ARC 510, Architectural Design IX, Thesis (8 credits)
Course Description
Students will engage in a semester-long thesis project in which the student will explore, design, and present in depth their design project chosen in previous semester.
Course Goals and Objectives
- Evidence of a student’s ability to conduct independent research
- Demonstration of essential design concepts including: Space, Scale, Light, Structure, HVAC, Materials, Construction, and Design with Intention
- Develop and understand the creation of an architectural problem, and the search and representation of its solution
- Successfully argue for the students’ respective design intention as it is realized in the final design project
- Understand how a design argument is made, and make it clearly, concisely, to the chosen intention
Topical Outline
100% Students develop and design a comprehensive architectural solution in response to the issues/project developed in the previous semester
Prerequisites
ARC 509, Architectural Design VIII, Pre-Thesis
Textbooks/Learning Resources
Varies, depending on student research topic
Offered
Spring semester, annually
Faculty assigned
Eric Stark, Associate Professor of Architecture
Amy Hinkley, Adjunct Professor of Architecture
Various faculty members serve as primary advisers to individual students/projects
