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School of Property, Construction and Project Management (PCPM) Major Assignment: BUILDING APPRECIATION BUIL 1226: Introduction to Buildings Semester 2, 2020 Page 1 of 5 BUIL 1226 – Introduction to Buildings: MAJOR ASSIGNMENT: BUILDING APPRECIATION This major assignment forms 35% of overall course marks. Assessment Criteria Upon completion of the assignment, students are expected to be able to: Identify and describe different features and functions of buildings and structures. Analyse and evaluate building features and elements in relation to purpose, function and context. Prepare a professional report synthesising the analysis and evaluation of the case study building. Develop capacities in collaborative work in examining the design of buildings and structures. ASSIGNMENT TASKS AND SUBMISSION DUE DATES Assessment Tasks Marks Due dates 1A Preliminary report Maximum 4-pages 12 28 August 2020 (Fri),11:59pm 1B Final report – Building appreciation 2500-3000 words 23 16 October 2020 (Fri),11:59pm Total 35 PROJECT BRIEF This assignment is a group project (max of 3 students in each group). Student groups will be finalised by Friday, 31 July 2020. You will be able to form your own groups. Students who have not formed the groups by Monday, 3 August 2020, will be randomly assigned a group. You can contact your group mates via their RMIT student email addresses. ADOPT A BUILDING TO APPRECIATE 1. Selection of building and investigate a building system In the prescribed reading, Bachman, LR 2003, 'Chapter 3 - Integrated Building Systems' (available in Canvas/Course Resources page), in Integrated Buildings: The Systems Basis of Architecture (pp. 32-47), the fundamental building systems are categorised according to the following: Site systems Structural systems Envelope systems Interior systems Services: HVAC, fire protection, vertical transportation For this assessment, your group will identify and ADOPT one (1) building or structure located in Australia and internationally and WILL BE ASSIGNED one (1) of the fundamental building systems of the building to analyse and evaluate (Bachman 2003). Use the building system assigned to your group as the criterion in the selection of the building. You may select any iconic or landmark building/structure that you find interesting (except for 9 buildings listed below). EXCLUDED in the selection are the following NINE (9) buildings: State Library of Victoria; Melbourne Central; RMIT University – Swanston Academic Building (Building 80); St Paul’s Cathedral; Melbourne GPO; Eureka Tower; Crowne Entertainment Complex/Casino; Prima Tower-Southbank; Council House 2. School of Property, Construction and Project Management (PCPM) Major Assignment: BUILDING APPRECIATION BUIL 1226: Introduction to Buildings Semester 2, 2020 Page 2 of 5 The selected building can be (but not limited to) any of the following occupancy types: high-rise residential (condominium, hotel, student apartment, etc.) low, mid- to high-rise commercial (offices, retail, etc.), institutional (educational, religious), public (library, museums, train stations, stadia, etc.) infrastructure (bridges, pedestrian bridges, art precinct spire, observation wheel, etc.) Conduct an online research first before making the final building selection. This will ensure that you have sufficient and appropriate information to complete your building appreciation report. 2. Selection of building features/elements For your selected building, you will identify THREE (3) visible features or elements that belong to the building system assigned to your group. Group members will assign themselves one (1) of the identified THREE features to describe and analyse/evaluate. 3. Building research For this assessment, you will conduct comprehensive and rigorous online research on your selected building. You need to include images of the selected building and the features/elements you have identified and selected for analysis and evaluation. You are allowed to use images of buildings and the features from your online research (i.e., taken from the internet sources). However, sources of these images should be appropriately acknowledged and cited in your reports. 4. Group collaboration In Weeks 2 to 5, your group will have the group online meetings and decide on the processes and plan to approach this assignment. In this group meeting you will: organise the tools and platforms you will use to conduct your regular online meetings identify the roles and responsibilities of each member of the group as a basis for determining accountability within the group. demonstrate understanding of the problems that may be encountered in group work and possible solutions for addressing those problems. negotiate with group members regarding how work is allocated and create a timeline for the group task with due dates for completion of work. create an agenda for a group meeting that lists items to be discussed, action arising from items, and member responsible for each action. identify and select your building and the elements/features for analysis and evaluation. As an output, you will collaborate as a group in completing your Group Charter (the charter template is provided with this assessment brief). The group charter will be submitted as part of the Preliminary report (Assessment Task 1A). You can document in your group chapter the tools and platforms you used or will use to complete the preliminary report (Task T1A) and final report (T1B). In Weeks 7 to 11, prior to the completion and submission of the final report, your group will have to conduct online meeting and reflect on your group collaboration: identify the achievements of your group to date and outline the factors that have contributed to their progress. describe any problems that have arisen in your