2021-2022 Undergraduate Course Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
School of Architecture Courses
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School of Architecture
Architecture
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ARC 101 - The Art of Architecture School of Architecture
3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Architectural concepts and form-generating principles. Lectures present historical and contemporary examples. For students outside the School of Architecture professional degree program.
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ARC 107 - Architectural Design I School of Architecture
6 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Architectural principles through analysis, abstract exercises, and building-design problems. Use of graphic conventions and the role of drawing to convey architectural ideas.
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ARC 108 - Architectural Design II School of Architecture
6 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Continuation of basic design principles. Design problems dealing with program, context, and construction.
PREREQ: ARC 107
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ARC 121 - Introduction to Building and Structural Systems School of Architecture
3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
The basic principles of structures and construction. Develop a conceptual framework for building systems and technologies. Provide a foundation for the ongoing exploration in upper level technology/structures courses and in the design studio.
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ARC 133 - Introduction to the History of Architecture I School of Architecture
3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Crosslisted with: CAS 133
Themes, concepts, and problems in architectural history from ancient Egypt to 1500. Required for architecture majors.
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ARC 134 - Introduction to the History of Architecture II School of Architecture
3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Crosslisted with: CAS 134
Themes, concepts, and problems in architectural history from 1500 to the present. Required for architecture majors.
PREREQ: ARC 133 OR CAS 133
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ARC 141 - Introduction to Architecture School of Architecture
3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Basic definitions and concepts of architecture understood as a cultural artifact, specifically in relation to the city. The formal, theoretical, and pragmatic aspects of architectural practices are investigated thematically.
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ARC 181 - Representation I School of Architecture
3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Exploration of visual environment with sketchbook, pen, and pencil. Techniques, rules, and principles of representational freehand sketching and drawing as tools in the architectural process.
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ARC 182 - Representation II School of Architecture
3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Continuation of ARC 181 . Development of drawing skills to explore and represent space and form required in architectural design investigation, development, and presentation. Exposure to CAD.
PREREQ: ARC 181
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ARC 193 - Introduction to Architectural Concepts for Nonmajors School of Architecture
6 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Architectural issues, concepts, and design principles. Lectures, field trips, and studio exercises. For students outside the School of Architecture professional degree program.
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ARC 207 - Architectural Design III School of Architecture
6 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Transition from basic design to architectural design applying principles of graphic communication and composition to architectural forms. May be repeated for credit with permission of dean’s office.
PREREQ: ARC 108
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ARC 208 - Architectural Design IV School of Architecture
6 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Interrelation of space, function, and structure. Continuing application of principles of graphic communication and composition. May be repeated for credit with permission of dean’s office.
PREREQ: ARC 182 AND ARC 207
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ARC 211 - Structures I School of Architecture
3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Introduces basic concepts of structural system behavior; gravity and lateral loads, analysis of major structural forms, and structural performance of materials.
PREREQ: ARC 121 AND (MAT 221 OR MAT 285 OR MAT 295 OR PHY 101 )
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ARC 222 - Building Systems Design I School of Architecture
3-4 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Introduces materials and methods of building construction, basic building assemblies, and their elements. Energy conservation and regulatory codes are also addressed.
PREREQ: ARC 121
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ARC 242 - Architectural Theory School of Architecture
3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Introduction to architectural theory beginning with the Renaissance and emphasizing nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Readings and lectures emphasizing specific relationships between theoretical work and the conventions of architectural discipline.
PREREQ: ARC 133 /CAS 133 AND ARC 134 /CAS 134 AND ARC 141
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ARC 307 - Architectural Design V School of Architecture
6 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
More complex problems relating space, function, and structure. Various systems of support and enclosure.
PREREQ: ARC 208
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ARC 311 - Structures II School of Architecture
3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Design of structural systems; choice of appropriate materials and system, design of structural components in concrete, timber and steel, introduction to advanced topics such as earthquake loads, high rise construction, pre-stressed concrete, and indeterminate structures.
PREREQ: ARC 211
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ARC 322 - Building Systems Design II School of Architecture
3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Investigates systems of architectural environmental control, movement systems, and electrical distribution. Relation to building assemblies and their elements also addressed.
