Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Architectural Design

Undergraduate students will meet the following student performance criteria:

Conceptual Thinking and Process

• 通过口头和书面形式传达建筑概念
• 通过图表表达和扩展建筑概念
• Develop a rigorous material logic for model-making to test ideas
• Produce diagrams indicating critical analyses of relevant precedent buildings or the built environment recognizing the significance to the discipline of architecture
• 通过制定研究证实的决策标准，形成一种综合批判性思维、建筑意图和城市设计策略的设计特征

Fundamental Design & Drawing and Making

• Develop criteria to generate and evaluate an architectural order and formal language
• Develop architectural proposals sensitive to the site context in scale and use based on research
• Produce architectural drawings with appropriate drawing conventions to convey spatial qualities and design intent
• Convey materiality in design projects based on an understanding of construction material properties
• Construct drawings and models with a high level of craft and attention to detail

Presentation Skills

• Clearly explain and defend design projects in verbal presentations
• 创建展示逻辑顺序和信息层次的演示板、幻灯片和/或印刷材料
• 制定有效的视觉沟通策略来传达论据信息

Leadership and Community

• Demonstrate a commitment to community building and social equity through programming and organization of an architectural project
• Demonstrate sensitivity to diverse viewpoints of user groups in the design of a building
• Engage a collaborative process in the development of a design, with a range of design and engineering disciplines

Integrated Design

• Conduct a user & programmatic analysis
• Communicate analyses of the urban and environmental conditions of a site with clear graphic devices
• Integrate sustainable and energy-conscious strategies into the design of a building
• Communicate analyses of environmental performance systems of the design with clear graphic devices
• Develop an energy-conscious strategy for the design of building envelope systems and material selection
• Integrate structural systems into the design of a building
• Produce technical documentation describing the integration of architecture and building systems
• Accommodate accessibility and life safety requirements in the design of a building

Academy of Art University Learning Outcomes

Graduates of the Academy of Art University will demonstrate the ability to:

• Produce a body of work suitable for seeking professional opportunities in their chosen field of art and design.
• Solve creative problems within their field of art and design, including research and synthesis of technical, aesthetic, and conceptual knowledge.
• Communicate their ideas professionally and connect with their intended audience using visual, oral, and written presentation skills relevant to their field.
• Execute technical, aesthetic, and conceptual decisions based on an understanding of art and design principles.
• Evaluate work in their field, including their own work, using professional terminology.
• Recognize the influence of major cultural and aesthetic trends, both historical and contemporary, on art and design products.
• Learn the professional skills and behaviors necessary to compete in the global marketplace for art and design.

我们的学生在进入这个行业时做好了充分的准备，因为我们教育他们成为批判性思考者和有远见的设计师，并具备技能和经验，以帮助他们进入建筑行业。我们为他们提供必要的知识和能力，以探究他们的想法并将他们的建筑愿景转化为现实。我们坚信我们的学生有潜力成为各自领域的重要领导者，塑造我们环境的未来。

City and Urban Planner

Master planning environmental design decisions at the scale of a neighborhood, district, city, or region, architects can be part of an urban or design team improving urban environments.

Construction Manager

As construction managers, architects contribute their knowledge of building design and coordinate the design delivery of a project from conception to final closeout.

Design Consultant

建筑学校的毕业生除了具备建筑实践能力外，还可以从事跨学科咨询工作，包括建筑围护结构设计、历史保护、工业设计、家具设计、色彩、品牌、商业和产品咨询等。

Project Architect

项目设计师是设计团队的重要成员，负责大型或复杂的建筑项目。

Self-Employed Architect

公司负责人作为独立执业者，有时与其他负责人合作经营小型至中型办公室。公司负责人负责签署和盖章施工文件集，并且必须在项目所在州获得许可。

Sustainable Design Consultant

Specializing in sustainability-driven design projects, sustainability consultants may be architects or other design professionals.

