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80 302 Norwegian tectonic traditions
Emnenavn på Norwegian Bokmål:
Norske tektoniske tradisjoner
Credits:
6
Course code:
80 302
Level of study:
Master
Teaching semester:
2022 Autumn
Assessment semester:
2022 Autumn
Language of instruction:
Norwegian
Year:
2022
Maximum number of students:
20
Person in charge
Kolbjørn Nesje Nybø
Audun Fossum
Required prerequisite knowledge
Admission to AHO and successful completion of three years bachelor level studies (180 ECTS)
Course content
Studies of historical Norwegian house types, structural systems and construction methods. The focus will be on wood and wooden structures, iron and iron structures, and old masonry structures with lime mortar and plaster.
The first part of the course consists of lectures, discussions and mini excursions. Parallel to this the students will write a scientific essay, this can also involve scientific experiments or model building. The essay must be submitted and presented for the class the week before the immersion week. The immersion week will be a workshop at AHO or somewhere else, where the students will build the structural system of a small house in full scale.
Learning outcome
Knowledge: be able to identify Norwegian structures in wood, iron or masonry in an architectural-, cultural- and technical context. Be able to explain the architectural design, structural system and craft traditions.
Skills: Be able to apply the knowledge by participating in the building of a full scale structure.
General competence: Good understanding of traditional Norwegian building methods and material properties.
Working and learning activities
- Lectures and discussions.
- Model studies.
- Writing a scientific essay.
- Workshop - building a small full scale building in timber.
Curriculum
Broch, Theodor. Lærebog i Bygningskunsten. Nærmest bestemt for den militære Høiskoles Elever, Christiania 1848
Tandberg, Gudolf. Kortfattet Veiledning i Bygningsvæsen paa Landet. Tredje delvis omarbeidede utgave. Kristiania 1901. (Utgitt i flere utgaver 1885-1925).
Bugge. Andreas. Husbygningslære. Kristiania 1918
Byggforskningsrådet (1998) Jern, stål och smide i hus och miljø. Stockholm
Ekroll, Øystein: ''Med kleber og kalk''. Utg. Samlaget. 1997. {{nb.no|NBN:no-nb_digibok_2009030304094}}.
Kittelsen, Kjell H.: ''Brent kalk''. Utg. Asker og Bærum historielag. 2005. {{nb.no|NBN:no-nb_digibok_2011062808130}}.
Brekke.Nils Georg. Nordhagen. Per Jonas, Lexau. Siri Skjold. Norsk arkitekturhistorie. Fra steinalder og bronsesalder til 21. århundre. Oslo 2003.
Bugge, Gunnar. Norberg-Schulz, Christian. Stav og laft i Norge. Oslo 1969.
Christensen, Arne Lie. Den norske byggeskikken : Hus og bolig på landsbygda fra middelalder til vår egen tid. Oslo 1995.
Christie.Håkon. Middelalderen bygger i tre. Oslo1974
Drange.Tore, Aanensen.Hans Olaf, Brænne.Jon. Gamle trehus. Historikk, reparasjon og vedlikehold. Oslo 1992
Foreningen til norske fortidsminnesmerkers bevaring, Årbok 1992. Oslo 1992
Grindbygde hus i Vest-Norge. NIKU Temaheftre 30. Oslo 1999.
Karlsen. Edgar. Lærebok i lafting. Oslo 1989
Ljøsne, Anne Grete. Naturen og menneskeverket : Vår gamle trearkitektur i nytt lys. Oslo 1993.
Polanyi. Michael. Den tause dimensjon. En introduksjon til taus kunnskap. Oslo 2000
Rapoport. Amos. House Form and Culture. Prentice-Hall, Inc. Englewood Cliffs, N.J. 1969
Schjeldrup.Helge og Brekke.Nils Georg. Hus på vestkysten gjennom 4000 år. Bergen/Stavanger 1997
Storsletten.Ola. En arv i tre : De norske stavkirkene. Oslo 1993.
| Mandatory coursework | Courseworks required | Presence required | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exercise | 1 | Required | A scientific essay will be written during the semester, with submission before elective course week. The essay must be presented orally and is part of the final assessment. |
| Annet - spesifiser i kommentarfeltet | Required | The elective course week is a workshop - Building a small full scale timberframed building. Active participation in the workshop is required and is part of the final assessment basis. |
| Form of assessment | Grouping | Grading scale | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portfolio assessment (Vurderingsmappe) | Individual | Pass / fail |
| Workload activity | Comment |
|---|---|
| Lectures | Attendance and participation in lectures is expected. |
| Written assignments | Writing of a scientific essay |