Spring 2024

This class will provide a discussion of the elements, principles, and theories of design. Emphasis is placed upon the integration of design principles into urban landscapes, buildings, interiors, furnishings, and environmental graphic communications.

This course explores the elements, principles, and theories of design as applied to projects in various analog and digital media. It emphasizes the integration of design principles with the properties of wood, concrete, steel, glass, masonry, and other construction materials. Consideration of environmental and climatic conditions and determinants is also discussed.

This class explores various urban design theories and their interrelation with architectural practice, urban planning, and urban design. Additionally, it reinforces the knowledge of contemporary and future urban design themes and their interrelations with sustainability, technology, mobility, and the human at multiple scales. The course also is designed to provide a collaborative, interactive, applied, and community-based environment for the development of spatial thinking and basic urban design literacy.

This class will explore the relationship between human societies and regional seismic events in the Great Basin Desert, urban wildland interface, and carbon-neutral design. The student will utilize projects and in-class assignments to develop integrated design skills. Field trips may be required at students' expense outside of scheduled hours; some class critique sessions may meet outside of scheduled hours.

Architectural management deals with the project management context within which architecture is practiced. Development of professional expertise to the methods used to generate work and charge fees. Emphasis on project briefing and contract administration phases of an architectural project, including development and contract law, project management frameworks, development of a design brief, a project consultancy agreement, and the administration of a building contract.

This class furthers the continued development of Architectural design processes and projects that cultivate an understanding of structures, properties of materials and building tectonics. Emphasis is placed upon precedent analysis, basic code and site related issues. Strong emphasis upon digital drafting methods which focus on digital platforms. Field trips required at students' expense outside of scheduled hours; some class critique sessions may meet outside of scheduled hours.

This course introduces students to the understanding and applying of technical, graphical and computational exercises in site design and topographical shaping. Introduction to sustainable site design and best management practices.

This course introduces students to the evolution and application of contemporary land use planning in the United States, emphasizing the four primary tools of development regulation: comprehensive planning, zoning, subdivision regulation, and capital improvement programming.

This course will prepare the student with the basic knowledge in the following areas of solar design history, solar procession, climatological data for Reno and northern Nevada, energy reflection, transmission and absorption, heat transfer, heat storage, types of collector systems and their sizing as it relates to architecture.

This course will review the built form of architecture and urban design from various cultures and civilizations throughout history. Specific periods of study include the Ancient World, the Medieval Period, the Renaissance and Modern Times. Historical events along with developments in architecture of non-western civilizations that have shaped philosophies, cultures and civilizations will also be discussed. Same as course as HUM 201. Satisfies TMCC Diversity requirement.