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ARCH 253G

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ARCHITECTURAL ANATOMY

Terms Typically Offered

Spring

Academic Level

Graduate

Offering Department(s)

Introduction to technical building systems - Structure, Environmental and Enclosure - and their integration with an emphasis on quantifying performance and increasing sustainability. Content includes survey of these three system types - typical components, basis of performance, and analysis of performance - and introduction to related conventions of construction and architectural detailing to realize them.

Majors are pre-registered for this course by the department. This course is a requirement for first-year MArch (3yr) Architecture Students.

Major Requirement | MArch: Architecture (3yr)

Student Eligibility

GR Architecture Programs of Study

Instructional Method

Lecture

Delivery Mode

In-Person

Min. Credits

3

Max. Credits

3

Weekly Contact Hours

3

Repeatable

No