Courses
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Urbanization in the East Asian Region
This course provides an account of urbanization in the East Asian Region by way of a detailed examination of the historical development of selected cities,…
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Imagining the City: Literature, Film, and the Arts
How do visual representation and narrative figuration contribute to construct urban identity? Explores the urban imagination in different artforms: architecture, cinema, literature, photography, and painting.
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Authority and Invention: Medieval Art and Architecture
Medieval Studies 107. Authority and Invention: Art and Architecture in Western Europe, 950-1250. Catalog Number: 9420 (FAS); GSD Catalogue Number 4358 Christine Smith (Design School)…
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Modern Architecture and National Identity: Ottoman/Turkish Case in Global Context
Focusing on the specific experience of Ottoman Empire/ modern Turkey in the last two centuries, yet discussing this experience within a broader trans-national and comparative…
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The Shapes of Utopia
you speak of that city of which we are the founders, and which exists in idea only, for I do not think there is such…
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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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Histories and Theories of Urban Planning and Design
This course uses historical and analytical readings and case studies to address several major theoretical questions concerning the aims and outcomes of urban interventions. The…
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Urban Politics and Planning
Examines the politics of urban planning, land use, environmental regulation, and economic development. Principal aim is to help students think strategically about the roles of…
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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 teaches the fundamentals of real estate finance anddevelopment. Lectures and case studies introduce students to the fullrange of financial analysis skills and analytical…
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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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Field Studies in Real Estate, Planning, and Urban Design
Newark, New Jersey has been on the brink of revitalization for 50 years. The city, situated across the Hudson River from Manhattan, is the world…
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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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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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Site Ecology and Environment
This course is required for all incoming MLA1 AP students and MLA1 students returning for their second year. The course will present the principles of…
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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
This module introduces students to fundamental properties and behaviors of buildings and other structures. Principles of design and construction are discussed in a comprehensive manner…
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Energy, Technology and Building
This is a required two credit course for all MArch I students that is closely linked to the GSD\’s new cross-departmental course 6212: Sustainability for…
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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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Sustainability for Planning and Design
This survey course will establish basic environmental literacy for all the departments at the school. A series of lecturers will address key issues for planners…
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Plants and Technology I
This course focuses on understanding basic biological principles and horticultural practices that influence the growth of plants and ultimately determine the success or failure of…
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Landscape Ecology
This course examines the ecological structure, functioning, and change of a mosaic of natural systems and land uses, such as woods, wetlands, fields, streams, roads,…
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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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Brownfields Practicum: Regeneration and Reuse of Brownfield Lands
\”A Brownfields Site is real property, the expansion, redevelopment, or reuse of which may be complicated by the presence, or potential presence of a hazardous…
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Day-Lighting Buildings
The primary focus of this course will be the study of lighting in an architectural context. The course will stress the integration of electric and…
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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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Sustainable Plants for a Changing World
Summary: This seminar course meets once per week for 3 hours and will focus on the nature of the interaction between plants and the environments…
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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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Managing the Design Project
Lecture course for 4 credits covering the management of projects. Pedagogical objectives include introduction to project management and leadership, project start up, owner/client relationships, project…
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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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Design and Development: from Concept to Implementation
Spiro Pollalis, Andreas Georgoulias
This course examines the real estate design and development process, from the first idea and the original conceptual sketch to the creation of building and…
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Leading the Design Firm
Andreas Georgoulias, Richard Jennings, Brian Kenet
This course introduces GSD students to the business side of the design industry and attempts to highlight both the ways in which a design firm…
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Independent Study by Candidates for Master’s Degrees
Richard Peiser, Jelena Srebric, Mariana Ibanez, Judith Grant Long, Andreas Georgoulias, Richard Jennings, Cameron Wu, Martin Bechthold, Joan Busquets, Holly Clarke, Peter Rowe, Jonathan Levi, John Beardsley, James Stockard, Anne McGhee, Stephen Ervin, Niall Kirkwood
Students may take a maximum of 8 credit units with different instructors in this course series.Prerequisites: Graduate standing. 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
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: Graduate…
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Preparation for Independent Thesis Proposal for MUP, MAUD, or MLAUD
This seminar is required for master\’s students intending to pursue an independent thesis through GSD 9302 in the following term and is optional for Doctor…
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Preparation of Thesis for Master in Landscape Architecture
John Beardsley, Charles Waldheim
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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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…
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Independent Thesis in Satisfaction of Degree MArch
Maryann Thompson, Erika Naginski, Christoph Reinhart, Mariana Ibanez, Ingeborg Rocker, Mark Mulligan, Andrea Leers, Alex Krieger, Jorge Silvetti, Jonathan Levi, Preston Scott Cohen, Thomas Schroepfer, Felipe Correa, Timothy Hyde
Following preparation in GSD 9203, each student conducts a design exploration that tests and expands the thesis.Prerequisites: GSD 9203…
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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
Spiro Pollalis, Martin Bechthold, Andreas Georgoulias, Christoph Reinhart
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
George L. Legendre, Peter Rowe, Christoph Reinhart, Erika Naginski
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
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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Thesis in Satisfaction of the Degree Doctor of Design
Jose A. Gomez-Ibanez, A. Hashim Sarkis, Niall Kirkwood, Peter Rowe, Antoine Picon, 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
Richard Peiser, Daniel Schodek, Jose A. Gomez-Ibanez, A. Hashim Sarkis, Niall Kirkwood, John R. Stilgoe, Spiro Pollalis, Martin Bechthold, Thomas Schroepfer, Antoine Picon
Under guidance of a faculty committee, the student conducts investigations and prepares a doctoral thesis.
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