PREREQ: ARC 222 AND ARC 208
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ARC 331 - Art and Architecture of India School of Architecture
3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Crosslisted with: HOA 396 , SAS 396
Art and architecture of the Indian subcontinent from the Indus Valley Civilization to the present.
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ARC 332 - Sixteenth Century Italian Architecture School of Architecture
3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Crosslisted with: HOA 323
Double Numbered with: ARC 632
Major architects and theories of 16th-century architecture, emphasis on
social and political background, patronage, and the education of the
architect. Additional work required of graduate students. This course will
only be offered in Florence.
PREREQ: ARC 134 OR CAS 134 OR HOA 105
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ARC 334 - The Architecture of Revolutions School of Architecture
3 credit(s) Irregularly
Crosslisted with: HOA 454
Double Numbered with: ARC 634
Survey of European architectural theory and practice from the seventeenth century to the nineteenth century . Discussion and analysis of major architects, buildings, and architectural treatises, principally from France, England, and Germany. Additional work required of graduate students.
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ARC 335 - Early Renaissance Architecture in Italy 1400-1520 School of Architecture
3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Crosslisted with: HOA 322
Double Numbered with: ARC 635
Architectural theory and design in Italy, 1400-1520. Additional work required
of graduate students. This course will only be offered in Florence.
PREREQ: ARC 134 OR CAS 134 OR HOA 105
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ARC 337 - American Architecture, Settlement to 1860 School of Architecture
3 credit(s) Irregularly
Crosslisted with: HOA 374
Double Numbered with: ARC 637
American architectural history and theory from first settlements through federal and Georgian to various revival modes. Additional work required of graduate students.
PREREQ: ARC 134 OR CAS 134 OR ARC 639
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ARC 338 - American Architecture, 1860 - World War I School of Architecture
3 credit(s) Irregularly
Crosslisted with: HOA 375
Double Numbered with: ARC 638
American architectural history and theory from the Civil War through various revival modes to development of new commercial and residential forms before World War II. Additional work required of graduate students.
PREREQ: ARC 134 OR CAS 134
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ARC 391 - Architectural Drawing for Non-Majors School of Architecture
3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Skills and visual principles for an architect; freehand drawing and drafting. Production of a sketchbook and portfolio material suitable for application to professional programs.
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ARC 394 - Architecture Design for Non Majors School of Architecture
3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
The determination of architectural form and the process of design. For students outside the School of Architecture professional degree program.
PREREQ: ARC 391
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ARC 407 - Architectural Design VI School of Architecture
6 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Required design studio. Comparative studies of architecture and urbanism or advanced intensive design studio in which students choose from a range of topics and critics.
PREREQ: ARC 307 AND ARC 322
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ARC 408 - Architectural Design VII School of Architecture
6 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Required design studio. Comparative studies of architecture and urbanism or advanced intensive design studio in which students choose from a range of topics and critics.
PREREQ: ARC 407 WITH MINIMUM GRADE C
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ARC 409 - Architectural Design VIII School of Architecture
6 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Required comprehensive design studio. Considering external conditions as well as internal needs. Systems of identifying and ordering the design process.
PREREQ: ARC 408 with grade of C or higher AND ARC 423 OR
COREQ: ARC 423
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ARC 423 - Advanced Building Systems School of Architecture
3 credit(s) Every semester
Case studies of the interrelationships of design concepts with construction, structural, and mechanical systems. Lecture and studio.
PREREQ: ARC 322
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ARC 431 - Early Modern Architecture School of Architecture
3 credit(s) Irregularly
Crosslisted with: HOA 479
Double Numbered with: ARC 731
Early modern architecture from the 1890s through the 1930s. Additional work required of graduate students.
PREREQ: ARC 134 OR CAS 134 OR HOA 105
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ARC 432 - The City in Architectural History School of Architecture
3 credit(s) Irregularly
Crosslisted with: HOA 419
Double Numbered with: ARC 732
A single city throughout its history, or various cities at a particular time in history. Additional work required of graduate students. Additional work required of graduate students.
PREREQ: ARC 134 OR CAS 134 OR HOA 105
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ARC 433 - French Architecture, Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries School of Architecture
3 credit(s) Irregularly
Crosslisted with: HOA 439
Double Numbered with: ARC 737
Architecture of the Renaissance transported from Italy to France and developed into a specifically French architecture. Outstanding achievements of more than local interest. Additional work required of graduate students.
