Courses
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Urbanization in the East Asian Region
The purpose of this course is to provide an overall account of the urbanization in selected cities within the rapidly developing Pacific Asian region; to…
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Architecture, Science and Technology, XVIIIth Century-Present
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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“Other Modernities”: Architecture and National Identity in Global Context
Focusing on the specific experience of Ottoman Empire/ Modern Turkey from the 18th century into the present, yet discussing this experience within a broader trans-national…
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Space and Subjectivity in the Modern Period
Antoine Picon, Ewa Lajer-Burcharth
The seminar will examine the relation between architectural space, real and imagined, and the constructions of the self from the 18th century to the present.
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Proseminar in History, Theory and Urban Studies
Prerequisites: Four graduate-level courses in this area or enrollment in doctoral program.This research seminar addresses subjects of history, theory and human sciences related to architecture…
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Urban Politics and Planning
The course views cities and urban regions as political constructs. Its purpose is to help students think strategically about major urban problems and controversies, particularly…
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Markets and Market Failure
Jose A. Gomez-Ibanez, Joseph Kalt
The first half of the course covers skills for predicting market behavior, including supply and demand and the behavior of firms and consumers. The second…
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Real Estate Finance and Development
This course employs a case method study of private sector real estate, with quantitative and financial emphasis. Analysis and class discussion of case studies introduce…
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Planning and Environmental Law
This course examines the key substantive legal issues that affect the use, preservation, and development of land in the United States, and the principles and…
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Policy Making in Urban Settings
An introduction to policymaking in American cities, focusing on economic, demographic, institutional, and political settings. It examines economic development and job growth in the context…
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Transportation Planning and Development
Access and mobility are essential elements of an urban plan. Through lectures, discussions, case studies, and exercises, this course examines the issues and analytical framework…
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Designing Women
This seminar examines the evolving role of women in landscape architecture and architecture by addressing how gender affects the culturally defined notions of \”profession\” and…
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Landscape Strategies for Low-Income Settlements
John Beardsley, Flavio Janches
There are now approximately one billion people living in non-formal squatter communities world-wide; these settlements vary dramatically in size, character, and level of political and…
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Sacred Sites – Contested Sites
This seminar will explore the processes, cultural and theological, by which sites within the landscape become sacralized and the conflicts that arise as populations with…
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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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Negotiation and Conflict Resolution in Urban Planning and Design
This course introduces students to the practice of negotiation and mediation in the context of urban planning and development. Learning from general theories of negotiation…
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Site Ecology and Environment
This course is required for all incoming MLA1 AP students (fall 2005 and beyond), and MLA1 students returning for their second year (fall 2006 and…
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Ecology, Plants and Technology I
Laura Solano, Matthew Urbanski
This is the first in the core sequence of Ecology, Plants and Technology courses. The first module emphasizes the identification of prominent plants in the…
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Materials and Construction: An Introduction to Techniques, Composition and Strategies
Toshiko Mori, Thomas Schroepfer
This module introduces students to the role of materials and fabrication in architecture. Properties and principles of materials are discussed in a comprehensive manner involving…
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Energy, Technology and Building
This lecture course introduces students to energy and environmental issues, particularly those that must be faced by the discipline of architecture. An overview of the…
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Analysis and Design of Building Structures I
The course introduces students to the analysis and design of structural elements and systems. The fundamental principles of statics and equilibrium are considered first, followed…
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Building Technology
Prerequisites: GSD 6202, GSD 6203, and GSD 6205; or equivalent.As the final component in the required sequence of technology courses, this professionally oriented course develops…
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Plants and Technology I
This course is devoted to understanding basic biological principals and horticultural practices that affect the growth of plants in the human landscape and determine the…
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Landscape Ecology
This course examines the structure, functioning, and change of a mosaic of ecological systems, such as forests, wetlands, fields, corridors, and villages. Focus is on…
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CAD/CAM: Introduction to Applications in Architecture
