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University of Calgary Calendar 2019-2020 COURSES OF INSTRUCTION Course Descriptions A Architectural Studies ARST
Architectural Studies ARST

For more information about these courses see the School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape website: evds.ucalgary.ca/.

Junior Course
Architectural Studies 201       Architecture and the Built Environment
An introduction to architecture as an artistic and scientific endeavour as well as an examination of its purpose and intentions, its processes, and its products. Students will develop an understanding of the social, cultural, historical, technological, economic, and natural context influencing the design of buildings and other objects.
Course Hours:
3 units; (2-1T)
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Senior Courses
Architectural Studies 421       Architecture and Life Cycle Thinking: Climate Change and Beyond
An introduction to strategies for comparing building and product performance in relation to environmental impacts and contributions to climate change. Concepts of circular economy, life cycle analysis, embedded energy, recycling/reuse of building materials are explored through the lenses of resource depletion, carbon and water footprints and waste generation
Course Hours:
3 units; (2-1T)
Prerequisite(s):
Architectural Studies 201.
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Architectural Studies 423       Sustainability in the Built Environment
An examination of the built environment and the tools to achieve a stable and balanced and a regenerative ecosystem in a process of responsible consumption, wherein waste is minimized and the built environment interacts with natural environments and cycles. Healthful interior environments, resource efficiency, ecologically benign materials, renewable energies and social justice issues are examined.
Course Hours:
3 units; (3-0)
Prerequisite(s):
Admission to the Architectural Studies Minor or consent of the Faculty.
Antirequisite(s):
Credit for Architectural Studies 423 and Environmental Design 523 will not be allowed.
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Architectural Studies 431       Design Thinking in the Built Environment Studio I
A foundational introduction to design thinking as applied to the built environment of buildings, cities, and landscapes. Students will complete a series of experiential learning exercises that emphasize three-dimensional thinking and problem-solving skills. The course is offered in a studio environment, which along with the course-work, will provide valuable experience to develop a portfolio.
Course Hours:
3 units; (0-3)
Prerequisite(s):
Architectural Studies 201.
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Architectural Studies 441       Design Thinking in the Built Environment Studio II
A capstone project-based course that builds on the skills acquired in Architectural Studies 431. Students will work in small groups to develop, research, execute, and present a small design thinking project based in Calgary. The course is offered in a studio environment.
Course Hours:
3 units; (0-3)
Prerequisite(s):
Architectural Studies 431.
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Architectural Studies 444       Studio II in Architecture
A studio exploring the application of ordering principles of architecture and to the numerous layers that contributes to the quality of inhabitation of place and space through design. Issues explored include the formal, the experiential and the theoretical concerns of architectural design in today's cultural context.
Course Hours:
6 units; (0-8)
Prerequisite(s):
Architectural Studies 451 and 484 and admission to the Architectural Studies Minor.
Corequisite(s):
Architectural Studies 453.
Antirequisite(s):
Credit for Architectural Studies 444 and any of 431, 441 or Environmental Design Architecture 582 will not be allowed.
Notes:
A supplementary fee will be assessed to cover additional costs associated with this course.
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Architectural Studies 449       Building Science and Technology I
Functioning of the building enclosure: demonstration of the behaviour of building elements and their sub-assemblies under differential temperature and pressure stresses; fundamentals of acoustics; nature and use of building materials; response of building materials to climatic cycles radiation, precipitation, heating and cooling.
Course Hours:
3 units; (3-0)
Prerequisite(s):
Admission to the Architectural Studies Minor or consent of the Faculty.
Antirequisite(s):
Credit for Architectural Studies 449 and Environmental Design Architecture 511 will not be allowed.
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Architectural Studies 451       Graphics Workshop I
A skill building course with instruction and supervised experience in basic drafting, sketching and rendering; principles of perspective, drawing and presentation conventions. A variety of instruction may be offered to accommodate the varied level of student development.
Course Hours:
3 units; (0-8)
Prerequisite(s):
Admission to the Architectural Studies Minor.
Corequisite(s):
Architectural Studies 484.
Antirequisite(s):
Credit for Architectural Studies 451 and Environmental Design Architecture 541 will not be allowed.
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Architectural Studies 453       Graphics Workshop II
Instruction and supervised experience in drafting, sketching and rendering; drawing and presentation conventions. Builds on Architectural Studies 451. A variety of instruction may be offered to accommodate the varied level of student development.
Course Hours:
3 units; (0-8)
Prerequisite(s):
Architectural Studies 451 and 484 and admission to the Architectural Studies Minor.
Corequisite(s):
Architectural Studies 444.
Antirequisite(s):
Credit for Architectural Studies 453 and Environmental Design Architecture 543 will not be allowed.
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Architectural Studies 457       History of Architecture and Human Settlements

A survey history of architecture and human settlement from the prehistoric world until the present. The first course addresses the pre-modern traditions of the major world cultures. The second course explores the traditions of the Western world from the beginning of the Italian Renaissance until the present. The courses will examine the changes in world view that have altered the course of architecture through the study of selected works of architecture and urbanism.

457.01. History of Architecture and Human Settlements I-Premodern Traditions of the World

457.02. History of Architecture and Human Settlements II-The Rise of Modernity, 1750 to the Present


Course Hours:
3 units; (3-0)
Prerequisite(s):
Admission to the Architectural Studies Minor or consent of the Faculty.       
Antirequisite(s):
Credit for Architectural Studies 457 and Environmental Design Architecture 523 will not be allowed.
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Architectural Studies 484       Studio I in Architecture
A studio that explores the foundation concepts in architectural design and form making involving a sequence of progress skill building, visual and spatial thinking and problem solving exercises.
Course Hours:
6 units; (0-8)
Prerequisite(s):
Admission to the Architectural Studies Minor.
Corequisite(s):
Architectural Studies 451.
Antirequisite(s):
Credit for Architectural Studies 484 and any of 431, 441, 485 or Environmental Design Architecture 580 will not be allowed.
Notes:
A supplementary fee will be assessed to cover additional costs associated with this course.
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