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| Architecture and Landscape Architecture | |
| ALAR 5010 | Introduction to Design (1.00) |
| The Summer Design Institute prepares graduate students admitted to the Master of Architecture and Master of Landscape Architecture Programs for rigorous professional study in these design disciplines. Three courses comprise the full time course of study over a two month period during the University of Virginia's Summer Session. Introduction to design concepts from the scale of the city to the body, developing an understanding of design process and compositional strategies in architecture and landscape architecture. Prerequisite: Admission to the Master of Architecture or Master of Landscape Architecture Program - required for entry into the three year course of professional study unless waived by the Department Chair. | |
| ALAR 5020 | Introduction to Design Graphics (1.00) |
| The Summer Design Institute prepares graduate students admitted to the Master of Architecture and Master of Landscape Architecture Programs for rigorous professional study in these design disciplines. Three courses comprise the full time course of study over a two month period during the University of Virginia's Summer Session. Introduction to both digital and manual representational techniques, developing the precision and facility necessary for visual communication. Prerequisite: Admission to the Master of Architecture or Master of Landscape Architecture Program - required for entry into the three year course of professional study unless waived by the Department Chair. | |
| ALAR 5030 | Introduction to Design Theory and Analysis (1.00) |
| The Summer Design Institute prepares graduate students admitted to the Master of Architecture and Master of Landscape Architecture Programs for rigorous professional study in these design disciplines. Three courses comprise the full time course of study over a two month period during the University of Virginia's Summer Session. Introduction to the analysis of the physical environment at the intersection of historical understanding and contemporary imagination. Prerequisite: Admission to the Master of Architecture or Master of Landscape Architecture Program - required for entry into the three year course of professional study unless waived by the Department Chair. | |
| ALAR 5500 | Special Topic in Architecture and Landscape Architecture (3.00) |
| Topical offerings in architecture and landscape architecture. Course was offered Summer 2012, Summer 2011 | |
| ALAR 7010 | Research Studio 1 (6.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Advanced vertical studio, exploring complex issues and sites, often through interdisciplinary design research. Prerequisite: ARCH 6020 or LAR 6020. Course was offered Fall 2012 |
| ALAR 7020 | Foundation Studio III (6.00) |
| Intermediate-level design problems, emphasizing structure, enclosure, life safety and building systems. Prerequisite: ALAR 7010 | |
| ALAR 8010 | Comprehensive Design Research Studio 1 (6.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Advanced vertical studio, exploring complex issues and sites, often through interdisciplinary design research. Part one of a two part comprehensive design sequence. Prerequisite: ARCH 7020 or LAR 7020. Course was offered Fall 2012 |
| ALAR 8020 | Comprehensive Design Research Studio II (6.00) |
| Advanced vertical studio, exploring complex issues and sites, often through interdisciplinary design research. Typical projects include brownfields, urban landscape infrastructure, and sustainable designs. Prerequisite: ARCH 8010 or LAR 8010 | |
| ALAR 8060 | Urbanism Design Studio (6.00) |
| This design studio pulls together many issues that graduate students have studied individually in design technology, theory and history courses into a complex and integrated section of a living and working community. This research looks at integrating infrastructure systems as a community connection system, energy producing ecology and as a civic public space symbol. | |
| ALAR 8100 | Design Research: Methods and Strategies (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | This course is for students in architecture/landscape undertaking an independent design/thesis studio in the spring semester, or students interested in strategic design thinking. Methods for initiating a thesis, research systems, documentation strategies, design experimentation, and modes of production and presentation will be covered. Collective critical discussion, analysis, and feedback as well as production of a final book will be required. |
| ALAR 8993 | Independent Study (1.00 - 6.00) |
| Independent research on topics selected by individual students in consultation with a faculty advisor Course was offered Spring 2013 | |
| ALAR 8995 | Independent Design Research Thesis Studio (6.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Independent Design Research Studio. Prerequisite: ALAR 8100 and permission of the chair. Course was offered Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010 |
| History of Art and Architecture | |
| ARAH 5253 | Italian Fifteenth Century Painting I (3.00) |
| Italian Fifteenth Century Painting I | |
| ARAH 5254 | Italian 16th Century Painting (3.00) |
| Italian 16th Century Painting | |
| ARAH 5525 | Topics in Renaissance Art History (3.00) |
| Examines focused topics in Renaissance Art History. Course was offered Spring 2010 | |
| ARAH 5559 | New Course in History of Art (3.00 - 4.00) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer new topics in the subject of History of Art. | |
| ARAH 5575 | Topics in Modern Art History (3.00) |
| examines focused topics in the history of modern art Course was offered Fall 2012 | |
| ARAH 5585 | Topics in the Art of East, South, and Southeast Asia (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Examines focused topics in the Art of East, South, and Southeast Asia. Course was offered Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| ARAH 5681 | Museum Studies (3.00) |
| Museum Studies | |
| ARAH 5752 | Representations of Race in American Art (3.00) |
| Representations of Race in American Art | |
| ARAH 5753 | Southern History and Material Culture (3.00) |
| Southern History & Material Culture is an intensive graduate-level introduction to the decorative arts, history and material culture of the American South. The four-week course includes a number of lectures, collection studies and workshops by members of the staff of the Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts, Old Salem, Inc., the faculty of the University of Virginia, and guest scholars. Course was offered Summer 2012 | |
| ARAH 5951 | African Art (3.00) |
| African Art | |
| ARAH 7500 | Research Problems in Ancient Architecture/Archaeology (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Reading and research problems in ancient architecture and archaeology. |
| ARAH 7505 | Research Problems in Ancient Art/ Archaeology (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Reading and research on problems in Greek, Etruscan, and Roman art. |
| ARAH 7510 | Research Problems in Medieval Architecture (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Reading and research problems in medieval architecture |
| ARAH 7515 | Research Problems Medieval Art (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Reading and research on problems in medieval art and its social background. |
| ARAH 7520 | Research Problems in Renaissance/Baroque Architecture (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Reading and research problems in Renaissance/Baroque architecture |
| ARAH 7525 | Research Problems in Renaissance/Baroque Art (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Reading and research problems in Renaissance/Baroque art |
| ARAH 7530 | Research Problems in 18th/19th Century Architecture (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Reading and research problems in 18th/19th century architecture |
| ARAH 7535 | Research Problems in 18th/19th Century Art (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Reading and research problems in 18th/19th century art |
| ARAH 7540 | Research Problems in 20th/21st Century Architecture (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Reading and research problems in 20th/21st century architecture |
| ARAH 7545 | Research Problems in 20th/21st Century Art (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Reading and research problems in 20th/21st century art. |
| ARAH 7560 | Research Problems in Architecture Theory, Comparative & Other Topics (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Reading and research problems in architecture theory, comparative & other topics. |
| ARAH 7565 | Research Problems in Art Theory, Comparative & Other Topics (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Reading and research problems in art theory, comparative & other topics. |
| ARAH 7570 | Research Problems in the Architecture of the Americas (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Reading and research problems in the architecture of the Americas. |
| ARAH 7575 | Research Problems in the Art of the Americas (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Reading and research problems in the art of the Americas. |
| ARAH 7580 | Research Problems in the Architecture of East, South, and Southeast Asia (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Reading and research problems in the architecture of East, South, and Southeast Asia. |
| ARAH 7585 | Research Problems in the Art of East, South, and Southeast Asia (3.00) |
| Reading and research problems in the art of East, South, and Southeast Asia. | |
| ARAH 7590 | Research Problems in the Architecture of Africa or Islam (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Reading and research problems in the architecture of Africa or Islam. |
| ARAH 7595 | Research Problems in the Art of Africa or Islam (3.00) |
| Reading and research problems in the art of Africa or Islam. | |
| ARAH 8051 | Theory and Interpretation in the Visual Arts (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Investigates problems in the theory and interpretation of the visual arts |
| ARAH 8052 | Library Methodology in the Visual Arts (1.00) |
| Required for all entering graduate students. Introduces the bibliography of the visual arts including architecture, archaeology, painting, sculpture, and the graphic arts. Specific research and reference publications are analyzed in terms of their scope, special features, and applications to meeting research and information needs. | |
| ARAH 8091 | MA Thesis Research (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | MA Thesis Research |
| ARAH 8092 | MA Thesis Writing (3.00) |
| The MA thesis, up to 50 pages in length, will be prepared under the supervision of the major advisor, reviewed by a three-person committee and defended orally before the end of term. | |
| ARAH 8095 | Dissertation Proposal (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Preparation of a 15-20 page dissertation proposal under the supervision of a dissertation advisor. Course was offered Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Fall 2009 |
| ARAH 8695 | Special Reading Problems (3.00 - 12.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Special Reading Problems Course was offered Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| ARAH 8940 | Special Reading Problems in Art (1.00 - 3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Special Reading Problems in Art |
| ARAH 8950 | Special Reading Problems (1.00 - 12.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Special Reading Problems |
| ARAH 8998 | Non-Topical Rsch, Masters Prep (1.00 - 12.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | For master's research, taken before a thesis director has been selected. Course was offered Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| ARAH 8999 | Non-Topical Research, Masters (1.00 - 12.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | For master's research, taken under the supervision of a thesis director. Course was offered Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| ARAH 9500 | Seminar in Ancient Architecture/Archaeology (3.00) |
| Investigates problems in ancient architecture/archaeology. | |
| ARAH 9505 | Seminar in Ancient Art/Archaeology (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Investigates problems in ancient art/archaeology Course was offered Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| ARAH 9510 | Seminar in Medieval Architecture (3.00) |
| Investigates problems in medieval architecture Course was offered Spring 2013, Fall 2009 | |
| ARAH 9515 | Seminar in Medieval Art (3.00) |
| Investigates problems in medieval art | |
| ARAH 9520 | Seminar in Renaissance/Baroque Architecture (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Investigates problems in renaissance/baroque architecture |
| ARAH 9525 | Seminar in Renaissance/Baroque Art (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Investigates problems in renaissance/baroque art |
| ARAH 9530 | Seminar in 18th/19th Architecture (3.00) |
| Investigates problems in 18th-19th century architecture Course was offered Spring 2010 | |
| ARAH 9535 | Seminar in 18th/19th Art (3.00) |
| Investigates problems in 18th-19th century art | |
| ARAH 9540 | Seminar in 20th/21st Century Architecture (3.00) |
| Investigates problems in 20th/21st century architecture | |
| ARAH 9545 | Seminar in 20th/21st Century Art (3.00) |
| Investigates problems in 20th/21st century architecture. | |
| ARAH 9560 | Seminar in Architecture Theory, Comparative & Other Topics (3.00) |
| Investigates problems in architecture theory, comparative, and other topics. Course was offered Spring 2011 | |
| ARAH 9565 | Seminar in Art Theory, Comparative & Other Topics (3.00) |
| Investigates problems in architecture theory, comparative, and other topics Course was offered Spring 2013, Fall 2010 | |
| ARAH 9570 | Seminar in the Architecture of the Americas (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Investigates problems in architecture of the Americas |
| ARAH 9575 | Seminar in the Art of the Americas (3.00) |
| Investigates problems in art of the Americas | |
| ARAH 9580 | Seminar in the Architecture of East, South, and Southeast Asia (3.00) |
| Investigates problems in architecture of East, South, and Southeast Asia | |
| ARAH 9585 | Seminar in the Art of East, South, and Southeast Asia (3.00) |
| Investigates problems in art of East, South, and Southeast Asia Course was offered Spring 2013, Fall 2012 | |
| ARAH 9590 | Seminar in the Architecture of Africa or Islam (3.00) |
| Investigates problems in architecture of Africa or Islam Course was offered Spring 2011 | |
| ARAH 9595 | Seminar in the Art of Africa or Islam (3.00) |
| Investigates problems in art of Africa or Islam. | |
| ARAH 9995 | Supervised Research (3.00 - 12.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Supervised Research Course was offered Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| ARAH 9998 | Non-Topical Rsch,Doctoral Prep (1.00 - 12.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | For doctoral research, taken before a dissertation director has been selected. Course was offered Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| ARAH 9999 | Non-Topical Research, Doctoral (1.00 - 12.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | For doctoral research taken under the supervision of a dissertation director. Course was offered Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| Architecture | |
| ARCH 1010 | Lessons of the Lawn (4.00) |
| The study of architecture as a speculation on origins is located at the conjunctive core of any liberal arts curriculum and serves as the physical armature and conceptual foundation of the University. This course is concerned with the contemporary imagination, attempting to make the discipline of architecture meaningful to a wide range of citizens in its public obligation to be constructive and optimistic in the most profoundly ethical, pragmatic, and magical of terms. | |
| ARCH 1020 | Lessons in Making (4.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Introduces the aspects of design considered fundamental to an understanding and interpretation of architecture and the visual arts. Introduces drawing and presentation skills, and develops the precision and facility necessary for visual communication. |
| ARCH 1030 | Foundation Studio I (4.00) |
| The studio course introduces first year students from architecture, urban and environmental planning, and architectural history to the built environment related to scales from the body to buildings, landscapes, and cities.Students explore comprehensive and foundational design principles, skill sets, and critical thinking. Course was offered Spring 2013 | |
| ARCH 2010 | Foundation Studio II (6.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | The foundations studios involve beginning design students in thoughtful application of fundamental design principles, foundational techniques of representation and fabrication and comprehensive critical design strategies. These courses foster the development of the beginning design student's design methodology founded on thoughtful, creative, ethical and rigorous work practices in service of exploring meaningful formal and spatial propositions. Prerequisite: ARCH 1010, 1020, 1030. |
| ARCH 2011 | Summer Intro to Design Studio (6.00) |
| Prerequisite: For undergraduate transfer students accepted by the Dept. of Architecture only. This introductory architectural design studio explores comprehensive & foundational design principles, skill sets, & critical thinking. The material covered is presented through a series of lectures, projects, exercises,workshops, symposia & reviews involving the beginning design student in the thoughtful application of comprehensive critical design. Course was offered Summer 2012, Summer 2011 | |
| ARCH 2020 | Foundation Studio III (6.00) |
| The foundations studios involve beginning design students in thoughtful application of fundamental design principles, foundational techniques of representation and fabrication and comprehensive critical design strategies. These courses foster the development of the beginning design student's design methodology founded on thoughtful, creative, ethical and rigorous work practices in service of exploring meaningful formal and spatial propositions. Prerequisite: ARCH 2010 | |
| ARCH 2021 | Summer Intro to Design Studio 1 (6.00) |
