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Build­ing de­sign and con­struc­tion must an­tic­i­pate an in­flux of smart ma­te­ri­als which re­spond more acutely to en­vi­ron­men­tal con­di­tions and lim­i­ta­tions. This course syn­the­sizes re­search in ma­te­ri­als sci­ence with the lat­est tech­nolo­gies for tool­ing and mea­sur­ing per­for­mance within the built en­vi­ron­ment. Ma­te­ri­als to be re­searched and de­vel­oped may in­clude glass, ce­ram­ics, plas­tics and poly­mers, nat­ural fibers and metal al­loys. Stu­dents re­search ma­te­ri­als with a par­tic­u­lar focus on se­lec­tion, sourc­ing, pro­cess­ing and as­sem­blage.

Building design and construction must anticipate an influx of smart materials which respond more acutely to environmental conditions and limitations. This course synthesizes research in materials science with the latest technologies for tooling and measuring performance within the built environment. Materials to be researched and developed may include glass, ceramics, plastics and polymers, natural fibers and metal alloys. Students research materials with a particular focus on selection, sourcing, processing and assemblage.

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.

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.

This course will study the basic ma­te­ri­als of con­struc­tion as well as the the­ory and prac­tice of build­ing tech­nol­ogy. The course will in­clude in­ves­ti­ga­tion of the as­sem­bly of build­ing com­po­nents and meth­ods of con­struc­tion while de­vel­op­ing pro­fi­ciency in both ana­log and dig­i­tal draw­ing build­ing in­for­ma­tion mod­el­ing (BIM) tech­niques, and pro­fes­sion­ally pre­sented con­struc­tion draw­ing page com­po­si­tion.

This course will study the basic materials of construction as well as the theory and practice of building technology. The course will include investigation of the assembly of building components and methods of construction while developing proficiency in both analog and digital drawing building information modeling (BIM) techniques, and professionally presented construction drawing page composition.

This spe­cial top­ics course of­fers an in­ter­dis­ci­pli­nary ap­proach to in­ves­ti­gat­ing our built en­vi­ron­ment using a case study fo­cused on a spe­cific place each se­mes­ter. This course com­bines phys­i­cal ex­am­i­na­tion with in­for­ma­tion re­search and data col­lec­tion using method­olo­gies de­vel­oped in mul­ti­ple dis­ci­plines. Stu­dents from a va­ri­ety of de­part­ments en­gage in on-site ex­plo­ration and in-depth re­search of a lo­ca­tion in New York City.

This special topics course offers an interdisciplinary approach to investigating our built environment using a case study focused on a specific place each semester. This course combines physical examination with information research and data collection using methodologies developed in multiple disciplines. Students from a variety of departments engage in on-site exploration and in-depth research of a location in New York City.

This course will study the basic ma­te­ri­als of con­struc­tion as well as the the­ory and prac­tice of build­ing tech­nol­ogy. The course will in­clude in­ves­ti­ga­tion of the as­sem­bly of build­ing com­po­nents and meth­ods of con­struc­tion while de­vel­op­ing pro­fi­ciency in both ana­log and dig­i­tal draw­ing build­ing in­for­ma­tion mod­el­ing (BIM) tech­niques, and pro­fes­sion­ally pre­sented con­struc­tion draw­ing page com­po­si­tion.

This course will study the basic materials of construction as well as the theory and practice of building technology. The course will include investigation of the assembly of building components and methods of construction while developing proficiency in both analog and digital drawing building information modeling (BIM) techniques, and professionally presented construction drawing page composition.