Architecture

Open Courseware and Resources

- Architecture: the art and science of designing buildings and other physical structures.
(Wikipedia)

Art, Architecture, Music and Performing Arts - Resource Page

Prime Sites

  • California University (US), Internet Resources in Music - Associations, Libraries and Archives, Composers, Musicology and History, Computer, Theory, Copyright, Selected Sites, Directories, Performers, Ensembles, Festivals, Calendars, Resources, Popular, Jazz, Folk, Traditional, Non-Western, Resarch Centers and Institutes, Indexes and Databases, Sheet, Instruments, Journals, Vocal Music/Opera

  • Interactive Learning Paradigms (US), ArtSource - gathering point for networked resources on art & architecture: architecture resources, art & architecture programs & libraries, art journals online, artist's projects, electronic exhibitions, events, general resources, image collections, museum info, new media, organizations, vendor info, virtual ceramics exhibit
  • Library of Congress (US), Performing Arts Reading Room - Internet Resources for Music, Theater and Dance: libraries & research aids, periodical indexes, doctoral dissertations, obituaries & necrologies, dance, theater, opera, music (film, church, organizations, publishers, copyright, sheet), song lyrics

Other Sites

Structures

basic principles of elastic behavior for different materials such as wood, steel, concrete, and composite materials, properties and applications of materials, cross sectional stress and strain behavior in flexure and in shear and torsion, stability of beams and columns, qualitative behavior of combined stresses and fracture in materials
 

Fundamentals of Energy in Buildings

thermo-sciences for students primarily interested in architecture & building technology, fundamentals important to energy, ventilation, air conditioning & comfort in buildings, design projects: readings

Building Energy Efficiency and Sustainable Architecture

case studies, publications: courses (sustainability in built environment, green building principles & practices, energy & environmental systems for green buildings, energy efficiency in buildings, technologies for energy efficient buildings)

Architecture of Cairo

includes extensive & heavily illustrated lecture notes covering Cairo from time of Alexander until 20th century, organized by major historical periods, glossary of terms: readings, related resources

Design Fabrication

using rapid prototyping and CAD/CAM devices in a studio environment

Introduction to Structural Design

first course in structures for architecture undergraduates and for graduate students with degrees in other disciplines: basic concepts in maths and physics, Fundamental concepts in forces motion and material behavior, Behavior and design of (structural elements & principles of connections, basic system types, trusses, cables, arches, frames), Code-based approaches to design

Introduction to Urban Design and Development

evolving structure of cities and the way that cities, suburbs, and metropolitan areas can be designed and developed, Boston and other American cities studied to see how physical, social, political and economic forces interact to shape and reshape cities over time: readings

Drawings & Numbers: Five Centuries of Digital Design

technical aspects of classical tradition in architecture that have so far received only sporadic attention, quantification has always been essential component of classical design but actual technical tools whereby quantitative precision was conceived, represented, transmitted & implemented in pre-modern architecture remain mostly unexplored: readings, instructor's preface

Experiencing Architecture Studio

uses scale models to design environments orchestrating contrasting material properties & conventional constructional systems to create places fostering specific ways of inhabiting space, demonstrates how architecture differs from other forms of design: projects, gallery of student work

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