Professor of Practice: Karen Fairbanks (Chair)
Associate Professor of Practice: Kadambari Baxi
Assistant Professor: David Smiley (Architecture and Urban Studies)
Adjunct Assistant Professors: Bill Arbizu, Luke Bulman, Pablo Castro, Anda French, Maria Gray, Guido Hartray, Celia Imrey, Janette Kim, Mark Kroeckel, Joeb Moore, Todd Rouhe, Madeline Schwartzman, Don Shillingburg, Suzanne Stephens, Irina Verona, Kim Yao, Peter Zuspan
For a complete list of
faculty on leave see:
http://www.barnard.edu/provost/facleavelist.html
Architecture majors experience and investigate the central aspects of the field. The major provides an inclusive program offering opportunities to explore historical and contemporary relationships among physical, social, and cultural forms and environmental contexts.
There are two tracks to the architecture major: the first, while incorporating lectures, seminars, and scholarly research, is more strongly studio based and is recommended for the student who thinks she will continue to do graduate work in architecture or design; the second, while incorporating studio components, is geared toward the history and theory of architecture and is more strongly allied with the Art History department.
Students considering an Architecture major or minor should consult with the adviser before sophomore registration to develop the most appropriate sequence of studio and lecture courses. Those interested in graduate study in architecture should consult with the adviser in their junior year concerning their programs.
The Architecture program is a liberal arts major, not a professional degree program. It does not qualify students for a license in Architecture.
Students who wish to continue in graduate studies in Architecture for a professional degree are also advised to take two semesters (or comparable) of college level physics and calculus.
The studio major in Architecture is required to complete 14 courses:
Four studio courses, to be taken one per semester (studio courses have limited enrollment and priority is given to Architecture majors)
| ARCH V 3101 | Architectural Representation: Abstraction |
| ARCH V 3103 | Architectural Representation: Perception |
| ARCH V 3201, V 3202 | Architectural Design I and II |
Required history/theory courses:*
Five elective courses following the distribution requirement below:
ARCH V 3117 Perceptions of Architecture
1- course with a topic that is pre-1750
1- course with a topic that is post-1750
2- electives (it is suggested that one of these be on a non-western topic)
Senior courses:*
1- ARCH V 3901 Senior Seminar
1- either a second Senior Seminar (from our program), a seminar from a related department (and related to student's disciplinary specialization/cluster), Architectural Design III, or Independent Research.
Cluster of related courses:
Three courses which together focus student interest in a related department or departments. (May not overlap with history/theory courses or senior courses.)
Senior Requirements:
Portfolio and Research Paper from Senior Seminar or Senior Course.
*These are courses offered by the architecture major or other applicable courses offered within the University. Students should consult the program office for a list of applicable courses each semester.
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE HISTORY AND THEORY OF ARCHITECTURE MAJOR
The History and Theory of Architecture major is required to complete 15 courses, plus a senior thesis.
Two studio courses, to be taken one per semester:
ARCH V 3103 Architectural Representation: Perception
ARCH V 3101 Architectural Representation: Abstraction
Seven lecture courses:
Three architecture lectures. One of these must be ARC V 3117 Perceptions of Architecture.
Four Art History lectures above and beyond the prior three. Two of these must be
AHIS BC 1001, 1002 Introduction to History of Art.
Three seminars to be taken in the junior or senior year. Two should be in Architecture (see Seminar List and Note under Studio Major), one in Art History.
Three cluster courses in an area of study related to Architecture (see description under Studio Major).
The Architecture program is a liberal arts major, not a professional degree program. It does not qualify students for a license in Architecture.
The minor in Architecture consists of five courses, including V 1020, V 3101 or V 3103, three history/theory courses, and a fifth course to be chosen in consultation with the adviser.