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ARCHITECTURE (A46) (Dept. Info)

Architecture (Policies)

Architectural Design V

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Prerequisite: Satisfactory completion of Arch 419 or equivalent. Twelve hours of studio work a week.

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Alvar Aalto and Contemporary Architecture: Comparative Critical Analyses of Built Works

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A graduate seminar employing comparative critical analyses to explore ten works of the Finnish architect Alvar Aalto (1898-1976) and works by ten contemporary architects that share disciplinary ordering principles with the works of Aalto, selected from a list including Alvaro Siza, Steven Holl, Tod Williams and Billie Tsien, John and Patricia Patkau, Juha Leiviska, Sverre Fehn, Sheila O'Donnell and John Tuomey, Jorn Utzon, Eduardo Souto da Moura and Fuensanta Nieto and Enrique Sobejano. Aalto was one of the most influential of the "second generation" of Modern architects, and this course will explore the architectural ordering principles structuring his work, how these were often derived both from Aalto's response to the Nordic environment and from Aalto's insights into the works of his predecessors, and the manner in which these ordering principles have been employed by contemporary architects. Analytical methods employed in the course will cover the full range of contextual, cultural, material, constructive, and experiential attributes of buildings, with particular emphasis on Aalto's focus on the manner in which the spaces of a building are ordered by the patterns of occupation and the poetics of use, as well as the poetics A graduate seminar employing comparative critical analyses to explore ten works of the Finnish architect Alvar Aalto (1898-1976) and works by ten contemporary architects that share disciplinary ordering principles with the works of Aalto, selected from a list including Alvaro Siza, Steven Holl, Tod Williams and Billie Tsien, John and Patricia Patkau, Juha Leiviska, Sverre Fehn, Sheila O'Donnell and John Tuomey, Jorn Utzon, Rafael Moneo, and Fuensanta Nieto and Enrique Sobejano. Aalto was one of the most influential of the "second generation" of Modern architects, and this course will explore the architectural ordering principles structuring his work, how these were often derived both from Aalto's response to the Nordic environment and from Aalto's insights into the works of his predecessors, and the manner in which these ordering principles have been employed by contemporary architects. Analytical methods employed in the course will cover the full range of contextual, cultural, material, constructive, and experiential attributes of buildings, with particular emphasis on Aalto's focus on the manner in which the spaces of a building are ordered by the patterns of occupation and the poetics of use, as well as the poetics of construction, or the way in which a building is built, and of what materials it is made, and how all these combine to construct the experience of those who inhabit it. Following introductory lectures by the faculty, each of the subsequent ten class meetings will consist of a presentation of a selected pairing of buildings, one by Aalto and one to three by a contemporary architect, to be presented by teams of two students. Students will be evaluated on both the quality of their individual presentations, and on the quality of their participation in the class discussions. Documentation of presentations are due at the end of the semester.

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McCarter

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Women in Architecture

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This research seminar will examine how women have shaped the field of architecture as practitioners, critics, researchers, and clients over the last two centuries, situating their work and their ideas within the canon of modern architecture through diverse historical and theoretical frameworks.It will trace the genealogical threads of key female figures in relation to international schools of thought, exploring the ways in which they contributed to the representation and production of space in the modern world.This seminar will also examine feminine discourses that both converged with and diverged from the dominant discourses of the field in order to shed light on the historical and cultural contexts that defined women's roles as architects and as consumers of architecture. The course will cover key female figures in the field of architecture, including: Louisa Tuthill, Louise Blanchard Bethune, Sophia Hayden Marion Mahoney, Julia Morgan, Charlotte Perriand, Jaqueline Tyrwhitt, Catherine Bauer, Jane Drew, Minette de Silva, Cathrine Beecher, Miho Hamaguchi, Allison Smithson, Denise Scott-Brown, Adele Santos, Zaha Hadid, and others. Final project will be an exhibition.

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Hauk

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Advanced Building Systems

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The capstone course in the technology sequence. The course is comprised of a series of lectures related to technical theory, an analysis of technical precedent and an integration exercise. The lectures focus on structure and enclosure systems, active and passive climate control systems, natural and artificial lighting systems, mechanical and electrical services for buildings. During the first half of the course, students conduct the analysis of technical precedent in architecture exercise. Technical precedents will be analyzed relative to their performance characteristics and their relationship to other technologies in the building. During the second half of the semester, students conduct an integration exercise. Students will identify with the help of the instructor, a schematic design suitable for development. Technical systems will be selected based on architectural issues, performance characteristic and systems integration. Prerequisites: Students should complete Stuctures I & II, Environmental Systems I & II, and Building Systems before enrolling in Advanced Building Systems. Students who do not meet the prerequisites must receive the permission of the Graduate Chair in order to enroll.

