Architecture Design Studios
Architecture Studios are at the center of the undergraduate and graduate programs in Architecture. Students explore architectural issues in a variety of ways across the year levels, led by full-time, part time practitioners, and Teaching Firms in Residence.
ARCH 113-114 Core I-II
Introduces fundamentals of architectural design from abstract principles to built/occupied form, developed in two and three dimensions
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ARCH 213-214 Core III-IV
Students develop a design process while emphasizing context, climate, program, materials and structure as determinants of form.
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ARCH 313 Core V
Addresses the integration of building form, structure as a space-generator, construction materials and assemblies, and sustainability themes in urban settings.
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ARCH 413 Advanced Options
Students select from a wide range of topics each semester, with recent offerings including adaptive reuse, sustainability, micro ruralism, housing.
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ARCH 416 Urban
Design projects in urban context, including local and global sites, communities, public spaces, transportation.
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ARCH 511/512 Grad Core I-II
Introductory studio sequence for graduate students entering the Master of Architecture program without prior architectural design experience.
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ARCH 513 Integrated
Brings all aspects of design together in an integrative process, through conceptual, schematic and design development, technical documentation, assessment.
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ARCH 515 Grad Options
Students complete two Graduate Options studios, exploring advanced architectural topics framed by faculty including Teaching Firms in Residence.
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ARCH 517 Revitalization
Focuses on the design and adaptation of existing and historic buildings and sites, achieved through collaboration among teams and multiple disciplines.
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ARCH 613 Thesis
Each student develops a design thesis of their own choosing at a conclusion of their graduate studies, from research begun in the Graduate Thesis Research Seminar.
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