Courses
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Product Design: Industrial Design
Intended as an in-depth overview of the history and practice of product design, the seminar will investigate questions central to its discipline.The course will follow…
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European Modernism
This seminar studies the development of modernism in Europe between 1900 and 1945, with a particular emphasis on England, Sweden, and France. It examines the…
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MArch II Proseminar
This course provides a forum for critical discussion of contemporary design practices that is exploratory and speculative in nature. The course emphasizes collaborative thinking and…
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MLA I AP Proseminar
This course provides an exploratory and collaborative forum that prepares the student to develop research interests and to formulate positions upon entering postprofessional study in…
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MLA II Proseminar
This course provides an exploratory and collaborative forum that prepares the student to develop research interests and to formulate positions upon entering postprofessional study in…
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Proseminar – Defining Urban Design
Alex Krieger, Richard Marshall
A seminar required for (and limited to) first year students in the MAUD and MLAUD programs. The course establishes the foundations of contemporary urban design…
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North American Seacoasts and Landscapes: Discovery Period to the Present
Selected topics in the history of the North American coastal zone, including the seashore as wilderness, as industrial site, as area of recreation, and as…
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Transparency
The concept of transparency is, therefore, critical – not only to understanding early and mid-20th century modernism – but also to engaging current architectural concerns…
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Temporary Urbanism
Freaknik in Atlanta, the Union Square Greenmarket in Manhattan, Critical Mass in San Francisco, Burning Man in Nevada, riots, demonstrations, parades, and festivals all over…
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Urban Projects and the Development Approval Process
Course Description and Objectives:Large-scale development projects in American cities typically require a series of approvals from municipal, state and occasionally federal boards and agencies. These…
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Land Geometry
This course enables students to pursue digital literacy particular to the discipline of landscape architecture through the exploration of topographic manipulation, calculation and analysis. The…
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Energy and Environment Implications for Buildings: Daylight
Energy and environmental considerations for buildings have typically been in the form of prescription: material specifications and/or design guidelines. These prescriptions not only limit the…
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Rebuilding Devastated Landscapes: Sustainable Landscape Development in the 21st Century
Niall Kirkwood, Peter Del Tredici
Rebuilding Devastated Landscapes concerns the conception, production and management of sustainable landscapes from both an ecological and design perspective. The content of this applied lecture…
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Digital Cartography Workshop: Assembling a GIS Database
This module provides students with the productivity skills that will permit them to make use of electronic information in their studios. Students will learn to…
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Design Research Methods
The purpose of this seminar is to guide doctoral students in the development and preparation of their research proposals. The course is organized into two…
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Strategic Management in Design and Construction
Together, real estate and construction make up the largest industry in the world. They are also exceptionally fragmented, fractious, and information intensive. The Internet and…
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People and Buildings
Most business leaders don\’t see space; only the objects that occupy space. To see space or, more precisely, the shape of space is a new…