Architecture (ARCH)

Professional Courses

ARCH500
Architecture Core Studio I: ProjectCrosslisted with ARCH 800

Prerequisites: Admission into the 3 Year Master of Architecture program or permission.

Description: Introduction to architectural design through spatial and formal projects using representational techniques. A series of collaborative and individual projects introduce design process, iteration, tectonics, representation, and structure as fundamental aspects of design that relate architecture to the human subject.

This course is a prerequisite for: ARCH 501, ARCH 801

Course details
Credit Hours:5
Max credits per semester:5
Max credits per degree:5

Credit Hours:5

ACE:

ARCH501
Architecture Core Studio II: IncorporateCrosslisted with ARCH 801

Prerequisites: ARCH 500

Description: The studio extends the methodologies from the preceding studio to include outside influences such as site, urbanism, program, culture, and materiality. Projects increase in scope and complexity and integrate a wide range of inputs through research and analysis.

Course details
Credit Hours:5
Max credits per semester:5
Max credits per degree:5

Credit Hours:5

ACE:

ARCH510
Advanced Architectural Design ICrosslisted with ARCH 810

Prerequisites: Admission into the Master of Architecture program.

Description: Vertically integrated 5th and 6th year studio.

Course details
Credit Hours:5
Max credits per semester:5
Max credits per degree:5
Offered:FALL

Credit Hours:5

ACE:

ARCH511
Advanced Architectural Design IICrosslisted with ARCH 811

Prerequisites: Admission into the Master of Architecture program.

Description: Vertically integrated 5th and 6th year studio.

Course details
Credit Hours:5
Max credits per semester:5
Max credits per degree:5
Offered:FALL

Credit Hours:5

ACE:

ARCH518
Fabrication and Construction TeamCrosslisted with ARCH 418, ARCH 818

Prerequisites: Permission.

Description: The shifting relationship between conceiving and making through hands-on, collaborative experience with actual design-construct projects in which students play a decisive role in all aspects of research, design and construction of the commission.

Course details
Credit Hours:1-6
Max credits per semester:6
Max credits per degree:6

Credit Hours:1-6

ACE:

ARCH526
Digital FabricationCrosslisted with ARCH 826

Prerequisites: Permission.

Description: Examination of the theory and application of the file-to-factory design process. Exploratory case study projects include small fabricated architectural models of forms, surface and structure.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Course and Laboratory Fee:$80

Credit Hours:3

ACE:

ARCH527
Parametric Modeling for Design

Prerequisites: ARCH 527

Description: Introduction to parametric and related basic computational concepts for design. Explorations in specific parametric modeling software techniques.

Course details
Credit Hours:1
Max credits per semester:1
Max credits per degree:1

Credit Hours:1

ACE:

ARCH528
BIM: AnalysisCrosslisted with ARCH 428, ARCH 828

Prerequisites: ARCH 222

Description: Introduction to the principles and techniques of "GiM" (geometry information modeling) and analysis. Explores how "GiM" is essential to the concept of "BiM" (building information modeling) and how it is used in conjunction with different types of analytical modeling.

Course details
Credit Hours:1
Max credits per semester:1
Max credits per degree:1
Offered:SPRING

Credit Hours:1

ACE:

ARCH529
BIM: InteroperabilityCrosslisted with ARCH 429, ARCH 829

Prerequisites: ARCH 222

Description: Cover the basics of data and interoperability, including the definitions of key terms and an overview of the various technologies to facilitate data exchange between different systems and platforms.

Course details
Credit Hours:1
Max credits per semester:1
Max credits per degree:1
Offered:SPRING

Credit Hours:1

ACE:

ARCH532A
Seismic Design for ArchitectsCrosslisted with ARCH 832A

Prerequisites: Permission.

Description: Introduction to basic seismic design principles. Making critical decisions concerning the overall performance of a building during an earthquake.

