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Courses not offered in the current academic year are listed at the end of this section
ARCH 100 F 3C 0.5
An Introduction to Architecture
An introductory course for non-architecture students, which
explores in broad terms the nature of our architecture and how it has
evolved. The main streams in the development of Western architecture are
traced up to the present and lead to a discussion of current work, ideas and
concerns.
ARCH 112 F 4C 0.5
Mathematics in Architecture
The application of mathematics to architecture through
evolutionary geometrical studies, humanist thought, perspective
development; geometrical constructions; trigonometry; algebra; calculus
and matrices.
ARCH 113 W 2C,2L 0.5
Introduction to Computers in Architecture
This is an introduction to desktop computers as used in
architectural practice. Half of the course will focus on 2 and 3-dimensional
computer-aided design concepts and skills. Most of the remainder of the
course will focus on cost estimating and specifications using data-base,
spread sheet and word processing software. All applications will be based
on a single case study building which is used throughout the course.
Antireq: CS 100
Lab fee: $35
ARCH 124 F 3C 0.5
Introduction to Landscape Design
An introduction to analysis of the form that landscapes take and
the processes and ideals leading to those forms. Topics of discussion
include the vernacular landscape, the garden, the park, the town and
suburban landscape. Emphasis will be on site planning within the above
situations and on the introduction of ideas of sustainable development and
an ecosystems approach.
Prereq: Consent of instructor
ARCH 142 F 4C,2L 1.0
Cultural History 1: Iconography
Selected schemes of order, such as fate, providence, natural law, the human
will, as expressed in plays, poems and fiction from various ages; selected
conventions in literature, cinema, and the visual arts; the development of
one or two archetypal symbols in literature and the visual arts; directed to
lead into more detailed studies of symbolic patterns in Iconography 2.
Prereq: Consent of instructor
ARCH 143 W 4C,2L 1.0
Cultural History 2: The Ancient World
A study centred on ancient life to initiate the student into the
stream of cultural history and the complex problems of what the artist is,
the quality of the human existence, culture, environment, as well as the
working of the icon from raw state of perceived image to its function as an
expressive symbol in poetry, music, dance, architecture and other works of
art; a study of modern work in comparison to an ancient achievement.
Prereq: ARCH 142
ARCH 163 W 1C,2L 0.5
Statics and Structural Analysis
Fundamental concepts of mechanics and structures, as related to
architectural design, study of loading conditions, forces, moments, systems
of forces, conditions of equilibrium for two and three dimensional
structures, centre of gravity of loads and areas, bar forces in trusses,
simple frame analysis, friction, moment of inertia.
Prereq: ARCH 112
ARCH 171 F 3C 0.5
Theories and Technologies of Building
Introduction to applications of technology in the design and
construction of buildings. Organized as a series of case studies
concentrating on the last three centuries, it addresses, among other themes,
the emergence of new structural methods and materials, the evolution of
environmental control, the rationalization of building assembly, and the
invention of the modern urban infrastructure.
Prereq: Consent of instructor
ARCH 172 W 3C 0.5
Building Construction 1
An introduction of the fundamentals of building construction, in
terms of materials, technical aspects of the making and design of buildings,
basic building science and environmental concerns. Emphasis will be placed
on soils, foundations, masonry construction and wood frame construction.
ARCH 174/175 0.5 each
Experimental Courses
These courses offer a vehicle for introducing additional electives
to the program on a short-term basis, and for developing future permanent
courses.
Prereq: Consent of instructor
ARCH 192 F 2C,14std 1.5
Design Studio
Development of the means to appreciate the art and science of
building; introduction to the study of theories of architecture; development
of skills in graphic communication; introduction to a study of building
elements; promotion of the application of theory in the practice of design.
Field trip (one week).
Prereq: Architecture students only
Field trip cost: $325-$350
ARCH 193 W 2C,14std 1.5
Design Studio
Further development of basic skills, and the application of theory
and design in small scale architectural design projects. Introduction to
issues of habitation, program and context.
