Architecture

Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

• SLO-1: Demonstrate basic abilities at using problem solving and design process methodologies to identify problems, analyze criteria and apply learned principles to synthesize solutions to specific design projects.
• Evaluate and reflect on the success of the process and the solution for a specific design project.
• SLO-2: Utilize skill associated with representing ideas and thinking visually, orally and by writing.
• SLO-3: Identify needs and assume diverse roles that maximize individual talents and to cooperate with other students, when working as a team, to maximize accomplishment.
• Show ability at active participation and contribution both as an individual and in team efforts.
• SLO-4: Demonstrate ability at research, investigation and the skills associated with life-long learning.
• Utilize comprehensive and graphic visual note-making in sketch books for recording of thoughts, observations, design thinking, and to enhance the desire for research, independent learning and continuing education as a life-long pursuit.
• SLO-5: Identify, assess and reflect on the values of historical, cultural, human, aesthetic, environmental and social issues in effecting creative change to the built environment.
• SLO-6: Identify, assess and reflect on the issues related to choosing an environmental design profession and determine for themselves their interest, placement and occupational pursuit.
• Recognize the differences in the various environmental design professions and apply learned information and principles to make rational and fulfilling education and career decisions.
• Outline the requirements for matriculation to CRC transfer schools in order to gain acceptance.
• Describe the work place requirements of the environmental design professions for successful completion of career goals.

Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

• SLO-1: Understand and demonstrate how historical issues have been able to influence and affect creative change and evolution in the character of the built environment.
• Identify, understand and demonstrate the relationship of development of the built environment to changes in fine art, technological development, structural innovation, cultural influences, aesthetic concepts, sociological psychology, architectural theory, context, resources, environment, etc.
• To identify buildings that have been significant milestones in the evolution of the built environment, place them in their historical timeframe, identify what is the architectural and historical significance of the building.
• SLO-2: Demonstrate ability to identify and assume diverse roles that maximize individual talents and to cooperate with other students, when working as a team, to maximize accomplishment.
• To demonstrate ability at active participation and contribution both as an individual and in team efforts.
• SLO-3: To demonstrate ability at research, investigation and the skills associated with life-long learning.
• To demonstrate ability to use comprehensive and graphic visual note-making in sketch books for recording of thoughts, observations, design thinking, and to enhance the desire for research, independent learning and continuing education as a life-long pursuit.

Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

• SLO-1: Apply basic organizational and spatial principles in the conception and development of architectural environments.
• Utilize problem solving and design process methodologies to identify problems, analyze criteria and apply learned principles to synthesize solutions to specific design projects; to assess and reflect on the success of the process and solution.
• Use the fundamentals of visual perception and the principles of order (unity, balance, pattern, hierarchy, etc,) to create relationships between elements.
• Demonstrate understanding and ability at using a range of architectural design concepts including the sequential experiences of approach, entry, arrival, open/implied versus closed/explicit space, clear spatial figure, etc.
• SLO-2: Understand and utilize the skills associated with representing envisioned ideas, objects and environments.
• Employ appropriate drawing and representational media, including computer and duplication technology, to convey essential formal elements at each stage of the programming and design process.
• Understand and apply information gathered by the human visual system to support the perception of form and space (spatial cues as well as the graphic language of texture, value, line weight etc).
• Define the role of different types of drawing in the communication of design ideas at the various stages of a project and to be able to use the primary drawing systems of orthographics, para-line and perspective to represent those ideas.
• Utilize a range of drawing types from quick freehand gestures to carefully constructed representations to represent existing and imagined objects or environments on two-dimensional surfaces.
• Create the context of figures, landscape, and furnishings into various drawing systems with appropriate scale to enhance the representation of depth.
• Produce hand lettering using a range of media (i.e. pencil, pen, and marker) that exhibits good letter form, consistency, alignment and shape.
• SLO-3: Identify and assume diverse roles that maximize individual talents and to cooperate with other students, when working as members of a team, to maximize accomplishment.
• Demonstrate ability at active participation and contribution to a team effort.
• SLO-4: Demonstrate ability at research, investigation and the skills associated with life-long learning.
• Use comprehensive and graphic visual note-making in sketch books for recording of thoughts, observations, design thinking and to enhance the desire for research, independent learning and continuing education as a life-long pursuit.

Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

• SLO-1: Apply basic organizational and spatial principles to the conception and development of architectural environments.
• Utilize problem solving and design process methodologies to identify problems, analyze criteria and apply learned principles to synthesize solutions to specific design projects; to assess and reflect on the success of the process and solution.
• Use the fundamentals of visual perception and the principles of order (unity, balance, pattern, hierarchy, etc,) to create relationships between elements.
• Demonstrate understanding and ability at using a range of architectural design concepts including the sequential experiences of approach, entry, arrival, continuum, open/implied versus closed/explicit space, clear spatial figure, etc. to respond to discovered issues related to context, image and function.
• SLO-2: Understand and utilize the skills associated with representing envisioned ideas, objects and environments.
• Employ appropriate drawing and representational media, including computer and duplication technology, to convey essential formal elements at each stage of the programming and design process.
• Understand and apply information gathered by the human visual system to support the perception of form and space (spatial cues as well as the graphic language of color, texture, light, shade, shadow, reflectivity, line weight etc).
• Define the role of different drawing and model types in the communication of design ideas at the various stages of a project and to be able to use the primary drawing systems of orthographics, para-line and perspective as well as physical models to represent those ideas.
• Utilize a range of drawing types from quick freehand gestures to carefully constructed representations to represent existing and imagined objects or environments on two-dimensional surfaces.
• Create the context of figures, landscape, and furnishings into various drawing systems with appropriate scale to enhance the representation of depth.
• Produce hand lettering using a range of media (i.e. pencil, pen, and marker) that exhibits good letter form, consistency, alignment and shape.
• SLO-3: Identify and assume diverse roles that maximize individual talents and to cooperate with other students, when working as members of a team, to maximize accomplishment.
• To demonstrate ability at active participation and contribution to a team effort.
• SLO-4: To demonstrate ability at research, investigation and the skills associated with life-long learning.
• Use comprehensive and graphic visual note-making in sketch books for recording of thoughts, observations, design thinking and to enhance the desire for research, independent learning and continuing education as a life-long pursuit.

Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

• SLO-1: Apply basic organizational and spatial principles to the conception and development of architectural environments.
• Utilize problem solving and design process methodologies to identify problems, analyze criteria and apply learned principles to synthesize solutions to specific design projects; to assess and reflect on the success of the process and solution. Students should be able to analyze issues related to image, function and context in order to develop appropriate conceptual responses.
• Use the fundamentals of visual perception and the principles of order (unity, balance, pattern, hierarchy, etc,) to create relationships between elements.
• Analyze the work of precedent architects to understand the formal techniques of expressing philosophy and meaning. Demonstrate understanding and ability at using a range of learned architectural design concepts and geometry including the sequential experiences of approach, entry, arrival, continuum, open/implied versus closed/explicit space, clear spatial figure, etc. to respond to discovered issues related to context, image and function.
• SLO-2: Understand and utilize the skills associated with representing envisioned ideas, objects and environments.
• Employ appropriate drawing and representational media, including computer and duplication technology, to convey essential formal elements at each stage of the programming and design process.
• Understand and apply information gathered by the human visual system to support the perception of form and space (spatial cues as well as the graphic language of color, texture, light, shade, shadow, reflectivity, line weight etc).
• Define the role of different drawing and model types in the communication of design ideas at the various stages of a project and to be able to use the primary drawing systems of orthographics, para-line and perspective.
• Utilize a range of drawing types from quick freehand gestures to carefully constructed and rendered delineations to represent existing and imagined objects or environments on two-dimensional surfaces.
• Create the context of figures, landscape, and furnishings into various drawing systems with appropriate scale to enhance the representation of depth.
• Produce hand lettering using a range of media (i.e. pencil, pen, and marker) that exhibits good letter form, consistency, alignment and shape.
• SLO-3: Identify and assume diverse roles that maximize individual talents and to cooperate with other students, when working as members of a team, to maximize accomplishment.
• Demonstrate ability at active participation and contribution to a team effort.
• SLO-4: Demonstrate ability at research, investigation and the skills associated with life-long learning.
• Use comprehensive and graphic visual note-making in sketch books for recording of thoughts, observations, design thinking and to enhance the desire for research, independent learning and continuing education as a life-long pursuit.

Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

• SLO-1: Demonstrate a basic technical knowledge of a range of digital media and techniques that can be employed in drawing and other visual communications.
• Create a range of two-dimensional reproduction techniques (i.e. prints, photocopies, statistics, scans, etc.).
• Use a range of presentation methods including computer images.
• Use a range of computer hardware components and software applications and understand the function and relationship of the major hardware components of a typical stand-alone computer system; explain the relationship between the hardware and software of computer systems; describe the function and relationship of operation systems, shell applications and special purpose applications.
• SLO-2: Utilize basic problem solving methodologies to identify problems and issues, to apply learned principles to synthesize solutions to specific 2d and 3d design problems assigned in Arch 320 and to assess and reflect on the success of the process and solution.
• SLO-3: Demonstrate a basic ability to research, investigate and develop skills associated with life-long learning (i.e. using a sketchbook to document research and sketches related to life-long learning concepts and principles).
• Use comprehensive and graphic visual note-making in sketch books for recording of thoughts, observations, design thinking and to enhance the desire for research, independent learning and continuing education as a life-long pursuit.

Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

• SLO-1: Demonstrate a greater range of technical knowledge in the use of digital software that can be employed in drawing, 3d modeling and digital visual communications introduced in Arch 325.
• Demonstrate ability in the use of computer hardware components and software applications to understand the function and relationship of the major hardware components of a typical stand-alone computer system.
• Explain the relationship between hardware and software of computer systems.
• Demonstrate ability in using software to generate three dimensional models.
• Demonstrate ability in generating reproductions of two and three dimensional models from digital and physical models (i.e. prints, photographs, photocopies, scans, etc.).
• SLO-2: Demonstrate a greater range of problem solving methodologies to identify and solve design issues specific to 2d and 3d designs introduced in Arch 325.
• assess and reflect on the success of the process introduced in Arch 325 to synthesize solutions to specific new and more complex 2d and 3d design problems.
• SLO-3: Demonstrate a greater ability to research, investigate and develop additional skills associated with life-long learning introduced in Arch 325.
• demonstrate ability to use comprehensive and graphic visual note-making in sketch books for recording of thoughts and observations for design thinking.

Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

• SLO-1: Demonstrate ability to apply basic organizational and spatial principles to the conception and development of architectural environments for a residential design project.
• Demonstrate basic abilities at using problem solving and design process methodologies to identify problems, analyze criteria and apply learned principles to synthesize solutions to a specific residential design project; to assess and reflect on the success of the process and solution. Students should be able to analyze issues related to image, function and context in order to develop appropriate design and detail responses.
• SLO-2: Demonstrate and apply the skills associated with representing envisioned ideas, objects and environments.
• Employ appropriate drawing and representational media, including computer, manual drafting and duplication technology, to convey concepts and ideas at each stage of the project delivery process including programming, design and construction documents.
• Demonstrate ability to communicate architectural information on construction documents with the use of line-work, manual and digital lettering, symbols and drafting conventions.
• SLO-3: Identify and explain light frame construction including techniques, materials, systems and apply learned principles to create the drawings that control the construction of a building.
• Explain the basic technical elements of wood frame construction including layout; structural, mechanical and electrical sizing; framing techniques; detailing and apply learned principles to create the drawings that control building development.
• Describe and design site planning, grading, drainage and site systems and apply learned principles to create the drawings that control site development.
• Describe and design the primary building systems including structure, mechanical, electrical, weatherproofing, etc., that are integrated into a building and apply learned principles to create the drawings that control building development.
• Organize a set of documents including cross-referencing, code review, checklists, coordination, cartooning and other planning methods to create the documents that control building development.
• SLO-4: Identify and assume diverse roles that maximize individual talents and to cooperate with other students, when working as members of a team, to maximize accomplishment.
• Demonstrate active participation and contribution to a team effort as well as individual effort.
• SLO-5: Apply research, investigation and the skills associated with life-long learning.
• Demonstrate the use of comprehensive and graphic visual note-making in sketch books for recording of thoughts, observations, and design thinking to enhance research and independent learning within continuing education as a life-long pursuit.

Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

• SLO-1: Apply basic organizational and spatial principles to the conception and development of architectural environments.
• use problem solving and design process methodologies to identify problems, analyze criteria and apply learned principles to synthesize solutions to specific design projects.
• assess and reflect on the success of the process and solution within the design methodologies.
• use organization systems, spatial geometry and principles of order (unity, balance, pattern, hierarchy, rhythm, etc,) to create meaning and relationships between elements.
• Identify and use a range of architectural design concepts, including the sequential experiences of approach, entry, arrival, continuum, open/implied versus closed/explicit space, and clear spatial figure, etc., to respond to discovered issues related to context, image and function.
• observe and analyze existing conditions, context, function and image, as well as define goals and issues to generate concepts that provide abstract meaning into architectural form and spaces.
• SLO-2: Comprehend and demonstrate the 2d and 3d skills associated with representing envisioned ideas, objects and environments.
• employ appropriate representational media including study and presentation models, freehand and conceptual drawing.
• compose analytical drawing and diagramming to convey visual ideas and convey essential formal elements at each stage of the programming and design process.
• SLO-3: Demonstrate teamwork skills within active participation and contribution to a team effort.
• identify and employ diverse roles that maximize individual talents and to cooperate with other students, when working as members of a team, to maximize accomplishment.
• SLO-4: Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of historical, cultural, human, aesthetic, environmental and social issues to be able to affect creative change in the built environment.
• SLO-5: Demonstrate skills in research and investigation associated with architectural design and life-long learning.
• Sketch and use comprehensive and graphic visual note-making in sketch books for recording thoughts and observations for design thinking and to express the desire for research, independent learning and continuing education as a life-long pursuit.
• SLO-6: Demonstrate oral communication skills that are appropriate and effective within group discussion and oral presentation that pertains to design thinking.

Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

• SLO-1: Demonstrate ability to apply basic organizational and spatial principles to the conception and development of architectural environments.
• Use problem solving and design process methodologies to identify problems, analyze criteria and apply learned principles to synthesize solutions to specific design projects.
• Assess and reflect on the success of the process and solution for design methodologies.
• Demonstrate understanding and the ability to use organization systems, spatial geometry and principles of order (unity, balance, pattern, hierarchy, rhythm, etc.) to create meaning and relationships between elements.
• Demonstrate understanding and ability at using a range of architectural design concepts, including the sequential experiences of approach, entry, arrival, continuum, open/implied versus closed/explicit space, clear spatial figure, etc., in order to respond to discovered issues related to context, image and function.
• Observe and analyze existing conditions, context, function and image, as well as define goals and issues to generate concepts that provide abstract meaning into architectural form and spaces.
• SLO-2: Comprehend and demonstrate the 2d and 3d skills associated with representing envisioned ideas, objects and environments.
• Employ appropriate representational media including study and presentation models, freehand and conceptual drawing.
• Compose analytical drawing and diagramming to convey visual ideas and convey essential formal elements at each stage of the programming and design process.
• SLO-3: Demonstrate teamwork skills within active participation and contribution to a team effort.
• Identify and employ diverse roles that maximize individual talents and to cooperate with other students, when working as members of a team, to maximize accomplishment.
• SLO-4: Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of historical, cultural, human, aesthetic, environmental and social issues to be able to affect creative change in the built environment.
• Demonstrate an understanding of sustainable environmental design by applying learned principles to create energy and resource conscious, climate-adapted architectural and environmental design.
• Demonstrate an awareness of sociological, cultural and urban planning issues by applying learned principles to create livable communities and architecture that support ecological, pedestrian and human environments.
• SLO-5: Demonstrate skills in research and investigation associated with architectural design and life-long learning.
• Sketch and use comprehensive and graphic visual note-making in sketch books for recording thoughts and observations for design thinking and to express the desire for research, independent learning and continuing education as a life-long pursuit.
• SLO-6: Demonstrate oral communication skills that are appropriate and effective within group discussion and oral presentation that pertains to design thinking.

Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

• SLO-1: Apply basic organizational and spatial principles to the conception and development of architectural environments.
• Use problem solving and design process methodologies to identify problems, analyze criteria and apply learned principles to synthesize solutions to specific design projects at an advanced level.
• Assess and reflect on the success of the process and solution within the design methodologies.
• Demonstrate understanding and the ability to use organization systems, spatial geometry and principles of order (unity, balance, pattern, hierarchy, rhythm, etc,) to create meaning and relationships between elements.
• Demonstrate understanding and ability at using a range of architectural design concepts including the sequential experiences of approach, entry, arrival, continuum, open/implied versus closed/explicit space, clear spatial figure, etc. to respond to discovered issues related to context, image and function.
• Observe and analyze existing conditions, context, function and image, as well as define goals and issues to generate concepts that provide abstract meaning into architectural form and spaces.
• SLO-2: Understand and demonstrate the 2d and 3d skills associated with representing envisioned ideas, objects and environments.
• Employ appropriate representational media including study and presentation models, freehand and conceptual drawing.
• Compose advanced, analytical drawing and diagramming to convey visual ideas and convey essential formal elements at each stage of the programming and design process.
• SLO-3: Demonstrate teamwork skills within active participation and contribution to a team effort.
• Identify and employ diverse roles that maximize individual talents and to cooperate with other students, when working as members of a team, to maximize accomplishment.
• SLO-4: Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of historical, cultural, human, aesthetic, environmental and social issues to be able to affect creative change in the built environment.
• Demonstrate an understanding of sustainable environmental design by applying learned principles to create energy and resource conscious, climate-adapted architectural and environmental design.
• Demonstrate an awareness of sociological, cultural and urban planning issues by applying learned principles to create livable communities and architecture that support ecological, pedestrian and human environments.
• SLO-5: Demonstrate advanced skills in research and investigation associated with architectural design and life-long learning.
• Sketch and use comprehensive and graphic visual note-making in sketch books for recording thoughts and observations for advanced design thinking and to express the desire for research, independent learning and continuing education as a life-long pursuit.
• SLO-6: Demonstrate oral communication skills that are appropriate and effective within group discussion and oral presentation that pertains to design thinking.

Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

• SLO 1: Make reasonable architectural decisions based on the ethical, social, and environmental value of energy conscious design.
• Compare and contrast societal implications of utilizing non-renewable and renewable energy sources.
• Express how the relationship between building form, scale and location affects a building's successful response to the environment.
• Compare and contrast the effect of orientation and other contextual issues to evaluate their impact on energy consumption and beneficial experience of spaces.
• SLO 2: Identify and compare issues and alternatives related to the choice of various building systems; ideate and apply responsive solutions by integrating knowledge of climate, site, materials and assemblies as drivers of design.
• Understand the tools of performance assessment to analyze and calculate energy use so as to make informed choices to satisfy human needs for comfort and aesthetic.
• Analyze the context of buildings, evaluate needs and make informed choices that respond, in a sustainable way, to solar geometry, sun access, daylighting, shading, and photovoltaic systems.
• Describe the physics of light, including the luminous environment as architectural form-givers, and apply learned principles to the selection and design of electrical systems.
• Understand and demonstrate the concepts of waste reduction, water and resource conservation; calculate embodied energy and waste contribution; and make sustainable design choices related to materials and construction.
• Understand the physics of sound, analyze requirements, calculate criteria and apply learned principles to the selection of walls, floors and ceilings for noise isolation or sound enhancement.
• Understand the concepts of human thermal comfort and performance; heat transfer; building materials, assemblies and systems; climate analysis, vernacular architecture and climate responsive architectural design; and be able to apply learned principles to analyze the context of buildings and climate, evaluate needs and synthesize informed, calculated choices that respond, in a sustainable way, to create thermal comfort.
• Describe strategies for passive heating and cooling and be able to apply learned principles to reduce energy consumption and provide thermal comfort for various climates including: hot arid, hot humid, cold and temperate.
• Describe and apply the principles of psychrometrics to provide thermal comfort.
• Describe the various types of mechanical systems for heating and cooling buildings and be able to apply learned principles to propose responsive schematic design.
• SLO 3: Demonstrate independent learning, knowledge of teamwork principles and continuing education habits that will encourage a lifelong pursuit of knowledge,including the ability to gather, assess, record and comparatively evaluate relevant information.
• Use a teamwork process to identify issues, analyze criteria, research and apply learned principles to synthesize solutions to a specific design project.
• Demonstrate habits of visual note making and independent learning by developing a sketch and notebook to record learning and process for generating ideas.

Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

• SLO #1: Actively engage in intellectual inquiry beyond that required in order to pass a course of study (College Wide Learning Outcome – Area 4).
• Discuss and outline a proposal of study (that can be accomplished within one semester term) with a supervising instructor qualified within the discipline.
• Design an independent study (to be completed individually or by collaboration of a small group) to foster special knowledge, skills, and experience that are not available in any one regularly scheduled course.
• Use information resources to gather discipline-specific information.
• SLO #2: Utilize modes of analysis and critical thinking to apply theoretical perspectives and/or concepts in the major discipline of study to significant problems and/or educational activities (College Wide Learning Outcome – Area 3).
• Analyze and apply the knowledge, skills and experience that are involved in the independent study to theoretical perspectives and/or concepts in the major discipline of study.
• Explain the importance of the major discipline of study in the broader picture of society.
• SLO #3: Communicate a complex understanding of content matter of the major discipline of study (College Wide Outcome – Area 3).
• Demonstrate competence in the skills essential to mastery of the major discipline of study that are necessary to accomplish the independent study.
• SLO #4: Identify personal goals and pursue these goals effectively (College Wide Outcome – Area 4).
• Utilize skills from the “academic tool kit” including time management, study skills, etc., to accomplish the independent study within one semester term.

Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

• SLO #1 DEMONSTRATE AN UNDERSTANDING AND APPLICATION OF PROFESSIONAL WORKPLACE BEHAVIOR IN A FIELD OF STUDY RELATED ONE’S CAREER.
• Understand the effects time, stress, and organizational management have on performance.
• Demonstrate an understanding of consistently practicing ethics and confidentiality in a workplace.
• Examine the career/life planning process and relate its relevance to the student.
• Demonstrate an understanding of basic communication tools and their appropriate use.
• Demonstrate an understanding of workplace etiquette.
• SLO #2 DESCRIBE THE CAREER/LIFE PLANNING PROCESS AND RELATE ITS RELEVANCY TO ONE'S CAREER.
• Link personal goals to long term achievement.
• Display an understanding of creating a professional first impression.
• Understand how networking is a powerful job search tool.
• Understand necessary elements of a résumé.
• Understand the importance of interview preparation.
• Identify how continual learning increases career success.
• SLO #3 DEMONSTRATE APPLICATION OF INDUSTRY KNOWLEDGE AND THEORETICAL CONCEPTS AS WRITTEN IN LEARNING OBJECTIVES IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE EMPLOYER WORK SITE SUPERVISOR.