Focus Area
Construction

As the effects of climate change increasingly highlight the urgency of sustainable construction methods, courses in this area offer an introduction to, and focus on specific construction materials and methods. Specific topics within this area include masonry, integrated environmental systems, enclosure systems, bio-materials, energy conservation, passive strategies, and renewable energy.

Required Courses

  • ARCH 314, Structures I (3G only)
  • ARCH 317, Construction (3G only)
  • ARCH 324, Structures II (3G only)
  • ARCH 425, Environmental Systems (3G only)
  • ARCH 515, Sustainable Systems
  • ARCH 527, Integrative Systems

Elective Courses

  • ARCH 504, Masonry Structures
  • ARCH 505, Building Enclosure Systems
  • ARCH 505, High Performance Building Design
  • ARCH 505, Sustainability and Affordability
  • ARCH 506, Idiomatic Devils: Detailing Scarpa
  • ARCH 507, Advanced Construction Methods
  • ARCH 507, Augmented Tectonics
  • ARCH 507, Glow Workshop: Local Light
  • ARCH 507, Material Practice: Furniture
  • ARCH 507, Metal Works
  • ARCH 509, Mass Timber
  • ARCH 535, Case Studies in Environmental Technology
  • ARCH 544, Wood Structures
  • ARCH 545, Advanced Lighting Design
  • ARCH 555, Building Systems & Energy Conservation
  • ARCH 575, Building Ecology

Faculty

Craig Borum
Professor of Architecture
Lars Gräbner
Associate Professor of Practice in Architecture
Christina Hansen
Lecturer in Architecture
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Lars Junghans
Associate Professor of Architecture
Jong-Jin Kim
Associate Professor of Architecture
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Michael Kennedy
Lecturer in Architecture
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Jen Maigret
Professor of Architecture
Steven Mankouche
Professor of Architecture
Meredith Miller
Director of Master of Architecture , Associate Professor of Architecture
Thomas Moran
Associate Professor of Architecture
Mojtaba Navvab
Director, Ph.D. in Architecture , Associate Professor of Architecture
Catie Newell
Professor of Architecture
Charlie O’Geen
Lecturer
Neal Robinson
Assistant Professor of Practice in Architecture
Jonathan Rule
Associate Professor of Practice
Mohsen Vatandoost
Lecturer in Architecture
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Peter von Bülow
Professor of Architecture
Claudia Wigger
Lecturer