Through studying important properties necessary for adequate use of materials, structures and ways of building in architecture, their unity is being treated. Acquiring knowledge about structure, basic properties of building materials, definitions and methods of production and application of thermo-insulator materials, polymers and plastics, paints and varnishes.

Ability of understanding the synthesis of building materials, different structural systems and methods of building while solving different designing problems and building architectural objects.

Elements of architectural object (bearing structure, bulkheads, covers, installations. External and internal forces and balancing conditions. Elements of bearing structures – structure system. Connections and supports. Linear structural elements (columns, beams, arches, grids, frames). Surface structural elements (slabs, walls, arches, shells). Facility foundation (shallow and deep foundations). Types and selection of the structural system depending on the material used for construction and building method (massive, skeletal and mixed). Effects and loads of architectural objects (constant, useful, ground effects, wind, snow, earthquake). Concrete construction. Masonry structures. Metal Construction. Wooden structures. Classification of structures according to the method of building and techniques of building monolithic, assembled and assembled-monolithic structures. Building materials (history, definitions, classification). Types of testing construction materials. Structure and compositions of materials. The basic properties of construction materials (general and specific properties, physical, physical – mechanical, constructional and technological properties. Heat transfer through the elements of buildings and calculation of heat loss. Thermo-technical properties of building materials. The diffusion of water vapor. The behavior of materials in relation to water and moisture. Insulations materials. Polymers and plastics. Coatings for anti-corrosive protection. Color.

Lectures, Auditory and Laboratory Practice and Consultations. Part of the course can be passed in the form of two colloquiums. Examination is oral and final.