ARCHITECTURE AND INTERIOR DESIGN
(ARC-Fine Arts)
Note: Unless otherwise indicated,
courses in the Department of Architecture and Interior Design
are open to all university students with proper prerequisites.
Non-majors note ARC 188 Ideas in Western Architecture, and
courses in environmental systems, history and philosophy,
landscape architecture, and urban design.
504, 505, 506
Seminars (1-3)
Courses in three of the primary curricular areas—communication
process; history and theory; environmental systems. Offerings
vary. May include: housing, contemporary architecture theory
and practice, vernacular architecture, urban studies, architectural
theory, exploration of graphic media, advanced work in building
systems, etcetera. Seminar descriptions available at departmental
office during preregistration each semester. Non-majors encouraged
to seek course work in their area of interest.
MPC 505.E Renaissance Architecture
(3)
MPT 505.G Gothic Architecture
(3)
MPC 505.U Urban Field Experience
(3)
510 Principles of Environmental Systems (3)
Statistics and strength of materials as an introduction to
structural design. Prerequisite: ARC 212.
511-512 Structural Design
(3,3)
Development of basic applied knowledge in the design of structural
elements and systems using common constructional materials
in accordance with relevant code requirements. Prerequisite:
ARC 312. Offered infrequently.
513 Environmental Systems
(3)
Introduction to natural phenomena of luminous, thermal, and
acoustical environments and principles of the design of man-made
environmental controls. Emphasis given to energy-efficient
lighting, heating, ventilating, and air conditioning systems.
514 Environmental Controls
(3)
Mechanical and electrical systems design with emphasis on
the building envelope, energy codes, and design of energy-efficient
buildings. Systems include typical heating and air conditioning
systems, heat pumps, active solar systems, and architectural
lighting and electrical distribution systems.
517 Architectural Materials
(3)
Introduction to materials and criteria for selection in architectural
structures. Prerequisite: ARC 211-212 for architecture majors;
ARC 212 for interior design majors.
518 Construction Methods
(3)
Systematic approach to construction. Investigation of systems,
concepts, and system-building. Open to majors only.
521 Seminar in Architectural
Philosophy (1-3)
In-depth explorations into 20th century architectural philosophy.
Explores connections between philosophical texts and architectural
theory. Important philosophical trends, socio-cultural forces,
and personalities examined. Prerequisite: ARC 221-222. Offered
infrequently.
MPC 526 Architecture
and Society (3)
Examination of the relation between design professions and
varying social-economic orders, with special emphasis given
to the effect of this order on theory and practice of architecture.
MPT 527 The American
City Since 1940 (3)
Examination of the American city and its physical transformation
since 1940. Studies how different experiences of the city
are conditioned by issues of class, race, gender, culture.
535 Principles of Landscape
Architecture (3)
Examination of the role of landscape architect in the environmental
design process through discussion of history, methodology,
and practice of contemporary landscape design.
541 Professional Practice
(3)
Awareness of current legal problems and professional ethics
relative to handling building projects from feasibility studies
through development drawings, contract documents, bidding,
and construction supervision. Prerequisite: fourth-year standing.
546 The Visual Manifesto
(3)
Examination and production of the architectural manifesto
in written, graphic, and multimedia form. Involves the integration
of text, traditional graphic media and computer software.
Prerequisites: Open to Junior, Senior, and Graduate majors
only.
551 Modern Architecture
(3)
Survey of stylistic technical and ideological development
in architecture in late 19th and 20th centuries.
581, 582, 583, 584 Design
Studio for M. Arch.
Graduate Students (6,6,6,6)
590, 690 Graduate Independent Study
(1-3, 1-3)
601-602 Architectural Design
Studio (6,6)
Professional-level architectural studio. Shorter problems
interspersed with nationally known visiting critics. Open
to majors only.
ARC 613 Graphic Media I
(2)
Introduction to various graphic media as tools of environmental
design. Emphasis placed on the use of traditional media as
tools of three-dimensional analysis and synthesis in design
process and representation. Includes traditional media exploration,
introduction to ways of seeing to gain visual knowledge through
freehand sketching and life drawing followed by an introduction
to basic orthographic, paraline and perspective drawing principles.
ARC 614 Graphic Media II (2)
Introduction to various graphic media as tools of environmental
design. Emphasis placed on use of traditional and digital
media as tools of three-dimensional analysis and synthesis
in design process and representation. Includes orthographics,
perspective, sketching, drafting, photography, rendering and
web design.
ARC 615 Graphic Media III
(2)
An introduction into computer drawing/drafting, 3-D modeling
software to investigate the computer as a design tool. The
course encourages experimentation of mixed media, building
upon the traditional skills of drawing, model building and
rendering. Continued studies in perspective and orthographic
drawing as well as rendering techniques involving watercolor
and marker will be integrated as an additional focus throughout
the course.
ARC 616 Graphic Media IV
(2)
The course is an introduction into computer 3-D modeling software
investigating the computer as a design tool. The course will
also explore mixed media as an advanced course in traditional
wet media (marker and watercolor) and their integration with
digital media as a powerful design and graphic tool. Continued
studies in perspective and orthographic drawing as well as
highly advanced rendering techniques involving watercolor,
marker and the computer will be emphasized.
ARC 621 History of Architecture
I (3)
Thorough and systematic survey of the history of architecture,
interior design, and planning from Greece through the 17th
century, concentrating on the mainstream of Western traditions.
ARC 622 History of Architecture
II (3)
Thorough and systematic survey of the history of architecture,
interior design, and planning from the 18th to the 21st century,
concentrating on the mainstream of Western traditions.
ARC 634 Architectural Theory
(3)
Introduction to techniques and procedures involved in methodical
architectural research. Each student undertakes research project
on a particular aspect of design. Open to majors only.
ARC 636 Design and Research
Methods (3)
Essentials of architectural and cultural theory and research
methods in support of thesis and scholarly activity. The course
will also address methods to analyze a site and develop an
architectural program.
ARC 700 Directed Thesis Research
(3)
Students in the M. Arch. II and M. Arch. III programs are required
to develop a thesis that contains a written and design component.
Students pursue this research independently in the context
of a committee that typically includes a chair and at least
one reader during the summer between the ARC 600 and ARC 700
studio levels an into the fall term. ARC 700 serves as an
independent study research course directed by the student’s
thesis mentor leading towards the development of a professional
journal format paper and design project reviewed by a jury
of professionals.
ARC 701 Pre-Thesis Design
Studio (6)
Students engage design issues facilitated through a series
of thesis preparatory problems during the first half of the
fall term. Preparatory problems are conducted when possible
with visiting scholars and may involve travel to engage significant
scholars and design problem settings. The second half of the
term involves the presentation of the written thesis research
document to a panel of nationally recognized critics and a
final end of the semester presentation focusing on the student’s
thesis program and site design.
ARC 702 Thesis Design
(6-12)
Students select a major field of interest and pursue in-depth
study and research into special areas of concentration, such
as architectural design, environmental controls, architectural
structures, or urban and regional planning. Open to majors
only.
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