Architecture (BA)
Liberal Arts<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"sub-section\"> <\/div>"},"learning_outcomes":{"label":"Program Learning Outcomes","slug":"learning_outcomes","content":"<!-- PLOs from PS --><p>Undergraduate students will meet the following student performance criteria:<\/p><p>Conceptual Thinking and Process<\/p><ul><li>Communicate architectural concept verbally and in writing<\/li><li>Articulate and extend architectural concept through diagrams<\/li><li>Develop a rigorous material logic for model-making to test ideas<\/li><li>Produce diagrams indicating critical analyses of relevant precedent buildings or the built environment recognizing the significance to the discipline of architecture<\/li><li>Develop a design identity which synthesizes critical thought, architectural intent, and urban design strategies by developing decision-making criteria substantiated by research<\/li><\/ul><p>Fundamental Design & Drawing and Making<\/p><ul><li>Develop criteria to generate and evaluate an architectural order and formal language<\/li><li>Develop architectural proposals sensitive to the site context in scale and use based on research<\/li><li>Produce architectural drawings with appropriate drawing conventions to convey spatial qualities and design intent<\/li><li>Convey materiality in design projects based on an understanding of construction material properties<\/li><li>Construct drawings and models with a high level of craft and attention to detail<\/li><\/ul><p>Presentation Skills<\/p><ul><li>Clearly explain and defend design projects in verbal presentations<\/li><li>Create presentation boards, slides, and\/or printed materials which exhibit logical sequencing and a hierarchy of information<\/li><li>Develop effective visual communication strategies to convey information that build towards an argument<\/li><\/ul><p>Leadership and Community<\/p><ul><li>Demonstrate a commitment to community building and social equity through programming and organization of an architectural project<\/li><li>Demonstrate sensitivity to diverse viewpoints of user groups in the design of a building<\/li><li>Engage a collaborative process in the development of a design, with a range of design and engineering disciplines<\/li><\/ul><p>Integrated Design<\/p><ul><li>Conduct a user & programmatic analysis<\/li><li>Communicate analyses of the urban and environmental conditions of a site with clear graphic devices<\/li><li>Integrate sustainable and energy-conscious strategies into the design of a building<\/li><li>Communicate analyses of environmental performance systems of the design with clear graphic devices<\/li><li>Develop an energy-conscious strategy for the design of building envelope systems and material selection<\/li><li>Integrate structural systems into the design of a building<\/li><li>Produce technical documentation describing the integration of architecture and building systems<\/li><li>Accommodate accessibility and life safety requirements in the design of a building<\/li><\/ul>"}}"
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