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Title		Offering	Standing	Credits	Credits	When	F	W	S	Su	Description	Preparatory	Faculty	Days	Multiple Standings	Start Quarters	Open Quarters
Architectural Design Studio Anthony Tindill architecture		Program	FR–SRFreshmen–Senior	8	08	Day				Su 14 Full Summer	Architectural Design Studio will introduce students to intensive architectural design practices and principles. This program will be studio based and students will investigate and apply their ideas about buildings and architecture through comprehensive design projects. Students will participate in conceiving, designing and presenting their projects in an open class forum. They will learn best design practices and develop their own design process. Students in this program will gain experience in idea generation, application of architectural theory and principles, design development, design drawing and presentation practices. Other topics explored may include concepts of structural design, architectural history, and interior design theory. Key Texts may be Norbert Lechner, Andrea Oppenheimer Dean and Francis Ching,		Anthony Tindill	Tue Thu	Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR	Summer	Summer
Green Materials: Arts, Science, and Construction Robert Leverich, Gretchen Van Dusen, Robert Knapp and Anthony Tindill architecture environmental studies sustainability studies visual arts		Program	FR–SRFreshmen–Senior	16	16	Day	F 13 Fall				In a world full of man-made stuff, what does it mean to be a maker of things? How does what you make, the materials you choose, and how you shape them define and speak for you, as an individual, and as part of a culture or community, or an environment? What’s been handed to you, and what will you hand on? This is a foundational program for those who are drawn to envisioning and making things, from art and craft to architecture and environments, and who are open to thinking about that work as both creative self-expression and responsive engagement with materials, environments, and communities. It’s a serious introduction to studio-centered creative work – each student will be part of a working studios to focus on individual and group 3D projects that address art, craft, and construction challenges at a variety of scales, with supporting work in drawing, design, and fabrication skills, materials science, environmental history and ideas, and sustainable practices. Collaboratively, we will engage this work as art, science, expression, and service, challenging such distinctions and looking for commonalities of approach and meaning. Book possibilities include Pallasmaa: Cooper: ; Berge, Steele: Rothenburg: Engaged students will leave this program with new drawing, design, and building skills, experience with design as a multidisciplinary approach to complex problems, deeper understanding of materials and their environmental and social impacts, and fuller awareness of how the arts and architecture can shape environments and communities in ways that are ethical, beautiful, and sustainable. This program is preparatory for that follows in Winter and Spring quarters.		Robert Leverich Gretchen Van Dusen Robert Knapp Anthony Tindill		Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR	Fall	Fall
Green Materials: Craft and Construction Robert Leverich and Anthony Tindill architecture sustainability studies visual arts Signature Required: Winter		Program	FR–SRFreshmen–Senior	16	16	Day		W 14Winter	S 14Spring		This program builds on ideas and skills introduced in Green Materials: Arts, Science, and Construction in the Fall. It focuses on craft and construction at different scales, from details and furnishings to building systems and construction methods. Each student will be part of a working studio to focus on individual and group 3D projects that address design and construction challenges, with supporting work in drawing, fabrication skills, building science, environmental history and ideas, and sustainable practices. We will engage this work as art, science, expression, and service, challenging such distinctions and looking for commonalities of approach and meaning.Detail projects – furniture, hardware, built-ins, lighting, and other building details - will explore craft and sustainability through smaller scaled work with wood, metals, composites, and repurposed materials – where some of the most creative craft work is being done today. Work at this scale is where one literally gets in touch with a building, so issues of ergonomics, comfort, usability, and equal access will come to the fore. We’ll focus on wood and wood products in the winter quarter and metals in the spring quarter, introducing basic skills in each area. Construction projects will address materials at the scale of sustainable building. Energy is a primary concern: currently buildings account for 42% of U.S. energy use, larger even than transportation and industrial energy use. New design and construction – or even better, renovating and retrofitting - can reduce that energy use in the future, even with an increase in numbers of buildings. We will consider emerging technologies that enhance energy efficiency, design strategies that reduce the overall energy needs of a building, and the impact of current sustainable building movements. Projects at both scales will emphasize informed use of materials – their benefits and their environmental, social, and economic impacts, and skillful use of tools and techniques, to design and build wisely. Lectures, workshops, and seminars will address themes common to both craft and construction: the history of environmental art and design, structure principles, ethics, beauty, community and sustainability. Likely books include: (Adamson), (Walker), (Lechner),and (Lovins). Engaged students will gain new skills in drawing, design, craft, and construction as sustainable practices, and the ability to speak for that work effectively through, graphics, writing, and public presentations.		Robert Leverich Anthony Tindill		Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR	Winter	Winter
Northwest Developments: Land Use, Economics and the Politics of Growth Jennifer Gerend and Glenn Landram architecture business and management community studies economics government law and public policy sustainability studies		Program	FR–SRFreshmen–Senior	16	16	Day	F 13 Fall	W 14Winter			This two-quarter program focuses on Northwest communities from the perspective of public policy, land use and economics/personal finance. This program will be an eye opener for anyone who wonders why and how places develop. Where did that Walmart come from? Why did those trees get cut down for new homes? What will happen to that empty building? We will focus on the local decision making that shapes our built and natural environments while considering what types of development and redevelopment are more sustainable, both financially and environmentally.As the Northwest continues to grow, we will consider the voices of property owners, renters, business owners and other community members who often have divergent views on growth, preservation, conservation and property rights. These perspectives will aid our understanding of public places from urban and suburban cities to less connected subdivisions or rural developments. What do we want our public and private spaces to look like? How do communities plan for and accommodate growth? How are progressive policies developed and financed? Comparisons to other communities, cities, states and countries (Germany in particular) will be examined and discussed.Students will explore different communities' orientation to cars, transit, bicycles and pedestrians. Architecture and urban design aspects will round out our analysis. Class sessions will include lectures, workshops, films and field trips to Port Townsend and Seattle. The fall quarter will focus on the public policy, land use planning and economics necessary for students to conduct their own significant project during winter quarter. Seminar texts will offer a theoretical background in these issues as well as a look at some contemporary communities in the news.During winter quarter, students will continue their theoretical learning while taking on an applied group project around community planning and economic development. Specifically, students will work in teams to prepare research or other solutions for selected urban and rural planning issues around Washington. These projects may involve group travel. With faculty support, students will hone their ability to work in teams and develop their presentation skills.		Jennifer Gerend Glenn Landram		Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR	Fall	Fall Winter