Course 4 Fall 2008 Class Offerings
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| Course | Name | Instructors | Credit | Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Thesis and UROP | ||||
| 4.THG | Graduate Thesis | Thesis Advisor | TBA | H |
| 4.THTJ/11.THTJ | Thesis Research Design Seminar | Abbanat | 3-0-0 | U |
| 4.UR | Undergraduate Research in Architecture (UROP) | Ochsendorf | TBA | U |
| 4.URG | Undergraduate Research in Architecture (UROP) | Ochsendorf | TBA | U |
| 4.119 |
Preparation for Undergraduate Architecture Design Thesis | TBA | 1-0-2 | U |
| 4.189 |
Preparation for MArch Thesis |
Dutta | 2-2-5 | H |
| 4.190 | Practical Experience in Architecture | Advisor | 0-0-3 | G |
| 4.288 | Preparation for SMArchS Thesis | Thesis Advisor/ Computation Class: Knight/ Nagakura |
3-0-6, 3-0-3 | H |
| 4.389 | SMVisS Thesis Tutorial | Jonas | 3-0-6 | H |
| 4.488 | Preparation for SMBT Thesis | Advisor | TBA | H |
| 4.489 |
Preparation for Building Technology PhD Thesis |
Thesis Advisor |
TBA |
H |
| 4.589 |
Preparation for Design & Computation PhD Thesis |
Thesis Advisor |
TBA |
H |
| 4.689 |
Preparation for HTC - PhD Thesis |
Thesis Advisor |
TBA |
H |
| 4.1xx Architectural Design | ||||
| 4.105 | Architectural Design Skills I | Lamere | 2-2-5 | G |
| 4.108 | BSAD Porfolio Workshop | Luther | 2-0-1 | U |
| 4.111 | Experiencing Architecture Studio | Hubbard | 3-3-6 | U |
| 4.112 | Integrated Architecture Design Studio | Watson | 3-3-6 | U |
| 4.114 | Applied Architecture Design Studio 2 | Wampler | 0-12-9 | U |
| 4.116 | Advanced Architecture Design Studio | Correa-Mehrotra | 0-12-9 | U |
| 4.123 | Architectural Design: Level I | TBA | 0-12-9 | G |
| 4.143 | Architectural Design: Level II | TBA |
0-12-9 | H |
| 4.155 | Architectural Design: Level III | Bucci, TBA | 0-10-11 | H |
| 4.163J/11.332J | Urban Design Studio — Urb Lab India: Landscapes and Urbanism: Reclaiming Mumbai’s Eastern Waterfront | R. Mehrotra, Berger |
0-12-9 | H |
| 4.166 | Beijing Studio (Summer 2008) | Frenchman, Wampler, Chang | 0-18-0 | H |
| 4.170 | International Workshop | Wampler | 3-2-7 | U |
| 4.171 | The Space Between Workshop | Wampler | 3-2-4 | H |
| 4.175 | Case Studies in City Form | Dennis | 0-6-6 | H |
| 4.180 | Architectural Design Workshop for Undergraduates—Veneto Experience (Summer 2008) | Kanda | 0-6-0 | U |
| 4.182 | Architectural Design Workshop – Advanced Japan Design Workshop 2008: Research & Design of Prototype Housing and Sustainable Communities (Summer + Fall) | Kanda/ Santos/ Scott/ Ben-Joseph | 0-4-14 | H |
| 4.183 | Architectural Design Workshop—Japan Workshop (Summer) | Kanda | 3-0-6 | H |
| 4.2xx Architectural Studies | ||||
| 4.205 | Analysis of Contemporary Architecture | Chen | 3-0-9 | U |
| 4.213J/11.308J | Advanced Seminar: Urban Nature and City Design | Spirn | 3-0-9 | H |
| 4.220 | Urban Housing: Paris, London, New York | Dennis | 3-0-6 | H |
| 4.221 | Architecture Studies Faculty Colloquium | Beinart/ R. Mehrotra | 2-0-1 | G |
| 4.222 | Professional Practice | Hubbard/ Freelon | 3-0-3 | G |
| 4.236J/11.463J | Structuring Low-Income Housing Projects in Developing Countries | Goethert | 3-0-9 | H |
| 4.240J/11.328J | Urban Design Skills: Observing, Interpreting & Representing the City | Ben-Joseph | 3-0-9 | G |
| 4.250J/11.001J | Introduction to Urban Design and Development | Silberberg | 3-0-9 | U |
| 4.252J/11.301J | Introduction to Urban Design and Development | Frenchman | 3-0-9 | G |
| Research Topics in Architecture Studies— Water, Landscape + Urban Design Workshop | Wescoat | 3-3-6 | H | |