Prereq: ARCH 192
ARCH 213 F 3C,3std 0.5
Introduction to Architectural Computer Graphics
By focusing on three-dimensional modelling, the course
introduces a number of related topics in computer graphics such as
rendering, raster graphics, light, colour and image compositing. There are
studio projects involving the design, modelling and rendering of sculptures
and a project dealing with interpretations through modelling of distinctive
buildings from the recent or distant past. Lectures support the hands-on
work with a general theoretical background.
Prereq: ARCH 113 or CS 100 and ARCH 193 or consent of
instructor
ARCH 225 S 3C 0.5
The Architecture of the Urban Environment
An introduction to the structure and form of urban environments
as understood through the urban architecture. The forces that determine
the creation and development of urban places will be examined. Topics
include: the plan as a generative form, urban building types, urban
morphology and the shape of the public realm, infrastructure as a system
and an architectural object, nature and the park, and real estate and
development controls. Of special interest will be analyses of the suburb and
urban master plans.
Prereq: For Architecture 2B students or consent of
instructor
ARCH 245 W,S 1C,2L 0.5
Survey of Contemporary Architecture
Beginning with the formative years of modern architecture, the
course will analyse buildings and theories of representative architects and
designers, documenting the development of architectural ideas in Europe
and elsewhere.
Prereq: Consent of instructor
ARCH 246 F 4C,2L 1.0
Cultural History 3: Foundations of Europe
Recognition of patterns of life and concepts of order and conduct,
models of the universe and other, moving metaphors and myths by means
of study of the thoughts, acts, art, architecture, technology, literature,
music and town design of the West from the break-up of the Roman
Empire until the Renaissance.
Prereq: ARCH 143 or consent of instructor
ARCH 247 S 4C,2L 1.0
Cultural History 4: Renaissance to Revolution
Analysis of the various styles emerging out of provincial and
international Gothic, especially Italian use of classical models, the spread of
this "renaissance" mode, leading to consideration of the Mannerist, the
Baroque, the Rococo, the Neoclassical; investigation of the course of men's
attitudes from humanism, nationalism, and Reformation through the
Enlightenment until the French Revolution and Hume's dethronement of
Reason.
Prereq: ARCH 246 or consent of instructor
ARCH 249 F 3C 0.5
The Art and Architecture of the East
This course addresses the fundamentals of the Eastern Art and
Architecture, discussing major landmarks of India, China and Japan.
Field trip cost: $15
ARCH 252 S 0.5
Creative Problem Solving
Development of creative skills through group behaviour in
problem solving sessions by: developing a clear understanding of each
participant's own creative thought processes; increasing her/his ability to
consciously and deliberately make use of her/his own creative potential;
engendering an awareness of the capacity to use herself/himself and the
people he/she works with to produce better solutions to the problems
identified by the group.
Prereq: Consent of instructor
ARCH 262 F 2C,2L 0.5
Strength of Materials
Concept of simple stress and strain; statically indeterminate axially
loaded members; thermal stresses, torsion, shear and bending moments in
simple beam; shear and moment diagrams, qualitative deflected shapes,
flexural and shearing stresses, deflection calculations; combined stresses,
beams of different materials, compression members, Euler's formula.
Prereq: ARCH 163
ARCH 266 F 3C 0.5
Building Construction 2
The study of more advanced aspects of building construction
dealing with the design and technological aspects of building structure:
reinforced concrete, precast concrete, and steel framing; building envelope:
cladding principles, window walls, roofing and glazing; and interior finish
selection and interface with mechanical and electrical systems.
Prereq: ARCH 172 or consent of instructor
ARCH 274/275 0.5 each
Experimental Courses
These courses offer a vehicle for introducing additional electives
to the program on a short-term basis, and for developing future permanent
courses.
