| Fall 2011 Architecture Lower- and Upper-Division Courses |
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ARCH 24 (1) Course may be repeated for credit as topic varies. One hour of seminar per week. Grading option: Sections 1-2 to be graded on a letter-grade basis. Sections 3-4 to be graded on a passed/not passed basis. The Berkeley Seminar Program has been designed to provide new students with the opportunity to explore an intellectual topic with a faculty member in a small-seminar setting. Berkeley Seminars are offered in all campus departments, and topics vary from department to department and semester to semester. ARCH 39C (3) Three hours of lecture/seminar per week. Introduction to design and construction issues in high seismic zones. Topics will include earthquake causes and effects, with a focus on why buildings fail. Case studies of recent international earthquake losses will include approaches to rebuilding after disasters and techniques for strengthening existing buildings. Extended Course Description To come. ARCH 84 (1, 2) Course may be repeated for credit as topic varies. One hour of seminar per week per unit for fifteen weeks. One and one half hours of seminar per week per unit for 10 weeks. Two hours of seminar per week per unit for eight weeks. Three hours of seminar per week per unit for five weeks. Sections 1-2 to be graded on a passed/not passed basis. Sections 3-4 to be graded on a letter-grade basis. Prerequisites: At discretion of instructor. Sophomore seminars are small interactive courses offered by faculty members in departments all across the campus. Sophomore seminars offer opportunity for close, regular intellectual contact between faculty members and students in the crucial second year. The topics vary from department to department and semester to semester. Enrollment limited to 15 sophomores. ARCH 98 (1-4) Course may be repeated for credit. One to four hours of directed group study per week. Grading option: Must be taken on a passed/not passed basis. This is a special topics course intended to fulfill the individual interests of students, and provide a vehicle for professors to instruct students based on new and innovative developments in the field of architecture. ARCH 100A (6) Two hours of lecture, six hours of studio, and two hours of computer graphics laboratory per week. Prerequisites: ED 11A-11B. Must be taken in sequence. Introductory courses in the design of buildings. Problems emphasize conceptual strategies of form and space, site relationships and social, technological and environmental determinants. 100A focuses on the conceptual design process. ARCH 100B (6) Two hours of lecture, six hours of studio, and two hours of computer graphics laboratory per week. Prerequisites: ED 11A-11B. Must be taken in sequence. Introductory courses in the design of buildings. Problems emphasize conceptual strategies of form and space, site relationships and social, technological and environmental determinants. 100B stresses tectonics, materials, and energy considerations. Studio work is supplemented by lectures, discussions, readings and field trips. ARCH 101 (5) Course may be repeated for credit as topic varies. Three hours of lecture and five hours of studio per week. Prerequisites: 100A-100B. Problems in the design of buildings of intermediate complexity. Each section deals with a selected topic and concentrates on developing conceptual strategies in the analysis and design of buildings: internal spatial relationships, material, form, tectonics, social and environmental considerations and built landscapes. Studio work is supplemented by lectures, discussions, readings, and field trips. ARCH 101 SEC 1 Extended description to come. ARCH 101 SEC 2 Extended description to come. ARCH 110AC (4) Three hours of lecture/forum and one and one-half hours of discussion per week. This course focuses on the significance of the physical environment for citizens and future design professionals. This course is an introduction to the field of human-environment studies, taught from an American Cultures perspective. Its objectives include: 1) being able to use the concepts in person-environment relations, 2) understanding how these concepts vary by subculture, primarily Anglo-, Hispanic-, and Chinese-American, 3) learning to use the methodological skills needed to conduct architectural programming and evaluation research, 4) thinking critically about the values embedded in design and the consequences for people, their behavior, and feelings. This course satisfies the American cultures requirement. Extended Course Description To come. ARCH 129 (FORMERLY ARCH 138/139X) (1–4) Course may be repeated for credit as topic varies. One hour of lecture/seminar per unit per week. Prerequisites: Consent of instructor. Topics cover advanced and research-related issues in digital design and New Media, related to architecture. ARCH
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1 This course is for students who will be working on a specific project involved with digital representation, visualization or rendering. The course is run as a lab / seminar where individuals are responsible for their own agenda and its completion. It provides a forum for serious discussion and exploration of emerging fields in computer rendering, painting, modeling, animation, multimedia and design as well as to related issues. ARCH 129 SEC 2 Extended description to come. ARCH 139 (1-4) Course may be repeated for credit. Fifteen hours of lecture/seminar per unit per semester. Prerequisites: Consent of instructor. Topics cover contemporary and historical issues in architectural design theory and criticism. ARCH 142 (1,2) One and one-half hours of seminar per week. Must be taken on a passed/not passed basis. Presentations on a variety of topics related to sustainability, offering perspectives from leading practioners: architectural designers, city planners, consultants, engineers, and researchers. Students can enroll for one unit (required attendance plus reading) or two units (with additional writing assignments). ARCH 144 (1) Three hours of lecture/discussion per week for five weeks. Grading option: Must be taken on a passed/not passed basis. This course focuses on what architects need to know about acoustics. The first part deals with the fundamentals of acoustics including how sound levels are described and measured, and human response to sound. The course then covers building acoustics, mechanical equipment noise and vibration control, office acoustics, design of sound amplification systems, and environmental acoustics. ARCH 150 (4) Forty-five hours of lecture and thirty hours of discussion per semester. Prerequisites: Physics 8A. Study of forces, materials, and structural significance in the design of buildings. Emphasis on understanding the structural behavior of real building systems. ARCH 170A (4) Forty-five hours of lecture and 15 hours of seminar/discussion per semester. The first part of this sequence (170A) studies the ancient and medieval periods; the second part (170B) studies the period since 1400; the aim is to look at architecture and urbanism in their social and historical context. Antiquity to the Middle Ages This course provides an overview of the history of the built environment from the beginnings to about 1400CE. The scope is broad in geographical and cultural terms. Although the prime emphasis is on the Mediterranean basin and Europe in general, a substantial number of lectures will be devoted to Asia, Africa, and the pre-Columbian Americas. Our aim is to expose you to the architectural heritage of the past in its social and historical context. ARCH 198 (1-4) Course may be repeated for credit. Grading option: Must be taken on a passed/not passed basis. Studies developed to meet needs. |