Architecture and Landscape Architecture

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.

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.

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.

The course aims at understanding the resilience of the physical and material of structure of Venice from the scale of the lagoon to the historical & contemporary construction methods used in creating & preserving the buildings and landscape. The course will involve workshops & seminars as well as many field trips. Guest lecturers will provide expertise on a range of materials & practices. Students will develop a research topic related to studio.

This course examines the construction of the buildings, urban spaces, and site conditions of Venice and the Veneto from the origins of the city to the present-day. The course will involve workshops and seminars, as well as many field trips. Guest lecturers will provide expertise on a range of materials and practices. Students will keep a sketchbook to develop their studies through drawings and reflective notes.

This course will focus on the analysis of urban space and flows, with a focus on the development of representational techniques that investigate the relationship between building/landscape form and urban life. The course will engage a range of media, from hand drawing through digital mapping, photography and film. The students will be expected to develop a capacity to diagram both static and dynamic conditions that structure the urban experience.

This course explores the relationship of Venice to its lagoon and the mainland through the mapping and analysis of the urban and ecological systems. The research will inform the studio and independent research, and will vary in its specific focus in accordance with each year's program research goals.

Advanced vertical studio, exploring complex issues and sites, often through interdisciplinary design research. Part one of a two-part comprehensive design sequence. Some studios sections for this course may have an embedded travel. Prerequisite: ARCH 7020 or LAR 7020.

Advanced vertical studio, exploring complex issues and sites, often through interdisciplinary design research. Typical projects include brownfields, urban landscape infrastructure, and sustainable designs. Some studios sections for this course may have an embedded travel. Prerequisite: ALAR 8010

Advanced vertical studio, exploring complex issues and sites, often through interdisciplinary design research. Prerequisite: ALAR 7010 and ALAR 8010.

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.

Independent research on topics selected by individual students in consultation with a faculty advisor

Thesis II . Prerequisite: ALAR 8100 and permission of the chair.

Independent Design Thesis Studio. Prerequisite: ALAR 8100 and permission of the chair.