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A his­tor­i­cal analy­sis of the city’s in­fra­struc­ture, real es­tate de­vel­op­ment, mu­nic­i­pal plan­ning, or­di­nances and key build­ings using the com­par­a­tive method. The class will trace the course of ar­chi­tec­tural his­tory from the vil­lage to the pre­sent role of the city as the com­mer­cial and cul­tural hub of the na­tion. This course will stress the dy­namic so­cio-eco­nomic de­ter­mi­nants emerg­ing as a re­sult of im­prove­ments and growth in tech­nol­ogy, trans­porta­tion, in­fra­struc­ture, real es­tate, com­merce, hous­ing and recre­ation.

A historical analysis of the city’s infrastructure, real estate development, municipal planning, ordinances and key buildings using the comparative method. The class will trace the course of architectural history from the village to the present role of the city as the commercial and cultural hub of the nation. This course will stress the dynamic socio-economic determinants emerging as a result of improvements and growth in technology, transportation, infrastructure, real estate, commerce, housing and recreation.

Course focus is on steel con­struc­tion. This course stud­ies the de­vel­op­ment of build­ing sys­tems as they occur dur­ing the de­sign de­vel­op­ment phase of ar­chi­tec­ture. The focus will be on steel con­struc­tion. Using case study re­search meth­ods, stu­dents an­a­lyze fac­tors, such as build­ing as­sem­blies and sys­tems, codes and gov­ern­ment reg­u­la­tions, human er­gonom­ics, and sus­tain­abil­ity, which af­fect build­ing con­struc­tion and use. Their so­lu­tions to these is­sues are in­te­grated into their final build­ing de­sign so­lu­tions. Stu­dents cre­ate a se­ries of re­ports and a set of con­struc­tion draw­ings using both ana­log meth­ods (hand sketch­ing and draw­ing) and dig­i­tal tools in­clud­ing tra­di­tional CAD soft­ware and Build­ing In­for­ma­tion Mod­el­ing tech­niques.

Course focus is on steel construction. This course studies the development of building systems as they occur during the design development phase of architecture. The focus will be on steel construction. Using case study research methods, students analyze factors, such as building assemblies and systems, codes and government regulations, human ergonomics, and sustainability, which affect building construction and use. Their solutions to these issues are integrated into their final building design solutions. Students create a series of reports and a set of construction drawings using both analog methods (hand sketching and drawing) and digital tools including traditional CAD software and Building Information Modeling techniques.

An in­ter­me­di­ate and ad­vanced al­ge­bra course. Top­ics in­clude qua­dratic equa­tions, sys­tems of lin­ear equa­tions, ex­po­nen­tial and log­a­rith­mic func­tions, and top­ics from trigonom­e­try in­clud­ing iden­ti­ties, equa­tions and so­lu­tions of tri­an­gles.

An intermediate and advanced algebra course. Topics include quadratic equations, systems of linear equations, exponential and logarithmic functions, and topics from trigonometry including identities, equations and solutions of triangles.

This is an Ad­vanced De­sign stu­dio where the sig­nif­i­cance of pub­lic hous­ing will be ex­am­ined. The stu­dio will re­search, eval­u­ate an­a­lyze and in­ves­ti­gate multi-fam­ily hous­ing and urban re­de­vel­op­ment, and pro­pose an ex­ploratory ap­proach to the plan­ning and de­liv­ery of hous­ing. The final pro­ject will con­sist of de­sign­ing high den­sity mixed –use hous­ing and pub­lic space with com­mu­nity ameni­ties.

This is an Advanced Design studio where the significance of public housing will be examined. The studio will research, evaluate analyze and investigate multi-family housing and urban redevelopment, and propose an exploratory approach to the planning and delivery of housing. The final project will consist of designing high density mixed –use housing and public space with community amenities.

This course is an ex­plo­ration of ab­stract ar­chi­tec­tural de­sign the­ory in the ex­pres­sion of three-di­men­sional space. The cre­ation of com­pre­hen­sive ar­chi­tec­tural de­sign pro­jects are de­vel­oped fol­low­ing a build­ing pro­gram and in­cor­po­rat­ing el­e­ments of site, en­clo­sure, struc­ture, ma­te­r­ial and tech­nol­ogy. De­sign con­cepts and vo­cab­u­lary are in­tro­duced and strength­ened through de­sign pro­jects. A ju­ried pre­sen­ta­tion will take place at the com­ple­tion of each pro­ject.

This course is an exploration of abstract architectural design theory in the expression of three-dimensional space. The creation of comprehensive architectural design projects are developed following a building program and incorporating elements of site, enclosure, structure, material and technology. Design concepts and vocabulary are introduced and strengthened through design projects. A juried presentation will take place at the completion of each project.