ARC X50R ARC 350R Topics in Design Theory 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Advanced topics in architecture and associated disciplines to encourage critical and theoretical thinking. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: For students in the School of Architecture, upper-division standing; for others, upper-division standing and consent of instructor; additional prerequisites may vary with the topic.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Academic Level: Upper Division
Topic 1: The Modern American City. Issues facing residents of United States cities, such as transportation and housing, poverty and crime, metropolitan finance, environmental and architectural design; historical/comparative urban evolution. Only one of the following may be counted: Architecture 350R (Topic 1), Geography 337, Urban Studies 337, 352 (Topic 1). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: GRG 337, URB 337 Additional prerequisite: For students in the School of Architecture, upper-division standing; for others, upper-division standing and consent of instructor.
Topic 2: American Dream: Status Quo and Alternatives.
Topic 3: Urban Design Practice. Architecture 350R (Topic 3) and Urban Studies 352 (Topic 3) may not both be counted.
Topic 4: Economy/Value/Quality of Life. Architecture 350R (Topic 4) and Urban Studies 352 (Topic 4) may not both be counted.