Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Architectural Design

Undergraduate students will meet the following student performance criteria:

Conceptual Thinking and Process

• Kommunicera arkitektoniska koncept muntligt och skriftligt
• Artikulera och utöka arkitektoniska koncept genom diagram
• Develop a rigorous material logic for model-making to test ideas
• Produce diagrams indicating critical analyses of relevant precedent buildings or the built environment recognizing the significance to the discipline of architecture
• Utveckla en designidentitet som syntetiserar kritisk tanke, arkitektonisk avsikt och stadsdesignstrategier genom att utveckla beslutsfattande kriterier som underbyggs av forskning

Fundamental Design & Drawing and Making

• Develop criteria to generate and evaluate an architectural order and formal language
• Develop architectural proposals sensitive to the site context in scale and use based on research
• Produce architectural drawings with appropriate drawing conventions to convey spatial qualities and design intent
• Convey materiality in design projects based on an understanding of construction material properties
• Construct drawings and models with a high level of craft and attention to detail

Presentation Skills

• Clearly explain and defend design projects in verbal presentations
• Skapa presentationstavlor, bilder och/eller tryckt material som uppvisar logisk sekvensering och en hierarki av information
• Utveckla effektiva visuella kommunikationsstrategier för att förmedla information som bygger mot ett argument

Leadership and Community

• Demonstrate a commitment to community building and social equity through programming and organization of an architectural project
• Demonstrate sensitivity to diverse viewpoints of user groups in the design of a building
• Engage a collaborative process in the development of a design, with a range of design and engineering disciplines

Integrated Design

• Conduct a user & programmatic analysis
• Communicate analyses of the urban and environmental conditions of a site with clear graphic devices
• Integrate sustainable and energy-conscious strategies into the design of a building
• Communicate analyses of environmental performance systems of the design with clear graphic devices
• Develop an energy-conscious strategy for the design of building envelope systems and material selection
• Integrate structural systems into the design of a building
• Produce technical documentation describing the integration of architecture and building systems
• Accommodate accessibility and life safety requirements in the design of a building

Academy of Art University Learning Outcomes

Graduates of the Academy of Art University will demonstrate the ability to:

• Produce a body of work suitable for seeking professional opportunities in their chosen field of art and design.
• Solve creative problems within their field of art and design, including research and synthesis of technical, aesthetic, and conceptual knowledge.
• Communicate their ideas professionally and connect with their intended audience using visual, oral, and written presentation skills relevant to their field.
• Execute technical, aesthetic, and conceptual decisions based on an understanding of art and design principles.
• Evaluate work in their field, including their own work, using professional terminology.
• Recognize the influence of major cultural and aesthetic trends, both historical and contemporary, on art and design products.
• Learn the professional skills and behaviors necessary to compete in the global marketplace for art and design.

Våra studenter går in i yrket väl förberedda, eftersom vi utbildar dem till att bli kritiska tänkare och visionära designers med färdigheter och erfarenheter för att föra dem in i sin arkitekturkarriär. Vi ger dem den kunskap och de förmågor som krävs för att undersöka deras idéer och omvandla deras arkitektoniska visioner till byggd verklighet. Vi tror starkt på våra elevers potential att forma framtiden för vår miljö som kritiska ledare inom sina områden.

City and Urban Planner

Master planning environmental design decisions at the scale of a neighborhood, district, city, or region, architects can be part of an urban or design team improving urban environments.

Construction Manager

As construction managers, architects contribute their knowledge of building design and coordinate the design delivery of a project from conception to final closeout.

Design Consultant

Utexaminerade från en arkitektskola är kvalificerade utanför arkitektonisk praktik, för att konsultera över discipliner; från byggnadsskalsdesign, historiskt bevarande, industriell design, möbeldesign, färg, varumärke och affärs- och produktrådgivning, bland många andra möjligheter.

Project Architect

Genom att samarbeta i stora eller komplexa arkitektoniska projekt är projektdesigners avgörande medlemmar i ett designteam.

Self-Employed Architect

Företagsrektorer, som fungerar som ensam utövare, driver små till medelstora kontor, ibland i samarbete med andra rektorer. Företagshuvudmän är ansvariga för att signera och stämpla byggdokumentationsuppsättningar och måste vara licensierade i den stat där ett projekt byggs.

Sustainable Design Consultant

Specializing in sustainability-driven design projects, sustainability consultants may be architects or other design professionals.

