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2019-2020 University Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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AQS 306 - Principles of Museum Exhibit Development
Prerequisites: None
This course will introduce students to the basic aspects of successful exhibit design and methods for conveying educational information to the general public in an aquarium or museum setting. The course will include an introduction to commonly used materials and techniques; the incorporation of good graphic design; and the distillation of educational concepts into interesting and informative materials. This course will be led by the design team at the New England Aquarium, and will involve the creation of exhibits for actual use in a public setting. It is anticipated that the communication and design skills acquired in this course will be applicable to a wide variety of not-for-profit environmental and educational organizations.
3 credits
Alternate Fall
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AQS 314 - Field Collection Methods (Bahamas)
Prerequisites: None
Fulfills a Marine Biology elective in the Applied category
This three credit course is organized as a ten day off-campus program offered through the New England Aquarium. Each Spring, the Aquarium organizes a field identification and collecting trip to Cay Sal bank in the Bahamas. For this course, the trip will be timed to coincide with the RWU Spring Break, and one of the RWU Faulty will accompany the students. Up to 15 students can sign up to work alongside Aquarium professionals as the collect and identify reef fish and invertebrates. The trip includes accommodations and up to 5 dives/day abroad the R/V Coral Reef II, meals and beverages, and a dive in the Aquarium’s Giant Ocean Tank. Students will increase their fish identification skills, learn about conservation efforts in the Bahamas, and participate in on-going reef conservation studies.
3 credits
Spring
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AQS 318 - Aquatic Animal Health and Lab
Cross-Listed with: BIO 318
Prerequisites: AQS 262 and AQS 264 ; or consent of instructor
The course addresses important diseases and disease prevention methods in aquatic animals from an aquaculture/fisheries and ornamental perspective. Subjects covered include elected anatomical and physiological systems and water/environmental systems important to understanding, preventing and treating diseases of various bivalve molluscs, lobsters/crabs, cephalopods, echinoderms and fish. Lectures will include aspects of biosecurity and water quality that affect disease occurrence and the spread of infectious agents. Current aquaculture/fisheries issues will be discussed. The laboratory portion of the course will provide experience in the methods used in handling, anesthesia, euthanasia, treatment, use of diagnostic tests, prevention of disease spread and maintaining healthy cultured and display animals.
4 credits
Fall
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AQS 346 - Principles of Hatchery Management and Lab
Prerequisites: None
Fulfills a Marine Biology elective in the Applied category
The aquaculture industry relies on hatcheries production facilities that nurture young aquatic organisms to the point where their survival is assured. Hatcheries include facilities dedicated to the production of almost any fresh or saltwater aquatic species including: shellfish, tropical marine fish, trout, abalone, and seaweed. This course is intended to support an education in aquaculture and give students practical experience in the operation of all aspects of hatchery. The content of this course will depend on the instructor, but will focus on either shellfish or marine ornamental production as these are the two main production facilities that currently operated at the university. This course will be very hands-on and include important aspects of animal husbandry and production.
4 credits
Alternate Fall
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AQS 352 - Public Aquarium Management
Prerequisites: None
This course will instruct students in all aspects of the management of a large public aquarium facility. This includes how to maintain a healthy life support system for display organisms as well as an overview of the management of staff, interns and volunteers, financial considerations, corporate structure, regulatory requirements, permitting, marketing and all aspects of operating a large not-for-profit organization. This will be accomplished through examination of the operations and management structure of the New England Aquarium and will rely on tours of the facility and a series of seminars offered by the key departmental heads at the facility. It is anticipated that the skills acquired in this course can be applicable to a wide variety of not-for-profit environmental and educational organizations.
3 credits
Special Offering
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AQS 410 - Aquaculture and Aquarium Science Independent Study
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AQS 420 - New England Aquarium Internship
Prerequisites: Junior-level in good standing; Overall GPA of 2.8 of higher; Acceptance to the NEAq internship program
Registration for this course is limited to students who have been accepted for a semester long internship at the New England Aquarium (NEAq) in Boston, Ma. Internships at NEAq offer college students experience in areas ranging from veterinary services and animal husbandry to communications and program development. Each Internship will include: 1) an active research component that requires 15-20 hours per week in a laboratory setting under the direction of a research scientist at the New England Aquarium (NEAq) and 2) an animal husbandry experience of 15-20 hours per week at the NEAq with responsibilities that will familiarize students with the daily operation and maintenance required in running a large public aquarium. The duties of this experience may include feeding animals, cleaning tanks and equipment, and providing treatment for diseased animals.
8 credits
Fall, Spring, Summer
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AQS 430 - Topics in Aquarium Science and/or Lab
Prerequisites: Consent of Instructor
Advanced-level topics of importance in aquarium science.
1-4 credits
Special Offering
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AQS 450 - Research in Aquaculture/ Aquarium Science
Prerequisites: Consent of instructor
Original independent research in aquaculture and/or aquarium science. Research projects are chosen in consultation with a faculty research advisor. May be repeated for credit
1-3 credits
Offered on demand
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AQS 451 - Aquaculture/Aquarium Science Senior Thesis
Prerequisites: Prior departmental approval of a research proposal. 3.3 GPA or permission of the department, and AQS 450
This course serves as a capstone experience for outstanding students majoring in aquarium science and aquaculture. Working closely with a faculty mentor, students engage in original research on a topic of their choice. The research may involve laboratory experiments, field work, or computer simulations. This course provides experience in designing and conducting experiments, critically analyzing data, reviewing published scientific literature and communicating scientific information. The culmination of the course is a formal written thesis and a public oral presentation.
3 credits
Fall, Spring
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ARCH 100 - Exploring Architecture
Prerequisites: None
Note: Enrollment limited to high school students who have completed their junior year and high school students who have completed their sophomore year with permission at the time of application
A four week introduction to architectural issues, concepts, and basic design methodology for high school students interested in understanding architecture as a possible area of college study and career. Course instruction is via workshops and individualized studio critique emphasizing freehand drawing, design exercises, field trips, lectures and portfolios. The grade is based on overall performance with special emphasis on the quality of a major project.
3 credits
Summer
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ARCH 101 - Foundations of Architecture
Prerequisites: None
A classroom-based introduction to the nature of the architectural endeavor, and the means used to make architecture. Lectures and explorations of issues of public and private space, architectural composition, and the multiple responsibilities architects face in society in relation to a diversity of users and clients, the site, and the public realm will form the basis for classroom discussion, and written and graphic assignments.
3 credits
Fall
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ARCH 113 - Architectural Design Core Studio I
Prerequisites: None
A rigorous introduction to the fundamentals of architecture and design utilizing iterative exercises grouped around nine design topics developed and presented in two and three-dimensional media. Repetition reinforces the mastering freehand drawing, drafting and model making skills. Lectures introduce formal principles underlying each project group: geometric composition, scale and proportion, architectural elements, space definition, analytical diagramming, color, and solar orientation to study light and shadow. The emphasis is on abstract design but the course ends with the design of a scaled and inhabited space. Minimum Passing Grade: Minimum passing grade average of “C” required in ARCH 113-ARCH 114 .
5 credits
Fall, Spring
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ARCH 114 - Architectural Design Core Studio II
Prerequisites: ARCH 113
This course continues the first semester’s focus on elemental design principles and visual communication, but initiates a departure from the abstract realm of design into the tangible world of built architectural form. The projects and their supporting lectures examine the language of architecture through exercises exploring fundamental architectural design principles: spatial organizations, circulation and movement, simple structural and enclosure systems, spatial articulation, site response and solar orientation. To ensure clarity and understanding, all building programs are simple but evocative, and project sites vary from rural to urban and from flat to sloped. Minimum Passing Grade: Minimum passing grade average of “C” required in ARCH 113 -114.
