ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN (ENVD)
ENVD1211 Introduction to Environmental Design I (FA, SU) 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.
ENVD1221 Introduction to Environmental Design II (SP, SU) 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.
ENVD1301 Orientation in the Design Studio Experience (SU) 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.
ENVD4853 Urban Planning and Practice (IR) Introduction to the theory and practice of contemporary urban planning; emphasis upon the understanding and applications of urban planning as an interdisciplinary and interactive process necessary to the preparation of comprehensive land use plans and plan implementation; study through readings, development cases, and simulation of urban change dynamics and impact of decision making. Credit cannot be received for both CVEG 4853 and ENVD 4853.
ENVD4863 Public Design and Planning Determinants (IR) 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.
ENVD4883 Design and Human Behavior (IR) 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.
ARCHITECTURE (ARCH)
ARCH1003 Basic Course in the Arts: Architecture Lecture (FA, SP, SU) 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. UNIVERSITY CORE COURSE
ARCH1015 Architectural Design I (FA, SU) (Formerly ENVD 1015, First offered Summer 1999) Seeing, drawing: analysis and graphic communication. Subject and object: expression and craft. Studio and seminars 12 hours per week.
ARCH1025 Architectural Design II (SP, SU) 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: ARCH 1015.
ARCH2016 Architectural Design III (FA) 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 syntheses are used as a means of examining the past and the present while providing a framework from which personal design sensibilities can evolve. Corequisite: ARCH 2113 and ARCH 2111L and ARCH 2233. Prerequisite: ARCH 1025.
ARCH2026 Architectural Design IV (SP) 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. Prerequisite: ARCH 2016.
ARCH2113 Architecture Technology I (FA) 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. Corequisite: ARCH 2111L and ARCH 2016. Prerequisite: ENVD 1025 and ENVD 1221.
ARCH2111L Architecture Technology I Laboratory (FA) Laboratory exercises in principles and practices of construction methods and materials. Corequisite: ARCH 2113 and ARCH 2016.
ARCH2124 Architecture Technology II (SP) 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. Corequisite: ARCH 2026. Prerequisite: ARCH 2113.
ARCH2233 History of Architecture I (FA) 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.
ARCH2243 History of Architecture II (SP) Critical study and analysis of western architecture from the renaissance to the mid-nineteenth century. Prerequisite: ARCH 2233.
ARCH3016 Architectural Design V (FA) (Formerly ARCH 3036) Emphasis on issues of design process, exploration of internal and external determinants of form and the integration of appropriate technologies in design solutions. Prerequisite: ARCH 2026.
ARCH302V Seminar (1-3) (SP, SU) Seminars in subjects of special interest to students and faculty. May be repeated.
ARCH3026 Architectural Design VI (SP) (Formerly ARCH 3046) Continuation of Architectural Design V. Prerequisite: ARCH 3016.
ARCH303V Special Projects (1-3) (IR) Individual or group investigation in research, visual communication, history, or design concerning special interests of student or faculty. May be repeated.
ARCH3133 Architectural Presentation (IR) 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.
ARCH3134 Architectural Technology III (SP) A building on the foundational content presented in 2113 and 2124. In-depth understanding of materials of construction and prevailing and emerging technologies in professional practice. Intensive investigation of case studies of exemplary buildings. Prerequisite: ARCH 2124.
ARCH3144 Architectural Technology IV (SP) Continuation of 3134 with emphasis on exploration of case studies of more sophisticated buildings. Prerequisite: ARCH 3134.
ARCH3743 Furniture Design (IR) 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.
ARCH4016 Architectural Design VII (FA) Emphasis on issues of typology, context and technological suitability as sources of theoretical and developmental responses. Prerequisite: ARCH 3046.
ARCH4023 Advanced Architectural Studies (FA, SP) Advanced seminars in subjects to special interest to students and faculty. May be repeated.
ARCH4027 Architectural Design VIII (SP) Continuation of Architectural Design VII. Prerequisite: ARCH 4016.
ARCH4154 Architectural Technology V (FA) Advanced structural analysis, and the analysis of building failures. Principles of lighting and basic calculation formulae for lighting design and evaluation. Electrical codes and principles of electrical supply and distribution. Construction specifications, detailing, and cost estimating. Lectures, case studies and lab exercises, including an in-depth analysis of a single building. Prerequisite: ARCH 3144.
ARCH4433 History of Architecture III (FA) Critical study and analysis of the history and theories of modern architecture from the end of the eighteenth century to the 1960's. Prerequisite: ARCH 2233 and ARCH 2243 (or HESC 2883 and HESC 3883).
