Architectural Drafting & Design (ARCH)
ARCH1013 | Site Analysis | Lecture (3 Credits)
Site Analysis explores how the building's site and environmental context influence architectural design. Develop technical understanding of site design through observation and documentation of physical, cultural, and sustainable practices.
ARCH1022 | Materials & Structures | Lecture (3 Credits)
Materials and Structures introduces the basic principles of building assemblies, systems, materials use, sustainability, and construction practices. Explore performance criteria, material properties, design and construction considerations, technological innovation, and the impact on the built and natural environment.
ARCH2011 | Residential Studio | Lecture/Studio (5 Credits)
Residential Studio explores the design process in a residential project through design documentation and representation. Emphasis is placed on the role of context, drawing as a design and communication tool, and the development of the design concept and building solution. Develop effective construction drawings and specifications for residential construction documentation.
Prerequisite(s): SODN1021
ARCH2021 | Commercial Studio | Lecture/Studio (5 Credits)
Commercial Studio explores conceptual development for a commercial building through construction documentation and representation. Emphasis is placed on understanding the building site context, schematic design, preliminary code review, and advanced architectural visualization. Develop effective construction drawings and specifications for commercial construction documentation.
ARCH2022 | Building Regulations | Lecture (3 Credits)
Building Regulations reviews the history and application of building codes, zoning ordinances, and other regulatory factors. Examine the impact of zoning and building ordinances and their relationship to public health, safety, and welfare.
ARCH3011 | Housing Studio | Lecture/Studio (5 Credits)
Housing Studio examines opportunities by rethinking how we build, maintain, and occupy structures through a housing project. Emphasis is placed on modern construction techniques, building materials, and processes. Gain an effective understanding of design flexibility and a sense of community and placemaking through site context and barrier-free design.
ARCH3012 | Urbanism & Landscape | Lecture (3 Credits)
Urbanism and Landscape examines the physical and sociological elements of constructed environments. Learning focuses on context, topography, hydrology, site/place, user perception, landscapes, and urban form.
ARCH3013 | Structures | Lecture (3 Credits)
Structures examines how buildings carry and distribute load. Learning focuses on properties of conventional and emerging structural systems and examining the strength of materials, applied mechanics, and structural theory.
ARCH3021 | Community Studio | Lecture/Studio (5 Credits)
Community Studio examines equitable design practices used to develop and articulate a communitydriven project. Emphasis is placed on community engagement, addressing stakeholder needs, site and regulatory conditions, and barrier-free design. Explore project scale, use of materials, and placemaking to address issues related to the public realm.
Prerequisite(s): ARCH3011
ARCH3023 | Community Practice | Lecture (3 Credits)
Community Practice explores the process by which research, communication, collaboration, and community engagement lead to understanding. Learning focuses on documentation, interpretation, programming and equitable design practices in support of the designer's role connecting community to design objectives.
ARCH4011 | Prefabrication Studio | Lecture/Studio (5 Credits)
Prefabrication Studio examines innovative methods and processes used in the construction of a project using modular building components. Emphasis is placed on manufacturing techniques, material performance, and custom design solutions based on research and technological applications.
Prerequisite(s): ARCH3021
ARCH4012 | Building Systems | Lecture (3 Credits)
Building Systems examines the relationship between structure, enclosure, building controls, and mechanical and electrical systems. Learning focuses on issues related to building performance, constructability, systems integration, sustainability, life-cycle analysis, and the interrelationship of architecture and engineering functions.
ARCH4013 | Professional Practice | Lecture (3 Credits)
Professional Practice examines the financial, contractual, and ethical responsibilities of an architect and business practices. Learning focuses on the responsibilities of design professionals, practice models, and the process of marketing skills in a service industry.
ARCH4014 | 4D Design | Seminar (1 Credit)
4D Design explores the language of design, user experience and interaction with motion, sounds and interfaces. Develop design solutions that are influenced by 2D and 3D principles.
ARCH4021 | Adaptive Reuse Studio | Lecture/Studio (5 Credits)
Adaptive Reuse Studio explores the repurposing of an existing historical building for a new program and hospitality use. Emphasis is placed on preservation techniques, integration of new and existing structure, and building systems as well as the expression of the building's character. Gain effective collaborative skills through historical research and the exploration of sustainable techniques and environmental factors of the site.
Prerequisite(s): ARCH4011
ARCH4022 | Building Envelope | Lecture (3 Credits)
Building Envelope examines a building's performance and efficiency as it relates to its enclosure. Learning focuses on how the building envelope and internal building systems work together to create healthy, resilient, comfortable, and sustainable buildings.
