New courses in Architecture from MIT OpenCourseWare, provider of free and open MIT course materials. http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/architecture 2013-06-12T14:33:14+05:00 MIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.edu en-US Content within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/terms/index.htm This course provides students with the opportunity to develop a map of contemporary architectural practice and discourse. The seminar examines six themes in terms of their recent history: city and global economy, urban plan and map of operations, program and performance, drawing and scripting, image and surface, and utopia and projection. Students will study buildings and read relevant texts in order to place recent architectural projects in disciplinary and cultural context. http://www.pheedcontent.com/click.phdo?i=83d7856d2e8dd1e50a780b561ec9b305 http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/architecture/4-210-precedents-in-critical-practice-fall-2012 Miljački, Ana 2013-03-08T10:42:06+05:00 4.210 en-US architectural criticism manifesto contemporary architecture architectural practice city global economy urban plan map drawing scripting utopia program performance history MIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.edu Content within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/terms/index.htm This course explores natural and electric lighting that integrates occupant comfort, energy efficiency and daylight availability in an architectural context. Students are asked to evaluate daylighting in real space and simulations, and also high dynamic range photography and physical model building. http://www.pheedcontent.com/click.phdo?i=28a952fc9414b34ba6e2fad8eeccf82b http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/architecture/4-430-daylighting-spring-2012 Reinhart, Christoph 2013-01-16T10:42:50+05:00 4.430 en-US daylighting Rhino DIVA sunlight photometry heliodon solar gains glare HDR photography materiality modeling MIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.edu Content within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/terms/index.htm This class provides an introduction to modern art and theories of modernism and postmodernism. It focuses on the way artists use the tension between fine art and mass culture to mobilize a critique of both. We will examine objects of visual art, including painting, sculpture, architecture, photography, prints, performance and video. These objects will be viewed in their interaction with advertising, caricature, comics, graffiti, television, fashion, folk art, and "primitive" art. http://www.pheedcontent.com/click.phdo?i=280380dcf20b6f865b2ad1963c2961e8 http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/architecture/4-602-modern-art-and-mass-culture-spring-2012 Jones, Caroline 2013-01-11T14:22:45+05:00 4.602 en-US modern art high art mass culture modernist aesthetic modernism 19th Century Art 20th Century Art modernization urbanization globalization photography cinema painting sculpture postmodernism visual arts multimedia pop art popular culture MIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.edu Content within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/terms/index.htm This course is a global-oriented survey of the history of architecture, from the prehistoric to the sixteenth century. It treats buildings and environments, including cities, in the context of the cultural and civilizational history. It offers an introduction to design principles and analysis. Being global, it aims to give the student perspective on the larger pushes and pulls that influence architecture and its meanings, whether these be economic, political, religious or climatic. http://www.pheedcontent.com/click.phdo?i=f56fcdf900758c9619c5257b0e336ffa http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/architecture/4-605-introduction-to-the-history-and-theory-of-architecture-spring-2012 Jarzombek, Mark 2012-12-19T11:50:36+05:00 4.605 en-US vernacular architecture ancient civilizations urbanism cities buildings design principles architecture analysis classical civilizations Greece Rome Asia Islam cathedrals MIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.edu Content within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/terms/index.htm This design-based subject provides a first course in energy and thermo-sciences with applications to sustainable energy-efficient architecture and building technology. No previous experience with subject matter is assumed. After taking this subject, students will understand introductory thermodynamics and heat transfer, know the leading order factors in building energy use, and have creatively employed their understanding of energy fundamentals and knowledge of building energy use in innovative building design projects. This year, the focus will be on design projects that will complement the new NSTAR/MIT campus efficiency program. http://www.pheedcontent.com/click.phdo?i=f0bcdb5d954dfa8fa101b94dc9fe4d90 http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/architecture/4-42j-fundamentals-of-energy-in-buildings-fall-2010 Glicksman, Leon 2011-06-13T16:00:57+05:00 4.42J 1.044J 2.45J en-US energy in buildings ventilation air conditioning forms of energy energy conservation heat transfer energy losses from buildings MIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.edu Content within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/terms/index.htm This subject focuses on the objects, history, context, and critical discussion surrounding art since World War II. Because of the burgeoning increase in art production, the course is necessarily selective. We will trace major developments and movements in art up to the present, primarily from the US; but we will also be looking at art from Europe, Asia, Africa, Latin America, and the