Architecture

Barnard and Columbia Architecture offers courses in architectural design and architectural theory.

Departmental Chair: Karen Fairbanks, 314 Barnard
212-854-8431
Office Hours: Monday, 12:30-3:00 PM, Wednesday, 4:00-5:30 PM

Departmental Office: 310 Barnard
212-854-8430
Office Hours: Monday-Friday, 9:00 AM-5:00 PM

Web: www.columbia.edu/cu/archprogram

NOTE

Course scheduling is subject to change. Days, times, instructors, class locations, and call numbers are available on the Directory of Classes.

Fall course information begins posting to the Directory of Classes in February; Summer course information begins posting in March; Spring course information begins posting in June. For course information missing from the Directory of Classes after these general dates, please contact the department or program.

Click on course title to see course description and schedule.

 

Fall 2009

Architecture (Barnard)

Required Courses

Credit Courses

  • ARCH V3101x or y. Architectural Representation: Abstraction. 4 pts.

    Prerequisites: Enrollment limited to 16 students per section. Recommended for the sophomore year. Students work in a studio environment.

    Introduction to design through analysis of abstract architectural space and form. Emphasis on the design process and principles of representations through architectural drawing and model making. Attendance is mandatory at the first class meeting in order to form class registration lists.

    Course
    Number
    Call Number/
    Section
    Days & Times/
    Location
    Instructor Enrollment
    Fall 2009 :: ARCH V3101 :: Credit Sections
    ARCH
    3101
    05766
    001
    TuTh 9:00a - 11:50a
    306A Barnard Hall
    T. Rouhe 15 [ More Info ]
    ARCH
    3101
    01037
    002
    MW 10:00a - 12:50p
    306A Barnard Hall
    M. Schwartzman 16 [ More Info ]
  • ARCH V3103x or y. Architectural Representation: Perception. 4 pts.

    Prerequisites: Students work in a studio environment. Recommended for the sophomore year. Enrollment limited to 16 students per section.

    Introduction to design through studies in the perception of architectural space and form. Emphasis on exploratory, inventive processes for the generation, development, and representation of ideas in a variety of media. Attendance is mandatory at the first class meeting in order to form class registration lists.

    Course
    Number
    Call Number/
    Section
    Days & Times/
    Location
    Instructor Enrollment
    Fall 2009 :: ARCH V3103 :: Credit Sections
    ARCH
    3103
    05053
    001
    TuTh 1:10p - 4:00p
    306A Barnard Hall
    K. Baxi 13 [ More Info ]
  • ARCH V3201x. Architectural Design, I. 4.5 pts.

    Prerequisites: ARCH V3101 and ARCH V3103. Open to architecture majors or with permission of instructor.

    Introduction to architectural design taught in a studio environment, through a series of design projects requiring drawings and models. Field trips, lectures, and discussions are organized in relation to studio exercises. Portfolio of design work from Architectural Representation: Abstraction and Perception will be reviewed the first week of classes.

    Course
    Number
    Call Number/
    Section
    Days & Times/
    Location
    Instructor Enrollment
    Fall 2009 :: ARCH V3201 :: Credit Sections
    ARCH
    3201
    08540
    001
    MW 9:00a - 11:50a
    154 Schermerhorn Hall
    D. Smiley
    N. Robertson
    P. Zuspan
    22 [ More Info ]

    Elective Courses

    Credit Courses

  • ARCH V3114x. Making the Metropolis: Urban Design and Theories of the City since 1850. 3 pts.

    Introduces the project of understanding modern cities, focusing on theories, practices and examples in Europe and North America since 1850. The global reach of Euro-American ideas will also be examined. There are two primary goals: to investigate diverse strategies of urban development and to evaluate the social implications of built form. Course material includes built projects as well as unbuilt and theoretical work, all of which shaped how architects and planners interpreted the city.

    Course
    Number
    Call Number/
    Section
    Days & Times/
    Location
    Instructor Enrollment
    Fall 2009 :: ARCH V3114 :: Credit Sections
    ARCH
    3114
    06591
    001
    TuTh 2:40p - 3:55p
    304 Barnard Hall
    Th 1:10p - 4:00p
    304 Barnard Hall
    D. Smiley 89 [ More Info ]
  • ARCH V3211x. Architectural Design, III. 4.5 pts.

    Prerequisites: ARCH V3202 and permission of the department chair. Enrollment limited as space permits.

    Further exploration of the design process through studio work. Programs of considerable functional, contextual, and conceptual complexity are undertaken. Portfolio required for review first day of fall semester to register for the course. Class list based on portfolio review will be formed at first class meeting.

    Course
    Number
    Call Number/
    Section
    Days & Times/
    Location
    Instructor Enrollment
    Fall 2009 :: ARCH V3211 :: Credit Sections
    ARCH
    3211
    07045
    001
    MW 9:00a - 11:50a
    TBA
    J. Moore
    K. Fairbanks
    10 [ More Info ]
  • ARCH V3312y. Special Topics In Architecture. 3 pts.

    Topics vary yearly. Course may be repeated for credit. Attendance is mandatory at the first class meeting in order to form class registration lists.

