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Faculty

Jing Liu

John Portman Design Critic in Architecture

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EMBODIED CARBON- Material Cycles and Circularity

Hanif Kara

It is very difficult to take an idealistic approach when dealing with key materials we…

SCI-6502

Thu 10:30 AM – 1:50 PM

4 Credits

Data Science for Performance-Driven Design

Elence Xinzhu Chen, Sunghwan Lim

The modeling of energy-efficient buildings and sustainable urban development is an increasing concern in both…

SCI-6484

Mon 10:30 AM – 1:15 PM

4 Credits

Seminar

Computing Fantasy: Imagination, Invention, Radical Pedagogy (Munari / Rodari / Calvino) (at FAS)

Jeffrey Schnapp

Built around three seminal 20th century figures–the artist-designer Bruno Munari, the writer-educator Gianni Rodari, the…

HIS-4516

Mon 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM

4 Credits

Seminar

course

History and Theory of Architectural Practice

George Johnston

Who is the architect? This course considers architectural practice from social and historical perspectives, and…

PRO-7458

Mon 9:00 AM – 11:45 AM

4 Credits

course

Topology and Imagination: Between Chinese Landscapes and Architecture

Stanislaus Fung

This course deals with landscape architecture and architecture in contemporary China. Its purpose is twofold:…

HIS-4387

Mon 10:30 AM – 1:15 PM

4 Credits

The Picturesque: Nature // Artifice

This seminar explores the legacy of picturesque image-making from the eighteenth century to the present.

HIS-4515

Wed 12:00 PM – 2:45 PM

4 Credits

Critical Boston: Challenge and Opportunity in a City Undergoing Rapid Change

Mark Lamster

This course will examine the rapid changes to the urban fabric of Boston and Cambridge.

HIS-4514

Tue 3:00 PM – 5:45 PM

4 Credits

course

Competing Visions of Modernity in Japan

Seng Kuan

The course will trace the parallel trajectories of two of modern Japan’s most influential schools…

HIS-4377

Tue 9:00 AM – 11:45 AM

4 Credits