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3.00 Credits
Elements of Architectural Structures. (2-2). Credit 3. Investigation of the structural factors that influence the development of architectural space and form; introduction of the physical principles that govern statics and strength of materials through design of timber and steel components of architectural structures. Prerequisite: ARCH 612 or approval of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
Elements of Environmental Control Systems. (3-0). Credit 3. Theory and applications of building energy use, envelope design, shading analysis, heating and cooling systems, lighting design, building water supply plumbing and drainage systems, electrical, acoustical, fire and lightning protection, transportation systems and construction materials; design opportunities, calculations, equipment selection, and component sizing as they relate to design. Prerequisite: ARCH 612 or approval of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
Applied Solar Energy. (3-0). Credit 3. Technology behind applied solar energy design, including: calculating solar radiation, heat transfer related to solar design; active systems; FCHART and economics. Prerequisites: ARCH 333, 334 or 615, or approval of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
Energy Optimization in Building Design. (3-0). Credit 3. Optimum energy use strategies for buildings, energy audit methods, life-cycle cost analysis of building energy systems, solar system applications, building system optimization by computer simulation techniques; case studies in passive energy and solar applications. Prerequisites: ARCH 633; CSCE 203 or equivalent.*
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3.00 Credits
Sustainable Building Design Technology. (3-0). Credit 3. Fundamentals of sustainability in building, including social, political and economic issues—focusing particularly on conservation of natural resources; design and construction of earth integrated solar buildings, including cooling, heating, lighting and habitability assessments. Prerequisite: Graduate classification or approval of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
Design Methods I. (3-0). Credit 3. Importance of intuitive methods in design; meaning, symbolism and creativity in art and architecture; techniques to develop creative approaches to problem-solving.
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3.00 Credits
Theory of Placemaking. (3-0). Credit 3. An introduction to and an exploration of the sources, principles, theories, and physical expressions of the phenomenon of place creation and its relationship to sustainable urbanism; investigates the origin of place theory and its meaning as expressed in the various forms, functions and scales of places applicable to architecture and planning. Prerequisite: Graduate classification.
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3.00 Credits
Sustainable Housing Design. (3-0). Credit 3. Principles, needs and calculations procedures for the use of on site resources contributing to off grid sustainable residential design. Prerequisites: ENDS 233; ARCH 334.
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3.00 Credits
The Embodiment of Place. (3-0). Credit 3. Embodiment of Place will review the philosophies and theories of significant form embodiment and location. Place vs. space will be clarified and used to introduce the underlying patterns of "being" and the pleasure that embodied entities take from meaningful place experience. A set of domains will be introduced that cut across formal and informal place experiences as a way of thinking and transforming design, at all scales.
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3.00 Credits
Tools for Green Building Design. (3-0). Credit 3. Modeling tools and techniques to explore and support sustainable design; develop a deeper understanding of the relationship between architectural design and the environmental forces of sun, wind, and light; design-centered course; helps test the students architectural designs through the use of available modeling tools. Prerequisite: Graduate classification.
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