COURSE INFORMATION Course Title: TRADITIONAL DWELLINGS IN ALBANIA

Code	Course Type	Regular Semester	Theory	Practice	Lab	Credits	ECTS
ARCH 520	D	7	3	0	0	3	6

Academic staff member responsible for the design of the course syllabus (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature)	NA
Lecturer (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature) and Office Hours:	Edmond Manahasa , 20
Second Lecturer(s) (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature) and Office Hours:	Kreshnik Merxhani
Teaching Assistant(s) and Office Hours:	NA
Language:	English
Compulsory/Elective:	Elective
Classroom and Meeting Time:	A 131
Course Description:	In the Albanian cultural heritage the traditional domestic architecture occupies a very important role, since the '70s, since the State has provided for its protection with specific laws and through the proclamation of "cultural monuments" of all examples of historical and architectural value. The reasons for this thoughtful protection, conservation and restoration of traditional heritage are to be found in the Communist political ideology characterized by a strong nationalist component and an atheist that pointed to the elimination (or transformation) of buildings and of religious symbols. However, the consequences are significant and important as they have allowed the survival of traditional housing types, limiting or freezing the transformative process in which these buildings are subject to their nature. This allowed scholars to reconstruct the typological processes and identified five urban types present on Albanian territory.
Course Objectives:	To familiarize the students with the dwelling typologies in Albania and the techniques of analyzing them. To benefit from the architectural characteristics of the traditional dwellings. Learning about the use of space, craft and materials in traditional dwellings.

COURSE OUTLINE

Week	Topics
1	Introduction to the course - Traditional typologies of the dwellings in Albania XVI - XIX Century
2	Traditional town planing in Albania XVI - XIX Century
3	Traditional landscape
4	Space analyses and survey methodologies
5	Traditional craftsmanship
6	Traditional building materials
7	Traditional dwellings in Kruja - Tower houses
8	Traditional dwellings in Gjirokastra UNESCO-WHC
9	Functional organisation of the traditional dwellings
10	Analyses of the traditional architectural elements - Oda as a living place
11	Water and system of the cisterns in traditional dwellings
12	Roof in traditional dwelling architecture and the relation to the climatic local conditions
13	Terminology of traditional dwelling Architecture
14	Theories and practices of protecting the traditional dwellings in Albania

Prerequisite(s):	To be familiar with History of Architecture, Traditional Materials, Architectural and Urban analyses and Architectural Survey.
Textbook:	Emin Riza, QYTETI-MUZE I GJIROKASTRËS, Shtëpia botuese «8 Nëntori», 1981 Emin Riza, Aleksander Meksi, Gjerak Karaiskaj, Pirro Thomo, Apollon Bace, "Historia e Arkitektures ne Shqiperi" - Tirane 2016
Other References:	Kliti Kallamata, " Manual per Mirembajtjen e Trashegimise se Ndertuar ne dhe perreth Pogradecit" - Tirane 2018.
Laboratory Work:	15
Computer Usage:	auto cad, Photoshop, Power point, Agisoft Photoscan professional
Others:	No

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES

1	Traditional typologies of the dwellings
2	Traditional building techniques
3	Traditional building materials
4	Traditional life-style
5	Traditional craftsmanship
6	Space analyses
7	Theories and practices of protecting the traditional dwellings
8	Survey methodologies
9	Traditional landscape
10	Traditional town planing

COURSE CONTRIBUTION TO... PROGRAM COMPETENCIES (Blank : no contribution, 1: least contribution ... 5: highest contribution)

No	Program Competencies	Cont.
Integrated second cycle study program in Architecture (5 years) Program

COURSE EVALUATION METHOD

Method	Quantity	Percentage
Homework	0	0
Midterm Exam(s)	1	30
Presentation	1	20
Project	1	50
Quiz	0	0
Laboratory	0	0
Lab/Practical Exams(s)	0	0
Case Study	0	0
Term Paper	0	0
Final Exam	0	0
Attendance		50%
Other	0	0
	Total Percent:	100%

ECTS (ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD)

Activities	Quantity	Duration(Hours)	Total Workload(Hours)
Course Duration (Including the exam week: 16x Total course hours)	16	3	48
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice)	3	25	75
Mid-terms	1	3	3
Assignments	2	5	10
Final examination	1	2	2
Other	3	4	12
Total Work Load:			150
Total Work Load/25(h):			6
ECTS Credit of the Course:			6