Please see here the list of courses available for next semester:

SPRING 2014.

ARCH4020
Bedford Architecture Engineering Seminar

This interdisciplinary seminar consists of students from both the School of Architecture and Civil Engineering department. Presentation of a variety of structural typologies bears direct relation to practical experience and the necessity for constructive interdisciplinary discourse. Specific structural typologies are examined through historic and contemporary project examples that are critically deconstructed and critically analyzed with respect to their basic engineering principles and architectural concepts. Students will be exposed to the collaborative methods inherent within the architect/engineer relationship. The course consists of lectures concerning each topic, case studies and presentations of relevant projects, an interdisciplinary design project and discussion of the projects and presentations with respect to interdisciplinary discourse. Content and delivery may vary by instructor.  Michael Stein R 6-8:50 pm.  Cr. 3. Taught with CIVL4020. Prerequisite: Arch22230, Structures 1.

ARCH4850
Architecture Acoustics 2

In the spring semester, students will have the opportunity to design their own performance hall. This process will include continued studies of acoustics measurements, simulated sound fields, community noise issues and professional practice in acoustics consulting. The course will also have detailed lectures on concert hall acoustics, sound quality, and synthesized sound fields. Students will be introduced to a variety of simulation software and measurement equipment in the Acoustics Research Laboratory. After both Architectural Acoustics 1 and 2, the student should be prepared for a basic entry-level position in either acoustics in architecture or in acoustical consulting.  Prerequisite: ARCH4840 or instructor approval.  Todd Brooks. F 10–1:50 pm.  Cr 4.

ARCH4930
Structural Morphology

This is a research-based course. This course examines behavior of various complex systems and complex forms in context of their performance. Innovative and emerging structural topologies are of  special interest. A form finding investigation and exploration will include computer evaluation; load testing of physical models; and laser scanning of the geometry to feed back the computer models. In addition the course will address fragility and robustness estimates. This is individual or a group research project that may continue existing work from previous years. The course will also allow for architectural and structural explorations driven by specific student interests.  Ivan Markov. T 12-1:50pm. Cr. 2

ARCH4931.01
The Man Next Door: A. Hitchcock + the Arch of Fear

This seminar will explore the cinema of Alfred Hitchcock via the urban condition.  The narrative structures of Hitchcock’s films often move the characters from pastoral settings to urban contexts, and vice versa.  These allegories track naive or innocent characters as they move into self awareness, a transition always reflected in the costumes, music, lighting, editing and direction.  Famously averse to shooting on location, Hitchcock invented and refined techniques for controlling shifts in scale, perspective and space – all part of his reliance on the studio for a kind of ‘world building’.  For example, as a way to save on location costs, Hitchcock developed back-lit film transparencies at the scale of architecture. His techniques of sonic and visual abstraction, defamiliarization, continuous takes, color saturation and disorienting perspectives all have analogs in the operations of the modern city.  His themes of voyeurism, doubling, mistaken identity and paranoia are hallmarks of the modern   human condition.  He made the first film to address psychoanalysis as a subject (Spellbound, 1945), shot an entire film on one set (Lifeboat, 1944), and his dark comedy Frenzy (1972) looked at the urban phenomenon of serial murder. From the 39 Steps to Rear Window to Psycho, Hitchcock torqued the city grid as a symbol for both freedom (anonymity) and oppression (chaos).The Master of Suspense has also been seen as a misogynist, sadist, humorist and cultural critic.  We will critically engage his works via screenings, writing and our own attempts at storyboarding and set design. Michael Oatman. T 7–9:20 pm.  Cr 2.

ARCH4936.80
Investigations:Projbuilt

CASE Studies Students Only.

ARCH4962.01
Next Nature Next Architecture

The subject of the seminar will be a discussion about the future of nature and the future of architecture. We are living in times in which the differences between the natural and the artificial, the living and the non-living are beginning to blur. Before our eyes a third nature is arising. For the first time since billions of years in artificial, manmade conditions, living systems are born. They are formed in laboratories. Their development will be determined not by natural selection, but by man. They will be natural and synthetic at the same time. The seminar will consider the implications of these developments on architecture. Instead of separating us from nature, the human habitat of the future may be understood as a biological shelter that merges the physiology of our body with the physiology of built environment and physiology of nature.  Architecture will fulfill a very important role in this development, becoming a key mediator between the living and non-living worlds. This is a theoretical seminar and discussion course in which topics are presented by instructor and theoretical themes extracted from literature and research papers are presented and prepared by students. Zbigniew Oksiuta. W 10-12. Cr. 2

ARCH4964.80
Material Systems & Production

CASE Studies Students Only.

