This course examines the history of architecture from a global perspective, addressing a variety of traditions and geographical locations, and following their interconnections and exchanges. 

Origin/development of architectural idea. Designs as direct means of representing our underlying intentions. Students completing this course will be able to demonstrate an introductory-level understanding of major established and emerging systems, technologies, and assemblies of building construction, and the methods and criteria architects use to assess those technologies against the design, economic, and performance objectives of projects. 

GD1 studio introduces design processes as methods of open-ended inquiry through the exploration of graphic conventions. Human experience, perception, and the social function of architecture are imagined and explored through methods of material construction and the design of form and space.

The intent of this course is to understand the design process by introducing the integration of technology systems to provide services while optimizing for performance and design intent. We will devote most of the term to studying the integration of various systems of a building for the purpose of achieving a higher performance level as a whole than would be possible without an integration strategy while also achieving the architectural design intent of the project.

The goal of this course is to focus on main concepts related to building structures to develop basic knowledge of flow of forces; review of rules for sizing structures; calculations to understand systems behavior; knowledge/tools to design buildings considering structure within design process. This course is integrated with ARCH 8253 studio.

Professional practice introduces the legal, ethical, business, and practical requirements of architectural practice, while studying contemporary and historical models of contract formation, business principles, accounting, project management, design services, and marketing.

GD2 studio explores the conceptual framework of architectural design through a holistic integration of urban sitea, program, material, structure and the environment centered on the design of buildings. 

The aims of this course are: 1) to introduce students to some long-standing debates in architectural discourse that open the territory of “theory” and 2) to relate those debates to issues in contemporary society. The ambition of the final project for ARCH 5411 is to develop an individual framework that will lead to further investigation in the Masters Final Project in the upcoming spring semester.

Following the sequence of graduate studios and in anticipation of the Master Final Project, Arch 8255 is dedicated to expanding the potential briefs for architectural practice and thinking across urban scales. In this design course, students engage in open-ended prompts of multiple scopes and scales. Experimenting with new techniques and conceptual frameworks, students are encouraged to ask and respond to vital questions.