230 courses
Design Studio III: Urban Mix
ARCH-703 | 5 CR This design studio will focus on
the contemporary urban condition. Specifically, the
students will be introduced to the interrelationships
between urban form, land and building use, transporta-
tion, and environment. Prerequisites: take ARCH-620
ARCH-621.
Design Studio IV: CAP
ARCH-704 | 5 CR This is the final studio in a series
of four core design studios. This studio emphasizes the
comprehensive nature of architectural design. One
project, of moderate complexity, engages students in a
design investigation for an urban site which includes all
aspects of design development, including documenta-
tion of typical construction details. Prerequisites: take
ARCH-620 ARCH-621 ARCH-622.
Parametric Systems and Form
ARCH-711A | 3 CR Students in this course investi-
gate how computer programming techniques can be
used in the generation of architectural form, in particu-
lar three-dimensional form.
Scripting and Form
ARCH-711C | 3 CR Students in this course investi-
gate how computer programming techniques can be
used in the generation of architectural form, particularly
in the generation of drawings, both still and animated,
and user-interactive systems. Prerequisites: take ARCH-
612.
Digital Fabrication in Arch.
ARCH-712A | 3 CR This course instructs students in
the project conceptualization, preparation of drawings,
and production involved in computer aided fabrica-
tion of architectural components. Prerequisites: take
ARCH-612.
Computer Aided Construction
ARCH-712B | 3 CR This course introduces students
to new ways architects can engage the construction
industry as a result of the computer techniques in
theproduction of building components and assemblies.
Prerequisites: take ARCH-612.
Integrated Computer Modeling
ARCH-712C | 3 CR This course is an introduction
to and advancement of computer-aided modeling and
rendering of 3-D visuals in architecture. The emphasis of
this course is on the integrated use of various software
packages and the exploration of how the computer can
be used for the effective generation and visualization
of 3-D architectural design concepts. Prerequisites: take
ARCH-612.
Animation in Arch. Design
ARCH-713A | 3 CR In this course students retool
digital animation techniques into form generation
devices for architectural design. In particular, students
will focus on building interactive, performative models
for the evaluation of architectural geometries. Prerequi-
sites: take ARCH-612.Computer Logics
ARCH-714A | 3 CR This course emphasizes an in-
depth understanding of the logins of computer media
employed in architectural design. Instead of accepting
the formal biases of a given software package, students
are asked to explore methodologies through which the
architectural designer can customize a set of computer
design tools to correspond to specific architectural form
agendas. Prerequisites: take ARCH-612.Architecture Exhibition Design
ARCH-715A | 3 CR This course teaches the design,
curation, and fabrication skills necessary to mount an
architecture exhibition. Students organize content, pres-
ent conceptual ideas, design exhibition details, build
prototypes, and develop a construction schedule within
given budget. Prerequisites: take ARCH-612.Theory & Practice: Architectural Rep.
ARCH-716A | 3 CR This course gives students
an overview of the practical and theoretical aspects
of architectural representation from the 1960s to the
present. Students examine how a variety of media is
incorporated into representations of design, and in par-
ticular how computer media is used in contemporary
architectural practice. Prerequisites: take ARCH-612.Computer Media: Advanced Modeling
ARCH-717A | 3 CR The basic premise underlying
this seminar is that to better define what architecture
can be and do in a hyper-mediated world, we must turn,
not to computer paradigms, but to narrative film. To this
end, this seminar examines films as if they were works
of architecture and imagines architecture as film. Archi-
tecture is anything but certain, and the fiction of films,
as opposed to the insistent actuality of buildings, frees
us from the pretense of knowing with certainty. Also, in
the tradition of architecture theory at its best, looking
at films through architecture reveals them in ways not
possible through literature or theater.History/Theory 3: Non-Western History
ARCH-753 | 3 CR This course introduces the issues
and personalities that are shaping the built environ-
ment today in much of the non-Western world. The
course situates and circumscribes the theoretical
debates that are occurring, emphasizing common fea-
tures where they occur, such as climate, religion, ethnic
composition and social hierarchies, and also shared
problems like low-cost housing or large institutional
projects. Prerequisites: take ARCH-650 ARCH-651.Environmental Controls
ARCH-761 | 3 CR This course addresses the design
of mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and other systems
for providing services in buildings. Heating, cooling,
electrical service, lighting, plumbing, fire protection,
vertical transportation, communication and security,
acoustics, and energy conservation techniques are
covered. From physical law to practical applications,
building services for houses, institutional and com-
mercial structures and communities are discussed.
Prerequisites: take ARCH-661.Materials and Assemblies
ARCH-762 | 3 CR Topics include assemblage of
the structural types: wood, masonry, steel, tensile
structures, and concrete; selection criteria for non-
structuralmaterials: glass, plastics, and non-ferrous
materials; building components: stairs, windows, glass,
and interior finishes, and criteria for fire, water move-
ment, sound, and temperature control. Prerequisites:
take ARCH-630.Integrated Building Systems
ARCH-763 | 3 CR This is an applied science course
in which advanced applications of scientific technol-
ogy in structures, materials, and energy are developed.
The lecture format is supplemented by exercises and
individual research projects pertinent to the technology
of design and construction. Prerequisites: take ARCH-
661 ARCH-662.Teaching Methodologies
ARCH-781 | 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.Summer Design Studio: Vertical
ARCH-803 | 5 CR Coursework studies complex
architecture and urban design problems related to
various theoretical premises; cultural, historical, and
technical concepts are examined for application and
contribution to developing appropriate architectural
form and aesthetics.Design Studio 5: Vertical Option
ARCH-805 | 5 CR This is a Vertical Design Studio
in which students produce a project in a paperless
studio. Sites are located within a negotiation between
the building and the Internet. The premise is to make
a digital object that, like digital processes, combines
both representation and production. Prerequisites: take
ARCH-620 ARCH-621 ARCH-622 ARCH-623.