Rice Course Schedule, Fall 2003
Architecture (ARCH)
Rice Course Schedule as of 11/06/2003.
This schedule is maintained by the Office of the Registrar
(reg@rice.edu).
See also: Building Codes | Registration Information
NOTE: Course web pages are available for some ARCH courses.
ARCH 101 PRINCIPLES OF ARCHITECTURE I Credits 4.00 Fall 03
Visual studies using simple tools and materials to develop an awareness of the
environment and a vocabulary to describe it. Requisite for architecture
majors.
001 AH 212 - MWF 02:00PM - 05:00PM Grenader, Nonya S. Enr: 24 Max: 0
Samuels, Danny Marc
ARCH 201 PRINCIPLES OF ARCHITECTURE II Credits 6.00 Fall 03
Introduction to concepts of beginning architectural design. Design process as
problem solving with emphasis on conscious method. Requisite for architecture
majors.
Prereq- Arch 101 and 102.
001 AH 146 - MWF 01:00PM - 05:00PM Oliver, Douglas E. Enr: 22 Max: 0
Williams, William Daryl
ARCH 207 INTRO TO DESIGN OF STRUCTURES Credits 3.00 Fall 03
* DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP III
The course will introduce students to historical and contemporary structures
through multi-media presentations, computer-based visualizations, field trips
and hands-on experiments with materials of construction and physical models of
structures. This is an introductory interactive course on the art and science
of designing engineered structures and in intended for freshmen and sophomores
interested in both civil engineering and architecture. Also offered as CEVE
207.
001 AH 117 - TTH 09:25AM - 10:40AM Wittenberg, Gordon G. Enr: 33 Max: 0
ARCH 301 PRINCIPLES OF ARCHITECTURE III Credits 6.00 Fall 03
Intermediate level design problems with emphasis on building technology,
programming and formal design. Requisite for preprofessional major in
architecture.
Prereq- Arch 201 and 202.
001 AH 238 - MWF 01:00PM - 05:00PM Hight, Christopher Enr: 20 Max: 0
Lally, Sean
ARCH 311 HOUSTON ARCHITECTURE Credits 3.00 Fall 03
This course consists of a series of illustrated lectures and walking tours that
describe and analyze the architecture of Houston from the city's founding in
1836 to the present. Characteristic building types and exceptional works of
architecture are identified; tours stimulate an awareness of the historical
dimension of urban sites.
001 AH 210 - TTH 10:50AM - 12:05PM Fox, David Stephen Enr: 24 Max: 0
ARCH 313 SUSTAINABLE ARCHITECTURE Credits 3.00 Fall 03
This course will explore sustainable design from initial sustainable facility
concepts and team organizations, to enlisting community support and process
assessment. The course will develop into details about sustainable design,
lessons learned, processes and outcomes.
001 TBA - TTH 07:00PM - 09:00PM Taylor, Rives Enr: 3 Max: 0
ARCH 316 ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL SYSTEMS Credits 3.00 Fall 03
* DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP III
An introduction to the thermal performance of buildings. Course is divided
into 2 parts: Building Climatology and Air Conditioning Systems.
001 WIES 146 - TTH 09:25AM - 10:40AM Oberholzer, Mark A. Enr: 19 Max: 0
ARCH 327 Building Workshop I Credits 3.00 Fall 03
The Rice Building Workshop involves students in the design and construction of
real projects at various scales. Elective courses and course sequences will be
formatted to address the specific requirements of each project as required.
Please consult postings for further information.
001 AH 148 - TTH 04:00PM - 05:20PM Samuels, Danny Marc Enr: 3 Max: 0
ARCH 344 CONSTRUCTION & DESIGN Credits 3.00 Fall 03
A seminar in which the relationship between the construction of an object and
its usefulness is explored. The premise in the course is that the way things
are made can be one credible point of departure for the architectural design
process.
001 AH 210 - TTH 04:00PM - 05:20PM Parsons, Spencer W. Enr: 6 Max: 0
ARCH 347 ARCHITECTURE IN POPULAR CULTURE Credits 3.00 Fall 03
An overview of the ways that popular culture and mass media look at
architecture. Topics vary from year to year, focusing on how the discipline and
objects of architecture are portrayed in one or more of the following
television, film, advertising, popular novels, animation, comic books, music
video, and arcade games. Enrollment limited to 15.
