MArch II Proseminar

George Baird

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…

The Moving Image: Film and Visual Representation

Giuliana Bruno

NOTE: The first meeting for this course is on Thursday, Sept.13th, 10:00-11:30 a.m., in Carpenter Center Room B-04.A survey aimed at developing visual literacy, this…

Buildings, Texts, and Contexts

K. Michael Hays

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…

Buildings, Texts, and Contexts

Jorge Silvetti

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…

Theorizing Modernism in Architecture

Sarah Goldhagen

Modernism in architecture has been characterized variously by architects and social theorists as a set of approaches to the design process based on Enlightenment ideals…

Constructing Vision

A. Hashim Sarkis

The course considers the application of means of representation, primarily perspective, in architectural design. It examines how architects have used these means of representation not…

Film Architectures: Seminar Course

Giuliana Bruno

NOTE: The first meeting for this course is Wednesday, Sept. 12,2-4 p.m., in Carpenter Center Room 402.What is our experience of architecture in cinema? Considering…

The Sixties: Architecture, Media, and the City in the Time of the Vietnam War

Eve Blau

This seminar examines a critical moment in American architectural culture, during which disillusionment with postwar corporate modernism and the failure of urban renewal and public…

Introduction to Building Technologies

Michelle Addington, Marco Steinberg, Daniel Schodek, Kimo Griggs

This course introduces the basic materials and methods used in building construction through a weekly lecture and related hands-on workshop. Material qualities are described in…

Analysis and Design of Building Structures I

Martin Bechthold

This course introduces students to the analysis and design of structural elements. Loads on structures are considered first; subsequent sessions cover the fundamental principles of…

Building Technology

Mark Mulligan

As the final component in the required sequence of technology courses in the MArch I program, this professionally oriented course develops an integral understanding of…

Structural Systems in Buildings

William LeMessurier

This course covers the organization and design of building structures as components of total building systems. It addresses both traditional and industrialized structural systems, planning…

Computer Aided Design & Manufacturing

Kimo Griggs, Daniel Schodek

Intended for advanced students, this course responds to recent developments in the field of computer-aided manufacturing and design (CAD/CAM) that have strongly affected design and…

Environment and Energy Implications: The Discrete System

Michelle Addington

Energy and environmental considerations for buildings have typically been in the form of prescription: material specifications and/or design guidelines. These prescriptions not only limit the…

Shells, Tensile Structures and Kinetic Systems

Martin Bechthold

The integration of shells, tensile structures and kinetic systems into architectural projects requires specialized design, construction and material knowledge in order to enable a meaningful…

Development of Professional Practice

Paul Nakazawa

This course examines the continuum of practice types and approaches, from ideas-based/design-led to market-based/business-led; as well as the mission, role, and possibilities for professionals in…

Internet and Architecture

Jeffrey Huang

Emerging information infrastructures are challenging how traditional architectural space is perceived, used and produced – creating, for many, remarkable discontinuities. Yet the nature of these…

Design Research Methods

Jeffrey Huang

The purpose of this seminar is to guide doctoral students in the development and preparation of their research proposals. The course is organized into two…

E-Commerce in Real Estate and Construction

John Macomber

Course Description:Together, real estate and construction make up the largest industry in the world. They are also exceptionally fragmented, fractious, and information intensive. The Internet…

People and Buildings

Karen Stephenson

Course Description:The seminar will examine the interaction effect between the context of space and the context of culture. In any organizational culture, there are two…

Independent Study by Candidates for Master’s Degrees

Nader Tehrani, Daniel Schodek, Niall Kirkwood, Linda Pollak, Michelle Addington, Alex Krieger, Stephen Ervin, Anne McGhee, T. Kelly Wilson, Ann Forsyth, Richard Marshall, Marco Steinberg, Martin Zogran, Joseph MacDonald

Candidates may arrange individual work focusing on subjects or issues that are of interest to them but are not available through regularly offered course work.

Prep of Design Thesis Proposal for MArch

Remment Koolhaas, Toshiko Mori

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…

Independent Study: Immaterial/Ultramaterial: continuation

Toshiko Mori, Nader Tehrani, Ron Witte

Students may enroll for a maximum of eight credit units in this course, and normally for four credits per term.Candidates may enroll in this course…

Independent Thesis in Satisfaction of Degree MArch

George Baird, Spiro Pollalis, Toshiko Mori

Following preparation in GSD 9203, each student conducts a design exploration that tests and expands the thesis.Prerequisites: GSD 9203.

Preparation of Doctoral Thesis Proposal

Alex Krieger

Under faculty guidance, the student conducts a reading program and formulates a thesis proposal. The course is intended for doctoral students.

Thesis in Satisfaction of the Degree Doctor of Design

Richard Peiser, Daniel Schodek, Michelle Addington, Jorge Silvetti, Peter Rowe, Spiro Pollalis, Robert France, Jeffrey Huang

Under guidance of a faculty committee, the student conducts investigations and prepares a doctoral thesis.

Thesis Extension in Satisfaction of the Degree Master in Architecture

Toshiko Mori