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Arch205abL
Building Science I
Building Science, 4 Units The process and communication of building design: physical building shell, systems for structure, enclosure, and space ordering. Prerequisite: CE 107. |
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Arch305abL
Building Science II
Building Science, 4 Units The design of a building as a complex of interacting systems; relations of subsystems; influences of production and marketing on design. Prerequisite: ARCH 205 abL. |
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Arch405abL
Building Science III
Building Science, 4 Units Design of building systems as an experimental process. Prerequisite: ARCH 305abL. |
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Arch511L
Seminar: Building Systems
Building Science, 4 Units Advanced study of construction system development within the architectural design context; processes and issues of selection, evaluation, optimization, integration, design control, and innovation. Prerequisite: departmental approval. |
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Arch513L
Seminar: Advanced Structures
Building Science, 4 Units Issues and problems in the development of structural systems for buildings; design criteria, system choice, design development, optimization, subsystem integration. Prerequisite: departmental approval. |
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Arch515L
Seminar: Advanced Environmental Systems
Building Science, 4 Units A compressed course in design criteria and calculation methods for mechanical and passive solar systems (loads, plant system, duct, and storage sizing) and lighting and acoustics (CIE and IES methods, dBA and NC systems). Prerequisite: department approval |
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Arch519
Sustainability in the Environment: Infrastructures, Urban Landscapes, and Buildings
Building Science, 3 Units Methodologies and exercises on contextual design and environmentally sound technologies (EST) applications for the sustainability of urban infrastructures, operative landscapes, and building integration in the urban system. |
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Arch596
Building Science Thesis Preparation
Building Science, 1 Units Exploration of topics leading to the development of a thesis prospectus. Topics may be in the areas of building structures, seismic design, environmental control, passive and active energy, or other relevant topics. |
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Arch611
Advanced Building Systems Integration
Building Science, 4 Units Design criteria development, material and construction process methods, occupancy based load profiles, performance/material life-cycle-mandates, durability for advanced building systems including integrity in sustainable urban systems. |
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Arch613L
Seminar: Structures Research
Building Science, 4 Units An overview of research topics in building structures; detailed investigation of selected major issues. Prerequisite: ARCH 513L. |
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