Courses
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Sculpting in Motion
Computer Graphics have opened up unprecedented ways of form making and animation. This unfolding universe of visual inputs that is based on complex geometries and…
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Immersive Environments
Immersive EnvironmentsThis course seeks to posit the role of digital media within the broader context of digital practice and to examine generative capacities of the…
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Superficial Spaces
Description At a time when architectural discourse and practice are brimming with references to new geometries, this offering investigates the architectural potential of abstract three-dimensional…
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Dioramic Modes in Landscape Architecture
This seminar/workshop explores the practical and theoretical potential of the diorama as a robust set of representational operations in the design and description of landscape…
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Advanced offering in Theory and Methods
The current global crisis , a perfect storm of finance, environment and politics, requires a need to rethink the role and practice of architects, planners,…
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MLA I AP Proseminar
This course surveys multiple definitions of landscape architecture. Rather than seeking a singular understanding of the field, the seminar postulates that landscape might be understood…
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Scale: City, Object, Field
*PLEASE NOTE*The first class meeting will take place this Thursday (September 3rd) from 1-2:00 pm in room 510. The seminar is concerned with how scale…
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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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Fifteen Things (a secret history of Italian design)
Fifteen Things (a secret history of Italian design) Department of Architecture Seminar – 4 credits limited enrollment Tuesday 2:00 – 5:00 510 Gund HallFifteen Things…
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Proseminar in History, Theory and Urban Design
Proseminar in History, Theory and Urban Design K. Michael Hays, Timothy Hyde Department of Urban Planning and Design Seminar – 4 credits Monday 12:00 –…
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Climate Change, Planning, and Cities
Climate Change, Planning, and Cities Following on the last UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report and the earlier Stern Review on economic consequences, a…
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Housing Delivery Systems in the United States
This course will examine the process by which housing is produced in the United States. The course considers the primary actors in the delivery system,…
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CAD/CAM: Introduction to Applications in Architecture
CAD/CAMIntroduction to Applications in ArchitectureCourse DescriptionComputer-aided design and manufacturing (CAD/CAM) techniques have widely pervaded fabrication environments for the production of architecture. Knowledge of this technology…
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ZED Workshop
The seminar examines the process of innovative architectural practice, integrating the research and development of emerging green technologies from concept to collaborative design and engineering.
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Natural Building Ventilation
Syllabus for 6419: Natural Building VentilationTerm: Fall 2009Department: ArchitectureCourse Type: Seminar Workshop (2 credits)Instructor: Jelena Srebric, Ph.D.Time and location: Please note, this course will meet…
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Design Research Methods
The purpose of this proseminar is to (a) guide doctoral students in the development and preparation of their research proposals, (b) to provide them with…
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A New Framework for Practice
The purpose of this course is: 1. to enable students to better understand the landscape of contemporary practice within a larger social, economic and political…
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The Architect in History: The Evolution of Practice from the Renaissance to the Present
This course examines the history of architectural practice, focusing on the changing role and definition of the architect, with the goal of providing new perspectives…
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Toward Socially-inclusive Sustainable Development Toward Socially-inclusive Sustainable Development
Joan Busquets, Ingeborg Rocker, Chris Reed, Spiro Pollalis, Niall Kirkwood, John Hong, Wooyoung Kimm, Jinhee Park, Hailim Suh, Brian Kenet, William Valentine
Warrensville Heights, Ohio is an economically challenged, post-industrial, inner-ring suburb of Cleveland. At the heart of this community is a 17-acre brownfield site that the…