Architecture Design Studio: Core 5 - Ecologies

18 units · Undergraduate

Fall: 18 units The Core 5: Ecologies studio expands architectural inquiry to the building as a node within constructed environments and ecological systems. Students engage with systems thinking, analyzing how architecture interacts with ecological networks and how built form can become a tool for resilience and adaptation in the face of climate change. Environmental analysis and simulation are introduced as generative processes that inform a project's evolution from the earliest stages of design. These concerns are grounded in a deep engagement with context, requiring students to synthesize the physical, social, and environmental conditions of a site into a coherent architectural response. Prerequisites: 48-116 and 48-214 and 48-247 and 48-200 Min. grade C and 48-205 Min. grade C and 48-215 Course Website: https://soa.cmu.edu/courses