Bachelor Diploma Exam in Architecture Engineering History of Town Planning: 1. The legacy of ancient Greek and Hellenistic town planning in Europe. 2. The legacy of Forum Romanum and Imperial Fora in later European town planning. 3. Proliferation of Chinese town planning in the Far East. 4. Planned medieval towns - some examples from different parts of Europe. 5. Medieval urban agglomeration as a compound structure of separate units. 6. Examples of most renowned Medieval and Renaissance urban piazzas. 7. A London square and a Parisian 'Place Royale' - similarities and differences. 8. The features of a city of Baroque. 9. Evolution of fortifications techniques and its impact on city layouts and urban development. 10. The colonial town planning - a look on layouts; differences and similarities. 11. 19C development of Paris and Vienna. 12. Parks, rivers and open spaces in urban management and planning throughout centuries. 13. Land adjustment schemes as a tool of urban development at the turn of the 19C. 14. The impact of transport on urban development. 15. The ideal city visions of Modernism. 16. 20C 'urban change' and the role of urban regeneration. History of Universal Architecture 1. Present the most important buildings of Ancient Egypt. 2. List architectural orders of Ancient Greece, describe one of them. 3. Discuss the Acropolis of Ancient Athens. 4. Explain the following notions: agora, forum. Give the examples and describe one of them. 5. Discuss the relationships between architecture of Ancient Greece and Rome. 6. Discuss main features of Romanesque architecture, please list five well-known buildings from France and Italy. 7. Explain the structure of typical French gothic cathedral. List the decorations of gothic architecture. 8. Describe typical medieval castle, give three examples. 9. Florentine Renaissance - major motifs and their architects. 10. Italian Renaissance 'palazzo' - typical forms from different regions. 11. The legacy of Palladio as perceived in the following centuries. 12. Michelangelo as the forerunner of Baroque architecture. Bachelor Diploma Exam in Architecture Engineering at Lodz University of Technology page 1
13. Typical features of French Renaissance. 14. Mudejar, Plateresco and Renaissance in Spain and Portugal. 15. Typical features of Dutch Renaissance; types of Dutch ornaments. 16. The sgraffito technique and its proliferation in Central Europe. 17. The oeuvre of Bernini and Borromini - similarities and differences. 18. The urban 'palazzo' in Italy and the 'hôtel particulier' in France - general comparison. 19. French Baroque of Louis XIV and Louis XV - comparison of features. 20. Late Baroque experimentation in building structure (Piedmont, Bavaria, Bohemia, Silesia). 21. Spanish Baroque - typical features. 22. English Baroque - typical features. 23. The Baroque in the German Reich - major centres and features of style. 24. Russian Baroque - typical features. 25. Palladianism in Britain. 26. The 'Revolutionary Classicism' - major features of style. 27. The Greek Revival across Europe - the essence of style and some examples. 28. Forms of neo-renaissance in Europe. 29. Forms of Gothic Revival in Europe. 30. The neo-byzantine style across Europe. 31. World Exhibitions and their role in promoting iron structures. 32. Typical forms of the 19C iron roofs and sheds. 33. Major Art-Nouveau centres and their stylistic forms. 34. Describe the early Modern architecture in Germany. 35. Discuss the architectural output of Le Corbusier. 36. Compare the architectural work of Frank Lloyd Wright and Mies van der Rohe. 37. Nature as an inspiration in architecture of the last century. 38. Describe a critique of modern architecture. 39. Discuss postmodern ideas and realizations in architecture. 40. Discuss the problem: minimalism as an architecture of silence and meditation. 41. What is deconstructivist architecture? Answer the question on the basis of significant, wellknown buildings. 42. Environmental and ecological problems in contemporary architecture. History of Polish Architecture 1. The earliest types of masonry walls in Poland. 2. The most important works of Romanesque architecture in Poland explanation of the choice. Bachelor Diploma Exam in Architecture Engineering at Lodz University of Technology page 2
3. The gothic architecture in the Kingdom of Poland in 14th century. 4. The Zygmund's Chapel at Wawel as a source of inspiration of Polish aristocracy. 5. Zamość, as a model Renaissance town. 6. The oeuvre of Tylman from Gameren and its influence on baroque architecture in Poland. 7. Baroque residences in Poland examples, typical features, sources of inspiration. 8. Two main phases of classical architecture in Poland - indicate the differences. 9. The Gothic Revival in Polish architecture. 10. Explain the concept of Eclecticism in 19th-century architecture. 11. Main Art Nouveau centres in Poland - similarities and differences. 12. Modern movement in Polish architecture 1918-1939. Heritage protection and conservation 1. Historical monuments protection concepts in 19th century. 2. Explanation of differences between the conservation and restoration. 3. Main issues in the contemporary heritage protection. 4. Impact of architectural research on the actual conservation works at heritage building. 5. A new building in a historic city center - discuss the problem of the architecture in the urban context. Architecture 1. What is architecture? Explain one of definitions. 2. Family houses typology and characteristics. 3. Specify three outstanding examples of the 20th-century family houses having the greatest influence on development of buildings of this type. 4. What is the characteristics of multi-generational houses? 5. The multi-family houses typology and characteristics. 6. Basic distances in housing (border of the plot, car places, places for solid waste collection (trash bins)). 7. Daylighting, sun exposure and shading of rooms in dwellings. 8. Types of stairs in multi-family houses requirements for risers, goings, flights and landings. 9. What are the minimum dimensions of rooms in multi-family houses? 10. The ramps for vehicles and pedestrians parameters and design rules. 11. What are the minimum heights of rooms depending on their use? 12. Characterize how the choice of construction and building materials influence the form of the residential house. Bachelor Diploma Exam in Architecture Engineering at Lodz University of Technology page 3
