thesis defense!

mga sir at mam architect man or inde baka pwede po akong makahingi ng mga naiisip nyo pong itanong incase kayo ang jury sa project na hotel with water sports. para makapagready ako sa mga tanong na hindi ko po inaasahan. mas mahirap pong tanong mas okay po para makapagresearch po ako salamat po ng marami sa inyo.

Actually kung nagawa mo at nasunod mo ang mga guidelines, lahat yan masasagot mo.

1. meron conceptual na tanong. target nya makuha ang gusto mong mangyari sa development. bakit napili mo ang ganung topic.
2. financial, eexplain mo dito ang return of investment. pag di mo najustify ito, lugi ang negosyo.
3. technical, dito papasok ang mga electrical plumbing at structural issues. dapat masolve mo to bago mo ipresent. usually mga treatment system mo sa tubig. mga layout mo. etc.

Yun usually ang mga tanong. Think quick at aralin mong mabuti ang project mo. May mahahanap na butas talaga yan parati. At dapat ready ka sa pagpresent, complete ang drawings mo. Pag hindi complete yan, expect the worst nalang and hope for the best. Good luck!

salamat po sir bokkins.

parang mga ganitong questions po sir.
47 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT YOUR THESIS
From the point of view of the jurors

1. What is the title of your thesis?
2. What do you mean by such title?
3. Is there really a need for this kind of project?
4. What is the main goal of your project? Research Objectives?
5. What then is your Design goal? Design Objectives?
6. Who are the direct beneficiaries of this project?
7. What is your Design Philosophy?
8. Explain to us your Design Concept for this project and how can you relate it to your Philosophy.
9. What are the specific Design Considerations that you have taken into account?
10. Where is your site located?
11. What were the criteria for the site selection process?
12. What were the other sites considered for this project?
13. How can you prove to us that the site chosen is the best site for this project?
14. How big is this site in square meters? Hectares?
15. What is the Land Use and Zoning categories of your chosen site?
16. Does your project fit under the prescribed Land User and Zoning?
17. Can you briefly describe to us the environmental conditions in your site?
18. How did the North orientation and wind direction influence your site development approach?
19. In terms of percentage, how much of the land are you utilizing? Why?
20. Did you cut full-grown trees in your site just to give way for this project? Why? Why not?
21. How many times have you visited and made actual observations in your site?
22. Do you think those site visits were sufficient enough?
23. What relevant laws did you study for this project?
24. What specific provisions in Presidential Decree 1096 (NBC) and 1185 (FC) did you apply in your design?
25. How many parking slots did you provide? Why such number?
26. Explain to us the theories and principles behind your building elevations.
27. How tall is your building? Is there a building height restriction in the area that you have chosen?
28. Explain to us the exterior finishes that you used for your building.
29. Discuss to us the interior finishes that you used for your major spaces.
30. Is your building passively or actively cooled?
31. If it is actively cooled, what kind of air conditioning system did you employ?
32. How big is your air-handling unit? Why such size?
33. What is your reference for computing the AHU area?
34. How many passenger elevators did you provide? Why such number?
35. How many escalators did you provide? Why such number?
36. Did you consider acoustical treatments in some of your areas? Why and why not?
37. Did you provide back up power supply system in your project? How?
38. What fire-fighting system and device/s did you provide for this project?
39. What is the main water supply source in the site?
40. What kind of water feeding system did you use? Why? Is the water pressure enough?
41. Is your project government or privately owned? Why did you say so?
42. Who finances your project and at how much?
43. What structural system did you use for this project? Why?
44. What is the widest column-to-column span of your structure? Is it safe from sagging?
45. How deep is your foundation footing from the natural ground line? Why?
46. What is the soil type or category of your site? Can you describe its characteristics?
47. May we have your final words before we give you our final verdict?


baka kasi po lumabas mga inde ko ineexpect na questions..salamat po

Usually depende sa mood ng jury ang deliberation, pag nauna ka sa roll malaki ang expectation, pag nahuli ka naman pagod na ang jury, maswerte ka kung nasa midway ka...

usually naman nasa design mo na ang isasagot mo... questions like:

1. How feasible is your design?
2. How will your design impact the community and the environment?
3. What are your provisions in your facilities and its occupants?

