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Program Requirements
Program credit weight: 126 credit
Program credit weight for CEGEP students: 100 credits
Ã山ǿ¼é's professional program in Architecture is divided into two parts. The first part is an eight-term design-based program (six-term program for students entering with the Quebec Diploma of Collegial Studies in Pure and Applied Science or the equivalent) leading to a non-professional degree, Bachelor of Science (Architecture). Applicants whose background includes a university degree in an area not related to architecture should apply to the B.Sc.(Arch.) program. For detailed information about admission procedures and requirements, please see the Undergraduate Admissions Guide at .
The second part, for students with the Ã山ǿ¼é B.Sc.(Arch.) degree or equivalent non-professional undergraduate architecture degree, is either a three-term (Fall/Winter/Summer) or a two-year program leading to the Master of Architecture (Professional) degree. There are two options for the completion of M.Arch. (Professional) program: Design Studio (45 credits) and Design Studio-Directed Research (60 credits). The M.Arch. (Professional) degree is accredited by the Canadian Architectural Certification Board (CACB), and is recognized as accredited by the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB) in the U.S.
For more information on program structure and courses, visit the School of Architecture website at .
Required Year 0 (Freshman) Courses
26 credits
Generally, students admitted to the Architecture program from Quebec CEGEPs are granted transfer credit for the Year 0 (Freshman) courses and enter a 100-credit (six-term) program.
For information on transfer credit for French Baccalaureate, International Baccalaureate exams, Advanced Placement exams, Advanced Levels and Science Placement Exams, see .
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CHEM 110 General Chemistry 1 (4 credits)
Overview
Chemistry : A study of the fundamental principles of atomic structure, radiation and nuclear chemistry, valence theory, coordination chemistry, and the periodic table.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Butler, Ian Sydney; Fenster, Ariel; Kakkar, Ashok K; Gauthier, Jean-Marc (Fall)
- Fall
- Prerequisites/corequisites: College level mathematics and physics or permission of instructor; CHEM 120 is not a prerequisite
- Each lab section is limited enrolment
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CHEM 120 General Chemistry 2 (4 credits)
Overview
Chemistry : A study of the fundamental principles of physical chemistry.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Gauthier, Jean-Marc; Fenster, Ariel; Mittermaier, Anthony; Siwick, Bradley (Winter)
- Winter
- Prerequisites/corequisites: College level mathematics and physics, or permission of instructor: CHEM 110 is not a prerequisite
- Each lab section is limited enrolment
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MATH 133 Linear Algebra and Geometry (3 credits)
Overview
Mathematics & Statistics (Sci) : Systems of linear equations, matrices, inverses, determinants; geometric vectors in three dimensions, dot product, cross product, lines and planes; introduction to vector spaces, linear dependence and independence, bases; quadratic loci in two and three dimensions.
Terms: Fall 2010, Winter 2011, Summer 2011
Instructors: Kelome, Djivede; Anderson, William J; Loveys, James G; Shahabi, Shahab; Clay, Adam (Fall) Kelome, Djivede; Anderson, William J (Winter) Palka, Karol (Summer)
- Prerequisite: a course in functions
- Restriction: Not open to students who have taken MATH 221 or CEGEP objective 00UQ or equivalent.
- Restriction Note B: Not open to students who have taken or are taking MATH 123, MATH 130 or MATH 131, except by permission of the Department of Mathematics and Statistics.
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MATH 140 Calculus 1 (3 credits) *
Overview
Mathematics & Statistics (Sci) : Review of functions and graphs. Limits, continuity, derivative. Differentiation of elementary functions. Antidifferentiation. Applications.
Terms: Fall 2010, Winter 2011, Summer 2011
Instructors: Drury, Stephen W; Trudeau, Sidney; Shahabi, Shahab (Fall) Hundemer, Axel W (Winter)
- 3 hours lecture, 1 hour tutorial
- Prerequisite: High School Calculus
- Restriction: Not open to students who have taken MATH 120, MATH 139 or CEGEP objective 00UN or equivalent
- Restriction: Not open to students who have taken or are taking MATH 122 or MATH 130 or MATH 131, except by permission of the Department of Mathematics and Statistics
- Each Tutorial section is enrolment limited
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MATH 141 Calculus 2 (4 credits)
Overview
Mathematics & Statistics (Sci) : The definite integral. Techniques of integration. Applications. Introduction to sequences and series.