Course details
Credit Hours:1
Max credits per semester:1
Max credits per degree:1

Credit Hours:1

ACE:

ARCH540
DetailsCrosslisted with ARCH 440, ARCH 840

Prerequisites: ARCH 341 or permission.

Description: Focused study of architectural theory and problems of practice and physicality examined in the context of the architectural detail.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3

Credit Hours:3

ACE:

ARCH543
Architectural Representations: Theory + ApplicationCrosslisted with ARCH 443, ARCH 843

Prerequisites: ARCH 311 or by Permission.

Description: Explores architectural practice relative to representational communication both internally within the design process as well as with an external audience. This course also investigates the impact of tangential techniques appropriated to the practice. Readings, discussions, and projects will focus on issues of perception and projection relative to these systems and how they impact the practice of architecture in a contemporary context. Course structure is both a theory seminar addressing the position of representation through readings, as well as a laboratory for investigating their application.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3

Credit Hours:3

ACE:

ARCH544
Design Thesis Preparation SeminarCrosslisted with ARCH 844

Prerequisites: ARCH 489, ARCH 341

Required preparation for the Design Thesis track (ARCH 613/ARCH 614)

Description: Focused workshop for conceiving and articulating current architectural problems to frame the argumentation and reasoning towards a design thesis proposal.

This course is a prerequisite for: ARCH 613, ARCH 913

Course details
Credit Hours:2
Max credits per semester:2
Max credits per degree:2
Offered:SPRING

Credit Hours:2

ACE:

ARCH547
African ArchitectureCrosslisted with ARCH 347, AHIS 366

Prerequisites: Sophomore standing or above.

Description: Survey of the architectural traditions of the African continent, from pre-historic times to the present day. Buildings-famous and typical-theories, and approaches that are appropriate to the specific cultural environments.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3

Credit Hours:3

ACE:

ARCH558
The Changing WorkplaceCrosslisted with ARCH 458, ARCH 858, IDES 458, IDES 858

Description: Survey and integration of theory, methods, research and findings from the social, behavioral, and managerial sciences as they relate to the design of work environments. Factors effecting change in the contemporary workplace.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3

Credit Hours:3

ACE:

ARCH561
UrbanismCrosslisted with ARCH 461, LARC 461, ARCH 861

Prerequisites: Admission to a professional program in the College of Architecture

Letter grade only.

Description: Issues of contemporary urbanism and the processes of urban design. Experiential nature of cities, role of public policy, ideology, genesis and development of urban form and space.

This course is a prerequisite for: ARCH 562, LARC 462

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3

Credit Hours:3

ACE:

ARCH562
Urbanism and the Catalysts of ChangeCrosslisted with LARC 462

Prerequisites: Admission into the graduate portion of the professional program in Architecture or for undergraduate Landscape Architecture students; LARC 461

Description: Exploration into the relationship between the evolution of urbanism and the cultural, economic and scientific advances made by civilization.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Offered:FALL/SPR

Credit Hours:3

ACE:

ARCH563
Project TerritoryCrosslisted with ARCH 863

Prerequisites: Admission into the graduate portion of the professional program in architecture

Description: Comprehensive review and examination of territorial relationships between spatial development, engineering, ecology, and architecture. Focuses on emerging factors affecting urban, suburban, and rural communities and spatial configurations beyond the binary of city and country.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3

Credit Hours:3

ACE:

ARCH565
Configurational FormationsCrosslisted with ARCH 865

Prerequisites: Admissions to the professional architecture program, or permission.

Description: Investigation of evolutions in typological reasoning leading up to and including contemporary configurational theory. Use of graphic modeling to research, dissect, compare and discuss select topics and case studies.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Offered:FALL

Credit Hours:3

ACE:

ARCH566
Community Design CenterCrosslisted with ARCH 466, ARCH 866

Prerequisites: Permission.

Description: Community-oriented design studio. The design process and its relationship to the environmental development process.

