1100:1101:
Introduction to Architecture I, II
Cr.1 per semester. (1-0). Introduction to Architecture theory, history,
technology, and practice.
1397: Selected Topics
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: Consent of college advisor. May be repeated for credit when topics
vary.
1398: 1498:
1598: Special Problems
Cr. 3. Prerequisite: approval of college advisor and instructor.
1500:
Architecture Design Studio I
Cr. 5. (2-9).
Prerequisites: Must be architecture major and have credit for
or concurrent enrollment in
ARCH 1100. Basic principles of design
and communication of design.
1501: Architecture Design Studio II
Cr. 5. (2-9). Prerequisite: ARCH 1500.
Basic principles of design and communication
of design. Continuation of
ARCH 1500.
2198: 2298: 2398:
2498: 2598: Special Problems
Cr. 1-5. Prerequisite: approval of college advisor and instructor.
2310: Architectural Sketching
Cr.3.(3-0).
Prerequisite: ARCH 1501
or consent of the instructor. Sketching as a way of understanding architecture and
the built environment. Emphasis on seeing basic relationships analytically and
techniques for presenting what is important.
2322:
Survey of Architectural Systems I
Cr.3. (3-0).
Prerequisite: Sophomore standing. Basic concepts
and applications in construction materials and
methods, structural systems, and building envelope.
2323:
Survey of Architectural Systems II
Cr.3. (3-0). Prerequisite: Sophomore standing. Basic
concepts and applications in interior finishes, environmental systems,
and building code applications.
2350:2351:
Survey of Architectural History I, II
Cr. 3 per semester. (2-2). Prerequisites: ENGL
1304 or equivalent and sophomore standing. Survey of the history of eastern
and western Architecture and art from ancient Egypt to 1500 in the first semester
and from 1500 to the present in the second semester, with attention to cultural,
philosophical and technical forces that influence them.
2370: Architectural Modeling
Cr. 3. (3-0).
Prerequisite: ARCH 1501
or consent of instructor. Project-based explorations of modeling techniques including milling
wood, painting and finishing, photo etching, screen printing, and
aluminum/acrylic/wood combinations.
2397: Selected Topics
Cr. 3. (3-0).
Prerequisite: Consent of college advisor. May be repeated for
credit when topics vary.
2500: Architecture Design Studio
III
Cr. 5. (2-9). Prerequisites: ARCH 1500 and 1501 and permission
of the dean. Problem solving as it relates to architecture and
design, exploration of ordering systems, and translation occurring
from abstract reasoning to design reality.
2501: Architecture Design Studio
IV
Cr. 5. (2-9). Prerequisite: ARCH 2500. Development of design
process and communication media; qualifying and quantifying aspects
of building design.
3198: 3298: 3398:
3498: 3598:
Special Problems
Cr. 1-5. Prerequisites: approval of college advisor
and instructor.
3322: Structural Systems I
Cr. 3.(2-3). Prerequisites: ARCH 2322; 2323,
MATH 1330, and PHYS
1301. Structural concepts in wood and steel.
3323: Structural Systems II
Cr. 3. (2-3). Prerequisite: ARCH 3322. Structural concepts
in concrete and masonry.
3331: Computer Aided Design in Architecture
Cr. 3. (3-0). Introduction to computer aided design in architecture,
including three-dimensional modeling and two-dimensional drafting.
3332: Environmental Systems I
Cr. 3. (2-3). Prerequisites: ARCH
2322, ARCH
2323, MATH 1330, PHYS
1301, 1302. Heating, cooling,
and energy economics in buildings.
3333: Environmental Systems II
Cr. 3. (2-3). Prerequisites: ARCH
2322,
2323 MATH
1330, PHYS
1301, 1302.
Lighting and acoustic systems, energy management techniques.
3346: Precedents of Modernism
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: ENGL
1304 or equivalent and sophomore standing. Analysis of cultural and historical
forces determining the philosophies and interaction of modern thought and design.
3347: History of Architectural Interiors
Cr.3. (3-0).
Prerequisite: ARCH 2350 and
2351 or consent of the instructor.
The evolution of interior architectural spaces through the contributions of
architects, designers, decorators, industrial designers, and editors. The house
as a design laboratory and the integrated interior, where space and furniture are
by one hand.
3349: Urban Expectations
Cr.3. (3-0).
Prerequisite: ARCH 2350,
2351 or consent of instructor.