001 TBA - W 09:00AM - 12:00PM Biln, John Enr: 0 Max: 7
ARCH 349 METROPOLITAN DEFAULTS Credits 3.00 Fall 03
This course will study various local, regional, and national governmental,
commercial, and non-profit associations and organizations to create an
understanding of the ways in which the metropolis emerges. The intent of this
study is to develop a working guide for understanding the various forces that
shape the metropolis in order to enable operational aspects of design
interventions to work more effectively. Enrollment is limited 8.
001 TBA - T 01:00PM - 03:50PM Brown, David P. Enr: 1 Max: 8
ARCH 353 PHOTO FOR ARCHITECTS Credits 3.00 Fall 03
Exploration of a variety of photographic techniques for architectural research,
design, and presentation.
001 AH 148 - TTH 09:25AM - 10:40AM White, Frank S. Enr: 3 Max: NA
ARCH 363 ARCHITECTURAL REPRESENTATION: FREEHAND D Credits 3.00 Fall 03
A semester long workshop designed to impart skills in free-hand drawing, with
an emphasis on architectural subjects. The course will consist of in-class
sketching exercises and out-of-class drawing assignments.
001 TBA - TBA Cannady, William T. Enr: 2 Max: 0
Delaura, Louis P.
ARCH 401 PRINCIPLES OF ARCHITECTURE IV Credits 6.00 Fall 03
Upper level architectural design problems with an emphasis on urban issues and
site planning, and complex building organization. Required for preprofessional
major in architecture.
Prereq- Arch 301, 302.
001 AH 236 - MWF 01:00PM - 05:00PM Jimenez, Carlos Enr: 22 Max: 0
ARCH 424 THEORY AND MODERNISM: ARCHITECTURE FILM Credits 3.00 Fall 03
Advanced computer graphic techniques using CAD in architecture as a design and
presentation medium.
Prereq- Arch 422 or 622 or permission of instructor.
001 AH 148 - M 09:00AM - 12:00PM Biln, John Enr: 0 Max: NA
ARCH 433 INTRO TO COMPUTER APPLICATIONS IN ARCHIT Credits 3.00 Fall 03
This course is designed as a general introduction to computing in the context
of architectural design. Emphasis is on the use of digital media as design
tools and the appropriate use of these tools in the varying processes of
design. This course includes exposure to a broad spectrum of design, drafting,
modeling and presentation software.
001 AH 218 - TTH 08:00AM - 09:15AM Delaura, Louis P. Enr: 4 Max: 0
ARCH 435 COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN IN ARCH Credits 3.00 Fall 03
Introduction to basic computer graphics, computer aided design, and the
programming algorithms that underlie them. Develops familiarity with packages
such as Autocad and Arris.
001 AH 218 - TTH 09:25AM - 10:40AM Delaura, Louis P. Enr: 0 Max: 0
ARCH 437 VIDEO 1,2,3 Credits 3.00 Fall 03
Production of ARchitectural space through the use of video, scale physical
models, installations, and the urban enviroment. Limited enrollment: 12
students.
Prereq- permission of isntructor required.
001 AH 210 - TTH 06:30PM - 08:30PM Heiss, Brian Enr: 11 Max: 0
ARCH 439 THREE DIMENSIONAL COMPUTER GRAPHICS Credits 3.00 Fall 03
A workshop in three dimensional computer modeling and its theoretical
implications for architecture and design. One class session each week will be
a "how to" lecture covering the technical side of modeling. The other sessions
will consist of group discussion through which we will explore the theoretical
implications of the medium and test the limits of its use as architectural
representation. Prereq-permission of instructor required.
Prereq- permission of instructor required.
001 AH 218 - MW 10:00AM - 11:20AM Lally, Sean Enr: 5 Max: 0
ARCH 455 HOUSING AND URBAN PROGRAMS: ISSUES IN PO Credits 3.00 Fall 03
This course will explore current issues in the formulation and implementation
of housing and urban development programs in the U.S. An oral presentation and
written paper on a specific topic within a general policy area required.
