| ARC 102 | Architectural Design Fundamentals | 6(9-2-0) S |
| Preq: DF 101, Undergraduate Architecture Majors | ||
| Coreq: ARC 162 | ||
| An introduction to architectural design. Analysis of exemplary works of architecture through studies of their functional, material, and perceptual characteristics in drawings and models. Field trips to local buildings and architecture firms. | ||
| Course Offerings: sprg | WolfWare Info | |
| ARC 140 | Experiencing Architecture | 3(3-0-0) F |
| Contemporary and historic houses, public buildings and cities illustrate the practical and aesthetic aspects of architecture. The basic elements of architectural form, design process, and architectural criticism. | ||
| ARC 162 | An Introduction to Architecture | 3(3-0-0) S |
| The purpose of architecture examined through its practices, theories and key principles. Lectures, projects, and readings expose students to the diverse world of ideas, creative work and practical considerations which make up the discipline of architecture. | ||
| Course Offerings: sprg | ||
| ARC 201 | Architectural Design: Environment | 6(0-9-0) S |
| Preq: DF 102, ARC 141 and ARC 142 | ||
| Coreq: ARC 211 | ||
| Investigation of the relationships between environment and built form. Solar orientation, topography, vegetation, and constructed context in relationship to user needs as parameters for justifying design proposals. Particular emphasis on architectural conventions of communication. | ||
| Course Offerings: fall | WolfWare Info | |
| ARC 202 | Architectural Design: Form | 6(0-9-0) S |
| Preq: ARC 201, ARC 261 | ||
| Coreq: ARC 252 | ||
| Investigation of relationships between idea and form. Composition and precedent as parameters for generating, developing, and justifying architectural form. Particular emphasis on electronic media in drawing and modeling. | ||
| Course Offerings: sprg | WolfWare Info | |
| ARC 211 | Natural Systems and Architecture | 3(3-0-0) F |
| Preq: DF 102 | ||
| Restricted to students in BEDA Program. Relationship between natural and architectural systems. Exploration of the implications of natural forces - sun, wind and daylight- on architecture. Energy-conscious architectural design and site planning strategies to fulfill thermal comfort requirements of people in designed environments. | ||
| Course Offerings: fall | ||
| ARC 232 | Structures and Materials | 3(2-2-0) S |
| Construction materials related to structural applications. Theory of structures and introduction to quantitative analysis. Implications for design. Historical examples and current practices. Laboratory and field trips required. | ||
| Course Offerings: sprg | WolfWare Info | |
| ARC 241 | Introduction to World Architecture | 3(3-0-0) F |
| History of the built environment (buildings, urban planning, and associated arts) in western and non-western cultures, ranging from dawn of civilization to dawn of modern era, including high-style architecture, vernacular buildings, and traditional forms. | ||
| Course Offerings: fall | WolfWare Info | |
| ARC 242 | History of Western Architecture | 3(3-0-0) S |
| Preq: ARC 241 | ||
| History of western architecture (including some landscape architecture and city planning) from the beginnings of the Renaissance in early 15th century to late 19th century in the United States. | ||
| Course Offerings: sprg | ||
| ARC 251 | Digital Representation | 3(2-3-0) S |
| Preq: BEDA and M Arch Track 3 student | ||
| Project based methodological investigation of digital representation in architecture including: two- three- and four-dimensional media. Purchase of laptop and necessary software required. | ||
| Course Offerings: sprg | WolfWare Info | |
| ARC 289 | Architectural Travel Study I | 3(3-0-6) F,S,Sum |
| Preq: ARC 141 and ARC 142 | ||
| The study of cities, architectural sites, buildings, building complexes, and architectural elements conducted independently by students as part of a planned travel-study tour. Includes advance research and approval of proposed study topic and itinerary. Students will document study through sketches, analytical notations, and a summary paper. Departmental Approval Required | ||
| Course Offerings: fall sum1 sum2 sprg | ||
| ARC 292 | Special Topics in Architecture | 1-3 F,S,Sum |
| Preq: Consent of Instructor | ||
| Topics of current interest in Architecture. Normally used to develop new courses. | ||
| ARC 301 | Architectural Design: Intermediate | 6(0-9-0) F |
| Preq: ARC 202; Bachelor of Environmental Design (EDA) Majors of Junior studio Standing | ||