5 credits
Spring, Summer
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ARCH 213 - Architectural Design Core Studio III
Prerequisites: ARCH 114
Core Studio III concentrates on the exploration of a rational design methodology through the process of analysis, synthesis and transformation. Through a series of short exercises and comprehensive projects, students are encouraged to develop a conceptual basis for their work, with an emphasis on site, climate and the environment, along with the principles of organization, including spatial hierarchy, circulation and structure, as determinants of architectural form. Students will quickly generate multiple viable solutions for each project and will present their work in a variety of formats from quick conceptual sketches and models to carefully crafted drawings. There will be a concentration on the design of space in section and an ongoing study of the quality of light. Students explore the potential of the sites they visit through in-depth inquiries and are introduced to design in an urban context. There is an emphasis on three-dimensional visual communication skills and the start of the integration of computer drawings into the studio. A series of theme based faculty lectures will augment the studio work. Students are required to present a digital portfolio at the middle and end of the semester. Minimum Passing Grade: Minimum passing grade of “C” is required.
5 credits
Fall
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ARCH 214 - Architectural Design Core Studio IV
Prerequisites: ARCH 213 , MATH 136 or higher
This studio continues to develop the students’ design process and explores the concepts and strategies that have the capacity to significantly determine building form. Particular emphasis will be placed on the relationship of design to program, structure and materials through the study of dwellings. Special attention will be paid to an understanding of human scale and its impact upon design. Short sequential exercises enable students to develop an understanding of the use of different materials and their structural implications. Bearing wall, columnar (including free-plan) and modular building systems will be studied. These shorter problems will be followed by a longer assignment that uses different urban sites in a variety of locations as the catalyst for an investigation into how the fundamental human need for shelter is affected by regional and cultural precedents and particular climatic conditions. Students are asked to address basic environmental issues by considering passive strategies for heating and cooling. The development of graphic, computer and three-dimensional communication skills development are also continued. Faculty lectures will be integrated into the semester and a digital portfolio will be required. Minimum Passing Grade: Minimum passing grade of “C” required.
5 credits
Spring
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ARCH 231 - Construction Materials and Assemblies I
Prerequisites: Sophomore standing
This course is an introductory overview to the “art of making buildings.” The student shall survey materials and methods used in building construction for foundation, wall, floor, roof, enclosure & interior finish systems and their employment in the design process for traditional, nontraditional and sustainable building environments with emphasis on architectural expression. The major physical systems found in buildings and design constraints that influence them will be examined in the context of wood and masonry construction. The course also dedicates a substantial portion of its time to the examination of building envelope concepts as the locus of design resolution between technical and architectural realms. The course engages ARCH 214 - Architectural Design Core Studio IV as a means to integrate materials and assemblies in students’ design thinking.
3 credits
Fall, Spring
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ARCH 281 - Architectural Analysis I
BS in Architecture (required) Master of Architecture (required) BS in Preservation Studies (required) MS in Preservation Practices (required)
Delivery: Other
The course will introduce beginning students to Architectural Analysis through various media of representation and simulation. Students will engage in drawing, digital image making, and modeling techniques as fundamental tools for documentation, analysis, representation and visual communication. Emphasis will be on learning through architectural precedents and field studies, as a way to understand deeply various buildings and their contexts.
Using case studies, students will learn sketching from observation, photographic recording, documentation of field conditions with accuracy, manual and digital drafting, basic digital modeling, digital image manipulation, processing, basic graphic design strategies, portfolio composition and presentation techniques related to architecture in context. There will be a combination of short lectures, workshops and field trips throughout the semester. Most exercises will be performed in-class, with support from lectures and tutorials.
Minimum Passing Grade: D- Repeatable: Yes
3 credits
Fall
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ARCH 313 - Architectural Design Core Studio V
Prerequisites: ARCH 214
The focus of this studio is upon the integration of building form, structure as space-generator, construction materials & assemblies and sustainability themes in architectural design. The studio also engages the continued refinement of four broad areas of architectural design education: (1) development of a theory base; (2) development of design methods and studio skills; (3) urban issues; and (4) development of a fuller appreciation for the understanding of construction technology and its function as a medium for architectural design. Minimum Passing Grade: Minimum passing grade of “C” required.
5 credits
Fall, Summer
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ARCH 321 - Site and Environment
Prerequisites: Sophomore standing
This course presents an overview inventory of all the factors/systems that may be encountered in any analysis of site conditions. The student will be presented with a general description of how each factor operates and procedures to maintain or improve the quality of the site environment. This course promotes a value system based upon the preservation of both natural and cultural ecology. Value and meaning flow from a concept of sustainability at all levels of cultural and environmental interaction.
3 credits
Fall
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ARCH 322 - Theory of Architecture
Prerequisites: AAH 121 -AAH 122 , ARCH 325
The intention of this course is to familiarize students with a variety of historical, theoretical and methodological issues that have structured contemporary understanding and criticism of architecture. The class introduces students to the polemics and debates of the post-war period, the developments and influence of non-Western modern architecture, post-modernism, the theoretical investigations centered around structuralism and post-structuralism, the development of the various schools of architectural theory in the 1970s and 1980s, and contemporary theoretical and critical positions.
3 credits
Fall, Spring, Summer
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ARCH 324 - Evolution of Urban Form
Cross-Listed with: ARCH 524
Prerequisites: AAH 121 AAH 122 or URBN 100
Examines and analyzes the evolution of urban form, from neolithic villages to cities of the emerging modern era. Addresses why cities have taken the forms they have, and their formal, physical, and spatial elements. Students consider urban structure and dynamics relative to architectural expression, building types, and urban open spaces.
3 credits
Annually
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ARCH 325 - History of Modern Architecture
Prerequisites: AAH 121 -AAH 122 or URBN 100 or permission of instructor
This course on modern architecture examines buildings, cities, and landscapes in relation to the visual arts, culture, politics, and technological and social change. It begins with the origins of modern architecture in Western Europe, and continues with an exploration of key 19th-century architects and theorists. It highlights the 20th-century avant-gardes and concludes with the crystallization of modern architecture in the West and around the world. The course seeks to explain the modern not only as a visual phenomenon, but also as an intellectual, philosophical, and cultural idea.
3 credits
Fall, Spring
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ARCH 329 - History of Landscape Architecture
Co-listed with: ARCH 529
Prerequisites: AAH 121 -AAH 122 or permission of instructor
History of Landscape Architecture is a survey of the development of man’s relationship to and shaping of the land. This course will survey the landscape and gardens from the beginnings of civilization until contemporary times, although the primary emphasis will be on the Italian Renaissance, the gardens of France in the age of Louis XIV, and the English garden. The course will also include contributing cultures, such as China, India and Japan, as well as study the growth of parks in the 19th century, particularly in the United States.
3 credits
Spring
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ARCH 331 - Construction Materials and Assemblies II
Prerequisites: ARCH 231
This continuation of Construction Materials and Assemblies I provides students with the awareness and understanding necessary for the selection of materials, components and assemblies for the design and construction of buildings. The course explores traditional and non-traditional building techniques, methods and materials selection with particular emphasis on steel, concrete, and glass in relation to fabrication and assembly methods, historical influences, function, sustainability, and architectural expression. Issues of materials’ embodied energy as well as recyclability and disassembly are also considered. The course also dedicates a substantial portion of its time to the examination of building envelope concepts as the locus of design resolution between technical and architectural design realms. Detailing issue includes optimization of the building’s thermal performance. The course engages with ARCH 313 - Architectural Design Core Studio V as a means to integrate materials and assemblies issues in the student’s design thinking.
3 credits
Fall
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ARCH 332 - Acoustics and Lighting
Prerequisites: Junior standing
This course addresses three of the many form generators in architecture, the acoustical, day lighting and artificial lighting environment. It also addresses the soft and hard technologies that support the creation of these environments using “rules of thumb”, analytical calculations and modeling. The course provides an introduction and conceptual understanding of these subjects. Sustainability is embedded in the nature of the subjects with a particular emphasis on energy conservation, integration of natural and artificial systems; the effect on contemporary practice, and the emerging roles of architectural careers and consultants in these disciplines.
The course is subdivided into three equal offerings: acoustical principles and practical applications in buildings that affects site selection and evaluation of buildings and their orientation on a site and shaping of space for sound control, all done in conjunction with case studies. The second and third parts deal with natural or day lighting and artificial lighting with an emphasis on their integration through design. Basic principles are introduced, design procedures outlined, calculating methods reviewed, case studies and the use of physical and computer modeling investigated. The students will gain a sufficient basic understanding of acoustical, day lighting and artificial lighting design in order to feel confident in making these concerns an inherent part of their design process.