| Prerequisite: ARCH 2010 or 2011, for undergraduate transfer students accepted by the Dept. of Architecture only. The second architectural studio in the core curriculum fosters the development of the beginning design student's design methodology founded on thoughtful, creative, ethical and rigorous work practices in service of exploring meaningful formal and spatial propositions. Course was offered Summer 2012, Summer 2011 | |
| ARCH 2040 | Introduction to Architectural Design (3.00) |
| Introduction to Architectural Design | |
| ARCH 2150 | Global Sustainability (3.00) |
| Earth's ecosystems are unraveling at an unprecedented rate, threatening human wellbeing and posing substantial challenges to contemporary society. Designing sustainable practices, institutions, and technologies for a resource-constrained world is our greatest challenge. This integrated and interdisciplinary course prepares students to understand, innovate and lead the efforts necessary to engage in this task. Course was offered Spring 2013, Fall 2011 | |
| ARCH 2230 | Systems, Sites and Building (4.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Examines the role of design in mediating between dynamic climatic forces such as wind, energy and light and the human response to the environment. Weaving discussions of fundamental principles with case studies and illustrative exercises, the course focuses on the design of the boundary between the internal and external environments. |
| ARCH 2500 | Special Topics in Architecture (3.00) |
| Topical offerings in the subject of Architecture. | |
| ARCH 2710 | CAAD 3D Geometrical Modeling and Visualization (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Introduction to computing, 3-D modeling and digital media for second year students. |
| ARCH 3010 | Research Studio I (6.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | This studio course emphasizes conceptualization and synthesis of complex programs in contemporary contexts at multiple scales. Prerequisite: ARCH 2020 |
| ARCH 3011 | Design + Thinking Studio (4.00) |
| This is a studio based course on Architectural design thinking with a focus on creative approaches to analyzing and solving diverse problems. | |
| ARCH 3020 | Research Studio II (6.00) |
| This studio course emphasizes conceptualization and synthesis of complex programs in contemporary contexts at multiple scales. Prerequisite: ARCH 3010 | |
| ARCH 3021 | Design + Entrepreneurship Studio (4.00) |
| This is a studio based course on Architectural design thinking with a focus on creative approaches to analyzing and solving diverse problems. Prerequisite: ARCH 3011 | |
| ARCH 3120 | Architecture Theory: 20th Century History of Ideas (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | This class examines major themes & methodologies found in or taken up by twentieth century architectural theory. The course considers architecture through a wider set of cultural studies that include critical theory, phenomenology, semiotics, structuralism, post-structuralism & psychoanalysis.Questions involve the associations constructed between architecture &autonomy, technology, perception, art,theory&practice. Prereq: ARH 1010 &1020 |
| ARCH 3140 | Design Themes of Great Cities (3.00) |
| This course discusses the design qualities of the world's great cities. Each session focuses on the defining characteristics of different cities such as their natural settings, public spaces, transportation systems, types of buildings, and everyday details. | |
| ARCH 3230 | Systems, Sites and Building (4.00) |
| Examines the role of design in mediating between dynamic climatic forces such as wind, energy and light and the human response to the environment. Weaving discussions of fundamental principles with case studies and illustrative exercises, the course focuses on the design of the boundary between the internal and external environments. | |
| ARCH 3240 | Introduction to Structural Design (4.00) |
| A first course in structures for undergraduates to develop analytic and critical skills through both mathematical and visual investigation. Topics include statics, mechanics of materials, computer-based structural analysis, and the design and behavior of basic structural elements and systems. Prerequisite: Equivalent college-level physics. | |
| ARCH 3260 | Building Matters (4.00) |
| Explores and evaluates the properties of basic building materials and construction assemblies. Introduces building construction from a variety of viewpoints, with emphasis on ecological thinking in architectural decision-making. Students will analyze and critique materials and construction systems, and how they correspond to aesthetic, technical, financial and ethical issues. | |
| ARCH 3270 | Introduction to Structural Design II (3.00) |
| This second course in structures for undergraduate students focuses on synthesis of structural issues and design. Prerequisite: ARCH 3240 | |
| ARCH 3410 | CAAD 3D Modeling & Visualization (3.00) |
| A comprehensive course in three-dimensional computer aided design and visualization methods used in architecture and landscape architecture. The class explores design worlds that are made accessible through computer-based media. Lectures provide a theoretical framework for computer-aided design, describe current methods, and speculate on advanced methods. | |
| ARCH 3500 | Special Topics in Architecture (3.00) |
| Topical offerings in architecture. Course was offered Spring 2010 | |
| ARCH 3640 | Town Design (3.00) |
| This course will investigate the generic principles and strategies that shape the form and character of towns and discuss influential towns that over the past several generations have, at least to their advocates, represented 'good' planning and design. While recognizing the importance of social and economic factors, the course will emphasize the physical, visual, and experiential qualities of towns. Course was offered Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| ARCH 3993 | Independent Study (1.00 - 3.00) |
| Independent research on topics selected by individual students in consultation with a faculty advisor | |
| ARCH 4010 | Research Studio III (6.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | This studio course emphasizes conceptualization and synthesis of complex programs in contemporary contexts at multiple scales. Prerequisite: ARCH 3020 |
| ARCH 4011 | Design + Development Studio (4.00) |
| This is a studio based course on Architectural design thinking with a focus on creative approaches to analyzing and solving diverse problems. Prerequisite: ARCH 3021 | |
| ARCH 4020 | Independent Design Research Studio (6.00) |
| Students pursue a semester long independent design project. Prerequisite: ARCH 4010 or ARCH 4011. | |
| ARCH 4100 | Design Research: Methods and Strategies (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | This course is for students in architecture/landscape undertaking an independent design/thesis studio in the spring semester, or students interested in strategic design thinking. Methods for initiating a thesis, research systems, documentation strategies, design experimentation, and modes of production and presentation will be covered. Collective critical discussion, analysis, and feedback as well as production of a final book will be required. Course was offered Fall 2012 |
| ARCH 4201 | ARCH Materials and Techniques of Building in Venice (3.00) |
| An introduction to architectural restoration and preservation in Venice, in conjunction with a series of workshops with industrial designers and artisans in Venice, demonstrating techniques of terrazzo, glass making, boat building, plaster finishing, and so forth. | |
| ARCH 4401 | Drawing Course: Materiale Delineato (3.00) |
| In this freehand drawing course, students will develop a sophisticated understanding and approach to the articulation of the line and its role in the graphic description of form, space and materials. The assignments will give specific attention to the relationship between architectural tectonics and traditional technologies and techniques used to build in Venice and throughout the Veneto region. | |
| ARCH 4500 | Special Topics in Architecture. (1.00 - 3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Topical offerings in architecture. Course was offered Spring 2013, Spring 2012 |
| ARCH 4510 | J-Term Courses (1.00 - 3.00) |
| January Term courses provide students with unique opportunities: new courses that address topics of current interest, study abroad programs, undergraduate research seminars, and interdisciplinary courses. The intensive format of "J-term" classes encourages extensive student-faculty contact and allows students and faculty to immerse themselves in a particular subject. | |
| ARCH 4820 | Teaching Experience (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Selected students lead a seminar (of 8 to 10 younger students each) for 'Lessons of the Lawn' and 'Lessons in Making.' All student assistants attend class lectures (for a second time) and then meet with their seminar groups weekly, leading discussions of topics and questions raised by the instructor. Course was offered Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| ARCH 4821 | Research Experience (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Student will engage with faculty on selected topics in Architecture Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor Course was offered Spring 2013, Fall 2012 |
| ARCH 4993 | Independent Study (1.00 - 4.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Independent research on topics selected by individual students in consultation with a faculty advisor Course was offered Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| ARCH 4995 | Ind Design Res Thesis Studio (6.00) |
| Independent Design Research Studio for 4th year students in their final year. Prerequisite: ARCH 4010 and permission of the chair. Course was offered Spring 2013 | |
| ARCH 5011 | International Summer Studio (6.00) |
| Students will design proposals for the complex cultural, formal, spatial and constructional context of a particular location outside the US. Pedagogical objectives include strengthening analytical and creative abilities at multiple scales through an iterative design process, studying material and tectonics, developing critical thinking abilities, and improving graphic, verbal and written communication skills. | |
| ARCH 5110 | Design Approaches to Existing Sites (3.00) |
| Explores various approaches by designers to the contexts of their work. Examines buildings, urban infrastructure, and landscape interventions, and includes lectures, discussions, and presentations by visitors and students. Course was offered Fall 2011 | |
| ARCH 5130 | Paper Matters (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Which is the role of publications in the contemporary architectural debate & in a school of architecture? The seminar has the purpose of experimenting the critical edition of contents, reflect on the instruments & educate in the related skills. It will combine the research on themes & other publications, the presence of experts & the editorial staff meetings, & will include short exercises, the definition of an editorial line. Course was offered Spring 2013 |
| ARCH 5140 | Advanced Design Themes of Great Cities (3.00) |
| This course discusses the design qualities of the world's great cities. Each session focuses on the defining characteristics of different cities such as their natural settings, public spaces, transportation systems, types of buildings, and everyday details. | |
| ARCH 5150 | Global Sustainability (3.00) |
| Earth's ecosystems are unraveling at an unprecedented rate, threatening human wellbeing and posing substantial challenges to contemporary society. Designing sustainable practices, institutions, and technologies for a resource-constrained world is our greatest challenge. This integrated and interdisciplinary course prepares students to understand, innovate and lead the efforts necessary to engage in this task. | |
| ARCH 5160 | Models for Higher Density Housing (2.00) |
| This seminar will focus on density and contemporary housing issues, specifically related to affordable housing. As cities have spread out or decayed at the core, the variety of housing options has decreased leading to a growing divide between where and how people can afford to live. Assignments range from readings and leading discussion to case study presentations of recent global and local housing designs. | |
| ARCH 5170 | New Urban Housing (3.00) |
| The class attempts to give students an introduction to the design issues associated with high-density urban housing. This area was a focus of experimentation for the first generation of modern architects. Today, pressures from urban sprawl and concerns for sustainable patterns of living have renewed the need to find ways of making modern urban neighborhoods. Issues of innovation and continuity need to be explored. This seminar will discuss the history of modern housing and explore a range of contemporary architectural projects, built and unbuilt. | |
| ARCH 5180 | Issues in Contemporary Architecture (3.00) |
| Participants will investigate a diverse range of issues confronted in the conception, making and interpretation of contemporary architecture, including urban, social, aesthetic, representational, and technological concerns. Questions will be examined through a case study model grounded in history and supplemented by readings. During each class, 2-3 buildings will be formally analyzed to illustrate the thematic investigation. Course was offered Spring 2012, Spring 2011 | |
| ARCH 5190 | Cultural Criticism in Architecture (3.00) |
| This seminar explores the relationship between architecture and culture. The seminar will study the effects of advanced capitolism, identity politics and latent biases that form the foundation of the architecture profession. | |
| ARCH 5300 | ecoMOD/ecoREMOD Seminar (3.00) |
| This interdisciplinary seminar is focused on ecoMOD and ecoREMOD, two parallel design / build / evaluate projects at the university -- (ecomod.virginia.edu). The project goal is to develop sustainable, prefabricated or renovated housing units for affordable housing organizations. Course was offered Fall 2009 | |
| ARCH 5301 | Eco-Mod Seminar (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | This seminar is focused on an evaluation of the third ecoMOD project. ecoMOD is a research and design / build / evaluate project at the School of Architecture, in partnership with the School of Engineering and Applied Science. The project goal is to develop ecological, prefabricated and affordable house prototypes for low-income families. Over the next several years, interdisciplinary teams of UVA students and faculty are designing and building several 600 to 1,400 square foot housing units. The completed homes are being evaluated carefully. The results of these efforts will directly influence later designs. The objective of the seminar is to analyze the third project, using the building monitoring, life cycle assessments, post occupancy evaluations and an affordability analysis. The course is open to graduate as well as 3rd and 4th year undergraduates from any program at the university. In particular, the instructor is hoping for a mix of architecture, landscape architecture, historic preservation, planning, economics, business and environmental science students. Engineering students will be enrolled in a separate course, led by engineering professor Paxton Marshall. The engineering students will meet with the class on a regular basis, so that all disciplines can work together on the final report. Course was offered Spring 2013, Spring 2012 |
| ARCH 5310 | Learning Barge: Intention Fabrication (3.00) |
| Learning Barge: Intention Fabrication | |
| ARCH 5320 | Some Assembly Required: Research and Development (3.00) |
| This course functions as research and development seminar - the research and development initiatives will consist of three distinct and critically interdependent phases: first, case study analysis and interpretation; secondly, development of issue-specific project proposal; and thirdly, innovative advancement of research topic. In consultation with the course instructor, research initiatives focus on a specific topic of building construction | |
| ARCH 5321 | Some Assembly Required: Design Build (4.00) |
| The course focuses on the study of modern fabrication practices in the context of design/build projects. | |
| ARCH 5340 | Construction Practice Management (3.00) |
| Provides future architects, engineers, lawyers, and developers with an overall understanding of the construction process for commercial, industrial, and institutional projects. Follows the history of a typical project from selection of architect to final completion of construction. Topics include design cost control, cost estimating, bidding procedures, bonds and insurance, contracts and sub-contracts, progress scheduling, fiscal controls, payment requests, submittals, change orders, inspections, overall project administration, and continuing architect-owner-contractor relationships. Lectures and related field trips. | |
| ARCH 5342 | Energy Performance Workshop (3.00) |
| This is a workshop in energy performance analysis for buildings. Using a range of building simulation and climate study software, this workshop will teach and apply the principles and practice of building performance simulation, with a focus on passive design and passive vs. active energy optimizations. Our intent is to assess, understand, and develop an intuition for energy performance issues in design, while learning the tools to model them. Course was offered Spring 2013 | |
| ARCH 5360 | Concepts in Architecture Detailing (3.00) |
| An exploration of the life of details in building. Examines the ways in which technical decisions are made, and focuses on details and constructions within particular regional contexts. | |
| ARCH 5361 | Advanced Architectural Detailing (3.00) |
| An exploration of the life of details in building. Examines the ways in which technical decisions are made, and focuses on details and constructions within particular regional contexts. | |
| ARCH 5370 | Depth of Surface (3.00) |
| Construction systems and material selection must be a generative process not a reactive application. What are the possibilities for the Depth of Surface to exploit the tension between internal criteria and external forces & context? The fundamental issues of buildability must be driven by a sense of 'what do you want to see?' as well as the pragmatic - with the detail reinforcing, not diluting, the whole. How can overall composition, form, performance and structure of building envelope come together (via detail) within a specific conceptual context? | |
