This studio directs attention to the design of urban house prototypes as multi-scalar instruments. We treat the house not merely as a shelter, but as a site for disciplinary experimentation capable of reimagining how we might live within the idiosyncratic landscapes of the perforated city.
Spring 2026
Poiesis II experiments by Allen Chen, Alobi Huang, Will Ivansco, Jioh Kim, Adeline Kwan, Estee Teo, Max Whalley and Lukas Yao.
This studio asks how architecture might emerge from direct sensory experience, empathetic listening, and shared understanding, rather than form or image alone.
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 studio 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.
This course examines design fields — architecture, industrial, graphics, etc. — to understand design leadership models that fuel future-forward speculation.