    Course
    Number
    Call Number/
    Section
    Days & Times/
    Location
    Instructor Enrollment
    Fall 2009 :: ARCH V3312 :: Credit Sections
    ARCH
    3312
    03927
    001
    Tu 4:10p - 6:00p
    309 Barnard Hall
    Th 4:10p - 6:00p
    405 Barnard Hall
    D. Shillingburg 15 [ More Info ]
    ARCH
    3312
    07198
    002
    M 12:00p - 1:50p
    406 Barnard Hall
    M 9:00a - 12:00p
    406 Barnard Hall
    W 12:00p - 1
    J. Kim 7 [ More Info ]

    Spring 2010

    Architecture (Barnard)

    Required Courses

    Credit Courses

  • ARCH V3101x or y. Architectural Representation: Abstraction. 4 pts.

    Prerequisites: Enrollment limited to 16 students per section. Recommended for the sophomore year. Students work in a studio environment.

    Introduction to design through analysis of abstract architectural space and form. Emphasis on the design process and principles of representations through architectural drawing and model making. Attendance is mandatory at the first class meeting in order to form class registration lists.

    Course
    Number
    Call Number/
    Section
    Days & Times/
    Location
    Instructor Enrollment
    Spring 2010 :: ARCH V3101 :: Credit Sections
    ARCH
    3101
    04466
    001
    TuTh 9:00a - 11:50a
    TBA
    K. Yao 15 [ More Info ]
  • ARCH V3103x or y. Architectural Representation: Perception. 4 pts.

    Prerequisites: Students work in a studio environment. Recommended for the sophomore year. Enrollment limited to 16 students per section.

    Introduction to design through studies in the perception of architectural space and form. Emphasis on exploratory, inventive processes for the generation, development, and representation of ideas in a variety of media. Attendance is mandatory at the first class meeting in order to form class registration lists.

    Course
    Number
    Call Number/
    Section
    Days & Times/
    Location
    Instructor Enrollment
    Spring 2010 :: ARCH V3103 :: Credit Sections
    ARCH
    3103
    06306
    001
    MW 10:00a - 12:50p
    TBA
    M. Schwartzman 18 [ More Info ]
    ARCH
    3103
    09780
    002
    TuTh 1:10p - 4:00p
    TBA
    N. Robertson 7 [ More Info ]
  • ARCH V3117y. Perceptions of Architecture. 3 pts.

    Prerequisites: Designed for but not limited to sophomores; enrollment beyond 60 at the discretion of the instructor.

    Introduction to various methods by which we look at, experience, analyze, and criticize architecture and the built environment; development of fluency with architectural concepts. Attendance is mandatory at the first class meeting in order to form class registration lists.

    Course
    Number
    Call Number/
    Section
    Days & Times/
    Location
    Instructor Enrollment
    Spring 2010 :: ARCH V3117 :: Credit Sections
    ARCH
    3117
    09471
    001
    MW 4:10p - 5:25p
    TBA
    R. Rouhe 33 [ More Info ]
  • ARCH V3202y. Architectural Design, II. 4.5 pts.

    Prerequisites: ARCH V3201. Open to architecture majors or with permission of instructor.

    Studio workshop continuation of ARCH V3201. Emphasis on the manipulation of an architectural vocabulary in relationship to increasingly complex conceptual, social, and theoretical issues. Field trips, lectures, and discussions are organized in relation to studio exercises.

    Course
    Number
    Call Number/
    Section
    Days & Times/
    Location
    Instructor Enrollment
    Spring 2010 :: ARCH V3202 :: Credit Sections
    ARCH
    3202
    09836
    001
    MW 9:00a - 11:50a
    TBA
    J. Moore
    K. Baxi
    K. Fairbanks
    M. Kroeckel
    15 [ More Info ]

    Elective Courses

    Credit Courses

  • ARCH V1020y. Introduction To Architectural Design and Visual Culture. 3 pts.

    Corequisites: Intended for the non-major, sophomore year and above. Enrollment limited to 18 students.

    Introductory design studio to introduce students to architectural design through readings and studio design projects. Intended to develop analytic skills to critique existing media and spaces. Process of analysis used as a generative tool for the students' own design work. Attendance is mandatory at the first class meeting in order to form class registration lists.

    Course
    Number
    Call Number/
    Section
    Days & Times/
    Location
    Instructor Enrollment
    Spring 2010 :: ARCH V1020 :: Credit Sections
    ARCH
    1020
    04084
    001
    MW 1:10p - 3:00p
    TBA
    Instructor To Be Announced 20 [ More Info ]
    ARCH
    1020
    03468
    002
    MW 11:00a - 12:50p
    TBA
    Instructor To Be Announced 24 [ More Info ]
  • ARCH V3312y. Special Topics In Architecture. 3 pts.

    Topics vary yearly. Course may be repeated for credit. Attendance is mandatory at the first class meeting in order to form class registration lists.

    Course
    Number
    Call Number/
    Section
    Days & Times/
    Location
    Instructor Enrollment
    Spring 2010 :: ARCH V3312 :: Credit Sections
    ARCH
    3312
    04645
    001
    MW 6:00p - 8:00p
    TBA
    A. Marcus 15 [ More Info ]