Terms: Fall 2010, Winter 2011, Summer 2011
Instructors: Trudeau, Sidney (Fall) Sancho, Neville G F; Drury, Stephen W; Trudeau, Sidney (Winter)
- Prerequisites: MATH 139 or MATH 140 or MATH 150.
- Restriction: Not open to students who have taken MATH 121 or CEGEP objective 00UP or equivalent
- Restriction Note B: Not open to students who have taken or are taking MATH 122 or MATH 130 or MATH 131, except by permission of the Department of Mathematics and Statistics.
- Each Tutorial section is enrolment limited
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PHYS 131 Mechanics and Waves (4 credits)
Overview
Physics : The basic laws and principles of Newtonian mechanics; oscillations and waves.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Ragan, Kenneth J (Fall)
- Fall
- 3 hours lectures; 1 hour tutorial, 3 hours laboratory in alternate weeks; tutorial sessions
- Corequisite: MATH 139 or higher level calculus course.
- Restriction: Not open to students taking or having taken PHYS 101, CEGEP objective 00UR or equivalent
- Laboratory sections have limited enrolment
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PHYS 142 Electromagnetism and Optics (4 credits)
Overview
Physics : The basic laws of electricity and magnetism; geometrical and physical optics.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Miyahara, Yoichi (Winter)
- Winter
- 3 hours lectures, 3 hours laboratory in alternate weeks; tutorial sessions
- Prerequisite: PHYS 131.
- Corequisite: MATH 141 or higher level calculus course.
- Restriction: Not open to students taking or having taken PHYS 102, CEGEP objective 00UR or equivalent
- Laboratory sections have limited enrolment
*Students may take MATH 139 (Calculus) instead of MATH 140, but only with permission from the Department of Mathematics and Statistics.
Required Non-Departmental Courses
15 credits
Note: Candidates intending not to proceed to the M.Arch. (Professional) degree may substitute other courses of equal total credit weight for any course with an asterisk (*) in the list below.
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CIVE 284 Structural Engineering Basics (4 credits)
Overview
Civil Engineering : Basic principles of statics; force systems; trusses; centroids and second moment of areas; stress and strain; beams; shearing and bending stresses; deflections; combined stresses; columns.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Meguid, Mohamed (Fall)
- (3-3-6)
- Restriction: Not open to students who have taken CIVE 205 and CIVE 283.
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CIVE 385 Structural Steel and Timber Design (3 credits) *
Overview
Civil Engineering : Structural loadings, load factors, code requirements and design procedures. Characteristics of structural steel and structural timber in building construction. Structural design of axially loaded tension and compression members, joists, beams, girders, trusses and framing systems.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Vrana, Jan (Fall)
- (3-1-5)
- Prerequisite: CIVE 284.
- Corequisite: ARCH 240
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CIVE 388 Foundation and Concrete Design (3 credits) *
Overview
Civil Engineering : Physical properties of concrete; behaviour and design of reinforced concrete members in compression, tension, bending, shear and combined loadings; bond and anchorage; soil properties, soil testing, footings; pile foundation; shorting; retaining walls.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Vrana, Jan (Winter)
- (3-1-5)
- Prerequisite: CIVE 284.