| Studies in architectural design. Projects of many types and scales are employed to investigate issues in architecture. Emphasis is on independent exploration of design values and their implications. | ||
| Course Offerings: fall | ||
| ARC 302 | Architectural Design: Technology | 6(0-9-0) S |
| Preq: Bachelor of Environmental Design in Architecture majors; ARC 301, ARC 331 | ||
| Coreq: ARC 332, ARC 414 | ||
| An investigation of technical systems of building - structure, environmental control/energy, materials, enclosure, and circulation, their fabrication and assembly and their capacity to affect form and tectonic structure- as fundamental elements of the design process. Particular emphasis on physical models. | ||
| Course Offerings: sprg | WolfWare Info | |
| ARC 331 | Architectural Structures I | 3(2-2-0) F |
| Preq: ARC 232 | ||
| Structural design process. Combined role of imposed loads and architectural function in shaping the form of the building. Interaction of elements in structural systems containing beams, columns, trusses, space frames, slabs, arches, vaults, domes,cables, cable networks, fabrics and diaphrams. Case studies emphasized. | ||
| Course Offerings: fall | ||
| ARC 332 | Architectural Structures II | 3(2-2-0) S |
| Preq: ARC 331 | ||
| Structural systems explored through case studies and design projects. Emphasis on interaction of structural elements. Tracing of loads in structural systems. Sizing of tensile elements, columns, trusses, and flexural elements. Design and sizing of joints. | ||
| Course Offerings: sprg | WolfWare Info | |
| ARC 401 | Architectural Design: Urban | F |
| Preq: Bachelor of Environmental Design (EDA) Majors, ARC 302 | ||
| An architectural design studio intended to explore and integrate design issues of all types within an urban environment. Emphasis will be placed on both formal and technical issues of urban sites including transportation and land use planning, phasing of projects over time, relationships to other structures, and the application of development codes, regulations, and urban design principles to the fabric of the city. | ||
| Course Offerings: fall | ||
| ARC 402 | Architectural Design: Advanced | 6(0-9-0) S |
| Preq: Bachelor of Environmental Design (EDA) Majors, ARC 401 | ||
| Advanced architectural design studios in which projects of many types and scales are imployed to investigate a range of educational, theoretical and professional studies. Particular emphasis on independent research and exploration of design issues and their implications as defined by faculty. | ||
| Course Offerings: fall sprg | ||
| ARC 403 | Architectural Design Fundamentals: Environment | 6(0-12-0) F |
| Preq: M. Arch Track 3 student | ||
| Coreq: ARC 211 | ||
| An introductory architectural design studio for M. Arch, Track 3 students investigating the relationship between environment and built form. Solar orientation, climate, topography, vegetation, and constructed context in relationship to user needs as parameters for design proposals. Particular emphasis on design fundamentals and conventions of architectural communication. | ||
| Course Offerings: fall | WolfWare Info | |
| ARC 404 | Architectural Design Fundamentals: Form | 6(0-12-0) S |
| Preq: M. Arch Track 3 student, ARC 403, ARC 252 | ||
| Coreq: ARC 261 | ||
| An introductory architectural design studio for M. Arch. Track 3 students investigating relationships between idea and form. Composition and precedent as parameters for generating, developing, and justifying architectural form. Particular emphasison electronic media in drawing and modeling. | ||
| Course Offerings: sprg | WolfWare Info | |
| ARC 405 | Architectural Design Fundamentals: Technology | 6(0-12-0) S |
| Preq: M. Arch Track 3 student, ARC 404 | ||
| Coreq: ARC 331 | ||
| An introductory architectural design studio for M. Arch. Track 3 students in which the technical systems of building - structure, environmental control/energy, materials, enclosure, and circulation; their fabrication and assembly; and their capacityto affect form and tectonic expression - are explored as fundamental elements of the design process. Particular emphasis on physical models. | ||
| Course Offerings: fall | ||
| ARC 414 | Environmental Control Systems | 3(3-0-0) S |
| Preq: ARC 211, Junior standing | ||
| Studies in light, heat, moisture, air motion, and sound in architectural environments. Mechanical, electrical and/or electronic equipment for illumination, heating, cooling, ventilation, vertical transportation and communication in buildings. Water and waste, fire protection and safety, and acoustic systems in architecture. | ||
