Courses
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First Semester Core: Introduction to Design and Visual Studies in Architecture
Preston Scott Cohen, Tim Love, Ashley Schafer
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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Third Semester Core: Architectural Design
Toshiko Mori, Ron Witte, Jonathan Levi
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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Sighting the Cirque du Soleil
Founded by a small group of former street performers from rural Quebec, the Cirque du Soleil mounted its first show under an 800 seat tent…
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Scarcity
This studio is about doing Social Housing in Chile. Why? Because the scarcity of time (urgency to solve the need for shelter) and money (lack…
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Exhibition and Introspection: New Building Complex for the Art Institute of Boston
site:The site is located between the busy chaos of Mass. Ave. and a quite residential neighborhood of Historic Avon Hill in Cambridge near the T-stop…
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Beijing: Urbanism
After Marco Polo finishes his stories about Venice, Kublai Khan, in return, offers his version of invisible cities:City of Walls, Introverted City, City of Horizon,…
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Weather Monitoring Station
WEATHER MONITORING STATION IN ICELAND The studio will look at current and future digital technologies / soft wares, which are applied in the study for…
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Architecture Museum
Site: Azenhas do Mar – a topographically rich reality, full of sounds and odors. A place that reveals the physical and metaphysical presence of \”materials\”.
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i+a
This studio will investigate the boundaries between physical architecture and information architecture. It will explore the possibilities designing physical and virtual spaces in conjunction with…
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Disassembly Required: Constructing the Unwanted Building
Public buildings are rarely without controversy. Their physical presence is bound to raise questions about their very nature, be it by the community they serve…
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Coffee, Cake, CAD/CAM: Re-inventing the Urban Diner
Diner:\”A small, usually inexpensive restaurant with a long counter and booths and housed in a building designed to resemble a dining car.\” The American Heritage.
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Visual Studies
This course will emphasize the construction of space on the two-dimensional surface by way of freehand drawing. In-class visual exercises will identify key concepts in…
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Projective Representation in Architecture
This course examines the history, theory and practice of parallel (orthographic) and central (perspective) projection. The objective is to provide the tools to imagine and…
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Advanced 3-D Modeling and Animation
This course provides a theoretical foundation for advanced geometric modeling and focuses on the architecture of movement and the conception and creation of animated form.
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Visualizing Information
This seminar explores how information can be presented visually on the Internet and provides a broad understanding of the visualization of different types of information.
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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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Topics in Architectural Theory
Sarah M. Whiting, K. Michael Hays
This course is an advanced elective course for students who wish to pursue studies in the field of twentieth century architectural theory beyond the introduction…
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Decorating Diversions: Industrial Design, Consumerism and the Production of Spaces
The history and practice of Decorative Arts, Industrial Design and the Design of Interiors are intrinsically intertwined and at times indistinguishable. The more recent rubric…
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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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Buildings, Texts, and Contexts
This six-module sequence, offered over three semesters, presents an introduction to the complex, interwoven web of conceptual issues and historical narratives in western architecture from…
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Buildings, Texts, and Contexts
This six-module sequence, offered over three semesters, presents an introduction to the complex, interwoven web of conceptual issues and historical narratives in western architecture from…
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Buildings, Texts, and Contexts
This six-module sequence, offered over three semesters, presents an introduction to the complex, interwoven web of conceptual issues and historical narratives in western architecture from…
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Buildings, Texts, and Contexts
This six-module sequence, offered over three semesters, presents an introduction to the complex, interwoven web of conceptual issues and historical narratives in western architecture from…
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Architecture, Science and Technology 18th-20th Centuries
Since the first industrial revolution, science and technology have constantly challenged architecture. Technology in particular has represented a powerful source of change for architecture. New…
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Alternative Constructions
An in-depth consideration of selected topics of enduring relevance for the theory and practice of architecture. The course examines concepts such as wonder, knowledge, authority,…
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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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Introduction to Building Technology
This course introduces the basic materials and methods used in building construction through a weekly lecture and related hands-on workshop. Material qualities are described in…
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Perspectives on Technology in Architecture
This course presents a perspective on the evolution of the major building technologies and their influence on building form and design. Beginning with an overview…
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Analysis and Design of Building Structures I
This course introduces students to the analysis and design of structural elements. Loads on structures are considered first; subsequent sessions cover the fundamental principles of…
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Building Technology
As the final component in the required sequence of technology courses in the MArch I program, this professionally-oriented course develops an integral understanding of the…
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Structural Systems in Buildings
This course covers the organization and design of building structures as components of total building systems. It addresses both traditional and industrialized structural systems, planning…
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Computer Aided Design & Manufacturing I
This course is the first of a two-part series that addresses the use of computer-aided design and manufacturing (CAD/CAM) techniques in architecture. The course focuses…
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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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Development of Professional Practice
This course examines the continuum of practice types and approaches, from ideas-based/design-led to market-based/business-led; as well as the mission, role, and possibilities for professionals in…
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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…
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From Concept to Implementation
This course focuses on the organizational and managerial issues to carry an architectural design from concept to implementation. Centering on the needs of the owner,…
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Independent Study by Candidates for Master’s Degrees
Eve Blau, Daniel Schodek, A. Hashim Sarkis, Niall Kirkwood, Ron Witte, Anne McGhee, T. Kelly Wilson, John Beardsley, Spiro Pollalis, Toshiko Mori, Allen Sayegh
Candidates may arrange individual work focusing on subjects or issues that are of interest to them but are not available through regularly offered course work.
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Prep of Design Thesis Proposal for MArch
Remment Koolhaas, Toshiko Mori
This entails preparatory work for all students intending subsequently to enroll in GSD 9301. Students research thesis proposals for review and acceptance by faculty. Prerequisites:…
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Independent Thesis in Satisfaction of Degree MArch
Jonathan Levi, Sarah M. Whiting, Linda Pollak, A. Hashim Sarkis, Maryann Thompson, Eve Blau, Ashley Schafer, Preston Scott Cohen, Peter Rowe, Toshiko Mori
Following preparation in GSD 9203, each student conducts a design exploration that tests and expands the thesis. Prerequisites: GSD 9203.