Academic Learning Compact: Architecture

The Bachelor of Design requires you to demonstrate and to understand the creative design process and associated skills as they relate to problem solving and spatial organization. You will develop skills in spatial design, graphic communication, materials, technology and environmental issues. Programs analyze existing and projected examples of build form, define fundamental principles and knowledge of the discipline, develop your skills in the formation and projection of spatial experience and relate creativity to cultural and physical environment.

Additional information is available from the description of this major.

Before Graduating You Must

• Follow and achieve national accreditation (NAAB) guidelines for terminal project and portfolio assessments.
• Receive acceptable review and assessment of studio work from faculty, industry professionals and peers.
• Complete requirements for the baccalaureate degree, as determined by faculty.

Skills You Will Acquire in the Major (SLOs)

1. Implement a creative and synthetic design process to produce unique and appropriate architectural proposals.
2. Create presentations utilizing appropriate disciplinary vocabulary and graphic skills that support design methodologies.
3. Acquire, interpret and analyze information as the basis for design proposals.
4. Communicate about the discipline to a variety of audiences using a variety of formats and approaches.
5. Acquire skills in drawing, electronic imaging, materials and environmental issues.
6. Create conceptually clear and expressive design proposals based on appropriate prioritization of issues, thoughtful analysis of project parameters and critical reflection of schematic ideas.
7. Produce designs built upon the relationship between human behavior and perception in relation to the built environment.

Table Key: I = Introduced; R = Reinforced; A = Assessed

Assessment Types:
Projects, design studio juries and semester studio curriculum reviews.