100 Level Courses:

ARCH 111: Foundations of Design
ARCH 112: Architectural Design II
ARCH 124: Architectural Representation
ARCH 151: History of Art and Architecture I
ARCH 152: History of Art and Architecture II

200 Level Courses:

ARCH 213: Architectural Design III
ARCH 214: Architectural Design IV
ARCH 225: Introduction to Computers in Architecture
ARCH 233: Introduction to Building Systems
ARCH 234: Structures I
ARCH 253: Theories of Architecture

300 Level Courses:

ARCH 315: Architectural Design V
ARCH 316: Architectural Design VI
ARCH 335: Environmental Systems I
ARCH 336: Structures II
ARCH 337: Environmental Systems II
ARCH 338: Structures III
ARCH 354: Modern Architecture I
ARCH 355: Modern Architecture II
ARCH 373: Design/Build Special Project

400 Level Courses:

ARCH 417: Community Studies Studio
ARCH 418: Global Studio
ARCH 426: Travel Journal: Mediterranean Cultures
ARCH 428: Journaling: Urban Form in the Global Context
ARCH 456: Culture and Place: The Greek Legacy
ARCH 458: Culture and Place: The Theoretical and Historical Context
ARCH 461: Internship
ARCH 467: Facility Programming

500 Level Courses:

ARCH 519: Comprehensive Studio
ARCH 520: Explorations in Architectural Design
ARCH 557: Architecture Seminar
ARCH 569: Professional Practice
ARCH 291, 292, 391, 392, 491, 492: Research
ARTZ 123: Drawing

ARCH 111: Foundations of Design. 3 hours.

An introduction to the principles of design. Basic creative problem-solving and design principles are explored through studio projects and symposium presentations. This course is the first in a sequence of studio courses for both art and architecture majors, but also serves non-majors. Same as ARTZ 111. Offered fall semester. (Meets Creativity Explored)

ARCH 112: Architectural Design II. 5 hours.

This studio explores and develops conceptual strategies for basic formal and spatial design, emphasizing the role of ordering principles and of fundamental architectonic elements in the implementation of design intentions. Students also will be introduced to foundational processes for developing design projects through the application of formal analytical vocabulary, diagramming, drawing methods and conventions, and three-dimensional modeling. Offered spring semester and summer session II . Prerequisite: ARCH 111. Co-requisite: ARCH 124. (Meets Creativity Explored)

ARCH 124: Architectural Representation. 3 hours.

This course is structured to develop an understanding and ability to use representational media to visualize, document, investigate and present intentions within the graphic language of architectural communication. A range of integrative 2-D and 3-D techniques used to delineate architectural information will be explored. These skills will facilitate recording of key experiences, exploration of various design alternatives, refinement of designs, achievement of precision and accuracy, searching visual memory and the communication of intentions to others. Offered spring semester. Prerequisite: ARCH 111. Co-requisite: ARCH 112.

ARCH 151: History of Art and Architecture I. 3 hours.

An analytical survey of western traditions in art and architecture from the Paleolithic through the Middle Ages, including such periods and styles as Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Early Christian, Romanesque, and Gothic. Analysis of these traditions develops an awareness of non-western traditions. Same as ARTH 151. (Meets Artifacts of Western Culture)

ARCH 152: History of Art and Architecture II. 3 hours.

An analytical survey of western traditions in art and architecture from the Renaissance to the present, including such periods and styles as Baroque, Neoclassical, Romanticism, Modern, and Contemporary. Analysis of these traditions develops an awareness of non-western traditions. Same as ARTH 152. (Meets Artifacts of Western Culture)

ARCH 213: Architectural Design III. 5 hours.

This studio focuses on conceptualization and implementation of architectural ideas in response to environment, landscape, and site. Emphasis will be placed on understandings of building as shelter and enclosure, mediating between humans and their external world. Students will continue to develop the foundational design processes introduced in previous studios, and will be introduced to the role of rigorous precedent analysis in the generation of architectural ideas. Offered fall semester. Prerequisites: ARCH 112, ARCH 124.

ARCH 214: Architectural Design IV. 5 hours.

This studio focuses on conceptualization and implementation of architectural ideas in response to human experience, human needs, and human diversity. Emphasis will be placed on architectural design as an interpretation and accommodation of various human activities through the exploration of program, perception, scale and proportion, and safety and accessibility requirements. Students will continue to develop the design processes introduced in previous studios. Offered spring semester. Prerequisites: ARCH 213, ARCH 233. Co-requisite: ARCH 225.

ARCH 225: Introduction to Computers in Architecture. 3 hours.

This course builds on principles taught in ARCH 124, focusing on digital skills and processes that enhance communication techniques. A range of integrative representation techniques and principles will be explored through a variety of 2-D and 3-D software programs. Offered spring semester. Prerequisite: ARCH 124. Co-requisite: ARCH 214.

