ARCH V 3114x Making the Metropolis: Urban Design and Theories of the City since 1850

Introduces the project of understanding modern cities, focusing on theories, practices and examples in Europe and North America since 1850. The global reach of Euro-American ideas will also be examined. There are two primary goals: to investigate diverse strategies of urban development and to evaluate the social implications of built form. Course material includes built projects as well as unbuilt and theoretical work, all of which shaped how architects and planners interpreted the city.

ARCH V 3117y Perceptions of Architecture

Introduction to various methods by which we look at, experience, analyze, and criticize architecture and the built environment; development of fluency with architectural concepts. Attendance is mandatory at the first class meeting in order to form class registration lists.

ARCH V 3312y Special Topics In Architecture

Topics vary yearly. Course may be repeated for credit. Attendance is mandatory at the first class meeting in order to form class registration lists.
3 points

ARCH V 3901x or y Senior Seminar

Readings, individual class presentations, and written reports. Attendance is mandatory at the first class meeting in order to form class registration lists.

ARCH V 3920y Critical Analysis of Architectural Representation

Readings and discussions on representation and representational systems in modern architecture in conjunction with the production of Barnard/Columbia architecture students publication. Attendance is mandatory at the first class meeting in order to form class registration lists.

ARCH V 3997x Independent Study
Prerequisites: Permission of the program director in term prior to that of independent study. Independent study form available at departmental office.
2-4 points.

ARCH V 3998y Independent Study
- K. Baxi, K. Fairbanks, D. Smiley
Prerequisites: Permission of program director in the semester prior to that of independent study.
2-4 points.

ARCH V 1020y Introduction To Architectural Design and Visual Culture

Introductory design studio to introduce students to architectural design through readings and studio design projects. Intended to develop analytic skills to critique existing media and spaces. Process of analysis used as a generative tool for the students' own design work. Attendance is mandatory at the first class meeting in order to form class registration lists.

ARCH V 3101x or y Architectural Representation: Abstraction

Introduction to design through analysis of abstract architectural space and form. Emphasis on the design process and principles of representations through architectural drawing and model making. Attendance is mandatory at the first class meeting in order to form class registration lists.
Prerequisites: Enrollment limited to 16 students per section. Recommended for the sophomore year. Students work in a studio environment. General Education Requirement: The Visual and Performing Arts (ART).
4 points

ARCH V 3103x or y Architectural Representation: Perception

Introduction to design through studies in the perception of architectural space and form. Emphasis on exploratory, inventive processes for the generation, development, and representation of ideas in a variety of media. Attendance is mandatory at the first class meeting in order to form class registration lists.
Prerequisites: Students work in a studio environment. Recommended for the sophomore year. Enrollment limited to 16 students per section. General Education Requirement: The Visual and Performing Arts (ART).
4 points

ARCH V 3201x Architectural Design, I

Introduction to architectural design taught in a studio environment, through a series of design projects requiring drawings and models. Field trips, lectures, and discussions are organized in relation to studio exercises. Portfolio of design work from Architectural Representation: Abstraction and Perception will be reviewed the first week of classes.
Prerequisites: ARCH V3101 and ARCH V3103. Open to architecture majors or with permission of instructor.
4.5 points

ARCH V 3202y Architectural Design, II

Studio workshop continuation of ARCH V3201. Emphasis on the manipulation of an architectural vocabulary in relationship to increasingly complex conceptual, social, and theoretical issues. Field trips, lectures, and discussions are organized in relation to studio exercises.

ARCH V 3211x Architectural Design, III

Further exploration of the design process through studio work. Programs of considerable functional, contextual, and conceptual complexity are undertaken. Portfolio required for review first day of fall semester to register for the course. Class list based on portfolio review will be formed at first class meeting.
Prerequisites: ARCH V3202 and permission of the department chair. Enrollment limited as space permits.
4.5 points