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ARCH-4114: Ideas, Concepts, and Representations of Architecture

Description: Disciplinary study of ideas, concepts, and representations that have shaped architecture across time (Common Era). Emphasis on ideational constructs and their varied modes of transmission (from textual to oral communications, drawings to images, buildings to models) in relation to the projecting of architecture. Architectural theories and their transmission as cultural productions reflective of societal, ethical, intellectual, environmental, and technological contexts. Presentation and reflection upon architectural discourse itself through written and oral communication.

Pathways: 1A Discourse Advanced, 10 Ethical Reasoning

Course Hours: 3 credits

Prerequisites: ARCH-3015 and ARCH-3116

Required By: ARCH-4124

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: N/A

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 41

Average GPA: 3.54 (rounds to A-)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 36.62%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 0.54%

Andrew Gipe202480.3%14.5%2.1%1.6%1.1%0.5%3.655
Markus Breitschmid202474.4%25.6%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.755
Hilary Bryon202333.7%55.1%9.5%0.0%1.2%0.5%3.1611
Joseph Bedford202358.8%35.8%3.9%0.3%0.0%1.3%3.528
David H Haney202362.0%37.8%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.511
Christine M Kelley202471.4%28.6%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.591
Kristin N Washco202488.1%11.9%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.792
Coe Jodi L La2020100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.922
Eric J Jenkins202187.1%4.5%8.3%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.782
Samer M Bitar202195.8%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%4.2%3.901
Cihan Yusufoglu2023100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.881
Teminioluwa D Thomas202373.8%23.9%2.4%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.652

Grade Distribution Over Time

1234GPA
Spring 2019Summer I 2019Fall 2019Spring 2020Summer I 2020Fall 2020Spring 2021Fall 2021Winter 2021Spring 2022Summer I 2022Fall 2022Spring 2023Summer I 2023Fall 2023Spring 2024Fall 2024Term050% W