Undergraduate Catalog: Architecture Courses

Architecture || Interior Architecture/Design

Courses: Architecture

ARCH 110 Foundation Design I (4)
An introduction to the fundamental principles of two-dimensional and three-dimensional design. With an emphasis on the visual and physical properties of shape and form, design strategies and their implications will be explored through a number of sequential studio projects. Drawing (freehand and mechanical), models, collage, and photography will serve as individual means of exploration, discovery, and presentation. Lectures and readings will supplement the studio projects.

ARCH 111 Introduction to the Designed Environment (1)
An introduction to the designed environment that we all inhabit. Emphasis is on design literacy, with a focus on the presentation and discernment of fundamental principles of design and how they operate at different scales and contexts, including two- ­and three­-dimensional design. Discussions of design ideas applied to typog­raphy and graphic design, product design, architecture, interior architecture, land­scape, and urban design.

ARCH 120 Foundation Design II (4)
Building on the design concepts and exploratory techniques of ARCH 110, this studio course emphasizes the acquisition of additional graphic skills and critical design thinking. Students will gain increased awareness of the various scales at which design principles operate. Design process and refined aesthetic judgment become integral objectives of each project. Prerequisite: ARCH 110.

ARCH 122 Design Thinking (2)
A discussion of the design process, with a focus on the roles of observing, under­standing, proposing, and crafting. Explores design as an iterative process involving ideation and reflection. Lectures are associated with projects assigned in ARCH 120.

ARCH 210 Design Studio III (6)
Introduction to Architecture as a discipline. Architecture as the interplay of the physical and the aesthetic. The role of natural and cultural forces in the shaping of the built environment. Explores the fundamental interrelationship of site, program, materials, and form and their importance in the creation of PLACE. Supplemental lectures readings will expose students to exemplary buildings and landscape designs. Prerequisite: ARCH 120. Corequisite: ARCH 212.

ARCH 211 Statics and Strength of Materials (3)
Introduction to basic structural theory with an emphasis on structural analysis and its application to the design and construction of buildings. Covers material properties, load tracing, bending, shear, and the cross-sectional properties of structural members. Prerequisites: PHYS 140, MATH 150.

ARCH 212 Digital Media I (3)
Fundamentals of digital representation in both 2-D and 3-D programs, with an emphasis on AUTOCAD and its role in the design process and documentation. Prerequisite: ARCH 120. Corequisite: ARCH 210.

ARCH 213 History of Architecture I (3)
A review of world architecture and urbanism as a reflection of socio-cultural, economic, and political traditions and values, from the Prehistoric to the Renaissance. Both Western and Non-Western examples will be discussed.

ARCH 220 Design Studio IV (6)
A continuation of ARCH 210, with a greater emphasis on spatial sequence and the relationship between building and landscape. Prerequisite: ARCH 210. Corequisite: ARCH 222.

ARCH 222 Digital Media II (3)
Advanced digital media, including 3-D modeling, rendering programs. Prerequisite: ARCH 212. Corequisite: ARCH 220.

ARCH 223 History of Architecture II (3)
A survey of architecture from the Renaissance to the Present. The focus is on major movements, individuals and ideas that have impacted the directions, developments and buildings of the period

ARCH 224 Theories of Architecture (3)
Surveys a history of ideas about the discipline of architecture through built projects, theoretical designs and original writings. Emphasizes the different ways architects have thought about the transformation of materials into buildings through an exami­nation of architecture and its associated artistic, philosophical or intellectual movements.

ARCH 310 Design Studio V (6)
Introduces design projects in which spatial organization, along with principles of structure, materials, and site design, serve as form determinants. Aesthetic judgments based on technical concepts and applications become integral to the design process. Prerequisite: ARCH 220.

ARCH 312 Structures I (3)
Application of concepts introduced in ARCH 211 to the design of building components, including beams, columns, floors, roofs, and foundations. Focus on structures in timber and steel. Prerequisite: ARCH 211.

ARCH 320 Design Studio VI (6)
A continuation of ARCH 310, with an emphasis on the roles of space, structure, and section in buildings. Prerequisite: ARCH 310.

ARCH 321 The Literature of Architecture (3)
An examination of seminal writings on architecture from the Classical period to the Present. Written works that are considered significant to the history and culture of the discipline will be read and discussed. Theoretical arguments, architectural principles, and cultural critiques, along with their importance in shaping the thoughts of succeeding generations of practice, will be studied and assessed.