001 AH 210 - TTH 02:30PM - 03:50PM Lord, Tom Forrester Enr: 3 Max: 0
ARCH 461 SPECIAL PROJECTS Credits Fall 03
Independent research or design arranged in consultation with a faculty member.
Subject to approval of faculty advisor and director. Very limited enrollment.
001 TBA - TBA Casbarian, John J. Enr: 0 Max: 0
ARCH 483 TWENTIETH CENTURY HISTORY OF IDEAS OF AR Credits 3.00 Fall 03
This course will examine Twentieth Century architectural discourse in a broad
intellectual context. Course material will cover the period between 1900 and
the present, focusing on 1965-1995. Special attention will be paid to
relationships among philosophy, critical theory, cultural criticism, and the
objects and theories of architecture. The following topics are covered:
Anticipation and Reflection, Formalist Aesthetics, Architecture and Form,
Culture and Modernity, Culture and Depth Analysis, Psychoanalytic
Interpretation, Architecture and Desire, Culture and Politics, Marxism and
Neo-Historicism, Architecture and Political Critique, Phenomology and
Reception, Architecture and the Life-World, Culture after Modernism, Semiotics
and Structuralism, Discourse and Discipline, Deconstruction and Textuality,
Deconstruction (Re)constructed, Feminism and Gender Theory, Architecture and
Difference.
Prereq- permission of instructor.
001 AH 117 - TTH 01:00PM - 02:20PM Last, Nana Enr: 6 Max: 0
ARCH 485 Architecture & Society I Credits 3.00 Fall 03
Through a series of case studies, this course will examine the socio-cultural
consequences of exemplary buildings from Antiquity through the 17th century.
001 AH 117 - TTH 02:30PM - 03:50PM El-Dahdah, Fares Enr: 0 Max: 0
ARCH 500 PRECEPTORSHIP PROGRAM Credits 15.00 Fall 03
Full time internship for nine to twelve months under guidance of appointed
preceptor. Required for all recipients of Rice B.A. degrees in
pre-professional program of area majors who seek admission to graduate studies
in Architecture.
001 TBA - TBA Casbarian, John J. Enr: 23 Max: 0
ARCH 501 CORE DESIGN STUDIO I Credits 10.00 Fall 03
Requisite for admission to graduate profesional program options in architecture
or urban design for students with nonarchitectural bachelor's degree.
Lectures, seminars, laboratories, and design studio projects adjusted to
individual needs. Prereq- determined by the Graduate Affairs Committee with the
School of Architecture.
Prereq- determined by the Graduate Affairs Committee with the School of
Architecture.
001 TBA - MWF 01:00PM - 06:00PM Guthrie, David Morrow Enr: 11 Max: 0
ARCH 503 CORE DESIGN STUDIO III Credits 10.00 Fall 03
Design studio to follow Arch 501, 502. Preparation for entering studios in the
regular graduate programs in architecture and urban design in the following
semester.
001 AH 143 - MWF 01:00PM - 06:00PM Finley, Dawn Enr: 24 Max: 0
Wittenberg, Gordon G.
ARCH 507 INTRO TO DESIGN OF STRUCTURES Credits 3.00 Fall 03
See Arch 207.
001 AH 117 - TTH 09:25AM - 10:40AM Wittenberg, Gordon G. Enr: 9 Max: 0
ARCH 516 ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL SYSTEMS Credits 3.00 Fall 03
See Arch 316.
001 WIES 146 - TTH 09:25AM - 10:40AM Oberholzer, Mark A. Enr: 22 Max: 0
ARCH 600 M. ARCH. I INTERNSHIP Credits Fall 03
Practical work experience for students who have completed at least four
semesters in the Option I Program prior to their entrance into the regular
Master of Architecture studio sequence. Permission of instructor required.
Very limited enrollment.