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Janis, Ahrens

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Degrowth: Theories of Design for an Abundant World

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What will the world look like beyond the climate crisis? What will be the role of designers? In recent years, social theorists and economists have become increasingly convinced that the global economy cannot continue to grow forever. To live sustainably with an equitable distribution of resources, some consumption will need to be reduced -- this is the argument of the degrowth movement. What will this mean for architecture? Will adaptive reuse replace the construction of new buildings? Will architects engage in the design of global systems (geoengineering)? Will philosophies of minimalist asceticism surge in popularity? What can we learn from indigenous societies with traditions of living within relative ecological balance? This course engages directly with economic, ecological, and design theories that ought to be relevant in the years ahead, as the profession of architecture adjusts to a world beyond perpetual growth. Analysis of contemporary projects will be paired with a history of architecture that places special emphasis on modernism, counter-cultures, and systems/ecological design.

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Allen

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Seeds have much to teach us as metaphor and material to explore ecologies, landscapes, biodiversity, biomimicry, technology, engineering, climate change and food systems. Through selective breeding, seeds and plants have been bred to produce desired characteristics since the dawn of humanity. This has been so successful that the codependency between seeds and humans has grown and never been more evident than in agribusiness today. From the Svalbard Global Seed vault to Bayer/Monsanto this course will use seeds to investigate historic and contemporary ideas about food and life on this planet.

Arch: ECOL, ESE

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Weil / 230

Peemoeller

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The Japan House Workshop

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The Japanese house has long been the subject of considerable fascination and debate by writers and architects both in and out of Japan who found inspiration in its materials, structural systems, and aesthetics. But what are the characteristics that define a Japanese house? And how have ideas about what it should be and how it should work changed over time? This course introduces students to studies of Japanese dwellings by architects such as Bruno Taut, Heino Engel, Kon Wajiro, and Tange Kenzo, familiarizing students with the key texts that sought to define and contest the parameters of vernacular aesthetics in Japanese architecture. Through short readings and weekly discussions, students will learn about the formation of the "Japanese House" as an idea in the context of Japan's encounter with the West and how this idea influenced modernist design both at home and abroad in complex and sometimes contradictory ways. The workshop component of this seminar focuses on a turning point in Japanese residential design: the 1920s to 1930s, when new ideas about urban life, public hygiene, structural safety, and more reshaped how homes were designed and built in Japan. Using a Kengo Kuma's book Kyokai: A Japanese Technique for Articulating Space as a guide, students will identify a set of architectural elements for deeper study. In the second part of the workshop, students will examine a range of Japanese dwellings using original drawings and photographs from the 1920s and 1930s, selecting one for a final research project. The results of this research will culminate in an end-of-semester exhibition of drawings and models that showcases Japanese residential design at a point of transition.

Arch: CAST, GACS

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Hauk

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Public Space and City Life: Contemporary Discourses on Public Space

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The redefinition of the role and form of public space is fundamental to contemporary architecture and urbanism. The current debate ranges from the need to re-establish public space based upon historic precedent or sociological principles to the notion that "public space is dead." This course will explore this debate through readings from philosophy, social and architectural theory, and the investigation of select public spaces. This course fulfills the MUD Track and Urban Issues elective requirement. Master of Urban Design students and Urban Design minors receive priority. Students will be registered for the course from the waitlist by the Registrar's Office.

Arch: GAMUD, GAUI, UI Art: CPSC

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Hoal

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Theories & Methods of Historical Research

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What is architectural history? This is an advanced reading, writing and discussion seminar intended to better prepare students for research in the history and theory of architecture and urbanism. It is based on the premise that since contemporary design practices are not only data-driven, neutral and ahistorical, the ways that designers' conceptualize their work can benefit from a historically-informed understanding of how various approaches to architectural history have emerged over time. It seeks to consider how architecture and architectural history have been understood in the past, and how the development of the discipline informs contemporary research in architectural history by examining how recent and contemporary historians of the built environment do their work. This course fulfills the History/Theory Research & Writing elective requirement.

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Mumford

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Professional Practice I

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Introduction of an awareness and understanding of architectural practice, including the relationship of the profession to society, as well as the organization, management and documentation of the process of providing professional services. Covers the areas of 1) project process & economics, 2) business practice & management, and 3) laws, regulations and business ethics. Prerequisite: 500-level studio placement or above. Students will be enrolled from the waitlist. Priority will be given to students enrolled in Degree Project.

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Johannes, Scott

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Thesis Research

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