Undergraduate Required

• Arch 111 A-B

  Architectonics

  Introduction to the study of architecture; investigation of the interrelationships of space, structure and visual composition. Exploration of the syntax of architecture. Models and orthographic drawing.

  4 credits per semester.

• Arch 114 A-B

  Freehand Drawing

  Basic drawing skills, composition and color perception. Studio and homework assignments.

  3 credits per semester.

• Arch 115 A-B

  History of Architecture I

  Semester I
  An introduction to the study of the concepts, designs and built examples of architecture from antiquity through approximately the third century C.E. Selected projects from throughout the world will be analyzed in terms of planning, design, structure, technique, function, social context and meaning.
  
  Semester II
  An introduction to the study of the concepts, designs and built examples of architecture from approximately the fourth through the 15th century. Selected projects from throughout the world will be analyzed in terms of planning, design, structure, technique, function, social context and meaning.

  3 credits per semester.

• Arch 118 A-B

  Computer Applications and Descriptive Geometry

  Descriptive geometry as a science of graphical representation of three dimensional lines, surfaces and solids with emphasis on development of drawing and drafting skills. Understanding how graphical and construction information is represented in the computer, how information is represented in drawings, nature of the overlap between the two. Develop a critical facility to appreciate limitations and strengths of representational techniques. Computer as a mechanism for communication and research.

  2 credits per semester.

• Arch 121 A-B

  Design II

  Projects comprise elemental architectural programs wherein the student is required to sustain the formal investigations of first year while integrating the complexities of program, context and site. Spatial, structural, material, environmental and visual design are integrated. Emphasis is placed on communicating concepts through drawings and models.

  5 credits per semester.

• Arch 122 A-B

  Structures I

  A qualitative examination of the behavior of structures. Characteristics and development of the stresses generated from the simple to the complex. A study of the materials of construction used in structures.

  2 credits per semester.

• Arch 125 A-B

  History of Architecture II

  Semester I
  An introduction to the study of the concepts, designs and built examples of architecture from approximately the 15th through the 18th century. Selected projects from throughout the world will be analyzed in terms of planning, design, structure, technique, function, social context and meaning.
  
  Semester II
  An introduction to the study of the concepts, designs and built examples of architecture from approximately the 18th through the 20th century. Selected projects from throughout the world will be analyzed in terms of planning, design, structure, technique, function, social context and meaning.

  3 credits per semester.

• Arch 131 A-B

  Design III

  Study and analysis of historical precedents followed by a sequence of design problems of increasing complexity. Emphasis on the planning of buildings and the interrelationships among form, structure, detail and technologies.

  5 credits per semester.

• Arch 132 A-B

  Structures II

  The study of strength of materials is applied to the quantitative design procedures for wood and steel structures. Students complete individual projects in wood and lowrise steel structures.

  2 credits per semester. Prerequisites: Arch 103/104, Ph 165/166, Arch 122 A-B Structures I.

• Arch 134 A-B

  Environmental Technologies

  Environmental and life safety systems as they affect program and building form, including mechanical (heating, cooling, ventilating), water supply and disposal, electrical, lighting, acoustics, vertical transportation, communication, security and fire protection. Principles of sustainability. Passive and active systems.

  3 credits per semester.

• Arch 135 A-B

  Building Technology

  Materials and methods of architectural construction, lectures, examination and discussion of classic as well as current building techniques. Students assemble full-size "mock-ups" of details for class study germane to their design classes. In general, this course does not separate "construction" from "design" but attempts to supplement, by a means of a more detailed study of design assignments. Field trips may be made to buildings under construction.

  2 credits per semester.

• Arch 141 A-B

  Design IV

  Investigation of urban programs and sites requiring the integration of form, structure and space. Examination of the complexities implicit in the resolution of urban problems. Analytic studies and explorations generate specific programs for development of each project. Emphasis given to large-scale integrations and the impact of urban transformations upon existing fabric.

  5 credits per semester.

• Arch 142 A-B

  Structures III

  The design of reinforced concrete using stress methods and plastic design is combined with individual projects in low-rise concrete structures. Elements of soil mechanics and soil investigations are included (Fall only) in foundations design.

  2 credits per semester. Prerequisite: Arch 132 A-B Structures II.

• Arch 143 A-B

  Construction Management

  Introduction to construction management principles, techniques and methods including scheduling, cost-estimating, planning and controlling construction process.

  1 credit per semester.

