This course provides new students with the educational requirements and
the licensing procedures for design professionals. Development of the built
environment and the study of professional practice are also introduced.
DFN 1001 Design Foundation I
0-9-3
Students investigate and document the spaces dedicated to a familiar activity
as a means for developing basic skills and sensitivities toward the role
of architecture in enhancing the quality of life.
DFN 1002 Design Foundation II
0-9-3
Prerequisites: DFN 1000, DFN 1001
This course employs investigation, comparison, and evaluation of alternatives
in order to understand the relationship between behavior and architectural
form.
DFN 2003 Design Foundation III
0-9-3
Prerequisite: DFN 1002
This course concentrates on shaping, organizing, and comparing architectural
space using strategies developed by Architects.
DFN 2004 Design Foundation IV
2-9-5
Prerequisite: DFN 2003
The culmination of the Design Foundation incorporates and builds upon
all previous course work. It adds the fundamental concept of typology to
previous experiences with architectural space, composition, and program.
Students investigate layers of functional zoning, geometric organization,
three dimensional configuration, openings, physical texture, color, character,
and symbolic meaning.
DFN 2211 Introduction to Structures
3-0-3
Prerequisite: MATH 2253
This course is an
introduction to architectural structures with an emphasis on statics and
strength of materials concepts. Focus is on force systems, shear and moment
diagrams and determination of section properties.