Courses

Undergraduate Courses

The undergraduate course catalog for the School of Architecture and Planning is located:

Graduate Courses

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ARC 241 / 541 - Introduction to Environmental Systems
6/26/18
Overview on interrelationship of the physical environment and buildings, specifically examining site design, solar design and environmental technologies, as they relate to energy-conscious design, environmental building systems design and sustainability. More specifically, will develop an ability to respond to site characteristics including urban context, developmental patterning, zoning, soils, topography, ecology, climate, and building orientation.
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ARC 455 / 555: Structures 3
6/26/18

This interdisciplinary seminar will study how ecological and social models of biology such as those advanced by Huxley and Waddington played a crucial role in the reformulation of the built environment as part of a complex system of adaptive interactions. 

ARC 493/593 - My Own Private Buffalo
6/26/18
This seminar begins by defining “place” as a constellation of interesting - perhaps even unique - characteristics that interact to create a special site, one worth getting to know.
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Arc 501 - Good Neighbors
6/26/18
The studio will emphasize critical thinking on basic architectural issues through the design proposal of a group of three houses and three workspaces (painting, writing, and music composing) for three very different families that will be sharing a single undivided lot in the east side of the city of Buffalo. 
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ARC 503– Collecting & Collections
6/26/18
The studio will focus on collecting and collections and will be organized around two projects during the semester. Students will be required to work both collaboratively and individually.  Individual proposals will be required for each project.
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ARC 511– Arch Comm 1
6/26/18
This course will expose students to a variety of methods used in architectural representation, both 2d and 3d, while learning to look closely in order to gain the observation skills needed in the discipline of architecture.
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ARC 531/ARC 231– Arch History 1
6/26/18
This course provides an overview of architecture and ideas of building and community form in major world cultures from the Neolithic era to 1450 C.E. 
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ARC 543 LAB– Toward a materials primer for designers
6/26/18
In this technical methods seminar, we will conduct research into a wide variety of materials, both known materials and less known materials, used or potentially usable within the realm of architecture and design.
ARC 544– Building Technology Systems
ARC 544– Building Technology Systems
6/26/18
Environmental design includes the study of the planned environment that is built by humans. This course focuses on buildings and the systems and technologies that they use, introducing the fundamental factors that affect the choices made by the architect and developer when buildings are designed. 
ARC 545 SEM– From Remote to Near Sensing
ARC 545 SEM– From Remote to Near Sensing
6/26/18

In the first half of this course, we will develop our own surveying tools in the shop to investigate a portion of the abandoned Bethlehem Steel site Lackawanna, New York. Tools developed in the class will incorporate traditional remote sensing and surveying equipment (for position), digital and analog monitors (for phenomena), and will be recorded on a paper template.

ARC 547 SEM– Understanding Good Urban Form: Re-imaging Buffalo's Niagara Street
ARC 547 SEM– Understanding Good Urban Form: Re-imaging Buffalo's Niagara Street
6/26/18

This interdisciplinary seminar examines precedents and principles of good urban design; Making cities legible, sustainable, healthy, equitable, and rich in human experience”

ARC 548/ARC 448– Small Built Works --SUN_FOOD_WATER -- Affordable Houses
ARC 548/ARC 448– Small Built Works --SUN_FOOD_WATER -- Affordable Houses
6/26/18

This interdisciplinary seminar examines precedents and principles of good urban design; Making cities legible, sustainable, healthy, equitable, and rich in human experience”

ARC 549 / ARC 449– Material Matters
ARC 549 / ARC 449– Material Matters
6/26/18
This seminar will focus on the tectonic, the convergence of poetry and technique in architecture. The course will explore innovative uses of materials through the examination of a series of contemporary buildings by distinguished international architects. It will seek to develop an understanding of how technical decisions in the deployment of materials, construction systems and details can be directed towards conceptual and cultural ends.
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ARC 553/ARC 453– Structures 2
6/26/18
 This course concentrates on the study, investigation and application of various advanced building design and construction technologies, structural materials, connections, and details. Students will study various design criteria for specific materials, such as timber, steel, and concrete. The students will also be introduced to the proper use of various building codes and their impact on building technology, civil and structural engineering.
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ARC 562/ARC 362– Architectural Theory
6/26/18
ARC 573 – ARC 473– Environmental Controls 2
ARC 573 – ARC 473– Environmental Controls 2
6/26/18
Environmental Systems 2 (previously titled Environmental Controls 1) deals with the thermal and environmental processes that affect buildings, and gives design students the means to respond to and manipulate the thermal environment. 
ARC 589 / ARC 489– Childhood Home
ARC 589 / ARC 489– Childhood Home
6/26/18

The seminar will entail reading, group discussion, research and presentations, as well as visual documentation and drawing.

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ARC 590– Option Studio
6/26/18
ARC 597 / ARC 487– Form Change
ARC 597 / ARC 487– Form Change
6/26/18
This course will focus on the changing forms of buildings. Through critical examinations of different types of buildings, students will be introduced to forms shaped by culture, economics and use and the ways that changes in the use and considerations of buildings, landscapes and space can shape form.
ARC 605-1– Mixed Use
ARC 605-1– Mixed Use
6/26/18
This studio will explore the idea of mixing different uses in one building to produce a living, working and leisure environment that supports mind-body balance.