ARCH 100 Architectural Making I
An introductory course about architecture and architectural making. 2D and 3D form and space tested through the theoretical, pragmatic, and contextual issues that influence architecture.
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ARCH 101 Introduction to Architecture
An introductory course intended to provide non-majors with a foundation in the basic concepts of architecture. Provides a general understanding of contemporary issues in architecture, architecture practice and the role architecture plays in the design.
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ARCH 102 Architectural Thinking I
Broad overview of the histories and theories that have shaped the discipline of architecture: its histories, theories and methodologies.
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ARCH 103 Architectural Making II
ARCH 104 Architectural Thinking II
Canonical buildings since 1800 alongside their accompanying theoretical texts are evaluated within the discipline and allied fields of inquiry.
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ARCH 110 New Student Orientation
An overview of the School of Architecture and Urban Planning, the architecture and urban planning professions, academic requirements, and student resources.
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ARCH 190 Special Topics:
Presentation of new material on experimental basis. Material appropriate for testing interest and ability in architecture. Specific credits and any prereqs announced in Schedule of Classes whenever course is offered.
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ARCH 300 Architectural History and Theory
Introduction to architectural history and its theoretical base. The course covers classical architecture to the present, focusing on the theories underlying architecture of a period.
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ARCH 300G Architectural History and Theory
Introduction to architectural history and its theoretical base. The course covers classical architecture to the present, focusing on the theories underlying architecture of a period.
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ARCH 301 Architecture Systems 1
ARCH 301G Architecture Systems 1
ARCH 302 Architecture and Human Behavior
Introduction to behavioral, social and cultural factors and their implications for the design and planning of the built environment.
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ARCH 302G Architecture and Human Behavior
Introduction to behavioral, social and cultural factors and their implications for the design and planning of the built environment.
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ARCH 303 Architecture Systems 2
ARCH 303G Architecture Systems 2
ARCH 304 Contemporary Criticism and Urbanism
Disciplinary methods and themes through rigorous readings of texts and objects concerning contemporary architectural criticism, and histories and theories of urban form and urban planning.
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ARCH 304G Contemporary Criticism and Urbanism
Disciplinary methods and themes through rigorous readings of texts and objects concerning contemporary architectural criticism, and histories and theories of urban form and urban planning.
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ARCH 310 Fundamentals of Architectural Design I
Formal concepts that order the production of architecture, using physical and virtual models, sketches, and drafted, scaled, orthographic drawings. Issues related to site, function and environment.
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ARCH 320 Fundamentals of Architectural Design II
Architectural design as a synthetic discipline that considers material/spatial experience, contextual analysis, formal concepts, and social/cultural relationships. Material/graphic representation explored in models, drawings, collage and renderings.
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ARCH 326 Energy Design Fundamentals
Energy-related issues as they apply to site planning and architectural design, including thermal comfort, site climate analysis, building thermal response, and solar system design.
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ARCH 326G Energy Design Fundamentals
Energy-related issues as they apply to site planning and architectural design, including thermal comfort, site climate analysis, building thermal response, and solar system design.
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ARCH 340 Urban Design
Survey of urban design, including the study of precedents, recent philosophy, design vocabulary, behavioral responses, and implementation strategies.
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ARCH 340G Urban Design
Survey of urban design, including the study of precedents, recent philosophy, design vocabulary, behavioral responses, and implementation strategies.
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ARCH 350 Greening Milwaukee
City wide environmental organizations are organized into lecture series on the state of sustainable issues. Thirty hours of service are required.
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ARCH 380 Drawing in Architecture
ARCH 380G Drawing in Architecture
ARCH 382 Professional Production (BIM)
Principles of the professional production of architectural documents covering and the interface and workflow of Building Information Modeling software.
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ARCH 382G Professional Production (BIM)
Principles of the professional production of architectural documents covering and the interface and workflow of Building Information Modeling software.
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ARCH 383 Landscape Architecture
Introduction to the history of landscape architecture as well as the process of contemporary landscape architecture and its relationship to contemporary architecture.
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ARCH 383G Landscape Architecture
Introduction to the history of landscape architecture as well as the process of contemporary landscape architecture and its relationship to contemporary architecture.
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ARCH 390 Special Topics:
Provides a format for the development and presentation of new material. Specific credits and any additional prerequisites announced in the Schedule of Classes whenever course is offered.
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ARCH 391 Directed Research
ARCH 392 Independent Studies
ARCH 410 Architectural Design I
Design projects explore basic issues: clients' needs; site planning; masonry, wood, and steel construction; health and safety. Composition employs analysis of precedent.
