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Architectural Professional Practices

Investigate the actual business of conducting an architectural practice. You will gain an understanding of the organization of professional architectural firms, including methods of project management, contracts, compensation, professional ethics, insurance, and relationships with consultants and contractors. (This course is cross-listed with ARH 614.)

Collaborative Project B.Lab

Gain hands-on experience in community-based design and make a difference in a local neighborhood. Collaboratively design, prototype, and fabricate a real project. Develop valuable professional skills incorporating client feedback under real world conditions of budget and schedule.

Structures: Concrete, Masonry, and Tensile Systems

Knowledge of a range of structural systems is required for architects. You’ll learn about the specific load-bearing properties of concrete, masonry, and tensile systems through real-world applications and scenarios.

Building Information Modeling

Become confident using industry-standard Autodesk Revit to design a building. You will learn to create technical drawings and presentation images and learn the basic principles of compiling and organizing a construction drawing set.

Architectural Theory

Immerse yourself in the world of contemporary architectural theory to understand the relationship of architectural theories to social, political, technological, and scientific events. You will learn about different schools of thought in architecture, current architectural discourse, and global practice.

Studio: Climate and Environmental Design

Design a visitor’s center attuned to its natural habitat and historical context. Physical site environments provide opportunities for design synthesis and responsible energy use. You will incorporate passive design principles in response to climate, orientation, topography, vegetation, views, building materiality, and constructability.

Architectural Professional Practices

Investigate the actual business of conducting an architectural practice. You will gain an understanding of the organization of professional architectural firms, including methods of project management, contracts, compensation, professional ethics, insurance, and relationships with consultants and contractors. (This course is cross-listed with GLA 614.)

Tell Your Story: Personal Statement, Portfolio, Resume

Enter the creative and collaborative fields of architecture and landscape architecture by learning how to tell your own unique story. Explore and discover your career path aligned with your values and passions. Create professional applications for internships, scholarships, graduate school, and employment. Develop resumes, cover letters, and portfolios that stand… Read More

Studio: Housing and Integrated Systems

Housing is an essential function that architects provide. Collaborating as a team, you will design a multi-family housing complex for an urban site, including an architectural proposal that integrates building systems and sustainable strategies. Plus, you’ll incorporate input from expert architects, engineers, and consultants. Take this course concurrently with ARH… Read More

Design Process and 2D Media

Gain the fundamental skills and knowledge using two-dimensional media needed to begin your architecture studies. You will explore orthographic conventions of plan, section, and elevation, architectural notation, axonometric projection, and two-dimensional media to relate a two-dimensional representation to a three-dimensional space.