• Arch 153

  Town Planning

  A modernist response to the problems of large metropolitan cities. Taking a historical perspective, the course will analyze town planning responses of specific architects and groups for cities such as Paris, London, New York, Vienna and Chicago, questioning the cultural determinants that made town planning a modernist stance.

  2 credits per semester.

• Arch 151 A-B

  Thesis

  A synthesis of four years' educational experience. The choice of the area of study is the responsibility of the student. The scope of the problem is defined by each student, who also decides on his or her method of exposition. Problems are analyzed and studied with the aid of faculty from each discipline and by visiting critics.

  6 credits per semester.

• Arch 152

  Structures IV

  Intensive seminars are completed on prestressed concrete, wind and earthquake design for tall structures and special structures, while the student becomes the structural consultant for individual assignments for the structural solution of real architectural projects covering prestressed, high-rise steel and concrete buildings and shells.

  2 credits. Prerequisite: Arch 142 A-B Structures III.

• Arch 154 A-B

  Professional Practice

  The role of the architect in relation to the community, client, builder, worker and engineer. Societal, ethical, legal and personal obligations. Office organization and administration.

  1 credit per semester.

• Arch 205

  Advanced Concepts

  This course is intended to be an advanced course dealing with the relationship between architectural space and some other discipline in the humanities. The course deals with an interdisciplinary approach toward a new poetic and the phenomenology, psychology and metaphysics of space.

  2 credits. After fulfilling the Arch 205 Advanced Concepts degree requirement, a student may enroll in other additional Arch 205 Advanced Concepts classese for elective credit.

• Arch 225

  Advanced Topics in History, Theory, Criticism

  Advanced study in history, theory, criticism of architecture, urbanism and technology.
   

  2 credits. Prerequisites: Arch 115 A-B, Arch 125 A-B and Arch 175 or permission of the instructor. After fulfilling the Arch 225 Advanced Topics degree requirement, a student may enroll in other additional Arch 225 Advanced Topics classes for elective credit.

• Arch 133

  Introduction to Urban History & Theories

  An introduction to Urban History and to the principles, concepts, and Theories of Urbanism, from antiquity to the present, with an emphasis on the 20th Century urbanism.

  2 credits.

Undergraduate Electives

• Arch 165

  Analysis of Architectural Texts

  Introduction to analytical methods and techniques and their relationship to synthetic activity in the design process.
   

  2 credits. Prerequisite: permission of instructor

• Arch 175

  Modern Architectural Concepts

  The concepts and generators of form and space relative to architecture of the 20th century are explored and investigated.

  2 credits. Prerequisites: Arch 115 A-B and Arch 125 A-B or permission of instructor

• Arch 176

  Theory of Landscape Architecture

  Lecture/studio course explores the interrelationships of nature, site design and built form. Focus on basic elements of nature addressed ideologically, poetically, culturally and practically through an interdisciplinary study of works by selected artists, writers, landscape architects and architects. Work with landscape fundamentals, continue on to more complex issues of natural processes and aesthetics, such as atmosphere, ephemerality and time, and of site planning, such as site selection, topography, drainage, ecology and climate, especially as related to architecture and art in the land.

  2 credits.

• Arch 177

  Computer Graphics, Image Processing and Vision

  Introduction to basic concepts of spatial description and manipulation by computer enables student to use these techniques as an aide in problems of formal spatial drawing with a computer. Examination of the issues of "hand-eye axis" in computer-based drawing and "paint" systems as well as more abstract algorithmic methods of drawing. Image acquisition and transformation by computer, its relation to computer vision and control of robots and machines which build will be another area of emphasis. Survey of a wide variety of applications including typeface design, page layout and make-up, animation and interactive control of video systems.

  2 credits.

• Arch 178

  Advanced Drawing Seminar

  The course will focus on the dialogue between figuration and abstraction. Students will be expected to plan and elaborate an ongoing series of drawings. The class will meet on a seminar basis to critique work in progress and to discuss issues relevant to the language of drawing. There may be an open studio available for those students who wish to pursue drawing from the model. However, students will be encouraged to investigate a broad spectrum of imagery and materials.

  2 credits. Prerequisite: permission of instructor

• Arch 185

  Crossings

  This project-oriented studio course will explore and investigate developments in architecture, art, literature and engineering that reinforce or reintroduce the interrelationships of these diverse disciplines including the implications of recent scientific developments that cross and disrupt established boundaries and foundations of compartmentalized disciplines, giving us new insights into the natural processes within the rich diversity of nature. A revitalized and stimulating field of inquiry is now offered to architects, artists and engineers, with technological and cultural implications.

