Studio Design Programme covering the entire semester duration and involving complex and contextual issues of complete architecture design in the urban setting with comprehensive consideration of site, orientation, environmental relationship and building systems are undertaken as semester major. Development of design programme, design concept and philosophy as part of the design process. Material selection, mechanical, acoustical, structural, lighting considerations.

Independent work on several Quick – Approaches that can be handled within a short time. Complex and contextual issues of complete architecture design in the urban setting with comprehensive consideration of site, orientation, environmental relationship and building systems are undertaken as semester major. This design theme should be different from that of the previous semester.

Introduction to postgraduate building construction. Students are expected to be grounded in understanding the components and methods used in simple buildings. Now students are prepared for more advanced building construction systems. Even though statistical calculations are not emphasised, the principles should be well understood for both two and three dimensional construction system. First semester consists of masonry wall structures, pre-fabrication and pre-stressing of concrete, big block and large panel structures, skeleton structures, frame structures, arches, site visits, flat and curved monolithic grid structures.

In the second semester, spaces frames, folded plates/ folded frames, shell structures, suspended structures, pneumatic structures, volumetric components, miscellaneous structures, site visits

Complex building structures and their resolution into simple structural members. Trusses – types, loadings and maximum spans. Continuous beams – two equal and unequal spans, three and more equal and unequal spans. Composite structures, double columns and steel structures.

The student is required to write and present seminar paper. The subject of the paper must be from an area of the students approved thesis topic. The paper is expected to address issues of considerable importance to the thesis. The seminar paper is aimed at introducing the student to the art of academic writing and presentation.

Selecting research topics, formulating problems and identifying hypothesis. Conceptualising research problems, various research designs, sources and methods of data collection and analysis.

Emphasis on the study of technologies of building environmental services, special requirements for heating, ventilation, air conditioning. Mechanical transportation, Elevators and Escalators. Safety and fire control, crowd control in buildings.

Cost planning theories and techniques, cost analysis, indices and data. Practical application of cost control techniques, variation process, cost in use, land use value determinants, environmental economics.

Exploration and analysis of project acquisition, contract negotiations, governmental regulations, personnel, office management, and the architect’s role in the society.

The roles of N. I. A. And ARCON, building regulations in Nigeria. Procedures for obtaining building plan approval. Type and condition of contract. Architectural offices. Site meeting procedures and supervision.

The course is aimed at providing students with an understanding of the making and workings of urban center, their structure and their problems. Course also touches on contemporary issues peculiar to emerging large cities. It is expected that at the end of the course the student will have a clear understanding of contemporary issues of city formation and growth, and the often complex interplay of factors that give rise to city form.

A thesis is prepared under staff supervision during the final semester of the M.Sc Architectural programme. Each candidate selects a thesis topic of architectural concern.

Definition of Project management. Project management techniques, Gants’ Chart, Critical Path Method (CPM), PERT Network analysis. Method of Project Procurement Models. Sources of Finance for building projects. Principles of Discounting Cash Flow and Yield Analysis.

The course introduces student to the art and science of Conservation and Restoration of buildings in general and Historic monuments in particular, discusses various types of conservation and the techniques they involve. The course discusses global and national scenarios of Conservation and Restoration. It is expected that at the end of the course student will have a clear understanding of methods and key issues in conservation and restoration activities. Course Content: Meaning and types of conservation, Reasons for Conservation, Conservation-Restoration and Rehabilitation, UN organs for Heritage conservation, Issues in conservation of monuments, Conservation and restoration techniques, Case studies in conservation and restoration, conservation of Historical sites.

Emphasis on the study of technologies of building environmental services, special requirements for heating, ventilation, air conditioning. Mechanical transportation, Elevators and Escalators. Safety and fire control, crowd control in buildings.