3 credits
Spring
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ARCH 333 - Building Systems: Equipment for Buildings
Prerequisites: Junior standing
This course provides a basic study of the mechanical, sanitary, water supply, sewage disposal, heating, ventilating, air conditioning, fire protection and electrical equipment and systems used in buildings. The student learns the basics of active and passive heating, cooling and ventilating systems, load calculations, life safety ventilation, psychometrics, plumbing, storm drainage, fire protection systems, and electrical, energy codes and management with discussion of energy conservation and construction budgeting as well as M & E construction documents.
Particular emphasis is given to systems integration. First is the recognition that buildings consist of seven component systems; space planning, structural, mechanical, electrical, plumbing (including fire protection); enclosure, and fitments (fixtures and furniture). Second is the need to consider these systems as early in the design process as possible. Design considerations such as points of origin, generating equipment, distribution devices, delivery mechanisms, control systems and energy usage are studied. Sustainability is embedded in the nature of these subjects with a particular emphasis on energy conservation and efficient design practices. Where possible “rules of thumb” sizing and diagramming techniques are examined and technical design development are explored from the point of view of, energy efficiency, the architect’s design and the engineering consultant’s criteria. Classroom lectures, case studies (on hard and soft technologies) and a field trip are used to expand on the reading assignments and to provide a general introduction and overview of the subject.
3 credits
Fall
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ARCH 335 - Structure, Form and Order
Prerequisites: MATH 136 or MATH 213 and PHYS 109 , PHYS 201 or ENGR 210
Introduces the fundamental concepts of structural form and behavior through a combination of lectures and studio exercises. Basic structural forms and their taxonomy will be studied in nature and through history, using visual presentations, readings, and hands-on experiments. Load paths and basic load tracing through common structural systems will be investigated. An introduction to vector based force representation will also be covered as a continuation of topics covered in Physics. In addition the students’ studio projects will be utilized for assignments. The development of a strong structural vocabulary will also be stressed.
3 credits
Fall, Spring
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ARCH 413 - Advanced Architectural Design Studio
Prerequisites: ARCH 231 , ARCH 313 , ARCH 325 , ARCH 335 ;
Pre- or Co-requisite: ARCH 322
Students may select from a number of thematically focused directed studios in order to fulfill the Advanced Architectural Design Studio requirement for the Bachelor of Science and BS + Masters of Architecture degree programs. Students completing a Bachelor of Science are required to take either an Advanced Architectural Design Studio or an Advanced Topical Design Studio. Minimum Passing Grade: Minimum passing grade of “C” required.
5 credits
Fall, Spring, Summer
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ARCH 416 - Advanced Topical Design Studio: Urban
Cross-Listed with: ARCH 516 - Graduate Topical Design Studio: Urban
Prerequisites: ARCH 231 , ARCH 313 , ARCH 325 , ARCH 335
This advanced design studio examines the role of Architecture as a critical component of the larger built environment and of the public realm. As such, the projects engaged within this studio focus on issues and concerns impacting local and/or global communities. This studio also explores the role of architecture in relation to allied disciplines such as Urban Design, Historic Preservation, Planning and Landscape Architecture, and in relation to the various formal and informal constituencies that influence the shape of the urban fabric. Minimum Passing Grade: Minimum passing grade of “C” required.
5 credits
Fall, Spring, Summer
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ARCH 430 - Special Topics in Architecture
Prerequisites: Junior Standing
Architecture Elective
Variable content course dealing with significant aspects and themes in Architecture, in the areas of history/theory of architecture, environmental and behavior; technical systems, and professional practices.
3 credits
Special Offering
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ARCH 434 - Design of Structures I
Prerequisites: ARCH 335
A numeric and graphical approach to the design and analysis of basic structural systems. Basic principles of mechanics: forces, equilibrium, geometric properties of areas, material properties, support conditions, stress strain relationships will be presented. The selection and configuration of efficient structural systems for common building types will be emphasized. Projects requiring the design and analysis of simple funicular structures will be assigned.
3 credits
Fall, Spring
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ARCH 435 - Design of Structures II
Prerequisites: ARCH 434
A qualitative and quantitative analysis of structural materials, structural members, and structural assemblies. Emphasizes the fundamental design principles of wood, steel and concrete structures. Foundation and lateral load resisting systems will be studied. Case studies of significant architectural structures will be assigned to develop design and analytical skills, including the use of structural analysis software. The integration of the structural system with other systems within the building and its relationship to the enclosure system will be addressed. Advanced structural technologies, such as tensile, shell, and high-rise systems will be introduced.
3 credits
Fall, Spring
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ARCH 461 - Landscape Architecture: Theory and Practice
Co-listed with: ARCH 561
Prerequisites: ARCH 313 , ARCH 321 , and junior standing
Architecture Elective
Introduces the theoretical underpinnings and design processes of landscape architecture as a discipline and as a contemporary practice. Modes of interpreting, inventorying, and working with the landscape and the materials used in landscape construction will be examined. Class lectures, case study research and simple design exercises will look at landscape design at multiple scales. The central role of landscape design as an integral component of sustainable development practices will also be examined
3 credits
Annually
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ARCH 462 - The Villa and the Garden
Cross-Listed with: None
Prerequisites: None
Corequisite: None
Pre- or Co-requisite: None
BS in Architecture
Master of Architecture
Delivery: Lecture
The course explores villas and gardens to better understand how men and women, from different times, cultures, and coun- tries, transformed the landscape for leisurely purposes and conceived their relationship between Architecture and Nature. We focus on the dynamic relationship between landscapes, villas and their gardens, mainly Renaissance and Baroque in Tuscany and Rome, where gardens where conceived as part of a multifaceted architectural system. The ‘villa & garden’ complex originates in the Mediterranean area, especially ancient Greece and Rome. Renaissance Tuscany shaped the early formal garden, later becoming the ‘rational’ geometrical garden as an extension of the architecture of the villa. From our base in Florence, where we explore villas commissioned by the Medici family, we look South to villas commissioned by Popes and Cardinals outside Rome. Then we look North, to 16th-century examples in Mantua and in the Veneto Region. We look East, to a different way of opening architecture to nature. We study the impact of Orientalism on the design of European villa & garden complexes. Back in Tuscany, we study the impact of 18th century England on Florentine culture and gardens. We look West, to the Anglo-American residents of Florence, and to their taste for villa life in late 19th-early 20th century.
Introductory lectures indoors, based on PowerPoint presentations, will be followed by direct experience of villas & gardens on site visits, in Florence and surroundings. Minimum Passing Grade: D- (undergraduate) yes
3 credits
Fall and Spring
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ARCH 477 - Architecture in Context
Prerequisites: Junior standing
Architecture Elective
Through a variety of study and documentation techniques, students examine the architecture and urbanism of the Study Abroad setting as important cultural manifestations of a people and their history. Readings and lectures by University and local faculty provide historical or theoretical background for students’ on-site observations. The current practice of architecture will likewise be illuminated by visits with local practitioners and tours of their work. Through an appreciation of the range of issues, which can influence architectural and urban form in the study abroad setting, it is hoped that students will be able to reflect more objectively on their own culture, environment and creative processes.
3 credits
May be offered Fall, Spring as part of Study Abroad programs.
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ARCH 484 - Construction Estimating and Scheduling
Prerequisites: ARCH 231 , ARCH 331
Architecture Elective
An introduction to the fundamentals of construction estimating and scheduling. Conceptual, square foot, systems and unit price estimates will be studied along with basic CPM scheduling theory to include bar charts and network schedules.
3 credits
Spring
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ARCH 488 - Computer Applications for Professional Practice
Prerequisites: ARCH 287 and completion of the Architecture Core program
The course is structured to explore new modes of contemporary practice, specifically Integrated Project Design/Delivery, and the role of B.I.M. (Building Information Modeling) as it pertains to design and decision-making in contemporary architectural practice. This course will explore the use of B.I.M. and related analytical tools to get immediate feedback on buildings systems and sustainability alternatives that can inform the design process. We will focus on developing proficiency in the use of B.I.M. software while at the same time looking at how this tool and related computer technologies are changing the way that information is generated and utilized within the practice environment. Collaborative Projects with other disciplines explore how information, including cost, scheduling and building material usage, is shared among the various parties involved in the design and construction process.
