Courses
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First Semester Core: Introduction to Design and Visual Studies in Architecture
Preston Scott Cohen, Michael Meredith, Julio Salcedo, Marco Steinberg, Ashley Schafer, Bradley Horn
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, Michael Blier, Kirt Rieder, Michael Van Valkenburgh
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, Joseph MacDonald, Michael Silver, Darell Fields, Sarah M. Whiting, 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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Third Semester Core: Planning and Design of Landscapes
Elizabeth Mossop, Scheri Fultineer, Niall Kirkwood, Dorothee Imbert
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, Martin Zogran, Virginie Lefebvre
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…