Course details
Credit Hours:1-6
Max credits per semester:6
Max credits per degree:6

Credit Hours:1-6

ACE:

ARCH567
Planting DesignCrosslisted with ARCH 467, ARCH 867, LARC 467, PLAS 467

Description: Processes, principles, and elements using plant materials as a key component of landscapes designed for human intent. Focus is on a systems approach, combining environmental attributes with functional needs to create aesthetic, functional, and sustainable landscapes for parks, commercial property, and residences using a combination of site visits and online resources.

Course details
Credit Hours:4
Max credits per semester:4
Max credits per degree:4
Offered:FALL
Course and Laboratory Fee:$25

Credit Hours:4

ACE:

ARCH581
Women in DesignCrosslisted with ARCH 481, ARCH 881, IDES 481

Prerequisites: Admission to the BSD program.

Description: Intensive study of particular historical and contemporary contributions by women to the design professions related to the built environment. Evaluation of design work by and about women seen in their aesthetic and intellectual context. Examinations of the roles and values of women in design and their impact on the assumptions and issues currently held by the profession.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3

Credit Hours:3

ACE:

ARCH589
Design ResearchCrosslisted with ARCH 489, ARCH 889, IDES 489, IDES 889, LARC 489

Prerequisites: Admission to a professional program in the College of Architecture

Description: Comprehensive overview of the complementary and contributory relationship between research and design, with a particular emphasis on design research as a projective activity.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Offered:FALL

Credit Hours:3

ACE:

ARCH592
Selected Topics in ArchitectureCrosslisted with ARCH 492, ARCH 492H, ARCH 692, ARCH 892

Prerequisites: Permission.

Description: Group investigation of a topic in architecture originated by the instructor.

Course details
Credit Hours:1-6
Max credits per semester:6
Max credits per degree:24

Credit Hours:1-6

ACE:

ARCH596
Problems in ArchitectureCrosslisted with ARCH 496, ARCH 496H, ARCH 896

Prerequisites: Permission.

Description: Individual investigation of a topic in architecture.

Course details
Credit Hours:1-6
Max credits per semester:6
Max credits per degree:9

Credit Hours:1-6

ACE:

ARCH610
Advanced Architectural Design IIICrosslisted with ARCH 910

Prerequisites: Admission into the Master of Architecture program.

Description: Vertically integrated 5th and 6th year studio.

Course details
Credit Hours:5
Max credits per semester:5
Max credits per degree:5
Offered:FALL

Credit Hours:5

ACE:

ARCH611
Advanced Architectural Design IVCrosslisted with ARCH 911

Prerequisites: Admission into the Master of Architecture program.

Description: Vertically integrated 5th and 6th year studio.

Course details
Credit Hours:5
Max credits per semester:5
Max credits per degree:5
Offered:SPRING

Credit Hours:5

ACE:

ARCH613
Architectural Design Thesis ICrosslisted with ARCH 913

Prerequisites: ARCH 544, Design Thesis Preparation Seminar; M2 standing in the Master of Architecture Program; agreement with a faculty mentor

Description: First semester of a year-long design-thesis project initiated in ARCH 544 and developed in conjunction with a faculty mentor. Initial visual and written studies addressing current issues relevant to the discipline of architecture to be completed in the following semester.

This course is a prerequisite for: ARCH 614, ARCH 914

Course details
Credit Hours:5
Max credits per semester:5
Max credits per degree:5

Credit Hours:5

ACE:

ARCH614
Architectural Design Thesis IICrosslisted with ARCH 914

Prerequisites: ARCH 613/913

Description: Second semester of a year-long design thesis project begun in ARCH 613 culminating in a public presentation and written documentation.