001 TBA - TBA Staff Enr: 0 Max: 0
ARCH 601 ARCHITECTURAL PROBLEMS:STUDIO Credits 10.00 Fall 03
Emphasis on abstract thought and design capabilities relevant to systematic
processes of designing specific buildings and facilities.
Prereq-Arch 500; or Arch 501- 504.
001 AH 102 - MWF 01:00PM - 06:00PM Cannady, William T. Enr: 11 Max: 0
002 AH 101 - MWF 01:00PM - 06:00PM Joy, Rick Enr: 11 Max: NA
003 AH 201 - MWF 01:00PM - 06:00PM Wamble, Mark Enr: 10 Max: NA
ARCH 605 ARCH PROBLEMS: STUDIO Credits 10.00 Fall 03
Studio conducted in a workshop format with exercises in such topical areas as
program development, energy analysis and design, building system integration,
and financial analysis. Course may be repeated for credit.
Course may be repeated for credit.
001 TBA - MWF 01:00PM - 06:00PM Staff Enr: 3 Max: NA
ARCH 610 HISTORY, THEORY AND STRUCTUR/RSA PARIS P Credits 6.00 Fall 03
Special seminars, lectures, and site visits relevant to history, urban theory,
and structure of Paris and other European centers.
001 TBA - TBA Fitzsimons, Kent Enr: 10 Max: NA
Ingersoll, Richard
ARCH 611 HOUSTON ARCHITECTURE Credits 3.00 Fall 03
See Arch 311.
001 AH 210 - TTH 10:50AM - 12:05PM Fox, David Stephen Enr: 7 Max: 0
ARCH 613 SUSTAINABLE ARCHITECTURE Credits 3.00 Fall 03
See Arch 313.
001 TBA - TTH 07:00PM - 09:00PM Taylor, Rives Enr: 6 Max: 0
ARCH 620 ARCHITECTURAL PROBLEMS: STUDIO/RSA PARIS Credits 10.00 Fall 03
Advanced issues in building design and urban infrastructure using Paris as
context. Exploration of compound design processes resulting in the development
of complex building typologies.
001 TBA - TBA Casbarian, John J. Enr: 10 Max: NA
Fitzsimons, Kent
Pope, Albert H.
ARCH 624 THEORY AND MODERNISM: ARCHITECTURE FILM Credits 3.00 Fall 03
Graduate equivalent of ARCH 424.
001 TBA - TBA Biln, John Enr: 1 Max: NA
ARCH 627 BUILDING WORKSHOP I Credits 3.00 Fall 03
See ARCH 327.
001 AH 148 - TTH 04:00PM - 05:20PM Samuels, Danny Marc Enr: 15 Max: 0
ARCH 633 INTRO TO COMPUTER APPLICATIONS IN ARCHIT Credits 3.00 Fall 03
See Arch 433.
001 AH 218 - TTH 08:00AM - 09:15AM Delaura, Louis P. Enr: 10 Max: 0
ARCH 635 COMPUTER PROJECTS IN ARCH Credits 3.00 Fall 03
Special projects for advanced students in computer applications. (Same as Arch
435.)
Prereq- permision of instructor.
001 AH 218 - TTH 09:25AM - 10:40AM Delaura, Louis P. Enr: 0 Max: 0
ARCH 637 VIDEO 1,2,3 Credits 3.00 Fall 03
See Arch 437.
001 AH 210 - TTH 06:30PM - 08:30PM Heiss, Brian Enr: 6 Max: 0
ARCH 639 THREE DIMENSIONAL COMPUTER GRAPHICS Credits 3.00 Fall 03
See Arch 439.
001 AH 218 - MW 10:00AM - 11:20AM Lally, Sean Enr: 21 Max: 0
ARCH 644 CONSTRUCTION & DESIGN Credits 3.00 Fall 03
See Arch 344.
001 AH 210 - TTH 04:00PM - 05:20PM Parsons, Spencer W. Enr: 4 Max: 0
ARCH 647 ARCHITECTURE IN POPULAR CULTURE Credits 3.00 Fall 03
An overview of the ways that popular culture and mass media look at
architecture. Topics vary from year to year, focusing on how the discipline and
objects of architecture are portrayed in one or more of the following
television, film, advertising, popular novels, animation, comic books, music
video, and arcade games. Enrollment limited to 15.