| Course Offerings: sprg | WolfWare Info | |
| ARC 432 | Architectural Construction Systems | 3(2-3-0) F |
| Preq: ARC 232 | ||
| Building construction systems related to architectural design. Historical and current building practices. Implications for design and systems selection. Case studies. Field trips are required. | ||
| Course Offerings: fall | ||
| ARC 441 | History of Contemporary Architecture | 3(3-0-0) F |
| Preq: Junior standing or ARC 141 or 142 | ||
| A survey and critical examination of modern architecture from its origins in 19th-century philosophy and technology to the most recent developments in world architecture. | ||
| Course Offerings: fall | WolfWare Info | |
| ARC 442 | History of NC Architecture | 3(3-0-0) S |
| Preq: ARC 141,142, Junior standing in COD | ||
| Survey of NC Architecture from 17th-century settlement to World War II. Coverage of a wide range of building types and development patterns. | ||
| ARC 450 | Architectural Drawing | 3(2-3-0) F |
| Preq: M Arch Track 3 student | ||
| Introduction to freehand and constructed drawing including planimetric drawing and three-dimensional techniques of axonometric, isometric, and perspective. Freehand on-site drawing in various media and the art of the design sketch. Basics of visual composition and diagramming. | ||
| Course Offerings: fall | ||
| ARC 490 | Architecture International Studio | 6(0-9-0) F,S,Sum |
| Preq: ARC 202 | ||
| Exploration of architectural problems and development of design solutions in an international setting. Studio projects focused on current conditions found in the host culture, profession, and community. | ||
| Course Offerings: fall | ||
| ARC 492 | Special Topics in Architecture | 1-3 F,S,Sum |
| Topics of current interest in Architecture. Normally used to develop new courses. | ||
| Course Offerings: fall | ||
| ARC 495 | Independent Study in Architecture | 1-3 F,S,Sum |
| Preq: 3.0 Junior standing in Architecture GPA or better; and Departmental approval required | ||
| Special projects in architecture developed under the direction of a faculty member on a tutorial basis. | ||
| Course Offerings: fall sum1 sum2 sprg | ||
| ARC 500 | Architectural Design: Professional Studio | 6(0-12-0) F,S |
| Preq: M.Arch Track 1 and Track 3 student, ARC 405 or BEDA Degree (or equivalent) | ||
| A comprehensive and integrative architectural design studio for M.Arch students involving the execution of a project in sufficient depth to understand the opportunities and discipline resulting from the inclusion of building. | ||
| Course Offerings: fall sprg | ||
| ARC 501 | Professional Architecture Studio I | 6(0-12-0) |
| Preq: BEDA degree and Consent of Instructor | ||
| Design studio investigations aimed at the development of an understanding of the major issues confronting the contemporary architect and at the expanding of problem solving abilities in architectural design. | ||
| Course Offerings: fall | ||
| ARC 502 | Professional Architecture Studio II | 6(0-12-0) |
| Preq: ARC 501; and Consent of Instructor | ||
| Design investigation aimed at the development of an understanding of the major issues confronting the contemporary architect and at the expanding of problem solving abilities in architectural design. This is an individualized, final project studio. | ||
| Course Offerings: sprg | ||
| ARC 503 | Advanced Architectural Design (Series) | 6(0-12-0) F,S |
| Preq: Graduate standing | ||
| Advanced studies in architectural design. Projects concerning various aspects of building design, urban design and community design in comprehensive and integrative manner. | ||
| Course Offerings: fall sprg | ||
| ARC 511 | Mapping the Modern Site | 3(1.5-01.50-0) S |
| Preq: History of Modern Architecture or Landscape Architecture course; College of Design students | ||
| Examination of American ideas about nature (including relevant European influence) from the mid-18th century to the present as manifested in architecture, landscape architecture, art, and theory. Focus is on underlying dichotomies, ambiguities, interpretations, and misconceptions that characterize our relationship with the natural world. Discussion and readings facilitate understanding of motivations underlying architectural representation and their role in revealing and enacting these often unrecognized values. | ||
| ARC 530 | Tectonics and Craft | 3(1.5-01.50-0) F, Alt. Yr. (odd) |
| Preq: Architecture Majors, ARC 432 | ||
