ARCHITECTURE (ARCH)

Studio and Seminar Courses

ARCH 1100. History of American Architecture. (A)( 3) Prerequisite: No major in Architecture. American architecture from ca.1600 to the present with a focus on the cultural and environmental forces shaping American architecture. (Fall)

ARCH 1101. Architecture Design Studio 1. (5) The Architecture Design Studio 1 begins the architectural design sequence. The studio allows students to gain a working knowledge of important studio skills, processes and methods, and develop creative and independent thinking through two-and three-dimensional design problems.

ARCH 1102. Architecture Design Studio 2. (5) The Architecture Design Studio 2 continues the architectural design studio sequence, expanding the base of architectural skills, processes, methods, principles, and issues which affect the built environment we inhabit. Design is introduced as a conceptual discipline involving analysis, interpretation, syntheses, and transformation of the physical environment.

ARCH 1601. Recording Observations. (2) Projects, lectures, demonstrations, and exercises are used to introduce the skill of freehand drawing. The aim is to understand drawing as a vital means to see, represent, and understand essential aspects of the visual environment.

ARCH 1602. Components of Form. (2) Projects, lectures, demonstrations, and exercises are used to introduce the skill of freehand drawing. The aim is to understand drawing as a vital means to see, represent, and understand essential aspects of the visual environment.

ARCH 2101. Architecture Design. (3) 11 contact hours. Prerequisites: ARCH 1102 and 1602. Corequisite: ARCH 2601. Studios emphasizing the significant purposes for building; understanding the theoretical, technical and symbolic consideration of the environment relative to intervention, and intentions from behavioral information toward a comprehensive design process. (Fall)

ARCH 2102. Architectural Design Studio. (4) 11 contact hours. Prerequisites: ARCH 2101 and 2601. Studios concentrating on the development, experimentation, and understanding of the range, potential, materials, systems, and methods in the use of architectural technologies. (Spring)

ARCH 2601. Architectural Seminar. (W) (3) Prerequisites: ARCH 1602 and 1102. Corequisite: ARCH 2101. This seminar introduces models of design process to build judgmental capacity in the areas of function, spatial organization, culture, and landscape. Site planning is presented both as a technical demand and a formal device. Lectures, demonstrations, and design workshops are used to build skill. (Fall)

ARCH 3101. Architecture Design Studio. (5) 9 contact hours. Prerequisites: ARCH 2102. Third year design studios continue the five-year studio sequence with a focus on three areas of inquiry: tectonics - defined as the material, detail, and structure as form-generating influences; enclosure - defined as making space with regard to use and human ritual; and envelope - defined as building edge and surface in technical terms and signification. (Fall)

ARCH 3102. Architecture Design Studio. (6) 9 contact hours. Prerequisite: ARCH 3101. Continuation of ARCH 3101. The final studio in the Core Program examines the relationship of building to site and context in both environmental and social terms. Site planning, adjacency, contextualism, land and landscape, building grouping, and urban occupancy are included in projects. (Spring)

ARCH 4050. Architecture Elective - Topics (3) (3G) Concentrated, in-depth study of selected topic. Topics vary according to faculty expertise and often include contemporary theoretical, social, technological, and design issues. (Fall, Spring, Summer)

ARCH 4101. Topical Architectural Studio. (5) 9 contact hours. Prerequisite: ARCH 3102. Various studio topics are offered with different emphasis and subject concentration to allow students to in-depth studio experiences in particular areas of study. (Fall)

ARCH 4102. Topical Architectural Studio. (5) 9 contact hours. Prerequisite: ARCH 4101. Series of studio sections offered with different emphasis and subject concentration to allow students to obtain a variety of studio experiences and pursue an individual area of study. (Spring)

ARCH 4103. Project Document. (6) Completion of a Project Document which provides for design research, analysis, development and synthesis (oral, written, and graphics) of a building program, site, and design premise. (Fall)

ARCH 4104. Thesis Studio. (6) Completion of a Comprehensive Architectural Project design including oral and visual presentation of design development, final project design, and refinement of Project Document. (See ARCH 4103) (Spring)

ARCH 4112. Architectural Practice. (3) Co-requisite: ARCH 4104. Learning objectives include an understanding of the practice of architecture today, its responsibilities and procedures, and emerging alternative forms of practice and roles of the architect. (Spring)

ARCH 4211. Architectural History I. (A) (3) Study of the theoretical, technical, and cultural background of architecture and urban design from prehistory to 1750. (Fall)

ARCH 4212. Architectural History 2. (3) Study of the theoretical, technical, and cultural background of architecture and urban design from 1750 to present. (Spring)

ARCH 4213. History/Theory Elective. (3) Prerequisite: ARCH 4212 or permission of instructor. Study of topical areas of history and theory of architecture. These courses are required for architecture majors (6 credit hours) to complement the required survey courses (ARCH 4211 and 4212) to develop in-depth research, writing, and presentation skills. (Fall)

ARCH 4214. History/Theory Elective. (3) Prerequisite: ARCH 4213, or permission of instructor. Study of topical areas of history and theory of architecture. These courses are required for architecture majors (6 credit hours) to complement the required survey courses (ARCH 4211 and 4212) to develop in-depth research, writing, and presentation skills. (Spring)

ARCH 4312. Architectural Materials. (3) Introduces quantitative and qualitative characteristics and physical properties of architectural materials, systems, details and processes. Topics include masonry, concrete, wood, steel, glazing, cladding, roofing and flooring materials, and assemblies. (Spring)

ARCH 4313. Structures One. (3) Introduces: 1) the fundamentals of structures including statics, strength and stability of materials, 2) structural concepts, systems, and the tracing of structural loads using basic principles, physical modeling, and theoretical and analytical methods, 3) the interrelationship between strain, stress, and stability, and the implications of tension, compression, shear, torsion, and bending. (Fall)

ARCH 4314. Structures Two. (3) This course introduces specific structural applications of wood, steel, concrete, and masonry systems commonly used in small-scale commercial/institutional buildings. Students will be introduced to the design of beams, columns, walls, joinery, and connections appropriate to each material type through theoretical, analytical, and computer simulation methods. (Spring)

ARCH 4315. Environmental Control Systems. (3) Introduces: 1) qualitative and quantitative methods to assess the impact of environmental forces on thermal and luminous comfort, energy performance, and regional sustainability; 2) the interplay between climatic events, building use, and the variables that influence building systems technology; and 3) building envelope performance, and passive and mechanical systems for heating, cooling, illuminating, and ventilating. (Fall)

ARCH 4317. Building Systems Integration. (3) Introduces advanced issues related to the comprehensive integration of building technology systems commonly used in large-scale buildings including large-scale building structures, materials, environmental, mechanical, electrical, life safety, building water supply and waste, and conveying systems through case study, analytical, and simulation methods. (Fall)

ARCH 4890. Directed Independent Study. (1‑3) Prerequisite: major in Architecture. This course is designed to allow students to pursue faculty‑directed independent study topics not provided by other College offerings. May be repeated for credit with the approval of the College. May not be taken in conjunction with ARCH 4103 and ARCH 4104 without permission from Chair of Instruction. (Fall, Spring)