ARCH&UD 121
Studio I
Architecture and Urban Design · 6 units · Undergraduate upper division (100-199)
Limited to Architectural Studies majors. Introduction to basic architectural design principles and problem solving: how to control point, line, surface, and volume to shape spaces for human use. Visual analysis as tool for discussing and understanding organization. Techniques of repetition, variation, order, scale, and rhythm. Use of case-study analysis to uncover disciplinary issues within design problems, as well as to produce individual solutions to those problems.
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ARCH&UD 121
- ARCH&UD 122Studio II
- ARCH&UD 123Studio III
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