Department of Architectural Technology

Course Description:     The architectural process involved in designing small to medium size projects for specific building types. Scope covers initial research and analysis, program development, flow diagrams, schematic design, and massing studies through final presentation. Final presentations will include drawings and models reviewed by a design jury.

There will be three projects and a final portfolio. Research papers, 2D and 3D drawings, and physical study models and final models will be utilized in program development, design and presentations.  Each student will also participate in building one of the site models for the projects.

 

Prerequisites:               ARCH 2311 with a grade of C or higher

 

Suggested Text:          

Form Space & Order by Francis D. K. Ching (published by Wiley)

Grading:

Attendance and participation                   10%

Project 1                                                                         20%

Project 2                                                                          30%

Project 3                                                                           30%

Final Portfolio                                                            10%

A final grade of C or higher is required in this course to use it as a prerequisite for subsequent courses.