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Ar­chi­tec­tural De­sign II: Foun­da­tions is the sec­ond course in the one year foun­da­tion se­quence which in­creases the stu­dent’s abil­ity to per­ceive vi­sual cues, cre­ate vi­sual de­sign, for­mu­late con­cepts, and ren­der ideas in two or three di­men­sions. Stu­dents will use a com­bi­na­tion of hand and dig­i­tal skills to aid in the cre­ation and in­ter­pre­ta­tion of three di­men­sional ob­jects and space, and the de­lin­eation of the same using stan­dard pro­jec­tion sys­tems.

Architectural Design II: Foundations is the second course in the one year foundation sequence which increases the student’s ability to perceive visual cues, create visual design, formulate concepts, and render ideas in two or three dimensions. Students will use a combination of hand and digital skills to aid in the creation and interpretation of three dimensional objects and space, and the delineation of the same using standard projection systems.

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 in­ter­dis­ci­pli­nary course ex­am­ines cur­rent en­vi­ron­men­tal is­sues from a macro­eco­nomic per­spec­tive, fo­cus­ing on both the long and short-term eco­nomic vi­a­bil­ity of var­i­ous pro­pos­als to ad­dress cur­rent en­vi­ron­men­tal chal­lenges. While the dis­ci­pline of Eco­nom­ics serves as a cen­tral focus, the course draws ex­ten­sively from the per­spec­tives of So­ci­ol­ogy, Ar­chi­tec­tural Tech­nol­ogy, En­vi­ron­men­tal Con­trol Tech­nol­ogy, Hos­pi­tal­ity Man­age­ment (sus­tain­able tourism), and Sus­tain­able Tech­nol­ogy. Tra­di­tional goals of eco­nomic ef­fi­ciency will be ex­am­ined in the con­text of the need to ex­pand re­new­able en­ergy sources, green build­ing de­sign and con­struc­tion, sus­tain­able agri­cul­ture and trade, re­source al­lo­ca­tion and other ef­forts to com­bat cli­mate change on a global scale. It fo­cuses on both the long and short-term eco­nomic vi­a­bil­ity of var­i­ous pro­pos­als to ad­dress cur­rent en­vi­ron­men­tal chal­lenges draw­ing upon the in­her­ent in­ter­dis­ci­pli­nary con­nec­tion to these vital eco­nomic is­sues.

This interdisciplinary course examines current environmental issues from a macroeconomic perspective, focusing on both the long and short-term economic viability of various proposals to address current environmental challenges. While the discipline of Economics serves as a central focus, the course draws extensively from the perspectives of Sociology, Architectural Technology, Environmental Control Technology, Hospitality Management (sustainable tourism), and Sustainable Technology. Traditional goals of economic efficiency will be examined in the context of the need to expand renewable energy sources, green building design and construction, sustainable agriculture and trade, resource allocation and other efforts to combat climate change on a global scale. It focuses on both the long and short-term economic viability of various proposals to address current environmental challenges drawing upon the inherent interdisciplinary connection to these vital economic issues.

This de­sign course will cover a range of urban and ar­chi­tec­tural de­sign is­sues. Stu­dents will ex­plore both the the­o­ret­i­cal and prag­matic as­pects of de­sign ap­plied in an urban en­vi­ron­ment. As an ad­vanced de­sign class, this course will in­cor­po­rate pre­vi­ous stu­dio and lec­ture course­work to tie to­gether top­ics of urban plan­ning, ar­chi­tec­tural de­sign, en­vi­ron­men­tal sus­tain­abil­ity and his­toric preser­va­tion.

This design course will cover a range of urban and architectural design issues. Students will explore both the theoretical and pragmatic aspects of design applied in an urban environment. As an advanced design class, this course will incorporate previous studio and lecture coursework to tie together topics of urban planning, architectural design, environmental sustainability and historic preservation.

Vi­sual Stud­ies II builds on the knowl­edge of ar­chi­tec­tural rep­re­sen­ta­tion and vi­su­al­iza­tion ob­tained in ARCH 1111 and ARCH 1191. This course is taken in tan­dem with ARCH 1211. (Ar­chi­tec­tural De­sign II: Foun­da­tions), and fo­cuses par­tic­u­larly on: pre­cise craft­ing of phys­i­cal and ana­logue mod­els and ar­chi­tec­tural pre­sen­ta­tions, ana­logue and dig­i­tal ren­der­ing tech­niques, and rep­re­sen­ta­tion of geo-spa­tial in­for­ma­tion. The course pro­vides the tools for stu­dents in their de­sign work by strength­en­ing their skills vi­su­ally, ver­bally, and graph­i­cally so they may demon­strate their flu­ency in and un­der­stand­ing of key de­sign vo­cab­u­lary, con­cepts, and vi­sual tech­niques.

Visual Studies II builds on the knowledge of architectural representation and visualization obtained in ARCH 1111 and ARCH 1191. This course is taken in tandem with ARCH 1211. (Architectural Design II: Foundations), and focuses particularly on: precise crafting of physical and analogue models and architectural presentations, analogue and digital rendering techniques, and representation of geo-spatial information. The course provides the tools for students in their design work by strengthening their skills visually, verbally, and graphically so they may demonstrate their fluency in and understanding of key design vocabulary, concepts, and visual techniques.