Theory of Architecture–I B.Arch Question Paper : jaduniv.edu.in

Name of the University : Jadavpur University
Department : Architecture
Degree : B.Arch
Subject Name : Theory of Architecture
Year/SemSem : II/I
Website : jaduniv.edu.in
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Jadavpur Theory Of Architecture – I Question Paper

Bachelor Of Architecture Engg. Examination, 2010 :
(2nd Year, 1st Semester)
Time : Three hours
Full Marks : 100

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Answer any five questions with sketches. :
1. a) Define ‘Theory of Architecture’. 4
b) Define ‘Architecture’. 6
c) What is ‘Architectural space’? 10
Explain how ‘Space’ is protagonist in architecture.

2. a) According to which points the architecture of Greek temples has been classified? Explain with examples. 4
b) Giving examples from important public architecture, explain the most important aspects of Roman architecture. 5
c) Make of Comparison between Greek and Roman architectural styles. 5
d) Describe the architectural features of ‘Pantheon’ in Rome. 6

3. Describe various methods and tools by which ‘Space’ and ‘architecture’ can be represented. 20

4. a) Mention what Vitruvious, Leon Battista Alberti, John Ruskin and Le Corbusier said about ‘beauty’ while they defined architecture. 6
b) Define ‘Scale’ in terms of architectural drawings. 3
c) Describe ‘Golden Section’ and mention how it is related to architecture. 3
d) Define ‘Fibonacci Series’. 3
e) Write note on ‘proportion’ in architecture. 5

5. a) Describe ‘Form’ in architecture with examples. 10
b) Write note on ‘axes’, ‘focal point’ and ‘direction’ in architecture and visual field. 3
c) Describe the classification of various buildings according to their functional utility. 7

6. a) Describe the visual field which our eyes can see up to. 6
b) Explain how composition with solid and void can create good architecture. 6
c) Explain how you can beautify a facade. 8

7. a) Mention the impact of Colour on human beings and that on architecture. 10
b) Describe the accepted association of various hues. 10

Theory Of Architecture-I

Space as protagonist of Architecture:
** Representation of space -Evolution of spatial qualities through the ages Form and function -Form and technology -Scale and proportion -Solids & voids and their contrasting effects -Colour planes and their effects and impacts on arhcitetcture; Occidental and Oriental expressions in architecture.

Arch/CE/T/214 THEORY OF STRUCTURES-I :
** Principal stress, shear stress, normal stress, conjugate stress. Mohr diagram. Bending and shear stresses in beams.
** Area moment Theorem. Principle of superposition. Deflection of beams, determinate and propped cantilever. Fixed and continuous beams. Columns and struts.
** Euler’s theory of long columns. Emperical formulas for design of columns Short columns and piers with eccentric loading (small eccentricity).

Climate And Architecture :
a) Drawing sun path diagram and utilizing it for design of buildings and shading devices;
b) Air flow and architecture.
c) Thermal conductivity of building materials and study of its impact in thermal comfort.

d) Study/documentation of buildings giving due consideration to the impact of various climatic elements such as sun, airflow, precipitation etc. in different climatic regions of the country, with special emphasis on the climate of Bengal.
e) Study and Documentation on the latest developments in the field of climate and architecture; materials and methods, technology, research, fieldwork etc.

Architectural Construction-II

a) Damp Prevention:
(1) Materials, D.P.C. Cement Plaster, Lime Terracing, Tar felting etc.
(ii) Design: Overhang, mouldings, drip courses, copings etc.

b) Moving Elements: Doors, Windows, Ventilators, Skylights etc.
c) Miscellaneous Elements: Threshold, Staircase, Paving, Veneering etc.
d) Chemical Agents: Plasticiser, fillers, quick setting, retarding, adhesives, anti-termite, anti-fungi etc.

Theory Of Architecture-II

** Basic principles & Design -Integration of function. Architecture as Art and Science of Buiilding; Structure & Aesthetics.

** Stages of design -Design methods -Design procedure -Visual design- Perception of space/architecture analysis of colour, texture, form, shape and line – and other human perceptions involved. Total composition and assimilation as a whole by synthesis.

** Environmental conditions -Basic structural systems -Basic building services -Orientation of buildings, solar and other factors -Circulation, planning and efficiency; anthropometry & ergonomis in architecture; Facilities for physically handicapped persons.