3 credits
Fall, Spring
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ARCH 501 - Elements and Principles of Architectural Design
Prerequisites: None
Corequisite: ARCH 511 - Graduate Core Architectural Design Studio I
This course is a companion to ARCH 511 - Graduate Core Architectural Design Studio I . It is and introduction to the essential elements of architecture and the basic principles of its composition. Design and conceptual thinking skills will be developed through lectures, diagramming and case study analysis of important architectural precedents. These assignments will further skills development work being conducted within the companion studio course.
3 credits
Summer
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ARCH 511 - Graduate Core Architectural Design Studio I
Prerequisites: None
Corequisite: ARCH 501 - Elements and Principles of Architectural Design
This course is an intensive introduction to architectural design and the basic skills needed to analyze and communicate architectural design intentions using 2d and 3d representational techniques. The course will introduce principles of two and three-dimensional composition within the context of basic architectural issues of shelter, space and tectonics. Compositional issues of scale, proportion, organization, hierarchy, movement, color and light will be developed through lectures, sketch assignments and fully rendered architectural explorations. Issues of site, shelter and tectonics will be explored through a variety of abstract conditions from urban to rural and level to sloping sites.
5 credits
Fall
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ARCH 512 - Graduate Core Architectural Design Studio II
Prerequisites: ARCH 511 - Graduate Core Architectural Design Studio I
This studio course builds on Graduate Studio I by introducing more complex notions of site, climate and culture while also integrating more complex programmatic and tectonic responses to user needs. More complicated notions of building organization, spatial hierarchy, circulation, structure and enclosure will be explored in plan and in section. A variety of sites will serve as the catalyst for an investigation of how the fundamental need for shelter and material expression are affected by regional and cultural traditions and particular climatic conditions. The urban site is explored through a focus on the buildings relationship to the public realm and to the varied programs that animate it in plan and are elaborated on in the sectional development of the building. Faculty lectures will be integrated into the semester and a digital portfolio will be required.
5 credits
Spring
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ARCH 513 - Integrated Project Design Studio
Prerequisites: ARCH 331 , ARCH 332 , ARCH 333 , ARCH 413 , ARCH 416 , ARCH 435
This studio will provide the opportunity for advanced students working individually and/or in small groups, to bring all components of their architectural education together to focus on an architectural design problem/project. Students will fully assess an architectural problem, designated site and relevant precedents in order to establish appropriate design criteria. Advancing the problem/project through conceptual, schematic and design development stages students will respond to programmatic, structural and environmental systems, accessibility and life-safety issues. They will advance their design resolution from site response, building materials and assemblies selection and attention to sustainable design criteria to the detailed development key spaces. Each individual or group will prepare construction contract documentation, drawings and outline specifications, for key components of the design project. Students will prepare a project assessment to evaluate the appropriateness of their problem/project design response to the architectural program and related cultural and environmental issues.
5 credits
Fall, Spring
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ARCH 515 - Graduate Architectural Design Studio
Prerequisites: Completion of ARCH 413 , ARCH 416 , ARCH 331 , ARCH 332 , ARCH 333 , ARCH 434
Students may select from a number of directed studios in fulfilling the Graduate Architectural Design Studio requirement for the Master of Architecture degree. Offerings at this level are enriched by studios focusing on topics such as urban design, housing, sustainable design, contemporary technologies, interior architecture, historic preservation and others.
5 credits
Fall, Spring, Summer
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ARCH 516 - Graduate Topical Design Studio: Urban
Prerequisites: Enrollment in the MS in Architecture program or permission of instructor
This graduate design studio examines the role of Architecture as a critical component of the larger built environment and of the public realm. As such, the projects engaged within this studio take on issues and concerns impacting local and/or global communities. This studio also explores the role of architecture in relation to allied disciplines such as Urban Design, Historic Preservation, Planning and Landscape Architecture, and in relation to the various formal and informal constituencies that influence the shape of the urban fabric. As the graduate offering of ARCH 416 lectures and reviews are shared; however, grading criteria, assignments and the quality of design / research will reflect graduate level coursework and achievement expectations.
5 credits
Fall, Spring
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ARCH 517 - Collaborative Revitalization Studio
Prerequisites: ARCH 413 or PLAN 511
Graduate Studio option for Master of Architecture (complete 2 Arch 515, or 1 Arch 515
and 1 Arch 517)
Capstone Requirement for MS in Historic Preservation
Note: Graduate Studio option for Master of Architecture (complete 2 Arch 515, or 1 Arch 515
and 1 Arch 517)
Capstone Requirement for MS in Historic Preservation
Delivery: Studio
A fundamental shift is occurring in architecture, planning, and urban design. New construction has
increased significantly from its lows immediately post-recession, but the rapid and accelerating
urbanization of the US (and the world in general) in the past generation has necessitated an entirely
new mini-industry and mode of thought - that of adaptation and revitalization. While the previous
several generations of architectural and urban thought considered existing buildings and architectural
developments as either sites to be cleared for new construction, or sites to be preserved for ‘historic’
value, we now have to contend with some very real and very practical considerations about land and
resource utilization. What does preservation mean? What is the embodied value of an existing building?
We now have a much better understanding of full extent of the building industry’s contribution to
carbon emissions, and the numbers are staggering - by some metrics, between a quarter and a third of
the world’s entire carbon emission footprint stems from the activities of the building industry, from the
harvesting and transportation of materials, to the rate of new construction, to the performance of
those buildings after construction.
Americans - particularly young Americans - are moving back into dense urban areas at an astonishing
pace. Land is scarce and increasingly expensive. New construction in these confines is increasingly
impractical and its sustainability (as currently practiced) is dubious. Infrastructure built in the mid-20th
century isn’t going anywhere, and must be contended with and designed around. Furthermore, this re-
urbanization has moved beyond major cities like Boston, New York, and San Francisco. Economic
pressure has pushed smaller communities with existing density and infrastructure access, like
Providence, RI, or Charleston, SC, to grapple with these questions and deal with an influx of young
workers and businesses.
Revitalization and adaptation is now a new paradigm of consideration, beyond simply “preserve” or
“demolish.” How can we take what exists and not only preserve and celebrate its intrinsic value - both
physically in its embodied structure and materials, but also culturally - but truly adapt it for dynamic
modern re-use?
This studio will focus on these broad issues, on the emergence of revitalization and adaptation, and the
broader implications of fitting modern programs into historic buildings in an urban environment. Minimum Passing Grade: B- (graduate)
5 credits
Spring
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ARCH 517 - Collaborative Revitalization Studio
Cross-Listed with: n/a
Prerequisites: Arch 413 Advanced Architectural Design Studio
or PLAN 511 Interdisciplinary Planning Workshop
Corequisite: n/a
Pre- or Co-requisite: n/a
Graduate Studio option for Master of Architecture (complete 2 Arch 515, or 1 Arch 515
and 1 Arch 517)
Capstone Requirement for MS in Historic Preservation
Note: Graduate Studio option for Master of Architecture (complete 2 Arch 515, or 1 Arch 515
and 1 Arch 517)
Capstone Requirement for MS in Historic Preservation
Delivery: Studio
A fundamental shift is occurring in architecture, planning, and urban design. New construction has
increased significantly from its lows immediately post-recession, but the rapid and accelerating
urbanization of the US (and the world in general) in the past generation has necessitated an entirely
new mini-industry and mode of thought - that of adaptation and revitalization. While the previous
several generations of architectural and urban thought considered existing buildings and architectural
developments as either sites to be cleared for new construction, or sites to be preserved for ‘historic’
value, we now have to contend with some very real and very practical considerations about land and
resource utilization. What does preservation mean? What is the embodied value of an existing building?
