School of Architecture
Courses: Environmental Design (ENVD),
Courses: Architecture (ARCH)
Courses: Environmental Design (ENVD)
- 1015 Design I (I, S) Seeing, drawing: analysis and graphic
communication. Subject and object: expression and craft.
Studio and seminars 12 hours per week.
- 1025 Design II (II, S) Ideation, visualization, representation.
Project sequence designed to develop perceptual and
conceptual abilities; formal and spatial composition and
synthesis. Studio and seminars 12 hours per week.
Prerequisite: ENVD 1015.
- 1211 Introduction to Environmental Design I (I, S)
Interdisciplinary introduction to basic principles of design, from
furniture and the room to buildings and the natural landscape.
Urbanism and the public realm. Lecture 1 hour per week.
- 1221 Introduction to Environmental Design II (II, S) Theoretical,
formal, and constructive principles and their impact in the design
disciplines, modernism and after. Introduction to the intellectual
and philosophical foundations of design theory. Lecture 1 hour
per week. Prerequisite: ENVD 1211.
- 1301 Orientation in the Design Studio Experience (S) Four-day
intensive design studio experience designed to acquaint
prospective design majors with the nature of studio education.
Design project and jury, lectures. For the general student.
- 2120L Architectural Photography Laboratory
- 2121 Architectural Photography (On demand) Fundamentals of
photographic communication, composition, and technique for
architecture students. Lecture and laboratory.
- 2873 Human Factors in Environmental Design (I) Describes
methods to achieve personal and direct understanding of human
needs and characteristics in physical design by developing an
effective linkage between the behavioral and human factors
disciplines and the fields of environmental design.
- 3823 Environmental Design and Planning (I) Survey of urban
design and planning development. Determinants, criteria, and
design methodologies. Prerequisite: consent.
- 4013 Environmental Research (I) Survey of current research
affecting landscape architects' comprehension of natural and
man-made environments. Evaluation of the impact, planned
and unplanned, which human development has on natural
systems. Research in natural, social, and behavioral sciences
with emphasis on developing alternatives minimizing impact while
serving human needs. Prerequisite: fourth-year standing and
consent.
- 4833 Urban Design Studio (II) Research and problems in the
design of the urban spatial environment. Prerequisite: ARCH
3823 or consent.
- 4842 Land Use (II On demand) Study of legal restrictions on
land development; the planning process; regulation of subdivision
and land development; zoning; open space and historic and
architectural preservation; restructuring the city; energy constraints
on land use. Special emphasis on local government control of land
use. Prerequisite: fourth- or fifth-year standing.
- 4853 Urban Planning and Practice (On demand) History and
theory of the planning profession; emphasis upon applied
community relationships to comprehensive and functional
planning concerns and techniques, plan preparation and
evaluation. Prerequisite: fourth-year standing or consent.
- 4863 Public Design and Planning Determinants (On demand)
Introduction to land use theory and application of public and
private development devices used in management of change
within community; explanation of tools and techniques of land
use control such as zoning, subdivision regulations, capital
improvement programming, transportation, and citizen participation.
- 4883 Design and Human Behavior An advanced-level course
investigating behavioral, social, and cultural factors and their
implications for the design and planning of the physical environment;
relationship of basic behavioral and social concepts to theory of
environmental design through seminar and case study. Prerequisite:
20 hours of design studio or consent of instructor.
Courses: Architecture (ARCH)
- 1003 Basic Course in the Arts: Architecture Lecture (I, II)
Introduction to architecture, emphasizing the origins and development
of architecture and objective criteria for its evaluation. For the general
student. May not be presented towards satisfaction of major requirements
in either the B.Arch. or B.A. in architectural studies degrees.
- 2016 Architectural Design I (I) Introduction of formal principles
and strategies used in space making, focusing on the development
of plans and sections. Precedents and the understanding of them
through analysis and synthesis are used as a means of examining the
past and the present while providing a framework from which personal
design sensibilities can evolve. Prerequisites: ENVD and admission to
the professional program. Corequisite: ARCH 2113.
- 2026 Architectural Design II (II) An elaboration of space-making,
addressing three-dimensional aspects of form-making, including the
influence of structural systems, articulation of the vertical section,
and exterior expression; the role of site as a generator of form; and
the overarching importance of technics, including the materiality of
space, structure, and light. Prerequisites: ARCH 2016.