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ARCH 420 Architectural Design II
Design projects explore complex contexts and programs. Solutions employ hybrid construction technologies, and codes for safety and accessibility; they also integrate interior and exterior spaces.
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ARCH 510 Survey of Structural Analysis and Design
Statics, strength of materials and analysis of simple structural elements and systems. Design and economics of simple building structures.
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ARCH 510G Survey of Structural Analysis and Design
Statics, strength of materials and analysis of simple structural elements and systems. Design and economics of simple building structures.
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ARCH 516 Building Construction
Review and analysis of architectural construction systems in relation to building projects of various scales. Construction techniques and contract documentation are covered.
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ARCH 516G Building Construction
Review and analysis of architectural construction systems in relation to building projects of various scales. Construction techniques and contract documentation are covered.
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ARCH 520 Environmental Systems: Illumination and Thermal Comfort
ARCH 520G Environmental Systems: Illumination and Thermal Comfort
ARCH 521 Environmental Systems: Resources-Fluid Distribution Systems
Water resources supplies and treatment, distribution and disposal systems. Atmospheric and thermal comfort. Air treatment, distribution systems, and related energy systems for human comfort.
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ARCH 521G Environmental Systems: Resources-Fluid Distribution Systems
Water resources supplies and treatment, distribution and disposal systems. Atmospheric and thermal comfort. Air treatment, distribution systems, and related energy systems for human comfort.
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ARCH 522 Environmental Systems: Lighting and Acoustical Design
The development and application of visual/auditory comfort criteria, lighting and acoustical design, and their architectural design implications.
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ARCH 522G Environmental Systems: Lighting and Acoustical Design
The development and application of visual/auditory comfort criteria, lighting and acoustical design, and their architectural design implications.
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ARCH 533 Topics in Architectural Theory:
This variable content course will focus on the study of a particular architectural theory or the work of an individual architect and its theoretical base.
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ARCH 533G Topics in Architectural Theory:
This variable content course will focus on the study of a particular architectural theory or the work of an individual architect and its theoretical base.
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ARCH 534 Field Study:
Theoretical developments and their historical contexts are explored in a particular setting. Focus and setting are announced in advance.
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ARCH 534G Field Study:
Theoretical developments and their historical contexts are explored in a particular setting. Focus and setting are announced in advance.
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ARCH 550 Seminar in Building Types and Settings
ARCH 550G Seminar in Building Types and Settings
ARCH 551 American Vernacular Architecture
Introductory seminar on the historical development of all forms of vernacular and popular architecture. Buildings are analyzed in detail within their cultural contexts.
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ARCH 551G American Vernacular Architecture
Introductory seminar on the historical development of all forms of vernacular and popular architecture. Buildings are analyzed in detail within their cultural contexts.
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ARCH 553 Vernacular Buildings and Groupings
ARCH 553G Vernacular Buildings and Groupings
ARCH 560 Introduction to Historic Preservation
Research, discussion and case study development to explore political, social/historical, economic and design/restoration issues of preservation and adaptive use of buildings.
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ARCH 560G Introduction to Historic Preservation
Research, discussion and case study development to explore political, social/historical, economic and design/restoration issues of preservation and adaptive use of buildings.
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ARCH 561 Measured Drawing for Architects
History and theory of measured drawings, field measuring and recording techniques, and production of drawings based on procedures of the Historic American Building Survey.
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ARCH 561G Measured Drawing for Architects
History and theory of measured drawings, field measuring and recording techniques, and production of drawings based on procedures of the Historic American Building Survey.
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ARCH 562 Preservation Technology Laboratory
Laboratory focusing on the historic preservation of architectural detail. Students will examine historic technologies, write papers on them, and execute them in detail.
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ARCH 562G Preservation Technology Laboratory
Laboratory focusing on the historic preservation of architectural detail. Students will examine historic technologies, write papers on them, and execute them in detail.
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ARCH 580 Graphic Techniques for Architects
Architectural presentation techniques focusing on the application of various graphic media including color pencil, pastel, watercolor, marker, and air-brush.
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ARCH 580G Graphic Techniques for Architects
Architectural presentation techniques focusing on the application of various graphic media including color pencil, pastel, watercolor, marker, and air-brush.
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ARCH 581 Law and Professional Practice for Architects
ARCH 581G Law and Professional Practice for Architects
ARCH 583 Emerging Digital Technology:
Laboratory focusing on the theory and application of emerging digital tools to contemporary problems of architectural design and professional practice. Proficiency in MicroStation, Rhino, formZ, or SketchUp required.