| Studies of construction and material form in architecture. Case studies of select examples of contemporary architecture that exemplify the technique and craft of modern construction. Analysis of functional, tectonic, and experiential aspects of building methods within the context of economics and culture. Examination of assembly as a determinant of building form. | ||
| ARC 534 | Design of Architectural Details | 3(3-0-0) S |
| Preq: ARC 432 or equivalent | ||
| Using detail patterns based on function, constructability, and aesthetics, students analyze existing successful building details, diagnose problems in existing buildings, and design details for their own projects. Restricted to Bachelors and Masters students in Architecture. | ||
| Course Offerings: sprg | ||
| ARC 543 | Analysis of Precedent | 3(0-3-0) S |
| Preq: Grad. standing | ||
| Investigation of architectural elements, relationships and ordering ideas through comparative graphic analysis of buildings designed by architects. Emphasis on buildings as physical artifacts. | ||
| Course Offerings: sprg | ||
| ARC 544 | Architectural Conservation | 3(3-0-0) S |
| Preq: Advanced undergraduate in SOD or Graduate standing | ||
| Examination of the many dimensions of architectural conservation and/or preservation as significant aspect of architectural practice. Exploration of historical evolution, regulatory and economic factors, technology and pertinent design issues as foundations for individual case studies by class members of selected adaptive use, rehabilitation and restoration projects. | ||
| ARC 546 | Theory of Building Types | 3(3-0-0) F |
| Preq: Two ARC studios | ||
| Theoretical implications and practical applications of typology in architecture. Analysis and documentation of selected building types in their historical evolution. Graphic identification of type characteristics. | ||
| ARC 548 | Vernacular Architecture | 3(1.5-01.50-0) S |
| Preq: M.Arch student without an undergraduate degree in architecture must have completed ARC 211,ARC 241,ARC 232 | ||
| Readings in theories of vernacular architecture. Case studies of selected examples of vernacular architecture of the world: architectural analysis of utilitarian, tectonic, and perceptual aspects of buildings and urban fabrics against the background of place and culture. Examination of influences of various vernacular traditions on contemporary practice. | ||
| ARC 561 | The Practice of Architecture | 3(3-0-0) F,S |
| A lecture course examination of the practice of architecture through a lecture course, with emphasis upon both normative and emerging procedures in the private architectural firm. Special attention upon the role and function of the practicing architect, legal and regulatory conditions, the nature of professional services, office management and project management processes. | ||
| Course Offerings: fall sprg | WolfWare Info | |
| ARC 562 | Legal Issues in Architecture | 3(1.5-01.50-0) F |
| Preq: Architecture Majors, ARC 561 | ||
| The main principles of law affecting the profession of architecture as it is influenced by contracts, torts, agency, property, and environmental restrictions. | ||
| Course Offerings: fall | ||
| ARC 570 | Anatomy of the City | 3(3-0-0) F |
| A morphological investigation of cities throughout urban history, with emphasis on formal principles of spatial organization. Part one: examination of the descriptive properties of cities in terms of interdisciplinary concepts and principles. Part two: examination of the organizational characteristics of urban space. | ||
| ARC 571 | Urban House | 3(3-0-0) S |
| Preq: Graduate standing | ||
| This course is intended to reveal the interrelationships between the form of housing and the characterstics of cities. Reference is made to the physical, technological, social and economic factors which influence housing design, as well as to historic and cultural developments. | ||
| ARC 574 | Place and Place Making | 3(3-0-0) F |
| Preq: Graduate standing | ||
| Examination of the definitions, concepts and emergent research findings useful in explaining the human sense of place through seminar-lecture course. Particular emphasis upon those physical aspects and relationships influencing this sense of place and affording some designer control. | ||
| ARC 575 | Participatory Design in Architecture | 3(3-0-0) S,Alt. Yrs. |
| Preq: Graduate standing | ||
| The theories and methods pertaining to the participatory design process. A probe of the nature of advocacy design and examination of successful projects in the U. S. and abroad defining a social role for architects. | ||
