Functional requirements for buildings. Architectural design, Foundations and structure. Selection of materials: Technology, environment, durability, aesthetics, economy. Building components and detailing. Sustainability, environmental aspects and energy use. Building information models.
AF2025 Architectural Engineering Project 7.5 credits
The course will give skills in the engineering design of a building, which includes both analysis and drafting.
Information per course offering
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Information for Autumn 2025 Start 27 Oct 2025 programme students
- Course location
KTH Campus
- Duration
- 27 Oct 2025 - 12 Jan 2026
- Periods
- P2 (7.5 hp)
- Pace of study
50%
- Application code
50169
- Form of study
Normal Daytime
- Language of instruction
English
- Course memo
- Course memo is not published
- Number of places
Min: 10
- Target group
- No information inserted
- Planned modular schedule
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- Schedule
- Schedule is not published
Contact
Course syllabus as PDF
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Course syllabus AF2025 (Autumn 2021–)Headings with content from the Course syllabus AF2025 (Autumn 2021–) are denoted with an asterisk ( )
Content and learning outcomes
Course contents
Intended learning outcomes
After the course student should be able to:
- To make a project proposal, for a building, that takes into account the different aspects of sustainability
- Select technical solutions and illustrate those solutions with technical drawings
- Reflect on the choice of technical solutions in terms of the risk of moisture damages
- Describe some of the most relevant factors related to energy use of buildings
- Discuss the influence of different parameters on energy use
- Discuss the influence of different parameters on Global Warming potential and Embodied Energy
- Reflect on different aspects of sustainability related to a building project
Literature and preparations
Specific prerequisites
Documented knowledge in Building Technology, Structural Mechanics, Structural Engineering equivalent to at least 15 ECTS corresponding to the content in courses AF2401 and AF2003.
Eng B/6 according to the Swedish upper secondary school system.
Recommended prerequisites
AF2401 Building Technology, Advanced Course or equivalent course.
Literature
You can find information about course literature either in the course memo for the course offering or in the course room in Canvas.
Examination and completion
If the course is discontinued, students may request to be examined during the following two academic years.
Grading scale
A, B, C, D, E, FX, F
Examination
- PRO1 - Project Assignment, 5.0 credits, grading scale: A, B, C, D, E, FX, F
- ÖVN1 - Exercises, 2.5 credits, grading scale: P, F
Based on recommendation from KTH’s coordinator for disabilities, the examiner will decide how to adapt an examination for students with documented disability.
The examiner may apply another examination format when re-examining individual students.
Project and exercises
Other requirements for final grade
Passed Project Assignment
Passed Exercises
Examiner
Ethical approach
- All members of a group are responsible for the group's work.
- In any assessment, every student shall honestly disclose any help received and sources used.
- In an oral assessment, every student shall be able to present and answer questions about the entire assignment and solution.
Further information
Course room in Canvas
Registered students find further information about the implementation of the course in the course room in Canvas. A link to the course room can be found under the tab Studies in the Personal menu at the start of the course.
Offered by
Main field of study
Built Environment
Education cycle
Second cycle