This is a vertical elective combining students in their fourth and fifth year of the BArch program with students from the architecture graduate programs. The content of the elective options varies from year to year, and covers advanced topics that invite critical thinking and innovation in the area of building technology.Section Description:This building technology seminar will examine the reciprocal relationships between light and architecture. Students will learn to understand and analyze the daily and seasonal cycle of buildings, designing daylight and electric light as integrated systems that depend on climate, material, form, the eye’s biology, and the brain’s sensory perception of surface and space. Phased design exercises will guide the class’ explorations of luminous space and encourage students to experiment with the complex interdependencies among architecture, light, and perception. The course will move quickly through the fundamentals such as surface brightness and contrast to advanced concepts such as Daylight Autonomy and building automation. Prospective simulation and retrospective measurement will form the means to analyze and verify both quantitative and qualitative performance. Along the way, students will examine the role that light plays in occupant health, comfort, and delight as well as building energy consumption and carbon emissions.Architecture and Interior Design students are encouraged to enroll. All students must have taken Studio 1 or equivalent and have proficiency in Rhino. Contact the instructor if you have questions about your readiness.

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