Courses
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Buildings, Texts, and Contexts
This six-module sequence, offered over three semesters, presents an introduction to the complex, interwoven web of conceptual issues and historical narratives in western architecture from…
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Art and Architecture in Western Europe, 950-1250
This lecture course introduces students to selected works of architecture, sculpture, and painting from the revival of monumental building around the turn of the millennium…
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Digital Culture, Space and Society
Computer and networks like the Internet have transformed our perception of space. They are also synonymous with the development of a new type of society…
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Proseminar in History and Theory
This seminar is for students in the Ph.D. program. Participants will present work toward their dissertation or toward a major research paper, emphasizing issues of…
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Independent Study by Candidates for PhD Degrees
The student conducts a program of individual study under faculty guidance, including auditing of lectures, reading, and exercises as needed to develop skills in methods…
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Analysis and Design of Building Structures II
A continuation of GSD 6201, this course addresses the analysis and design of structural elements such as beams, columns, rigid and braced frames, shear walls,…
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Science and Technology
City of WoodTimber, used for structure and finish, has dominated the American settlement project since its inception in the 17th c. Today, wood construction (mostly…
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New Materials and Technologies
New Materials and Technologies for Design6208-01Seminar and Materials workshop6208-02Seminar and Simulation workshopInstructors:Dan SchodekMichelle AddingtonJohn AnCourse Meeting Times and LocationThursday afternoons, from 12:00 pm to 2:00…
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Databases in Design
The growing embodiment of architectural design in digital media requires the proper choice of data structure, formats, and protocols (system architecture) to insure that the…
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Innovative Constructions: cases in modern Japan
Modern Japanese architecture has been much admired in the West for its attention to materials, its refined construction details, and its ability to integrate traditional…
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Computer Aided Design & Manufacturing II
This course continues the exploration of CAD/CAM applications in architecture and design initially raised in GSD 6319 and 6400 during the fall term. The course…
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Structural Surfaces
The seminar explores the use of structural surfaces in architecture, with reference to furniture and product design. It focuses on folded surfaces, pre-stressed surfaces and…
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Sustainability
Sustainability in building construction and use has to be a project issue from the beginning of the design and is a strong design advisor leading…
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Legal Aspects of Design Practice
This course focuses on the special obligations and privileges of a design professional. We study governmental regulation, taxation, accounting, and legal organization for a design…
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Introduction to the Practice of Architecture
This is a discussion developed by Scogin, Sapers, and Beach to introduce the student to basic issues in architectural practice, including: how an architect obtains…
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The Bilbao Guggenhein Museum: Topics in Project Management
The Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao has had an unprecedented impact not only on the city of Bilbao but also on the value of design and…
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Technology in Design
This research seminar explores the use of information technology in the design process and in project delivery. The focus is on the designer and specifically…
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Independent Study by Candidates for Master’s Degrees
Richard Peiser, Pau De Sola-Morales Serra, Jay Wickersham, Rick Joy, Martin Bechthold, Joan Busquets, Holly Clarke, Peter Rowe, Paul Cote, T. Kelly Wilson, Anne McGhee, Richard T.T. Forman, Remment Koolhaas, Toshiko Mori
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 subjects…
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Independent Research Study
Peter Rowe, Eve Blau, Joan Busquets, Richard Peiser, Bing Wang
This research seminar examines \”transparency\” as a critical concept in the theoretical conceptualization of modern architecture in the 20th century. The purpose of the seminar…
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Independent Thesis for the Degree Master in Design Studies
Niall Kirkwood, Spiro Pollalis, Mark Mulligan
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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Preparation of Doctoral Thesis Proposal
Richard Peiser, Daniel Schodek, Carl Steinitz, Peter Rowe, Spiro Pollalis, Antoine Picon
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
Daniel Schodek, Carl Steinitz, Peter Rowe, Spiro Pollalis
Under guidance of a faculty committee, the student conducts investigations and prepares a doctoral thesis.