ARCH4023 | Building Economics | Lecture (3 Credits)
Building Economics examines business strategies for the construction, renovation and/or redevelopment of buildings. Learning focuses on the tools of economic analysis, building life-cycle costs, market factors, building regulations, budgeting, and estimating.
ARCH4210 | Fabrication | Studio (5 Credits)
Design and fabricate for varying socio-economic, political, and cultural contexts through immersive learning. Acquire a depth of knowledge of varying cultures and human behaviors and how they manifest themselves architecturally. Engage in intensive, participatory, and prototyping processes.
ARCH4220 | Moving Image & Animation | Lecture (3 Credits)
Practice skills in still and moving architectural visualization as a design and representation tool. Develop new skills utilizing design thinking, story-telling, and rendering techniques.
ARCH4230 | Metropolis & Activism | Lecture (3 Credits)
Examine the structure of cities and human settlement. Analyze the bio-politics of the city through the lens of safety, equity, race, and social justice, and its effect on humanity and the environment. Explore changes in urbanism based on current cultural conditions.
ARCH5011 | Integrated Studio | Lecture/Studio (5 Credits)
Integrated Studio builds upon previous coursework to design a comprehensive architectural project. Emphasis is placed on selecting structural and mechanical systems, material construction, identification of zoning and code constraints, and appropriate construction and assembly types. Demonstrate and communicate effective construction drawings, specifications, documentation, and integration of systems.
Prerequisite(s): ARCH4021
ARCH5014 | Virtual Environments | Seminar (1 Credit)
Virtual Environments explores tools and methods for creating time- and motion-based architectural visualization. Discover and develop techniques for visual storytelling, 2D and 3D rendering, and animation.
ARCH5021 | Capstone Studio | Lecture/Studio (5 Credits)
Capstone Studio explores a self-directed, comprehensive design project supported by design research and cultural and social contexts. Emphasis is placed on individual design philosophy, process, learning, working, and thinking associated with academic work and practice. Demonstrate design skills that synthesize a comprehensive and professional understanding to solve design problems through exploration and iteration.
ARCH5022 | Advanced Detailing | Lecture (3 Credits)
Advanced Detailing enhances knowledge of architectural detailing, specifications, building assembly, and construction practices. Learning focuses on the documentation necessary to effectively implement and communicate design intent for construction.
ARCH5024 | Independent Topics | Seminar (1 Credit)
Independent Topics provides an opportunity to explore individually selected subject matter. Discover and develop topics related to individual goals and self-discovery.
ARCH5110 | Integrative Design | Studio (5 Credits)
Integrate site, regulatory, and program elements to create an architectural work. Demonstrate design intent within the design and development of building systems. Demonstrate integrative design through varying forms of architectural representation.
Prerequisite(s): ARCH4210
ARCH5120 | Thesis Preparation | Lecture (3 Credits)
Propose topics of architectural inquiry through peer-reviewed research. Investigate physical and digital modes of representation. Utilize physical and digital modes of representation, design thinking, ordering systems, and investigative skills to develop, represent, and propose a thesis.
ARCH5130 | Systems & Envelope | Lecture (3 Credits)
Research and analyze the building envelope and its performative relationship to building systems. Discover ways in which building systems are designed to reinforce architectural thought. Analyze works of architecture with a focus on integrative thinking.
ARCH5140 | Entrepreneurship | Seminar (1 Credit)
Investigate how architectural businesses form, grow, hire, and create sustainable business plans with lasting value. Analyze real world examples of how the profession of architecture fiscally operates in foundation, operation, capital investment, asset building, and liability management.
ARCH5210 | Thesis | Studio (8 Credits)
Design, develop, and present a provocation that defends a thesis. Demonstrate the power of architecture to creatively solve cultural, environmental, technological, or other substantive problems. Individual design philosophies, processes, self-discipline, autonomy, and time management skills are rigorously developed with an emphasis on iteration and personal evolution.
Prerequisite(s): ARCH5120
ARCH5220 | Professional Practice | Lecture (3 Credits)
Analyze the role of the architect in society as a leader, collaborator, and catalyst toward a better world. Examine the ethical, social, and legal responsibilities of professional practice. Describe the role of equity, diversity, and inclusion within the profession.
ARCH5230 | Structures | Lecture (3 Credits)
Analyze the principles of building structures through quantitative and mathematical means. Examine conventional, unconventional, and emerging structural systems. Explain the relationship between structural systems and design intent.
ARCH5240 | Architectural Writing | Seminar (1 Credit)
Engage in scholarly architectural writing. Discover the means and methods of architectural writing. Gain exposure to scholarly publication opportunities. Generate works which successfully hold up to peer review. Perform peer review for other generated works.