Undergraduate Required

• Arch 103

  Calculus and Analytic Geometry

  Emphasis on topics that involve the mathematical approach to geometrical and physical relationships and on basic concepts and applications of calculus of functions of one and two variables.

  Credits: 3.00

• Arch 106

  Concepts of Physics

  An introduction to physics with an emphasis on statics and dynamics. Additional topics include optics, waves and an introduction to structural analysis.

  Credits: 3.00

• 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 115 A-B

  History of Architecture I

  Semester I
  INTRODUCTION TO ARCHITECTURE & HISTORY, THEORY, AND CRITICISM
  The courses of the HTC curriculum provide an introduction to the history of architecture and human settlements with a transcultural perspective, inclusive of diverse canons and traditions. The course sequence addresses architecture’s cultural, ideological and material influences and exchanges, as well as the points of rupture throughout history that have determined the development of the field’s conceptual frameworks and material instrumentalities. These courses place architectural and urban history and theory in the specific contexts of the various paths of colonization at different moments in history, and will consider the geopolitical influences on principles, concepts, styles and techniques, both within the centers of power and at the peripheries. This course provides a transnational and transcultural introduction to critical concepts in practice and theory of architecture across millennia, focusing on urban and architectural examples from diverse histories, geographies and traditions. These will be read in terms of the cultural, material, sociopolitical, and environmental forces that shape them. The course will focus on the analysis of different modes of architecture discourse as it is developed through buildings, drawings, and texts.

  Semester II
  INTRODUCTION TO HISTORY OF URBAN FORM
  The courses of the HTC curriculum provide an introduction to the history of architecture and human settlements with a transcultural perspective, inclusive of diverse canons and traditions. The course sequence addresses architecture’s cultural, ideological and material influences and exchanges, as well as the points of rupture throughout history that have determined the development of the field’s conceptual frameworks and material instrumentalities. These courses place architectural and urban history and theory in the specific contexts of the various paths of colonization at different moments in history, and will consider the geopolitical influences on principles, concepts, styles and techniques, both within the centers of power and at the peripheries. This course considers cities as sites of exchange and concentration: of population, social interaction, wealth and opportunity as well as isolation, poverty and exploitation. The course proposes the reading of urban form as a tool for systemic analysis, exploring social, political and economic forces through the materiality of the urban settlement. The focus is on constitutive elements: building typologies; circulation and communication networks; economic exchange; mechanisms of control and conquest; and sites of political representation and cultural expression as determinants of urban configurations. With examples drawn from around the globe, cities are considered in their diverse historical manifestations, urban theory will inform the discussion, especially as late 19th and early 20th century examples are analyzed.

  3 credits per semester.

• Arch 117A

  Representation I: Observation

  This course is an exploration of the visual and conceptual aspects of drawing from direct observation. Focusing on drawing in a variety of media; questions of figuration and abstraction, space and form, perception, and composition will be investigated.

  3 credits per semester.

• Arch 117B

  Representation II: Geometry

  Introduction to various geometric logics; methods of graphic description, as well as an introduction to concepts and systems of projection and the two-dimensional representation of three-dimensional form and space. Emphasis on the control, precision, and rigor of the geometric description of form.

  3 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 124

  Environments

  Introduction of critical issues of the “natural” environment and the recognition of contemporary interior space as a complex environment both mechanical and passive. This class will provide students with a conceptual grounding in environmental issues at the urban and building scales in the second-year curriculum, when complexities of program, context and site are introduced in the studio. The class will be directly aligned with the Design II spring semester studio, through common faculty and shared projects.
  
  2 credits per semester.

• Arch 125 A-B

  History of Architecture II

  Semester I
  ARCHITECTURE AND GLOBALIZATION
  The courses of the HTC curriculum provide an introduction to the history of architecture and human settlements with a transcultural perspective, inclusive of diverse canons and traditions. The course sequence addresses architecture’s cultural, ideological and material influences and exchanges, as well as the points of rupture throughout history that have determined the development of the field’s conceptual frameworks and material instrumentalities. These courses place architectural and urban history and theory in the specific contexts of the various paths of colonization at different moments in history, and will consider the geopolitical influences on principles, concepts, styles and techniques, both within the centers of power and at the peripheries. This course focuses on concepts, designs and built examples of architecture from the 15th to the 17th centuries at the time when the discipline of architecture formed its identity as a profession; it sets this period in the context of globalization and the emergence of modern capitalism and colonialism. The course will study selected works from across cultural and geopolitical settings, by analyzing their intellectual, political, and social contexts, as well as examining formal, symbolic, technological, and environmental impacts and influences.