We now have a much better understanding of full extent of the building industry’s contribution to
carbon emissions, and the numbers are staggering - by some metrics, between a quarter and a third of
the world’s entire carbon emission footprint stems from the activities of the building industry, from the
harvesting and transportation of materials, to the rate of new construction, to the performance of
those buildings after construction.
Americans - particularly young Americans - are moving back into dense urban areas at an astonishing
pace. Land is scarce and increasingly expensive. New construction in these confines is increasingly
impractical and its sustainability (as currently practiced) is dubious. Infrastructure built in the mid-20th
century isn’t going anywhere, and must be contended with and designed around. Furthermore, this re-
urbanization has moved beyond major cities like Boston, New York, and San Francisco. Economic
pressure has pushed smaller communities with existing density and infrastructure access, like
Providence, RI, or Charleston, SC, to grapple with these questions and deal with an influx of young
workers and businesses.
Revitalization and adaptation is now a new paradigm of consideration, beyond simply “preserve” or
“demolish.” How can we take what exists and not only preserve and celebrate its intrinsic value - both
physically in its embodied structure and materials, but also culturally - but truly adapt it for dynamic
modern re-use?
This studio will focus on these broad issues, on the emergence of revitalization and adaptation, and the
broader implications of fitting modern programs into historic buildings in an urban environment. Minimum Passing Grade: B- (graduate)
5 credits
Spring
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ARCH 521 - Sustainable Design Seminar
Prerequisites: Graduate standing or Senior standing w/ permission of the instructor
This seminar covers core concepts of sustainable building, development and land use. Topics will include trends in green building legislation on local and national levels; researching sustainable products, materials, systems and technologies; case studies of high performance buildings and architectural design; integration of architecture and MEP systems; the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design building rating program (LEED); the relationship between ‘green’ building in context and transportation and land use; indoor air quality, daylight and natural ventilation; tools for sustainable design analysis; existing building assessment and improvement; balancing the costs and benefits of sustainable design.
3 credits
Fall
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ARCH 522 - Environmental Design Research
Prerequisites: Senior standing
Environmental Design Research introduces diverse theoretical approaches and research methods, for assessing inhabited environments with cultural, social and energy sustainability criteria. Readings include contributions from environmental psychology, anthropology, sociology, and cross-cultural studies as well as energy assessment literature. A semester long fieldwork project is undertaken to observe, conduct interviews and report to local architects and their clients how their buildings are used and experienced by diverse groups of inhabitants.
3 credits
Spring
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ARCH 524 - Evolution of Urban Form
Cross-Listed with: ARCH 324
Prerequisites: AAH 121 -AAH 122 or permission of instructor
Examines and analyzes the evolution of urban form, from Neolithic villages to cities of the emerging modern era. Addresses why cities have taken the forms they have, and their formal, physical, and spatial elements. Students consider urban structure and dynamics relative to architectural expression, building types, and urban open spaces. As the graduate offering of ARCH 324 lectures are shared; however, grading criteria, assignments and quality of independent research will reflect graduate level coursework and achievement expectations.
3 credits
Annually
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ARCH 529 - History of Landscape Architecture
Cross-Listed with: ARCH 329
Prerequisites: AAH 121 -AAH 122 and Senior Standing w/ permission of instructor or dean
History of Landscape Architecture is a survey of the development of man’s relationship to and shaping of the land. This course will survey the landscape and gardens from the beginnings of civilization until contemporary times, although the primary emphasis will be on the Italian Renaissance, the gardens of France in the age of Louis XIV, and the English garden. The course will also include contributing cultures, such as China, India and Japan, as well as study the growth of parks in the 19th century, particularly in the United States. As the graduate offering of ARCH 329 , lectures are shared; however, grading criteria, assignments and quality of independent research will reflect graduate level coursework and achievement expectations.
3 credits
Annually
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ARCH 530 - Special Topics in Architecture
Prerequisites: Graduate standing in B.S./M. Arch. Program, or Senior standing with permission of the instructor
Architecture Elective
Variable content course dealing with significant aspects and themes in Architecture, in the areas of history/theory of architecture, environmental and behavior; technical systems, and professional practices.
3-4 credits
Special Offering
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ARCH 533 - Detailing the High-Performance Building Envelope
Prerequisites: Graduate standing in M.Sc.in Arch. or M.Arch programs or Senior Standing w/ permission of the instructor or Dean
The course examines the issues associated with designing high-performance building enclosures both at a conceptual level and at a detailed level. Concepts of advanced building envelopes that are integrated with other building systems are examined. Tools and methods for assessing the life cycle of an assembly, for choosing materials and for optimizing façade configurations to achieve satisfying internal comfort, thermal, light, and acoustic performance are studied. Modes of assembly that minimize heat loss are evaluated using computational tools. Field trips to fabrication facilities and construction sites cast light on production processes. The dynamics of the interaction between architect and façade consultant and specifier are also investigated.
3 credits
Spring
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ARCH 535 - Introduction to Proactive Simulation
Prerequisites: Graduate standing or Senior standing w/ permission of the instructor
The elective course is an introduction to building performance simulation (BPS) methods and tools. It is concerned with the proactive integration of BPS within the design process. The course will introduce the students to the workings of several software tools that complement each other in the area of energy, bulk air flow, and lighting simulation. The course also brings Integrated Project Delivery concepts and methods to bear and critically examines the role of project data management into emerging design methodologies. The course prepares students to think strategically when approaching modeling as a well as developing an ability to examine critically modeling outputs. The course is grounded in reality by also introducing on-site data acquisition and building post-occupancy evaluation techniques.
3 credits
Spring
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ARCH 536 - Special Topics in Sustainable Design
Prerequisites: Graduate standing in Architecture or Senior standing w/ permission of the instructor
Architecture Elective
Special Topics in Sustainable Design is a variable content course dealing with significant aspects of Sustainable Design in Architecture.
3-4 credits
Special Offering
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ARCH 537 - Special Topics in Urban Design
Prerequisites: Graduate standing in Architecture, or Senior standing w/ permission of the instructor
Architecture Elective
Special Topics in Urban Design is a variable content course dealing a significant aspect and themes in Urban Design such as Urban Ecology, Community Development, Planning or Landscape Architecture.
3-4 credits
Special Offering
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ARCH 538 - Special Topics in Digital Media
Prerequisites: Graduate standing in Architecture, or Senior standing w/ permission of the instructor
Architecture Elective
Special Topics in Digital Media is a variable content course dealing with a significant aspect or theme in Digital Media as it relates to architectural design, theory, or practice.
3-4 credits
Special Offering
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ARCH 542 - Professional Practice
Prerequisites: Senior standing
Introduces students to architectural business and practice management; codes, regulations and laws; administration of the construction contract; and emphasizes the architect’s professional and legal responsibilities. Also addresses the traditional arrangements for project design and construction, and difference in relationships with the client between the design and construction phases. Lectures, discussions, and assignments address each subject in order to develop an understanding of the moral, legal and general responsibilities of the design professional.
3 credits
Fall, Spring
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ARCH 543 - Project Development and Finance
Cross-Listed with: n/a
Prerequisites: Graduate Standing, or by permission of instructor and dean
Corequisite: n/a
Pre- or Co-requisite: n/a
MS in Preservation Practices (required)
Graduate Certificate in Preservation Practices (elective)
Master of Architecture (elective)
Note: n/a
Delivery: Other
The Course targets the fundamentals of the real estate development process, with an emphasis on the
economic/finance elements of project feasibility. Case study examples include urban, infill new
construction as well as historic rehabilitation.
By leveraging current/real world case study, and by engaging regional professionals, participants will
create and assess pro forma that are used to evaluate and guide development projects. The goal is to
establish a comfort level, capability, and the aptitude to be conversant and informed in project
economics and financing. The course also focuses on the chronology and process of real estate
development; from concept and feasibility through construction. Minimum Passing Grade: B- (graduate) n/a
3 credits
Fall
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ARCH 561 - Landscape Architecture: Theory and Practice
Cross-Listed with: ARCH 461
Prerequisites: ARCH 321 , and senior standing
Architecture Elective
Introduces the theoretical underpinnings and design processes of landscape architecture as a discipline and as a contemporary practice. Modes of interpreting, inventorying, and working with the landscape and the materials used in landscape construction will be examined. Class lectures, case study research and simple design exercises will look at landscape design at multiple scales. The central role of landscape design as an integral component of sustainable development practices will also be examined. As the graduate offering of Arch 461 lectures are shared; however, grading criteria, assignments and the quality of independent research will reflect graduate level coursework and achievement expectations.
