Design-Tech: Building Science for Architects

Jason Alread, AIA, LEED AP is a Professor and the former Director of the School of Architecture at the University of Florida. He was educated at UF and Yale University, and has been a registered architect in professional practice for over 30 years. His teaching and research focus on the integration of craft and technology, building performance, design methodologies, and professional practice. Thomas Leslie, FAIA, teaches building design, history, and technology at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. Leslie received degrees in architecture from Illinois and Columbia and spent seven years with Norman Foster + Partners, London and San Francisco. He has written extensively on the history of building arts and sciences. Rob Whitehead, FAIA, LEED AP is a licensed architect, Associate Professor of Architecture, and an Associate Dean at Iowa State University’s College of Design. His teaching experience includes integrated design studios, design-build courses, and an award-winning structural design course sequence at Iowa State University. His book, Structures by Design: Thinking, Making, Breaking has been adopted worldwide.

Section 1: Pre-Design: First Principles of Integrating Design Technology 1.0. Introduction: Design Values and Purposeful Integration of Building Technology 1.1. Design for People: Anthropomorphics and Comfort 1.2. Design for Place: Climatology, Solar Geometry, Site Ecology, and Site Analysis 1.3. Design with Materials: Properties, Assessment, Selection, Planning, and Sustainability Section 2: Schematic Design: Planning & Priorities 2.0. Introduction: Planning and Priorities for Integrating Technology 2.1. Programming, Zoning, and Parti 2.2. Building Relationship to Environment: Passive Ventilation and Daylighting 2.3. Material Properties: Timber, Masonry, Metal, Glass, Concrete, and Composites 2.4. Structural Schematics: Shaping Form, Space, & Order 2.5. Structural Systems: Principles of Support, Framing, & Force Flow 2.6. Circulation: Life Safety, Accessibility, and Vertical Transport Section 3: Design Development: Putting it Together 3.0. Introduction: Strategies for Integrated Development 3.1. Evaluating Structures: Understanding Strength, Stiffness, Suitability, and Stability 3.2. Structural Materials & Assemblies: Load Grounders, Collectors, and Stabilizers 3.3. Building Enclosure: Envelope and Curtain Walls 3.4. Interior Finish Materials: Walls, Ceilings, and Floors 3.5. Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing Systems 3.6. Sensory Environments: Acoustics and Lighting Section 4: Advanced Integration: Designing for Performance 4.0. Introduction: Performance and Integration 4.1. Detailing: Fit, Organization, Consistency, Robustness, Durability, and Finish 4.2. Long Span Structures: Trusses, Shells, & Lightweight Structural Systems 4.3. High Rise Structures 4.4. High-Performance Buildings: Principles of Passive House and Net Zero Design