Courses

The course engages critically with the outsized influence of antiquity on architectural theory and practice by following the intertwined histories of architecture and archaeology, from the mid-eighteenth to the early twentieth century.

Fulfills major and minor requirements for: Architectural History
   
Keywords: Design Ethics, Design Research

This graduate seminar explores important writings and ideas being discussed in architecture today in relation to “Design Ethics,” one of the central pedagogies of the school and the M.Arch program.

By delving into the fundamentals of acoustics and employing quantitative prototyping methods, this course examines the application of the acoustic performance-based design (APBD) method. 

The history of Interaction Design (IxD) is far richer than what is visible from today’s tech. Many great ideas have been mangled and even lost. By making prototypes inspired by this history, we reach new insights and illuminate a future of promises and perils.

This course introduces advanced topics in computational structural design and analysis. Through various form-finding algorithms and design methodologies, students learn how to use structural geometry as a key design driver to shape efficient and expressive forms.

The focus of this course is for students to prepare an entry for the 2024 Barbara G. Laurie NOMA Student Design Competition, entitled "The Highway to Healing: The Transformation of the West Baltimore I-40 Corridor." The prompt includes the repurposing of an abandoned highway that bisects an urban community with a new transit hub, housing and commercial development.

This course builds upon this rich history and foregrounds architectural component customization to explore prototyping and customization within the context of contemporary practice.

This course provides a practical, hands-on introduction to the application of industrial robotics in architectural and related construction domains. It also provides students with the necessary knowledge and safety protocols to work in the architectural robotics lab. 

This course is designed to introduce students to 3D software tools (3 units each), including Autodesk AutoCAD 3D, Revit Architecture and/or 3D Studio MAX.