The request to revise the School of Architecture undergraduate curriculum
Date: May 20, 2011
To: College of Arts + Architecture
From: Clarence Greene, Faculty Governance Assistant
Approved On: March 17, 2011
Implementation Date: 2011
Note: Deletions are strikethroughs. Insertions are underlined.
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ARCH 32601. Writing ArchitectureArchitectural Seminar. (3) (W) Prerequisites: ARCH 1602 and 1102. Corequisite: ARCH 2101.ARCH 3101. Corequisite: ARCH 3102. This seminar introduces genres of writing–observation, analysis, reflection, critique, manifesto, and narrative–that are used within the architectural design process and within criticism. Students will develop skills with reading architectural texts, and engage successive iterations of critical writing exercises. (Spring)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 4103. Project Document. (6) Comprehensive Architectural Project Schematic. (6) Prerequisite: ARCH 4102. This studio is the first of a two-semester sequence dedicated to the design of a �Comprehensive Architectural Project�. The first semester includes preliminary design research and analysis, the development of a Schematic Design, and 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. Comprehensive Architectural Project Studio. (6) This studio is the second of a two-semester sequence dedicated to the design of a �Comprehensive Architectural Project�. Completion of a Comprehensive Architectural Project design including oral and visual presentation of design development, final project designThesecond semester involves design development including resolution of material, structural, and environmental systems, and its representation through drawings, models, verbal presentations, and refinement of Project Document (ARCH 4103). (Spring)
ARCH 42011. Architectural History I1: Prehistory � 1750. (3) This course is a global survey of architecture and urbanism Study of the theoretical, technical, and cultural background of architecture and urban design from prehistory to 1750. It explores key examples of buildings and cities as well as the theoretical, environmental, political, economic, technological, and cultural contextsin which they were built. This course provides a general knowledge of the formal, spatial and ornamental characteristics that distinguish the built environment of distinct historic and traditional building cultures. (Fall)
ARCH 42012. Architectural History 2II: 1750 � Present. (3) Prerequisite: ARCH 4201/4211 or permission of instructor. This course is a global survey of architecture and urbanism from 1750 to the present. It explores key architectural and urban ideas, designers, buildings, and urban projects as well as how they were shaped by their environmental, political, economic, technological, and cultural context. Study of the theoretical, technical, and cultural background of architecture and urban design from 1750 to presen(Spring)
ARCH 4203. Architectural History III: Survey of Contemporary Theory (1950 � Present). (3) Prerequisite: ARCH 4202 or permission of Instructor. This course is a survey of architecturaltheory from 1950 to the present. It focuses on the key ideas, texts, debates, and discourse that have informed architectural practice in the late twentieth and early twenty-first century. (Fall)
ARCH 42134204/ 4205. Architectural History Elective. (3)(W) Prerequisite: ARCH 4202 / 4212 or permission of Iinstructor. Study of topical areas of history and theory of architecture. These courses are required for architecture majors (6 3 credit hoursof4204/4205in the B Arts and 3 credit hours in the B Arch) to complement the required survey courses (ARCH 4201/4211 and 4202/4212) to develop in-depth research, writing, and presentation skills. May be repeated for credit as topics of course change.(Fall/ Spring)
ARCH 4214. Architectural History 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 (6credit hours) to complement the required survey courses (ARCH 4211 and 4212) to develop in-depth research, writing, and presentation skills.May be repeated for credit as topics of course change.(Spring)
ARCH 43124301. Architectural Materials. Material and Assembly Principles. (3) This course iIntroducesquantitative and qualitative characteristics and physical properties of architectural materials, systems, details and processes. Students will be introduced to the physical properties of materials relevant to their application in construction, assembly, and detail systems.Topics include masonry, concrete, wood, steel, glassglazing, cladding, roofing and flooring materials, andtheir assemblies. (Spring)
ARCH 43134303. Structures 1al Principles. (3) Prerequisite: ARCH 4301/4312. This course iIntroduces : 1)issues relevant to the fundamentals of structures including statics, strength and stability of materials., 2)Students will be introduced to structural concepts, systems, and the tracing of structural loads through using basic principles, physical modeling, and theoretical and analytical methods. Topics will include, 3) the interrelationship between strain, stress, and stability, and as well as the implications of tension, compression, shear, torsion, and bending. (Fall)
ARCH 430414. Structures 2al Systems. (3) Prerequisites: ARCH 43014312/4312 & 4303/4313. 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 431502. Environmental Control SystemsPrinciples. (3) Prerequisites: ARCH 4301/4312. This course iIntroduces: 1) qualitative and quantitative analyticalmethodscommonly used to assess the impact of environmental forces on occupant thermal and luminous comfort, energy performance, and regional sustainability; 2). Students will be introduced to the interplay between climatic events, building use, and the architectural variables that inform the appropriate application of influence building systems technology.Topics will include building envelope performance, and the introduction of passive and mechanical systems for heating, cooling, illuminating, and ventilatingbuildings. (Fall)
ARCH 430517. Building Systems Integration. (3) Prerequisites: ARCH 4304 / 4314 and ARCH 4302 / 4315. This course Iintroduces a set of advanced issues related to the comprehensive, systematic integration of building technology systems commonly used in large-scale buildings through case study, analytical, and simulation methods. Topics will address the resolution of the including large-scale building structures, materials, environmentalsystems, mechanicalsystems, electricalsystems, life safety, building water supply and waste, and conveying systems in building designthrough case study, analytical, and simulation methods. (Fall)
ARCH 4604. Computational Methods (3)Prerequisite: ARCH 2102 or permission of Instructor. This course advances computation in architecture by understanding the strengths and weaknesses of various kinds of computing and their role in design. Course content included: advanced 3-d modeling, basic parametrics, basic scripting, and the importance of digital inquiry. In addition, students will be introduced to computational concepts, their history, and how they relate to design and architecture. (Fall)
ARCH 4605. Computational Practice. (3)Prerequisite: ARCH 4604 or permission of Instructor. This course is the capstone for digital and computational studies in the 5th-Year program. The objectives of the class are to provide the use of advanced digital tools, digital fabrication, advanced visualization techniques, scripting, as well as parametric and building information modeling tools. (Spring)