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ARCH-3015: Architecture III

Description: Architectural design principles, technical concepts, applications, and measures of quality. Ongoing development of key professional skills such as modes of inquiry, problem structuring, drawing and modeling, workflows, and critique. Site, program, structural, regulatory, and environmental influences addressed in architectural formulations. Development of independent interests, research pursuits, and modes of working. 3015: Various materials and techniques of building design. The technical language of describing designed structures. Human experience, health & wellness, user needs, and regulatory standards in the built environment at multiple scales. Analysis of programmatic and site variables that influence design decisions and resource and environmental stewardship objectives. How fundamental design concepts (idea, movement, structure) and human occupation (context, program, experience) intersect with technical constructive knowledges (assembly, materials, building systems). Subjective measures of quality in design. 3016: Continued studies in materials and techniques of building design. Building assemblies documented in technical drawing, modeling, and writing. Interweaving of fundamental design concepts, human occupation, and technical constructive knowledges. How subjective and measurable (resource, environmental stewardship) criteria impact design decisions. Hybrid Lecture (2H, 2C), Lab (12L, 4C), Design Lab/Studio (2L, 1C) (2H,14L,7C)

Pathways: N/A

Course Hours: 7 credits

Prerequisites: ARCH-2016

Required By: ARCH-3016, ARCH-3054, ARCH-4114

Corequisites: ARCH-3065

Crosslist: N/A

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 45

Average GPA: 3.52 (rounds to A-)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 31.69%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 0.23%

Vera Gonzalo G Munoz202442.8%57.2%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.451
Kristin N Washco202448.5%51.5%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.472
Bassett Paola A Zellner202435.5%55.7%8.9%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.232
Clive R Vorster2024100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.861
Margarita Mcgrath202437.2%51.0%7.9%2.0%0.0%2.0%3.263
Vance H Pittman202458.3%31.4%10.3%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.394
William U Galloway202473.6%26.4%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.666
James R Jones202096.9%3.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.892
Michael G Ermann202053.3%33.3%13.4%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.381
Haleem Shadi M Abdel202140.0%33.3%26.7%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.131
Elizabeth J Grant201981.3%18.8%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.831
Patrick A Doan202373.0%24.5%2.5%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.685
Joseph H Wheeler201958.8%29.4%5.9%5.9%0.0%0.0%3.311
Aki Ishida202153.8%42.2%3.9%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.413
David Dugas202364.4%30.9%2.1%1.1%1.6%0.0%3.504
Mario Cortes202268.0%26.4%5.6%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.592
Benjamin N Pennell202268.8%25.1%6.3%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.491
Monsivais Luis R Borunda202287.5%6.3%6.3%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.811
Edward G Becker202265.2%33.4%0.0%0.0%0.0%1.5%3.593
Heinrich Schnoedt202223.5%58.8%11.8%5.9%0.0%0.0%3.141

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