ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN
Introduction to building design, its methods, tools and processes and the interface with other professionals in building design and construction. Buildings as an integrated system of components, assemblies and sub-systems, including: structure, enclosure, internal finish and furnishing, circulation, conveyance and mechanical systems. Pragmatic design elements that make a project sustainable, energy efficient and comfortable, including; fenestration options, daylighting, passive heating and cooling, energy efficiency and other lower impact approaches identified in LEED standards.
Prerequisites & course information
Requisites: None Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Identify the social, formal and spatial context of buildings and urban sites and how they are used to configure building design solutions. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Use architectural precedent (formal, spatial, organizational, typological and historical) for design direction on current project. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Identify a building’s integrated system of components, assemblies and sub-systems, including: structure, enclosure, internal finishing and furnishing, circulation and conveyance and environmental control and servicing. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Identify and incorporate in design projects, critical health and life safety concerns and as exemplified in (building and zoning) codes, including; egress / exiting, accessibility, construction type, fire resistance and separation / isolation. Audience: Undergraduate 5. Apply appropriate software to the architectural design process to develop, assemble, dimension and annotate a comprehensive set of architectural design documents in conventional formats. Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Identify the social, formal and spatial context of buildings and urban sites and how they are used to configure building design solutions. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Use architectural precedent (formal, spatial, organizational, typological and historical) for design direction on current project. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Identify a building’s integrated system of components, assemblies and sub-systems, including: structure, enclosure, internal finishing and furnishing, circulation and conveyance and environmental control and servicing. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Identify and incorporate in design projects, critical health and life safety concerns and as exemplified in (building and zoning) codes, including; egress / exiting, accessibility, construction type, fire resistance and separation / isolation. Audience: Undergraduate 5. Apply appropriate software to the architectural design process to develop, assemble, dimension and annotate a comprehensive set of architectural design documents in conventional formats. Audience: Undergraduate
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027