| 4.291 | Special Problems in Architecture Studies — Singapore/Bangkok Workshop (Summer 2008) | Goethert | 0-6-0 | U |
| 4.297 | Special Problems in Architecture Studies—Precedents in Critical Practice | Miljacki | 3-0-6 | H |
| 4.299 | Special Problems in Architecture Studies—Freehand Drawing | Ulmann | 0-3-0 | H |
| 4.3xx Visual Arts | ||||
| 4.301 | Introduction to the Visual Arts | Zane/ TBA |
2-4-6 | U |
| 4.303 | The Production of Space: Art, Architecture and Urbanism in Dialogue | Bauer/ TBA | 3-3-3 | G |
| 4.341 | Introduction to Photography and Related Media | Frank | 3-3-6 | U |
| 4.351 | Introduction to Video | Gibbons | 2-4-6 | U |
| 4.352/4.353 | Advanced Video | Gibbons | 2-4-6 | U H |
| 4.360 | Performance Workshop— Action (an archeology of the sea) | Jonas |
3-3-6 | H |
| 4.365 | Advanced Projects in Visual Arts - the FEMA Trailer Project | Lee | 3-3-6 | H |
| 4.366/4.396 | Advanced Projects in Visual Arts— Autism Studio | Jacob | 2-4-6 |
U H |
| 4.370/4.371 | Interrogative Design Workshop | Wodiczko | 3-3-6 | H U |
| 4.381/4.391 | Advanced Visual Design: Introduction to Online Participatory Media | Frid-Jimenez | 3-3-6 | H |
| 4.390 | Visual Arts Independent Studio | Wodiczko | 4-1-7 |
H |
| 4.4xx Building Technology | ||||
| 4.411 | Building Technology Laboratory | Norford | 2-4-6 | U |
| 4.42J/1.044J/2.66J | Fundamentals of Energy in Buildings | Glicksman | 3-2-7 | U |
| 4.423J/ 2.661J | Architectural Thermal and Fluid Dynamics | Glicksman/ Norford | 3-2-7 | H |
| 4.430 | Daylighting | Andersen | 3-0-6 | H |
| 4.447J/1.819J | Design for Sustainability | Ochsendorf/ Adams | 2-0-4 | H |
| 4.461 | Building Tech I: Materials and Construction | TBA | 3-1-5 | G |
| 4.463 | Building Tech III: Introduction to Building Structural Systems II | Ochsendorf/ TBA | 3-2-4 | G |
| 4.481 | Building Technology Seminar | all BT faculty | 2-0-1 | H |
| 4.5xx Computation | ||||
| 4.500 | Introduction to Design Computing | Sass | 2-2-8 | U |
| 4.503/4.562 | Advanced Visualization/Architecture in Motion Graphics | Nagakura | 3-2-7 2-2-8 |
U H |
| 4.510 | Digital Design Fabrication | Sass | 3-3-6 | H |
| 4.520/4.521 | Computational Design I: Theory and Applications | Knight | 3-0-9 3-0-6 |
U G |
| 4.540 | Introduction to Shape Grammars I | Stiny | 3-0-6 | G |
| 4.556J/MAS.551J | Design Without Boundaries | Mitchell | 3-0-9 | H |
| 4.560 | Geometric Modeling | Nagakura | 2-2-8 | G |
| 4.580 | Inquiry into Computation and Design | Knight | 3-0-9 | G |
| 4.581/4.582 | Proseminar in Computation/ Research Seminar in Computation | Stiny | 3-0-9 | H |
| 4.583 | PhD Forum in Computation | Knight | 3-0-0 | H |
| 4.6xx History, Theory and Criticism | ||||
| 4.601 | Introduction to Art History | Smentek | 3-2-7 | U |
| 4.605 | Introduction to the History and Theory of Architecture | Friedman | 4-0-8 | U |
| 4.607 | Thinking about Architecture: In History and at Present | TBA | 3-0-6 | H |
| 4.614 | Religious Architecture and Islamic Cultures | Rabbat | 3-0-9 | U |
| 4.619 | Historiography of Islamic Architecture | Rabbat | 3-0-9 | H |
| 4.629 | Special Problems in Islamic and Nonwestern Architecture—Mughal Landscapes: History, Heritage & Design | Wescoat | 3-0-9 | H |
| 4.645 | Selected Topics in Architecture—1750 to the Present | Dutta | 3-0-6 | G |
| 4.651 | Art Since 1940 | Jones | 3-0-9 | U |
| 4.655 | Advanced Study in Modern Architecture | Anderson | 3-0-9 | H |
| 4.661 | Theory and Method in the Study of Architecture and Art | Dutta | 3-0-9 | H |
| 4.662 | Advanced Study in the History of Urban Form | Friedman | 3-0-6 3-0-9 |
H |
| 4.670/4.671 | Nationalism, Internationalism and Globalism in Modern Art | Jones | 3-1-5/ |
G |
