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    Introduction

    15 HUM 5.6: Sociology and Building Economics

    Balaji Venkatachary

    MSA, Mysuru

    July 30, 2019


    Outline

    1 Scheme

    2 Objective

    3 Syllabus

    4 References

    Balaji Venkatachary (MSA, Mysuru) Introduction July 30, 2019 2 / 12


    Scheme

    CONTACT PERIODS: 3 (Lecture) per week

    THEORY MARKS: 100

    PROGRESSIVE MARKS: 50

    DURATION OF EXAM: 3 Hrs

    CREDITS: 3

    MINIMUM MARKS FOR PASSING:


    Progressive Marks 50%,
    End semester Theory examination marks 40%

    Balaji Venkatachary (MSA, Mysuru) Introduction July 30, 2019 3 / 12


    Scheme

    CONTACT PERIODS: 3 (Lecture) per week

    THEORY MARKS: 100

    PROGRESSIVE MARKS: 50

    DURATION OF EXAM: 3 Hrs

    CREDITS: 3

    MINIMUM MARKS FOR PASSING:


    Progressive Marks 50%,
    End semester Theory examination marks 40%

    Balaji Venkatachary (MSA, Mysuru) Introduction July 30, 2019 3 / 12


    Scheme

    CONTACT PERIODS: 3 (Lecture) per week

    THEORY MARKS: 100

    PROGRESSIVE MARKS: 50

    DURATION OF EXAM: 3 Hrs

    CREDITS: 3

    MINIMUM MARKS FOR PASSING:


    Progressive Marks 50%,
    End semester Theory examination marks 40%

    Balaji Venkatachary (MSA, Mysuru) Introduction July 30, 2019 3 / 12


    Scheme

    CONTACT PERIODS: 3 (Lecture) per week

    THEORY MARKS: 100

    PROGRESSIVE MARKS: 50

    DURATION OF EXAM: 3 Hrs

    CREDITS: 3

    MINIMUM MARKS FOR PASSING:


    Progressive Marks 50%,
    End semester Theory examination marks 40%

    Balaji Venkatachary (MSA, Mysuru) Introduction July 30, 2019 3 / 12


    Scheme

    CONTACT PERIODS: 3 (Lecture) per week

    THEORY MARKS: 100

    PROGRESSIVE MARKS: 50

    DURATION OF EXAM: 3 Hrs

    CREDITS: 3

    MINIMUM MARKS FOR PASSING:


    Progressive Marks 50%,
    End semester Theory examination marks 40%

    Balaji Venkatachary (MSA, Mysuru) Introduction July 30, 2019 3 / 12


    Scheme

    CONTACT PERIODS: 3 (Lecture) per week

    THEORY MARKS: 100

    PROGRESSIVE MARKS: 50

    DURATION OF EXAM: 3 Hrs

    CREDITS: 3

    MINIMUM MARKS FOR PASSING:


    Progressive Marks 50%,
    End semester Theory examination marks 40%

    Balaji Venkatachary (MSA, Mysuru) Introduction July 30, 2019 3 / 12


    Objective

    To familiarize students with the basic concepts of sociology and economics and
    their influence on architecture.

    Balaji Venkatachary (MSA, Mysuru) Introduction July 30, 2019 4 / 12


    Syllabus: Module 1

    1 Introduction to Sociology: Definition of Sociology; Nature, Scope and


    Utility of Sociology; Branches of Sociology; Relation of Sociology and its
    branches to architecture and the built environment.

    2 Elements of Society: Biosocial and Sociocultural associations; Definitions


    of sociological terms: society, community, family, culture; Difference between
    society and community; Different family structures and
    architectural responses to different family types in and outside India
    (examination of different housing typologies responding to different family
    types – traditional and contemporary); Relation between culture and built
    form (exploration of architectural examples).

    Balaji Venkatachary (MSA, Mysuru) Introduction July 30, 2019 5 / 12


    Syllabus: Module 1

    1 Introduction to Sociology: Definition of Sociology; Nature, Scope and


    Utility of Sociology; Branches of Sociology; Relation of Sociology and its
    branches to architecture and the built environment.

    2 Elements of Society: Biosocial and Sociocultural associations; Definitions


    of sociological terms: society, community, family, culture; Difference between
    society and community; Different family structures and
    architectural responses to different family types in and outside India
    (examination of different housing typologies responding to different family
    types – traditional and contemporary); Relation between culture and built
    form (exploration of architectural examples).

    Balaji Venkatachary (MSA, Mysuru) Introduction July 30, 2019 5 / 12


    Syllabus: Module 2

    3 Communities: Origin, growth and nature of settlements and communities.


    Their characteristics and spatial patterns.

    4 Urban and Rural Communities: Definitions of the terms “urban” and


    “rural”. The social, economic and spatial characteristics associated with
    urban and rural settlements. Relation and interdependencies between urban
    and rural settlements. Urban sociology and rural sociology.

    Balaji Venkatachary (MSA, Mysuru) Introduction July 30, 2019 6 / 12


    Syllabus: Module 2

    3 Communities: Origin, growth and nature of settlements and communities.


    Their characteristics and spatial patterns.