These are the three most major points you will encounter throughout your whole career as a future architect

pag terror mga jury mo.. pakainin mo muna sila ng masarap na miryenda.. mahirap pag gutom mga jury mo...lalong mag iinit ang ulo...and pag isipan mo na yung suggestions ni cooldomeng.....kung alam mo ang pasikot sikot ng thesis mo hwag kang kabahan.ang isipin mo lagot ang mga jury mo dahil masasagot mo lahat ng itatanong nila.

i agree with sir theomatheus sir!hehe

mga sir mam magandang umaga po.
ask ko lang po regarding plumbing. electrical, mechanical or other field bukod sa architecture po kailangan po ba namin yun alamin pa fo thesis? for example yung mga computations ng water pressure, yung diameter ng pvc na gagamitin. yung voltage na requirement sa building. etc.. kung kailangan po. ano po basically yung dapat naming iresearch or malaman.
salamat po sa pagtugon sa munting katanungan.

sir nald, iyong mga details po na iyon ay sa tingin ko po ay hindi na i-specify unless po na may innovation ka po sa design. siguro po ang titingnan po nila ay ang flow at layout. pakitama din po kung mali po iyong pananaw ko po

aah ok po sir pipicosis. may malaking point po kayo. salamat po.
kasi po balita ko po tsaka narinig ko po sa iba kong kakilala pati mismo diameter ng pvc tinanong sa kanya. pati po yung reverberation sa theater tinanong pa rin. pero tingin ko po hinanapan na lang sya ng jury butas. salamat po sir.

ay, about po sa reverberation sa auditorium at theater, malaking factor po iyon sa design natin kaya may basic computation din po tayo noon, or may standards naman po noon sa book. salamat din po

everything has been said so all i can give is a little advise, the questions that may or will arise during your defense, will depend mostly on how you present it...basically study every aspect of your thesis design making yourself ready for any question that may arise...technical, conceptual, etc...
i definitely agree with everyone though....specially regarding about the jury finding fault or loop holes in your design...some jury take a little matter and exploit it....

well sir theomatheus has a point though....feeding your jury would be a good one especially in the middle of your defense ..i bet the jury can't resist the smell of food...LOL

nald wrote:mga sir mam magandang umaga po.
ask ko lang po regarding plumbing. electrical, mechanical or other field bukod sa architecture po kailangan po ba namin yun alamin pa fo thesis? for example yung mga computations ng water pressure, yung diameter ng pvc na gagamitin. yung voltage na requirement sa building. etc.. kung kailangan po. ano po basically yung dapat naming iresearch or malaman.
salamat po sa pagtugon sa munting katanungan.

Dapat may konting alam ka dito, kahit concepts lang. Malaki ang impact nito sa design. may difference ang square tank sa cylinder tank dahil sa water pressure. yung nakatayo at nakahigang cylindrical tank iba din ang pressure. Sa banyo at kusina naman, iba ang load ng commercial sa residential. Sa ilaw, isang linya dapat ang aircon kasi malaki ang load. tapos pag may elevator ka na, ibang load na yun sa kuryente. mga ganung bagay lang. Hindi pwedeng ngdedesign ka lang ng walang consideration.

Magkaiba ang approach ng swimming pool sa lupa at sa taas ng building. magkaibang load din yun. sa aircon naman, ibang aircon ang ginagamit sa malls at sa bahay. so mga ganung concepts lang. at least alam mo lang. di mo naman kailangan magcompute.

Mga architectural questions alam ko kayang kaya mong sagutin pero maging ready ka din sa mga economics at financial questions like san kukuha ng pondo for construction, bank loan ba of government funded or internationally funded, kung bank loan kelanagn me roi ka, kung government kailangan in ligned sa government development plan or else hindi mapopondihan yan same kung internationally funded.

ayun. medyo na-klaro na po yung mindset ko sa thesis defense. lalo na po dun sa financial.
salamat po sa mga advises sir bokkins sir edmon, sir cgkiratz. thanks!