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CIVE 492 Structures (2 credits) *
Overview
Civil Engineering : A study of structural systems in concrete, steel, timber; a philosophy of structure; choice of structure; economic factors in design; recent developments and trends in structure; lateral stability by frame action, bracing shear walls; mechanics of certain structural forms.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
- (2-2-2)
- Prerequisites: CIVE 385 and CIVE 388
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FACC 220 Law for Architects and Engineers (3 credits)
Overview
Faculty Course : Aspects of the law which affect architects and engineers. Definition and branches of law; Federal and Provincial jurisdiction, civil and criminal law and civil and common law; relevance of statutes; partnerships and companies; agreements; types of property, rights of ownership; successions and wills; expropriation; responsibility for negligence; servitudes/easements, privileges/liens, hypothecs/ mortgages; statutes of limitations; strict liability of architect, engineer and builder; patents, trade marks, industrial design and copyright; bankruptcy; labour law; general and expert evidence; court procedure and arbitration.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Ouellet, Patrick; Richer, Louis Martin (Fall)
- (3-0-6)
Required Architectural Courses
70 credits
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ARCH 201 Communication, Behaviour and Architecture (6 credits)
Overview
Architecture : Introduction to design; development of design judgement and communication skills in a series of exercises addressing light, scale, space, form and colour in the built environment; introduction to techniques of oral and graphic presentation, including model making, photography, sketching and architectural drawing. The course is based in the studio and includes lectures, seminars and field trips.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Balaban, Thomas; Perera, Alec; Singh, Zubin (Fall)
- (2-10-6)
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ARCH 202 Architectural Graphics and Elements of Design (6 credits)
Overview
Architecture : Introduction to architectural design; consideration of building form in relation to program, structural system, material selection, site and climate; further development of skills in model making, conventional architectural drawing, axonometric and perspective drawing, sketching and architectural rendering. The course is based in the studio and includes lectures, seminars and field trips.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Balaban, Thomas; Perera, Alec; Singh, Zubin (Winter)
- (2-10-6)
- Prerequisite: ARCH 201
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ARCH 217 Freehand Drawing 1 (1 credit)
Overview
Architecture : Development of skills in drawing and observation through a series of exercises based on the study of the human figure in a studio setting. Media include pencil, charcoal, conte crayon, and pen and ink.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Nash, Joanna (Fall)
- (0-2-1)
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ARCH 218 Freehand Drawing 2 (1 credit)
Overview
Architecture : Continuation of ARCH 217. Development of graphic skills and visual literacy through exercises in life drawing. Introduction to basic colour theory: hue, intensity/dilution, temperature and emotional power. Additional media include coloured chalk and gouache.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Nash, Joanna (Winter)
- (0-2-1)
- Prerequisite: ARCH 217
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ARCH 240 Organization of Materials in Buildings (3 credits)
Overview
Architecture : The characteristics of basic building materials: wood, steel, masonry and concrete. How building materials are shaped into building components, and how these components are integrated into the building envelope. Problems, laboratory projects and field trips to illustrate principles.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Friedman, Abraham (Winter)
- (2-3-4)
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ARCH 241 Architectural Structures (3 credits)
Overview
Architecture : Introduction to the basic concepts and forms of structures in architecture.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Sijpkes, Pieter (Fall)
- (2-1-6)
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ARCH 242 Digital Representation (2 credits)
Overview
Architecture : This course introduces students to digital representation in architecture. Students explore applications of state-of-the-art two- and three-dimensional computer modeling software in architectural design.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Sprecher, Aaron (Fall)
- (2-0-4)
- Prerequisite: ARCH 201.