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ARCH 583G Emerging Digital Technology:
Laboratory focusing on the theory and application of emerging digital tools to contemporary problems of architectural design and professional practice. Proficiency in MicroStation, Rhino, formZ, or SketchUp required.
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ARCH 584 Urban Landscape Architecture
Study of historic and contemporary exterior urban space, urban site planning methodology; design and detailing of exterior urban space; pedestrian and vehicular movement; use of plant materials.
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ARCH 584G Urban Landscape Architecture
Study of historic and contemporary exterior urban space, urban site planning methodology; design and detailing of exterior urban space; pedestrian and vehicular movement; use of plant materials.
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ARCH 585 Research Methods in Architecture
Review of various data collection and analysis methods used in architectural research and design; exploration of the epistemological foundations of our knowledge about the built environment.
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ARCH 585G Research Methods in Architecture
Review of various data collection and analysis methods used in architectural research and design; exploration of the epistemological foundations of our knowledge about the built environment.
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ARCH 586 Code and Programming
Review and analysis of building code and programming requirements in relation to building project goals, user requirements, socio-cultural determinants, design criteria, site selection and analysis, building type analysis, and cost projections.
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ARCH 586G Code and Programming
Review and analysis of building code and programming requirements in relation to building project goals, user requirements, socio-cultural determinants, design criteria, site selection and analysis, building type analysis, and cost projections.
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ARCH 587 Post-Occupancy Evaluation of Built Environments
Evaluation of built environments: technical, functional, and socio-behavioral factors; design of post-occupancy evaluation studies and instruments; and analysis of a built environment.
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ARCH 587G Post-Occupancy Evaluation of Built Environments
Evaluation of built environments: technical, functional, and socio-behavioral factors; design of post-occupancy evaluation studies and instruments; and analysis of a built environment.
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ARCH 650 Intermediate Design Studio:
ARCH 716 Art of Detailing
Seminar/workshop dealing with creative aspects of architectural construction technology. Building details are analyzed with respect to technical appropriateness, durability, context and design consequences.
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ARCH 723 Fundamentals of Ecological Architecture
Investigation of the ecological issues affecting an architectural design process that aims to produce buildings, landscapes and cities with minimal demands on the environment.
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ARCH 749 Urban Design as Public Policy
Orients students in urban planning to urban design problems as matters of public policy with focus on the analysis and implementation of urban design proposals rather than on the techniques used to generate such proposals.
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ARCH 750 Proseminar in Environment Design Research
Intensive review of important findings in environmental design from research and professional literature and analysis of impacts on the built environment.
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ARCH 751 Theories of Environment Design Research
Systematic review and critique of the major concepts, models, and theories of environmental design; their adequacy relative to current data; needed tests; applicability to environmental policy, planning, and design.
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ARCH 760 History of Building Technology
An examination of evolving technology in architecture from antiquity to the mid-twentieth century, concentrating on examples in the united states; includes field trips.
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ARCH 780 The Built Environment and Real Estate Development
A course providing an understanding of the relationships between economics and architectural design and skills in manipulation of variables in both areas on real projects.
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ARCH 785 Advanced Research Methods in Architecture
Advanced treatment of existing and emerging qualitative and quantitative research and analysis methods, including research designs, scholarly, structural, field, survey, experimental and multivariate methods.
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ARCH 788 Green Building Seminar
Investigation and research into the environmental and architectural opportunities and constraints of building and landscape materials.
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ARCH 790 Special Topics:
Development and presentation of new material on an experimental, one-term basis. Specific credits and any additional prerequisites announced in schedule of classes whenever course is offered.
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ARCH 791 Master's Level Directed Research
ARCH 792 Master's Level Independent Studies and Research
ARCH 794 Pre-Thesis or Master's Project Research
ARCH 810 Architectural Design I
This design studio introduces students to theories and methodologies of architectural design. Design projects explore various design procedures, graphic techniques, and building tectonics.
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ARCH 820 Architectural Design II
This design studio further develops the theories and methodologies of architectural design. Design projects emphasize specific issues of theory, structure, context, program, and graphic communication.
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ARCH 825 Comprehensive Design Studio:
Advanced design studio emphasizing schematic design to detailed development of programmatic spaces, structural and environmental systems, life-safety provisions, wall sections, and building materials and assemblies.
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ARCH 850 Advanced Design Studio:
ARCH 888 Candidate for Degree
ARCH 891 Master's Project
ARCH 990 Doctoral Dissertation
ARCH 991 Doctoral Level Research
ARCH 992 Doctoral Level Independent Work