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4.00 Credits
Credits: 3 Prerequisites: ARC 455 and architecture major only Corequisites: None Type: SEM Topics vary annually. Past topics examined systems in large and/or tall structures affecting decisions of architecture in relation to lightweight systems, physical constraints of the materials, manufacture of the material, and geometry in the material distribution. Reviewed stability considerations of structural systems and individual elements, as well as reserve strength and redundancy concepts. May be offered on an intermittent basis.
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3.00 Credits
Credits: 3 Prerequisites: architecture major only Corequisites: None Type: SEM Overview of major goals and approaches for design and planning for life-span needs, with special attention to older and disabled individuals. Students pursue selected research projects or work together on a class project. May be offered on an intermittent basis.
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3.00 Credits
Credits: 3 Prerequisites: ARC 36, architecture major/minor only Corequisites: None Type: SEM Topics vary annually. Role of social and cultural theory in understanding design and physical environments. Impact of buildings and designed environments on human behavior, and behavioral issues within the design process. Effects of social and cultural factors on development, implementation, and use of research information in design. Explores contributions architects, urban planners, and landscape architects make to the design discourse. May be offered on an intermittent basis.
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1.00 Credits
Credits: 3 Prerequisites: architecture major only or permission by advisement Corequisites: None Type: LEC Explores the current practice of urban design in the context of the United States. Examines new opportunities and constraints in environmental assessment, and management structure in local government; mechanisms for land-use controls or incentives; public investment strategy; and case studies assessing major development strategies used in today s practice. May be offered on an intermittent basis.
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1.00 Credits
Credits: 1 Prerequisites: architecture major/minor only Corequisites: None Type: TUT Past activities involved analysis and development of real problems accepted from various sponsors. The student s specific contribution to the research findings must be documented and filed with the department and sponsor. May be offered on an intermittent basis.
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3.00 Credits
Credits: 3 Prerequisites: ARC 41 and architecture major/minor only Corequisites: None Type: LEC Introduces issues, awareness, and understanding of climate as a determinant of urban design, site design, site/building interface, and building. Studies global scale climatic zones to general/regional zones. May be offered on an intermittent basis.
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3.00 Credits
Credits: 3 Prerequisites: ARC 473 and architecture major only Corequisites: None Type: LEC Investigates current techniques and strategies centered around climate-responsive, energy-conscious design. Emphasizes manual, handbook, and computer techniques to determine comfort conditions and performance of small, passively heated, cooled, daylit buildings. Provides usable information applicable to various stages of the design process.
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1.00 Credits
Credits: 3 Prerequisites: ARC 41 and architecture major/minor only Corequisites: None Type: LEC Active systems of climate control in buildings and their relation to energy management. Evaluation and selection of mechanical equipment systems, their cost implications, and effectiveness. Design considerations in integrating various systems. Introduces sanitation, fire protection, and vertical transportation systems.
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2.00 Credits
Credits: 3 Prerequisites: ARC 41 and architecture major or permission of instructor Corequisites: None Type: LEC Acoustics and lighting impact on building design, including form, structure, and material. Qualitative and quantitative issues in the lighting of space, integration of natural and artificial light, fundamental nature of sound transmission and absorption, and principles of design for an effective acoustic environment.
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3.00 Credits
Credits: 3 Prerequisites: ARC 41 and architecture major/minor only Corequisites: None Type: LEC Introduces the discipline and criteria of landscape design. The art of site planning, including analysis in relation to physical factors, such as topography, soil structure, climate, and behavior. The ecological basis for site planning and use of vegetation. May be offered on an intermittent basis.
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