ARH 550 Studio 10 Final Thesis Project
Architects can be agents of change. With the guidance of faculty, you will select a unique site and program to test your thesis and address topics that matter to you. Through your architectural response, you’ll challenge the status quo and envision new opportunities for architecture to solve problems.
Prerequisite: ARH 510, ARH 529
Course Learning Outcomes
- Apply and extend previous semester’s research thread inclusive of site, typology, and program towards developing an architectural proposal
- Develop own design methodology for advancing the thesis project
- Critique own work to advance the project towards slated goals
- Propose a building for human habitation which exhibits a spatial and architectural investigation of the thesis statement
- Develop an architectural proposal which integrates research and theory, programming, site analysis, climate, tectonics, and structure
- Produce a clear and complete set of final documents to be used for a final review
- Produce a Thesis Book to document the design process and building proposal
NAAB Criteria
- PC 5 Research and Innovation How the program prepares students to engage and participate in architectural research to test and evaluate innovations in the field.
- Knowledge and Innovation: Architects create and disseminate knowledge focused on design and the built environment in response to ever-changing conditions. New knowledge advances architecture as a cultural force, drives innovation, and prompts the continuous improvement of the discipline.