PREREQ: ARC 134 OR CAS 134 OR HOA 105
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ARC 434 - London’s Built Environment School of Architecture
3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Double Numbered with: ARC 734
Presents a social and political history of the built environment in London, focusing on times of destruction and (re)construction. Additional work required of graduate students.
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ARC 435 - Islamic Architecture School of Architecture
3 credit(s) Irregularly
Crosslisted with: HOA 389
Double Numbered with: ARC 735
Major building traditions of Islam in the Middle East, North Africa, Spain, Turkey, and India elucidated through in-depth examination of major works and principles of architectural, urban, and garden design. Additional work required of graduate students.
PREREQ: ARC 134 OR CAS 134 OR HOA 105
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ARC 436 - Modern Architecture: The International Style to Present School of Architecture
3 credit(s) Irregularly
Crosslisted with: HOA 475
Double Numbered with: ARC 736
Architecture of the modern period since World War II. Major works and figures as framed by the larger architectural issues of the period. Additional work required of graduate students.
PREREQ: ARC 134 OR CAS 134 OR HOA 105
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ARC 490 - Independent Study School of Architecture
1-6 credit(s) Every semester
In-depth exploration of a subject or issues. Individual independent study based on a plan submitted by the student. Admission by consent of supervising instructor or instructors and program chair.
Repeatable
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ARC 498 - Directed Research: Topics School of Architecture
6 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
A degree-culminating research project led by faculty members
in their areas of expertise. Content and format varies.
PREREQ: ARC 409 OR (ARC 609 AND ARC 650)
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ARC 499 - Honors Capstone Project School of Architecture
1-3 credit(s) Every semester
Completion of an Honors Capstone Project under the supervision of a faculty member.
Repeatable 2 time(s), 3 credits maximum
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ARC 500 - Selected Topics School of Architecture
1-6 credit(s) Every semester
Exploration of a topic (to be determined) not covered by the standard curriculum but of interest to faculty and students in a particular semester.
Repeatable
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ARC 505 - Thesis Preparation School of Architecture
3 credit(s) Every semester
Research, development and preliminary design studies for architectural design thesis project, ARC 508.
PREREQ: ARC 311 and ARC 409 WITH MINIMUM GRADE C
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ARC 508 - Architectural Design IX-Thesis School of Architecture
6 credit(s) Every semester
Undergraduate thesis. Semester-long, advanced project produced by the student and advised by the faculty.
PREREQ: ARC 505 WITH MINIMUM GRADE OF C
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ARC 511 - Advanced Structural Resolution School of Architecture
3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Structural analyses to compare and contrast design solutions
for a given project. Presents appropriate techniques, regulatory
codes and software to facilitate such analyses and subsequent
design decisions.
PREREQ: ARC 311 OR ARC 612
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ARC 534 - Introduction to History of Buddhist Architecture School of Architecture
3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
History of Buddhist architecture from early reliquaries and monastic halls to contemporary mega-structures and theme parks. Additional work required of graduate students.
PREREQ: ARC 133 and ARC 134
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ARC 538 - Artistic Patronage of Medici School of Architecture
3 credit(s) Every semester
How the Medici family used art and architecture to transform themselves from private bankers into Grand Dukes of Tuscany, in the process creating the monuments by which we define the Italian Renaissance. Offered only in Florence.
PREREQ: HOA 105 OR ARC 134 /CAS 134
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ARC 552 - Politics of Public Space School of Architecture
3 credit(s) Irregularly
Issues surrounding public space, politics, and power relations as they impact our public realms, through investigations of critical and political theorists, geographers, architects and artists.
PREREQ: ARC 208
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ARC 553 - NYC City Planning School of Architecture
3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Using New York City as its laboratory, this seminar will explore
the role of urban design in shaping the city, comprising site
visits, meetings with key stakeholders and assignments
addressing contemporary urban design issues.
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ARC 555 - Introduction to Building Information Modeling School of Architecture
3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Introduction to uses of Building Information Modeling in architecture through a series of case studies or drawing and analysis of building components in real time demonstrations. ARC 555 cannot be taken for credit after successful completion of ARC 558.
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ARC 556 - Rem Koolhaas: Architect, Historian, Provocateur, Document Maker School of Architecture
3 credit(s) Irregularly
This lecture/seminar course examines the work of contemporary Dutch architect Rem Koohaas, investigating its historical lineage, response to cultural context, and typological innovation.
