. Traditional building techniques and landscape. Analysis of elements of urban landscape. The use of natural resource: trees, bushes, grass, rocks, water etc in urban landscape.

ARC 315 PROBLEM ANALYSIS (1 CREDIT)

A lecture course in problem solving techniques/exploring CPM, the use of network and systems analysis, operations research, time motion studies, topological phenomena, set theory, group theory, and cluster theory as tools or analyzing architectural and planning problems.

ARC 321 BASIC PHOTOGRAPHY AND REPROGRAPHY (1 CREDIT)

Principles techniques and procedures. Camera characteristics. Picture taking and processing techniques. Studio and outdoor photography.

ARC 331 HISTORY OF ARCHITECTURE III ( 2 CREDITS)

Society and community – A study of pre-colonial communities in North – West Africa.

The settled people of Sahara. The nomads of North West Africa, Sudanese City Dwellers. The Sudanese farming communities. West Africa and cultural survey. The Egyptian factor. Indigenous Architecture of the Savannah Belt, Traditional Architecture of the Forest Belts. The European Architecture of the Guinea Coast. The European Architecture of the Guinea Coast. Forts and Castles, Trade. Settlements, Mission and Government, modern architecture of West Africa.

ARC 341 BUILDING COMPONENTS AND METHODS III (2 CREDITS)

Elements of building construction – load bearing elements, partitions, staircases and ramps, intermediate floors, ceilings, roofs, internal and external surface finishes. Traditional construction methods.

ARC 343 BUILDING MATERIALS III (2 CREDITS)

Glass, ferrous and non-ferrous metals, asphalt and bituminous felt. Paints, Plastics, Rubber materials for sound and thermal insulation and their applications, Mastic and Gaskets.

ARC 345 BUILDING STRUCTURES III (THEORY OF STRUCTURES AND DESIGN) (2 CREDITS)

– Elements and systems of construction; structural forms, designs and materials.

– Basic structural systems.

– Bar systems and surface systems

– Systems of loads.

– Design of statically determinate structures

– Theory of stress of trusses. Application of method of joints and method of sections for trusses.

– Frame structures. Calculations of bending moments and forces in frames.

– Properties of the influence line. Influence of beams. Series of concentrated live loads – maximum live shear. Influence line for trusses

– Stress analysis of statically indeterminate structure. Analysis of statically indeterminate structure using castogliances second theorem. Theorem of least work. Development of three-moment equation. Development of slope – deflection equation.

– Fundamentals of the moments – distribution method.

– Application of moments – distribution method of beams and frames.

ARC 347 WORKING DRAWINGS (2 CREDITS)

Standard, time budgeting, layout guide, code and covenant review, the process, schematic synthesis) floor plans, schedules, site plan, sections, structural design, foundations, framing, utility plans, details, dimensions, specifications, schedules.

ARC 351 ART APPRECIATION (2 CREDITS)

Development of visual literacy through analysis of works of art. Principles of art form, meaning, context and significance. Aesthetic analysis.

ARC 361 BUILDING SERVICES (2 CREDITS)

Water supply prospecting, purification, storage and distribution to communities. Domestic, industrial and commercial supply. Cold water storage in buildings. Hot water storage (unitary and central system) Bye-law and code of practice. Drainage J including roof, foul and surface water sewage, sewage and sewer construction. Bye regulations and codes of conduct practice. Principles of five fighting and associated equipment. Regulations and codes of practice. Production of natural and town gas. Township distribution, distribution within buildings, regulations and codes of practice.

ARC 363 NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL LIGHTING (1 CREDIT)

Natural Lighting: Special lighting requirements, space geometry and light distribution for special effects.

Artificial Lighting: Basic principles, characteristics or various fittings, light service distribution and space geometry, illumination: Basic principles of illumination, illumination for human comfort.

ARC 411 & 412 ARCHITECTURE DESIGN IV & V (5 CREDITS)

Design exercises on problems with emphasis on building technology and the use of different concepts of structural forms and details for designs and complex nature. As far as possible, live projects would be assigned.

ARC 413 URBAN DESIGN (THEORY AND PRACTICE I) (2 CREDITS)

Definition of urban design. Principles and methods of urban design. Theory of urban forms, patterns of urban forms and the relationship with natural environment. Land-subdivision and its influence on urban form. Urban conservation. Methods of restoration of historic landscape and building. Application of urban design principle to town centre development. Combation, Slums, slum clearance and Re-planning.

ARC 416 HOUSING ANALYSIS AND DESIGN (2 CREDITS)

Definitions of Housing. Analysis of Housing, Types of low Density (or High Income) Occupiers; Medium Density (or Medium Income) Occupants; High Density (or Low Income) End-users; village and/or Rural/Farm Housing; Urban, Estate or Layout or Neighbourhood Housing, Housing in Castles, Mansions, Manors, Mansionettes, Villas, Barrack’s, Palaces or Institutions; commercial Housing and/or Owner Occupier Housing; Site and services (Infracstructure) Housing; Subsidizing Housing; e.t.c.

Analysis of Housing Finance. Analysis of Housing Development Experiences in the sic (6) Geopolitical Zones in Nigeria in the pre-colonial Era, colonial Era (1914 to 1960) and the post colonial Era (October 1960 to date in the 21^st Century).

ARC 431 THEORY OF ARCHITECTURE I (2 CREDITS)

The “Art Nouveau”

Horta, Hoffman, Mackintosh.

The “Great Structuralist”

Elffel, Perret, Mailant Herri etc

The “Bauhaus School”

The “Chicago School”

Sullivan, Root, Burham

The “Expressionism”

Mondelsch, Sharoun.