ARCH 322 Structures II (3)
Further applications of principles introduced in ARCH 211 and ARCH 222 to both masonry and concrete structural systems. Prerequisite: ARCH 312.

ARCH 323 History and Theories of Urban Form (3)
A survey of the geographic, cultural, political, and economic contexts of cities and their role in the genesis and alterations of urban form. Cities as ideological and physical landscapes configured in two-dimensional shape and three-dimensional form, with an emphasis on their architectural and spatial characteristics.

ARCH 410 Design Studio VII (6)
Introduces building programs with a higher degree of complexity and requiring the application of principles of building structures, exterior envelopes, and materials selection. Prerequisite: ARCH 320.

ARCH 411 Environmental Systems I (3)
The impact of environmental forces on building and site design. Human comfort, thermal balance, and the principles/systems of heating, ventilating, and air conditioning.

ARCH 412 Anatomy of Buildings I (3)
An introduction to the notion of buildings as structured organisms possessing bones (frame), skin (enclosure) and vessels (environmental systems) and their relation to design and technology. This course focuses on the integration of structure, enclosure, and systems in a composite whole—a building. The art and science of building, with an emphasis on formal, aesthetic, and technical determinants. Prerequisite: ARCH 322.

ARCH 420 Design Studio VIII (6)
A comprehensive architectural project based on a building program and site that includes development of programmed spaces demonstrating an understanding of structural and environmental systems, building envelope systems, life-safety provisions, wall sections, building assemblies, and the principles of sustainability. Prerequisite: ARCH 410.

ARCH 421 Environmental Systems II (3)
Principles and systems of water supply and distribution, electricity, lighting, acoustics, life safety, and building service systems. Prerequisite: ARCH 411.

ARCH 422 Building Assemblies (3)
A survey of component assemblies, construction detailing, and material properties. Focuses on the relationship of design intent to the final selection of subassemblies, details, and materials. Prerequisite: ARCH 412.

ARCH 450 Design Studio IX (A) (6)
Studio projects focus on urban architecture—the relationship of buildings to one another, the street, and the neighborhood. Architecture and the creation of urban places. Prerequisite: ARCH 420.

ARCH 451 The Art and Craft of Building I (3)
An examination of how architecture engages natural and physical forces in both its conception and realization. Focusing on an in-depth description and analysis of key works by selected architects, the course explores the various design approaches and design methods architects employ that are specific to the discipline itself, including those dealing with program, site, materials, and construction. Includes readings of primary writings by the architects and drawing/model analyses by students.

ARCH 452 LEED Accreditation I (3)
A highly focused preparation for the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Exam. Those passing this national exam become LEED Accredited Professionals, an indication of advanced knowledge of Sustainable Design practices in the U.S.

ARCH 453 History and Theories of Urban Form (3)
A survey of the geographic, cultural, political, and economic contexts of cities and their role in the genesis and alterations of urban form. Cities as ideological and phys­ical landscapes configured in two-­dimensional shapes and three-­dimensional form, with an emphasis on their architectural and spatial characteristics. Prerequisite: ARCH 224.

ARCH 460 Design Studio X (A) (6)
The capstone project for the pre-professional degree. Students pursue an architectural design topic of their interest, construct a professional/theoretical position, and test this position through their project. Prerequisite: ARCH 450. Corequisite: ARCH 462.

ARCH 462 Professional Practice (3)
The basic principles and legal aspects of practice organization, financial management, business planning, time and product management, risk mitigation, and mediation and arbitration. Discusses current and future trends affecting the nature of practice, including globalization, outsourcing, project delivery methods, expanded practices settings, diversity, etc. Corequisite: ARCH 460.

Courses: Interior Architecture/Design

ARCH 110 Foundation Design I (4)
An introduction to the fundamental principles of two-­dimensional and three-­dimen­sional design. With an emphasis on the visual and physical properties of shape and form, design strategies and their implications will be explored through a number of sequential studio projects. Drawing (freehand and mechanical), models, collage, and photography will serve as individual means of exploration, discovery, and presenta­tion. Lectures and readings will supplement the studio projects.

ARCH 111 Introduction to the Designed Environment (1)
An introduction to the designed environment that we all inhabit. Emphasis is on design literacy, with a focus on the presentation and discernment of fundamental principles of design and how they operate at different scales and contexts, including two- ­and three-­dimensional design. Discussions of design ideas applied to typog­raphy and graphic design, product design, architecture, interior architecture, land­scape, and urban design.

