LA 292 Programming and Culture
Explore design through humanistic and sociological lens. You will learn to observe, gather, and interpret cultural information into ideas that can shape the organization, form, and intentions of architecture and urban space.
Prerequisite: LA 116 or LA 108 or LA 107 or AHS 116
Course Learning Outcomes
- Demonstrate understanding of architectural programming as a systemic and creative process to address current and future needs of users
- Explore interdisciplinary connections and investigate how culture, history, environment, and behavior influence design and space planning practices
- Translate diverse cultural and social contexts into inclusive design principles for built environments (NAAB PC8 Social Equity and Inclusion)
- Apply bibliographic, archival, and participatory research methods to programming decisions
- Recognize the value of participatory research in architectural programming and the importance of actively engaging users and clients in the process
- Formulate coherent programming statements that align user needs, functional goals, spatial dynamics, and environmental factors
- Discuss the ethical responsibility of a designer in shaping equitable environments and how programming can lead to social transformation
NAAB Criteria
- This course addresses NAAB PC.8 Social Equity and Inclusion: How the program furthers and deepens students’ understanding of diverse cultural and social contexts and helps them translate that understanding into built environments that equitably support and include people of different backgrounds, resources, and abilities.
- This course addresses NAAB Shared Values of Equity, Diversity & Inclusion: Architects commit to equity and inclusion in the environments we design, the policies we adopt, the words we speak, the actions we take, and the respectful learning, teaching, and working environments we create. Architects seek fairness, diversity, and social justice in the profession and in society and support a range of pathways for students seeking access to an architecture education
- This course addresses NAAB Shared Values of Leadership, Collaboration, and Community Engagement: Architects practice design as a collaborative, inclusive, creative, and empathetic enterprise with other disciplines, the communities we serve, and the clients for whom we work