Unit Requirements

Degree Requirements

• Minimum 2.0 GPA
• A minimum grade of C- in all core courses, major courses, and the following Liberal Arts courses:
• LA 107 Writing for the Multilingual Artist
  or LA 108 Composition for the Artist
• LA 219 建筑史 1
• LA 249 建筑史 2
• LA 255 College Math
• LA 271 College Algebra with Geometry
• LA 292 规划与文化
• LA 293 预备微积分
• LA 296 应用物理学
• LA 319 建筑史 3
• LA 429 建筑理论
• LA 449 城市设计理论
• And the following general education requirements:
• 1 Written Communication: Composition
• 1 Written Communication: Academic Writing
• 3 History of Architecture
• 1 Fundamental Math
• 1 Applied Math
• 1 Advanced Math
• 1 Applied Physics
• 1 Cultural Influences & Human Behavior
• 1 Employment Communications & Practices
• 1 Historical Awareness
  • LA 107 Writing for the Multilingual Artist
    or LA 108 Composition for the Artist
  • LA 219 建筑史 1
  • LA 249 建筑史 2
  • LA 255 College Math
  • LA 271 College Algebra with Geometry
  • LA 292 规划与文化
  • LA 293 预备微积分
  • LA 296 应用物理学
  • LA 319 建筑史 3
  • LA 429 建筑理论
  • LA 449 城市设计理论
  • And the following general education requirements:
  • 1 Written Communication: Composition
  • 1 Written Communication: Academic Writing
  • 3 History of Architecture
  • 1 Fundamental Math
  • 1 Applied Math
  • 1 Advanced Math
  • 1 Applied Physics
  • 1 Cultural Influences & Human Behavior
  • 1 Employment Communications & Practices
  • 1 Historical Awareness

After the above general education requirements are met, take Liberal Arts electives as needed to fulfill the Liberal Arts unit requirement.

Curriculum

Semester 1

• ARH 110: Studio 1: Conceptual Design Studio (Core)
• ARH 170：射影绘画与透视（核心）
• LA 101: Freshman Symposium: Artistic Resilience (Liberal Arts)
• LA 148：古典与当代（人文）

Semester 2

• ARH 150：工作室 2：空间排序与形式（核心）
• ARH 180：2D 数字视觉媒体（核心）
• LA 108: Composition for the Artist (Liberal Arts)
  Recommended for summer
• LA 255：大学数学（文科）
• LA 271：大学代数与几何（文科）
  夏季推荐

Semester 3

• ARH 210：工作室 3：现场操作和构造系统（核心）
• ARH 390：3D 数字建模（核心）
• LA 219：建筑史（文科）
• LA 293：预备微积分（文科）

Semester 4

• ARH 239：材料与方法（主要）
• ARH 240：场地设计与测绘（专业）
• ARH 255：工作室 4：装配式建筑与环境（核心）
• LA 249：文艺复兴时期的艺术和思想史（文科）
• LA 296：应用物理学（文科）
  夏季推荐
• LA 485：讲述你的故事：个人陈述、作品集、简历（文科）
  夏季推荐

Semester 5

• ARH 315：工作室 5：设计倡导（专业）
• ARH 320：结构：木材与钢材（主修）
• LA 292: Programming & Culture (Liberal Arts)
• LA 319：建筑史：现代性（文科）

Semester 6

• ARH 230：色彩、感知和空间（主修）
  夏季推荐
• ARH 330：结构：混凝土、砖石和张拉系统（主修）
• ARH 350：工作室 6：场地条件和建筑性能（主要）
• ARH 399：建筑信息模型（主修）
• LA 123：设计哲学：美学、逻辑和伦理（文科）
  夏季推荐
• LA 429：建筑理论（文科）

Semester 7

• ARH 410：工作室 7：构造和结构（核心）
• ARH 420：结构：系统调查（主要）
• ARH 430：气候与能源使用：可持续战略（主要）

Semester 8

• ARH 440：设计技术：环境控制（主要）
• ARH 450：工作室 8：住房与综合设计（专业）
• COM 208：动态航空图像（人文）
• LA 359：城市社会学（文科）
  夏季推荐
• LA 449：城市设计理论（文科）
  夏季推荐