Course details
Credit Hours:5
Max credits per semester:5
Max credits per degree:5

Credit Hours:5

ACE:

ARCH617
Product DesignCrosslisted with ARCH 417, ARCH 817, IDES 417, IDES 817, LARC 417

Prerequisites: IDES 201, IDES 301 (or DSGN 421, 422 & 423), IDES 416

Description: Generate a design from conception to a finished product that emphasizes the awareness of the human and the environment in the creation of product design solutions.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Offered:SPRING
Course and Laboratory Fee:$100

Credit Hours:3

ACE:

ARCH680
Professional PracticeCrosslisted with ARCH 880

Description: Orientation to professional practice through a study of the architects' and the contractors' relationships to society, specific clients, their professions, and other collaborators in the environmental design and construction fields. Ethics; professional communication and responsibility; professional organizations; office management; construction management; legal and contractual relationships; professional registration; and owner-architect-contractor relationships.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3

Credit Hours:3

ACE:

ARCH691
Seminar in ArchitectureCrosslisted with ARCH 991

Prerequisites: ARCH 550/850 and permission

Description: Contemporary problems in design and practice.

Course details
Credit Hours:2-3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3

Credit Hours:2-3

ACE:

ARCH692
Selected Topics in ArchitectureCrosslisted with ARCH 492, ARCH 492H, ARCH 592, ARCH 892

Prerequisites: Permission.

Description: Group investigation of a topic in architecture originated by the instructor.

Course details
Credit Hours:1-6
Max credits per semester:6
Max credits per degree:24

Credit Hours:1-6

ACE:

ARCH695
InternshipCrosslisted with ARCH 895

Prerequisites: ARCH 550/850 and permission

Description: Exposure to the architectural profession through office application including job promotion, client relations, data collection, design, production drawings, estimating, specifications, bid documents, and quality control.

Course details
Credit Hours:1-3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3

Credit Hours:1-3

ACE:

ARCH699
Masters ThesisCrosslisted with ARCH 899

Prerequisites: ARCH 896; any two of ARCH 511/911, 612/812, or 613/913; admission to masters degree program and permission of major adviser

Description: Projects to place special emphasis upon a major field of interest. Design problem or written thesis.

Course details
Credit Hours:1-10
Max credits per semester:10
Max credits per degree:10

Credit Hours:1-10

ACE:

Graduate Courses

ARCH800
Architecture Core Studio I: ProjectCrosslisted with ARCH 500

Prerequisites: Admission into the 3 Year Master of Architecture program or permission.

Description: Introduction to architectural design through spatial and formal projects using representational techniques. A series of collaborative and individual projects introduce design process, iteration, tectonics, representation, and structure as fundamental aspects of design that relate architecture to the human subject.

This course is a prerequisite for: ARCH 501, ARCH 801

Course details
Credit Hours:5
Max credits per semester:5
Max credits per degree:5
Grading Option:Graded

Credit Hours:5

ACE:

ARCH801
Architecture Core Studio II: IncorporateCrosslisted with ARCH 501

Prerequisites: ARCH 800

Description: The studio extends the methodologies from the preceding studio to include outside influences such as site, urbanism, program, culture, and materiality. Projects increase in scope and complexity and integrate a wide range of inputs through research and analysis.

Course details
Credit Hours:5
Max credits per semester:5
Max credits per degree:5
Grading Option:Graded

Credit Hours:5

ACE:

ARCH810
Advanced Architectural Design ICrosslisted with ARCH 510

Prerequisites: Admission into the Master of Architecture program.

Description: Vertically integrated 5th and 6th year studio.

Course details
Credit Hours:5
Max credits per semester:5
Max credits per degree:5
Grading Option:Graded
Offered:FALL

Credit Hours:5

ACE:

ARCH811
Advanced Architectural Design IICrosslisted with ARCH 511

Prerequisites: Admission into the Master of Architecture program.

Description: Vertically integrated 5th and 6th year studio.

Course details
Credit Hours:5
Max credits per semester:5
Max credits per degree:5
Grading Option:Graded
Offered:FALL

Credit Hours:5

ACE:

ARCH815
Architectural Design: Terminal Project Studio I

Prerequisites: MArch/MCRP dual degree candidate. Coreq: CRPL 990.

Submission of a statement of intent and a contract with an architecture faculty mentor is required.

