Gain knowledge of architecture and related subjects such as exhibition design, furniture design and fabrication, and sustainable design. Employ model making as an analog for the building process.
Students examine building cultures from different periods and places, from pre-history until the dawn of modernity. Emphasis is given to different aspects of the built domain: the symbolic significance, layouts, spatial organization, construction, building materials and technologies, the building site, and city plans within the broader urban and cultural landscapes.
Start Date
06/02
Meeting Day
Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays
End Date
07/02
Faculty
Tanja Conley
Time
9am–12pm
Credits
3
This course provides an introduction to architectural design as a social art that emphasizes form relevant to use, and design with an appreciation of site, landscape, and materials. The course is foundational, using observation of existing built environments to support basic design skills through families of form, attending to the … Read more
Start Date
06/08
Meeting Day
Tuesdays and Thursdays
End Date
07/27
Faculty
Paul Hajian
Time
2pm–6pm
Credits
3
This course will focus on the development of a variety of architectural technical drawing skills through exploration in various media using the city, urban form, and 3D structures as the context. Freehand and hard line 2D drawing including plan, section, elevation, axonometric and isometric, are covered through a diverse set of drawing projects. … Read more
Start Date
06/08
Meeting Day
Tuesdays and Thursdays
End Date
07/22
Faculty
TBA
Time
Tuesdays, 9am-1pm, Thursdays, 10am-2pm–
Credits
3
A course in the basic principles of Real Estate Development, issues will cover the involvement of communities in neighborhood planning, the responsible/ecological use of land, real estate markets, the products in the development of real estate proposals, legal context and constraints (site, economics, zoning, community, etc.). The class will work … Read more
Start Date
06/21
Meeting Day
Mondays and Wednesdays
End Date
08/11
Faculty
William Lee Roberts
Time
6pm–8pm
Credits
3