| ARCH 5380 | Soft Surface Operations (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | We will explore the parameters of shaping the flow of light, wind, and water; then test these discoveries through full-scale mock-ups, exploring practical potentials as well as the experiential aspects of weather phenomena and surface performance. Working with a set of high performance fabrics, it will be possible to produce operable, interactive, beautiful surfaces that create comfortable semi-exterior conditions year-round. |
| ARCH 5400 | Experimental Technologies (3.00) |
| Covering theory to practice, the course is an introduction to the use of digital technologies for the analysis, simulation and visualization of space, time and processes on cultural sites. The course focuses on the use of computer technologies for the visualization, exploration and analysis of natural and built environments (broad enough to include issues and methodologies of interest to architects, landscape architects, archaeologists and architectural historians). Topics are explored through class lectures on the theory and application of computational/visualization technology, guest lectures, example projects, field trips to project site and exercises examining emergent issues. | |
| ARCH 5420 | Digital Animation & Storytelling (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | An exploration of moviemaking through exercises in computer animation. Approximately five independently developed short animations constitute the work of the semester, culminating in a one- to five-minute long final movie project. It is anticipated that an interdisciplinary group of students admitted to the seminar will bring perspectives from across the visual and design arts. Movie projects may range in creative subject areas. Built and landscape architectural places may be experienced according to our own changing eye point of view, the transformation of light and objects, as well as the movement of other people. Story telling, whether by means of simple character animation or more complex scene description, may related to these contextual aspects of either real or imagined environments. This subject is more exclusively focused than ARCH 5450 on animation as a means to creative moviemaking. Prerequisite: ARCH 3410/6410 or Instructor Permission. |
| ARCH 5422 | Computer Animation: Design in Motion (3.00) |
| Arch 5422 is a hands-on workshop in moviemaking by techniques in three-dimensional computer animation with composite video, sound editing and capture. We screen independent and feature film animation and ongoing student work concluding in a 1 to 5 min. final project. Short readings are in film and cognitive science. Students may enroll from diverse areas such as design, art, drama, computer science, the physical sciences, and education. Course was offered Summer 2012, Summer 2011 | |
| ARCH 5424 | Direct Cinema Media Fabrics (3.00) |
| An interdisciplinary workshop and seminar that combines documentary moviemaking and video input with virtual and physical media output. Video and sound recording or a motion capture body suit may be used to collect initial data. The data may be translated to facilitate the making or movement of physical objects. Or, the data may be translated to figure creatively in virtual representations such as used in motion picture production. Course was offered Spring 2013 | |
| ARCH 5430 | Land Development Workshop (3.00) |
| Explores the land development process from the perspective of the private land developer interacting with local governments. Includes development potential, site, and traffic analysis; land planning; development programming; and services to accommodate new development and public regulation of land development. Course was offered Fall 2012 | |
| ARCH 5450 | Digital Moviemaking & Animation (3.00) |
| Visual storytelling is the basis for making movies in this hands-on production oriented class. The technology of both computer graphics animation and digital video production are explored. Themes may incorporate short character studies or visual narratives related to the built and natural environment, such as its observable symbols and images, the process of physical and conceptual assembly, transformations of light and form, spatial or formal composition, the movement of people and objects, and similar phenomena that vary over time. Students have the option to use either computer graphics animation or video production. The links between perception, representation, and design are examined within both a historical and a contemporary critical framework. Prerequisite: ARCH 3410/6410 or instructor permission. | |
| ARCH 5470 | Information Space (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | We live in a world rich with information. This course concentrates on the identity and role of information in our environs: in the buildings and cities that we inhabit and in the evolving networks and World Wide Web that are increasingly a part of our daily lives. The course looks practically and theoretically at how we build information, why, and how we use and populate it in our world. In both the physical and digital realms we study language, graphics, and urban form as `Information Space`, and look for ways to build new architectures that use information well. The course uses web design technology as a vehicle to explore these themes. |
| ARCH 5490 | CNC Fabrication (3.00) |
| This is a seminar about computation and the physical making of architecture. The course centers on student research into computer-controlled modeling and fabrication through hands-on use of CNC machines and advanced CAD technologies. The course focuses on the making of objects, parts, and systems at real-world, real-material scales and on the invention of strategies that link geometric form and computation with fabrication and material processing. | |
| ARCH 5500 | Special Topics in Architecture (1.00 - 6.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Topical offerings in architecture. Course was offered Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| ARCH 5501 | Special Topics in Architecture (0.00) |
| Topical offerings in architecture. | |
| ARCH 5510 | J-Term Courses (1.00 - 3.00) |
| J Term Courses | |
| ARCH 5590 | Faculty Research Seminar (1.00 - 4.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Affords students opportunities to participate in specific faculty's advance research projects. Course was offered Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| ARCH 5607 | International Design Research (3.00) |
| Interanally-focused independent design research conducted under the guidance and direct supervision of a faculty member. | |
| ARCH 5608 | China Design Workshop (3.00) |
| The course will combine field analysis, precedent study, and collaborative design proposals into contemporary Chinese architecture and urban form. Focused readings will supplement the design investigation. | |
| ARCH 5609 | India Research Seminar (3.00) |
| Students will study seminal and everyday works of architecture and urbanism through sketches, drawings, paintings, collage, photographs, video and narrative. They will investigate literary, historical and philosophical foundations through the close reading of texts and films. Discussions will focus on the evolving environmental, political, religious, social discourse that informs the contemporary India built environment. Course was offered Spring 2013, Spring 2012 | |
| ARCH 5610 | Urban Land (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | The UrbanLand is a research seminar about the catalysts of the contemporaneous urbanity. This seminar will address the impunity spaces in between the Urban and the Land. How can we design and provoke the new urbanity? How can we work in the UrbanLand spaces in the mechanical to digital era? Which are our new tools? How the city will deals with the landscape? How can we design a new generous UrbanLand? |
| ARCH 5620 | Robotic Ecologies (3.00) |
| The seminar will explore recent advances in the interdisciplinary fields of architecture, landscape and urbanism, where design research has intersected with the advanced sciences to produce entirely new modes of thinking, designing and building. We will explore the promise of robotics to productively intermesh and interact with the complex ecologies of our physical environment. | |
| ARCH 5630 | Design of Cities (3.00) |
| Cities are physical artifacts that are experienced psychologically and socially. This course investigates the theories surrounding these processes to reach an understanding of humanistic urban design intentions. Experiential realities are explored through case studies, readings, and mapping exercises. | |
| ARCH 5640 | Adv. Town Design (3.00) |
| This course will investigate the generic principles and strategies that shape the form and character of towns and discuss influential towns that over the past several generations have, at least to their advocates, represented 'good' planning and design. While recognizing the importance of social and economic factors, the course will emphasize the physical, visual, and experiential qualities of towns. Course was offered Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| ARCH 5660 | Design and Leadership (3.00) |
| The aim of this course is to give students a fundamental and practical understanding of leadership and the role that design plays in exercising leadership and mobilizing the resources of a group. This is a course designed for students currently being educated in the disciplines of architecture, landscape architecture and urban planning. The purpose is to increase significantly one's individual capacity to sustain the demands of leadership and to strengthen considerably one's individual ability to exercise both leadership and authority within in the larger arena of public life. | |
| ARCH 5680 | Lessons of the City (3.00) |
| This course explores the relationship between cultural values and urban form, introducing students to a body of literature and projects examining the various historical, social, political, regulatory, economic and physical conditions, which influence the design of cities. Through lecture, selected reading, class discussion, individual and group projects, and field trips this class examines the history, theories, and practices that have influenced the development of cities from antiquity to the present. Much of the discussion is on the evolution of the American city; using a field trips as a means to explore first hand urban environments | |
| ARCH 5700 | InfoLab: Laboratory for Visualizing Information (3.00) |
| The design process has become an essential filter of all types of information. Due to contemporary forms of communication and media, this process has now been charged with the task of gathering, filtering, comprehending, processing, interpreting, forming and representing information in a clear and coherent manner. This laboratory seeks to introduce its participants to various modes of forming and representing information, qualifying, quantifying and visualizing it with the ultimate goal of familiarizing themselves with contemporary representational techniques and creating new visualization tools. | |
| ARCH 5710 | Photography and Digital Media (3.00) |
| This course seeks to give students the ability to conceive and create digital photographic imagery with control and sophistication. Topics include fundamentals of photography, color theory, digital control of visual qualities, and methods of image montage for both still images and short animations. Methods include production and presentation for both printed hard copy and for the World Wide Web. Course was offered Fall 2009 | |
| ARCH 5750 | Drawing and Composition (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | This course covers the fundamentals of drawing with a focus on the human figure. The assignments address line, tone, volume, space, scale, proportion and artistic expression. The analysis of human form (inside and out) is applied to rendering buildings, interiors, still life and landscapes. |
| ARCH 5760 | Drawing and Sketching (3.00) |
| This course will cover the fundamentals of drawing with a focus on the human figure. It will address line, tone volume, space, scale, proportion and artistic expression. The analysis of human form will also be applied to rendering still-life, buildings, interiors and landscapes. Various wet and dry media will be introduced to illustrate the drawing objectives. An emphasis on 'process' will direct the momentum of this course. | |
| ARCH 5770 | Drawings and Collages (3.00) |
| In this course we make collages, drawings, and mixed media projects. Rather than distinguishing collage and drawing as separate categories, we explore their exciting in-between territory. We make plane (and plain) images: configurations of relatively stable, still marks on two-dimensional surfaces. We use traditional drawing methods (graphite, colored pencil or ink on paper) as well as more unusual tools and materials (sidewalk chalk, earth, trash, recycled materials). Through brief weekly readings and discussions we explore the relationship between aesthetics and ethics between "good forms" and forms that in some way contribute or allude to the "common good." | |
| ARCH 5780 | Painting and Public Art (3.00) |
| In this course we make paintings and mixed media projects. We stress the process rather then the artistic product and, like artist Sol LeWitt, define painting 'as an activity on a flat plane.' We make plane (and plain) images: configurations of relatively stable, still marks on two-dimensional surfaces. We use traditional methods (watercolor or ink on paper, acrylics on canvas) as well as more unusual tools and materials (sidewalk chalk, earth, trash, recycled materials). Through weekly readings and discussions we explore the relationship between aesthetics and ethics between 'good forms' and forms that in some way contribute or allude to the 'common good.' | |
| ARCH 5800 | Vicenza Program (6.00) |
| Summer study abroad in Vicenza, Italy. Students will be introduced to Italian culture through the study of architecture, landscape architecture, and city planning. Both the formal ideals as well as the constructed reality of these three subjects will be studied through critical observation and documentation of universal conditions and critical junctures. | |
| ARCH 5993 | Independent Study (1.00 - 6.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Independent research on topics selected by individual students in consultation with a faculty advisor Course was offered Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| ARCH 6010 | Foundation Studio I (6.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Introductory design problems in architecture for First Professional degree students. Emphasizes developing a systemic approach to design on the land and in the city through experience with a constructional kit of parts and an awareness of the role of architectural theory and history in the design process. The faculty reviews all work in ARCH 6010-6020 to determine the progress and potential of each student. |
| ARCH 6020 | Foundation Studio II (6.00) |
| Introductory design problems in architecture for First Professional degree students. Emphasizes developing a systemic approach to design on the land and in the city through experience with a constructional kit of parts and an awareness of the role of architectural theory and history in the design process. The faculty reviews all work in ARCH 6010-6020 to determine the progress and potential of each student. Prerequisite: ARCH 6010. | |
| ARCH 6120 | Architectural Theory and Analysis (3.00) |
| Investigates the role that ideas play in the conception, making, and interpretation of buildings and cities, and assists students in clarifying their own values and intentions as designers. Lectures cover a broad range of topics, with special emphasis placed on contemporary issues. | |
| ARCH 6140 | Architectural Analysis: Key Buildings of Modernism (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Investigates the link between ideas and forms of significant buildings in the canon of modern architecture. |
| ARCH 6231 | Building Integration Workshop 1 (4.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | For first year students in the first professional MArch program (Path A). This course is part one of a year-long workshop and discussion seminar focused on dynamic site systems, bioclimatic and passive design, construction assembly methods and building materials. Students are required to sit in on the lectures of ARCH 6232. |
| ARCH 6232 | Systems, Sites & Building (4.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Examines the role of design in mediating between dynamic climatic forces such as wind, energy and light and the human response to the environment. Weaving discussions of fundamental principles with case studies and illustrative exercises, the course focuses on the design of the boundary between the internal and external environments. |
| ARCH 6240 | Introduction to Structural Design (4.00) |
| A first course in structures for undergraduate or graduate students with degrees in other disciplines. Develops analytic and critical skills through both mathematical and visual investigation of structures. Topics include static; mechanics of materials; computer-based structural analysis; and the design and behavior of basic structural elements and systems. Prerequisite: College-level physics. | |
| ARCH 6261 | Building Integration Workshop 2 (3.00) |
| For first year students in the first professional MArch program. This course is part two of a year-long workshop and discussion seminar focused on dynamic site systems, bioclimatic and passive design, construction assembly methods and building materials. Students are required to sit in on the lectures of ARCH 3260, Building Matters. | |
| ARCH 6410 | Advanced CAAD 3D Modeling & Visualization (3.00) |
| A comprehensive course in three-dimensional computer aided design and visualization methods used in architecture and landscape architecture. The class explores design worlds that are made accessible through computer-based media. Lectures provide a theoretical framework for computer-aided design, describe current methods, and speculate on advanced methods. | |
| ARCH 6500 | Special Topics in Architecture (1.00 - 3.00) |
| Topical offerings in architecture. | |
| ARCH 6710 | CAAD 3D Geometrical Modeling and Visualization (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Introduction to computing, 3-D modeling and digital media for first year MArch students. Students with previous experience in architectural computing can choose to enroll in elective visualization modules. Course was offered Fall 2012 |
| ARCH 7020 | Foundation Studio 3 (6.00) |