3 credits
Annually
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ARCH 572 - Urban Design Theory from the Industrial Revolution to the Present
Prerequisites: Senior standing
Architecture Elective
The Industrial Revolution brought about the radical transformation of the traditional city. We will examine the changes that brought about the rise of the Industrial City, and look at the wide array of reactions to it - utopian and otherwise - including the modern movement. We will then consider the legacy of the modern movement and the post-modern critique. Finally we will consider the dynamic processes that continue to shape the contemporary city and have caused the more recent restructuring of our metropolitan regions and fostered the growth of “Global Cities”. Challenges such as urban sprawl, the decline of the public realm, and the degradation of the natural environment will be considered in the light of “The Edge City”, “The Informational City”, “Sustainable Urbanism” and “Landscape Urbanism”. Theories of Urban Design will be examined not purely as formal operations, but also as products of a particular historical, social, political and economic context. Special attention will be given to the identification of those urban ideas or values whose persistence, in the face of tremendous change, place them at the core of any future consideration of the form of the city and the role of architecture within it.
3 credits
Fall
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ARCH 573 - Modernism in the Non-Western World: A Comparative Perspective
Prerequisites: ARCH 325 or AAH 323 , Senior standing
Architecture Elective
Provides an in-depth examination of modern architecture in the non-Western world, i.e., outside the United States and Europe. The major thrust of the course is to investigate critically how modernism has disseminated and/or articulated in the non- Western world. Discusses the works of predominant urban designers and architects, key theoreticians, Western and non- Western, in different parts of the world as manifested from the times of its emergence during the Colonial period to the present time. Elaborates upon varied perceptions of and theoretical approaches to modernity, bringing students up to date on present responses to global architecture.
3 credits
Fall
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ARCH 574 - Regionalism in Architecture
Prerequisites: Senior standing
Architecture Elective
Provides the necessary theoretical framework to examine the processes that result in the regional particularization of architecture as well as substantive knowledge of architectural context and architectural practice in various regions of the world. Addresses the value and significance of the way local conditions contribute to the formation of architecture, and critically distinguishes between the various ways architects have tried to express regional identity.
3 credits
Spring
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ARCH 575 - Contemporary Asian Architecture & Urbanism
Prerequisites: Senior Standing in the B.S./M.Arch or Urban Studies CORE concentration and minor
Architecture Elective
Twentieth-Century architecture in Asia, from the Middle-east to Indonesia has gone through several stages; from modernism and nationalism, and in the latter half, to issues of regionalism, historicism, “Islamic architecture” and a synthesis of all these. In the 21st century globalization is reflected in new buildings and cities, and notions of cultural and environmental sustainability have come to the forefront. The seminar examines the influences and frameworks - both societal and personal - that form the architectures, architects and their work, and the milieu within which urban places are conceived. The seminar assists in the difficult task of interpreting and understanding current and emerging urban development and building design in rapidly changing societies. Given that the 21st century might well be the century of India and China this discourse is of great relevance to architecture worldwide.
3 credits
Fall
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ARCH 576 - Theoretical Origins of Modernism
Prerequisites: ARCH 325 , Senior standing
Architecture Elective
This course introduces students to some of the key theorists who laid the philosophical groundwork for modern architecture, among them Laugier, Durand, Ruskin, Viollet-le-Duc, Morris, Wagner, and Loos. It emphasizes close readings of original theoretical texts and evaluation of subsequent critical assessments. It analyzes thematically the concerns of modern thinkers as they emerge and then transform across time - rationalism, the artist as romantic individualist, architecture as an agent of social reform, the craft ideal, organicism, the questions of ornament and style. Lectures and discussions explore the theorists’ pivotal ideas, their influence on the contemporary world of architectural practice, and their relation to the intellectual, social, and political predicaments of the day.
3 credits
Alternate Spring
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ARCH 577 - The Skyscraper
Prerequisites: Senior standing in the B.S./M.Arch. program or in the Urban Studies Minor
The course explores the skyscraper in historical perspective, beginning with mid-19th century developments in American technology and urbanization and ending with the recent phenomenon of the skyscraper as export, as shown in the continuing competition for height in the cities of the Middle East and the Pacific Rim. It examines key stages in the development of the skyscraper in relation to technological innovations and economic change as well as in reference to architects’ theoretical ideals, urban visions, and imaginative reinterpretations of the building type. As a modern phenomenon bound up with the culture of cities, the skyscraper serves as a compelling lens through which to assess architecture’s engagement with the experience of modernity, in light of literature, the fine arts, photography, and film.
3 credits
Annually
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ARCH 587 - Advanced Computer Applications in Design
Prerequisites: ARCH 287 and Graduate standing or permission of instructor and Dean
Architecture Elective
Advanced computer aided design using high-end interactive three-dimensional software, with particular emphasis on animation, modeling, dynamic and rendering techniques, as they relate to architectural design and production processes.
3 credits
Fall
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ARCH 588 - Digital Manufacturing
Prerequisites: ARCH 287 and Graduate standing or permission of instructor or Dean
Architecture Elective
Advanced CAD-CAM (Computer Aided Design - Computer Aided Manufacturing), Rapid Prototyping and Reverse Engineering techniques are explored as Digital Manufacturing techniques, in relationship to architectural design and production processes.
3 credits
Spring
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ARCH 593 - Sustainable Paradigms
Prerequisites: Senior standing
Architecture Elective
Sustainable Paradigms is a graduate architectural elective seminar/ lecture course that primarily focuses on the interdependencies of ecological, social, cultural, economic and technological issues pertaining to architectural/urban/landscaped environments. It views them in a holistic manner and examines existing values/paradigms on sustainability and focuses on emerging conditions to rethink, reevaluate and update our relationship with nature and resources while appropriating innovative sustainable technologies and renewable means for attaining a better quality of life. The course explores how sustainable principles are applied to both integrated design and construction, as well as to the assessment of existing built environments, including building envelope and technical building systems. Its primary goal is to demonstrate, through cases, how sustainability issues can be part of planning efforts, from macro (global, regional social and cultural in urban and suburban contexts) to micro scale (local; as part of community, at home or work place). The course will also investigate and develop research methodologies to evaluate local/regional environments using sustainability criteria.
3 credits
Fall
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ARCH 594 - Urban Ecology
Prerequisites: Graduate standing or Senior standing w/ permission of the instructor
Urban Ecology focuses on issues of sustainable urbanism and examines the interdependencies of social, cultural, ecological, economic and technological variables that pertain to the planning and design of sustainable communities in urban spaces. The course holistically explores how several nested scales of design interventions can synergistically produce more livable and ecologically viable urban environments. The course investigates and develops research methodologies to evaluate local/regional environments including global contexts using sustainability criteria to help the designer tackle brown/grey field redevelopment and retrofit/restructure existing urban environments according to sustainability standards.
3 credits
Spring
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ARCH 613 - Graduate Thesis Design Studio
Prerequisites: ARCH 513 , ARCH 515 , ARCH 641
Arch 613 is focused on the development of a thesis project in the design studio from the proposition put forward and developed in the research seminar, and its subsequent documentation through the production of a thesis project document. The thesis is more than simply the student’s final project - it is a final project that demonstrates competence at integrating building systems and materials, social, formal and urbanistic concerns into the design of a building, yet goes beyond this to make a speculative proposition about what architecture should be.
5 credits
Fall, Spring
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ARCH 641 - Graduate Thesis Research Seminar
Prerequisites: Completion of two ARCH 413 studios
A graduate research seminar which investigates through readings, discussions, and faculty and student presentations, issues which should be at the core of the development of an independent thesis project proposal, and which are critical for full engagement with the profession of Architecture and the pursuit of lifelong learning: Ideas/ Values: Theoretical, Philosophical and Ethical Concepts; Site: The Physical and Cultural Context; Use/Habitation: Programming, Project definition and Project Planning; Materials/Technology: Integration of Concepts and Properties; Creativity/Communication: Design Thinking, Visual and Verbal Communication.