Middle East, as well as art "on the margins" — art that has been overlooked by the mainstream critical press, but may have a broad cultural base in its own community. We will ask what function art serves in its various cultures of origin, and why art has been such a lightning rod for political issues around the world. http://www.pheedcontent.com/click.phdo?i=fffc663e406fa902a64ab6b027b0aa48 http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/architecture/4-651-art-since-1940-fall-2010 Jones, Caroline 2011-05-19T13:09:05+05:00 4.651 en-US contemporary art modernism minimalist art Warhol's factory Jackson Pollock painting expression art and politics fluxus MIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.edu Content within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/terms/index.htm The goal of this course is to investigate with students backgrounds on some of the pivotal events that have shaped our understanding and approach to architecture. Emphasis of discussion will be primarily on buildings and works of individual architects. Canonical architects, buildings and movements that have exerted significant influences on the development of architecture will be studied in detail. We will visit some of these buildings for a first-hand look and to evaluate for ourselves their significance or lack thereof. As a final project, each student will analyze a building through drawings, text, bibliography and a physical model in a format ready for documentation and exhibition. http://www.pheedcontent.com/click.phdo?i=304ae275ff0a47322f5a902cc617f8ff http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/architecture/4-205-analysis-of-contemporary-architecture-fall-2009 Chen, Dan Cheng-ta 2010-12-16T07:57:50+05:00 4.205 en-US Le Corbusier de Stijl Bauhaus International style architecture deconstructivist architecture post-modernist architecture MIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.edu Content within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/terms/index.htm This class will be constructed as a lecture-discussion, the purpose being to engage important theoretical issues while simultaneously studying their continuing historical significance. To enhance discussion, three debates will be held in class. Each student will be required to participate in one of these debates. Each student will also be required to write three short papers. Class participation is essential and will be factored into the final grade.The course will portray the history of theory neither as the history of architectural theory exclusively, nor as a series of prepackaged static pronouncements, but as part of a broader set of issues with an active history that must be continually probed and queried. The sequence of topics will not be absolutely predetermined, but some of the primary issues that will be addressed are: pedagogy, professionalism, nature, modernity and the Enlightenment. Classroom discussions and debates are intended to demonstrate differences of opinion and enhance awareness of the consequences that these differences had in specific historical contexts. http://www.pheedcontent.com/click.phdo?i=4b3ac369da421c9e65b9f3abdc7d61b1 http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/architecture/4-607-thinking-about-architecture-in-history-and-at-present-fall-2009 Jarzombek, Mark 2010-06-16T14:00:15+05:00 4.607 en-US MIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.edu Content within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/terms/index.htm This course provides students with a basic knowledge of structural analysis and design for buildings, bridges and other structures. The course emphasizes the historical development of structural form and the evolution of structural design knowledge, from Gothic cathedrals to long span suspension bridges. Students will investigate the behavior of structural systems and elements through design exercises, case studies, and load testing of models. Students will design structures using timber, masonry, steel, and concrete and will gain an appreciation of the importance of structural design today, with an emphasis on environmental impact of large scale construction. http://www.pheedcontent.com/click.phdo?i=c18ce7a5d4d22f42bc6e01a723a08e0c http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/architecture/4-440-basic-structural-design-spring-2009 Ochsendorf, John 2009-12-10T16:00:40+05:00 4.440 4.462 en-US structural analysis structural design historical structures environment sustainable construction graphical analysis environmental assessment beam column truss frame arch structural systems model building design exercises compression tension axial forces structural failures timber steel concrete sustainable structures MIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.edu Content within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/terms/index.htm This course will study the question of Global Architecture from the point of view of producing a set of lectures on that subject. The course will be run in the form of a writing seminar, except that students will be asked to prepare for the final class an hour-long lecture for an undergraduate survey course. During the semester, students will study the debates about where to locate "the global" and do some comparative analysis of various textbooks. The topic of the final lecture will be worked on during the semester. For that lecture, students will be asked to identify the themes of the survey course, and hand in the bibliography and reading list for their lecture. http://www.pheedcontent.com/click.phdo?i=66ab9c8407cbea60867599f5ca04cfca http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/architecture/4-696-a-global-history-of-architecture-writing-seminar-spring-2008 Jarzombek, Mark 2009-09-29T14:02:15+05:00 4.696 en-US global architectures survey course the global comparative analysis