74078838 Architectural Thesis Manual
Architecture Thesis Manual
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“If I had to teach architecture....I would strive to inculcate in my pupils a keen sense of control--unbiased judgment and of the “how” and the “why.” I would encourage them to cultivate this sense till their dying day. But I would want them to base it on an objective series of facts. Facts are fluid and changeable especially nowadays, so I would teach them to distrust formulas and impress on them that everything is relative.”
--Le Corbusier
FOREWORD
Your THESIS is the one project that should integrate all your learning in your 4-year
(or so...) stay in BS Architecture. It is suppose to justify your right to graduate. So, you will have to dig into all the knowledge that you have acquired (architectural and otherwise) to come up with a project that is not only feasible, but is also believable and distinctive. It begins with a problem, and ends at finding a solution to that problem. This is not an easy task. With a series of research works and evaluations (and reevaluations... and probably more research work), you need to come up with enough proof that your solution is right. But that’s getting ahead of the job...
Right now, you are faced with one big problem. That is, HOW DO YOU COME UP
WITH THE PROBLEM?
But before we get into that, you have to choose a certain topic first. This will help you narrow down the number, the extent and the magnitude of the problem you want (?) to solve.
SUGGESTED PROBLEM AREAS
1. Formulation or development of a project that does no exist yet
2. Generation of useful technical data or technical properties of new material or process 3. Improvement of existing knowledge
4. New application of an existing knowledge
5. Comparative study of two or more entities or development of an improved version of an existing one
6. Physical development of a research work
7. Documentation
CRITERIA FOR CHOOSING A TOPIC OR PROBLEM
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
The research topic must be one which YOU selected.
It must be
EMCVillanueva.GRLajom
“If I had to teach architecture....I would strive to inculcate in my pupils a keen sense of control--unbiased judgment and of the “how” and the “why.” I would encourage them to cultivate this sense till their dying day. But I would want them to base it on an objective series of facts. Facts are fluid and changeable especially nowadays, so I would teach them to distrust formulas and impress on them that everything is relative.”
--Le Corbusier
FOREWORD
Your THESIS is the one project that should integrate all your learning in your 4-year
(or so...) stay in BS Architecture. It is suppose to justify your right to graduate. So, you will have to dig into all the knowledge that you have acquired (architectural and otherwise) to come up with a project that is not only feasible, but is also believable and distinctive. It begins with a problem, and ends at finding a solution to that problem. This is not an easy task. With a series of research works and evaluations (and reevaluations... and probably more research work), you need to come up with enough proof that your solution is right. But that’s getting ahead of the job...
Right now, you are faced with one big problem. That is, HOW DO YOU COME UP
WITH THE PROBLEM?
But before we get into that, you have to choose a certain topic first. This will help you narrow down the number, the extent and the magnitude of the problem you want (?) to solve.
SUGGESTED PROBLEM AREAS
1. Formulation or development of a project that does no exist yet
2. Generation of useful technical data or technical properties of new material or process 3. Improvement of existing knowledge
4. New application of an existing knowledge
5. Comparative study of two or more entities or development of an improved version of an existing one
6. Physical development of a research work
7. Documentation
CRITERIA FOR CHOOSING A TOPIC OR PROBLEM
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
The research topic must be one which YOU selected.
It must be