ARCH 120 Foundation Design II (4)
Building on the design concepts and exploratory techniques of ARCH 110, this studio course emphasizes the acquisition of additional graphic skills and critical design thinking. Students will gain increased awareness of the various scales at which design principles operate. Design process and refined aesthetic judgment become integral objectives of each project.

ARCH 122 Design Thinking (2)
A discussion of the design process, with a focus on the roles of observing, under­standing, proposing, and crafting. Explores design as an iterative process involving ideation and reflection. Lectures are associated with projects assigned in ARCH 120.

IARC 210A Interior Architecture Studio III (3)
Introduces fundamental principles of interior architecture. Investigations of spatial composition, arrangement, and hierarchy, along with color theory, daylighting, and materiality are explored. Weekly lectures augment design studio explorations. Prerequisite: ARCH 120. Corequisite: ARCH 212.

ARCH 212 Digital Media I (3)
Fundamentals of digital representation in both 2­D and 3­D programs, with an emphasis on AUTOCAD and its role in the design process and documentation.

ARCH 213 History of Architecture I (3)
A survey of world architecture as a reflection of socio­cultural, economic, and polit­ical traditions and values, from the Pre­historic to the Renaissance. Both Western and Non­Western examples will be discussed.

IARC 220A Interior Architecture Studio IV (5)
Continues the investigation of the principles presented in IARC 210A, but in projects that are greater in scale and more complex in their programs. Weekly lectures augment design studio explorations. Prerequisite: IARC 210A. Corequisite: ARCH 222.

ARCH 222 Digital Media II (3)
Advanced digital media, including 3­D modeling, rendering programs.

ARCH 223 History of Architecture II (3)
A survey of architecture from the Renaissance to the Present. The focus is on major movements, individuals, and ideas that have impacted the directions, developments, and buildings of the period

IARC 310A Interior Architecture Studio VII (6)
Concepts of form, space, light, color, and material applied to the design of the sustainable workplace. Emphasis is on design strategies that utilize innovative materials, assemblies, and systems. Weekly lectures supplement design studio explorations. Prerequisite: IARC 220A.

IARC 312 History of Furniture (3)
Examines the role of furniture as an integral part of the history of interior architec­ture; furniture as an expression of function, production techniques, and design ideas; visits to area production facilities will introduce students to various furniture manu­facturing processes.

IARC 313 Building Structures and Systems (3)
Discusses the role of structure and building assemblies related to roofs, ceilings, walls, and floors, as well as the mechanical (HVAC), electrical, plumbing, and waste water systems that must be considered in interior architecture.

IARC 320A Interior Architecture Studio VI (6)
Investigates the role of furniture and product design as integral components of inte­rior architecture. Students will design, detail, and fabricate specific elements that reflect significant specific design ideas related to a major space in their projects. Weekly lectures augment design studio explorations. Prerequisite: IARC 310A.

IARC 321 History of Interior Architecture (3)
Examines the major ideas, movements, and individuals and socio­cultural forces that shaped interior architecture over time. Emphasis is on how design has dealt with human use and experience in interior spatial realms. Includes discussions of furnish­ings, textiles, color, lighting, and systems of spatial enclosure.

IARC 322A Materials and Methods (3)
Presents the materials, finishes, and components of interior architecture, along with the standards and codes that impact their design, specification, and application. Emphasis on sustainable design approaches and materials selection.

IARC 410A Interior Architecture Studio VII (5)
Examines the range of spatial and experiential relationships between interior and exterior spaces. Considers the creation of exterior places that may extend the experi­ence of interior realms through elements that are natural and man­made. Weekly lectures augment design studio explorations. Prerequisite: IARC 320A.

IARC 415 Lighting Fundamentals (3)
The role of lighting in the creation of interior spaces. Covers concepts of natural and artificial lighting design, including distribution and effects, the selection of lumi­naires, and graphic layouts.

IARC 420A Interior Architecture Studio VIII (5)
The undergraduate capstone project in which students will investigate design strategies leading to buildings and places that will enhance civic life. Prerequisite: IARC 410A.

IARC 422 Professional Practice for Interior Architects (3)
The basic principles and legal aspects of practice. Includes office organizations, financial management, and other aspects of office practice. Discusses current and future trends affecting the nature of interior architecture practice.

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