| Intermediate-level design problems, emphasizing structure, enclosure, life safety and building systems. Prerequisite: ALAR 7010 | |
| ARCH 7120 | Architecture Theory (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | This course will investigate the role that ideas play in the conception, making and interpretation of buildings. As a basis for this inquiry, the course will explore significant architectural and urban theories, design strategies, and architectural projects developed primarily from the beginning of the 20th century to the present. Lectures will cover a broad range of theoretical positions that have influenced or emerged from form making. |
| ARCH 7210 | Structural Design for Dynamic Loads (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Examines wind and earthquake loads in structural design, reviewing the vocabulary of lateral resisting systems, and the basic dynamic theories that underlie building code requirements. Explores recent developments in research and practice. Student projects include reviewing and presenting literature on lateral load research and design. |
| ARCH 7230 | Design Development (3.00) |
| This course focuses on the resolution of an architectural project with particular emphasis on issues of comfort, life safety, structural stability assembly processes. | |
| ARCH 7250 | Environmental Systems (3.00) |
| The course involves the study of human comfort, environmental conditioning systems, building systems, daylighting and lighting technology. Students will be exposed to digital simulation tools to assess daylighting and energy use. | |
| ARCH 7270 | BIM and Revit 1 (1.00) |
| This visualization module offers an introduction to the principles of Building Information Modeling (BIM) and the interface and workflow of Autodesk's Revit. Topics include the BIM interface, parametric objects, parametric families, file organization, workflow, drawing setup, and output techniques. No experience with BIM is required for this module. Course was offered Spring 2013 | |
| ARCH 7272 | BIM and Revit 2 (1.00) |
| This visualization module is the second component in the Building Information Modeling (BIM) sequence and serves as an advanced study of the principles of BIM. Emphasis will be on the exploitation of parametric tools and data within BIM software for specific design agendas. Topics will include scheduling, energy analysis and adaptive components. BIM and Revit 1 is a prerequisite unless sufficient knowledge of Revit can be demonstrated. Course was offered Spring 2013 | |
| ARCH 7500 | Special Topics in Architecture (1.00 - 3.00) |
| Topical offerings in architecture. | |
| ARCH 7993 | Independent Study (1.00 - 3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Independent Study Prerequisite: Permission of the chair. Course was offered Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| ARCH 8230 | Building Synthesis (3.00) |
| This course investigates, develops and applies environmental and design strategies at various scales of operation through the concurrent ARCH 8020 Comprehensive Design Research Studio 2. | |
| ARCH 8300 | Preservation/ Adaptive Use (1.00 - 4.00) |
| Individual study directed by a faculty member. | |
| ARCH 8480 | Professional Ethics and Communication (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Introduces the primary issues involved in the practice of architecture: professional ethics, business practices, project process and management, personnel management, management of the process of producing a building, and the methods available to do so. |
| ARCH 8481 | Professionl Ethics & Communctn Seminar (1.00) |
| This course introduces students to standards for the set of documents used in architectural project construction. Course was offered Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| ARCH 8500 | Special Topics in Architecture (1.00 - 6.00) |
| Topical offerings in architecture. | |
| ARCH 8800 | Teaching Experience (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Teaching Experience Prerequisite: Permission of the chair. Course was offered Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| ARCH 8801 | Research Experience (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Student will engage with faculty on selected topics in Architecture Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor Course was offered Spring 2013, Fall 2012 |
| ARCH 8993 | Advanced Independent Research (1.00 - 3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Advanced independent research on topics selected by individual students in consultation with a faculty advisor Prerequisite: Permission of the chair. Course was offered Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| ARCH 8999 | Non-Topical Research, Masters (1.00 - 12.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Advanced independent research on topics selected by individual students in consultation with a faculty advisor Prerequisite: Permission of the chair. Course was offered Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| Architectural History | |
| ARH 1000 | History of Architecture: Survey (3.00) |
| The history of Western architecture from ancient times to the present. | |
| ARH 1004 | History of Architecture (3.00) |
| Surveys architecture from the Ancient to the present. | |
| ARH 1010 | History of Architecture I (4.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | We will explore how architecture affects us, as well as how it informs us about past societies. In what ways does architecture shape our experiences; how does it enhance or detract from human activities? This course will cover material from the pre-historic period through c. 1420 largely in Europe with some examples from Asia, Africa and the Americas. Classes will be a combination of lectures and in-class activities. |
| ARH 1020 | History of World Architecture & Urbanism, 1400--present (4.00) |
| This course will examine architecture and urbanism from around 1400 C.E. to the present, tracing connections and distinctions that have guided the design, uses, and meanings of built environments around the globe. You will be introduced to celebrated buildings and less well-known sites and cities, with particular attention to the aesthetic, social, cultural, and institutional situations in which they developed. | |
| ARH 1700 | Thomas Jefferson's Architecture (3.00) |
| Surveys Jefferson's architectural world with special emphasis on the Lawn. | |
| ARH 2401 | History of Modern Architecture (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Surveys architecture and allied arts from c. 1800 to the present, emphasizing the development of the modern movement. |
| ARH 2500 | Special Topics in Architectural History (1.00 - 3.00) |
| Topical offerings in architectural history. | |
| ARH 2753 | Arts & Cultures of the Slave South (4.00) |
| This interdisciplinary course covers the American South to the Civil War. While the course centers on the visual arts, architecture, material culture, decorative arts, painting, and sculpture; it is not designed as a regional history of art, but an exploration of the interrelations between history, material and visual cultures, foodways, music and literature in the formation of Southern identities. Course was offered Spring 2013, Spring 2011 | |
| ARH 3100 | History of Medieval Architecture (3.00) |
| Examines the architecture of Medieval Western Europe, emphasizing the period from 1000-1400. Includes the iconography, function, structure and style of buildings, and the use of contemporary texts. | |
| ARH 3101 | Early Medieval Architecture (3.00) |
| The architecture of Western Europe from c. 800-1150. | |
| ARH 3102 | Later Medieval Architecture (3.00) |
| The architecture of Western Europe from c. 1140-1500. | |
| ARH 3103 | Reconstructing the Medieval Haj (3.00) |
| Our course will reconstruct the journey of Ibn Jubayr, a twelfth century Spanish Muslim who recorded his haj from Spain to Mecca. Using his lively travel diary, we will analyze the visual culture and built environment of the medieval Mediterranean and together recreate key sites from his journey with easy to use digital tools such as Neatline. Course was offered Spring 2013 | |
| ARH 3201 | Italian Renaissance Architecture (3.00) |
| This course aims to introduce the principal architects, monuments, and themes of fifteenth- and sixteenth-century Italian architecture. The lectures will be varied in approach and scope, some considering broad issues, others focusing on particular architects, buildings, or texts. Special topics will include architectural theory, patronage, villas, gardens, architectural drawing, and urban design. Course was offered Spring 2012, Fall 2009 | |
| ARH 3202 | Renaissance Architecture 16th Century (3.00) |
| Developments in classicism in Italy between 1500 and 1600. | |
| ARH 3203 | European Classical Architecture Outside Italy, 1400-1750 (3.00) |
| The development of classicism primarily in France, England, and Germany between 1400 and 1750. | |
| ARH 3204 | Italy, Spain, & The Ottoman Empire (3.00) |
| This course will examine Islamic architecture around the Mediterranean in relation to developments in Italy. Particular problems to be considered in a cross-cultural context include those of geometry and ornament, architectural theory, the role of the architect, and garden design and conception. Also important will be issues such as the visual ideology and cultural politics of empire; and the role of the traveler, merchant and ambassador in cultural exchange. Geographical focus will be on Southern Spain, or Andalusia, on Istanbul and the Ottoman Empire, as well as on various cities and regions of Italy including Venice, Genoa, Rome, Naples and Sicily. In the case of Southern Spain, analysis will focus on the points of contact and tension between the Roman heritage, the architectural achievements of the Nasrid Empire, the Gothic tradition, and the imported Italian style. With regard to the Ottoman Empire, an attempt will be made to understand how an obsessive concern among Italian humanists, political leaders, and popes with the Ottoman threat could coincide with cultural fascination and appropriation. | |
| ARH 3205 | Rome, Istanbul, Venice (3.00) |
| This course will consider architecture, urbanism and landscape in three cities with multilayered histories: Rome, Venice, and Istanbul. While conditioned by distinct historical and topographic circumstances, each city negotiated complex and varied local traditions: Roman and Medieval in Rome; Byzantine and Gothic in Venice; and Roman, Byzantine, and Ottoman in Istanbul. | |
| ARH 3206 | Mediterranean Architecture (3.00) |
| This course will consider a range of buildings and landscapes from across the Mediterranean world, encompassing Italy, Spain, the Ottoman Empire, North Africa and Egypt. Its chronological and geographical scope are meant to bring into question some the conventional categories by which art and architectural history are studied: Medieval, Renaissance, Italian, Islamic, Eastern, Western, etc. Course was offered Spring 2010 | |
| ARH 3207 | Arts and Architecture of the Islamic World (3.00) |
| In order to understand the production, representation and perception of space in the Islamic world, this survey course examines significant works of arts, architecture, urbanism & landscape from 650 to 1800. While studying common themes & shared values of the Islamic world, the course questions the disparities and novelties in the reception of Islam as a social, cultural & political practice, mapping distant geographies from Al-Andalus to India Course was offered Spring 2011 | |
| ARH 3402 | Postwar Architecture (3.00) |
| An examination of critical issues in the history and theory of architecture, from World War II to the present, focused particularly on how the shifting geopolitical contours of the postwar world have helped to shape key projects and debates. The course will also provide the opportunity to discuss recent studies in architectural history that have trained renewed attention on this period. | |
| ARH 3403 | World Contemporary Architecture (3.00) |
| As the construction of cities redistributes its activities across the world in the twenty-first century, this course considers the ways in which architecture and architects are changed by a complex shifting field of forces. These forces include critical and ethical discourses, digital media, global finance and trade, developments in materials science, environmental awareness, and geo-political strategies. | |
| ARH 3500 | Special Topics in Architectural History (1.00 - 3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Topical offerings in architectural history. Course was offered Fall 2012 |
| ARH 3591 | Architectural History Colloquium (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | The Architectural History Colloquium combines lecture and discussion. Subject varies with the instructor, who may decide to focus attention either on a particular period, artist, or theme, or on the broader question of the aims and methods of architectural history. Subject is announced prior to each registration period. Enrollment is capped at 20. |
| ARH 3601 | East Meets West (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Studies cultural exchanges in architecture between East and West, emphasizing master architects such as F.L. Wright and L. Kahn. |
| ARH 3602 | World Buddhist Architecture (3.00) |
| Studies the history of Buddhist architecture and allied arts in the Buddhist world, including East, South, and Southeast Asia. Lecture starts from the Indian stupas and ends in Japanese Zen gardens. | |
| ARH 3603 | Archaeological Approaches to Atlantic Slavery (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | This course explores how archaeological and architectural evidence can be used to enhance our understanding of the slave societies that evolved in the early-modern Atlantic world. The primary focus is the Chesapeake and the British Caribbean, the later exemplified by Jamaica and Nevis. The course is structured around a series of data-analysis projects that draw on the Digital Archaeological Archive of Comparative Slavery. Course was offered Fall 2010 |
| ARH 3604 | Historical Archaeology (3.00) |
| An introduction to analytical methods in historical archaeology, their theoretical motivation, and their practical application in the interpretation of the archaeological record of the early Chesapeake. The use of computers in the analysis of real archaeological data is emphasized. | |
| ARH 3605 | Drawing Historic Architecture (3.00) |
| This is mainly a drawing workshop, with some lectures. Learn the classical features of historic architecture such as five orders and domes in details through drawing them. Learn the techniques of drawing the historic architecture, with pencil and pen. There is a focus topic each week to learn and draw. Some drawings are to be done with field trips in the nearby area. At the mid-term and the end of the semester there are group reviews. | |
| ARH 3606 | Landscape Archaeology (3.00) |
| This course examines current archaeological approaches to the reconstruction and explanation of the ways in which humans at once shaped and adapted to past landscapes. It emphasizes current theory as well as GIS and statistical methods for the analysis of diverse data from pollen spectra to topography. The course is structured around a series of projects in which students will have an opportunity to make sense of real archaeological data. Course was offered Fall 2011 | |
| ARH 3607 | Architecture and the Asia Trade (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | This course presents a series of case studies on trading events between Asia & Europe from Renaissance to the nineteenth century,&examines how architecture &urbanism in Asia changed in response to the practical needs of foreign trade. In tracing the impact of trade on architectural traditions in both Europe and Asia,this course offers an opportunity to document,organize,analyze& theorize one of the most important forces in the devel. of the world Course was offered Fall 2012 |
| ARH 3701 | Early American Architecture (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | American architecture from the first European contact to the death of Jefferson. Lectures and field trips. Course was offered Fall 2009 |
| ARH 3702 | Later American Architecture (3.00) |
| Surveys American architecture from 1800 to the present. | |
| ARH 3703 | Nineteenth-Century American Architecture (3.00) |
| The development of architecture from Thomas Jefferson to Frank Lloyd Wright, along with consideration of issues in housing, landscape design, city planning, and influences from Europe. Course was offered Spring 2012, Spring 2010 | |
| ARH 3704 | Twentieth-Century American Architecture (3.00) |
| Surveys American architecture emphasizing the development of modernism. Course was offered Spring 2013, Spring 2011 | |
| ARH 3801 | East Asia Architecture (3.00) |
| Surveys traditional architecture in China, Japan, and Korea, focusing on the main features and monuments of East Asian and landscape architecture. Course was offered Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| ARH 3802 | Modern Japanese Architecture (3.00) |
| The history of architecture in modern Japan from Meiji period to the present. Focuses on post-WW II development; discusses the major influential architects such as Tange, Kikutake, Maki, Isozaki, Kurokawa, and Ando. Course was offered Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| ARH 4201 | Venetian Architecture, from its Origins to the Present (3.00) |
| Part one, will introduce the history of Venice from it origins through the early Modern period, focused around visits to historic monuments & museums, but also compliments by classrooms lectures. Part two, will consider modern and contemporary Venetian architecture in a wider European context; will include site visits both within Venice & beyond; sessions taught through a combination of on site sessions & classroom lectures. | |
| ARH 4500 | Special Topics in Architectural History (1.00 - 3.00) |
| Topical offerings in architectural history. | |
| ARH 4510 | J-Term Courses (3.00) |
| January Term courses provide students with unique opportunities: new courses that address topics of current interest, study abroad programs, undergraduate research seminars, and interdisciplinary courses. The intensive format of "J-term" classes encourages extensive student-faculty contact and allows students and faculty to immerse themselves in a particular subject. | |
| ARH 4591 | Undergraduate Seminar in the History of Architecture (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Research seminar for majors in the department of architectural history. Topics vary. |