Seminar reviewing and critiquing master plans for developing cities in this
century in terms of expectations, real and utopian.
3351: History of the Architecture of the
Ancient Mediterranean World
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites:
ARCH 2350 and
2351
or consent of instructor. Architectural history and methodology,
art, and the cultural forces of ancient Egypt, Greece, and Rome.
3352: Architecture Study Trip
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: participation in Saintes Program study abroad. Investigates
such issues as the line between architecture and sculpture, architecture and
structure, structure and ornament, architecture and landscape, and action in
place. Topics vary with locations visited.
3353: Architecture of the Middle Ages: Text and Building
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite:
ARCH 2350 and
2351 or consent of instructor.
Western European architecture of the Middle Ages (ca. 300-1500),
investigated through the medium of the built environment and
through texts that reveal aspects of medieval culture, aesthetics,
philosophy, and building techniques.
3356: City as Palimpsest: Paris
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite:
ARCH 2350 and
2351 or consent of instructor.
Seminar investigating Parisian architecture and urban development from the Roman period
to the present via the metaphor of the palimpsest.
3358: History of Asian Architecture
and Art
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite:
ARCH 2350:
2351 or consent
of instructor. Architectural history, methodology, art, and the
cultural forces that shaped the Eastern tradition.
3363: Architectural Communication
Systems
Cr. 3. (2-3). Prerequisite:
ARCH 2500. Graphics and graphic
systems for architects.
3370: Architectural Detailing of Furniture Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: ARCH 2501 or consent of instructor. Design and detailing of architectural furniture. The course includes construction of designs originated by students. Interior Design majors are encouraged to take this course.
3375: Architectural Design for Non-Majors
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: Open to non-architecture majors only. May be used toward satisfying
architecture minor requirements. Introduction to architectural design, theory, and practice.
Students outside the College of Architecture work in a design studio setting on a variety of
architecture and urban design problems. Project work supplemented by lectures, readings,
field trips, and discussions.
3380: Architecture Plus Film
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: concurrent enrollment in or completion of ARCH
3500. An exploration of the cross-fertilization between architecture and
film by examining how architecture is represented in film; the narrative aspect
of architecture, film as a mirror of the present and as anticipation of the
future of architecture, auteur cinema/director vs. architecture/architect, and
the idea of gesamtkunstwerk.
3397: Selected Topics
Cr. 3. (3-0).
Prerequisite: Consent of college advisor. May be repeated for
credit when topics vary.
3500: Architecture Design Studio
V
Cr. 5. (2-9). Prerequisites: ARCH 2501 and permission of dean.
Building design as it relates to site context, spatial organization, and constructional systems.
3501: Architecture Design Studio
VI
Cr. 5. (2-9). Prerequisite: ARCH 3500. A continuation of
ARCH 3500 with special emphasis
on the development of diverse building program in individual studios.
4198: 4298: 4398:
4498: 4598:
Special Problems
Cr. 1-5. Prerequisites: approval of college advisor
and instructor.
4321: Design of Construction Details
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite:
ARCH 3500. The theory and practice
of developing architectural details.
4325: Building Systems Integration
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites:
ARCH 3322,
3323,
3332,
3333,
3501.
The integration of traditional and innovative structural and environmental systems
within buildings.
4333: Advanced Computer Modeling in Architecture
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite:
ARCH 3331 or equivalent.
Advanced techniques in computer-aided modeling, rendering
and visualization, with an introduction to animation.
4334: Computer Aided Design and Drafting Management
in Architecture
Cr. 3. (3-0).
Prerequisite: ARCH 4333 or
equivalent. Introduction to managing computer aided design and drafting (CADD)
systems in architecture, including customizing CADD systems and producing
contract document drawings.
4335: Digital Presentations In Architecture
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: ARCH 3331 or equivalent. Exploration of
mixed media in architectural presentation, including computer modeling and digital photography.
4351: Readings and Criticism in
Architecture
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites:
ARCH 2350;
2351 or consent of instructor. Critical
writing based on selected reading in architecture.
4352: Wright, Mies, Corbusier
Cr.
3. (3-0). Prerequisite: ARCH 2350:
2351
or consent of instructor.
Search for the truth studying Wright, Mies, and Corbusier in the
perspective of historic precedents, as well as observing the effect
of their work on architecture.
4353: Postmodern: Architecture Since 1950
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: ARCH 2350:
2351 or consent of instructor.