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ARCH 250 Architectural History 1 (3 credits)
Overview
Architecture : The study of architecture in relation to landscape, urban form and culture, from Antiquity to the end of the Middle Ages.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Rueda Plata, Carlos Ivan (Fall)
- (3-0-6)
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ARCH 251 Architectural History 2 (3 credits)
Overview
Architecture : Overview of early 20th century architecture with emphasis on a thematic approach to buildings and cities, architects and ideologies. The lectures will examine the origins, development and impact of canonical figures and buildings of Modernism.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Sheppard, Adrian (Winter)
- (3-0-6)
- Prerequisite: ARCH 250
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ARCH 303 Design and Construction 1 (6 credits)
Overview
Architecture : An exploration of the design of buildings. Projects emphasize the major social, technological, environmental, and symbolic aspects of the design process. Introduction to specific modelling, presentation, and documentation techniques. Discussions, readings, field trips and practical exercises.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Sprecher, Aaron; Sijpkes, Pieter; Covo, David; Jelaco, Ronald Paul (Fall)
- (2-10-6)
- Prerequisite: ARCH 202
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ARCH 304 Design and Construction 2 (6 credits)
Overview
Architecture : Continuation of Design and Construction I with projects of increasing complexity. Projects deal with particular aspects of architectural design and/or explore approaches to design methodology. Discussions, readings, field trips and practical exercises.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Sijpkes, Pieter; Covo, David; Jelaco, Ronald Paul (Winter)
- (2-10-6)
- Prerequisite: ARCH 303
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ARCH 321 Freehand Drawing 3 (1 credit)
Overview
Architecture : Continuation of ARCH 218. Refinement of graphic skills and visual literacy through exercises in life drawing. Introduction to the materials and methods of watercolour painting.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Nash, Joanna (Fall)
- (0-2-1)
- Prerequisite: ARCH 218
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ARCH 322 Freehand Drawing 4 (1 credit)
Overview
Architecture : Synthesis of ARCH 217, 218 and ARCH 321. Further refinement of graphic skills and visual literacy through exercises in life drawing. Students select and combine various media and apply them to diverse drawing and painting surfaces.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Nash, Joanna (Winter)
- (0-2-1)
- Prerequisite: ARCH 321
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ARCH 324 Sketching School (1 credit)
Overview
Architecture : An eight-day supervised field trip in the late summer to sketch places or things having specific visual characteristics. Students are required to include Sketching School I in the B.Sc.(Arch.) program.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
- (0-0-3)
- Prerequisite: ARCH 218
- This course in the Faculty of Engineering is open only to Ã山ǿ¼é students.
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ARCH 354 Architectural History 3 (3 credits)
Overview
Architecture : General introduction to Modern Architecture in Western Europe from the Renaissance to the end of the 19th century. The course uses a thematic approach and sources on specific ideas and works drawn particularly from Italy, France, England and Germany.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Bressani, Martin (Fall)
- (3-0-6)
- Prerequisite: ARCH 250 and ARCH 251
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ARCH 355 Architectural History 4 (3 credits)
Overview
Architecture : The study of architecture and cities in the postwar period. Emphasis placed on themes and approaches to architectural history, as opposed to traditional survey.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Adams, Annmarie (Winter)
- (3-0-6)
- Prerequisite: ARCH 250 and ARCH 251
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ARCH 375 Landscape (2 credits)
Overview
Architecture : Land form, plant life, microclimate; land use and land preservation; elements and methods of landscape design.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Emond, Francois P (Fall)
- (2-2-2)
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ARCH 377 Energy, Environment and Buildings (3 credits)
Overview
Architecture : Exploration of the interrelationship between energy, environment and building. Topics include sustainability, assessment tools, the integrated design process, water conservation, energy conservation, renewable energy, materials and embodied energy, indoor environmental quality, environmental acoustics, and advanced building technology.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
- (3-0-6)
- Prerequisite: ARCH 202 or permission of instructor
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ARCH 405 Design and Construction 3 (6 credits)
Overview
Architecture : A structured investigation of architectural concepts; program interpretation with respect to relevant cultural, social and environmental contexts; applications of appropriate formal languages and building technologies in integrated proposals for a variety of building forms.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Bressani, Martin; Davies, Howard (Fall)
- (2-10-6)
- Prerequisite: ARCH 304
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ARCH 406 Design and Construction 4 (6 credits)
Overview
Architecture : A detailed study and comprehensive development of architectural proposals for complex building types and site conditions; the exploration of coherent initial concepts with respect to programmatic requirements, image and form; subsequent elaboration leading to meaningful and technologically viable designs for the built environment.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Davies, Howard; Brdar, Sinisa; Sprecher, Aaron (Winter)
- (2-10-6)
- Prerequisite: ARCH 405
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ARCH 447 Lighting (2 credits)