Description: Advanced architectural design. Initial investigation into the parameters and agenda leading to a proposal for the terminal studio project.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded

Credit Hours:3

ACE:

ARCH816
Architectural Design: Terminal Project Studio II

Prerequisites: Permission.

Description: Detailed formal design development of the terminal studio project established in ARCH 815 and CRPL 990.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded

Credit Hours:3

ACE:

ARCH817
Product DesignCrosslisted with ARCH 417, ARCH 617, IDES 417, IDES 817, LARC 417

Prerequisites: IDES 201, IDES 301 (or DSGN 421, 422 & 423), IDES 416

Description: Generate a design from conception to a finished product that emphasizes the awareness of the human and the environment in the creation of product design solutions.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded
Offered:SPRING
Course and Laboratory Fee:$100

Credit Hours:3

ACE:

ARCH818
Fabrication and Construction TeamCrosslisted with ARCH 418, ARCH 518

Prerequisites: Permission.

Description: The shifting relationship between conceiving and making through hands-on, collaborative experience with actual design-construct projects in which students play a decisive role in all aspects of research, design and construction of the commission.

Course details
Credit Hours:1-6
Max credits per semester:6
Max credits per degree:6
Grading Option:Graded

Credit Hours:1-6

ACE:

ARCH826
Digital FabricationCrosslisted with ARCH 526

Prerequisites: Permission.

Description: Examination of the theory and application of the file-to-factory design process. Exploratory case study projects include small fabricated architectural models of forms, surface and structure.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded
Course and Laboratory Fee:$80

Credit Hours:3

ACE:

ARCH828
BIM: AnalysisCrosslisted with ARCH 428, ARCH 528

Prerequisites: ARCH 222

Description: Introduction to the principles and techniques of "GiM" (geometry information modeling) and analysis. Explores how "GiM" is essential to the concept of "BiM" (building information modeling) and how it is used in conjunction with different types of analytical modeling.

Course details
Credit Hours:1
Max credits per semester:1
Max credits per degree:1
Grading Option:Graded
Offered:SPRING

Credit Hours:1

ACE:

ARCH829
BIM: InteroperabilityCrosslisted with ARCH 429, ARCH 529

Prerequisites: ARCH 222

Description: Cover the basics of data and interoperability, including the definitions of key terms and an overview of the various technologies to facilitate data exchange between different systems and platforms.

Course details
Credit Hours:1
Max credits per semester:1
Max credits per degree:1
Grading Option:Graded
Offered:SPRING

Credit Hours:1

ACE:

ARCH832A
Seismic Design for ArchitectsCrosslisted with ARCH 532A

Prerequisites: Permission

Description: Introduction to basic seismic design principles. Making critical decisions concerning the overall performance of a building during an earthquake.

Course details
Credit Hours:1
Max credits per semester:1
Max credits per degree:1
Grading Option:Graded

Credit Hours:1

ACE:

ARCH840
DetailsCrosslisted with ARCH 440, ARCH 540

Prerequisites: ARCH 341 or permission.

Description: Focused study of architectural theory and problems of practice and physicality examined in the context of the architectural detail.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded

Credit Hours:3

ACE:

ARCH843
Architectural Representations: Theory + ApplicationCrosslisted with ARCH 443, ARCH 543

Prerequisites: ARCH 311 or by Permission.

Description: Explores architectural practice relative to representational communication both internally within the design process as well as with an external audience. This course also investigates the impact of tangential techniques appropriated to the practice. Readings, discussions, and projects will focus on issues of perception and projection relative to these systems and how they impact the practice of architecture in a contemporary context. Course structure is both a theory seminar addressing the position of representation through readings, as well as a laboratory for investigating their application.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded

Credit Hours:3

ACE:

ARCH844
Design Thesis Preparation SeminarCrosslisted with ARCH 544

Prerequisites: ARCH 489, ARCH 341

Required preparation for the Design Thesis track (ARCH 613/ARCH 614)

Description: Focused workshop for conceiving and articulating current architectural problems to frame the argumentation and reasoning towards a design thesis proposal.