The theory and development of architectural design of the most
recent times. Studies in architectural pluralism in the 1960s
and 1980s.
4354: History of Early Texas Architecture
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: ARCH 2350:
2351 or consent of instructor.
Texas architecture from colonial times through the eighteenth
century with an emphasis on the social, cultural, and economic
forces which have influenced building design.
4355: Houston Architecture
Cr. 3.
(3-0). Prerequisites:
ARCH 2350 and
ARCH 2351
or consent of instructor. A survey of Houston architecture, past and present.
4356: American Architecture 1785-1915
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: ARCH 2350;
2351 or consent of instructor.
American architecture from the early Federalist Period through the height of the Craftsman Movement.
4357: Modernism in American Architecture
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: ARCH 2350;
2351 or consent of instructor.
Exploration of the complex and often conflicting sources of the modern movement in
the United States from the early years of the twentieth century
to the 1960s.
4360: Architectural Patterns: Places and Spaces
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: Junior standing or above.
An investigation of the economic, social, cultural and historical
evolution of symbolic and great spaces. Exploration of the concept of patterns in architecture:
the underlying sense of order that creates the ability of a culture to build a Place and Space
that transcends its own.
4370: Urban Environment I
Cr. 3.
(3-0). Prerequisites: completion of core English requirements;
junior standing in major; 3000 level course in ARCH, ANTH, ECON,
POLS, or SOC. An examination of the social, economic, cultural,
and political development of cities.
4371: Urban Environment II
Cr. 3.
(3-0). Prerequisite: ARCH 4370.
4375: Capitalism, Architecture and
the City
Cr. 3. (3-0). Seminar exploring determinants of urban form
throughout history.
4390:
History and Practice of Landscape Architecture
Cr. 3. (3-0).
Prerequisite: ARCH 2350;
2351;
2501.
Landscape as the bridge between the man-made and the natural.
4397:
Selected Topics
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite:
consent of college advisor. May be repeated for credit when topics
vary.
4500: Architecture Design Studio VII
Cr. 5. (2-9). Prerequisite:
ARCH 3501.
Exploration of large scale buildings and urban design factors including programming, aspects of
land development and the human and environmental impact of individual
design applications in the built environment.
4501: Architecture Design Studio
VIII
Cr. 5. (2-9). Prerequisite:
ARCH 3501.
Exploration of medium to large scale buildings including detailed design development and technical documentation.
5198:5298:5398:
5498:5598:
Special Problems
Cr. 1-5. Prerequisites: Approval of college advisor
and instructor.
5335: Computer Visualization for
Architecture Applications
Cr.3. (3-0). Prerequisite:
ARCH 4333 or equivalent.
Advanced techniques in computer aided visualization and animation
of architectural models.
5350: History and Development of
European Urban Forms
Cr. 3. Prerequisites:
ARCH 2350
and 2351.
European urbanism ranging from Roman settlements to contemporary planning.
5355: Saintes Workshop
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: participation in Saintes Program study abroad. Experiences in interior
and exterior urban spaces of the city of Saintes. Students explore the city to discover its public
and its hidden spaces.
5360: Practice of Architecture
Cr.
3. (3-0). Prerequisite: ARCH 4501
or approval of the dean. Operation and administration in the practice of architecture.
5397: Selected Topics
Cr. 3. (3-0).
Prerequisite: ARCH 2501.
5500: Architecture Design Studio
IX
Cr. 5. (2-9). Prerequisites:
ARCH 3323
, 3332,
3333,
3501, credit for or concurrent
enrollment in ARCH 4325.
Design studio focusing on advanced study of architectural ideas.
5501: Architecture Design Studio
X
Cr. 5. (2-9). Prerequisite:
ARCH 3323
, 3332,
3333,
3501, credit for or concurrent
enrollment in ARCH 4325.
Design studio focusing on the comprehensive development of architectural design and building systems from
schematic design through detailed development.
5505:5506:5507:
Architecture Design Studio-International- I, II, III
Cr. 5.
(2-9). Prerequisites: ARCH 3501 and permission of the dean. Corequisite:
ARCH 5350.
Design studio requiring overall development potentials
and study of site(s). Actual problem areas vary by studio section.
Individual and group projects concerned with the design of new
structures within the historical context. Projects have a
potential within the community for actual construction,
although it is anticipated that solutions will range from pragmatic
to theoretical. Drawings, three dimensional models, and descriptive
text are generated to investigate the relationship between the
projects and their respective contexts.