| ARH 4993 | Independent Studies in Architectural History (1.00 - 4.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Advanced work on independent research topics by individual students. Course was offered Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| ARH 4999 | Major Special Study: Thesis (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Advanced independent research projects by fourth year architectural history students. Prerequisite: Instructor approval and departmental approval of topic. Course was offered Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| ARH 5001 | Library Methodology (1.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Required for all entering M.A. students. Introduces research tools and methods for architectural history and related disciplines, reflecting the current breadth of scholarship in the field. Specific research resources are analyzed in terms of their scope, special features, and applications to meeting research and information needs. |
| ARH 5403 | World Contemporary Architecture (3.00) |
| As the construction of cities redistributes its activities across the world in the twenty-first century, this course considers the ways in which architecture and architects are changed by a complex shifting field of forces. These forces include critical and ethical discourses, digital media, global finance and trade, developments in materials science, environmental awareness, and geo-political strategies. Course was offered Spring 2013 | |
| ARH 5500 | Selected Topics in Architectural History (1.00 - 3.00) |
| Special topics pursued in a colloquium. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2013, Spring 2012 | |
| ARH 5601 | Historic Preservation Theory and Practice (3.00) |
| Surveys the history of preservation, focusing on the changing nature of its ideals and practice. Preservation is discussed in the context of cultural history and the changing relationship between existing buildings and landscapes, and attitudes toward history, memory, and invented tradition. | |
| ARH 5602 | Community History Workshop (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | An in-depth historical analysis of the architecture, urban form, and planning of a selected community. Focuses on the historical significance of the built landscape as an element in, and an expression of, the social and cultural life of the community. |
| ARH 5603 | Community Public History Seminar (3.00) |
| Explores a variety of approaches to conveying the architectural and cultural history of a community to a diverse public constituency. Builds upon ARH 5602 (Community History Workshop). Also analyzes the preservation implications of the work undertaken in collaboration with students in ARCH 8300 (Community Preservation Studio). | |
| ARH 5604 | Field Methods in Historic Preservation (3.00) |
| This course is dedicated to training students to "read" and record the material fabric of historic buildings. Lectures on historic materials area followed by field experience recording in descriptions, photographs and measured drawings. Course was offered Spring 2013, Spring 2010 | |
| ARH 5605 | Falmouth Field School (3.00) |
| The Falmouth Field School in Historic Preservation is a four-week, three-credit program in applied historic preservation held on-site in Falmouth, Jamaica. Designed for advanced undergraduate and graduate students, the field school engages many aspects of the practice of preservation in the culturally diverse and economically complex context of the Caribbean. | |
| ARH 5606 | Chinese Architecture and Culture (3.00) |
| Students will learn about Chinese architecture and culture, and have the opportunity to meet professionals in the field. Students will spend a total of six weeks in China, with four weeks in Beijing and the first two weeks traveling to historical sites in and around Shanghai. | |
| ARH 5607 | Historic Preservation at UVA (3.00) |
| This course surveys the changing ideals, philosophy, and methods that have guided the historic preservation of buildings and landscapes at the University of Virginia.Taught by preservation professionals from the University's Office of the Architect the course will explore in case studies and readings the design and conservation decisions made on the Rotunda and other historic buildings and landscapes at UVA. Course was offered Spring 2012, Spring 2011 | |
| ARH 5993 | Independent Studies in Architectural History (1.00 - 4.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Advanced work on independent research topics by individual students. Departmental approval of the topic is required. Course was offered Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| ARH 7010 | History of Architecture I (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | This course will introduce students to the tools of visual analysis, reading architectural drawings and the study of architecture as a part of the larger cultural, social and political context of its society. While the course will focus on Western Europe, it will also include topics from the eastern Mediterranean and Asia. |
| ARH 7020 | Adv.History of World Architecture + Urbanism, 1400 - present (3.00) |
| This course will examine architecture and urbanism from around 1400 C.E. to the present, tracing connections and distinctions that have guided the design, uses, and meanings of built environments around the globe. You will be introduced to celebrated buildings and less well-known sites and cities, with particular attention to the aesthetic, social, cultural, and institutional situations in which they developed. | |
| ARH 7100 | History of Medieval Architecture (3.00) |
| Examines the architecture of Medieval Western Europe, emphasizing the period from 1000-1400. Includes the iconography, function, structure and style of buildings, and the use of contemporary texts. | |
| ARH 7101 | Early Medieval Architecture (3.00) |
| The architecture of Western Europe from c. 800-1150. | |
| ARH 7102 | Later Medieval Architecture (3.00) |
| The architecture of Western Europe from c. 1140 and 1500. | |
| ARH 7103 | Adv. Reconstructing the Medieval Haj (3.00) |
| Our course will reconstruct the journey of Ibn Jubayr, a twelfth century Spanish Muslim who recorded his haj from Spain to Mecca. Using his lively travel diary, we will analyze the visual culture and built environment of the medieval Mediterranean and together recreate key sites from his journey with easy to use digital tools such as Neatline. Course was offered Spring 2013 | |
| ARH 7201 | Italian Renaissance Architecture (3.00) |
| This course aims to introduce the principal architects, monuments, and themes of fifteenth- and sixteenth-century Italian architecture. The lectures will be varied in approach and scope, some considering broad issues, others focusing on particular architects, buildings, or texts. Special topics will include architectural theory, patronage, villas, gardens, architectural drawing, and urban design. Course was offered Spring 2012, Fall 2009 | |
| ARH 7202 | Italian Architecture, 1550-1750 (3.00) |
| Developments in classicism in Italy between 1550 and the advent of neoclassicism, including urban form and landscape. | |
| ARH 7203 | European Classical Architecture Outside Italy, 1400-1750 (3.00) |
| The development of classicism primarily in France, England, and Germany between 1400 and 1750 including discussion of cities and landscape design. | |
| ARH 7204 | Italy, Spain & The Ottoman Empire, 1400-1700 (3.00) |
| This course will examine Islamic architecture around the Mediterranean in relation to developments in Italy. Particular problems to be considered in a cross-cultural context include those of geometry and ornament, architectural theory, the role of the architect, and garden design and conception. Also important will be issues such as the visual ideology and cultural politics of empire; and the role of the traveler, merchant and ambassador in cultural exchange. Geographical focus will be on Southern Spain, or Andalusia, on Istanbul and the Ottoman Empire, as well as on various cities and regions of Italy including Venice, Genoa, Rome, Naples and Sicily. In the case of Southern Spain, analysis will focus on the points of contact and tension between the Roman heritage, the architectural achievements of the Nasrid Empire, the Gothic tradition, and the imported Italian style. With regard to the Ottoman Empire, an attempt will be made to understand how an obsessive concern among Italian humanists, political leaders, and popes with the Ottoman threat could coincide with cultural fascination and appropriation. | |
| ARH 7205 | Rome, Istanbul, Venice (3.00) |
| This course will consider architecture, urbanism and landscape in three cities with multilayered histories: Rome, Venice, and Istanbul. While conditioned by distinct historical and topographic circumstances, each city negotiated complex and varied local traditions: Roman and Medieval in Rome; Byzantine and Gothic in Venice; and Roman, Byzantine, and Ottoman in Istanbul. | |
| ARH 7206 | Mediterranean Architecture (3.00) |
| This course will consider a range of buildings and landscapes from across the Mediterranean world, encompassing Italy, Spain, the Ottoman Empire, North Africa and Egypt. Its chronological and geographical scope are meant to bring into question some the conventional categories by which art and architectural history are studied: 'Medieval,' 'Renaissance,' 'Italian,' 'Islamic,' 'Eastern,' 'Western,' etc. Course was offered Spring 2010 | |
| ARH 7207 | Arts and Architecture of the Islamic World (3.00) |
| In order to understand the production, representation and perception of space in the Islamic world, this survey course examines significant works of arts, architecture, urbanism & landscape from 650 to 1800. While studying common themes & shared values of the Islamic world, the course questions the disparities and novelties in the reception of Islam as a social, cultural & political practice, mapping distant geographies from Al-Andalus to India Course was offered Spring 2011 | |
| ARH 7401 | History of Modern Architecture (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | A survey of architecture (and allied arts including urban form and landscape architecture) from c.1800 to the present, emphasizing the development of the modern movement. |
| ARH 7402 | Postwar Architecture (3.00) |
| An examination of critical issues in the history and theory of architecture, from World War II to the present, focused particularly on how the shifting geopolitical contours of the postwar world have helped to shape key projects and debates. The course will also provide the opportunity to discuss recent studies in architectural history that have trained renewed attention on this period. | |
| ARH 7500 | Special Topics in Architecture History (1.00 - 3.00) |
| Topical offerings in architectural history. | |
| ARH 7601 | East Meets West (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | A study of cultural exchanges and interactions in architecture between East and West. Major events and master architects like F.L. Wright and L. Kahn who contributed to the exchanges are discussed. The forms and meaning of East-West architecture are compared. |
| ARH 7602 | World Buddhist Architecture (3.00) |
| The history of Buddhist architecture and allied arts in the Buddhist world which includes East, South, and Southeast Asia. Lecture starts from the Indian stupas and ends in Japanese Zen gardens. | |
| ARH 7603 | Archaeological Approaches to Atlantic Slavery (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | This course explores how archaeological and architectural evidence can be used to enhance our understanding of the slave societies that evolved in the early-modern Atlantic world. The primary focus is the Chesapeake and the British Caribbean, the later exemplified by Jamaica and Nevis. The course is structured around a series of data-analysis projects that draw on the Digital Archaeological Archive of Comparative Slavery. Course was offered Fall 2010 |
| ARH 7604 | Historical Archaeology (3.00) |
| An introduction to analytical methods in historical archaeology, their theoretical motivation, and their practical application in the interpretation of the archaeological record of the early Chesapeake. The use of computers in the analysis of real archaeological data is emphasized. | |
| ARH 7605 | Drawing Historic Architecture (3.00) |
| This is mainly a drawing workshop, with some lectures. Learn the classical features of historic architecture such as five orders and domes in details through drawing them. Learn the techniques of drawing the historic architecture, with pencil and pen. There is a focus topic each week to learn and draw. Some drawings are to be done with field trips in the nearby area. At the mid-term and the end of the semester there are group reviews. | |
| ARH 7606 | Landscape Archaeology (3.00) |
| This course examines current archaeological approaches to the reconstruction and explanation of the ways in which humans at once shaped and adapted to past landscapes. It emphasizes current theory as well as GIS and statistical methods for the analysis of diverse data - from pollen spectra to topography. The course is structured around a series of projects in which students will have an opportunity to make sense of real archaeological data. Course was offered Fall 2011 | |
| ARH 7607 | Adv Architecture and the Asia Trade (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | This course presents a series of case studies on trading events between Asia & Europe from Renaissance to the nineteenth century,&examines how architecture &urbanism in Asia changed in response to the practical needs of foreign trade. In tracing the impact of trade on architectural traditions in both Europe and Asia,this course offers an opportunity to document,organize,analyze& theorize one of the most important forces in the devel. of the world Course was offered Fall 2012 |
| ARH 7701 | Early American Architecture (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | A survey of American architecture from the first European contact to 1800 including Jefferson, urban form and landscape design. Course was offered Fall 2009 |
| ARH 7702 | Later American Architecture (3.00) |
| A survey of American architecture from 1800 to present including landscape and urban design. | |
| ARH 7703 | Nineteenth-Century American Architecture (3.00) |
| The development of architecture from Thomas Jefferson to Frank Lloyd Wright, along with consideration of issues in housing, landscape design, city planning, and influences from Europe. Course was offered Spring 2012, Spring 2010 | |
| ARH 7704 | Twentieth-Century American Architecture (3.00) |
| A survey of American architecture emphasizing the development of modernism. Course was offered Spring 2013, Spring 2011 | |
| ARH 7801 | Adv. East Asia Architecture (3.00) |
| A survey and introduction of traditional architecture and allied arts in China, Japan and Korea. Study of the main features and major monuments of East Asian architecture and landscape architecture. Course was offered Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| ARH 7802 | Modern Japanese Architecture (3.00) |
| The history of architecture in modern Japan from the Meji period to the present. Focus on post-WW II development. Influential architects, like Tange, Kikutake, Maki, Isozaki, Kurokawa, and Ando are discussed along with urban issues. Course was offered Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| ARH 7993 | Independent Study: Architectural History (1.00 - 3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Independent research on topics selected by individual students in consultation with a faculty advisor. Course was offered Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| ARH 8001 | Methods in Architectural History (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Required for candidates for the degree of Master of Architectural History. An investigation of the nature of architectural history, materials, methods, and writings. |
| ARH 8002 | Digital Technologies in Architectural History (3.00) |
| The study of analytic and digital technologies for Architectural History Master Students. Course was offered Fall 2010 | |
| ARH 8800 | Teaching Experience (3.00) |
| Supervised teaching research under the guidance of a faculty supervisor, Permission of the Chair. | |
| ARH 8994 | Thesis (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Preparation and completion of a thesis.. Course was offered Spring 2013, Fall 2011 |
| ARH 8995 | MA Thesis Research (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Research on topic for Master Thesis. Course was offered Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| ARH 8999 | Thesis Project (3.00 - 6.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | For Thesis Preparation, taken before a thesis director has been selected. Course was offered Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| ARH 9100 | Seminar in Medieval Architecture (3.00) |
| Special research topics pursued in a seminar. Past topics have discussed Gothic/Non-Gothic, Norman, and Monastic architecture. | |
| ARH 9202 | Borromini & Baroque Rome (3.00) |
| This seminar will consider the architecture of Francesco Borromini as a lens into Baroque Rome. Broadly, it will examine the struggle to define the classical in the seventeenth century. The famous rivalry between Borromini and Bernini was not merely personal, but involved competing claims to interpret the heritage of ancient Rome. Bernini's vision ultimately triumphed, but it is Borromini who tests the limits of classical language. | |
| ARH 9500 | Special Topics in Architectural History (1.00 - 3.00) |
| Topical offerings in architectural history. | |
| ARH 9510 | Seminar in Medieval Architecture (1.00 - 3.00) |
| Special research topics pursued in a seminar. | |
| ARH 9520 | Seminar in Renaissance Architecture (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Seminar discussion of special research topics. Past topics have discussed anthropomorphism in Renaissance and Baroque architecture; Alberti's De re Aedificatoria; Renaissance and Baroque buildings in their larger settings; the Rome of Julius II; Renaissance and Baroque classification of Buildings; Renaissance Space; Brunelleschi and Alberti; Renaissance urbanism; Rome and the Renaissance; and the Renaissance palace. |
| ARH 9530 | Seminar in 18th/19th Century Architecture (3.00) |
| Special research topics pursued in a seminar. Course was offered Spring 2010 | |
| ARH 9540 | Seminar in 20th/21st Century Architecture (3.00) |
