ARCH 220 Design Studio - Capstone Project

7 credits

Students define, program, design, and develop an architectural project while coordinating with faculty. The architectural project begins at a conceptual stage and will develop through the design phase of a project. Students work individually or on a team, explore and document the process of their work through sketches, study models, and design and present their drawings. Students have the ability to collaborate with civil and/or mechanical students.

Prerequisites: ARCH 210, ARCH 212, and ARCH 215

Course Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:

Define architectural project
Research related architectural project
Produce preliminary architectural sketches and drawings
Develop project schedule timeline
Perform advanced design process
Document design process and its components for their portfolio

Program Outcomes
This course teaches to the following program outcomes:

complete a comprehensive design project
employ creative and critical thinking to enhance problem solving

Total Hours: 120 Theory (Lecture) Hours: 20 Guided Practice (Lab or Clinical) Hours: 100