2024 Faculty Courses School of Environment and Society Undergraduate major in Architecture and Building Engineering
Building Economics
- Academic unit or major
- Undergraduate major in Architecture and Building Engineering
- Instructor(s)
- Undecided
- Class Format
- Lecture (Face-to-face)
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - Intensive
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- ARC.A305
- Number of credits
- 100
- Course offered
- 2024
- Offered quarter
- 4Q
- Syllabus updated
- Mar 14, 2025
- Language
- Japanese
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
The relations between architecture and social environment are explained from a viewpoint of economy.
Course description and aims
To understand the economic activities characterizing the relations between architecture and social environment.
Keywords
Project, Construction, Management
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
Intensive lecture
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Introduction to Building Economics | To understand the basic notion. |
| Class 2 | Building Statistics | To understand the basic notion. |
| Class 3 | Constructor and Economy | To understand the basic notion. |
| Class 4 | Building Management | To understand the basic notion. |
| Class 5 | Building Cost 1: Life Cycle Costing, etc. | To understand the basic notion. |
| Class 6 | Building Cost 2: Value Engineering, etc. | To understand the basic notion. |
| Class 7 | Building Labor | To understand the basic notion. |
| Class 8 | Historical Issues |
Study advice (preparation and review)
To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend approximately 100 minutes preparing for class and another 100 minutes reviewing class content afterwards (including assignments) for each class.
They should do so by referring to textbooks and other course material.
Textbook(s)
Handout
Reference books, course materials, etc.
Handout
Evaluation methods and criteria
Report
Related courses
- ARC.P201 ： Introduction to Architectural Planning
Prerequisites
N/A