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ARCHT-3330-2: Materials & Methods (Lab)

Fall 2023

Subject: Architecture
Type: Laboratory
Delivery Mode: In-Person
Level: Undergraduate

Campus: San Francisco
Course Dates: August 30, 2023 — December 12, 2023
Meetings: Wed 9:30-11:00AM, Main Bldg - 220 A
Instructor: Mark Donohue

Units: 3.0
Enrolled: 7/12

Description:

This course introduces a process-based framework for understanding the morphological and performative qualities of building materials and construction methods. In a lecture/laboratory format, students explore the reciprocal relationships among form, tectonics, and performance. The course tracks the historical development of common architectural materials as well as their contemporary cradle-to-cradle lifecycles. Emphasis is placed on the critical properties that affect material performance in buildings. In parallel, the course examines how materials are processed and assembled to become building components, tectonic systems, and ultimately how they define architectural space.

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