Overview
Architecture : Concepts of natural and artificial lighting in architecture and urban design.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Sampson, Conor (Fall)
- (2-2-2)
- Prerequisite: ARCH 304
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ARCH 451 Building Regulations and Safety (2 credits)
Overview
Architecture : The study of building codes with specific emphasis on the National Building and National Fire Codes of Canada. Examples of existing buildings with assignments to illustrate regulations. Development of a systematic approach to the implementation of codes during the preliminary design stage of an architectural project.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Zorko, Jozef (Winter)
- (2-2-2)
- Prerequisite: ARCH 405
Complementary Courses
9 credits from the following:
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ARCH 318 Design Sketching (3 credits)
Overview
Architecture : Pictorial drawing in the design process; relationship of drawing type to design intention; strategies for visualization and representation based on perspective sketching, axonometric and oblique projection in selected media; studio work based on design exercises and problems varying in length from several minutes to several days.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
- (2-4-3)
- Prerequisite: ARCH 202
- Restriction: Departmental permission required
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ARCH 319 The Camera and Perception (3 credits)
Overview
Architecture : An intensive study of man and the urban environment. Through the use of still photography, the relationship of time, motion, space, place and light are explored in order to gain insights into the urban environment. Topics include: "photographic seeing", light, survey of masters, history of photography, camera and darkroom techniques, tonal control, composition, etc.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
- (2-4-3)
- Prerequisite: ARCH 202
- Restriction: Departmental permission required
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ARCH 352 Art and Theory of House Design (3 credits)
Overview
Architecture : An examination of the art and theory of the design of houses by architects who developed the form to perfection. Lectures and field trips will focus on the work of selected house architects from antiquity to the present.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
- (2-2-5)
- Prerequisite: ARCH 202 or permission of instructor
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ARCH 363 Structure, Organization and Form (2 credits)
Overview
Architecture
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
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ARCH 378 Site Usage (3 credits)
Overview
Architecture : The study of the creation, form and usage of the exterior space generated in various patterns of low-rise housing. Socio-cultural aspects of patterns; exterior space as a logical extension of the living unit; social control of the use of urban and suburban land; comparative model for low-rise housing patterns.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Drummond, Derek (Fall)
- (2-0-7)
- Prerequisite: ARCH 202 or permission of instructor
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ARCH 379 Summer Course Abroad (3 credits)
Overview
Architecture : Studies in-situ of key buildings, landscapes and urban settings; techniques of graphic documentations, analysis of physical configuration, constructional details and present use. Excursions to neighbouring sites of architectural interest.
Terms: Summer 2011
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
- (0-0-9)
- Prerequisite: ARCH 202 or permission of instructor
- Restriction: Departmental permission required
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ARCH 383 Geometry and Architecture (3 credits)
Overview
Architecture : Geometry in the formal structure of design. Grids, lattices, polygons and polyhedra; proportional systems. Evidence of these figures and structures in natural objects and phenomena. Graphical and physical models. Application to architecture and the human environment. Case studies.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Zuk, Radoslav (Winter)
- (2-0-7)
- Prerequisite: ARCH 202 or permission of instructor
- Given alternate years, alternating with ARCH 525
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ARCH 461 Freehand Drawing and Sketching (1 credit)
Overview
Architecture : Drawing and sketching in pencil, charcoal and other media both in the studio and out-of-doors.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Covo, David (Winter)
- (0-3-0)
- Prerequisite: ARCH 324
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ARCH 471 Computer-Aided Building Design (2 credits)
Overview
Architecture : An introduction to selected applications of interactive computing in architecture; emphasis on development of simple algorithms in graphic, as well as non-graphic, modes in hands-on situations in the lab; field trips to several in use installations.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
- (2-2-2)
- Prerequisite: ARCH 202 or equivalent
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ARCH 490 Selected Topics in Design (2 credits)
Overview
Architecture : A course to allow the introduction of special topics in related areas of design.
Terms: Fall 2010, Winter 2011
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
- (2-0-4)
- Prerequisite: ARCH 202 or permission of instructor
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ARCH 512 Architectural Modelling (3 credits)
Overview
Architecture : Architectural modelling using advanced applications in digital media. Topics include: 3-D modelling and rendering; image editing; digital animation; hypertext and the World Wide Web; issues of representation and methodology; comparison of publishing applications. Projects complement design studio courses and independent studies that are student or instructor initiated.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
- (2-1-6)
- Prerequisites: ARCH 304 and ARCH 471 or equivalent.
- Restrictions: Not open to students who have taken ARCH 364.
