This course explores the systems of economic, political, social, and regulatory forces driving the production of contemporary architectural projects.
Fulfills minor requirements for: Architecture (non-majors)
Spring 2027
"OMNIconomy" by Shreeja Harisrikanth, Henry Youngren, Tristan Hineman, Sarah Meronek, and Allen Chen, from "Monopolis for the Masses," fall 2025.
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 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 studio understands architecture as a modulator of complex cultural and historical flows, but aims to do so by intensively exploring, evaluating, and expanding the role that tectonic cultures and their associated modes of architectural expression play in shaping our world.
This course introduces students to contemporary methods of construction and draws attention to the materialization of architectural intent.
This course investigates ethics for architecture and the built environment.
This course examines design fields — architecture, industrial, graphics, etc. — to understand design leadership models that fuel future-forward speculation.