Courses
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Transformable Design Methods
Architects have long imagined a built environment that is fundamentally dynamic. Portable buildings, retractable coverings, kinetic facades, and spaces that morph: these transformable structures have…
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Contemporary Frameworks of Practice
The purpose of this course is: To explore the range of contemporary and emergent practices as they relate to landscapes of social, political, economic,…
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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
This course examines the real estate development process, from the first design idea and original conceptual sketch to the creation of building and infrastructure assets.
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Plugged-in Territories I: Icelandic Energy Landscapes
This advanced research seminar investigates the spatial and ecological implications of the recent shifts in the cultural perception of energy exploitation in Iceland. …
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The Fourth Typology: Dominant Type and the Idea of the City
Open to all students, the seminars of this course will compliment Studio option 1602: Common Frameworks. It will provide the theoretical and historical basis, and…
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Colonizing Last Frontiers: Energy Landscapes in the Chilean Patagonia
Anita Berrizbeitia, Kelly Doran
This seminar will investigate the material and ecological processes related to the development of the Proyecto Hidroaysén (PHA) in the Chilean Patagonia. The PHA, a…
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Library Test Kitchen
Jeffrey Schnapp, Jeff Goldenson, Ann Whiteside
Bridging the analog and the digital worlds, the offline and the online, libraries represent one of the most exciting opportunities for design and redesign on…
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Real Estate and City Making in China
Real estate has increasingly become a compelling force in the process of city making, one uniquely capable of leading and guiding multiple steps in the…
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Independent Study by Candidates for Master’s Degrees
A. Hashim Sarkis, Ray Torto, Michael Herzfeld, Panagiotis Michalatos, Krzysztof Wodiczko, Leire Asensio Villoria, Joyce Klein-Rosenthal, Jill Desimini, Jane Hutton, Pierre Bélanger, Iñaki Abalos, Florian Idenburg, Mariana Ibanez, Rahul Mehrotra, Eric Howeler, Ingeborg Rocker, Andreas Georgoulias, Andrea Hansen, Gareth Doherty, Sanford Kwinter, Chris Reed, John Nastasi, Kiel Moe, Andrew Witt, Eve Blau, Cameron Wu, Erkin Ozay, Christopher Hoxie, Niall Kirkwood, Mark Mulligan, Jorge Silvetti, Anita Berrizbeitia, K. Michael Hays, Jerold S. Kayden, Mack Scogin, Preston Scott Cohen, Ann Forsyth, Diane Davis, Martin Bechthold
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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Preparation for Independent Thesis Proposal for MUP, MAUD, or MLAUD
This seminar is intended to provide the theoretical and methodological foundation for completing a graduate thesis in the Department of Urban Planning and Design. By…
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Independent Thesis in Satisfaction of Degree MArch
A. Hashim Sarkis, Panagiotis Michalatos, Danielle Etzler, Florian Idenburg, Eric Howeler, Ingeborg Rocker, Sanford Kwinter, Felipe Correa, Allen Sayegh, Jorge Silvetti, Toshiko Mori, Preston Scott Cohen, Mack Scogin
Each student conducts a design exploration that tests and expands the thesis. Prerequisites: completion of two (2) options studios and approval of thesis preparation…
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Independent Thesis for the Degree Master in Design Studies
Richard T.T. Forman, Diane Davis, Neil Brenner, Panagiotis Michalatos, Joyce Klein-Rosenthal, Michael Hooper, Holly Samuelson, Christoph Reinhart, Jana Cephas, Timothy Hyde, Gareth Doherty, Sanford Kwinter, Kiel Moe, Andrew Witt, K. Michael Hays, Miho Mazereeuw, Allen Sayegh
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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Master of Design Studies Final Project
Richard T.T. Forman, Allen Sayegh, Sanford Kwinter, Jesse Shapins, Michael Hooper, Joyce Klein-Rosenthal, Krzysztof Wodiczko, Diane Davis
The Final Project will consist of a theoretical/position component, and of a practical/experimental component. The scope of each of the two components will be determined…
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Preparation of Design Thesis Proposal for Master in Landscape Architecture
A weekly seminar required for MLA candidates electing to pursue a design thesis. The intent of the course is to define the parameters of the…
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Independent Thesis in Satisfaction of the Degree Master in Landscape Architecture
Following preparation in GSD 9205, each student pursues a topic of relevance to landscape architecture, which must include academic inquiry and design exploration.
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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, Peter Rowe, Spiro Pollalis, Martin Bechthold, Charles Waldheim
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
Peter Rowe, Spiro Pollalis, K. Michael Hays, Jerold S. Kayden, Martin Bechthold, Antoine Picon, Christoph Reinhart
Under guidance of a faculty committee, the student conducts investigations and prepares a doctoral thesis.
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MArch II Proseminar
This course provides a forum for critical discussion of contemporary design practices that is exploratory and speculative in nature. The course emphasizes collaborative thinking and…
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Urban Design Proseminar
The proseminar is a forum for conversation on contemporary urban design. It is structured around three overlapping discussions: the formation of the discipline, critiques of…
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Proseminar in Landscape Architecture
This course surveys multiple definitions of landscape architecture. Rather than seeking a singular understanding, the seminar postulates that landscape might be understood in relation to…
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Research Methods in Urbanism
Charles Waldheim, Jason Rebillot
This seminar traces a range of approaches to urban research across the disciplines represented at the GSD. It surveys the complex, and often contradictory ideological…
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Doctoral Program Proseminar
This pro-seminar is one way of fulfilling a requirement for successful completion of the Doctor of Design program. Primarily, it will focus on various thematic…
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