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3.00 Credits
Taught with ARCH 6120 with the same topics alternating every year, so that students cumulatively are taught an architectural topic and an urban one over a two-year period. Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: ARCH 6120. When Offered: Fall term annually. Credit Hours: 4
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1.00 Credits
Individual and group projects conducted within the framework of a preselected problem area (or number of problem areas). Individual students pursue specialized elements or aspects of the problem area with emphasis on revealing a deeper knowledge of the parts. Group activity centers on discussions of individual contributions and emphasizes the role of these contributions as they build a greater understanding of the total problem area. For students in the M.Arch. second professional degree program and M.S. in Building Sciences program only. Credit Hours: 2 to 7
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2.00 Credits
Individual and group projects conducted within the framework of a preselected problem area (or number of problem areas). Individual students pursue specialized elements or aspects of the problem area with emphasis on revealing a deeper knowledge of the parts. Group activity centers on discussions of individual contributions and emphasizes the role of these contributions as they build a greater understanding of the total problem area. For students in the M.Arch. second professional degree program and M.S. in Building Sciences program only. Credit Hours: 2 to 7
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2.00 Credits
This course introduces students to the elements of theater design and construction. The course will discuss the physical structures in which live performances occur, as well as the economic and social forces (e.g., trade unions, production, financing, and organizational structures of play production). Particular emphasis is given to understanding historical methods of stagecraft and their relation to modern construction techniques and use of materials. In addition, the course will discuss acoustical considerations for theater and stage shell design. The graduate-level course will require an extensive individual project. When Offered: Fall term annually. Credit Hours: 2
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4.00 Credits
A seminar in research methods. This course will review the major considerations and tasks involved in conducting research in areas appropriate to the architectural sciences. It introduces the essential aspects of designing, supporting, and conducting a research project. Major areas that will be considered include: history and present status of the quantitative and qualitative methods, strengths and weaknesses of each method and approach, location of resources, information and data, sampling or selection of research materials and/or participants, data collection, measurement, data analysis, and research writing and style. When Offered: Spring term annually. Credit Hours: 4
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4.00 Credits
This is a seminar course restricted to students in their second year of doctoral study. It provides a critical forum for the discussion of issues from methods to sources confronting the students on the dissertation. This course will form the core of the interdisciplinary experience of the Doctor of Philosophy in Architectural Sciences. It supports the position that advanced work in architecture frequently builds on knowledge from several disciplines, and as such provides a model for encouraging cross disciplinary work in the Institute. It will involve a combination of senior faculty and visitors and regular presentation of dissertation work in progress. When Offered: Fall term annually. Credit Hours: 4
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2.00 Credits
The principal objective of this seminar is to provide students with the opportunity to learn the fundamentals of research design. Research design includes: 1) identifying and selecting focused research problems/opportunities/ ideas; 2) documenting the state of the art in the selected research area; 3) identifying the critical resources and settings to carry out the research; 4) designing the research program including strategies and tactics for carrying out the research. It is hoped that the knowledge gained in the RD Seminar will assist students in the development of their own individual thesis proposals. When Offered: Fall term annually. Credit Hours: 2
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3.00 Credits
The goals of this course are the following: (1) to use lab projects to develop a deeper, hands-on understanding of measurement techniques, computer-modeling methods, signal processing and signal analysis, and (2) to prepare for specific research work with individualized projects in acoustics. Students perform some of the common design/measurement tasks that are found in an acoustical consultancy: determination of sound pressure level, measurement of sound level in dBA, octave band and third octave band filtering, reverberation time and room impulse response measurement, sound absorption by the standing wave (Kundt) tube method, sound absorption by the room method, sound power, sound radiation, sound insulation, vibration isolation, room-acoustics modeling (computer simulation), binaural auralization. Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisites: ARCH 4850 Architectural Acoustics 2, ARCH 6980 Master's Project, and ARCH 6990 Master Thesis. Corequisite for: ARCH 4840 Architectural Acoustics 1. When Offered: Fall term annually. Credit Hours: 3
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2.00 Credits
This course introduces students to the concepts and methods of applied psychoacoustics as used for architectural acoustics and for audio engineering. These concepts include fundamental hearing phenomena, basic hearing models, spatial hearing, psychoacoustical experimental techniques, and statistical analysis. Experimental techniques include pair comparisons, ABX-testing, multidimensional scaling, parametric and nonparametric statistics, among others. The graduate-level course will require an extensive individual project and more advanced data analysis. When Offered: Spring term annually. Credit Hours: 2
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4.00 Credits
The Sonics Research Lab is completely research based. First, we will develop an understanding of the measurement equipment and analysis required in order to quantify qualitative aspects of various sonic environments. In addition, we will examine the ISO standards for measurements in order to develop specific research goals. Students and professors will travel to a performance hall and perform measurements. Students will then analyze the data and interpret the results. Dissemination of results will go toward furthering the practice of architectural acoustics and increasing the understanding of the resultant subjective quality of a room. Prerequisites/Corequisites: Corequisite: ARCH 4840 or instructor approval. When Offered: Fall term annually. Credit Hours: 4
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