Thesis Manual Revised 2014
THE THESIS COURSES
Guidelines and Reference for Architectural Design 9: Pre-Thesis Design Problems
(ARCH 511/DESIGN 951) and Architectural Design 10: Thesis (ARCH 522/DESIGN 052)
INTRODUCTION
The Thesis Courses at the Far Eastern University (FEU) Institute of Architecture and Fine Arts (IARFA) are the culmination of the institute‟s Bachelor of Science curriculum program. Thesis is a two-part progressive course series, beginning with Arch 511 (Pre-Thesis, taken in the first semester after successful completion of all lower B.S. Architecture courses), the research development stage where the project„s feasibility is thoroughly studied resulting to the formulation of the architectural program, and
Arch 522 (Thesis, taken in the second semester after the successful completion of Arch 511 – Pre-Thesis course), the translation stage where the architectural brief is transformed into a workable and viable architectural design. The curriculum concludes with the completion, submittal, and approval of the thesis document (also known as the Architectural Thesis Book).
The Thesis Courses link the goals of general learning process acquired in school with those of architectural practice. It connects architectural theory with social, cultural, economic, environmental, political, and other issues beyond formal design principles.
Students are responsible for conceptualizing, framing and realizing the thesis project under the supervision of the Thesis Advisers. Students articulate the thesis project in class and explore the nature of the problem through an appropriate conceptual framework, research methodology and architectural design. Thesis Students formulate a program and select a site to provide the architectural vehicle for study of the design portion of their thesis.
Through these investigations, Thesis Students are challenged to inject in their design ideas and meaning.
Thesis is an opportunity for students to claim a topic and the course of study that encompasses the design
Guidelines and Reference for Architectural Design 9: Pre-Thesis Design Problems
(ARCH 511/DESIGN 951) and Architectural Design 10: Thesis (ARCH 522/DESIGN 052)
INTRODUCTION
The Thesis Courses at the Far Eastern University (FEU) Institute of Architecture and Fine Arts (IARFA) are the culmination of the institute‟s Bachelor of Science curriculum program. Thesis is a two-part progressive course series, beginning with Arch 511 (Pre-Thesis, taken in the first semester after successful completion of all lower B.S. Architecture courses), the research development stage where the project„s feasibility is thoroughly studied resulting to the formulation of the architectural program, and
Arch 522 (Thesis, taken in the second semester after the successful completion of Arch 511 – Pre-Thesis course), the translation stage where the architectural brief is transformed into a workable and viable architectural design. The curriculum concludes with the completion, submittal, and approval of the thesis document (also known as the Architectural Thesis Book).
The Thesis Courses link the goals of general learning process acquired in school with those of architectural practice. It connects architectural theory with social, cultural, economic, environmental, political, and other issues beyond formal design principles.
Students are responsible for conceptualizing, framing and realizing the thesis project under the supervision of the Thesis Advisers. Students articulate the thesis project in class and explore the nature of the problem through an appropriate conceptual framework, research methodology and architectural design. Thesis Students formulate a program and select a site to provide the architectural vehicle for study of the design portion of their thesis.
Through these investigations, Thesis Students are challenged to inject in their design ideas and meaning.
Thesis is an opportunity for students to claim a topic and the course of study that encompasses the design
References: Site Analysis, TVGIncocencio, RSGabitan, PUP CAFA Architecture Thesis Guideline & Outline Manual, 2001 An Overview of the Research Process, Dr. Divina M. Edralin, De La Salle University-Manila, 2004 Thesis Manual (as of June 2014) ANL First Name – Middle Name – Surname June 24, 2014 (or applicable date) (Attachment 1a: Sample of Preliminary Thesis Proposal Title Page) Thesis Manual (as of June 2014) ANL (Attachment 1b: Sample of Formal Thesis Proposal Title Page) Thesis Manual (as of June 2014) ANL