ARCH 233: Introduction to Building Systems. 3 hours.

Introduction of basic design and building principles; human comfort, structure, life safety and enclosure systems. This course will emphasize the development of basic introductory knowledge for an application in the design process. Offered fall semester. Co-requisite: ARCH 213.

ARCH 234: Structures I. 3 hours.

Investigation of the basic principles of structural systems through the analysis of overall structural behavior with specific attention to statics and system modeling. Offered spring semester. Prerequisites: MATH 203, PHYS 201, and ARCH 233.

ARCH 253: Theories of Architecture. 3 hours.

An introduction to the range of theoretical issues and approaches through which architecture has been and can be conceptualized, designed, produced, explained and assessed. Students are expected to develop their abilities to understand, discuss and write about architectural issues in a clear, rigorous way. Prerequisite: ARCH 152.

ARCH 315: Architectural Design V. 5 hours.

This studio explores the role of tectonics and detailing in architecture through an intensive investigation of materials and systems of construction and assembly. Students will continue to develop the design processes introduced in previous studios, but will supplement these with the introduction of computer applications and with large-scale modeling and design-build activities. Offered fall semester. Prerequisite: Admission to the professional program.

ARCH 316: Architectural Design VI. 5 hours.

This studio draws upon the five previous courses in the studio sequence, emphasizing the integrative nature of architectural design. Students will develop and demonstrate their abilities to conceptualize and implement building designs that bring together basic design principles, environmental and site responses, programmatic and human needs, and critical engagement with construction and materials. Students will continue to develop the design processes introduced in all previous studios, and will be expected to demonstrate their ability to independently employ these processes in the development of an architectural project. Offered spring semester. Prerequisite: ARCH 315.

ARCH 335: Environmental Systems I. 3 hours.

This course deals with those building elements that pertain to the visual and aural conditioning for the purposes of human use and comfort. The basic principles of light (natural and electrical) and acoustical systems, their integration with other building systems and the impact on the aesthetics of design will be stressed. Plumbing and electrical systems also will be presented. Offered fall semester. Prerequisite: Admission to the professional program.

ARCH 336: Structures II. 3 hours.

Analytical examination of timber and steel structures. Involves examination and design of solid and laminated timber and steel structures. Offered fall semester. Prerequisite: ARCH 234.

ARCH 337: Environmental Systems II. 3 hours.

This course deals with those building elements that pertain to thermal conditioning for the purposes of human use and comfort . The basic principles of thermal (natural and mechanical) control systems, their integration with other building systems and their impact on the aesthetics of design will be stressed. Fire safety and suppressions systems also will be presented. Offered spring semester. Prerequisite: ARCH 335.

ARCH 338: Structures III. 3 hours.

Analytical examination of reinforced masonry construction and reinforced concrete building frames, footings, columns and floor systems. Offered spring semester. Prerequisite: ARCH 336.

ARCH 354: Modern Architecture I. 3 hours.

An introduction to the history of modern architecture, from its intellectual and artistic origins in the nineteenth century through the postwar period. Special emphasis is placed on the consideration of modernism in architecture not just as a narrowly defined stylistic movement, but also as a broader cultural phenomenon through which architects engaged in a changing world. Same as ARTH 354. Offered fall semester. Prerequisite: Admission to the professional program.

ARCH 355: Modern Architecture II. 3 hours.

An examination of contemporary architectural and urbanistic theories and practices, emphasizing the continuing traditions of modernism and the various critiques of these that have emerged in recent decades. The contemporary scene is discussed across a wide range of professional models and socio-geographic contexts. Same as ARTH 355. Offered spring semester. Prerequisite: ARCH 354.

ARCH 373: Design/Build Special Project. 3 hours.

Students will work with a client to design and construct a full scale project during the course of the semester. This class takes a hands-on approach to exploration of materials, tectonics, and construction methods.

ARCH 417: Community Studies Studio. 5 hours.

This studio promotes the critical, creative, and innovative exploration of environmental, human, and tectonic factors associated with ‘real world’, funded, community-based architectural and urban design problems. All projects are student developed and managed under the supervision of the Director of the Center for Community Studies. Particular emphasis shall be placed upon the development of interdisciplinary and participatory investigations of regional community problems. Offered fall and spring semesters. Prerequisite: ARCH 316. Co-requisite: ARCH 467.

ARCH 418: Global Studio. 3 hours.