| ARC (LAR) 576 | Community Design | 3(3-0-0) F |
| Preq: Graduate standing, For Master's student in School of Design or Department of City & Regional Planning (UNC-Chapel Hill) | ||
| Processes through which citizens shape and manage built environment. Strategic planning, visioning process, community action, and mediation will be discussed and illustrated with case study examples from architecture, landscape architecture and planning. Analysis and assessment from case studies of participation techniques such as charrette, study circles, and visual appraisal. | ||
| ARC (LAR) 577 | Sustainable Communities | 3(1.5-01.50-0) S |
| Preq: Graduate standing, For Master's student in the School of Design or Department of City & Regional Planning (UNC-Chapel Hill). | ||
| Historical precedents of sustainable communities. Examination of the Garden City, the New Towns Movement, and the New Urbanism. Comparison of sustainable communities to urban visions of Wright, Corbusier, Soleri and others. Virtual cities and digital communities. | ||
| ARC 578 | Ecological Design | 3(2-1-0) S |
| Preq: Doctoral student in the Community & Environmental Design concentration. | ||
| An integrative approach to human and natural systems. Ecological scale, function, spatial structure and human-ecosystem interaction through case studies at a variety of scales. Ecological concepts linked to design and planning principles. | ||
| ARC 581 | Project Preparation Seminar | 3(3-0-0) F,S |
| Quantitative and qualitative conditions, considerations and determinants as preparation for architectural design. Emphasis on research methods, data collection and interpretation, theoretical discourse, site analysis, programming and architectural precedent. Required enrollment in B.Arch. | ||
| Course Offerings: fall | ||
| ARC 589 | Architectural Travel Study II | 3(0-9-0) F,S,Sum |
| Independent study while traveling. Submission of sketchbook/journal and paper upon return. Research on topic of concentration and approval of itinerary in advance required. Graphic documentation and critical evaluation of buildings and urban spaces.Required of all participants in Dept. of Architecture Foreign Exchange and Summer Abroad Programs. Restricted to departmental approval. | ||
| Course Offerings: fall sum1 sum2 sprg | ||
| ARC 590 | Special Topics in Architecture | 2-3 F,S |
| Preq: Graduate standing | ||
| Topics of current interest by faculty in the Department of Architecture. Subjects under this number normally to test and develop new courses. | ||
| Course Offerings: fall sprg | ||
| ARC 598 | Final Project Studio In Architecture | 6(0-12-0) F,S |
| Preq: 18 hrs. of ARC 503 and ARC 697 | ||
| Final project for graduate students supervised by members of their graduate advisory committee. | ||
| Course Offerings: fall sprg | ||
| ARC 630 | Independent Study | 1-6 F,S,Sum |
| Preq: Graduate standing | ||
| Development of special problems and projects in various aspects of architecture under the direction of architecture faculty member on tutorial basis. | ||
| Course Offerings: fall sum1 sum2 sprg | ||
| ARC 676 | Special Seminar In Architecture | 1-3 F,S |
| Preq: Graduate standing | ||
| Presentation of seminars on subjects of current interest in design by persons not part of the regular faculty. | ||
| ARC 688 | Non-Thesis Masters Continuous Registration - Half Time Registration | 1(1-0-0) F,S,Sum |
| Preq: Master's student | ||
| For students in non-thesis master's programs who have completed all credit hour requirements for their degree but need to maintain half-time continuous registration to complete incomplete grades, projects, final master's exam, etc. | ||
| Course Offerings: fall sprg | ||
| ARC 689 | Non-Thesis Master Continuous Registration - Full Time Registration | 3(3-0-0) F,S,Sum |
| Preq: Master's student | ||
| For students in non-thesis master's programs who have completed all credit hour requirements for their degree but need to maintain full-time continuous registration to complete incomplete grades, projects, final master's exam, etc. Students may register for this course a maximum of one semester. | ||
| Course Offerings: sprg | ||
| ARC 697 | Final Project Research in Architecture | 1-6 |
| Preq: Graduate standing | ||
| Investigation of selected problems and projects in architecture of particular interest to graduate students under the direction of a faculty member on a tutorial basis. Credits and content vary to meet the scope of the project proposal. | ||
| Course Offerings: fall sprg | ||