researching history global perspective architectural history comparative globality art history eurocentrism ethnocentrism mark kurlansky salt a world history jared diamond collapse how societies choose to fail or succeed MIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.edu Content within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/terms/index.htm This course will guide graduate students through the process of using rapid prototyping and CAD/CAM devices in a studio environment. The class has a theoretical focus on machine use within the process of design. Each student is expected to have completed one graduate level of design computing with a full understanding of solid modeling in CAD. Students are also expected to have completed at least one graduate design studio. http://www.pheedcontent.com/click.phdo?i=6b5e65b41f9cf8d72412f6c13e977b3a http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/architecture/4-510-digital-design-fabrication-fall-2008 Sass, Lawrence 2009-06-15T15:18:34+05:00 4.510 en-US digital fabrication design cad cam digital manufacturing assembly design geometry fabrication drafting modeling printing waterjet cutting cnc manufacturing generative fabrication construction grammars prototyping boston water taxi MIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.edu Content within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/terms/index.htm This course will introduce students to architectural design and computation through the use of computer modeling, rendering and digital fabrication. The course focuses on teaching architectural design with CAD drawing, 3-D modeling, rendering and rapid prototyping. Students will be required to build computer models that will lead to a full package of architectural explorations with computers. Each semester we will explore the design process of a particular building type and building material. The course also investigates a few design processes of selected architects. The course is critical of design principles and building production methods. Student assignments are graded based on the quality of design, representation and constructability. Great design input is always encouraged. http://www.pheedcontent.com/click.phdo?i=4fe07d2ef893c8528ca44df0f3838c27 http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/architecture/4-500-introduction-to-design-computing-fall-2008 Sass, Lawrence 2009-06-15T15:18:01+05:00 4.500 en-US architectural design and computation computer modeling rendering digital fabrication exploration of space place MIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.edu Content within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/terms/index.htm This course provides practical instruction in the fundamentals of analog and digital SLR and medium/large format camera operation, film exposure and development, black and white darkroom techniques, digital imaging, and studio lighting. This semester we will explore the MIT Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences for our theme- and site-specific term project, which provides opportunities to develop technical skills and experimental photographic techniques, and for personal artistic exploration. Final projects will be presented on site in exhibition format. Work in progress is continuously presented and discussed in a critical forum. Lectures, readings, visiting professionals, group discussions, and site visits encourage aesthetic appreciation of the medium and a deeper understanding of our semester theme, as well as a critical awareness of how images in our culture are produced and constructed. http://www.pheedcontent.com/click.phdo?i=1afc926e00b0d37afc5c98929721e61b http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/architecture/4-341-introduction-to-photography-and-related-media-fall-2007 Rabitaille, Reilly Shirazi, Sadia Phillips, Adele Frank, Andrea 2008-07-31T16:48:02+05:00 4.341 en-US Photography digital photography SLR camera medium format camera large format camera black and white photography digital imaging brain and cognitive sciences experimental photographic techniques studio exhibition artistic exploration vision MIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.edu Content within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/terms/index.htm Do you want to think about ways to help solve New Orleans' problems? CityScope is a project-based introduction to the contemporary city. "Problem solving in complex (urban) environments" is different than "solving complex problems." As a member of a team, you will learn to assess scenarios for the purpose of formulating social, economic and design strategies to provide humane and sustainable solutions. A visit to New Orleans is planned for spring break 2007. http://www.pheedcontent.com/click.phdo?i=96ffae6f1e20a5351e8433b0eb73c2c1 http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/architecture/4-001j-cityscope-new-orleans-spring-2007 Abbanat, Cherie Miot Thompson, J. Phillip Fernandez, John 2007-11-21T23:37:17+05:00 4.001J 11.004J en-US new orleans hurricane katrina flooding rebuilding problem-solving future of the city city footprint natural disaster housing urban reconstruction bring new orleans back commission disaster recovery flood protection parks and open spaces lower ninth ward restoration city design sustainable city sustainable new orleans public housing urban ecology urban infrastructure port of new orleans louisiana MIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.edu Content within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/terms/index.htm Ecologies of Construction examines the resource requirements for the making and maintenance of the contemporary built environment. This course introduces the field of industrial ecology as a primary source of concepts and methods in the mapping of material and energy expenditures dedicated to