Courses
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Advancing the Strategostructure
Massive development projects increasingly involve complex program mixes and/or public-private ventures, where design by a single architect is arguably not advantageous or even possible. Furthermore,…
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Puntacana, Dominican Republic: The Modern, The Vernacular, The Sustainable
Since its founding in the late 1960\’s by Ted Kheel, Frank Rainieri, Oscar de la Renta and Julio Iglesias, PUNTACANA Resort & Club, on the…
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The Language of Sustainability
This course has an irregular schedule. Please see below.The language of sustainabilityWe will continue our practical research within the new paradigm of sustainable architecture.
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Verticalism
This studio is an exploration of the possibilities that the T line, the MTA new subway line under construction beneath 2nd avenue, opens for implementing…
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MONOCOQUE // A HIGH-ALTITUDE ECO-LODGE
This course has an irregular schedule. Please see below.MONOCOQUE: INTRODUCTIONTechnology develops cumulatively, rather than in isolated heroic acts, and it finds most of its uses…
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The Al Qattara Oasis in Al Ain
The Al Qattara Oasis in Al Ain Instructors: Jorge Silvetti; Professor of ArchitectureFelipe Correa; Assistant Professor of Urban DesignFRAMEWORK:The oasis, as the primordial origin for…
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The Anxiety of Difference
\”In every work of genius we recognize our own rejected thoughts; they come back to us with a certain alienated majesty.\”— Emerson The studio…
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Stubborn Urbanism
With the intention to develop alternative strategies for densification within diverse urban districts, this studio will investigate various design techniques for the production of urban…
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Beyond Paris: A New University Campus at Aubervilliers
The physical, political, and social boundary of Paris, unchanged for nearly 150 years and delineated today by the ring road- the \”Peripherique\” – has insured…
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Stimulus Package: Post-Crisis Urbanism and Architecture
STIMULUS PACKAGEPost-Crisis Urbanism and ArchitectureRecent events – the widespread collapse of the world\’s financial systems, the continued rise in unemployment, the extensive federal bailout program…
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A Place in Heaven/A Place in Hell. Tactical Operations in Sao Paulo’s Informal Sector
Informal urbanism is the dominant mode of development in the fastest growing cities of the world. Today, we live in an age where over 30%…
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Caught Between Enclaves
The city today is a composite of structure and infrastructure which often produces areas of ambiguity that are caught between enclaves. By the passage of…
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Climate Change, Water, Land Development, and Adaptation (The Netherlands)
Embracing the motto, \”Water is Our Enemy, Water is Our Friend,\” the Netherlands Ministry of Transport, Public Works and Water Management is sponsoring this studio,…
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Climate Change, Water, Land Development, and Adaptation (The Netherlands)
Climate Change, Water, Land Development, and Adaptation (the Netherlands)Embracing the motto, \”Water is Our Enemy, Water is Our Friend,\” the Netherlands Ministry of Transport, Public…
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NEW WAYS:Diridon Station, San Jose, Silicon Valley Capital, CA
NEW WAYSDiridon Station, San Jose, Silicon Valley Capital, CA, USAIntoduction\”New ways\”, as an expression, refers in this case to various issues: First, it refers to…
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Beyond Paris: A New University Campus at Aubervilliers
The physical, political, and social boundary of Paris, unchanged for nearly 150 years and delineated today by the ring road- the \”Peripherique\” – has insured…
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Rethinking Montreal: Sensorial Urbanism
Sensorial Urbanism In recent years, the human and social sciences, from anthropology to geography, have undergone a \’sensorial revolution\’ in which the \’senses\’ constitute…
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The Al Qattara Oasis in Al Ain
Instructors: Jorge Silvetti; Professor of ArchitectureFelipe Correa; Assistant Professor of Urban DesignFRAMEWORK:The oasis, as the primordial origin for water, has for centuries acted as a…
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Independent Studio by Candidates for Master’s Degrees
An individual design studio may be arranged to develop a concept or problem not available in regularly offered studios. Students must submit an independent studio…