Courses in the Architectural Design department

  • Designed to provide a basic understanding of real estate principles and concepts including basic analytical tools and techniques, this course explores the development process from a wide range of perspectives and provides students the opportunity to meet practicing professionals and to examine real-world projects.

  • This course introduces structure design of compound steel beams and columns and long span trusses of steel or wood. Environmental systems/building science topics include electricity, wiring, lighting and daylighting, long span roofing and foundation and site methods.
  • As a first architectural design studio designed to provide a basis in architecture and interior architecture, students are introduced to program and layout, access systems, siting, and elementary building systems including foundations, stick frame construction, and roof framing. Through a series of projects of increasing complexity, students work on designs that include small scale private and public programs