group, the methods the group has used to address those problems, and evaluate the effectiveness of those methods. identify steps involved in conflict resolution. As an output, your group will complete the Group Progress Reflection report (the template is provided with this assessment brief) which will be submitted as part of the final report (Assessment Task 1B). School of Property, Construction and Project Management (PCPM) Major Assignment: BUILDING APPRECIATION BUIL 1226: Introduction to Buildings Semester 2, 2020 Page 3 of 5 5. Research for final report For your final report, to extend the description, analysis and evaluation of the building, building system and building features, you are to do further research, use other library references, building specific reports, etc. The prescribed text for the course is a useful resource for this assignment: Ching, Francis D.K. (2014). Building Construction Illustrated (4th or 5th Ed). Hoboken, New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons. The following book chapters will also provide guidance on the selection and analysis of the building and building elements. These specific chapter readings are available for download in Canvas – in Course resources page and the Reading List: Petroski, H 1992, Chapter 2 'Falling down is part of growing up’, in To Engineer is Human - The role of failure in successful design, Vintage Books, New York, NY, pp. 11-20. Gordon, JE 1991, Chapter 2 'Stresses and Strains', in The New Science of Strong Materials or Why you don't fall through the floor (2nd Ed), Penguin Books, New York, NY, pp. 27-62. Salvadori, M 1980, Chapter 7 ‘Skyscrapers', in Why buildings stand up: The strength of architecture, W.W. Norton & Company, New York, NY, pp. 107-25. Levy, M & Salvadori, M 1992, Chapter 13 ‘Structural dermatology’, inWhy buildings fall down: How structures fail, W.W. Norton & Company, New York, NY, pp. 183-205. NOTE that you are not limited to the evaluation of your building, building system and building features using these supplementary readings. You are expected to carry out further research and use other literature sources. ASSESSMENT 1A: PRELIMINARY REPORT Group work: You will provide a description of the selected building/structure (type of occupancy, when it was built, what are its distinguishing features relative to its building type, etc.) and the assigned building system. Provide a preliminary rationale (or justification) for your building selection. You will identify THREE (3) visible elements/features which contribute to the performance requirement of your assigned building system. Depending on the building system, these elements can range, for example, from the site elements and features; architectural features; structural frame (columns, beams, floor, roof); façade (walls, windows, door openings, cladding and glazing material); interior features; building services, etc. You will also provide a preliminary rationale why you selected these THREE (3) elements/features. Refer to Appendix A for the Task 1A assessment criteria and marking/feedback sheet. Submit the preliminary report online via Canvas on Friday, 28 August 2020, 11:59pm: a. Report format: in combined single PDF document only, 4 pages maximum. b. Use the basic structure for formal reports (introduction, methodology, findings). In the methodology, indicate the action items the group will adopt/use to proceed and progress with the analysis and evaluation of the building features, building system and selected building. Title page and table of contents are not necessary. These will be required in the Task T1B. c. Include the completed and signed Group Charter and Assignment cover sheet/assessment declaration. Task 1A online submission instructions: (1) One member of the group will submit the preliminary report on the group submission link. (2) It is the responsibility of all group members to ensure that the group submission has been uploaded. ASSESSMENT 1B – BUILDING APPRECIATION REPORT As a group, you will put together the final building appreciation essay-report building on the preliminary submission. Provide an extended description of the selected building/structure, the analysis and evaluation of the THREE (3) elements (see individual component below) and a summary discussion on the collective effects and implications of the building system and these selected elements/features on the building. School of Property, Construction and Project Management (PCPM) Major Assignment: BUILDING APPRECIATION BUIL 1226: Introduction to Buildings Semester 2, 2020 Page 4 of 5 For the final report, you will provide an extended description, rationale for the selection, analysis and evaluation of the assigned visible features/elements of the building/structure according to its contribution to the building’s integrity – visual, physical and performance integration (See Bachman’s Chapter 3 and Lecture 2 – Building Systems). You are expected to carry out further research, source and use quality references (books, building specific reports, etc.) as supporting information. Each member should indicate their individual contribution(s) to the final report. Refer to Appendix B for the Task 1B assessment criteria and marking/feedback sheet. Submit the final project report (GROUP WORK) online via Canvas on Friday, 16 October 2020, 11:59pm: a. Essay-Report format: single PDF only, 2500-3000 words (approximately 7-8 pages excluding figures/images and references) b. The analysis and evaluation in the final report will be an extended and further developed version of the outline presented in Task 1A (e.g. selection of building, building system and identification and analysis/evaluation of the 3 elements/features). c. Provide the list of references used (use required referencing style). d. Use the basic structure for formal reports