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ARC 557 - Utopia:Design and Cultural Imagination School of Architecture
3 credit(s) Irregularly
Interdisciplinary seminar investigating the discourse, forms, and evolution of utopian experiments from pre-modern to post-modern America in four themes: wilderness, pastoralism, metropolis, and spectacle.
PREREQ: HOA 106 OR ARC 208
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ARC 558 - Advanced Building Information Modeling and 3D Design School of Architecture
3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Advanced Building Information Modeling as it pertains to architecture with a focus on project workflow and professional practices for building design and construction. Additional work required of graduate students.
PREREQ: ARC 555
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ARC 561 - Survey of British Architecture School of Architecture
3 credit(s) Every semester
Through a series of visits to sites and buildings across England, students are introduced to the principal architects, stylistic movements and other trends in contemporary and historical architecture in England. Offered in London only
COREQ: ARC 407 OR ARC 408 OR 608 OR 609
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ARC 566 - Introduction to Preservation School of Architecture
3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Crosslisted with: HOA 577
Problems and methods in implementing continued use for quality segments of the humanly built environment.
PREREQ: ARC 134 OR CAS 134
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ARC 567 - Dwelling and the Modern Home School of Architecture
3 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
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ARC 568 - Real Estate Design and Development School of Architecture
3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Analysis of the mechanisms through which real estate is developed, the interaction of public agencies, developers, and designers in initiation, financing, and design. Development fundamentals, evaluating economic feasibility, structuring developments, negotiating and present proposals.
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ARC 569 - Postcolonial Spaces School of Architecture
3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Exploration of the history of postcolonial architecture and the urban built environment. Additional work required of graduate students.
PREREQ: ARC 133 and ARC 134
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ARC 571 - Survey of Italian Architecture School of Architecture
3 credit(s) Every semester
Field trips: On-site observation and study of significant buildings and spaces. May apply toward professional elective component of degree program. Offered in Italy.
COREQ: ARC 407 OR ARC 408 OR 608 OR 609
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ARC 572 - Advanced Computer Applications to Architecture School of Architecture
2-3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Individual and/or group efforts at investigating and developing new computer programming requirements for architectural applications.
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ARC 573 - Utopia and Transformation in Early American Town Planning School of Architecture
3 credit(s) Irregularly
Comparative urban analysis considering reciprocal influences of historical antecedent and utopian visions of the city in helping determine early American town and building form. Concentration on urban and architectural development of Boston, Charleston, Savannah.
PREREQ: ARC 134 OR CAS 134
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ARC 574 - Reading the Landscape School of Architecture
3 credit(s) Irregularly
Designed exterior space; gardens, parks, and park systems. Selected historical periods and cultural conditions as a means to explore landscape form as an ever shifting construction of space, nature, and site.
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ARC 575 - Urban Housing - Building, Block, Street School of Architecture
3 credit(s) Irregularly
Focus on housing as an integral part of urban structure, both formal and sociopolitical. Relationships of residential unit to building, block, and city, as they represent the individual and community, are examined.
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ARC 576 - Theories & Analysis of Exurbia School of Architecture
3 credit(s) Irregularly
Course studies history, evolution, and contemporary condition of exurban built environment in America.
PREREQ: ARC 208
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ARC 582 - NYC Internship Experience School of Architecture
3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
This professional elective course immerses students in NYC architecture culture and exposes them to a variety of forms of professional practice through first-hand experience in an office. Additional work required of graduate students.
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ARC 583 - Building Practice Building Practice
3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Building Practice is a course dedicated to studying the act of building a professional practice today. The course consists of researching and interacting with activists, architects, authors, curators, designers, educators, fabricators, and strategists to reveal diverse approaches to advancing design through the culture and politics of building. Additional work required for graduate students.
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ARC 584 - Furniture Fabrications Furniture Fabrications
3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
This seminar examines relationships between form, material, and purpose in furniture design. Coursework includes design and fabrication work - or, design-through-fabrication work. Additional work required for graduate students.
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ARC 585 - Professional Practice School of Architecture
3 credit(s) Every semester
Legal and administrative aspects of architectural practice. The architect’s role in society.
PREREQ: ARC 322
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