- 2111L Architecture Technology I Laboratory (I) Laboratory
exercises in principles and practices of construction methods
and materials. Corequisite: ARCH 2113.
- 2113 Architecture Technology I (I) Introduction to the fundamentals
of technology systems in buildings. Emphasis on the basic
interrelationship of environmental, structure, and enclosure systems.
Focus on the integration of all technological systems with conceptual
and functional organization of the building, site, and context. Three
hours of lecture each week. Prerequisites: ENVD 1025, 1221, and
admission to the professional program.
- 2124 Architecture Technology II (II) Study of force systems,
section properties, equilibrium, and stability of building structures.
Relationship of material properties and structural member behavior
to the forces acting on the building structural system. Specific topics
are: stress/strain relationships for various materials; types of stress;
shear and moment diagrams; simple beam analysis and design; columns
and introduction to indeterminate structures. Prerequisites: ARCH 2113.
- 2233 History of Architecture I (I) Critical study and analysis of
architecture from ancient times through the middle ages, including
pre-classical, classical, early Christian, Byzantine, Proto-Romanesque,
Romanesque, and Gothic periods.
- 2243 History of Architecture II (II) Critical study and analysis of
western architecture from the Renaissance to the mid-nineteenth
century. Prerequisite: ARCH 2233 or consent.
- 301H Honors Seminar (I, II, S) Advanced individual study for
students having grade points of 3.00 or above working toward
graduation with honors. May be taken for one or two hours credit
and repeated for a maximum of 4 hours. Prerequisite: consent.
- 3023 Seminar (I, II) Seminars in subjects of special interest to
students and faculty.
- 303V Special Projects (I, II, S on demand) Individual or group
investigation in research, visual communication, history, or design
concerning special interests of student or faculty. One to 3 hours
of credit. Prerequisite: consent. May be repeated for up to a maximum
of three hours of elective credit.
- 3133 Architectural Presentation (II) A study of basic techniques
in architectural presentation drawing and rendering, including
studio problems designed to develop skills in various black and
white and color media. Studio 6 hours per week. Prerequisite:
consent and third-year standing.
- 3223 Structures II (I) Introduction to fundamental principles
of strength of materials, including studies in the relationships
of structural elements to total building systems. Prerequisite:
ARCH 2212.
- 3233 Structures III (I) Application of structural principles
to buildings constructed of wood and masonry. Study of preliminary
design methods for structural systems. Analysis and design of
structural members and connections. Prerequisite: ARCH 3223.
- 3345 Architectural Design IV (I) Introduction to typological
precedent and design theory. Emphasis on issues of function,
spatial imagery, context and technological systems as sources of
conceptual response. Studio and seminars, 15 hours per week.
Prerequisite: ARCH 2335 and consent.
- 3353 Calligraphy (II) A study of handwriting and lettering as an
art, including composition, color, character, proportion, design,
and spacing of lettering. (Same as ART 3353.) Does not count
as professional elective. Prerequisite: consent.
- 3355 Architectural Design V (II) Continuation of Architectural
Design IV. Studio and seminars, 15 hours per week. Prerequisite:
ARCH 3345 and consent.
- 3722 Materials and Construction II (I) Continuation of ARCH
3713 with emphasis on construction drawings. Prerequisite: ARCH
3713.
- 3732 Materials and Construction III (II) Continuation of ARCH
3722 with emphasis on construction drawings. Prerequisite: ARCH
3722.
- 3743L Furniture Laboratory (On demand) Design concepts and
techniques to acquaint the student with the design of furniture;
analysis of function, development of design and construction of
small pieces of furniture. Prerequisite: consent.
- 4041 Architectural Research Methods (On demand)
Introduction to methods of architectural research. Survey of
research methods in related disciplines. Appraisals of research
endeavors. Lectures, readings, discussion, reports.
- 4243 Structures IV (I) Introduction to statically indeterminate
structures. Continuation of the format of ARCH 3233 with steel
as the primary material of interest. Prerequisite: ARCH 3233.
- 4253 Structures V (II) Continuation of the format of ARCH
3233 and 4243 with emphasis on reinforced concrete structures.
