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ARCH 1231 is an in­tro­duc­tion to basic ma­te­ri­als of con­struc­tion and the fun­da­men­tal prin­ci­pals of or­tho­graphic pro­jec­tion and ar­chi­tec­tural draft­ing. The course­work in­cludes doc­u­ment­ing ex­ist­ing con­di­tions, de­vel­op­ment of a plan, el­e­va­tion, sec­tion and as­sem­bly de­tails sup­ported by text-based study of ma­te­r­ial prop­er­ties and ap­pli­ca­tions.

ARCH 1231 is an introduction to basic materials of construction and the fundamental principals of orthographic projection and architectural drafting. The coursework includes documenting existing conditions, development of a plan, elevation, section and assembly details supported by text-based study of material properties and applications.

Adap­tive Reuse De­sign Stu­dio

Adaptive Reuse Design Studio

Build­ing Tech­nol­ogy III

Building Technology III

In­tro­duc­tion to Ar­chi­tec­ture pro­vides a foun­da­tion for stu­dents en­ter­ing the BArch / BTech pro­gram to de­velop a “vi­sual lit­er­acy” on the built en­vi­ron­ment. By prac­tic­ing the basic skills of sketch­ing, draft­ing, and read­ing about build­ings, and with the op­por­tu­nity to pre­sent their un­der­stand­ing to oth­ers through writ­ten as­sign­ments and ver­bal pre­sen­ta­tions, stu­dents will de­velop meth­ods of rep­re­sent­ing and pre­sent­ing ar­chi­tec­ture ver­bally and graph­i­cally.

Introduction to Architecture provides a foundation for students entering the BArch / BTech program to develop a “visual literacy” on the built environment. By practicing the basic skills of sketching, drafting, and reading about buildings, and with the opportunity to present their understanding to others through written assignments and verbal presentations, students will develop methods of representing and presenting architecture verbally and graphically.

A his­tor­i­cal sur­vey of ar­chi­tec­ture from early civ­i­liza­tions to the start of the In­dus­trial Rev­o­lu­tion. Ar­chi­tec­ture is ex­am­ined as an ex­pres­sion of the cul­ture and life of a so­ci­ety. Class ses­sions study ar­chi­tec­ture from around the world within its so­cial, tem­po­ral, and spa­tial con­texts. While the his­tory of West­ern ar­chi­tec­ture is cov­ered from an­cient Egypt to the En­light­en­ment, a spe­cial focus is di­rected to the ar­chi­tec­tures of the Far East, South Asia, Africa, pre-Columbian Latin Amer­ica, the Is­lamic World, and else­where to pro­vide a com­pre­hen­sive overview of the rich­ness and di­ver­sity of ar­chi­tec­ture as a cul­tural ar­ti­fact.

A historical survey of architecture from early civilizations to the start of the Industrial Revolution. Architecture is examined as an expression of the culture and life of a society. Class sessions study architecture from around the world within its social, temporal, and spatial contexts. While the history of Western architecture is covered from ancient Egypt to the Enlightenment, a special focus is directed to the architectures of the Far East, South Asia, Africa, pre-Columbian Latin America, the Islamic World, and elsewhere to provide a comprehensive overview of the richness and diversity of architecture as a cultural artifact.