Courses
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First Semester Core: Introduction to Design and Visual Studies in Architecture
Preston Scott Cohen, Tim Love, Marco Steinberg, Ashley Schafer, Catherine Seavitt, Jonathan Marvel
The first of a four-semester sequence of design studios introduces students to the practice of architectural design, discussing the theoretical principles on which such practice…
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First Semester Core: Landscape Architecture Design
Holly Clarke, Kirt Rieder, Martha Schwartz, Michael Blier
The first of a four-term sequence of landscape design and planning studios, this course introduces the vocabulary for describing, analyzing, and designing landscapes. A series…
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Third Semester Core: Architectural Design
Toshiko Mori, Sandro Marpillero, Darell Fields, Ron Witte, Jonathan Levi, Joseph MacDonald
Tectonics, Urbanism and Civic PresenceDistrict Court House in AllstonThe Court House as a building type embodies one of the most powerful potentials for architecture to…
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Third Semester Core: Planning and Design of Landscapes
Elizabeth Mossop, Nicholas Pouder, Alan Berger
This course reinforces and builds upon the range of conventions of landscape architectural production introduced in previous core studios and academic courses. Emphasis is placed…
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Elements of Urban Design and Planning
Richard Sommer, James Kostaras, Armando Carbonell, Richard Marshall, Martin Zogran, Patricia Zingsheim
The Elements course is the foundation design studio administered by the Department of Urban Planning and Design, and it is required of all first year…