This course is a prerequisite for: ARCH 613, ARCH 913

Course details
Credit Hours:2
Max credits per semester:2
Max credits per degree:2
Grading Option:Graded
Offered:SPRING

Credit Hours:2

ACE:

ARCH858
The Changing WorkplaceCrosslisted with ARCH 458, ARCH 558, IDES 458, IDES 858

Description: Survey and integration of theory, methods, research and findings from the social, behavioral, and managerial sciences as they relate to the design of work environments. Factors effecting change in the contemporary workplace.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded

Credit Hours:3

ACE:

ARCH861
UrbanismCrosslisted with ARCH 461, LARC 461, ARCH 561

Prerequisites: Admission to a professional program in the College of Architecture

Letter grade only.

Description: Issues of contemporary urbanism and the processes of urban design. Experiential nature of cities, role of public policy, ideology, genesis and development of urban form and space.

This course is a prerequisite for: ARCH 562, LARC 462

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded

Credit Hours:3

ACE:

ARCH863
Project TerritoryCrosslisted with ARCH 563

Prerequisites: Admission into the graduate portion of the professional program in architecture

Description: Comprehensive review and examination of territorial relationships between spatial development, engineering, ecology, and architecture. Focuses on emerging factors affecting urban, suburban, and rural communities and spatial configurations beyond the binary of city and country.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded

Credit Hours:3

ACE:

ARCH865
Configurational FormationsCrosslisted with ARCH 565

Prerequisites: Admissions to the professional architecture program, or permission.

Description: Investigation of evolutions in typological reasoning leading up to and including contemporary configurational theory. Use of graphic modeling to research, dissect, compare and discuss select topics and case studies.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded
Offered:FALL

Credit Hours:3

ACE:

ARCH866
Community Design CenterCrosslisted with ARCH 466, ARCH 566

Prerequisites: Permission.

Description: Community-oriented design studio. The design process and its relationship to the environmental development process.

Course details
Credit Hours:1-6
Max credits per semester:6
Max credits per degree:6
Grading Option:Graded

Credit Hours:1-6

ACE:

ARCH867
Planting DesignCrosslisted with ARCH 467, ARCH 567, LARC 467, PLAS 467

Description: Processes, principles, and elements using plant materials as a key component of landscapes designed for human intent. Focus is on a systems approach, combining environmental attributes with functional needs to create aesthetic, functional, and sustainable landscapes for parks, commercial property, and residences using a combination of site visits and online resources.

Course details
Credit Hours:4
Max credits per semester:4
Max credits per degree:4
Grading Option:Grade Pass/No Pass Option
Offered:FALL
Course and Laboratory Fee:$25

Credit Hours:4

ACE:

ARCH880
Professional PracticeCrosslisted with ARCH 680

Description: Orientation to professional practice through a study of the architects' and the contractors' relationships to society, specific clients, their professions, and other collaborators in the environmental design and construction fields. Ethics; professional communication and responsibility; professional organizations; office management; construction management; legal and contractual relationships; professional registration; and owner-architect-contractor relationships.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded

Credit Hours:3

ACE:

ARCH881
Women in DesignCrosslisted with ARCH 481, ARCH 581, IDES 481

Prerequisites: Admission to the BSD program.

Description: Intensive study of particular historical and contemporary contributions by women to the design professions related to the built environment. Evaluation of design work by and about women seen in their aesthetic and intellectual context. Examinations of the roles and values of women in design and their impact on the assumptions and issues currently held by the profession.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded

Credit Hours:3

ACE:

ARCH885
Research Methods in Architecture and Interior DesignCrosslisted with IDES 885

Description: Research methods employed by the diverse specializations within the disciplines of architecture and interior design. Methods which contribute to a theoretical and informational body of knowledge as well as those contributing directly to design application.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded

Credit Hours:3

ACE:

ARCH889
Design ResearchCrosslisted with ARCH 489, ARCH 589, IDES 489, IDES 889, LARC 489

Prerequisites: Admission to a professional program in the College of Architecture.