3 credits
Fall, Spring
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AAH 121 - History of Art and Architecture I
Prerequisites: None
Fulfills a course requirement in the Art and Architectural History Core Concentration
An introduction to the visual cultures of the ancient and medieval worlds, including Africa, the Americas, Europe, the Middle East and Asia. Key issues and monuments focus the discussion, and works of art, including painting, sculpture and architecture, are examined in relation to their political, religious and social contexts.
3 credits
Fall, Spring, Summer
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AAH 122 - History of Art and Architecture II
Prerequisites: None
Fulfills a course requirement in the Art and Architectural History Core Concentration
A continuation of History of Art I, this course introduces the visual cultures of Africa, the Americas, Europe, the Middle East and Asia beginning with the Renaissance and ending with our own modern day. Using key issues and monuments as the focus of discussion, the works of art covered include painting, photography, film, sculpture and architecture. Emphasis is placed on the political, religious and social contexts of the object, as well as the artistic process.
3 credits
Fall, Spring, Summer
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AAH 305 - Theory and Methods of Art and Architectural History
Prerequisites: AAH 121 -AAH 122
This course will deepen the students’ understanding of the modes of analysis in the history of the arts and architecture and their philosophical bases, including connoisseurship, iconography, theories of the evolution of art, psychoanalysis, the psychology of perception, issues of gender and ethnicity, and theories of art criticism. Critical discussion of readings and writing will be stressed.
3 credits
Annually
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AAH 311 - History of American Art
Prerequisites: AAH 121 -AAH 122
Fulfills a course requirement in the Art and Architectural History Core Concentration
Survey of the history of painting, sculpture, and the “minor arts” in the United States to show how these arts have expressed American ways of living and how they have been related to American ideas.
3 credits
Spring
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AAH 312 - History of Modern Art
Prerequisites: AAH 121 -AAH 122
Fulfills a course requirement in the Art and Architectural History Core Concentration
A survey of modern art from 1863-1963 that examines the major movements of the historical avant-garde in painting, sculpture, and photography. Major themes include the construction of gender, the notion of the primitive, expression, approaches to abstraction, responses to the city, art and politics in the 1930s, and the post-World War II cultural shift from Europe to America. Aspects of modernism as an international phenomenon will be addressed by reference to work from the urban centers of Europe, central Europe and Russia, the USA, South America, and Asia.
3 credits
Fall
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AAH 315 - The History and Theory of Photography
Prerequisites: None
Fulfills a course requirement in the Art and Architectural History Core Concentration
This course will introduce students to the history of one of the most important modern image making technologies, photography. Since its arrival in the 1830s, photography has challenged traditional definitions of art as well as participated in broader social developments through its implementation in surveillance, control, as well as personal self-expression. This course will trace the development of the field of photographic practice from the 1830s to its contemporary and digital manifestation today. In addition to a survey of artistic movements, technological developments, and producing agents, the course will cover the often-?conflicting theoretical accounts of the nature of this medium and its role in modern and contemporary culture. The wide variety of photographic expressions, from documentary to fashion to advertisements to art, creates a problem for photography’s position in relation to traditional art history. This methodological problem, locating the cultural space in which photography operates, is also central to this course’s thematic.
3 credits
Annually
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AAH 321 - Art and Architecture in the Classical World
Prerequisites: AAH 121 -AAH 122
Fulfills a course requirement in the Art and Architectural History Core Concentration
An in-depth investigation of Classical arts within the context of the institutions, values, and ideas that emerged in the civilizations of Ancient Greece and Rome. Analyzes special topics in ancient architecture such as the art and architectural theory and practice of antiquity, with the intent of accounting for the goals and aspirations of specific cultures, societies, and patrons. Topics investigate how Classical societies interacted with each other and with other cultures outside the sphere of Western civilization. Geographical areas of examination include mainland Greece and the Mediterranean islands, Asia Minor, Italy, North Africa, and Western Europe; the time frame spans from circa 750 BC to circa 500 AD.
3 credits
Annually
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AAH 322 - Art and Architecture in the Medieval World
Prerequisites: AAH 121 -AAH 122
Fulfills a course requirement in the Art and Architectural History Core Concentration
An in-depth investigation of the arts of the Middle Ages within the context of the institutions, values, and ideas that emerged in the civilization of the Early Christian, Byzantine, and Western Medieval era. Analyzes special topics in Medieval art and architecture such as art and architectural theory and practice of the Middle Ages, with the intent of accounting for the goals and aspirations of specific cultures, societies, and patrons. Topics investigate how medieval cultures interacted with each other, and with other cultures outside the sphere of Western civilization. Geographical areas of examination include Western and Eastern Europe, Asia Minor, and North Africa; the time frame spans from circa 300 to circa 1500 AD.
3 credits
Annually
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AAH 323 - Art and Architecture in the Islamic World
Prerequisites: AAH 121 -AAH 122
Fulfills a course requirement in the Art and Architectural History Core Concentration
Explores the syncretic nature of Islamic arts and architecture having taken root in very diverse cultural and geographic areas spanning the Middle East, North Africa, Spain, Sub-Saharan Africa, the Indian subcontinent, and Far East Asia. Lectures and readings will investigate the impact of Islamic regulations on religious and secular architecture, and will discuss the importance of concepts such as decoration and ornamentation. The development of a specific artistic approach, giving rise to an emphasis on geometry, calligraphy and “the arabesque” shall be investigated through examples from architecture, fiber arts, metal work, glass, ceramics, stucco and stone carving, and miniature painting.
3 credits
Annually
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AAH 324 - Art and Architecture of the Italian Renaissance
Prerequisites: AAH 121 and AAH 122 or permission of the instructor
During the Italian Renaissance, artists and architects produced works for their cities, for courts and rulers, and for one another. While this course addresses the major monuments of Italian Renaissance, questions about viewership and audience will drive our inquiry, as we consider “for whose eyes was this monument constructed?” Artists and architects increasingly took this question of viewership into account, and so we will examine the objects and structures they created as embedded within their local cultural, intellectual, and political contexts.
3 credits
Annually
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AAH 326 - Modern Art and Architecture in Latin America
Delivery: Lecture
This aim of this course is to introduce students to modern Latin American artistic and architectural practices. The course begins by familiarizing students to the general issues and concerns of Latin American scholarship as well as to the historical background of Latin America and its artistic production. The material of the class is divided historically into pre- and post-World War II and further divided into movements that, in most cases, span across national boundaries. The course presents art and architectural developments and their contexts, their relation to European and North American practices, as well as the role of art and architecture within the politics of their authors, patrons, and/or states. The class concludes with an evaluation of contemporary trends.
Spring
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AAH 330 - Topics in Art and Architectural History
Prerequisites: AAH 121 -AAH 122
Fulfills a course requirement in the Art and Architectural History Core Concentration
Variable content course dealing with the interactions of arts and architecture in different parts of the world at various time periods.
3 credits
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AAH 421 - Issues in Contemporary Art
Prerequisites: AAH 121 -AAH 122 and one 300 level AAH course
Fulfills Visual Arts Studies major requirement and a course requirement in the Art and Architectural History Core Concentration and/or minor
A course addressing major conceptual and thematic concerns in art since the 1960s. Movements and approaches covered include: Minimalism, Conceptualism, Appropriation, Installation, Abstraction, Video, Photography, and Performance. The themes explored range from racial and sexual identity, to globalization, to public space, to the environment, to outsider art. Course content will be presented in the form of works of art from the 1960s to the present, critical essays that contextualize the work and field trips to galleries, openings, museums and studios. Satisfies Feinstein Service Learning in Visual Arts Studies, and Art and Architectural History.
3 credits
Spring
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AAH 423 - Nature and Art
Prerequisites: AAH 121 -AAH 122
Fulfills a course requirement in the Art and Architectural History Core Concentration.
