403 Introduction to Preservation (3) History, theory, and legal aspects of architectural preservation and restoration.
404 Preservation Technology (3) Techniques of preservation. Methods of analysis, history of materials and technology used in old buildings.
(DE) Prerequisite(s): 403.
406 Ideas in Architecture (3) Historical and critical review of major ideas of architecture through the ages.
Comment(s): Open to all students.
410 History and Theory of Urban Form (3) Patterns of community development. Selected historical and contemporary examples. Basic urban design issues and exemplary design approaches examined through lectures, readings, essays, and sketch studies including historical change in urban form and design.
412 Non-Western and Indigenous Architecture (3) Building responsive to climate, material availability, and economic level, as designed by anonymous builders. Examples from prehistoric times to present including the fertile crescent; the Indus Valley; Hindu, Buddhist, and Mughal architecture of India, China, and Japan.
417 The International Style (3) Survey of architecture of the early modern movement, primarily in Europe and America, covering the years 1900 to 1940.
420 History of American Architecture (3) Consideration of architecture and city planning in the United States from the pre-Columbian period until the mid-20th-century.
425 Special Topics in Architecture (1-6) Faculty-initiated courses. Topics vary.
Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 12 hours.
Registration Permission: Consent of instructor.
433 Computer Applications in Design III (3) Advanced course that integrates three-dimensional modeling and technical analysis with computers to augment building design. Independent studies under faculty direction.
Registration Permission: Consent of instructor.
463 Architectural Development (3) Principles and practice of the architect as a developer. Impact of economics, finance and urban policy on the design and development of real estate.
Comment(s): Open to all students.
473 Architectural Photography (3) Photography as a design, research, and presentation medium. Application of photographic techniques, printing and processing. Color, black and white.
500 Thesis (1-15)
Grading Restriction: P/NP only.
Repeatability: May be repeated.
502 Registration for Use of Facilities (1-15) Required for the student not otherwise registered during any semester when student uses university facilities and/or faculty time before degree is completed.
Grading Restriction: Satisfactory/No Credit grading only.
Repeatability: May be repeated.
Credit Restriction: May not be used toward degree requirements.
503 Modern Architecture: Histories and Theories (3) History and theory of modern architecture: late 19th and 20th centuries through broad-based examinations of question of modernity and specific case studies of buildings, projects, landscapes and theories.
507 Architecture, Culture and Modernity (3) Scope of ideas generated in architecture’s recent history to reveal and explain production and reception of architecture: historical background necessary to understand those concepts. Complements history sequence but in specialized field of theory.
509 Seminar in Architectural Technology (3) Technological aspects influencing building form. Role of technical aspects of structural, environmental and building infrastructure as integrated systems supporting access use and expression of building.
514 Seminar in Ethical Imperatives (3) Social, cultural, philosophical and moral issues which impact professional responsibilities. Attitudes, values, and ideas that address formation of profession’s ethos.
515 Seminar in Issues in Urban Design (3) Investigations of urban forms, patterns, and attitudes that have shaped towns and cities.
Registration Permission: Consent of instructor.
516 Materials and Methods of Construction (3) Properties of interior and exterior building materials and their relation to construction methods and detailing. Theory of materials selection and application and role materials and methods play in design process.
521 Principles of Architectural Form (3) Historical and contemporary architectural theory through investigation of literature and related examples. Theories of understanding and theories of application related to generation of architectural form and space in response to both cultural and environmental focus.
Registration Restriction(s): Master of Architecture – architecture major.
525 Special Topics in Architecture (1-3) Student- or instructor-initiated course.
Grading Restriction: Satisfactory/No Credit or letter grade.
Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 9 hours.
526 Directed Readings in Architecture (3) Readings on topics of interest: primary texts, history, theory, urban issues, technology and professional practice.
Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 9 hours.
Registration Permission: Consent of instructor.
528 Topics in Architectural History and Theory (3) Historic topics, ideas, and theories in architecture.
Registration Permission: Consent of instructor.
535 Presentation Design I (3) Basic techniques and understanding of graphic presentation design within the profession of architecture. Addresses fundamental design principles, page layout, image manipulation and typography, employing computer software applications. Conducted through lectures, assigned projects, assigned readings, labs, exams and/or critiques.
(DE) Prerequisite: 231.
Registration Permission: Consent of instructor.
536 Presentation Design II (3) Advanced techniques and understanding of graphic presentation design within the profession of architecture. Addresses document design, layout and binding, image manipulation and typography, employing computer software applications. Conducted through lectures, assigned projects, assigned readings, labs, exams and/or critiques.
(DE) Prerequisite: 535.
Registration Permission: Consent of instructor.
545 Principles of Environmental Control I (3) Introduction to heating, ventilating, air conditioning, solar energy, plumbing, and fire-protection systems.
(DE) Prerequisite(s): 180.
Comment(s): Enrollment is limited to Master of Architecture students.
551 Research Methods (3) Quantitative and qualitative methods of research in architectural inquiry. Systematic study and application of applied and speculative investigations in field of architectural research. Review and identification of techniques and methodologies and applications for architectural research and scholarship.
553 Advanced Topics in Architectural Technology (3) In-depth investigations and analysis: architectural technology lighting, structure, enclosure, mechanical and other architectural technologies.
Registration Permission: Consent of instructor.
562 Professional Practice (3) Management and organizational theories and practices for delivering professional design services: assessment of building industry and its influence on practice; analysis of basic management functions within professional firms; legal and ethical concerns facing practitioners today; and introduction to special obligations and privileges of design professional.
571 Architectural Design Studio: Building Groups/Complexes (6) Investigations analyzing cultural and contextual influences and precedents informing architectural form, space and structure in communal complex of buildings. Design of residential, recreational, educational, religious and communal facilities comprising distinctive/individual and modular/repetitive units.
(DE) Prerequisite(s): 282.
572 Architectural Design Studio: Technological Traditions (6) Investigations analyzing tectonic influences and traditions in forming architectural form, space and structure. Design of building: coordination of material assembly, environmental control, structure, acoustics and lighting.
(DE) Prerequisite(s): 571.
573 Architectural Design Studio: Urban Context (6) Investigations analyzing cultural, physical, and environmental influences and precedents of community on architectural form, space and structure. Design of projects: civic realm of urban forms and spaces.
(DE) Prerequisite(s): 572.
580 Thesis Preparation (3) Preparation of document under supervision of candidate’s thesis advisory committee and in support of topic of candidate’s thesis inquiry in 500 (Thesis).
(DE) Prerequisite(s): 551.
589 Urban Site Planning Workshop (4) Explores ideas, vocabulary, conventions, and technical skills essential to a critical understanding of how design and planning operate within the various scales of urban and ecological context. Examines both underlying terrain elements (landform, vegetation, water, climate) and human site interventions (urban infrastructure, buildings, and landscape). Strategies and analysis techniques for reading, mapping, and analyzing urban sites are introduced, as are issues, language, and principles of site design in urbanized landscapes.
Comment(s): Open to all majors.
Registration Permission: Consent of instructor.
591 Foreign Study (1-9)
Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 12 hours.
Registration Permission(s): Consent of instructor and approval of graduate program in architecture.
592 Off-Campus Study (1-9)
Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 12 hours.
Registration Permission(s): Consent of instructor and approval of graduate program in architecture.
593 Independent Study (1-9)
Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 15 hours.
Registration Permission(s): Consent of instructor and approval of graduate program in architecture.