The Professional Practice Sequence comprises two essential courses: ARCH 6710 in the Spring of the second year and ARCH 7710 in the Fall of the third year. These courses play a pivotal role in integrating the student's design, history and theory, and technical expertise into the broader framework of the regulatory, business, and cultural realms they will encounter in their professional journey. The discipline of architecture demands an inquisitive mind capable of synthesizing a multitude of technical, aesthetic, social, and conceptual elements. This essential characteristic is not limited to the mere creation of built spaces; it also extends to formulating a process of labor that is both responsible and fair, and capable of adapting to the ever-changing conditions of the world. ARCH 6710 begins by briefly outlining the overall course sequence in order to locate the first section in the context of the next course in the Fall, ARCH 7710. From there the course uses each week to describe the methods involved in acquiring, designing, and constructing a building project. Lectures will delve deep into the mechanisms for articulating a design vision visually and verbally and the systems employed to ensure successful implementation of that vision. The lectures will draw connections between the student’s studio design knowledge to date and the instructor’s experience in practice including local building examples and current events. Due to the more limited time allotted per class for ARCH 6710, the course will be predominantly in-class lectures and out of class assignments.
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