001 TBA - W 09:00AM - 12:00PM Biln, John Enr: 10 Max: 8
ARCH 649 METROPOLITAN DEFAULTS Credits 3.00 Fall 03
This course will study various local, regional, and national governmental,
commercial, and non-profit associations and organizations to create an
understanding of the ways in which the metropolis emerges. The intent of this
study is to develop a working guide for understanding the various forces that
shape the metropolis in order to enable operational aspects of design
interventions to work more effectively. Enrollment is limited 8.
001 TBA - T 01:00PM - 03:50PM Brown, David P. Enr: 18 Max: 8
ARCH 653 PHOTO FOR ARCHITECTS Credits 3.00 Fall 03
See Arch 353.
Prereq- Open to fifth year and graduate students.
001 AH 148 - TTH 09:25AM - 10:40AM White, Frank S. Enr: 15 Max: 0
ARCH 655 HOUSING AND URBAN PROGRAMS: ISSUES IN PO Credits 3.00 Fall 03
This course will explore current issues in the formulation and implementation
of housing and urban development programs in the U.S. Class members will each
select a specific topic within a general policy area and make oral presentation
to the class as well as submit a written paper on the topic at the end of the
semester.
001 AH 210 - TTH 02:30PM - 03:50PM Lord, Tom Forrester Enr: 7 Max: 0
ARCH 663 ARCHITECTURAL REPRESENTATION: FREEHAND D Credits 3.00 Fall 03
A semester long workshop designed to impart skills in free-hand drawing, with
an emphasis on architectural subjects. The course will consist of in-class
sketching exercises and out-of-class drawing assignments.
001 TBA - TBA Cannady, William T. Enr: 3 Max: 0
Delaura, Louis P.
ARCH 683 TWENTIETH CENTURY HISTORY OF IDEAS OF AR Credits 3.00 Fall 03
See Arch 483.
001 AH 117 - TTH 01:00PM - 02:20PM Last, Nana Enr: 27 Max: 0
ARCH 685 ARCHITECTURE AND SOCIETY I (ANTIQUITY TH Credits 3.00 Fall 03
Through a series of case studies, this course will examine the socio-cultural
consequences of exemplary buildings from Antiquity through the 17th Century.
001 AH 117 - TTH 02:30PM - 03:50PM El-Dahdah, Fares Enr: 12 Max: 0
ARCH 691 ARCHITECTURAL PROBLEMS:STUDIO Credits 3.00 Fall 03
Same as ARCH 601.
001 AH 102 - MWF 01:00PM - 06:00PM Cannady, William T. Enr: 3 Max: NA
ARCH 700 PRACTICUM Credits Fall 03
Full-time internship service in approved local offices under interdisciplinary
supervision. Emphasis on "real world" design, planning, or research
experiences. Special tuition. May be taken in any semester or in summer.
001 TBA - TBA Staff Enr: 0 Max: 0
ARCH 703 DESIGN THESIS STUDIO Credits 13.00 Fall 03
No description
001 AH 202 - MWF 01:00PM - 06:00PM Brown, David P. Enr: 21 Max: 0
ARCH 705 WRITTEN THESIS RESEARCH Credits 3.00 Fall 03
No description
001 TBA - TBA Staff Enr: 0 Max: 0
ARCH 706 WRITTEN THESIS Credits 13.00 Fall 03
No description
001 TBA - TBA Staff Enr: 1 Max: 0
ARCH 711 SPECIAL PROJECTS Credits Fall 03
Independent research or design arranged in consultation with a faculty member
subject to approval of the student's faculty advisor and director.
001 TBA - TBA Staff Enr: 9 Max: 0
002 TBA - TBA Staff Enr: 1 Max: NA
ARCH 714 INDEPENDENT DESIGN PROJECTS Credits Fall 03
No description
001 TBA - TBA Staff Enr: 3 Max: 0
ARCH 800 GRADUATE RESEARCH Credits Fall 03
No description
001 TBA - TBA Staff Enr: 2 Max: 0
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