13. What are the rules and conditions of rooms arrangement in residential buildings and flats? 14. Types of stairs in public buildings - requirements for risers, goings, flights and landings. 15. What are the basic rules for designing horizontal and vertical escape routes in public buildings? 16. What are the general requirements for exterior pedestrian and vehicular routes in public buildings design? 17. What types of public buildings do the following notions: dirty routes and clean routes apply for? 18. What requirements of accessibility for disabled people should the public buildings meet according to the current building code? 19. What is the influence of utility and function requirements on construction system and installations in public buildings? Urbanism 1. What are the basic differences between the urban landscape of Modernism and the traditional ones? 2. The role of streets in the urban structure, typology and characteristics of streets. 3. Who introduced the term "urbanism", short explanation of his oeuvre. 4. The regulations applied in urban plans of local development describe and explain. 5. The concept of garden city explain and provide examples. 6. The influence of climate conditions on shaping of the spatial structure of a city. 7. The definition of sustainability in urban planning. 8. Explain the term "genius loci", what features of spatial fabric should be included in its characteristics? 9. What elements are important for the redevelopment of the urban places and thus what analyses should be conducted? 10. Elements of spatial structure of a city according to the theory of Kevin Lynch: list and explain two of them. 11. Urban closures types and ways of shaping. 12. Leipzig Charter on Sustainable European Cities. 13. Types of urban planning documents at the community level according to current Polish legal regulations. 14. Characteristics of urban landscapes in various historic periods. 15. The development of urban grids through ages. 16. What is sprawl and why is it undesired? Bachelor Diploma Exam in Architecture Engineering at Lodz University of Technology page 4
17. The urban silhouette of various historic periods. Architectural Profession Ethics 1. Discuss the obligations of architects towards professional circle in the light of the ethics code. 2. Discuss the scope of the intellectual property rights in architectural and urban projects. Computer Techniques in Architecture and Urbanism 1. Explain the difference between CAD and BIM and give some examples of programs. 2. What is GIS? Describe the fields of application and give some examples of programs. 3. Discuss digital technologies supporting architectural survey. 4. What is parametric modeling? Give two examples of implementation in architecture and describe them briefly. 5. What is rapid prototyping and how can it be applied in the field of architecture and urban planning? Technical Issues 1. What factors have the influence on building's foundation depth? 2. General rules of designing floor layers on the slab and on the ground. 3. Discuss types of external walls. 4. Discuss types of timber roof structures. 5. Discuss different kinds of floor structures. 6. Discuss the structure of the roof above heated and not heated attic. 7. What are the components of building design documentation? Who and when gives the building consent? 8. Name the participants of investment and construction process. Describe their tasks. 9. What kind of phenomena cause the need for application of expansion joints in building construction? 10. Discuss different ventilation types in respect of their use in various kinds of residential buildings. Fundamentals of Civil Engineering 1. Discuss the similarities and differences between ceramic SEGMENT floor and KLEIN type floor. 2. Determine how to take into account the load of partition walls in the calculation of different types of floors. Bachelor Diploma Exam in Architecture Engineering at Lodz University of Technology page 5
3. Discuss types of floor as a roof (solid, deaeratored and ventilated). 4. Describe types of direct foundations. Strength of Materials 1. What are the main assumptions and principles of the structural static analysis? 2. Discuss briefly the relationships between the external loads (i.e. concentrated forces, couple moments, uniformly distributed load) of bar systems (beams, frames, arches) and characteristic peculiarities of the internal force diagrams (i.e. diagrams of bending moments, shear forces and normal forces). 3. Discuss briefly how the displacements in statically determinate structures subjected to static loadings, temperature difference and support settlements are calculated. 4. Define the influence lines of internal forces and support reactions for statically determinate beams. Concrete technology 1. Classes and types of cement according to EN 197-1. Describe characteristics of cements depending on their classes and types. 2. How to take into account the effects of additives (fly ash and microsilica) on concrete strength? 3. How does the PN-EN 206-1 specify requirements for concrete due to the durability? 4. Describe the methodology of determining the composition of normal concrete that meets the requirements in terms of strength class and consistency. Civil Engineering Structures 1. Movement joints in buildings types and their purpose. In which cases, do the full movement joints in buildings apply? 2. Cast in-situ, one way and two way slabs flat slab, ribbed slab; the rules for calculating and constructing. 3. Precast slabs the rules for calculating in various phases: stripping, transportation, operation. 4. In-situ and precast stairs stair types, rules for the calculation and construction of reinforcement. 5. Retaining walls, retaining wall types, calculation and construction of reinforcement. 6. Beams, columns, walls the rules for determining the preliminary dimensions. Bachelor Diploma Exam in Architecture Engineering at Lodz University of Technology page 6
Transportation Engineering 1. Explain the term and identify the road and street features, the basic elements of the normal profile and the differences between the road and the street. 2. Functional - Technical Classification of roads and streets, and its connection with the administrative classification. 3. Traffic calming - definition, goals, methods and measures. 4. Relations between the development of the transport system and the development of spatial planning. 5. Classification road intersections and interchanges. Draw a scheme the selected intersection or node and specify its type. 6. The criteria for satisfying the needs of parking spaces in urban centers. 7. Forms of road cycling in the position of cross streets and roads. Bachelor Diploma Exam in Architecture Engineering at Lodz University of Technology page 7