This course addresses the urgent need for sustainable building design in an era of climate change.
Spring 2026
Poiesis II experiments by Allen Chen, Alobi Huang, Will Ivansco, Jioh Kim, Adeline Kwan, Estee Teo, Max Whalley and Lukas Yao.
This course critically examines the professional practice of architecture through historical and contemporary lenses.
Architecture is inextricable from the uneven social, political, technological and environmental conditions shaping the contemporary world. With this reality as our starting point, we examine the complex intersections of ethics, power and space that often shape architects' choices.
Fulfills minor requirements for: Architecture (non-majors)
Emphasizing critical engagement with perception, history and representation, students challenge assumptions, explore contextual meaning, and cultivate an ethical design process.
This course covers the conceptual foundations and practical applications of whole-building energy simulation for high-performance building design.
This course covers important geographic information system (GIS) concepts. Software tutorials and technical sessions cover leading GIS software from Esri Inc., including ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Online, ArcGIS Map Viewer, ArcGIS Story Maps and Dashboards.
This course introduces architecture as a broad framework for remaking the world within its political, social, and ecological context through infrastructural intervention and community building.
This course introduces students to contemporary methods of construction and draws attention to the materialization of architectural intent.
This seminar confronts the ethical imperatives of architectural practice amid intersecting crises, climate collapse, technological acceleration, and structural injustice.