Cursos / 1º Ciclo / / Faculty of Architecture and Arts :: Architecture ( Integrated Master)
GEOGRAFIA FÍSICA - 2023/2024
3º curricular year
Semestralidade: 1st semester
ECTS: 2
Teachers
Leading Teacher: Prof. Doutor Luís Marques Pinto
Assistant Professor: Prof. Doutor Luís Marques Pinto
Class type and School hours
Teórico-prática : 2 Horas
Teaching Language
Portuguese
Main Aims/Objectives
Give the students the necessary knowledge of Physical Geography for their intervention in the territorial planning.
Consider the new patterns of human development - in the physical space - and the responsibilities of the architect and the town planner, promoting a clear understanding of the physical characteristics of the place, by different characterization elements.
Specific Aims/Objectives
Make the students aware of the constraints and potentialities of terrestrial morphology and climate - essential to the study of human occupation - through the manipulation of work elements made available by Physical Geography.
Know how to use tools and methods conducive to sustainable architecture and town planning.
Know some specific characteristics of the climate in the cities.
Skills to be acquired
Students are expected to know and manipulate various concepts in the field of Physical Geography, applying them to architectural and urban planning projects.
The incidence of climatology in architectural and urban planning projects.
Teaching Procedures
Using texts and images, we will try to stimulate critical thinking, discussion and the elaboration of schematic syntheses, interconnecting Physical Geography, Architecture and Urbanism.
Programme
The two-dimensional representation of the earth´s surface - maps, charts and plants.
The seasons of the year and the time measurement - time zones.
Earth´s atmosphere and oceans.
Heating and cooling of the earth´s surface.
Winds.
Atmospheric humidity and precipitation.
Reading topographic maps.
Topographic maps - contour lines.
Topographic profiles.
Relation between scales and areas, in topographic maps.
Symbols in topographic maps.
Earth as life support.
Adapting the shelter to the climate.
Effects of climate on humans.
Relation between climatic elements and comfort.
Climate factors.
Converting the main geographical factors to architectural principles.
Evaluation Type
The evaluation will observe what is stipulated in the General Evaluation Regulation of the University, consisting of two interim tests and Frequency and Examination tests.
In coordination with the various curricular units of the 3rd year of the course, a practical complementary work may be used.
Teaching Resources
For the presentation and discussion of the programmatic contents, the available computer resources, namely the use of the powerpoint program, diverse bibliography, cartography, photographs and several texts will be used.
Sustainability Objectives
Keywords
Spatial structure;
Climatology;
Bioclimatic;
Urban design.
Main Bibliography
Author | STRAHLER, Arthur N. e STRAHLER, Alan H. |
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Title | Geografía Física |
Edition | 3.ª ed. |
Place | Barcelona |
Editor | Ediciones Omega |
Year | 2005 |
Author | RIBEIRO, Orlando e LAUTENSACH, Hermann |
Title | Geografia de Portugal (primeiro volume) |
Edition | 1ª ed. |
Place | Lisboa |
Editor | Edições Joaõ Sá da Costa |
Year | 1989 |
Author | LENGEN, Johan van |
Title | Manual do arquiteto descalço |
Edition | 1.ª ed. |
Place | Lisboa |
Editor | Dinalivro |
Year | 2010 |
Complementary Bibliography
Author | OLGYAY, Victor |
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Title | Arquitetura y Clima |
Edition | 1.ª ed. |
Place | Barcelona |
Editor | Editorial Gustavo Gili, SL |
Year | 2008 |
Author | CAVACO, Carminda |
Title | Geografia (1.º volume) |
Edition | 1.ª ed. |
Place | Algueirão |
Editor | Instituto Português de Ensino a Distância |
Year | 1980 |