| Special research topics pursued in a seminar. Course was offered Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| ARH 9550 | Seminar in Ancient/Archaeology Architecture (1.00 - 3.00) |
| Special research topics pursued in a seminar. | |
| ARH 9560 | Seminar in Theory, Comparative, & Other Topics (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Special research topics pursued in a seminar. Course was offered Spring 2011 |
| ARH 9570 | Seminar in Architecture of the Americas (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Special research topics pursued in a seminar. |
| ARH 9580 | Seminar in Architecture of East, South, and Southeast Asia (1.00 - 3.00) |
| Special research topics pursued in a seminar. | |
| ARH 9590 | Seminar in Architecture of Africa or Islam (3.00) |
| Special research topics pursued in a seminar. | |
| ARH 9993 | Independent Studies in Architectural History (3.00) |
| Advanced work on independent research topics by individual students. Departmental approval of the topic is required. | |
| ARH 9999 | Non-Topical Research (3.00 - 12.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | For doctoral dissertation, taken under the supervision of a dissertation director. Course was offered Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| Landscape Architecture | |
| LAR 4120 | History of Landscape Design I (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | This course surveys the pre-modern history of gardens and designed landscapes. The sessions follow a roughly chronological sequence, with a thematic focus appropriate to each landscape culture, e.g. water infrastructure and agricultural systems, public and private space, theater and performance, court rituals, horticultural display, natural philosophy and aesthetic theory, visual representation, and the professionalization of landscape design. |
| LAR 4130 | History of Landscape Design II (3.00) |
| This course examines gardens and landscapes of the modern period, tracing the complex relations between innovations in landscape design and social, technological, and ideological developments of the past 200 years. Case studies focus on the United States and Europe, with thematic emphasis on the rise of the bourgeoisie, the public park movement, modernism, environmentalism, the post-war consumer society, and the influence of earthworks/land art. | |
| LAR 4140 | Theories of Modern Landscape Architecture (3.00) |
| Lectures and discussions sections examining the interrelationships between modern designed landscapes, and the theoretical texts that influenced, or were influenced by them. Readings include primary sources, such as, design treatises, manifestos, park reports and essays, as well as related texts in ecology, art, architecture, geography, and cultural theory. | |
| LAR 4160 | Topics in the History of Landscape Design (3.00) |
| Advanced seminar on topics in the history of landscape design. Advanced historical research and analysis of designed and other landscapes. Permission of instructor required for undergraduates. Course was offered Fall 2009 | |
| LAR 4180 | Topics in Landscape History (3.00) |
| Advanced seminar on topics in landscape history. Advanced historical research and analysis of the history landscape formation and change. Permission of instructor required for undergraduates. | |
| LAR 4200 | Healing Spaces (3.00) |
| Lectures and workshops investigating theme of designed landscapes as means to physically and mentally heal human beings. Topics include a historical overview of various healing landscapes, and an examination of various healing practices in different cultures; Field trips to hospitals, hospices and out-patient clinics in the Charlottesville area. | |
| LAR 4210 | Topics in Contemporary Theory (3.00) |
| Seminar exploring topics in landscape architecture theory through direct readings, discussions and research papers. Subjects vary from topics such as design drawing and representation to changing conceptions of nature and ecology (from sustainability to emergence), to gender and design, to the works of a specific designer or region. | |
| LAR 4230 | Cultural Landscapes (3.00) |
| Graduate seminar on contemporary theory and practice for preserving and interpreting a broad range of cultural landscapes and historic sites. Evaluation of these theories and practices through critical review of case studies, and close reading and discussion of current texts. Field trip/exercises to be subject of student seminar research. Course was offered Fall 2010 | |
| LAR 5120 | Adv. History of Landscape Design I (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | This course surveys the pre-modern history of gardens and designed landscapes. The sessions follow a roughly chronological sequence, with a thematic focus appropriate to each landscape culture, e.g. water infrastructure and agricultural systems, public and private space, theater and performance, court rituals, horticultural display, natural philosophy and aesthetic theory, visual representation, and the professionalization of landscape design. Prerequisite: Graduates only. |
| LAR 5130 | Adv History of Landscape Design II (3.00) |
| This course examines gardens and landscapes of the modern period, tracing the complex relations between innovations in landscape design and social, technological, and ideological developments of the past 200 years. Case studies focus on the United States and Europe, with thematic emphasis on the rise of the bourgeoisie, the public park movement, modernism, environmentalism, the post-war consumer society, and the influence of earthworks/land art. | |
| LAR 5140 | Advanced Theories of Modern Landscape Architecture (3.00) |
| Lectures and discussions sections examining the interrelationships between modern designed landscapes, and the theoretical texts that influenced, or were influenced by them. Readings include primary sources, such as, design treatises, manifestos, park reports and essays, as well as related texts in ecology, art, architecture, geography, and cultural theory. Prerequisite: LAR 5120 or instructor permission. | |
| LAR 5200 | Adv. Healing Spaces (3.00) |
| Lectures and workshops investigating theme of designed landscapes as means to physically and mentally heal human beings. Topics include a historical overview of various healing landscapes, and an examination of various healing practices in different cultures. Field trips to hospitals, hospices and out-patient clinics in the Charlottesville area. | |
| LAR 5210 | Adv Topics in Contemporary Theory (3.00) |
| Seminar exploring topics in landscape architecture theory through direct readings, discussions and research papers. Subjects vary from topics such as design drawing and representation to changing conceptions of nature and ecology (from sustainability to emergence), to gender and design, to the works of a specific designer or region. | |
| LAR 5230 | Cultural Landscapes (3.00) |
| Graduate seminar on contemporary theory and practice for preserving and interpreting a broad range of cultural landscapes and historic sites. Evaluation of these theories and practices through critical review of case studies, and close reading and discussion of current texts. Field trip/exercises to be subject of student seminar research. Course was offered Spring 2013, Fall 2010 | |
| LAR 5250 | Landscape and Narrative (3.00) |
| This workshop explores the role of narrative in creating, experiencing, and representing landscapes. In addition to examining built landscapes where inscriptions and sequential movement play a crucial role, we will analyze the use of landscape in the narrative arts, including the novel, drama, and film. Case studies include Goethe's Elective Affinities, Stoppard's Arcadia, Tati's Mon Oncle, and Greenaway's The Draughtsman's Contract. Course was offered Spring 2013 | |
| LAR 5260 | D.I.R.T. Seminar: Doing Industrial Research Together (3.00) |
| Readings, lectures, and class discussions focus on the evolving definition and reclamation technologies of the post-industrial landscape. Includes field work/visits to a variety of brownfield and industrial sites. | |
| LAR 5280 | Green Cities/Green Sites (3.00) |
| This course teaches students how to redesign city properties to reduce runoff pollution and follow environmentally sensitive design principles. By assessing the city's existing `greenfrastructure' and retrofitting city lands and buildings, students learn how the city can demonstrate environmentally sensitive design, protect public health and provide more opportunities for environmental education and healthful recreation. Course was offered Spring 2013, Spring 2012 | |
| LAR 5290 | Green Lands (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Students in this course inventory existing environmental functions of undeveloped land in order to designate appropriate protection and restoration techniques to enhance environmental capital. Using the lens of green infrastructure planning, the course assesses the interconnected network of waterways, wetlands, woodlands, and wildlife habitats to maximize environmentally responsible development. |
| LAR 5330 | Sites and Systems (3.00) |
| Recent trends in landscape architecture can be framed as moving from how things look to how they perform. The interest in ecosystem services or green infrastructure indicates how concerns are moving from issues of form to issues of flow. In studying the co-dependent relationship of urban metabolism and morphology, this seminar asks how far engineered solutions provided by technical infrastructure can be reevaluated as assets of the public realm. | |
| LAR 5340 | Earthwork (3.00) |
| Applies concepts and principles of earthwork, land manipulation, grading, and drainage in short exercises. Introduces digital applications in a combined lecture and workshop format. Prerequisite: Must be enrolled in LAR 6020 or 7010 Studio or instructor permission. | |
| LAR 5370 | Natural Systems and Plant Ecology (4.00) |
| Lectures and fieldwork introducing ecological concepts and natural systems, and focusing on plant associations in natural habitats. Concentration on both ecological structure and function as well as physical form/shape of plants. Emphasis on field identification and analysis. Lecture and frequent fieldtrips to varied ecosystems in different regions within Virginia, including Tidewater, Piedmont, Blue Ridge, and Ridge Valley. | |
| LAR 5375 | Planted Systems and Urban Ecology (3.00) |
| Building on the palette of native plants learned in LAR 5370, this course focuses on the characteristics and requirements of ornamental, non-native woody and herbaceous plant species and their design and cultivation in constructed sites and urban conditions. The course includes lectures and field trips to varying designed landscapes and towns in the region. | |
| LAR 5380 | Planted Form and Function (4.00) |
| This course builds on LAR 5370 & 5375 shifting emphasis from plant description &identification to making design propositions using plants. Lectures alternate with short planting design exercises & research into creating plant palettes for different site conditions.Students learn how planting designs move through various stages of the design from conceptual, to schematic, to design development, &construction documentation.Prerequisite:5370&5375 | |
| LAR 5430 | Landscape Visualization & 3-D Modeling (3.00) |
| Investigates advanced computer-based techniques for landscape visualization, including 3-D geometric modeling, texture mapping and animation. A series of lectures, computer-based workshop exercises and readings of increasing sophistication focus on internal and external representations of terrain elements: landform, vegetation, water, meteorological and atmospheric effects. Photo-realistic and abstract strategies are explored to augment design investigation and presentation. Course was offered Spring 2010 | |
| LAR 5460 | Representing Landscape III (2.00) |
| A continuation of LAR 6410 Landscape Representation II and aligning with LAR 7010 studio, this course will explore ways to analyze, index, and represent larger scale landscape systems and their relationship and use, and to utilize them as a critical design tool in studio. Students will investigate urban and environmental data software such as GIS and methods to spatialize such information in physical/3D forms using Rhino and laser cutting. | |
| LAR 5500 | Special Topics in Landscape Architecture (1.00 - 3.00) |
| Topical offerings in landscape architecture. Course was offered Spring 2012, Spring 2010 | |
| LAR 5590 | Faculty Research Seminar (1.00 - 3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Affords students opportunities to participate in specific faculty's advance research projects. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| LAR 5670 | Place Making (3.00) |
| Seminar that explores the interconnections between infrastructure--ecological systems, transportation, and water supply--and the form and vitality domestic urban landscape. Readings, discussions and research papers examine contemporary case studies, from the Charlottesville Urban Habitats Design Competition to ideas for rebuilding New Orleans. Course was offered Fall 2009 | |
| LAR 5993 | Advanced Independent Research (1.00 - 4.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Advanced independent research on topics selected by individual students in consultation with a faculty advisor Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Course was offered Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| LAR 6010 | Foundation Studio I (6.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Series of short analytical and conceptual design projects with special emphasis on the landscape medium, on site readings, and site-specific design approaches. Prerequisite: ALAR 5010 & 5020 |
| LAR 6020 | Foundation Studio II (6.00) |
| LAR 6020 focuses on process and form, exploring how dynamic bio-physical processes shape the form of landscapes and in turn are altered by the designed landscapes. Series of analytical exercises and field visits leading to a schematic design proposal for an urban landscape project. Prerequisite: LAR 6010. | |
| LAR 6160 | Advanced Topics in the History of Landscape Design (3.00) |
| Advanced seminar on topics in the history of landscape design. Advance historical research and analysis of designed and other landscapes. Permission of instructor required for undergraduates. Course was offered Fall 2009 | |
| LAR 6180 | Advanced Topics in Landscape History (3.00) |
| Advanced seminar on topics in landscape history. Advanced historical research and analysis of the history of landscape formation and change. Permission of instructor required for undergraduates. | |
| LAR 6210 | Movement and Built Environment (3.00) |
| This seminar will consider the bodily experience of movement in the environment and how designers, attuned to the kinesthetic potentials of the body, might use movement as a generative device. A guest choreographer will lead the class in a series of environmental movement Course was offered Fall 2011 | |
| LAR 6211 | EcoTech I (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Applies concepts and principles of earthwork, land manipulation, water, and drainage& basic construction in short exercises. Introduces digital applications in a combined lecture and workshop format. Prerequisite: Must be enrolled in LAR 6010 or ALAR 7010 Studio or instructor permission. Requisite: This course will focus on the participatory design process, looking especially into models that incorporate theories of cultural landscape preservation and address social practices and community Course was offered Spring 2012 |
| LAR 6212 | EcoTech II (3.00) |
| A continuation of LAR 6311 , this course will develop a more advanced understanding of grading, land manipulation, water + drainage landscape construction materials and methods. Uses case study analysis to explore the expressive design potential of materials, technical concerns for performance and durability, and ethical concerns for sustainability. | |
| LAR 6221 | Plants Form and Function I (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Concentration on both ecological structure and function as well as physical form/shape of plants. Lectures and fieldwork introducing ecological concepts and natural systems, and focusing on plant associations in natural habitats. Emphasis on field identification and analysis. Lecture and frequent fieldtrips to varied ecosystems in different regions within Virginia, including Tidewater, Piedmont, Blue Ridge, and Ridge Valley. |
| LAR 6222 | Plants Form and Function II (3.00) |
| This course builds on LAR 6221, shifting emphasis from plant description & identification to making design propositions using plants. Lectures alternate with short planting design exercises & research into creating plant palettes for different site conditions.Students learn how planting designs move through various stages of the design from conceptual, to schematic, to design development, &construction documentation. Prerequisite:LAR 6221 | |
| LAR 6410 | Representing Landscape I (2.00) |
| Course explores ways of representing, analyzing and designing the landscape through a variety of 2D and 3D media including drawing, collage, model making & digital modeling. Students will explore manual and digital techniques to represent the physical and phenomenal structures of landscape, site, and ground and encouraged to incorporate the two means fluidly & expressively. The media and assignments will align with LAR 6010 first-year LAR studio | |
| LAR 6411 | Visual Studies I (1.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Course explores ways of representing, analyzing and designing the landscape through a variety of 2D and 3D media including drawing, collage, model making & digital modeling. Students will explore manual and digital techniques to represent the physical and phenomenal structures of landscape, site, and ground and encouraged to incorporate the two means fluidly & expressively. |
| LAR 6412 | Visual Studies II (1.00) |
| This course is a continuation of LAR 6413 Visual Studies III and aligns with LAR 6020 first-year spring studio. Students will further explore ways of representing, analyzing and designing the landscape through a variety of 2D and 3D media including drawing, collage, model making & digital modeling. The course also introduces the basics of CAAD drawing. | |
| LAR 6420 | Representing Landscape II (1.00) |
| This course is a continuation of LAR 6410 Representing Landscape I and aligns with LAR 6020 first-year spring studio. Students will further explore ways of representing, analyzing and designing the landscape through a variety of 2D and 3D media including drawing, collage, model making & digital modeling. The course also introduces the basics of CAD drawing. Course was offered Spring 2013, Spring 2012 | |