construction activities. http://www.pheedcontent.com/click.phdo?i=39768c5c1fe8978d52e54b6ad86245e0 http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/architecture/4-406-ecologies-of-construction-spring-2007 Fernandez, John 2007-11-15T16:33:27+05:00 4.406 en-US ecologies of construction material and energy networks natural world built environments architectural artifact spatial and temporal scales and boundaries MIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.edu Content within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/terms/index.htm The course aims at providing a fundamental understanding of the physics related to buildings and to propose an overview of the various issues that have to be adequately combined to offer the occupants a physical, functional and psychological well-being. Students will be guided through the different components, constraints and systems of a work of architecture. These will be examined both independently and in the manner in which they interact and affect one another. http://www.pheedcontent.com/click.phdo?i=27c1591b4c611a94df3e2a563ea1d3b4 http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/architecture/4-401-introduction-to-building-technology-spring-2006 Andersen, Marilyne 2007-11-09T16:30:39+05:00 4.401 en-US building technology envelope interior equipment technological constraints architectural design climate construction methods and issues heat and air flow thermal comfort and insulation passive and active heating and cooling natural and electric lighting visual comfort MIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.edu Content within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/terms/index.htm This class will introduce students to a variety of contemporary art practices and ideas. The class will begin with a brief overview of 'visual language' by looking at a variety of artworks and discussing basic concepts revolving around artistic practice. The rest of the class will focus on notions of the real/unreal as explored with various mediums and practices. The class will work in video, sculpture and in public space. http://www.pheedcontent.com/click.phdo?i=36f257ea2822f02cbc1874fedaf26bae http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/architecture/4-301-introduction-to-the-visual-arts-spring-2007 Zane, Joe 2007-10-19T01:32:13+05:00 4.301 en-US MIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.edu Content within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/terms/index.htm Today, computer-based simulations are becoming increasingly popular, especially when daylighting and energy conservation are amongst the key goals for a project. This two-week workshop will expose participants to the current daylighting simulation models and beyond, by introducing realistic and dynamic assessment methods through hands-on exercises and application to a design project. Open to students and practitioners. This course is offered during the Independent Activities Period (IAP), which is a special 4-week term at MIT that runs from the first week of January until the end of the month. http://www.pheedcontent.com/click.phdo?i=82e0df5985e29a2476d67f427cbc9cfc http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/architecture/4-493-natural-light-in-design-january-iap-2006 Andersen, Marilyne 2007-09-18T09:18:05+05:00 4.493 en-US daylighting natural light light calculations software electric light spectra spectrum luminance chrominence comfort design sun solar gain diffusion glazing fenestration MIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.edu Content within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/terms/index.htm During this course, we will be exploring basic questions of architecture through several short design exercises. Working with many different media, students will discover the interrelationship of architecture and its related disciplines, such as structures, sustainability, architectural history and the visual arts. Each problem will focus on one of these disciplines and one exploration and presentation technique. http://www.pheedcontent.com/click.phdo?i=b3d936fc1591cba10822e55d4a8959f0 http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/architecture/4-191-introduction-to-integrated-design-fall-2006 Watson, Angela 2007-05-17T01:32:38+05:00 4.191 en-US Sustainability engineering built environment life-cycle assessment LCA product impact product life cycle infrastructure computational methods water wastewater energy materials construction introductory design studio drawing modeling 3D models architecture architectural design MIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.edu Content within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/terms/index.htm This is a project to assist in the design, drawing, modeling and hopefully constructing of a small Community Children's Center near Guayaquil, Ecuador. For the last year, Nicki Lehrer, from MIT's Aero/Astro Department, has been organizing efforts to build the project. The goal of the workshop is to provide her with a full fleshed out design for the community center so it can be built in the summer of 2007. http://www.pheedcontent.com/click.phdo?i=ab486500db9eeb11008989dae1fc4a7f http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/architecture/4-170-ecuador-workshop-fall-2006 Wampler, Jan 2007-05-15T01:53:51+05:00 4.170 4.171 en-US Ecuador Pascuales Guayaquil charity orphanage community center poverty wealth giving public space architecture tectonics place making space Space Between urban design urban redesign village neighborhood mixed-use public space light and space affordable design green design LEED cultural understanding path place space as activator MIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.edu Content within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). 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