Prereq: Consent of instructor
ARCH 276 S 2C,2L 0.5
Timber: Design, Structure and Construction
Architectural case studies are used to examine conceptual
development, structural design, building process and the selection of
structural timber systems. Topics such as flexural, compression and truss
members; connections; and plywood construction are studied using
calculations, design aids, rules of thumb and the latest CSA design
standards.
Prereq: ARCH 262
ARCH 284/285 F,W 3C 0.5 each
Architectural Research
This offers a student an opportunity for independent research into
architectural problems not offered in the regular curriculum, guided
exploration of specific architectural problem areas, of appropriate
complexity to the particular term.
Prereq: Approval of (in house) UGAC
ARCH 292 F 2C,14std 1.5
Design Studio
The exploration of design as a thinking process through the
medium of small scale design projects. The development and analysis of
architectural propositions concerning personal space within the context of a
larger community.
ARCH 293 S 2C,14std 1.5
Design Studio
Design involving problems of human perception and dimension in
more complex environments, and dealing with issues of public and private
space. Development of skills in analysis and programming, and further
exploration of questions of siting and context. Field trip (one week).
Prereq: ARCH 292
Estimated field trip cost: $125
ARCH 313 W 3C,3std 0.5
Computer Aided Design
A study of Computer Aided Design (CAD) seen as the creation of
a data base of two-dimensional graphics and three-dimensional models
from which drawings and images can be extracted. An important
component of the course is therefore the structuring of this two- and three-
dimensional information. For architectural subject matter the course will
use the works of a classical architect, such as Palladio or Schinkel, by
requiring the design and modelling of a building incorporating the design
rules perceived to have been used by the architect. By using CAD as a
means of criticism, CAD is also used to teach architectural history by
allowing visual testing of the validity of the design rules and by allowing
one to project oneself into a virtual reality of the past.
Prereq: ARCH 213 or consent of instructor
ARCH 345 W 2C,1S 0.5
Architectural Theory 1850-1940
Beginning with the introduction of important theories of
architecture in vogue prior to 1850, the course will examine texts,
movements, buildings, projects, and urban proposals of the period in order
to understand the structure of contemporary architectural theory.
Prereq: Consent of instructor
ARCH 346 W 2C,2L 0.5
Historicism and Romanticism: Sense of Periods and Styles
Depiction of "modern" culture as one in which the notion of
environmental order as the fulfilling of natural law is replaced by a notion
of order as the historical creation of autonomous wills. Selected works in
philosophy, literature, art and architecture will be studied.
Prereq: ARCH 247 or consent of instructor
ARCH 362 W 2C,2L 0.5
Steel: Design, Structure and Construction
Architectural case studies are used to examine conceptual development,
structural design, building process and the selection of structural steel
systems. Topics such as tension, flexural and compression members; and
connections are studied using calculations, design aids, rules of thumb and
the latest CSA design standards.
Prereq: ARCH 262
ARCH 363 F 2C,2L 0.5
Concrete: Design, Structure and Construction
Architectural case studies are used to examine conceptual
development, structural design, building process and the selection of
structural concrete systems. Topics such as flexural (rectangular,
T-Beams, and one-way slabs) and compression members; footing and
retaining walls; non-reinforced and reinforced masonry walls are studied
using calculations, design aids, rules of thumb and the latest CSA design
standards.
Prereq: ARCH 262
ARCH 372 W 2C,2L 0.5
Building Services 1
The course focuses on the air and water systems of buildings and
is aimed at developing knowledge and skills appropriate to architectural
practice. Subjects covered include environmental parameters, heating and
cooling loads, energy conservative design, the selection of heating,
ventilating and air conditioning systems, plumbing systems, and fire
protection criteria and systems, with reference to building codes and
standards.
Coreq: ARCH 392 or consent of instructor
ARCH 373 F 2C,2L 0.5
Building Services 2
A study of services in buildings, covering electrical distribution,
vertical transportation, lighting and acoustics. The course also addresses
exterior applications, site planning and district services, and a survey of
urban infrastructures.
Coreq: ARCH 393 or consent of instructor
ARCH 374/375 0.5 each
Experimental Courses
These courses allow for additional electives to the program on a
short term basis, and for developing future permanent courses.
Prereq: Consent of instructor
ARCH 384/385 F,W R 0.5 each
Architectural Research
This offers a student an opportunity for independent research into
architectural problems not offered in the regular curriculum. It allows
guided exploration of a specific architectural problem area, of appropriate
complexity to the particular term.
Prereq: Approval of (in house) UGAC
ARCH 392 W 3C,18std 2.0
Design Studio
Development of design skills and theoretical knowledge through
their application in projects involving various building types in urban
situations. Emphasis is placed upon issues of materiality and technology in
architectural design.
Prereq: ARCH 293
ARCH 393 F 3C,18std 2.0
Design Studio
The application of architectural principles to urban design. The
study and analysis of elements of existing communities, and of the theories
and processes in the creation of new urban areas. Design at an urban scale.
Prereq: ARCH 392
ARCH 444 S 3C 0.5
Roots of Japanese Architecture
This course will study three phases of the pre-Meiji (8000 BC -
1868 AD) period under the headings of i) Apparent Disorder, ii)
Geometric Order, and iii) Sophisticated Order as they relate to the
evolution of Japanese architecture.
Prereq: Consent of Instructor
ARCH 445 F,W 2C,2D 0.5
The Practice of Criticism in Creative Design
The application of critical thought will be exercised regularly
through oral and written assignments on a wide range of designed human
experience; secondarily, there will be reading assignments to facilitate the
practice of criticism through a broadening knowledge of critical theory and
its relationship to culture.
Prereq: Consent of instructor
ARCH 446 F 2C,2S 0.5
Italian Urban History (Rome)
The course provides a survey of the history of settlement and
urban form on the Italian peninsula from antiquity to the present day. In it
the influences upon the structure of public and private space are outlined
for each historical period. These include the constants such as geography
and climate, but more especially the factors that induce and manifest
change: politics, warfare, economics, social structure, the arts and theory.
Prereq: Registration in ARCH 492 or consent of instructor
ARCH 447 S 2C,1S 0.5
Japan: Signatures on the Landscape
The course examines connections between pre-war and post-war
ideologies as a context for looking more closely at the work of
contemporary architects and planners in Japan.
Architecture students only OR consent of instructor
ARCH 448 F 2C,2S 0.5
Rome and the Campagna (Rome)
History of settlement and building in Rome and the surrounding
area from antiquity to the present. Acts of design in architecture, urban
form and landscape related to political, cultural and spiritual authority of
Rome. Comparison drawn between the image of the city, represented in
literature and art, and the material facts of the place. Field trips, lecture.
Prereq: Registration in ARCH 492 or consent of instructor
ARCH 449 F 2C,2S 0.5
The Development of Modern Italian Architecture (Rome)
The course addresses the issues of architecture and urbanism in
Rome and Italy from 1750 to the present. It explores the relationship
between cultural, political and artistic phenomena such as Futurism,
Novecento and Rationalism, that anticipate and create modernism in Italy.
Coreq: ARCH 492 or consent of instructor
ARCH 451 W 2C,1S 0.25
The Financial Aspects of Architecture
The course is an introduction to the financial aspects of the
development and construction industries. The economics of property
development and the process of cost estimation and control will be treated
from a practical perspective.
Prereq: BArch Students or consent of instructor
ARCH 452 W 2C,1S 0.25
Specifications
Architectural working drawings and specifications; bidding
requirements; general conditions; general requirements trade divisions;
reference and source material; assembly and reproduction; structural,
mechanical and electrical consultants.
Prereq: BArch Students or consent of instructor
ARCH 453 S 2C,1S 0.25
Professional Practice
Discussion of the legal and ethical aspects of architectural practice
in Canada and in Ontario; in particular, contracts, bonds and insurance,
construction lien, by-laws and regulations, architectural partnership. The
legal background, client-architect relations, partial services, professional
problems.
Prereq: BArch Students or consent of instructor
ARCH 454 S 2C,1S 0.25
Acts and Codes
The course introduces students to the legislative context within
which architects operate; specifically, The Architects' Act, The Planning
Act and The Building Codes.
Prereq: BArch Students or consent of instructor
ARCH 455 S 3C 0.5
Creative Problem Solving 2: Conflict Resolution and Innovation
in Design
This course will carry the skills learned in ARCH 252 to the
world at large, giving the participants the opportunity of dealing with
larger client groups.
Prereq: Arch 252 and consent of instructor
ARCH 474/475 0.5 each
Experimental Courses
These courses allow for additional electives to the program on a
short-term basis, and for developing future permanent courses.
Prereq: Consent of instructor
ARCH 484/485 F,W 3R 0.5 each
Architectural Research
This offers a student an opportunity for independent research into
architectural problems not offered in the regular curriculum. It allows
guided exploration of a specific architectural problem area, of appropriate
complexity to the particular term.
Prereq: Approval of (in house) UGAC
ARCH 492Z F 3C,18std 2.0
Design Studio (Rome)
The studio course is mounted in Rome, Italy, with the school's
own faculty and premises, and offers a unique opportunity to undertake
design studies in a truly rich architectural heritage. The main focus is the
nature of the institution and its relationship to the city and its culture.
Two field trips, one week each.
Prereq: BES (pre-professional architecture) degree with
minimum C- average in design courses
Field trip cost: $800
ARCH 492 F 3C,18std 2.0
Design Studio (Waterloo)
For students unable to study in Rome, an alternative studio is
offered in Waterloo. It presents similar design projects and theoretical
questions in a North American context.
Prereq: BES (pre-professional architecture) degree with
minimum C- average in design courses
ARCH 493 W,S 3C,18std 2.0
Design Studio Options
A series of studio courses is offered which enables students to
select their subject of study and instructor. The studios are presented either
by visiting architects or professors or by school faculty, and reflect the
instructor's particular interests and expertise. Enrolment is normally
limited to a maximum of fifteen in any one studio.
Prereq: ARCH 492
ARCH 499 W,S 0.0
Fifth Year Thesis Proposal
Architecture students are responsible for developing a satisfactory
thesis proposal prior to and as a pre-requisite of the 5A Design Studio. The
completion of this requirement will be indicated as a mark of TCRU for the
course on the student's academic record. The thesis proposal will be
developed independently by the student between the 4B and 5A terms and
will be reviewed and assessed by the 5A studio instructor.
Prereq: ARCH 493
ARCH 574/575 0.5 each
Experimental Courses
These courses allow for additional electives to the program on a
short-term basis, and for developing future permanent courses.
Prereq: Consent of instructor
ARCH 584/585 W,S 3R 0.5 each
Architectural Research
This offers a student an opportunity for independent research into
architectural problems not offered in the regular curriculum. It allows
guided exploration of a specific architectural problem area, of appropriate
complexity to the particular term.
Prereq: Approval of (in house) UGAC
ARCH 592/593 W,S 4C,28std 3.0 each
Design Studio
These courses provide an opportunity for the student to select an
area of concentration for study and design in depth. A thesis topic is to be
submitted and approved during term eight (4B) and all research work
completed by the end of the eight-month Co-op work term five. Terms
nine and ten (5A and 5B) will be spent developing the thesis for
presentation during term ten. The thesis is to be a vehicle for thinking and
design at an innovative level. Thus considerable emphasis is placed on both
theory and development of design solutions.
Prereq: ARCH 499 and consent of instructor
A letter grade for ARCH 592 will be submitted only after the completion
of ARCH 593.
Courses not offered 1995-96
ARCH 348 Italian Renaissance Architecture
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