| LAR 7010 | Foundation Studio III (6.00) |
| Semester long design project, usually of a complex urban or suburban site that explores the contemporary public realm at multiple scales, from the urban watershed to the detail. | |
| LAR 7180 | Landscape and Technology (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | This seminar examines the impact of technological revolutions on landscape design. Case studies include innovations in hydraulics and irrigation, horticulture and the plant trade, transportation and civil engineering, construction techniques, and landscape representation. Readings address modern conceptions of the nature/technology divide, the social dimensions of technological development, and the relation of these domains to landscape design. Course was offered Fall 2012 |
| LAR 7213 | EcoTech III (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Advanced level of ground manipulation + water integrated with ecological principles and engineering applications in the area of urban watershed management. Topics include urban hydrology & soils, storm water management & low impact development techniques, as well as constructed wetlands & stream restoration. Prerequisite:Must be enrolled in ALAR 7010 Studio or taken LAR 6211, or with permission of instructor. |
| LAR 7214 | EcoTech IV (3.00) |
| Illuminating course looking at earthwork, and construction that integrates the principles of water and land into the studio, with an emphasis in self remediation, bioengineering, living systems and management.Typological library of solutions. | |
| LAR 7224 | Plants Form and Function III (3.00) |
| Urban forests are a consequence of a non-planned decision. They are an addition of independent interventions through the history of the city. The objective of the course will be to rethink urban forests taking as a base the existing reality, reviewing its history, but also learning from the original forest to propose new typologies of design where city and trees will share the same objective: working together with complexity and efficacy. | |
| LAR 7310 | Planted Form (3.00) |
| Develops a design vocabulary specific to individual plant architecture and collective planted form studying the structure and dynamics of native plant communities, vernacular planting systems and design precedents. Vocabulary and principles applied in the formulation of plant palettes for specific design intentions and situations. Prerequisite: LAR 5370 and 5380, or instructor permission. | |
| LAR 7320 | Regenerative Technologies (3.00) |
| Negative environmental consequences of production and use are an opportunity to design new landscapes typologies. Review of negative externalities in primary, secondary and tertiary sector of the economy through history. Global and specific remediation strategies. Development of conceptual approaches for every sector. Typological library of solutions. Introduction of the concepts management, self remediation, resilience, process. | |
| LAR 7340 | Site Assembly (3.00) |
| Introduces landscape construction materials and methods for their assembly, focusing on small structures. Uses case study analysis to explore the expressive design potential of materials, technical concerns for performance and durability, and ethical concerns for sustainability. | |
| LAR 7350 | Waterworks (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Integrates ecological principles with engineering applications in the area of urban watershed management. Topics include urban hydrology and soils, storm water management and low impact development techniques, as well as constructed wetlands and stream restoration. Prerequisite: Must be enrolled in LAR 7010 Studio or LAR 5340, or with permission of instructor. |
| LAR 7414 | Visual Studies III (1.00) |
| A continuation of LAR 6411 Visual Studies I and aligning with ALAR 7010 studio, this course will explore ways to analyze, index, and represent larger scale landscape systems and their relationship and use, and to utilize them as a critical design tool in studio. Students will investigate urban and environmental data software such as GIS and methods to specialize such information in physical/3D forms using Rhino and laser cutting. | |
| LAR 7415 | Digital Ecologies (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | This course introduces computational tools for landscape architects including: fundamentals of computer programming, development of custom modeling tools through scripting, and parametric modeling. Course exercises utilize the Processing language and development environment, Python language in Rhino, and Grasshopper plugin for Rhino. Parallel course discussions introduce and critically assess the agency of computation in landscape architecture. |
| LAR 7700 | Advanced Landscape Drawing and Representation (3.00) |
| Explores ways of representing, analyzing and designing the landscape through a variety of media to include drawing, collage, image processing, model making and digital modeling. Prerequisite: LAR 6010, 6020, 7010. | |
| LAR 7993 | Independent Study (1.00 - 4.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Independent research on topics selected by individual students in consultation with a faculty advisor . |
| LAR 8010 | Comprehensive Studio (6.00) |
| Semester -long design project that integrates eco-technology course content - earthwork, planted systems, and site assemblies - with a conceptual design idea, leading to the comprehensive and rigorous design development of a landscape. Prerequisite: ALAR 7020. | |
| LAR 8020 | Comprehensive Design Research Studio II (6.00) |
| Advanced vertical studio, exploring complex issues and sites, often through interdisciplinary design research. Typical projects include brownfields, urban landscape infrastructure, and sustainable designs. Prerequisite: ALAR 8010 | |
| LAR 8320 | Professional Practice (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Introduction to methods and models of design practice administration: proposal, contracts, project management, collaboration and licensure. |
| LAR 8321 | Landscape Architecture Construction Documentation (1.00) |
| This course introduces students to standards for the set of documents used in landscape architectural project construction. | |
| LAR 8500 | Special Studies in Landscape Architecture (1.00 - 4.00) |
| Independent research on topics selected by individual students in consultation with a faculty advisor. Prerequisite: permission of instructor. | |
| LAR 8800 | Teaching Experience (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Involves serving as a teaching assistant for a course, with teaching assignments coordinated by the chair. Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Course was offered Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| LAR 8801 | Research Experience (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Student will engage with faculty on selected topics in Landscape Architecture Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor Course was offered Fall 2012 |
| LAR 8993 | Independent Study (1.00 - 4.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Independent research on topics selected by individual students in consultation with a faculty advisor. Prerequisite: Landscape Architecture faculty approval of topic. Course was offered Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| LAR 8999 | Non-Topical Research (3.00 - 12.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Non-Topical Research. Course was offered Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Fall 2009 |
| Planning Application | |
| PLAC 2500 | Topical Offerings in Planning (3.00) |
| Topical Offerings in Planning | |
| PLAC 3500 | Topical Offerings in Planning (3.00) |
| Topical Offerings in Planning | |
| PLAC 4010 | Neighborhood Planning Workshop (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Explores neighborhood, planning issues from the professionals' and citizens' perspectives. Cross-listed with PLAC 5610. |
| PLAC 4041 | Real Estate Development and Finance (3.00) |
| The course will examine the dialogue between economic forces and design decisions in the real estate development process. The course will emphasize the ability of intelligent design to create lasting economic value and the utilization of marketing and finance strategy to augment project viability and profitability. | |
| PLAC 4500 | Topical Offerings in Planning (3.00) |
| Topical Offerings in Planning | |
| PLAC 4993 | Applied Independent Study (1.00 - 4.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Elective courses offered at the request of faculty or students to provide an opportunity for internships, fieldwork, or independent study. Prerequisite: Planning faculty approval of topic. |
| PLAC 5130 | Applied GIS Workshop (3.00) |
| Students apply GIS technology to examine significant issues of land, natural resources, and the characteristics of urban development. | |
| PLAC 5240 | Collaborative Planning for Sustainability (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Examines the processes by which consensus can be developed, focusing general negotiation theory and skill development, including the concept of principled negotiation; the conflict landscape, including government and non-government organizations; and negotiation resources and opportunities, including organizations, processes, and enabling legislation. |
| PLAC 5430 | Land Development Workshop (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Explores the land development process from the perspective of the private land developer interacting with local governments. Includes development potential, site, and traffic analysis; land planning; development programming; and services to accommodate new development and public regulation of land development. |
| PLAC 5440 | Affordable Housing (3.00) |
| The issue of affordable housing is one that touches every community and which is a major challenge. There are a variety of housing needs that the market does not address effectively with the result that many families pay a disproportionate share of their income for housing while others have long commutes in order to find housing that is affordable. Course was offered Spring 2011 | |
| PLAC 5500 | Topical Offerings in Planning (3.00) |
| Topical Offerings in Planning | |
| PLAC 5610 | Community Planning Workshop (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Explores neighborhood, planning issues from the professionals' and citizens' perspectives. Cross-listed with PLAC 5610. |
| PLAC 5720 | Transportation and Land Use (3.00) |
| Reviews basic relationships between land use and transportation. Considers the decision process, planning principles, impact measures, and the methodological framework for identifying and evaluating practices in action on a regional, local, and neighborhood scale. | |
| PLAC 5740 | Transportation Planning and Policy (3.00) |
| This course introduces graduate and advanced undergraduate students to current issues in the field of transportation planning and policy. It addresses all modes of transportation (auto, walk, bike) and considers multiple scales (national, state, regional and local). Through the analysis of key topics such as congestion, air quality, social equity, and security, we will gain an understanding of how decisions about the transportation system are made and the role of transportation planners and advocates in these decisions. Course was offered Fall 2009 | |
| PLAC 5800 | Green Lands (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | This course assesses the existing 'green infrastructure' of counties in Virginia and develops strategies for protecting environmental assets and channeling future development to the most appropriate locations. Students will use the existing county comprehensive plan to create effective strategies for implementation of goals related to conserving open space and creating livable communities. |
| PLAC 5820 | Sustainable Planning and Design Workshop (3.00) |
| Students act as a consultant team to develop sustainable planning and design strategies for sites which rotate each year. Course was offered Fall 2009 | |
| PLAC 5850 | Community Food Systems (3.00) |
| Students will gain experience in policies that support a sustainable food system. They will undertake community projects that span production, distribution, processing, and consumption of food, and also gain practical knowledge in effective community engagement. Course was offered Spring 2010 | |
| PLAC 5851 | Global-Local Connections in Community Food Systems (3.00) |
| Using case studies of cities and regions in the U.S. and throughout the world, this course explores global health issues through the lens of food systems. The purpose is to reveal how food production and distribution are key indicators of environmental and economic health. | |
| PLAC 5852 | Community Food System Assessment (3.00) |
| Students will learn the fundamentals of food system assessment for community sustainability - its importance, methods, and applications. They will design and conduct a food system assessment for a local community, while using best practices for community engagement. | |
| PLAC 5853 | Community Food Systems: Food Heritage (2.00 - 3.00) |
| This class is part of a larger Virginia Food Heritage Project (a PLAC) (vafoodheritage.wordpress.com/), led by the IEN in partnership with numerous community partners. Students will learn about how food heritage could be an important tool in community planning for sustainability and resilience. Students will build the larger Charlottesville community's knowledge about its unique food heritage through primary and secondary research. | |
| PLAC 5860 | Green Cities/Green Sites (3.00) |
| This course teaches students how to redesign city properties to reduce runoff pollution and follow environmentally sensitive design principles. By assessing the city's existing 'greenfrastructure' and retrofitting city lands and buildings, students learn how the city can demonstrate environmentally sensitive design, protect public health and provide more opportunities for environmental education and healthful recreation. The course works with a different local partner each semester. | |
| PLAC 5870 | Environmental Impact Statements (3.00) |
| This course is intended to provide students with a broad background of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) and the subsequent laws and administrative processes from which developed the environmental impact assessment, particularly the environmental impact statement. The course introduces a framework for conducting environmental impact assessments, technological methods for predicting changes in environmental characteristics, considerations involved in interpreting significance of predicted impacts, techniques for accomplishing public participation, and practical considerations for writing environmental impact statements as applied to a local project. Students will also discuss the future of Environmental Impact Assessments, Community Impact Assessments, Health Impact Assessments and other similar tools. Course was offered Fall 2011 | |
| PLAC 5880 | Coastal Adapt Sea Level (3.00) |
| Explores challenges faced by coastal cities in planning for long term sea level rise. Students will examine successful adaptation tools and ideas from around the world, and apply and test them,in Virginia coastal communities. Course was offered Spring 2013, Spring 2011 | |
| PLAC 5993 | Applied Independent Study (1.00 - 6.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Applied independent study. Course was offered Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| PLAC 7500 | Topical Offerings in Planning (3.00) |
| Topical Offerings in Planning | |
| PLAC 8060 | Urbanism Design Studio (6.00) |
| This design studio pulls together many issues that graduate students have studied individually in design technology, theory and history courses into a complex and integrated section of a living and working community. This research looks at integrating infrastructure systems as a community connection system, energy producing ecology and as a civic public space symbol. Pre-Requisites: ARCH/LAR 7010 | |
| PLAC 8500 | Topical Offerings in Planning (3.00) |
| Topical Offerings in Planning | |
| Urban and Environmental Planning | |
| PLAN 1010 | Introduction to Urban and Environmental Planning (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Analyzes community and environmental planning in the United States; the planning process; and sustainable communities. Course was offered Fall 2012 |
| PLAN 2020 | Planning Design (4.00) |
| Studies the principles of design; the architecture of cities and urban design; perception of space and visual analysis; graphic presentation, including mapping techniques; and inventories, information storage, retrieval and use. | |
| PLAN 2110 | Digital Visualization for Planners (4.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Digital technology for representing and analyzing planning data will include photo-editing, web page design, geographic information system mapping, spreadsheet modeling, and document layout and production. The major emphasis will be on two- and three- dimensional representation of spaces common to planning: streetscape, neighborhoods, communities and regions. Representation of the past, the present and prospective futures to both professional and citizen audiences will receive critical attention. |
| PLAN 2500 | Special Topics in Planning (1.00 - 3.00) |
| Topical offerings in planning. | |
| PLAN 3030 | Neighborhoods, Community and Regions (3.00) |
| Explores theories and concepts of economic, social, and cultural forces that influence urban and regional spatial structure. | |
| PLAN 3050 | Planning Methods (3.00) |
| Analyzes methods used in quantitative and qualitative investigations of urban and regional settings for planning purposes. | |
| PLAN 3060 | Law, Land and the Environment (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | This course introduces major legal issues surrounding land-use and environmental issues, focusing on the most notable U.S. Supreme Court decisions related to land use and environmental law, as well as the legal framework for land use law and environmental law. |
| PLAN 3140 | Design Themes of Great Cities (3.00) |
| This course discusses the design qualities of the world's great cities. Each session focuses on the defining characteristics of different cities such as their natural settings, public spaces, transportation systems, types of buildings, and everyday details. | |
| PLAN 3250 | Mediation Theory and Skills (1.00) |
