Pencil Tower Course Outline

Special Studies in Building Structure

Pencil Towers and the History and Development of the High-Rise

Course Outline

Week Day Date Event Place

1 T 10. Sept Introduction. General
Issue of Project 1: A Tower in Time
Issue of Project 2: Towers of Types CTB 711

H 12. Sept How to make an HTML presentation
Project 1 HTML Outline & Sources due UG 07

2 T 17. Sept Slide Lecture: Sky Columns
Guest Commentator: David Niland
Project 1 Presentation (1870-1950) CTB 516

H 19. Sept Towers: Needs and Desires
Guest Commentator: David Niland UG 07

3 T 24. Sept Project 1 Presentations
Issue of Project 3: Towers of Place
Issue of Project 4: One Tower in Place CTB 516

H 26. Sept Project 1 Presentations RM 513

4 T 1. Oct Project 1 Presentations
Discussion CTB 516

H 3. Oct Lecture: Structural Systems I RM 513

5 T 8. Oct Project 1 Presentations
Discussion CTB 516

H 10. Oct Lecture: Structural Systems II (part1) RM 513

6 T 15. Oct Lecture: Structural Systems II (part2) CTB 516

Issue of Project 5: A Tower's Face

H 17. Oct Project 2/3 Presentation Review
Update projects 1-4

Mid-Term Course Comments RM 513

7 T 22. Oct Lecture: LeCorbusier/Foundations
Issue of Project 6: A Tower's Time
Issue of Project 7: Inside a Space
Issue of Project 8: The Tower's Place CTB 516

H 24. Oct Lecture: More on Structural Systems RM 513

8 T 29. Oct No Lecture ********

H 31. Oct No Lecture ********

9 T 5. Nov No Lecture ********

H 7. Nov Selected Project 5/6 Presentations RM 513

10 T 12. Nov TBA CTB 516

H 14. Nov Lecture: Vertical Transportation Systems
Mr. Mark Dannettel RM 513

11 T 19. Nov Lecture: Structural Systems Selection
Lecture: Vertical Transportation Systems
Mr. Mark Dannettel CTB 516

H 21. Nov Lecture: Floor Systems RM 513

12 T 26. Nov Lecture: Process and Decisions
Mr. Andy Foster. Engineer.
Ove ARUP Hong Kong CTB 516

H 28. Nov Lecture: What does the future hold?
Mr. David Scott. Engineer.
Ove ARUP Hong Kong Rm 506

13 T 3. Dec. Summary Rm 506

H 12. Dec. Comprehensive Final Exam Rm TBA

Week	Day	Date	Event	Place
1	T	10. Sept	Introduction. General Issue of Project 1: A Tower in Time Issue of Project 2: Towers of Types	CTB 711
	H	12. Sept	How to make an HTML presentation Project 1 HTML Outline & Sources due	UG 07

2	T	17. Sept	Slide Lecture: Sky Columns Guest Commentator: David Niland Project 1 Presentation (1870-1950)	CTB 516
	H	19. Sept	Towers: Needs and Desires Guest Commentator: David Niland	UG 07

3	T	24. Sept	Project 1 Presentations Issue of Project 3: Towers of Place Issue of Project 4: One Tower in Place	CTB 516
	H	26. Sept	Project 1 Presentations	RM 513

4	T	1. Oct	Project 1 Presentations Discussion	CTB 516
	H	3. Oct	Lecture: Structural Systems I	RM 513

5	T	8. Oct	Project 1 Presentations Discussion	CTB 516
	H	10. Oct	Lecture: Structural Systems II (part1)	RM 513

6	T	15. Oct	Lecture: Structural Systems II (part2)	CTB 516
			Issue of Project 5: A Tower's Face
	H	17. Oct	Project 2/3 Presentation Review Update projects 1-4 Mid-Term Course Comments	RM 513

7	T	22. Oct	Lecture: LeCorbusier/Foundations Issue of Project 6: A Tower's Time Issue of Project 7: Inside a Space Issue of Project 8: The Tower's Place	CTB 516
	H	24. Oct	Lecture: More on Structural Systems	RM 513

8	T	29. Oct	No Lecture	********
	H	31. Oct	No Lecture	********

9	T	5. Nov	No Lecture	********
	H	7. Nov	Selected Project 5/6 Presentations	RM 513

10	T	12. Nov	TBA	CTB 516
	H	14. Nov	Lecture: Vertical Transportation Systems Mr. Mark Dannettel	RM 513

11	T	19. Nov	Lecture: Structural Systems Selection Lecture: Vertical Transportation Systems Mr. Mark Dannettel	CTB 516
	H	21. Nov	Lecture: Floor Systems	RM 513

12	T	26. Nov	Lecture: Process and Decisions Mr. Andy Foster. Engineer. Ove ARUP Hong Kong	CTB 516
	H	28. Nov	Lecture: What does the future hold? Mr. David Scott. Engineer. Ove ARUP Hong Kong	Rm 506


13	T	3. Dec.	Summary	Rm 506

	H	12. Dec.	Comprehensive Final Exam	Rm TBA