Prerequisite: ARCH 3233.
- 4365 Architectural Design VI (I) Emphasis on issues of
typology, context, and technological suitability as sources of
theoretical and developmental responses. Studio and seminars,
15 hours per week. Prerequisite: ARCH 3355, 2.00 minimum
GPA in all previous architectural design studios, and consent.
- 4375 Architectural Design VII (II) Continuation of Architectural
Design VI. Studio and seminars, 15 hours per week. Prerequisite:
ARCH 4365 and consent.
- 4433 History of Architecture III (I) Development of Western
Architecture from the beginning of the 20th century to the present.
Prerequisite: ARCH 3423 or consent.
- 4473 Eastern Art and Architecture (II) A study of the
development of Indian, Chinese, and Japanese art forms with an
emphasis on architecture.
- 4483 Architecture of the Americas (I) Study of the development
of architecture in the Americas from the Pre-Columbian cultures to
the present day. Lecture and slides 3 hours per week. Prerequisite:
junior standing.
- 4520L Environmental Technology I Lab
- 4524 Environmental Technology I (I) Introduction to the
principles of heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC)
systems, plumbing systems, energy conservation, and vertical
transportation. Prerequisite: ARCH 2513.
- 4533 Environmental Technology II (II) Introduction to
the principles of electrical supply and distribution, illumination and
acoustics, and their applications in building design and construction.
Prerequisite: ARCH 2513.
- 4543 Energy and Architecture (II) The intergration of energy
considerations into the architectural design process, including site
analysis, climate analysis and modifications, the minimization of
consumption through design and construction techniques, heating and/or
cooling evaluation, and the selection and design of heating and cooling
systems utilizing renewable energy. Prerequisite: ARCH 4524 or consent.
- 4611 Building Codes and Regulations (I) Building codes and
other regulations and their effect on design. Rerequisite: fourth-year
standing or consent.
- 4613 The Economics of Architecture (II) A survey of the
economic framework of the building industry, including the use of energy
and natural resources in building; an introduction to design economy and
cost control, construction cost estimation and cost accounting; a study
of building life cycles and their influence on real estate development.
Prerequisite: fourth-year standing or consent.
- 4913 Architecture Theory (II) Exploration of design theory
throughout history, with emphasis on contemporary development and roots.
Prerequisite: ARCH 4433 or consent.
- 4923 Design Determinants Seminar (II) Exploration of
philosophical and pragmatic influences and constraints on architectural
design. Prerequisite: ARCH 4433 or consent.
- 5253 Architecture Structures Seminar (On Demand) Advanced
discussion, investigation, design, and analysis of structural systems,
forms and materials as determinants of architectural design.
Prerequisite: ARCH 3233 and consent. May be repeated once for a total
of 6 hours of credit.
- 5385 Architectural Design VII (I, S in Boston) Emphasis is on
the intergration of appropriate responses to complex issues of design
theory and application. Studio and seminars, 15 hours per week.
Prerequisite: ARCH 4253, 3732, 4533, 4375.
- 5396 Architectural Design IX (Terminal Project) (I, II)
Terminal project in architectural design to test and synthesize
architectural knowledge and skill. Laboratory 18 hours per week.
Prerequisite: ARCH 5385 and consent.
- 5493 History of Urban Form (I)Study of the physical form of
cities from ancient Greece to contemporary America with emphasis on urban
form as an expression of physical and cultural determinants. Included
are investigations into the history, theory, and practice of urban
design. Prerequisite: ARCH 3413, 3423, 4433 or consent.
- 5621 Project Manual (I) The writing of bidding and contractual
documents, including technical specifications, and their effect on design
and the practice of architecture. Prerequisite: ARCH 3732, 4365 or
consent.
- 5632 Architectural Practice (I) Professional ethics; office
organization; client, contractor, and architect relationships; contracts
and documents. Prerequisite: ARCH 4365 or consent.
- 5643 Architectural Computer Applications (II) Digital
computer programming and introduction to the use of computers as design
and realization tools.
- 5933 Preservation and Restoration (II) History of the
preservation and restoration movement in Europe and the U.S.; its
relation to the contemporary urban planning and renewal. Modern
economic and administrative techniques of preservation. Participation
in history surveys at regional and state levels.
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