2024 Fall

ARCH 260 001 - LEC 001

Introduction to Construction, Graduate Level

Yasmin Vobis

Aug 28, 2024 - Dec 13, 2024

Tu, Th

12:30 pm - 01:59 pm

Wurster 112

Class #:19067

Units: 3

Instruction Mode: In-Person Instruction

Offered through Architecture

Current Enrollment

Total Open Seats: 13

Enrolled: 47

Waitlisted: 0

Capacity: 60

Waitlist Max: 20

Open Reserved Seats:

15 reserved for Students in the Master of Architecture Program

Hours & Workload

6 hours of outside work hours per week, and 3 hours of instructor presentation of course materials per week.

This course addresses the methods and materials of construction. While students will not be experts at the end of the semester, the course should give students the confidence to feel comfortable on a construction site or when designing a small building for a studio. The course will focus on four major territories: structural materials, building envelope, built elements such as stairs and cabinets, and costs, labor conditions, conventional practices, and the regulatory environments that control design.

Class Description

This course addresses the methods and materials of construction. While students will not be experts at the end of the semester, the course should give students the confidence to feel comfortable on a construction site or when designing a small building for a studio. The course will focus on four major territories: structural materials, building envelope, built elements such as stairs and cabinets, costs, labor conditions, conventional practices, and the regulatory environments that control design.