  Semester II
  SOCIO-POLITICAL MOVEMENTS AND MODERN ARCHITECTURE
  The courses of the HTC curriculum provide an introduction to the history of architecture and human settlements with a transcultural perspective, inclusive of diverse canons and traditions. The course sequence addresses architecture’s cultural, ideological and material influences and exchanges, as well as the points of rupture throughout history that have determined the development of the field’s conceptual frameworks and material instrumentalities. These courses place architectural and urban history and theory in the specific contexts of the various paths of colonization at different moments in history, and will consider the geopolitical influences on principles, concepts, styles and techniques, both within the centers of power and at the peripheries. This course examines concepts, designs and built examples of architecture from the 18th to the middle of the 20th century, both within the centers of power and at the peripheries, addressing architectural production (both built and theoretical) since the Industrial Revolution and the rise of the Modern Empire, as well as the Nation State. Architectural theory and built work from this time period will be analyzed, and material choices and structural knowledge examined, in the context of industrial, social, political and philosophical revolutions.

  3 credits per semester

• Arch 127A

  Representation III: Analysis

  Introduction to the representational conventions of architectural analysis. Drawing modes to include plans, sections, elevations and axonometrics. Analytical readings of form, structure, space, program, and site will be explored. Students to achieve the ability to critically interpret architectural precedents through analytical representation.

  3 credits per semester.

• Arch 127B

  Representation IV: Imaging

  This course will focus on the various techniques and methods of producing architectural images including photography, rendering, animation, and pixel manipulation. In addition to exposing students to advanced imaging methods, questions of aesthetics, composition, color theory and optical mechanics will be explored in relation to architectural representation.

  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 133

  History of Architecture III

  A CRITICAL STUDY OF ARCHITECTURAL IDEOLOGIES POST-WWII
  The courses of the HTC curriculum provide an introduction to the history of architecture and human settlements with a transcultural perspective, inclusive of diverse canons and traditions. The course sequence addresses architecture’s cultural, ideological and material influences and exchanges, as well as the points of rupture throughout history that have determined the development of the field’s conceptual frameworks and material instrumentalities. These courses place architectural and urban history and theory in the specific contexts of the various paths of colonization at different moments in history, and will consider the geopolitical influences on principles, concepts, styles and techniques, both within the centers of power and at the peripheries. This course focuses on the major breaking points in recent history and their influence on architectural discourse and production. The course investigates architectural concepts, movements, and theories of the post-war period that are essential to an understanding of the present moment. Through the analysis of texts, drawings, and built projects, the course will offer a critical study of architecture’s relationship to ideology.

  2 credits.

• 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 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

  Structural Poetics: This course will define structural poetics as design ethos and approach to the integration of structural systems within architecture. By delving into historical & contemporary examples we will explore the nature of collaboration between structural engineer and architect & the economical and appropriate use of building materials and their sourcing. Emphasis will be placed on the integration of renewable resources within building construction, the adaptive reuse of existing structures, and the tracking of embodied carbon of building construction.

  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.

  Prerequisite: permission of instructor

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

  Credits: 2.00

• Arch 225

  Advanced Topics in History, Theory, Criticism

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

  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.

  Credits: 2.00

• FA 100RA - FA 100RB

  Shop Tech

  An introduction to the physical aspects of working with wood, metal and plaster (mold making).

  1 credit per semester.

Undergraduate Electives

• 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 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.

  Credits: 2.00

• 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.

  Credits: 2.00

• 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.

  Prerequisite: permission of instructor

  Credits: 2.00

• 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.

  Credits: 2.00

• Arch 185.12

  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.

  Prerequisite: permission of instructor

  Credits: 2.00

• Arch 186

  Workshop

  Operating outside the confines of the semester structure, this one-credit workshop will vary in duration and schedule and have the flexibility to engage a variety of focused, project-oriented topics. The workshop is to be structured towards a critical engagement with specific concepts, techniques and media. Open to students in third year and above.

  1 credit. Prerequisite: permission of the instructor. Class instruction for a minimum of 15 hours. May be take a maximum of one (1) time each semester; may be repeated for a maximum total of four 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 193

  Experience in Practice

  Supervised experience in the practice of architecture or a related discipline in the built environment during the summer break from classes that will enhance the student’s knowledge and design skills. A minimum of 8 weeks/300 hours work is required for credit. The work experience must be approved a minimum of 4 weeks prior to the beginning of work. It is expected that the student will be compensated for work as required by law. May be repeated for credit up to a maximum of 3 credits.