  2 credits. Prerequisite: permission of instructor

• Arch 185

  Crossings, The Feltman Seminar

  This seminar will investigate the principles, aesthetics and methodologies of lighting perception and design. The Feltman Fund, a gift to the school, makes this seminar possible and supports its chairs.

  2 credits.

• Arch 190

  Structures Elective

  The reason for the unique structural solutions for existing building structures is presented in depth. These studies will include structures of all sizes subject to gravity, wind and/or seismic forces. The path followed to arrive at the best solution is analyzed in open discussion. The correlation between the architectural, structural and mechanical needs, as well as considerations related to the actual erection of these structures, is presented.

  2 credits. Prerequisites: Arch 122 A-B, Arch 132 A-B, Arch 142 A-B, Arch 152 or permission of the instructor

• Arch 194

  Environmental Technologies Elective

  Advanced study in environmental issues to include such topics as cultural and environmental sustainability, resource allocation, new materials and methods, global networks, urban growth, etc., as they relate to architecture on many scales.

  2 credits. Prerequisite: Arch 134 A-B or permission of the instructor

• Arch 300

  Computer-Aided Design and Descriptive Geometry

  Architecture-specific exploration into perception, methods and conventions of the geometric representation of space through the new perspective of computer applications. Introduction to concepts of projections, hinge and projector lines as well as absolute and relative coordinate systems through local deduction by considering parallel, axial, radiant and stereoscopic projections as variations of the same system. Introduction of CAD specificmethods such as Solid, NURBS and Parametric Modeling, hierarchical- and command-based programs. Critical comparison of computer capabilities and architectural tangible scale modeling methods to understand possibilities and limitations of computer-aided design in architecture. Critical exploration of methods and media for representation and design of specific works of architecture.

  2 credits.

Graduate Required

• Arch 401

  Proseminar

  An introduction  to research in architecture and urbanism: theory, research (methods and techniques) and writing, for M.Arch. II degree students only. Selected readings in historiography, theory, criticism and design and methods. Includes lectures and seminars by faculty and visiting specialists in the fields of history and criticism, architecture and urban design methods, research in representational techniques, digital technology, etc. Presentations by each student in the program will encourage interdisciplinary comparison and shared knowledge.

  2 credits.

• Arch 402

  Thesis Research Tutorial

  Individual thesis research conducted under the supervision of an adviser or advisers leading to the preparation of a Thesis Prospectus required for advancement to the third semester of the program.

  2 credits.

• Arch 411

  Graduate Design Research Studio I

  The Design Research Studio 1 will establish a general problem incorporating aspects of architectural, urban and technological design research to be undertaken  by the class, with each student contributing to his or her specific area of expertise. The studio will include seminars by invited guests on topics relevant to the program's principal areas of study.

  6 credits.

• Arch 412

  Graduate Design Research Studio II

  Individual design projects within general guidelines established by the faculty, each emphasizing the special area(s) of research of the student.

  6 credits.

• Arch 413

  Graduate Thesis

  The choice of the area of study is the responsibility of the student.  The scope of the project and method of exposition is defined by each student in consultation with their thesis adviser and must be approved prior to the beginning of the summer term on the basis of a thesis prospectus presented to the group of faculty. Students will develop a mutually agreed upon schedule for meetings with their adviser and for regular project reviews.

  6 credits.

• Arch 482

  Graduate Seminar in Technologies

  Selected topics in the advanced study of technological issues in architectural design, representation, materials, planning, production and construction. Open to undergraduate fourth- and fifth-year architecture students as an elective with permission of the instructor and the dean.

  2 credits. Open to undergraduate fourth and fifth year students with permission of the instructor and dean.

• Arch 483

  Graduate Seminar in Urban Studies

  Selected topics in the advanced study of urban form including readings and case studies in urban analysis, global development, historic preservation and typological transformation. Open to undergraduate fourth- and fifth-year architecture students as an elective with permission of the instructor and the dean.

  2 credits.

• Arch 485

  Graduate Seminar in Theory, History and Criticism of Architecture

  Selected topics in the advanced study of the theory and criticism of modernism and contemporary architecture, the philosophy and aesthetics of architecture, the mediatization of architecture and broader cultural and historical issues, through the critical readings of texts as well as case studies. Open to undergraduate fourth- and fifth-year architecture students as an elective with permission of the instructor and the dean.

  2 credits.