Description: Comprehensive overview of the complementary and contributory relationship between research and design, with a particular emphasis on design research as a projective activity.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded
Offered:FALL

Credit Hours:3

ACE:

ARCH892
Selected Topics in ArchitectureCrosslisted with ARCH 492, ARCH 492H, ARCH 592, ARCH 692

Prerequisites: Permission.

Description: Group investigation of a topic in architecture originated by the instructor.

Course details
Credit Hours:1-6
Max credits per semester:6
Max credits per degree:24
Grading Option:Graded

Credit Hours:1-6

ACE:

ARCH895
InternshipCrosslisted with ARCH 695

Prerequisites: ARCH 550/850 and permission

Description: Exposure to the architectural profession through office application including job promotion, client relations, data collection, design, production drawings, estimating, specifications, bid documents, and quality control.

Course details
Credit Hours:1-3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Pass No-Pass

Credit Hours:1-3

ACE:

ARCH896
Problems in ArchitectureCrosslisted with ARCH 496, ARCH 496H, ARCH 596

Prerequisites: Permission.

Description: Individual investigation of a topic in architecture.

Course details
Credit Hours:1-6
Max credits per semester:6
Max credits per degree:9
Grading Option:Graded

Credit Hours:1-6

ACE:

ARCH899
Masters ThesisCrosslisted with ARCH 699

Prerequisites: ARCH 896; any two of ARCH 511/911, 612/812, or 613/913; admission to masters degree program and permission of major adviser

Description: Projects to place special emphasis upon a major field of interest. Design problem or written thesis.

Course details
Credit Hours:1-10
Max credits per semester:10
Max credits per degree:10
Grading Option:Grade Pass/No Pass Option

Credit Hours:1-10

ACE:

ARCH910
Advanced Architectural Design IIICrosslisted with ARCH 610

Prerequisites: Admission into the Master of Architecture program.

Description: Vertically integrated 5th and 6th year studio.

Course details
Credit Hours:5
Max credits per semester:5
Max credits per degree:5
Grading Option:Graded
Offered:FALL

Credit Hours:5

ACE:

ARCH911
Advanced Architectural Design IVCrosslisted with ARCH 611

Prerequisites: Admission into the Master of Architecture program.

Description: Vertically integrated 5th and 6th year studio.

Course details
Credit Hours:5
Max credits per semester:5
Max credits per degree:5
Grading Option:Graded
Offered:SPRING

Credit Hours:5

ACE:

ARCH913
Architectural Design Thesis ICrosslisted with ARCH 613

Prerequisites: ARCH 544, Design Thesis Preparation Seminar; M2 standing in the Master of Architecture Program; agreement with a faculty mentor

Description: First semester of a year-long design-thesis project initiated in ARCH 544 and developed in conjunction with a faculty mentor. Initial visual and written studies addressing current issues relevant to the discipline of architecture to be completed in the following semester.

This course is a prerequisite for: ARCH 614, ARCH 914

Course details
Credit Hours:5
Max credits per semester:5
Max credits per degree:5
Grading Option:Graded

Credit Hours:5

ACE:

ARCH914
Architectural Design Thesis IICrosslisted with ARCH 614

Prerequisites: ARCH 613/913

Description: Second semester of a year-long design thesis project begun in ARCH 613 culminating in a public presentation and written documentation.

Course details
Credit Hours:5
Max credits per semester:5
Max credits per degree:5
Grading Option:Graded

Credit Hours:5

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ARCH991
Seminar in ArchitectureCrosslisted with ARCH 691

Prerequisites: ARCH 550/850 and permission

Description: Contemporary problems in design and practice.

Course details
Credit Hours:2-3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded

Credit Hours:2-3

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