An interdisciplinary studio organized and taught in collaboration with the city of Volos, Greece . The studio applies the lessons of GLST 301: Global Futures to the future of the region and proposes solutions to local and regional problems. It studies issues of globalization within the context of developments in the Eastern Mediterranean and the European Union. It offers opportunities for architectural design and planning, art and art history, philosophy and religion, history and political science, business and economic components, and environmental science. Offered fall and spring semesters. Prerequisite: ARCH 316. Co-requisites: ARCH 426, ARCH 456.

ARCH 426: Travel Journal: Mediterranean Cultures. 3 hours.

Students will apply cultural theories from GLST 201: Global Awareness and Cultural Diversity to disciplined observation of the diversity of practices, rituals, habits, and artistic productions of the peoples of the Mediterranean as the crossroads between Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. Co-requisites: ARCH 418, ARCH 456. (Meets Minorities and Indigenous Cultures)

ARCH 428: Journaling: Urban Form in the Global Context. 3 hours.

This internationally based course will examine formal and spatial characteristics of significant urban places and the buildings and landscape that comprise them. Emphasis will be placed on developing an understanding of the interplay between urban design, planning, architecture, and landscape in specific international contexts. Students will use journals and drawings in order to document, analyze, and synthesize their observations and insights in a disciplined and diverse manner. Offered summer only. Co-requisite: ARCH 458.

ARCH 456: Culture and Place: The Greek Legacy. 3 hours.

This course examines Greece as a place of major significance in the consciousness of Western Civilization and the social cultural forces that have shaped its artistic, intellectual, and spiritual traditions in the ancient, medieval, and modern eras. Co-requisites: ARCH 418, ARCH 426. (Meets Ideas and Events of Western History)

ARCH 458: Culture and Place: The Theoretical and Historical Context. 3 hours.

This internationally based course examines places of major significance and the social cultural forces that have and continue to shape its artistic, intellectual, and spiritual traditions. Offered summer only. Co-requisite: ARCH 428.

ARCH 461: Internship. 1 hour.

A 10-week, full-time summer work experience under the direct supervision of a registered architect or 360 hours of accumulated professional office experience or 360 hours of approved alternate experiences. Students must document the experience by either establishing an Internship Development Program (IDP) record or by submitting a portfolio with letters of recommendation from the supervising architect to the Academic Oversight Committee. This requirement may be completed at any time during the first five semesters of the professional program except prior to ARCH 151. The School of Architecture will assist students in their search for appropriate internship experiences; however, it is the students’ responsibility to secure employment . The School of Architecture does not place students in internship situations. S/U grading. Prerequisite: Admission to the Professional Program.

ARCH 467: Facility Programming. 3 hours.

Lectures concerned with methods and techniques for systematic problem-solving and program development. Topics covered may range from project planning, problem awareness, identification of user need, decision theory, decision evaluation, budgeting or resources, communication, and quality control. This course is integral to the projects in ARCH 417. Co-requisite: ARCH 417.

ARCH 519: Comprehensive Studio. 5 hours.

This studio focuses on the conceptualization and implementation of comprehensive architectural design. Students will be expected to draw upon all previous coursework in order to thoroughly develop a project from a detailed program. Emphasis will be placed on the elaboration of architectural ideas through the integration and syntheses of structural, mechanical, construction and life-safety systems, and on the role of technical documentation and cost analysis in design development. Offered fall semester. Prerequisites: ARCH 417 and ARCH 418 or ARCH 417, ARCH 428 and ARCH 458. Co-requisite: ARCH 557.

ARCH 520: Explorations in Architectural Design. 5 hours.

This studio is the capstone of the ten-semester studio sequence, providing a setting for the detailed exploration of specific topics of personal and professional importance to the individual student. In consultation with faculty, students will establish a plan of study and will elect a particular direction for exploration based on one of the following options: the development of a specialized project as proposed by faculty or the exploration and testing of a theme identified through a student proposed research paper. Selection of this last option must be approved by faculty. Offered spring semester. Prerequisites: ARCH 519, ARCH 557.

ARCH 557: Architecture Seminar. 3 hours.

Advanced seminar in architecture. Students are expected to identify a major research topic of relevance to their own interests and professional goals, and to connect these specific and personal interests with their wider education experience in the Global Studies curriculum. The seminar is conduced through student-led presentations and discussions, and culminates in a major written and graphic project. Offered fall semester. Prerequisites: ARCH 417 and ARCH 418 or ARCH 417, ARCH 428 and ARCH 458. Co-requisite: ARCH 519.

ARCH 569: Professional Practice. 3 hours.

This lecture course addresses: (1) laws and regulations; (2) project process and economics; and (3) business practices and management. Offered spring semester. Co-requisite: ARCH 520.

ARCH 291, 292, 391, 392, 491, 492: Research.

ARTZ 123: Drawing. 3 hours.

Students will work in a variety of drawing media and techniques solving representational problems. This course includes an introduction to figure drawing. (Meets Creativity Explored)