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ARCH-3016: 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-3015

Required By: ARCH-4014, ARCH-4044, ARCH-4004

Corequisites: ARCH-3066

Crosslist: N/A

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 45

Average GPA: 3.58 (rounds to A-)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 41.00%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 0.27%

Clive R Vorster202246.5%53.5%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.472
Elizabeth J Grant202189.8%10.3%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.862
Albert J Davis201973.3%26.7%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.651
David Dugas202464.8%29.7%4.0%0.0%0.0%1.6%3.584
Heinrich Schnoedt202326.6%53.3%6.7%6.7%6.7%0.0%2.931
Edward G Becker202371.6%27.3%0.0%1.1%0.0%0.0%3.665
William U Galloway202486.0%14.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.796
Aki Ishida202163.2%33.4%3.5%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.553
Monsivais Luis R Borunda202387.6%6.3%6.3%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.791
Bassett Paola A Zellner202437.5%43.8%18.9%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.131
Vance H Pittman202466.6%29.6%2.0%0.0%2.0%0.0%3.543
Benjamin N Pennell202368.7%19.9%6.3%2.6%2.6%0.0%3.462
Patrick A Doan202479.3%18.7%1.1%0.0%1.1%0.0%3.686
Michael G Ermann202137.5%37.6%18.8%0.0%6.3%0.0%3.091
Mario Cortes202266.7%22.3%11.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.611
Kristin N Washco202452.9%44.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%2.9%3.522
Margarita Mcgrath202434.9%61.3%2.0%2.0%0.0%0.0%3.343
Markus Breitschmid202042.8%57.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.561

Grade Distribution Over Time

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Spring 2019Spring 2020Spring 2021Spring 2022Spring 2023Spring 2024Term050% W