| Examines both the theory and practice of public involvement in planning. Explores the planner's responsibility to the public and techniques for effective engagement. | |
| PLAN 3310 | History of Cities and Planning (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | An overview of the planning profession with emphasis on 19th- and 20th-century American urban history. |
| PLAN 3500 | Special Topics in Planning (1.00 - 3.00) |
| Topical offerings in planning. | |
| PLAN 3640 | Town Design (3.00) |
| This course will investigate the generic principles and strategies that shape the form and character of towns and discuss influential towns that over the past several generations have, at least to their advocates, represented 'good' planning and design. While recognizing the importance of social and economic factors, the course will emphasize the physical, visual, and experiential qualities of towns. Course was offered Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| PLAN 4040 | Planning in Government (3.00) |
| Examines the role of planning in government decision-making. Focuses on local government, but intergovernmental aspects of planning that influence local decisions are also stressed. Studies planning processes, such as transportation, community development, and social planning. | |
| PLAN 4500 | Special Topics in Planning (3.00) |
| Elective courses offered at the request of faculty or students to provide an opportunity for internships, fieldwork, and independent study. | |
| PLAN 4510 | J-Term Courses (3.00) |
| January Term courses provide students with unique opportunities: new courses that address topics of current interest, study abroad programs, undergraduate research seminars, and interdisciplinary courses. The intensive format of "J-term" classes encourages extensive student-faculty contact and allows students and faculty to immerse he topics of "J-term" courses change each semester and offer focused study, often related travel or current events. | |
| PLAN 4600 | Urban Research (3.00) |
| This is a component of the Design studio, focused on local, on site research. The Urban Research component may be taken independently by History and Planning students. | |
| PLAN 4800 | Professional Practice (1.00 - 3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Structured internship experience and reporting as a reflective practitioner for ten weeks or 200 hours of experience. |
| PLAN 4993 | Independent Study (1.00 - 4.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Elective courses offered at the request of faculty or students to provide an opportunity for internships, fieldwork, and independent study. Course was offered Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| PLAN 4999 | Planning Senior Project (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Note: Third- and fourth-year undergraduate students may, with instructor permission, enroll in selected 5000-level courses. Course was offered Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| PLAN 5020 | Planning Design (4.00) |
| Explores methods of urban design analysis, stressing observational and representational methods. Emphasizes relationships among public and private buildings, spaces, and transportation corridors in commercial centers. Cross-listed with PLAN 2020. | |
| PLAN 5040 | Planning in Government (3.00) |
| Examines the role of planning in government decision-making. Focuses on local government, but intergovernmental aspects of planning that influence local decisions are also stressed. Studies planning processes, such as transportation, community development, and social planning. Course was offered Spring 2013 | |
| PLAN 5110 | Digital Visualization for Planners (4.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Digital technology for representing and analyzing planning data will include photo-editing, web page design, geographic information system mapping, spreadsheet modeling, and document layout and production. The major emphasis will be on two- and three- dimensional representation of spaces common to planning: streetscape, neighborhoods, communities and regions. Representation of the past, the present and prospective futures to both professional and citizen audiences will receive critical attention. Cross-listed with Plan 2110. |
| PLAN 5120 | Geographic Information Systems (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Reviews the use of computers in planning, emphasizing geographic information systems for collection, analysis, and display of spatial information in urban and environmental contexts. |
| PLAN 5130 | Advanced GIS (3.00) |
| This course focuses on case studies of real world GIS applications. Three cases covering urban and environmental planning at different scales will be introduced. To address these cases, students will learn advanced GIS skills in geodatabase design, data editing, spatial analysis, modeling and visualization. Class time is divided by multimedia lectures, hands-on demonstrations, project status updates from students, and diagnostic discussions Course was offered Spring 2013 | |
| PLAN 5140 | Advanced Design Themes of Great Cities (3.00) |
| This course discusses the design qualities of the world's great cities. Each session focuses on the defining characteristics of different cities such as their natural settings, public spaces, transportation systems, types of buildings, and everyday details. | |
| PLAN 5250 | Mediation Theory and Skills (1.00) |
| Examines both the theory and practice of public involvement in planning. Explores the planner's responsibility to the public and techniques for effective engagement. | |
| PLAN 5300 | Preservation Planning (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Studies current literature on the identification, evaluation, and treatment of historic places. Develops techniques for surveying, documenting, evaluating, and planning for preservation. Analyzes current political, economic, and legal issues in preservation planning. |
| PLAN 5310 | Adv. History Cities & Planning (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | An overview of the planning profession with emphasis on 19th- and 20th-century American urban history. |
| PLAN 5400 | Housing and Community Development (3.00) |
| Provides an introduction to the housing and community development area of planning practice. Topics include the housing and development industries, neighborhood change processes, social aspects of housing and development, and housing and development programs and policy issues. | |
| PLAN 5410 | Economic Built Environment (3.00) |
| Economics studies the efficient allocation of scarce resources. Efficiency is achieved when an economy cannot make anyone economically better off without making someone else worse off. In most mixed economies, like the U.S., there is a dominant market system of organizing economic activity that coordinates the basic questions of allocation: what, how and for whom to produce. | |
| PLAN 5420 | Economic Development (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Explores the economy of a community, neighborhood, or region as an essential element, in livability and sustainability. Planners engage economic development by working with the community to assess needs and opportunities, through public-private business partnerships, and in development review. Course was offered Fall 2012 |
| PLAN 5440 | Neighborhood Planning (3.00) |
| As the "building blocks" of cities, neighborhood plans involve citizens in addressing issues of housing, jobs, public services, education, recreation, and transportation. | |
| PLAN 5450 | Healthy Communities (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Explores connections between the built environment and community health, with an emphasis on re-integrating planning with its original roots in public health. Course was offered Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| PLAN 5470 | Site Selection and Project Feasibility (3.00) |
| This class addresses the very beginning of the land and building development process: the search for potential sites. Students weekly select sites and conduct feasibility evaluations which are then discussed extensively in class. Students learn about the wide range of factors (regulatory requirements, community acceptance, ability to finance, infrastructure, market potential and others). Course was offered Spring 2012, Spring 2011 | |
| PLAN 5500 | Special Topics in Planning (3.00) |
| Varies annually to meet the needs of graduate students. | |
| PLAN 5580 | Short Courses in Planning (1.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | A series of one-credit short courses, whose topics vary from semester to semester. Course was offered Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| PLAN 5600 | Land Use and Growth Management (3.00) |
| Introduces the theory and practice of land use planning and growth management as they have evolved historically and as expressed in contemporary practice. Addresses the need and rationale for land use planning as well as its tools. | |
| PLAN 5601 | Regional Planning (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | An examination of opportunities & obstacles of regional planning in the U.S. Key topics include the historical foundations of regionalism, political & economic relationships between suburban & urban jurisdictions, & local vs. metropolitan perspectives with regard to growth management, transportation, environmental planning & economic development, among others. |
| PLAN 5603 | Biophilic Urbanism (3.00) |
| This course begins with the premise that nature is essential to healthy, happy and meaningful lives and explores how cities can be designed and planned with nature at the center. The emerging science, key research underpinnings, and principles of biophilic planning will be examined. The class will review best practices of leading biophilic cities around the world and their efforts to restore, integrate and celebrate nature. | |
| PLAN 5620 | Sustainability and Adaptive Infrastructure (3.00) |
| Infrastructure mediates between the needs of our urban communities and the systems, natural and constructed, which support them. This course is focused on the infrastructure of cities and urbanizing regions and includes topics such as transportation, drinking water, waste water, energy, schools, parks, recycling, and public safety. The course will examine current challenges and a range of means for responding to and funding needed changes. | |
| PLAN 5630 | Design of Cities (3.00) |
| Cities are physical artifacts that are experienced psychologically and socially. This course investigates the theories surrounding these processes to reach an understanding of humanistic urban design intentions. Experiential realities are explored through case studies, readings, and mapping exercises. | |
| PLAN 5640 | Adv. Town Design (3.00) |
| This course will investigate the generic principles and strategies that shape the form and character of towns and discuss influential towns that over the past several generations have, at least to their advocates, represented 'good' planning and design. While recognizing the importance of social and economic factors, the course will emphasize the physical, visual, and experiential qualities of towns. Course was offered Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| PLAN 5650 | Brownfields Redevelopment (3.00) |
| This course analyzes the challenges and opportunities posed by the development of environmentally impaired properties. It explores the legal, political, and philosophical underpinnings of environmental regulation. The course includes fundamentals of real estate finance, including risk dynamics and debt capital, and assesses community involvement in redevelopment solutions. | |
| PLAN 5670 | Place Making (3.00) |
| Seminar that explores the interconnections between infrastructure 'ecological systems, transportation, and water supply' and the form and vitality domestic urban landscape. Readings, discussions and research papers examine contemporary case studies, from the Charlottesville Urban Habitats Design Competition to ideas for rebuilding New Orleans. Course was offered Fall 2009 | |
| PLAN 5740 | Transportation Planning and Policy (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | This course introduces graduate and advanced undergraduate students to current issues in the field of transportation planning and policy. It addresses all modes of transportation (auto, walk, bike) and considers multiple scales (national, state, regional and local). Through the analysis of key topics such as congestion, air quality, social equity, and security, we will gain an understanding of how decisions about the transportation system |
| PLAN 5770 | Plan Implementation (3.00) |
| Emphasizes the use of zoning, subdivision, and other regulations to implement comprehensive plans. Attention is given to capital facilities programming and building codes. | |
| PLAN 5810 | Sustainable Communities (3.00) |
| Examines sustainable communities and the environmental, social, economic, political, and design standards that underlie them. Focuses on reviewing case studies of cities, towns, and development projects that reflect principles of sustainability. | |
| PLAN 5830 | Environmental Policy and Planning (3.00) |
| Examines contemporary environmental policy and practice, including exploration of the normative-philosophical debate surrounding environmental issues. Emphasizes understanding the political and institutional framework for establishing policy and programs; exploring the action approaches to environmental planning including moral suasion, regulation, public investment, and public incentives; and case studies of environmental planning at the federal, state, and local levels. | |
| PLAN 5840 | Environmental Ethics and Sustainability (3.00) |
| Detailed exploration of the normative debate surrounding environmental issues. Focus on the foundations of environmental economics, questions about the value of endangered species, concerns of future generations, appropriateness of a sustainable society, notions of stewardship, and obligations toward equity. Course was offered Spring 2013, Spring 2010 | |
| PLAN 5870 | Environment and Economy (3.00) |
| Rather than being opposite, environment and economy are both dimensions that must be addressed to achieve sustainable outcomes. This course explores these issues and students develop proposed solutions. | |
| PLAN 5890 | Sustainable International Development (3.00) |
| This course will explore development related root causes of environmental degradation in an international context. The course examines theoretical frameworks explaining the linkage between underdevelopment and environmental issues in a developing country context. Specifically, the course will explore the importance of overconsumption, technology, poverty, and inequality as complex set of factors contributing to the environmental crisis. | |
| PLAN 5891 | International Cities (3.00) |
| This course takes a case study approach to examine the sustainable development issues of 10 cities around the world with attention mainly to urban landscape and urban ecology. One outstanding topic will be studied in depth for each city, such as ecology of large urban park for New York city and urban development in mountainous regions for Chongqing, China. The goal of this course is to give students a global view on these issues. Course was offered Spring 2012 | |
| PLAN 5993 | Applied Independent Study (1.00 - 4.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Individual study directed by a faculty member. Prerequisite: Planning faculty approval of topic. Course was offered Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| PLAN 6010 | Planning Process and Practice (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | A practicum/problem course focusing on the use of maps and quantitative information in the planning process. Develops familiarity with types and sources of data and assesses the relevance of data for various types of problem situations. Provides experience in producing quality professional analysis. Also develops team skills and graphic presentation abilities. A core course. |
| PLAN 6040 | Legal Aspects of Planning (3.00) |
| Addresses the law as it relates to planning practice. Includes substantial work in traditional areas of land-use law, but also deals with the law as an instrument for change. Emphasizes developing legal research skills and performing legal analysis. A core course. | |
| PLAN 6050 | Methods of Planning Analysis (4.00) |
| Applies quantitative skills to the planning process: analyzes decision situations and develops precise languages for structuring or communicating their quantitative dimensions. Includes lectures, case studies, and reviews of statistical methods, survey research methods, census data analysis, program and plan evaluation, and computer modeling. A core course. | |
| PLAN 6070 | Urban Theory and Public Policy (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Concentrates on normative and empirical urban theory central to understanding the design and effects of public policies. The theories and applications considered span a number of academic disciplines. Stresses application of theoretical perspectives to federal, state, and local policy choices. A core course. |
| PLAN 6090 | Planning Theory and Practice (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Provides a history of the intellectual and professional roots of contemporary planning theory and practice. Analyzes these roots with an eye to stimulating new perspectives and concepts for a sustainable community orientation. A core course. |
| PLAN 6500 | Special Topics in Planning (1.00 - 3.00) |
| Topical offerings in planning. | |
| PLAN 7993 | Independent Study (1.00 - 4.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Independent research on topics selected by individual students in consultation with a faculty advisor. |
| PLAN 8800 | Teaching Experience (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Involves serving as a teaching assistant for a course, with teaching assignments coordinated by the chair. Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Course was offered Fall 2012 |
| PLAN 8998 | Non-Topical Research, Masters (1.00 - 12.00) |
| For Thesis Preparation, taken before a thesis director has been selected. | |
| PLAN 8999 | Master's Thesis (3.00 - 6.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | A thesis is optional for the Master of Urban and Environmental Planning degree. Students should begin early to explore topics and to identify potential committee members. A guideline document is available. Course was offered Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |