Architectural Design (ARCD)

This studio focuses on the design process through the creation of objects and architectural spaces. Projects involve investigations into syntax and design language, program interpretation, materiality, ritual, use and the constructed order of built space. Emphasis is placed on experimentation, risk and play. Design projects will incorporate constructed drawings, sketching, diagramming, model-building and writing.

Design studio building on the fundamentals of ARCD 200. Projects will address both three-dimensional design of spaces and site composition. Projects will include questions of landscape, urbanism, color, material properties and prototypes. Introduction of workshop, digital graphics and photography incorporated in studio work, with an emphasis on fabrication and constructed full-scale objects.

This course includes a review of initial student work created during the ARCD 200 level courses, including design, concepts and functionality. Portfolio review required to enroll in architectural design courses at 300 level and above.

This course will introduce students to principles used in digital processes and representation in architectural production. Technologies to draw three dimensionally on the computer will be considered as a discipline within itself, and students will be instructed to use the machine for design exploration. Various software packages will be utilized during the semester.

Study of selected topics in architectural design at the introductory level. May be repeated when course content changes. See MyMadison for current topics.

Intermediate design studio building upon skills of ARCD 200-ARCD 202 sequence. Projects will be of greater complexity, scope and technical requirement. Design studies will incorporate drawing, diagramming, models, digital studies and writing. Projects will have a focus on site development in an urban or exurban context. Case studies will be required.

Intermediate design studio building upon skills of ARCD 300. Projects will be an extension of ARCD 300, but with greater complexity, scope and technical requirements. Design studies will incorporate drawing, diagramming, models, digital studies and writing. Course includes expansion of the design role into collaborative teams, interdisciplinary teams, actual clients, service projects and competitions.

A lecture course introducing components and materials used in construction and building systems.

Survey of the evolution of architectural design and architectural thought from ancient to modern times.

Survey of architecture from 1851 to the present day. Thematic investigations will include regional, philosophical and technical developments in architectural space. Architects may include Labrouste, Berlage, Wagner and Richardson, through Wright, Mies, Le Corbusier, to the avant-garde Murcutt, Siza, Nouvel and Mockbee.

Independent activity at the intermediate level, such as research or studio practice, under faculty supervision. Projected studies in any area of the school's offering must be arranged with the instructors who will direct them. Offered only with the consent of the instructor.

Study of selected topics in architectural design at the intermediate level. May be repeated when course content changes. See MyMadison for current topics.

An upper-level design studio building upon the design rigor and technical craft acquired in the ARCD 300-ARCD 302 sequence. The studio will be organized into a series of short topical projects. Projects will include contemporary research initiatives including the body, landscape, urbanism, materiality and/or social justice.

Final upper-level architectural design studio culminating in a thesis project. Individual student directives for the development and execution of a design research project.

This course examines procedures and practices in the architectural design profession.

Seminar format class which explores influential ideas in contemporary design, including critical regionalism, postmodernism, minimalism, the neo-avant-garde, green design, Marxism and post-structuralism.

Independent activity, such as research or studio practice, under faculty supervision. Projected studies in any area of the school's offering must be arranged with the instructors who will direct them. Offered only with consent of the instructor.

An on-campus program monitored on an individual basis designed to provide practical studio experience in the visual arts. Students will learn safe studio practices and management skills, including material use, inventory control and the proper operation of equipment found within various individual classroom studios.

Study of selected topics in architectural design at the advanced level. May be repeated when course content changes. See MyMadison for current topics.

An off-campus program prepared and monitored on an individual basis. Internships are designed to provide practical experience in professional design settings.

Honors 499 is taken as a three-course sequence. In the first course, the student works with their faculty advisor to generate an idea for an independent Honors research project, including a reading list and annotated bibliography. In the second course, the student completes the research for their project. In the third course, the student prepares an oral and written presentation of their research project results. Repeatable for a maximum of six credits for Honors students.