School of Architecture Courses

The faculty has approval to offer the following courses in the academic years 1996 - 1997 and 1997 - 1998; however, all courses are not taught each semester or summer session. Students should consult the Course Schedule, published before registration, and the supplement to the Course Schedule, published before classes begin, to determine which courses will be offered during a particular semester or summer session. These publications also may reflect changes that have been made to the courses listed here since this catalog was printed. For current information about architecture courses, students should consult the schedule posted in the School of Architecture.

Architecture courses are numbered according to the following system: The first digit of a course number indicates the value of the course in semester hours. The second digit indicates the rank of the course: 0 for lower-division courses open to nonmajors, 1 for first-year courses, 2 for second-year courses, 3 for third- or fourth-year courses, 4 for upper-division courses for nonmajors, 5 for unrestricted electives, 6 for required courses restricted to students who have completed specific prerequisites, 8 for graduate topics courses, and 9 for graduate courses in the design and thesis sequence. The third digit (unless the second digit is 9) indicates the subject area: 0 for design courses, 1 for visual communication, 2 for professional studies, 3 for urban and site design, 4 for environmental controls, 5 for construction systems, 8 for history and theory, and 9 for independent study and research. The letter K, L, or M indicates that the course is one in a sequence of courses; T indicates a course with a prerequisite of concurrent enrollment in another course; and R indicates a topics course that may be repeated for credit toward a degree requirement when the topics vary.

This numbering system applies only to architecture courses. For an explanation of the University course numbering system, see General Information.

Unless otherwise stated in the description below, each class meets for three lecture hours a week for one semester.

Architecture
Community and Regional Planning

Architecture: ARC

Lower-Division Courses

308. Architecture and Society.
Introduction to architectural forms and their cultural contexts.
310K. Design I.
Open only to students in the School of Architecture. Introduction to the methods and sensitivities of architectural design. Nine hours of lecture and studio a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Concurrent enrollment in Architecture 311K.
310L. Design II.
Continuation of Architecture 310K. Nine hours of lecture and studio a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Architecture 310K and 311K with a grade of at least C in each, and concurrent enrollment in Architecture 311L.
311K. Visual Communication I.
Restricted to architecture majors. Study and application of drawing and other communication skills for architects. Six hours of lecture and studio a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Concurrent enrollment in Architecture 310K.
311L. Visual Communication II.
Continuation of Architecture 311K. Six hours of lecture and studio a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Architecture 310K and 311K with a grade of at least C in each, and concurrent enrollment in Architecture 310L.
415K. Construction I.
Materials and methods of construction systems. Three lecture hours and three laboratory hours a week for one semester.
415L. Construction II.
Introduction to statics and strengths of materials, forces in structures, principles of equilibrium. Three lecture hours and three laboratory hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Physics 302L and 102N, or 303L and 103N; Mathematics 408C; and Architecture 415K with a grade of at least C.
318K. History of Architecture, Survey I.
Comparative study of the architecture of the ancient world, including Asia, Africa, the Americas, and Europe. Prerequisite: Architecture 308 and 311K, or consent of instructor.
318L. History of Architecture, Survey II.
World architecture from postantiquity to the modern era. Prerequisite: Architecture 318K or consent of instructor.