ARCH4965.01
Latin America Architecture

This seminar will explore current developments in Latin American architecture and urbanism within a research matrix connecting issues such as domestic and public space, hybridity, nature, informality migration, and history. Canonical and recent projects, and main tendencies will be identify, analyzed and discussed in relation to their own architectural tradition as well to current global trends. Pre-requisites: ARCH-2140 (required), ARCH-4140 (recommended). Gustavo Crembil, M 10-11:50 am. Cr. 2.

ARCH4965.80
Environmental Parametrics

CASE Studies Students Only.

ARCH4966
Urban Data Analysis and Visualization

This course teaches students how to use data analysis and GIS software to collect, analyze, and visualize a wide variety of urban datasets. The course is intended for students who have an interest in assessing the sustainability of urban areas. It is grounded in understanding and analyzing complex urban systems such as urban metabolism, food security, water access, population growth patterns urbanization patterns, ecological footprint of cities, environmental stress due to urbanization, and last but not least, energy consumption patterns at urban scale. Students will develop a critical intellectual framework and technical repertoire to engage in the on-going discussion on global climate change and sustainable development of cities. Ted Ngai, W 12-2 pm. GR210 Lab. Cr. 2

ARCH4966-60
Chinese Architecture and Urbanism

China Studies Students only. Cr. 4.

ARCH4967.01
Tool Theory

This seminar seeks an understanding of the relationship between humans and the tools they create and evolve drawn from a wide range of disciplinary perspectives. While tool use is no longer understood as a uniquely human activity, it is clear that humans excel at the production of artifacts and that we are enmeshed in technical as well as biological ecosystems. The Seminar will consider ‘tools’ under a broadly constructed definition that encompasses the classic hand-scale artifacts but includes as well, languages, computational processes, production systems, and environments. Design, as an activity, is fully implicated in the making of tools, and designers would benefit from a structured consideration the cultural, cognitive and ecological implications of tools. Ted Krueger. R 10-11:50 am. Cr. 2.

ARCH4968.01
Sustainable Building Design Strategies

An in depth analysis of conceptual planning strategies as well as building systems strategies that produce environmentally responsible buildings.  Building physics and environmental phenomena including solar, wind and geothermal; passive and active systems and addressing those defensive (e.g. insulation) vs. offensive strategies (e.g. energy harvesting) will be covered.  Case studies will be utilized to demonstrate the design integration of green strategies into the design process. Oliver Holmes. T 8-10 pm. Cr. 2.

ARCH4969.01
The Arch of the Screen: Relationships Between Film & Architecture

While architecture is one of the oldest forms of cultural expression, film, by comparison is one of the youngest. Although seemingly at odds with one another, due to the physicality of architecture, and the image based condition of film, architecture has learned a great deal from the expressive capacities of film. In this seminar we will study the manner in which certain filmmakers have captured the physical environment in dynamic and provocative ways. The seminar will involve close viewings of films by a diverse set of filmmakers such as Christopher Nolan, Michael Mann, Stanley Kubrick, Joel & Ethan Coen, John Schlesinger, and Jules Dassin. Primary readings in film theory and history will also be prescribed throughout the semester. Students will be required to propose and execute a final project, which merges the fundamental architectural and filmic ideas that are explored in the seminar. Anthony Titus. R 12-2 pm. Cr. 2

ARCH4974.60
Chinese Lang & Cult

China Studies Students Only. Cr 4.  Not Professional Elective – free elective only.

ARCH4975.60
Calligraphy Painting

China Studies Students Only. Cr 2. t Professional Elective – free elective only.

CIVL4450
Conceptual Structures Systems

This course covers concept of structural systems. The course is aimed to understanding of behavior of different structural systems and how they respond to various loading conditions. The concept of load transfer, shaping and form finding is of particular interest. This concept is reinforced through analytical, digital, and physical modeling intended to foster intuitive thinking. The course includes the following: approximate analyses of statically indeterminate beams, rigid frames, and vierendeel frames; cable suspended structures, arch supported structures; masonry structures, space frame and folded plate structures; spherical, cylindrical, and hyperbolic shells; net and tent structures; air-supported and air-inflated structures, and hybrid structural systems. The course includes guest lectures, project, and testing of physical models.  Ivan Markov.  MR 10:00 – 12:00. Cr. 3. Prerequisites:  CIVL 2670 Introduction to Structural Engineering or ARCH equivalent.

LGHT4770
Lighting Tech and App

This course provides students with an in-depth understanding of the components of advanced lighting systems and enables them to critically explore applications of those components. Through lectures, readings, assignments, and application projects, students acquire working knowledge of the relevant products and techniques for lighting application and develop solutions to lighting problems. Students will undertake practical applications of advanced lighting technologies and develop skills in the application of photometric data, use of manual and computer-based lighting calculations, and the development of lighting specifications. TF10–11:50 am. LRC Gurley Bldg.  Cr 4.

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