This is a course designed to teach the student interested in architecture to recognize and graphically depict forms and textures in the natural and built environment. Instruction will be given in the use of basic pencil, color drawing and rendering techniques; in both freehand drawing and hard-line drafting/drawing; and in the drawing of orthographic projections as well as in the principles of pictorial (oblique, axonometric and perspective) drawing. These presentation concepts and techniques will aid the student in the development of his or her own rendering style and culminate in the execution and composition of a comprehensive architectural presentation.
Corequisites: MATH 102, ARCH 110 or permission of instructor
2 credits (1 lecture hour, 2 laboratory hours), fall semester

An introduction to architectural theory through the ages from Vitruvius to today. The course also follows the development of architectural education and the profession of architecture in the United States. An overview of the practice of architecture-from college through the internship development program, to registration will be presented.
Corequisite: ENGL 101 or permission of instructor
2 credits (2 lecture hours), fall semester

The study of three dimensional design principles. The content of the course will address the design process, the vocabulary of design, rationale and meaning of design, as well as compositional and organizational
strategies. The student will explore and express solutions to multiple design problems through different architectural media. The semester will culminate in a final project in which students will be expected to demonstrate their understanding of basic design.
Corequisites: ARCH 101, MATH 102 or permission of instructor
4 credits (2 lecture hours, 4 laboratory hours), fall semester

Sequential course to Architectural Design I. Principles of three dimensional design explored in Architectural
Design I are applied to problems dealing with the basic unit of architecture: the room. In working through the
problems, students are expected to develop and demonstrate a design logic that accounts for composition, precedent and context.
Prerequisite: ARCH 101, ARCH 110
4 credits (2 lecture hours, 4 laboratory hours,) spring semester

This is the sequential course to Architectural Design II. The relationship between facade, plan, and section as two-dimensional constructs describing three-dimensional reality will be explored first through an analysis of
precedent and then through a facade design problem. Students will then design an architectural structure effectively relating all three dimensions. Throughout the semester, each student will develop a portfolio emphasizing
his or her creative design process and documenting work from this course and other courses.
Prerequisites: ARCH 101, ARCH 110, ARCH 111
4 credits (2 lecture hours, 4 laboratory hours) fall semester

This is a final course in a four-course sequence. A series of architectural projects proposed and developed in response to the natural and built environment of which the principles of design developed in the previous
courses will be synthesized. With the use of analyses, design presentations and critiques, students will employ a directed approach to the design projects. Students will work in teams and individually to creatively
present and design solutions. Projects will vary depending on the progress and approach to architectural design as deemed appropriate by the faculty member.
Prerequisite: ARCH 101, ARCH 110, ARCH 111, ARCH 112
4 credits (2 lecture hours, 4 laboratory hours), spring semester

A study of the cultural, sociological and technological concepts that have shaped architecture from antiquity through the 18th Century.
Corequisite: ENGL 101 or permission of instructor
3 credits (3 lecture hours), spring semester

A study of the architecture of the 19th and 20th centuries concentrating on the major architects and cultural forces shaping each era.
Prerequisite: ARCH 120, ENGL 101 or permission of instructor
3 credits (3 lecture hours), spring semester

An introduction to building construction and materials with an emphasis on the various enclosure systems developed for wood. The student will explore floor, wall and roof assemblies including joists, rafters, studs,
windows, doors and advanced pre-engineered products. Students will be expected to design appropriate solutions for specific loading configurations as determined through calculations and material criteria. Building code
use and construction document creation will be integrated throughout the course.
Prerequisite: ARCH 101, CAD 181 or permission of instructor
Corequisite: CAD 183
3 credits (1 lecture hour, 4 laboratory hours), fall semester

Building upon knowledge developed in ARCH 172, students will investigate various interior and exterior enclosure systems, with an emphasis on materials other than wood. Student will study the principles of various materials from individual structural characteristics to industry uses. The course will also explore roofing materials and design ideologies, accessibility, resistiveness, wall configurations, and site interpolation and design.
Prerequisites: ARCH 101, CAD 181, CAD 183, ARCH 172, or permission of instructor
3 credits (1 lecture hour, 4 laboratory hours), spring semester