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Arch418
Designing with Natural Forces
Professional Elective, 3 Units Investigation of natural force effects and their relationships to architecture; laboratory work includes drawing, photography, model building and tests on models. |
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Arch419
Architectural Sustainability Tools and Methods
Professional Elective, 3 Units Lectures, comparative studies and exercises on international architectural sustainability rating and certification systems. |
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Arch420
Visual Communication and Graphic Expression
Design Communication, 3 Units An exploratory study of fundamental and innovative visual communication principles and graphic expression techniques to facilitate the design inquiry process for architects. Prerequisites: ARCH 302L. |
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Arch422
Architectural Photography
Professional Elective, 2 Units Perceiving and documenting the built environment through the perspective and frame of the camera. Abilities with 35mm, large format cameras, lighting, and black and white lab techniques will be developed. Recommended preparation: knowledge of 35mm camera. |
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Arch423
Light, Color and the Character of Material
Design Communication, 2 Units Color theory, constructed drawings, constructed shadows, descriptive geometry, constructed perspective drawing, and layered wash techniques lead to experimentation with methods representing materiality and construction in design projects. |
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Arch424L
Field Studies in Architecture
Professional Elective, 2 Units Field studies using direct observation, site recordings/documentation, analysis and evaluation supplemented by discussions and readings in architecture. Department approval. Recommended preparation: core curriculum. (Study abroad only). |
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Arch425L
Field Studies in Urbanism
Professional Elective, 2 Units Field studies using direct observation, site recordings/documentation, analysis and evaluation supplemented by discussions and readings in urbanism. Departmental approval. Recommended preparation: core curriculum. (Study abroad only). |
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Arch426L
Field Studies in Tectonics
Professional Elective, 2 Units Field studies using direct observation, site recordings/documentation, analysis and evaluation supplemented by discussions and readings in tectonics. Departmental approval. Recommended preparation: core curriculum. (Study abroad only). |
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Arch432
People Places & Culture: Architecture of the Public Realm
Professional Elective, 4 Units Critical observation of the architecture of public buildings and places and the importance of design in promoting a better contemporary public life. |
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Arch434
City Cine: Visuality, Media and Urban Experience
Professional Elective, 3 Units This seminar explores the relationship between urban experience and visual media (from the photographic, to the filmic, to the digital) from circa 1880 to the present. |
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