ARCHITECTURAL REPRESENTATION I
Arch 1101 · Instructor: Galo Canizares
An introduction to the techniques and methods of architectural representation with an emphasis on utilizing architectural projection systems to describe form, space, and geometry.
Design Environment and Society
Arch 1311 · Instructors: Urs Peter "Upe" Flueckiger + Saif Haq, Ph.D.
Introduction to architecture as an integral component of a complex world. Examination of societal and environmental contexts and appropriate design responses. Fulfills Core Social and Behavioral Sciences - Individual or Group Behavior requirement.
Honors: History of World Architecture I
Arch 2311 · Instructor: Clifton Ellis, Ph.D.
This course introduces the history of architecture from pre-history through the Renaissance, focusing on the aesthetics and theories associated with that architecture. Each culture we study has a distinct and sometimes remarkably similar aesthetic, often based on what historians term the “classical rules of composition” that transcend time and space. These rules of composition originate from several sources, first and foremost of which is geometry. The rules are supplemented by aesthetic traditions that mark the ‘classical' as an expression of a particular culture. Thus we see continuity in the Western tradition and parallels between Western and non-Western traditions, simultaneously combined with variations that we can identify as distinctly regional and national variations.
ARCHITECTURAL TECHNOLOGY 1: MATTER
Arch 2351 · Instructor: Neal Lucas Hitch
ARCH 2351 will serve as an introduction to architectural technology specifically as it relates to concepts of material performance/application and is predicated on the understanding of tectonics as the interplay between form, function, and structure. Course lectures and exercises will revolve around the comprehensive analysis of building systems and materials through the study of contemporary precedents as a means to explore various approaches and methodologies relating to sustainability, structural performance, enclosure, and experience.
Architectural Representation III
Arch 2101 · Coordinator: Nate Imai
Advanced architectural representation techniques emphasizing digital craft and acumen, with an introduction to fabrication techniques and tools.
Representation III is taught in conjunction with Design Studio III to instill concepts and techniques for reinforcing the studio brief. Increasing digital craft and acumen will be a point of focus in order to provide students the dexterity to generate, develop, and execute their designs across two-dimensional and three-dimensional media.
Building Information Technology
Arch 3352 · Instructor: Christi Wier, AIA, NCARB
Construction drawings, often referred to as working drawings, are a communication medium whose purpose is to graphically convey the design requirements for a construction project. They respond to the intent of the design by indicating in considerable detail how the building components of the project are assembled and joined. The drawings work together with the specifications to illustrate and describe the intended results. While the drawings communicate how the building's elements and components come together to realize the design intent, the specifications define the exact nature of each building component, and how it must perform.
Students in this class will use Revit to produce a set of construction drawings for a small building while taking into consideration required code and accessibility constraints. The concept of specifications will be addressed in the class as well.
MODERN ARCHITECTURE
Arch 3313 · Instructor: Brian C. R. Zugay, Ph.D
This course critically surveys the history of modern architecture from its origins in the late-nineteenth century through to the mid-twentieth century in Europe, the United States, and globally. Emphasis is placed on understanding the motivations, needs, and aspirations of the modern movement, as articulated in the buildings, projects, and writings of its practitioners.
Huckabee College of Architecture
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Email
architecture@ttu.edu