  1 credit, Pass/Fail. Prerequisites: Successful completion of all second year requirements.

• 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 199

  Architecture Independent Study

  Objective: The purpose of this Independent Study is to allow students to pursue an independent study or research project outside their regular coursework, in order to delve more deeply into a specific topic of interest. An Independent study may be taken under the supervision of a member of the resident faculty (defined as full-time or proportional-time faculty members) or adjunct faculty members who have taught at the School of Architecture for at least 6 semesters. The faculty member—who becomes the advisor for the independent course—must approve the proposed study and agree to provide continuing supervision of the work.
  
  Eligibility: Only students in fourth and fifth years in good academic standing (defined as having earned a minimum 3.25 G.P.A. overall for the previous semester) are eligible for independent study. Independent study may be taken only once during a semester in an advanced subject for two (2) credits. One (1) credit of independent study represents a minimum of three (3) hours of work during each week of a 15-week semester.
  
  Application procedure: The major consideration in approving proposals for independent study is the educational value of the study project within the structure of the degree requirements as well as the student having successfully completed any relevant introductory coursework in the topic proposed. Before applying for an independent study, eligible students should contact the faculty they wish to consider as an advisor to discuss their proposal.
  
  1. The selected faculty advisor must be teaching in the School of Architecture during the semester in which you wish to enroll (a professor on leave may not supervise an independent study).

  2. The student writes a one-page proposal for the course including a concise description, deliverables, workplan, schedule and preliminary bibliography and describe previous coursework in the proposed topic as well as the educational value of the selected topic of interest.

  3. The student selects a faculty adviser who must sign off on the proposal

  4. The student submits the signed proposal to the Dean for review in consultation with the faculty member.

  5. Approval of the Independent Study based on merits of proposal and availability of funds to compensate faculty member in compliance with CUFCT/CUOP contract.

  6. Once approved, student will receive permission to register for ARCH 199.

  2 credits.

• 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.

• Arch 377

  Advanced Digital Architecture

  The discipline of architecture and its relationship to digital technology. Has the nature of creative work changed? Computation as an ever more technical, pragmatic power, useful in predicting, evaluating, and controlling a building's performance or computation as a non-issue, what matters is only the design content. It is critical that we now not only collectively take stock of our new roles in creative processes, but also speculate on what the future of creative work—on what the future creator—looks like.
  
  3 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.

• 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.

• Arch 499

  Architecture Independent Study

  
  Objective: The purpose of this Independent Study is to allow students to pursue an independent study or research project outside their regular coursework, in order to delve more deeply into a specific topic of interest. An Independent study may be taken under the supervision of a member of the resident faculty (defined as full-time or proportional-time faculty members) or adjunct faculty members who have taught at the School of Architecture for at least 6 semesters. The faculty member—who becomes the advisor for the independent course—must approve the proposed study and agree to provide continuing supervision of the work.

  Eligibility: Only graduate students in good academic standing (defined as having earned a minimum 3.25 G.P.A. overall for the previous semester are eligible for independent study (which means that graduate students become eligible for Independent Study starting in their second semester of study). Independent study may be taken only once during a semester in an advanced subject for two (2) credits. One (1) credit of independent study represents a minimum of three (3) hours of work during each week of a 15-week semester.

  Application procedure: The major consideration in approving proposals for independent study is the educational value of the study project within the structure of the degree requirements as well as the student having successfully completed any relevant introductory coursework in the topic proposed. Before applying for an independent study, eligible students should contact the faculty they wish to consider as an advisor to discuss their proposal.

  1. The selected faculty advisor must be teaching in the School of Architecture during the semester in which you wish to enroll (a professor on leave may not supervise an independent
  study).

  2. The student writes a one-page proposal for the course including a concise description, deliverables, workplan, schedule and preliminary bibliography and describe previous coursework in the proposed topic as well as the educational value of the selected topic of interest.

  3. The student selects a faculty adviser who must sign off on the proposal

  4. The student submits the signed proposal to the Dean for review in consultation with the faculty member.

  5. Approval of the Independent Study based on merits of proposal and availability of funds to compensate faculty member in compliance with CUFCT/CUOP contract.

  6. Once approved, student will receive permission to register for ARCH 499.

  2 credits.