    4 Urban and Rural Communities: Definitions of the terms “urban” and


    “rural”. The social, economic and spatial characteristics associated with
    urban and rural settlements. Relation and interdependencies between urban
    and rural settlements. Urban sociology and rural sociology.

    Balaji Venkatachary (MSA, Mysuru) Introduction July 30, 2019 6 / 12


    Syllabus: Module 2

    5 Cities and Society: Urbanization – definition; causes. Effects of


    urbanization on rural areas. Impact of growing urbanization on urban life,
    viz. health, housing, transportation. Different types of migration. The
    impact of migration on urban form. The origin and characteristics of slums in
    European, American and Indian cities. Official definition of slums as per
    Census of India. Governmental and non-governmental approaches to
    engaging with issues regarding slums in Indian cities.

    Balaji Venkatachary (MSA, Mysuru) Introduction July 30, 2019 7 / 12


    Syllabus: Module 2

    6 Social Research: The need for research; the research process; ethics of
    social research; scope of social research. Difference between methodology
    and methods. Types of research methods: qualitative, quantitative, mixed
    research methods. Sources of research data: primary and secondary sources.
    Secondary data sources include literature review, official and unofficial
    documents. Primary data sources use methods such as field surveys,
    questionnaires, different types of interviews (open-ended / closed /
    structured / semi-structured), and case study approach.

    Balaji Venkatachary (MSA, Mysuru) Introduction July 30, 2019 8 / 12


    Syllabus: Module 3

    7 Economics: Definition of economics; Definitions of terms: Goods; Utility,


    Value, Price and Wealth. The relationship of economics with the
    built environment and land use.

    8 Economic organization of society: Different economic systems: capitalism;


    socialism, communism, mixed-economies. Primary, secondary and tertiary
    sectors of economy: agriculture, mining, manufacturing, banking, marketing,
    transport and service sectors. Factors of production: land, labour, capital and
    entrepreneurship. Relevance of factors of production to architecture and
    construction practice.

    Balaji Venkatachary (MSA, Mysuru) Introduction July 30, 2019 9 / 12


    Syllabus: Module 3

    7 Economics: Definition of economics; Definitions of terms: Goods; Utility,


    Value, Price and Wealth. The relationship of economics with the
    built environment and land use.

    8 Economic organization of society: Different economic systems: capitalism;


    socialism, communism, mixed-economies. Primary, secondary and tertiary
    sectors of economy: agriculture, mining, manufacturing, banking, marketing,
    transport and service sectors. Factors of production: land, labour, capital and
    entrepreneurship. Relevance of factors of production to architecture and
    construction practice.

    Balaji Venkatachary (MSA, Mysuru) Introduction July 30, 2019 9 / 12


    Syllabus: Module 4

    9 Economics and the market: Consumption, wants and needs and their
    characteristics. Concepts of economics: Opportunity cost; Laws of
    supply and demand; Laws of increasing, diminishing and constant returns;
    Standard of living. Analysis of the housing market in Indian cities to
    understand the dynamics of urban housing supply and demand.

    Balaji Venkatachary (MSA, Mysuru) Introduction July 30, 2019 10 / 12


    Syllabus: Module 5

    10 Urban land values: Various factors affecting the value of urban land.
    Difference between land use and land cover. The characteristics of developed
    land in the city. The Bid Rent theory that defines relationship between
    location and land value. Theoretical city models based on land use and land
    value – Burgess’s Concentric Zone Theory; Hoyt’s Sector Theory; Ullman and
    Harris’s Multiple Nuclei Theory.

    11 Building Costs: Cost and cost indices. Life cycle costs. Total cost of
    construction. Time value of money. Different sources of financing buildings.

    Balaji Venkatachary (MSA, Mysuru) Introduction July 30, 2019 11 / 12


    Syllabus: Module 5

    10 Urban land values: Various factors affecting the value of urban land.
    Difference between land use and land cover. The characteristics of developed
    land in the city. The Bid Rent theory that defines relationship between
    location and land value. Theoretical city models based on land use and land
    value – Burgess’s Concentric Zone Theory; Hoyt’s Sector Theory; Ullman and
    Harris’s Multiple Nuclei Theory.

    11 Building Costs: Cost and cost indices. Life cycle costs. Total cost of
    construction. Time value of money. Different sources of financing buildings.

    Balaji Venkatachary (MSA, Mysuru) Introduction July 30, 2019 11 / 12


    References

    1 Openstax College (2012) Introduction to Sociology. Openstax College.


    2 Samuelson, P. and Nordhaus, W. (2010) Economics. Mcgraw-Hill Education.
    3 Yin, Robert K. (2014) Case Study Research Design and Methods (5th Ed.).
    Thousand Oaks, CA:Sage.
    4 Groat, Linda N. and David Wang (2013) Architectural Research Methods
    (2nd Ed.). John Wiley & Sons.
    5 Jones, Paul (2011). The Sociology of Architecture: Constructing Identities.
    Liverpool University Press.
    6 Mann, Thorbjoern (1992) Building Economics for Architects. Wiley.

    Balaji Venkatachary (MSA, Mysuru) Introduction July 30, 2019 12 / 12

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