Upper-Division Courses

320K. Design III.
Restricted to architecture majors. The study of design, with emphasis on the basic requirements of buildings; spatial, structural, environmental, social, and theoretical issues. Nine hours of lecture and studio a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Architecture 310L and 311L with a grade of at least C in each, and concurrent enrollment in Architecture 221K.
520L. Design IV.
The study of intermediate design, with emphasis on urban design; continued attention to the fundamentals of building design within a given context. Fifteen studio hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Architecture 320K with a grade of at least C.
221K. Visual Communication III.
Restricted to architecture majors. Continuation of Architecture 311L. Six hours of lecture and studio a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Architecture 310L and 311L with a grade of at least C in each, and concurrent enrollment in Architecture 320K.
328. History of Architecture, Survey III.
World architecture of the modern era. Prerequisite: Architecture 308.
530T. Design V.
Problems of intermediate architectural design, emphasizing the requirements of sound building--their spatial, shelter, and structural significance and their relationships to the physical and social context of the site. Fifteen studio hours a week for one semester. Architecture 530K and 530T may not both be counted. Prerequisite: Architecture 520L with a grade of at least C and concurrent enrollment in Architecture 231T.
231T. Design Theory Laboratory.
Integration of material studied in technology support courses into design issues and concepts. Six laboratory hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Architecture 520L with a grade of at least C and concurrent enrollment in Architecture 530T.
333. Site Design.
History, theory, and technique of landscape design, with emphasis on the relationship of a building to its landscape. Prerequisite: For architecture majors, upper-division standing; for nonmajors, consent of instructor.
334K. Environmental Controls I.
Environmental issues in general and the environmental imperative of architecture. Emphasis on quantitative aspects of the fundamental principles of physics required in the areas studied in Architecture 334L. Prerequisite: Architecture 520L with a grade of at least C.
334L. Environmental Controls II.
The integration of environmental control systems into the form-making process of architectural design. Survey of architectural acoustics; lighting and electrical systems; and heating, ventilating, air conditioning, vertical transportation, and plumbing systems in buildings. Prerequisite: Architecture 334K.
435K. Construction III.
The concept and theory of systems design and the analysis of subsystems that form the building. Three lecture hours and three laboratory hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Architecture 415L with a grade of at least C.
435L. Construction IV.
Architectural theory and design of timber, steel, reinforced concrete, and masonry members and envelopes. Three lecture hours and three laboratory hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Architecture 435K with a grade of at least C.
335M. Construction V.
Study of construction processes and the selection and specification of finish materials. Prerequisite: Architecture 435L.
348. The Appreciation of Architecture.
A survey of architecture, both past and present, intended to develop an understanding and an appreciation of the art and practice of building. May not be counted toward a degree in architecture. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
350R. Topics in Design Theory.
May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. May not be counted by students with credit for Architecture 350 or 355 unless the topics vary. Prerequisite: Architecture 328.: Topic 1: The Modern American City. Same as Geography 337. Issues facing residents of United States cities, such as transportation and housing, poverty and crime, metropolitan finance, environmental and architectural design; historical/comparative urban evolution. Prerequisite for nonarchitecture majors: Upper-division standing.
251R, 351R. Visual Communication Exercises.
Advanced problems for the refinement of visual communication skills and architectural presentation methods, including drawing, photography, and computer-aided graphics. For 251R, four studio hours a week for one semester; for 351R, six studio hours a week for one semester. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Architecture 251R is offered on the pass/fail basis only. Prerequisite: Architecture 311L with a grade of at least C.
358R. Architecture Theory.
Seminars on theoretical approaches to architectural thought, including examinations of architectural form and order and the resulting human response. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Architecture 358 and 358R may not both be counted unless the topics vary. Prerequisite: Architecture 328 with a grade of at least C, and consent of instructor.
560R. Advanced Design.
Advanced problems in architectural design. Fifteen hours of lecture and studio a week for one semester. May be repeated for credit when the topics and instructors vary. Prerequisite: Architecture 530T with a grade of at least C.
560T. Advanced Design.
Comprehensive studio to develop the student's ability to combine the elements that create a thorough building design. Fifteen studio hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Architecture 560R with a grade of at least C, and concurrent enrollment in Architecture 361T.
361T. Technical Communication.
Studio to produce construction documents for buildings designed in Architecture 560T. Six studio hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Concurrent enrollment in Architecture 560T.
362. Professional Practice.
Ethical, legal, and administrative responsibilities of the architect; organizations, processes, and roles in architecture. Prerequisite: Architecture 560R with a grade of at least C.
368R. Topics in the History of Architecture.
Seminars and lecture/seminars on advanced topics in the history of architecture. Regular topics include ancient, medieval, Renaissance, Latin American, oriental, nineteenth-century, and twentieth-century history of architecture, and historiography of architecture. Three lecture/seminar hours a week for one semester. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Prerequisite: For architecture majors, Architecture 318L and 328; for nonmajors, upper-division standing and consent of instructor.: Topic 1: Oriental Architecture. Same as Asian Studies 372 (Topic 9: Oriental Architecture).
279, 379, 479, 579. Architectural Research.
Investigation of problems selected by the student with approval of the supervising instructor. For each semester hour of credit earned, the equivalent of one lecture hour a week for one semester. A grade of at least C is required for degree credit. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor and the dean.

Community and Regional Planning: CRP

Upper-Division Course

369K. Principles of Physical Planning.
Introductory course in the physical dimension of urban planning. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing, or six semester hours of upper-division coursework and consent of instructor.