Seminar, limited enrollmentComputer-aided design and manufacturing (CAD/CAM) techniques have widely pervaded fabrication environments for the production of architecture. Knowledge of this technology now has become…
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Virtual Gardens
Prerequisites: GSD 2106 or GSD 2107 or permission of instructor. Proficiency with computing and willingness to adventure.Course Description: Examines the special problems and opportunities involved…
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Acoustics
The schedule for this course is variable. Please select this studio carefully. To be able to do the project the students must have some…
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Innovative Materials in Design
Prerequisites include completion of introductory technology courses in materials and structures (GSD 6111, 6112, 6203, and 6201) or their equivalents.This course will systematically explore innovative…
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International Design Practice: Business, Law, and Culture
The practice of architecture is becoming more and more global. American architectural firms pursue foreign markets; foreign architects compete successfully for prestigious commissions within the…
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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. First, it will expose students to…
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Architectural Specifications
Architectural specifications are essential to the realization of the project design. While drawings communicate form and quantity, specifications communicate materials and quality. The primary goals…
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A New Framework for Practice
During the past several years, top-tier architects, landscape architects and urban planners practicing in the major economies of the world have enjoyed an unprecedented abundance…
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Leading the Design Firm
This course introduces GSD students to the business side of the industry from the perspective of the design firm\’s senior management and provides an overview…
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Independent Study by Candidates for Master’s Degrees
Alex Krieger, Susan Fainstein, Jeffrey Kipnis, Christian Werthmann, Antoine Picon, Bing Wang, Martin Bechthold, Preston Scott Cohen, Toshiko Mori, K. Michael Hays, Kenneth Kao, Spiro Pollalis, John Beardsley, Stephen Ervin, Niall Kirkwood, Mark Mulligan, Anne McGhee, T. Kelly Wilson
Prerequisites: Graduate standing.Students may take a maximum of 8 credit units with different instructors in this course series. Candidates may arrange individual work focusing on…
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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…
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Prep of Design Thesis Proposal for MArch
Toshiko Mori, Timothy Hyde, Pierre de Meuron, Jacques Herzog
Prerequisites: Graduate standing and permission of the thesis program director. This entails preparatory work for all students intending subsequently to enroll in GSD 9301. Students…
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Preparation for Independent Thesis Proposal for MUP, MAUD, or MLAUD
In this seminar required for students intending to pursue an independent thesis through GSD 9302 in the following term, direction is given as to the…
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Preparation of Thesis for Master in Landscape Architecture
Prerequisites: Graduate standing and approval by the landscape architecture faculty.In this preparatory seminar for students intending to enroll in GSD 9303 the following term, direction…
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Resurfacing (Revisiting) the Grid as an Organizational Device for the Design of the City
Framework:This upper level research seminar will focus on the investigation and evaluation of urbanistic projects which use the grid and its multiple variations as their…
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Independent Thesis in Satisfaction of Degree MArch
Maryann Thompson, Ingeborg Rocker, Thomas Schroepfer, Martin Bechthold, Preston Scott Cohen, Jonathan Levi, Jorge Silvetti, T. Kelly Wilson, Andrea Leers, Niall Kirkwood, Remment Koolhaas, Toshiko Mori
Prerequisites: GSD 9203.Following preparation in GSD 9203, each student conducts a design exploration that tests and expands the thesis.
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Independent Thesis in Satisfaction of the Degree MAUD, MLAUD, or MUP
Following preparation in GSD 9204, each student pursues a topic of relevance to urban design or urban planning, which may include design or planning exploration,…
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Independent Thesis for the Degree Master in Design Studies
Daniel Schodek, Peter Rowe, Spiro Pollalis, K. Michael Hays, Martin Bechthold, Allen Sayegh, Eve Blau, Antoine Picon, Kostas Terzidis
A student who selects this independent thesis for the degree Master in Design Studies pursues independent research of relevance to the selected course of study…
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Independent Study by Candidates for Doctoral Degrees
Spiro Pollalis, Jerold S. Kayden, Joan Busquets
Under faculty guidance, the student conducts a reading program and formulates a thesis proposal. The course is intended for doctoral students.
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Preparation of Doctoral Thesis Proposal
A. Hashim Sarkis, Antoine Picon
Preparation of Doctoral Thesis Proposal…
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Thesis in Satisfaction of the Degree Doctor of Design
Richard Peiser, Daniel Schodek, Carl Steinitz, A. Hashim Sarkis, Peter Rowe, Spiro Pollalis, Thomas Schroepfer, Kostas Terzidis
Under guidance of a faculty committee, the student conducts investigations and prepares a doctoral thesis.
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Thesis Extension in Satisfaction of Degree Doctor of Design
Daniel Schodek, Jose A. Gomez-Ibanez, Spiro Pollalis, Joan Busquets, Martin Bechthold, A. Hashim Sarkis
Under guidance of a faculty committee, the student conducts investigations and prepares a doctoral thesis.
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