FWIS 268

CASE STUDIES OF BUILDING DESIGN PROBLEMS

Credit Hours: 3 · Undergraduate Lower-Level Course URL: pwc.rice.edu/

We will analyze buildings that ended up in legal battles. Problems include structural failures, design blunders and near disasters. You will write about what went wrong and why, who saved that day and who should have acted differently. You will learn to write critically and present a convincing argument.

Prerequisites & course information

Short Title: BUILDING DESIGN PROBLEMS Department: First-Year Writing Intensive Grade Mode: Standard Letter Course Type: Seminar Credit Hours: 3 Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, Undergraduate Professional or Visiting Undergraduate level students. Course Level: Undergraduate Lower-Level Course URL: pwc.rice.edu/

Sources

Course catalogue ↗2026–2027