An interdisciplinary seminar where students will have the opportunity to investigate and question how nature, through our perception of it, becomes a cultural construct. The concepts of Natural History, Landscape, Body Perception, Biophilia and Environmental Ethics are some of the core issues that will be discussed in this seminar. Various aspects of the natural world will be analyzed in relation to how artists or trends, from different cultures and time periods, have been used and inspired by them and how we might still continue to do so today.
3 credits
Annually
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AAH 430 - Special Topics in Art and Architectural History
Prerequisites: AAH 121 -AAH 122 and one 300 level AAH course
Variable content course dealing with significant aspects and themes in the development of Art and Architectural History, such as art institutions and historiography, the nature of creativity and originality, the making of the art object, self-representation and the artist’s identity, architecture and worship, representations of the body, rituals and public space, representing nature, and symbols of authority.
3 credits
Special Offering
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AAH 450 - Senior Thesis
Prerequisites: Senior standing, consent of AAH program faculty and Dean
Optional course for senior-level Art and Architectural History majors; designed to study an issue or topic in depth. Students are required to produce a work of historical research suitable for publication in student-level journals in Art and Architectural History. Topics determined by the expertise of the instructor and the anticipated interests of the students.
3 credits
Annually
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AAH 471 - Museum Studies
Cross-Listed with: PRES 571: Museum Studies
Prerequisites: AAH 121, AAH 122
Delivery: Lecture
Within the broad field of museum studies, this course focuses on the intersection of mission, collecting, and display for art museums and house museums in the United States. Museum mission statements often describe institutional goals in terms of conservation, community outreach, education, or the delivery of cultural resources, while museum staff work to create exhibitions, architecture, and didactic materials that enact that mission and make it visible to museum users. To examine how mission shapes collecting practice and display, students read scholarly studies of museum trends, case studies of innovative practices, guidelines crafted by museum professionals, and news coverage of current museum challenges and then apply that scholarly study to a research project analyzing an important event in an American museum: an acquisition, exhibition, protest, architectural expansion, or repatriation of an object or collection.
3 credits
Spring
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AAH 530 - Special Topics in Art + Architectural History
Prerequisites: Graduate standing, or Senior Standing with permission of the instructor
Variable content course dealing with significant themes, periods and individuals in Art + Architectural History. The course is offered in a graduate seminar format, with graduate academic and scholarly expectations as well as support for faculty and student pursuits. The course may be taken more than once depending on topical content.
3 credits
Special Offering
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AAH 560 - The Newport Seminar
Prerequisites: None
The course will examine the history of American arts through the study of the material culture of Newport, Rhode Island. Newport’s history, like any other, can be written in more than one way. On the one hand, Newport is a microcosm of the development of the fine arts in America. In this version of the history, the aesthetic development of Newport reaches its zenith in the Gilded Age. However, this interpretation of Newport’s history omits much. Newport’s story is shaped by many - and not all of them are elites. We will examine the “thick” history of Newport by looking not only at high style arts but also at commonplace objects as well. We will develop an understanding of the making of a specific place over a long span of time, from the colonial period to the present. In creating our history, we will take an interest in a broad spectrum of the arts. American arts flourished in Newport. We will look at architecture and landscapes as well as at painting, sculpture, art glass, and furniture. Our goal is not only to recognize works of art as exemplars of a specific style but also to understand who made the objects and why.
3 credits
Annually
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ARCH 327 - History of American Architecture, Urbanism, and Landscape
Delivery: Lecture
This course examines key works of American art and architecture, town and city planning, urbanism, and landscape design. It begins with the Federal period and ends with 1960s post-modernism. Among the course’s principal themes are the significance of architecture in shaping a national identity; architects’ responses in the 19th century to the abundance of nature and the open landscape; the emergence of the City Beautiful as an artistic and planning ideal in the wake of the Civil War; and in the mid-20th century, and the reception and critique of the European avant-garde.
In lectures and discussions, we will analyze private houses and public buildings, paintings and sculpture, parks and landscapes, and towns and cities in light of characterizing aspects of American society, environment, and technology. Special emphasis will be placed on the designed environment as a force within and manifestation of American society and culture.
3 credits
Fall
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BIO 103 - Biology I and Lab
Prerequisites: None
Fulfills a course requirement in the Biology Core Concentration. BIO 103/BIO 104 , may be used to fulfill the Core Curriculum science requirement
Designed as a foundation for science-based disciplines, this course begins with a survey of basic chemistry as it applies to the structure and function of cells. An exploration of cellular physiology includes organelle function, metabolic processes and human organ systems highlighted as an example of the integrated workings of different cell types. The laboratory reinforces the concepts of the class and includes techniques in biological chemistry, microscope use and instrumental analysis. Minimum Passing Grade: *Students in the Biology and Marine Biology programs must have a C-average in BIO 103 and BIO 104 to continue in these programs.
4 credits
Fall
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BIO 104 - Biology II and Lab
Prerequisites: None
Fulfills a course requirement in the Biology Core Concentration BIO 103 /104 or BIO 104/NATSC 226 may be used to fulfill the Core Curriculum science requirement
This course highlights the mechanisms of evolution, the diversity of life, population, and the principles of ecology. Laboratory and field exercises reinforce these concepts and develop technical and analytical skills. Minimum Passing Grade: *Students in the Biology and Marine Biology programs must have a C-average in BIO 103 and BIO 104 to continue in these programs.
4 credits
Spring
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BIO 105 - Life Science for Elementary Education and Lab
Prerequisites: None
This course is designed as a foundation in the biological sciences for future elementary school teachers. The goal of this course is for future teachers to gain a better understanding of major biological principles and processes so that they will be more comfortable with and proficient in teaching life science in the elementary classroom. As such, this course focuses on science content and not science pedagogy, though the teaching of biology in the classroom will be discussed. Topics will include basic cell biology, the flow of energy and material through living systems, genetics and heredity, basic human development, mechanisms of evolution, the diversity of life, and the principles of ecology. The laboratory reinforces the concepts of the class and provides students with a hands-on, inquiry-based introduction to the process of science.
4 credits
Fall
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BIO 200 - Genetics
Prerequisites: BIO 103 , BIO 104 , and CHEM 191 , or consent of instructor
Fulfills a course requirement in the Biology Core Concentration
Fundamental concepts of inheritance, variation, mutation, and evolution. Examples selected from both the plant and animal kingdoms best illustrate various topics in Mendelian, population and molecular genetics.
4 credits
Fall, Spring
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BIO 204 - Introduction to Marine Biology
Prerequisites: None
Marine biology is the application of basic biological principles (e.g., cell biology, physiology, biomechanics, biodiversity, behavior, ecology, etc.) to marine organisms and their environments. This course will introduce marine ecosystems with emphasis on the physiological adaptations, body types and behavioral strategies of resident species. Patterns of diversity will be examined taxonomically and geographically, and biological interactions will be considered in relation to many different species, including our own.
3 credits
Fall, Spring
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BIO 210 - Botany and Lab
Prerequisites: BIO 103 and BIO 104 or NATSC 103 , or consent of instructor
Fulfills a course requirement in the Biology Core Concentration
Survey course investigating systematic, evolutionary, and functional development of plants. In all categories the focus is on the interrelationship of the plant kingdom and its environment.
4 credits
Alternate Spring
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BIO 215 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I and Lab
Prerequisites: BIO 103 and BIO 104 , or consent of instructor
This course is the first of a two-semester course sequence in human anatomy and physiology. Over the course of this semester we will explore and study the anatomy and functioning of the integumentary, skeletal, digestive, muscular and nervous systems of the human body. Laboratory work includes vertebrate dissections, and investigation of physiological processes in humans and other vertebrates.
4 credits
Fall
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BIO 216 - Human Anatomy and Physiology II and Lab
Prerequisites: BIO 215 or consent of instructor
This course is the second of a two-semester course sequence in human anatomy and physiology. Over the course of this semester we will explore and study the anatomy and functioning of the sensory organs, endocrine, cardiovascular, respiratory, urinary and reproductive systems of the human body. Laboratory work includes vertebrate dissections, and investigation of physiological processes in humans and other vertebrates.
4 credits
Spring
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