ARCH4443 History of Architecture IV (SP) An intensive study of the history and theory of architecture since 1965, through critical inquiry and analysis of seminal ideas and artifacts that have shaped the built environment and our ways of knowing it. Prerequisite: ARCH 2233 and ARCH 2243 and ARCH 4433.
ARCH4473 Eastern Art and Architecture (IR) A study of the development of Indian, Chinese, and Japanese art forms with an emphasis on architecture.
ARCH4483 Architecture of the Americas (IR) 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.
ARCH4610 Architecture Cooperative Education I (FA, SP, SU) A practicum which introduces and engages the student in the practice and application of the profession. Prerequisite: completion of all third year program requirements, 2.5 minimum GPA and permission of the faculty.
ARCH4620 Architectural Cooperative Education II (FA, SP, SU) A practicum which introduces and engages the student in the practice and application of the profession. Prerequisite: completion of all third year program requirements, 2.5 minimum GPA and permission of the faculty.
ARCH4630 Architectural Cooperative Education III (FA, SP, SU) A practicum which introduces and engages the student in the practice and application of the profession. Prerequisite: completion of all third year program requirements, 2.5 minimum GPA and permission of the faculty.
ARCH4640 Architectural Cooperative Education IV (FA, SP, SU) A practicum which introduces and engages the student in the practice and application of the profession. Prerequisite: completion of all third year program requirements, 2.5 minimum GPA and permission of the faculty.
ARCH4913 Design Thinking: Relationships Between Theory and Process (SP) Studies of the relationship between design theory and process using examples from history with emphasis on contemporary development and roots. Prerequisite: ARCH 4433.
ARCH5017 Architectural Design IX (FA, SU) Projects with complex programs covering issues at both urban and architectural scales. Students synthesize the knowledge and critical thinking acquired during the previous four years of their education, including theory, history and technology. One hour Architectural programming component helps students develop programming and writing skills. Prerequisite: ARCH 4027
ARCH5027 Architectural Design X (FA, SU) Final design studio. Offers projects with complex building programs, site and context issues. Students are expected to demonstrate skills in generating design ideas supported by clear understanding of issues, carrying designs from initial concept to final project, and ability to integrate building technology. Prerequisite: ARCH 5017
ARCH5163 Architectural Technology VI: High Tech/Advanced Systems (FA, SP) Synthesis and application of architectural technologies as surveyed in the first five (required) classes in the architectural technology sequence. Focus on recent developments and advancements in construction processes, materials and methods. Lectures, labs and case-studies. Prerequisite: ARCH 4154.
ARCH5173 Architectural Technology VII: Vernacular Systems (FA, SP) Traditional, alternative and craft-based technologies. Sustainable systems and materials research. Lectures, labs and hands-on construction projects. Prerequisite: ARCH 4154.
ARCH5253 Architectural Structures Seminar (IR) Advanced discussion, investigation, design, and analysis of structural systems, forms, and materials as determinants of architectural design. May be repeated for 6 hours.
ARCH5313 Architectural Professional Practice (FA, SP) Study of role and responsibility of the architect, owner, and contractor relationships; professional ethics; organization of the architect's office; contracts and other documents; risk management strategies; and the preparation of the technical specifications and bidding documents of the Project Manual. Prerequisite: ARCH 4067.
ARCH5323 Legal Aspects of Architecture and Practice (SP) A survey of the various legal doctrines affecting architecture and their impact on its practice. Topics include the contracting process, professional liability, risk management, and legal constraints on design, e.g., land use controls, building codes, and copyright law. Ethical and economic issues are also considered.
ARCH5493 History of Urban Form (FA) 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 2233 and ARCH 2243 and ARCH 4433.
ARCH5643 Architectural Computer Applications (FA, SP) Digital computer programming and introduction to the use of computers as design and realization tools.
ARCH5933 Preservation and Restoration (IR) 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.
1Students entering the School of Architecture in the spring semester are highly encouraged to enroll in the intensive twelve-week summer program. Those choosing not to will be considered and evaluated along with all incoming freshmen and transfer students for placement in the fall studio.
2All students entering the School of Architecture must take the University math placement exam unless they: (1) have achieved on the ACT exam an overall math composite score of 22. They must also have scored a 13 on the first math sub score, 9 on the second math sub score, and a 9 on the third sub score, or (2) have taken college algebra and trigonometry or pre-calculus at another institution of higher education.
Those architecture students taking the math placement exam must achieve scores of 13 in algebra and 7 in trigonometry to be eligible for Environmental Design I and II and MATH 2043 or 2053. Landscape Architecture students taking the math placement exam must achieve scores of 13 in algebra and 7 in trigonometry to be eligible for Environmental Design I and II.
3The University Advanced Composition requirement must be completed either by course work or by exemption via an exam, prior to entry into the fifth year of the professional curriculum.
4 Required prior to entry in the professional program.