ARCH303 Architectural Design Studio III

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Course Code Course Title Weekly Hours* ECTS Weekly Class Schedule
T P
ARCH303 Architectural Design Studio III 1 5 12 Wednesday 9:00-15:50
Prerequisite ARCH202 It is a prerequisite to
ARCH304
Lecturer Tomasz Eugeniusz Malec Office Hours / Room / Phone
Tuesday:
13:00-16:00
Thursday:
13:00-15:00
A F3.9 A
E-mail tmalec@ius.edu.ba
Assistant Assistant E-mail
Course Objectives The course aims are to introduce students to fundamentals of hotel design.
Textbook Lawson, B., How designers think. The design process demistyfied, Elsevier, 2006 (open source)
Additional Literature
  • Makstutis, G., Design Process in Architecture: From Concept to Completion, Laurence King Publishing, 2018
Learning Outcomes After successful  completion of the course, the student will be able to:
  1. Demonstrate knowledge of architecture of tourist facilities.
  2. Demonstrate understanding of architectural and urban context.
  3. Perform knowledge about appropriate approaches and methods of design.
  4. Demonstrate an ability to orginize the functional units inside of touristic facilities.
  5. Demonstrate an ability to recognize the main human needs.
Teaching Methods Class discussions with examples. Active tutorial sessions for engaged learning and continuous feedback on progress. Class debates on relevant case studies.
Teaching Method Delivery Face-to-face Teaching Method Delivery Notes
WEEK TOPIC REFERENCE
Week 1 Syllabus overview; introduction.
Week 2 Urban site analysis and synthesis. Chapters 1 and 2
Week 3 Presentation of site analysis. Materials prov. for the lecture
Week 4 Development of architectural concept I. Materials prov. for the lecture
Week 5 Development of architectural concept II. Materials prov. for the lecture
Week 6 Assignment I - site plan and architectural concept presentation. Materials prov. for the lecture
Week 7 Development of architectural project I. Chapters 2 and 3
Week 8 Midterm exam (plans).
Week 9 Development of architectural project II.
Week 10 Development of architectural project III. Materials prov. for the lecture
Week 11 Midterm presentation. Materials prov. for the lecture
Week 12 Development of architectural project IV. Materials prov. for the lecture
Week 13 Development of architectural project V. Materials prov. for the lecture
Week 14 Assignment II - structure, sections, elevations. Materials prov. for the lecture
Week 15 Final review.
Assessment Methods and Criteria Evaluation Tool Quantity Weight Alignment with LOs
Final exam 1 40 1,2,3,4,5
Semester Evaluation Components
Midterm Exam 1 20 1,2,3,4
Assignments 2 10 1,2,3,4
Midterm presentation 1 30 1,2,3,4
***     ECTS Credit Calculation     ***
 Activity Hours Weeks Student Workload Hours Activity Hours Weeks Student Workload Hours
Lectures 2 2 4 Midterm presentation 32 1 32
Home Study 12 14 168 Assignments 12 2 24
Midterm exam 20 1 20 Final exam 52 1 52
        Total Workload Hours = 300
*T= Teaching, P= Practice ECTS Credit = 12
Course Academic Quality Assurance: Semester Student Survey Last Update Date: 10/03/2025

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