Courses - Summer 2025
ARCH150
Discovering Architecture
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Prerequisite: Permission of ARCH-Architecture Program.
Introduction to architecture and design studio education. The course examines fundamental design principles and skills related to architecture. The design studio projects apply ideas and concepts introduced in lectures, readings and on site visits. The design studio projects are both analytic and synthetic in nature. The explicit goals of the course are: To explore the discipline of architecture; To promote visual thinking and representational skills; To develop analytic design thinking skills; To learn some of the conventions of architectural representation; To enhance cultural awareness of architecture and design.
Students learn about careers in architecture, landscape architecture and urban planning. Architecture faculty teach basic design principles that students use to complete their own design project in a design studio environment.
ARCH200
Design Media and Representation I
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Restriction: Must be in a major in ARCH-Architecture Program.
Study of architectural representation in physical and digital design media. Examine visual literacy and visual communications through applied drawing, modeling and visual making to explore the role of design media and representation in design and design thinking.
ARCH225
History of World Architecture I
Pre-1500 World Architecture survey course - History of Architecture structured to develop critical thinking and visually literacy with regard to the worldwide legacy of design thinking and cultural production through architecture
ARCH300
Design Media and Representation II
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Prerequisite: ARCH200; or permission of ARCH-Architecture Program.
Restriction: Must be in a major in ARCH-Architecture Program.
Study of architectural representation in physical and digital design media. Examine visual communications and speculative visual studies through applied drawing, modeling and making to explore expanded roles of representation in design and design thinking.
ARCH401
Architecture Design Studio II
Credits:
6
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Prerequisite: Minimum grade of C- in ARCH400.
Restriction: Must be in Architecture (B.S.) program.
Continuation of ARCH 400 with introduction to building typology, urban and contextual issues, design of the vertical surface, and architectural interiors.
ARCH408
Special Topics Architecture Design Studio; The University: An Architecture of Assembly and Performance
Credits:
6
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Summer Design Studio, open to both Undergraduates and Graduate Students, will introduce students of varying ability to the fundamental elements of architectural design through an initial series of dynamic design exercises of increasing scope and complexity that build upon one another over the span of the studio, and culminate in the design of an interactive University Exhibition Pavilion and Plaza for assembly and performance. The studio will initially explore fundamental architectural concepts through a sequence of spaces centered on assembly, interaction, communication, recreation, and memory, exploring the tectonic aspects of structural selection, material value and performative enclosure design. In this way, the studio will progress from a series of exercises grounded in the exploration of fundamental architectural concepts, to an understanding of how the combination of these spaces can produce new, dynamic and unexpected relationships between civic and individual spaces shaping culturally impactful spaces and experiences in the University environment.
ARCH418E
Selected Topics in Architectural Technology; EcoTech - Harnessing AI and ML for Sustainable Design
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
EcoTech explores the intersection of technology with sustainable architecture, emphasizing how AI and ML are revolutionizing green building designs. This course covers EcoTech's essentials within architecture, introducing various strategies and tech innovations for crafting eco-conscious, intelligent structures. Starting with AI and ML's basics and their roles in big data and predictive analytics, it explores their impact on advancing sustainable design. Students gain a comprehensive understanding through real-world examples, intensive workshops, and insights into industry-leading AI applications. The course aims to provide the insights and tools necessary for leading the creation of smart, sustainable buildings, highlighting a significant advancement in architectural innovation.
ARCH425
History of Architecture I
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Restriction: Permission of ARCH-Architecture Program.
Credit only granted for: ARCH225 or ARCH425.
Additional information: Graduate architecture history course requires additional recitation section and additional coursework tied to survey lectures.
Pre-1500 World Architecture survey course - History of Architecture structured to develop critical thinking and visually literacy with regard to the worldwide legacy of design thinking and cultural production through architecture. Structured to nurture critical thinking and visually literacy with regard to the worldwide legacy of architecture. The work in the course will involve the evaluation of sources and arguments in reading architectural history. Architecture will be framed relative to ways of thinking, religious beliefs, cultural heritage, and cultural values.
ARCH428B
Selected Topics in Architectural History; Vertical Communities: Programming for Urban Mobility
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
ARCH428R
Selected Topics in Architectural History; A Global History of Modern Architecture
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
ARCH448B
Selected Topics in Visual Studies in Architecture; Design Drawing: Explorations in Mixed Media
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
ARCH458M
Selected Topics in Urban Design; City and Architecture in Middle Eastern Cinema
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Cross-listed with: PERS498F Credit only granted for: ARCH458M or PERS498F
ARCH465
Architectural Structures II
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Prerequisite: ARCH464 and PHYS121; and MATH120 or MATH140, or equivalent; or permission of the ARCH-Architecture Program.
Restriction: Must be in either BS in Architecture or M. Architecture Program.
Credit only granted for: ARCH412 or ARCH465.
The basic principles of elastic behavior for different materials such as wood, steel, concrete, and composite materials and compares the properties and applications of materials generally will be covered. It investigates cross sectional stress and strain behavior in flexure and in shear, and torsion as well as the stability of beams and columns. The qualitative behavior of combined stresses and fracture in materials is also covered.
ARCH468P
Selected Topics in Architecture; Resume and Portfolio Design
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
ARCH472
Building Information Modeling Communication and Collaboration
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Restriction: Must be in a major in ARCH-Architecture Program; or must be in the Construction Project Management Minor.
Credit only granted for: ARCH678I or ARCH472.
Formerly: ARCH678I.
Building Information Modeling is explored as pertains to collaboration and communication in the design and construction of buildings and building systems. Practical and empirical learning using BIM software and case studies of real world projects and construction scenarios.
ARCH628R
Selected Topics in Architectural History; A Global History of Modern Architecture
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
ARCH668P
Advanced Selected Topics in Architecture; Resume and Portfolio Design
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
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