ADVANCED ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN [MSD-AAD]

Question 1

ARCH 705: MSD- AAD Design Research Studio

Answer

The second semsester design research studio focusses on large scale detail leading to a building design

Question 2

ARCH 733: New Materials and Methods

Answer

The primary goal of this course is to help students formulate a robust research proposal for their culminating design studio in digital large-scale fabrication and robotics manufacturing using new materials such as carbon fiber and other composites, The course provides a forum for critical discussion of contemporary design practices that is exploratory and speculative in nature. In addition to collaborative thinking and debate students will develop their own research interests to formulate contemporary positions in the making of architecture through the research of materials and their fabrication methods.

Question 3

ARCH 720: Visual Literacy

Answer

The discipline of architecture has been deeply influenced by the digital shift in modes of design and visualization which yielded a wide array of directions within the architectural discourse, especially with questions and problems regarding representation. One clear outcome of this transformational period is the diversity of new representational strategies to seek alternative modes of visualization. It is clear that no one representational medium can be defined as the locus of architectural thought and architecture, as a cultural practice, can no longer be defined through the output of a single medium. The reality of our discipline is that we work through collective mediums and conventions of drawings, models, images, simulations, texts, prototypes and buildings to visualize architectural concepts. These mediums all require degrees of expertise in techniques that are necessary for their execution; They all involve conceptual depth that define their disciplinary positions; They all require translations across each other to enable subjective work-flows; They all require aesthetic attitudes to influence the development of visual culture in architecture.

Question 4

ARCH XXX: Elective II

Answer

Students will select a 700 elective from the Architecture department's Spring elective offerings.

Question 5

ARCH 705: MSD- AAD Design Research Studio

Answer

The second semsester design research studio focusses on large scale detail leading to a building design

Question 6

ARCH 733: New Materials and Methods

Answer

The primary goal of this course is to help students formulate a robust research proposal for their culminating design studio in digital large-scale fabrication and robotics manufacturing using new materials such as carbon fiber and other composites, The course provides a forum for critical discussion of contemporary design practices that is exploratory and speculative in nature. In addition to collaborative thinking and debate students will develop their own research interests to formulate contemporary positions in the making of architecture through the research of materials and their fabrication methods.

Question 7

ARCH 720: Visual Literacy

Answer

The discipline of architecture has been deeply influenced by the digital shift in modes of design and visualization which yielded a wide array of directions within the architectural discourse, especially with questions and problems regarding representation. One clear outcome of this transformational period is the diversity of new representational strategies to seek alternative modes of visualization. It is clear that no one representational medium can be defined as the locus of architectural thought and architecture, as a cultural practice, can no longer be defined through the output of a single medium. The reality of our discipline is that we work through collective mediums and conventions of drawings, models, images, simulations, texts, prototypes and buildings to visualize architectural concepts. These mediums all require degrees of expertise in techniques that are necessary for their execution; They all involve conceptual depth that define their disciplinary positions; They all require translations across each other to enable subjective work-flows; They all require aesthetic attitudes to influence the development of visual culture in architecture.

Question 8

ARCH XXX: Elective II

Answer

Students will select a 700 elective from the Architecture department's Spring elective offerings.

Question 9

ARCH 703: MSD- AAD Design Studio

Answer

A coordinated studio for incoming MSD-AAD students. This rigorous studio exposes incoming students to new techniques and design methodologies as well as crucial disciplinary questions.

Question 10

ARCH 710: Contemporary Theory 1993-Present

Answer

An overview of the approaches and attitudes adopted by architects, theorists and inter-disciplinary writers from 1993-today that have helped shape the current discourse of architecture. This course introduces and contextualize key projects, and polemics over the last 25 years. Central themes in this course include the impact of digital technologies and methods of design, production and materiality. These are explored through texts, movements, projects and buildings that help form an overview that has shaped the contemporary condition that we live in.

Question 11

ARCH 741: Design Innovation

Answer

The mastery of techniques, whether in design, production or both, does not necessarily yield great architecture. As we all know, the most advanced techniques can still yield average designs. Architects are becoming increasingly adept at producing complexity and integrating digital design and fabrication techniques into their design process - yet there are few projects that emanate an aesthetic sensibility. This seminar explores some of the instances in which designers can move beyond technique, by commanding them to such a degree to achieve nuances within the formal development of projects.