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School of Architecture
ARCH/Architecture
Design Studio I: Fundamentals
ARCH-601 | 5 CR This studio is an introduction
to the fundamental concepts, processes, and skills
required for graduate architectural design. With a series
of abstract yet non-reductive exercises, students will
learn to create and discuss formal, spatial and material
relations. Through design projects and discussions with
the studio critic, students will develop an understand-
ing of fundamental design principles, representational
techniques, and analytical skills.
Design Studio 2: Context
ARCH-602 | 5 CR Studio emphasis is on design
that conceptually and materially addresses a specific
site and context. The study and application of building
materials and technologies is explored in the design of
a small building (renovation and addition) in response
to a detailed architectural program. Digital representa-
tion techniques are also explored. Prerequisites: take
ARCH-620.
Computer Media I: Multimedia
ARCH-611 | 3 CR The first media course empha-
sizes the integrated use of the computer and computer
software for representation, design development,
and presentation. (A basic knowledge of computers is
required.)
Computer Media II: Advanced
ARCH-612 | 3 CR This course provides a framework
for conceptualizing the digital project in architecture.
The course is a hybrid seminar/workshop that is driven
by a single course project that, in turn, is driven by
a series of investigations. These investigations will
approach the functions of software in such a way as to
extract critical approaches to the digitization of archi-
tecture. Prerequisites: take ARCH-640.
Structures I
ARCH-631 | 3 CR This course introduces the fun-
damentals of structures including statics, strength, and
stability of materials. Students are introduced to struc-
tural concepts, systems, and the tracing of structural
loads, using basic principles, physical modeling, and
theoretical and analytic methods. Topics include the
interrelationship between strain, stress, and stability, as
well as the implications of tension, compression, shear,
torsion, and bending. (Prerequisite is a minimum three
credits of college-level Physics or Calculus)Structures II
ARCH-632 | 3 CR This course is an exploration of
structural design in building using several material
palettes including wood, steel, and concrete. This
course introduces specific structural applications of
materials commonly used in small-scale commercial
and institutional buildings. Students are introduced to
the design of columns, walls, joinery, and connections
appropriate to each material type. Theoretical, analyti-
cal, and computer simulation methods are employed.
Prerequisites: take ARCH-630.Directed Research
ARCH-648 | 2–3 CR This course is intended for
students who wish to do independent research at a
graduate level in a subject of their choice and accept-
able to the graduate faculty and the chairperson.International Studies: Rome
ARCH-648A | 3 CR Students visit and study ancient
Rome sites; Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque
architecture; and modern and contemporary projects
in Rome, as well as in other prominent Italian cities and
towns. This course provides firsthand experience ana-
lyzing architecture, cultural forces, and urban systems
through architectural investigations. Prerequisites: take
ARCH-652.International Studies: Istanbul
ARCH-648B | 2–3 CR This course is intended for
students who wish to do independent research at a
graduate level in a subject of their choice and accept-
able to the graduate faculty and the chairperson.International Study: Istanbul Research
ARCH-648C | 3 CR The seminar intends to close
the existing gap between theories and technologies of
the 21st-century metropolis and architects’ current data
retrieval and representation methods. It will do this by
examining the kind of knowledge each data collection
technology generates for its own time, place, and
content. Prerequisites: take ARCH-652.History/Theory I: Modern
ARCH-651 | 3 CR This course investigates the
history of modern architecture during the twentieth
century. It introduces students to important architects,
buildings, movements, discourses, and institutions and
traces the transformations ofboth mainstream modern-
ism and avant-garde practices from the 1920s until the
1960s. Beyond a history of canonical figures and works,
the course will also address aspects of the history of
modern architecture that have only recently been
introduced into the study of this period.History/Theory 2: Arch Theory
ARCH-652 | 3 CR This is an intensive reading
course in architectural theory and related philosophi-
cal and critical texts from the nineteenth and twentieth
centuries. The current state of architectural practice
in relation to theory is considered. Students place the
readings in relation to one another and in cultural/
historical context through class discussion and seminar
format, presentation, and papers. Prerequisites: take
ARCH-650.Independent Study
ARCH-698 | 1–5 CR Students may conduct an inde-
pendent study project on a problem of interest or as
an extension of a regular course. The study may result
in either a paper or a physical design project. The topic
must be approved by the chair and may be supervised
by any faculty member.Thesis in Progress
ARCH-700 | 0 CR If the Thesis course is not com-
pleted in the initial semesters, students can continue
working in ARCH-700 for no more than five semesters.