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Thesis Extension in Satisfaction of the Degree Master in Architecture
Thesis Extension…
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First Semester Core: Introduction to Design and Visual Studies in Architecture
Preston Scott Cohen, Ashley Schafer
The first of a four-semester sequence of design studios introduces students to the practice of architectural design, discussing the theoretical principles on which such practice…
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Third Semester Core: Architectural Design
Toshiko Mori, Sarah M. Whiting, Jonathan Levi
Tectonics, Urbanism and Civic PresenceDistrict Court House in AllstonThe Court House as a building type embodies one of the most powerful potentials for architecture to…
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Building in and for Marfa TX: A Train Station Hotel and the Marfa Baths
The studio will design a project across the street from the Judd Foundation, on Main Street in Marfa, Texas. Programmatic requirements will include: a train…
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Chile MMX
In MMX Chile will complete 200 years of independent republican life. There are 2 major projects in Santiago to celebrate this occasion:A Hill and a…
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A Conservatory for the Botanical Garden at Cornell Plantations
The horticultural conservatory is one of the most fascinating building types in the whole history of modern architecture. From Joseph Paxton\’s and Decimus Burton\’s early…
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Border Station: San Ysidro, California
Just north of the line dividing the United States and Mexico, the US government is planning the construction of its newest border facility in San…
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Soft
Collaborative and interdisciplinary in spirit, this sponsored studio will explore the design potentials of an emerging set of soft, flexible polymer technologies that deliver and…
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Sculpturecenter: Lic, New York. addition-connection
The studio\’s focus is the SculptureCenter, a non-profit cultural insitution whose mission is to champion contemporary sculpture in all of its forms. It supports experimentation…
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Open Figures: The Contouring of Architecture
OPEN FIGURES: THE CONTOURING OF ARCHITECTUREIncreasingly, contemporary architecture is faced with demands to produce buildings that evince both an immanent flexibility (read: multiplicity) and a…
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Disassembly Required: Constructing the Unwanted Building
The aim of the studio will be to develop new methods of design and construction adapted to the specific needs of the Ecuadorian Rain Forest,…
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Micro Public Space by Flux Management
The purpose of this studio is to create a public space by modulating and treating matters characterized by \’small-ness\’, \’sprouting\’ and \’flow\’, and to generate…
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Visual Studies
This course emphasizes the construction of space on the two-dimensional surface by way of freehand drawing. In-class visual exercises identify key concepts in the construction…
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Projective Representation in Architecture
Historically, certain kinds of reciprocity between geometry and architecture have been used to bring about rational causes and practical means of formal innovation. Today, the…
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Sculpting in Motion
Computer Graphics have opened up unprecedented ways of form making and animation. This unfolding new universe of visual stimuli that is based on complex geometry…
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Algorithmic Architecture
As architecture enters the new era of digital representation, geometrical theories and processes are being implemented, tested, and pushed to their limits. Recent theories of…
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Visualizing Information
Prerequisites: Permission of instructor.This seminar explores how information can be presented visually on the Internet and provides a broad understanding of the visualization of different…
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Product Design: Industrial Design
This first lecture module focuses on the historical aspect of product design. It seeks to evaluate the legacies of the practice by examining specific case…
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Product Design: Industrial Design
Following up on 2401M1, this second module focuses on contemporary issues of product design. We will examine emerging technologies, design opportunities, and the interrelation between…
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The State of Design
This course will provide an overview of the role of design in recent history and today. The state of design is strong. Design can greatly…
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Universal Design and other Design Dilemmas
This course will trace a topic at the intersection between Architecture, Interior Design and Industrial Design: Universal Design. While today it encompasses very specific principles,…
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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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The Moving Image: Film and Visual Representation
A survey aimed at developing visual literacy, this introduction to film history looks at major 20th century ideas on art and perception. We examine the…
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Buildings, Texts, and Contexts
This six-module sequence, offered over three semesters, presents an introduction to the complex, interwoven web of conceptual issues and historical narratives in western architecture from…
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Buildings, Texts, and Contexts
This six-module sequence, offered over three semesters, presents an introduction to the complex, interwoven web of conceptual issues and historical narratives in western architecture from…
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