Unit Requirements

Degree Requirements

• Minimum 2.0 GPA
• A minimum grade of C- in all core courses, major courses, and the following Liberal Arts courses:
• LA 107 Writing for the Multilingual Artist
  or LA 108 Composition for the Artist
• LA 219 Arkitekturhistoria 1
• LA 249 Arkitekturhistoria 2
• LA 255 College Math
• LA 271 College Algebra with Geometry
• LA 292 Programmering & Kultur
• LA 293 Precalculus
• LA 296 Tillämpad fysik
• LA 319 Arkitekturhistoria 3
• LA 429 Arkitekturteori
• LA 449 Urban Design Theory
• And the following general education requirements:
• 1 Written Communication: Composition
• 1 Written Communication: Academic Writing
• 3 History of Architecture
• 1 Fundamental Math
• 1 Applied Math
• 1 Advanced Math
• 1 Applied Physics
• 1 Cultural Influences & Human Behavior
• 1 Employment Communications & Practices
• 1 Historical Awareness
  • LA 107 Writing for the Multilingual Artist
    or LA 108 Composition for the Artist
  • LA 219 Arkitekturhistoria 1
  • LA 249 Arkitekturhistoria 2
  • LA 255 College Math
  • LA 271 College Algebra with Geometry
  • LA 292 Programmering & Kultur
  • LA 293 Precalculus
  • LA 296 Tillämpad fysik
  • LA 319 Arkitekturhistoria 3
  • LA 429 Arkitekturteori
  • LA 449 Urban Design Theory
  • And the following general education requirements:
  • 1 Written Communication: Composition
  • 1 Written Communication: Academic Writing
  • 3 History of Architecture
  • 1 Fundamental Math
  • 1 Applied Math
  • 1 Advanced Math
  • 1 Applied Physics
  • 1 Cultural Influences & Human Behavior
  • 1 Employment Communications & Practices
  • 1 Historical Awareness

After the above general education requirements are met, take Liberal Arts electives as needed to fulfill the Liberal Arts unit requirement.

Curriculum

Semester 1

• ARH 110: Studio 1: Conceptual Design Studio (Core)
• ARH 170: Projective Drawing & Perspective (Core)
• LA 101: Freshman Symposium: Artistic Resilience (Liberal Arts)
• LA 148: The Classical and the Contemporary (Humanities)

Semester 2

• ARH 150: Studio 2: Spatial Ordering & Form (Core)
• ARH 180: 2D Digital Visual Media (Core)
• LA 108: Composition for the Artist (Liberal Arts)
  Recommended for summer
• LA 255: College Math (Liberal Arts)
• LA 271: College Algebra with Geometry (Liberal Arts)
  Rekommenderas för sommaren

Semester 3

• ARH 210: Studio 3: Platsdrift och tektoniska system (kärna)
• ARH 390: 3D digital modellering (kärna)
• LA 219: Historier om arkitektur (liberal konst)
• LA 293: Precalculus (Liberal Arts)

Semester 4

• ARH 239: Material och metoder (Major)
• ARH 240: Webbplatsdesign och kartläggning (Major)
• ARH 255: Studio 4: Assembly Building & Context (Core)
• LA 249: An Artistic and Intellectual History of the Renaissance (Liberal Arts)
• LA 296: Tillämpad fysik (Liberal Arts)
  Rekommenderas för sommaren
• LA 485: Berätta din historia: Personligt uttalande, portfölj, CV (Liberal Arts)
  Rekommenderas för sommaren

Semester 5

• ARH 315: Studio 5: Advocacy in Design (Major)
• ARH 320: Strukturer: Trä och stål (Major)
• LA 292: Programming & Culture (Liberal Arts)
• LA 319: Arkitekturens historia: modernitet (liberal konst)

Semester 6

• ARH 230: Färg, perception och rymd (Major)
  Rekommenderas för sommaren
• ARH 330: Strukturer: Betong, murverk och dragsystem (Major)
• ARH 350: Studio 6: Platsförhållanden och byggnadsprestanda (Major)
• ARH 399: Building Information Modeling (Major)
• LA 123: Designfilosofi: estetik, logik och etik (liberal konst)
  Rekommenderas för sommaren
• LA 429: Arkitekturteori (Liberal Arts)

Semester 7

• ARH 410: Studio 7: Tektonik och struktur (kärna)
• ARH 420: Strukturer: Systemutredning (Major)
• ARH 430: Klimat och energianvändning: Hållbara strategier (Major)

Semester 8

• ARH 440: Designteknik: Miljökontroller (Major)
• ARH 450: Studio 8: Housing & Integrated Design (Major)
• COM 208: Dynamic Aerial Imagery (Humanities)
• LA 359: Urban Sociology (Liberal Arts)
  Rekommenderas för sommaren
• LA 449: Urban Design Theory (Liberal Arts)
  Rekommenderas för sommaren