ARC 441 BUILDING COMPONENTS AND METHODS IV (2 CREDITS)

Advances in building constructional elements: Foundations, steel frames, concrete frames, roof lights and roofs of big spans (over 12m).

ARC 445 BUILDING STRUCTURES IV REINFORCED CONCRETE DESIGN (2 CREDITS)

Introduction to reinforced concrete – basic principles and properties of materials for reinforced concrete, method of design-elastic theory method, load factor method and limit state methods: design of reinforced concrete structures in bending rectangular section and flange section; Transversal share reinforcement, columns-axially and eccentrically loaded, foundation: stair case. Design of reinforced concrete building structure – composition of loads, dimensioning of the section and constructional provisions: bar bending schedule pre-stressed concrete basic principles and properties of materials for pre-stressed concrete (pre-tensioning and post-tensioning), Pre-stressing force and use changes (losses), application of pre-stressed concrete in building practice and example of dimensioning of pre-stressed concrete section.

ARC 415 URBAN AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT PLANNING ( 2 CREDITS)

The city as a system. Growth factors that form cities. The urban land use problem. Space allocation standards. Population and land use, demography and economic data of urban areas. Central plane systems and the Central Business District (CBD). Mathematical modelling of urban systems location systems. The role of industrialisation in urban development. Case study of urban development planning and some Nigerian urban towns systems and the Central Business District (CBD). Mathematical modelling of urban systems. Location systems. The role of industrialisation in urban development. Case study of urban development planning of some Nigerian urban towns.

ARC 435 AFRICAN TRADITIONAL ARCHITECTURE (2 CREDITS)

This course is a study of the traditional architecture of the Sahel Belt; Savannah Belt, Forest Belt, and the Guinea Coast. The forces that have shaped them including physical and environmental resources and external factors. The structures, materials and methods of construction. Case studies and building of models.

ARC 443 BUILDING MAINTENANCE (2 CREDITS)

The course deals with: Building maintenance technology, decay in building, agencies involved, alteration, conversion, extension, improvement in building dimensional consideration. Design defects and remedies, structural survey of buildings, maintenance of all types of buildings, mechanical services.

ARC 447 PRINCIPLES OF CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT (2 CREDITS)

The course deals with management and practice general, management science, organisation theory and application to building projects.

– Personnel management

– Communication and communication system

– Introduction of design theory

– Financial Accounting

– Appraisal and control of capital project from conception to completion.

– Workshop(s) Set Up and Practical Applications in Architecture

ARC 414 INTERIOR DESIGN (2 CREDITS)

The purpose of design: vocabulary of design form, scale, texture. Colour and light, style. The elements of interior design furniture, interior materials, lighting. Accessories, painting and sculpture. System design. Interior design in current practice work spaces, living spaces, public spaces, special purpose interiors, office landscape, personal interiors and super graphics.

ARC 432 THEORY OF ARCHITECTURE II (2 CREDITS)

The “Rationalism”

– Le Corbusier, Van Doesbure, Walter Gropius

The “Futurism”

– Santo Elia

The “Organic Movement”

– Ero Sarinen. F. Lioyd Wright, Alvar Alto, Phillip Johnson, Buckminister Fuller.

“Modern” up to and including “Free Style”.

ARC 442 BUILDING COMPONENTS AND METHODS V (2 CREDITS)

Continuation of advanced building constructional elements: advanced doors and windows, curtain walling. Infilling panels; solar control in buildings. Load bearing and Non-load-bearing components.

ARC 464 BUILDING SERVICES II (2 CREDITS)

Lifts, Escalators, Hoists, Standards and codes of practice. Telephone and P. A. services. National Communication networks PAC, PA8X PM8X systems. Public address systems. Fire alarm related to communications. Types of electrical supplies in Nigeria. Design procedure and data requirement. Domestic installations, service units and ring main. Non-domestic installations, voltage drops, ring and rising main distribution, industrial installations, fitting switch gear, fuses, Radio and Television Networks, Digital Communications, etc.

Contemporary services that make buildings “smart” and “Efficient” for the end-users in the 21^st century.

ARC 462 PUBLIC HEALTH ENGINEERING (2 CREDITS)

The course aims at acquainting the student with the basic elements, of estate engineering with primary focus on primary infrastructure: Water supply system, water circulation, sources of water: rainfall runoff, collection and storage, distribution and effluents. Sanitation Standards for Good Health.

Sewage disposal system, types of sewage, quantity and characteristics, factors affecting sewage planning development. Types of sewage treatment plants. Septic tanks and soak away system. Drainage system and byelaws. Refuse Disposal Systems. Recycling services

ARC 446 PROJECT PLANNING AND CONTROL (2 CREDITS)

This course deals with the sequence, organisation and control of projects and the responsibilities of various groups on the implementation of capital projects. Management principles are briefly covered, so also is introduction of work-study productivity and financial implication, legal implications, environmental implications etc. Introduction to “SMART BUILDING”.

ARC 451 CONTRACT LAW (2 CREDITS)

Introduction to Nigerian legal system; formation of contract and remedies, nature of tort, negligence, public nuisance, the rule of Ryland and Fletcher. National Building Coe (2007); Land Use Act (1978).

ARC 448 CASE STUDY OF BUILDING MATERIALS (2 CREDITS)

Detailed academic and practical study (ies) of the technological characteristics, sourcings, handlings, processings, combinations, applications, service abilities and varieties of ALL contemporary, futuristic and (some) previous building materials for the TROPICS especially as used in Nigeria in the past, in the present and possibly in the future.