References
Employed by manufacturers
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The qualifications are distributed as
our present knowledge, and this is an essential part of the course.
follows:
Architects
7
Civil engineers
13
Mechanical and electrical
engineers
16
Chemical engineers
6373
Physicists and chemists
Physiologists and psychologists Economists and quantity
surveyors
Thesis Topics
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The thesis occupies 25 per cent. of the time for the Master of Building Science, and 75 per cent. of the time for the Doctor of Philosophy in Building Science. While all students take substantially the same lectures and practical classes, the subject of the thesis is carefully selected to suit the qualifications and future interests of the candidates. We encourage architects and non-architects to co- operate on joint projects, although each must submit a separate thesis.
Ten candidates
taking the course full-time, or combine it with a part-time teaching or research ap- pointment: the remaining 25 follow normal employment during the day. and attend the university only in the evening, plus an occasional day.
are
We encourage part-time candidates to select, as far as possible, a topic associated with their day-time work. Those employed by building research organizations, or by the research and development departments of manu- facturers generally have little difficul- ty in finding a subject acceptable to the Faculty.
Some architects and consulting engineers select fields associated with their normal professional experience. The range of subjects currently under investigation is therefore much wider than in the conventional engineering postgraduate programme.
In our own laboratory, investiga- tions are in progress on shells, suspension structures, lighting and acoustics. Candidates employed by research departments are investigat- ing, in their employers' laboratories, structural concrete, light gauge steel, particle boards and insulating ma- terials. A group of architects and engineers meets regularly to work out new methods of programming construction processes. elaborating on CPM and PERT. Another group is examining the inter-relation of the cost of the structure, the fabric and the services through detailed cost analyses of buildings designed by their respective organizations.
These projects are at first consider- ed at private seminars, to which only the student and staff members are invited. When they have reached a more advanced stage, the candidate presents his progress reports at public seminars, open to all candidates for higher degrees and to the staff.
Outside accessors are invited to pro- vide independent criticism. Students are therefore introduced to a wide range of topics on the borderline of
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1. First Report of the Education Com- mittee, Science Group of the Research Board. Journal of the Royal Institute of British Architects. Vol. 48 (1947), pp. 133-144.
2. H. J. COWAN: The Place of Science in Architectural Education. Architec- tural Science Review (Sydney), Vol. 3 (1960), pp. 100-109.
3. H. J. COWAN: An Enquiry into the Postgraduate Training of Architects and their Technical Consultants. Architectural Science Review (Syd- ney), Vol. 5 (1962), pp. 97-105.
4. H. J. COWAN: The Role of Different Types of Engineering Education to Meet the Needs of the Practising Engineer. World Congress of En- gineering Education, Chicago 1965 (awaiting publication).
APPENDIX
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Syllabuses of Lectures for the Master of Building Science Degree
Architectural Structures. Choice of structure. Aesthetic
economic considerations. Basis of assessing dead, live. wind and fire loads. Dynamic effects. Foundation theories. The inelastic behaviour and failure of materials. The structural and non- structural behaviour of the supers- tructure. Review of the elastic theory, and pathology of failure. Ultimate strength design. Potentiali- ties of computers, analogues and models. Balcony girders and stair-
cases.
Flat plates. Space frames. Cylindrical shells, domes, saddles and conoids. Suspension structures. Building Materials. The non-struc- tural function of floors, roofs, ex- ternal walls and internal walls. Fire resistance of materials, and design of buildings in relation to fire. Dura- bility; significance of weathering and abrasion tests. Statistical basis of quality control. Principles and ar- chitectural applications of prestress- ed concrete. Concrete curtain walls. Aluminium and stainless steel curtain walls. Recent developments in the use of laminated timber, plywood. plastics, etc.
of
Building Services. Relation of ser- vices to structural, acoustical, insula- tion and general architectural re- quirements. Special problems office and public buildings, hotels. hospitals and laboratories. Heating. air conditioning and ventilation plant: distribution and controls. Economics of air conditioning. Noise and vibra- tion in services. Economics of na- tural and artificial lighting. Lighting
circuits and luminaires. Electricity supply and distribution. Water sup- ply. Disposal of rainwater, sewerage. garbage and bacteriological wastes. Transportation of people and goods. Communication and transmission of information. Sprinklers, fire alarms and burglar alarms.
Functional Efficiency of Buildings. Architectural climatology. Physiolo- gical comfort factors and physical measurements. Natural ventilation. Thermal insulation, Sunlight pene-
tration and shading devices.
Design
of the visual field. Glare. Principles of natural lighting and artificial light- ing. Colour and colour rendering. Physiological basis of acoustics. Noise measurement. Sound insulation. Architectural auditoria.
acoustics. Design of
History of Building Science. Outline Outline of the history of science. of the history of modern architecture. Structural design of the traditional architectural forms. The beginning of the era of scientific structural de- sign. The invention of steel and re- inforced concrete structures. The de- velopment of the rigid frame theory. The modern revival of three-dimen- sional structures. Environmental de- sign replaces structure as the principal problem of building science. The new building materials. The indus- trialization of the building process. Scientific Methods in Building. Ingre- dients of an architectural system, technical, human and economic. Fac- tors in the performance of buildings. Human engineering in buildings. Task Cost performance and efficiency. functions. Factors of production as applied to buildings. Overhead. land, labour and materials. Indus- trial organization of the building in- dustry. Long-run costs. Interest versus cost. Obsolescence, deprecia- tion and replacement. Capital bud- geting. Building and investment. Building need and demand. Орега- tional research. Network analysis.
New Course To Be Introduced
The University of Sydney is intro- ducing a Diploma in Building Science in 1966 in addition to the existing degree of Master of Building Science. Both courses provide lectures on re- cent developments at an advanced level.
Candidates for the Diploma will take four of the six courses required for the Master degree, and will not need to submit a thesis.
The Diploma course is open to university graduates interested in building science; their degree need not be in architecture or engineering. In addition, architects and engineers with a professional qualification, not necessarily a university degree, are admitted to the Diploma course.
Candidature for the Master course is limited to graduates in architecture, engineering or science with a degree from a university or institute of tech- nology. Both the Diploma and the Master course may be taken by full- time study or by a longer period of evening study. The minimum period for both courses, depending on quali- fications, is a year of full-time study.
A limited number of scholarships is available to candidates with good academic qualifications; scholarships generally provide for payment of re- turn fares, fees, textbooks and an an- nual maintenance allowance of £A900.
A prospectus may be obtained from the Secretary, Department of Architectural Science, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
Far East Architect & Builder December, 1965