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ARCH 514 Community Design Workshop (4 credits)
Overview
Architecture : A design-build studio that engages community-based projects with identified needs and a requirement for intervention on real sites. Exploration of selected problems in architectural design and develop solutions from first concept to implementation on-site.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Jemtrud, Michael; Luka, Nicholas (Winter)
- (4-20-15)
- Prerequisite: ARCH 202.
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ARCH 515 Sustainable Design (3 credits)
Overview
Architecture : This course will address sustainable design theory and applications in the built environment with students from a variety of fields (architecture, urban planning, engineering, sociology, environmental studies, economics, international studies). Architecture will provide the focus for environmental, socio-cultural and economic issues.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Jelaco, Ronald Paul (Winter)
- (3-0-6)
- Prerequisite: ARCH 377 or permission of instructor.
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ARCH 517 Sustainable Residential Development (3 credits)
Overview
Architecture : Design strategies of sustainable residential environments at the community and the unit levels. Historic references, siting principles, high density, healthy developments, green homes, urban renewal, circulation and parking, open spaces and implementation approaches.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Friedman, Abraham (Fall)
- (3-0-6)
- Prerequisite: ARCH 377 or equivalent
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ARCH 520 Montreal: Urban Morphology (3 credits)
Overview
Architecture : Historical, geographical, demographical, and regional evolution of the metropolis of Montreal. Topics include: important quartiers, the Montreal urban grid, industrialization, reform movements, geographical diversity, urban culture, local building techniques and materials. Basic concepts of urban morphology and their relationships to the contemporary urban context will be explored.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
- (2-1-6)
- Prerequisite: ARCH 251
- Given alternate years, alternating with ARCH 521
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ARCH 521 Structure of Cities (3 credits)
Overview
Architecture : Nature, pattern and life of modern cities. Urban networks, special areas, problems and prospects.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
- (2-0-7)
- Prerequisite: ARCH 202 or permission of instructor
- Given alternate years, alternating with ARCH 520
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ARCH 522 History of Domestic Architecture in Quebec (3 credits)
Overview
Architecture : The architecture of houses in Quebec from 1650 to the present. Distinguished buildings are reviewed from the point of view of form, style, siting and material, as influenced by climate, culture and architectural antecedents in France, England and the United States. The course material is presented through alternating bi-weekly lectures and seminars.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
- (2-0-7)
- Prerequisite: ARCH 251
- Restriction: Departmental permission required
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ARCH 523 Significant Texts and Buildings (3 credits)
Overview
Architecture : Critical study of significant architectural thought since 1750 as it has been expressed in buildings and texts (treatises, manifestos, criticisms). A specific theme will be addressed every year to allow in-depth interpretations of the material presented and discussed.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
- (2-0-7)
- Prerequisite: ARCH 251
- Given alternate years, alternating with ARCH 524
- Restriction: Departmental permission required
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ARCH 524 Critical Design Strategies (3 credits)
Overview
Architecture : Study of specific contemporary design practices with particular reference to their affinities with the development and current role of architectural criticism and its affinities with art, literature and philosophy.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
- (2-0-7)
- Prerequisite: ARCH 251
- Given alternate years, alternating with ARCH 523
- Restriction: Departmental permission required
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ARCH 525 Seminar on Analysis and Theory (3 credits)
Overview
Architecture : Analysis and evaluation of significant architectural projects with reference to contemporary architectural theories.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
- (2-0-7)
- Prerequisite: ARCH 202 or permission of instructor
- Given alternate years, alternating with ARCH 383
- Restriction: Departmental permission required
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ARCH 526 Philosophy of Structure (3 credits)
Overview
Architecture : Philosophy of Structure aims to investigate structure in its broadest sense. The course is divided in two halves; the first one gives an overview of the development of theoretical structural frameworks such as mathematics and geometry, while the second one highlights physical structures constructed by nature (geology, turbulence), man or animals.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Sijpkes, Pieter (Winter)
- (2-0-7)
- Prerequisite: ARCH 202 or permission of Instructor
- Restriction: Not open to students who have taken ARCH 374
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ARCH 527 Civic Design (3 credits)
Overview
Architecture : The elements of form in buildings and their siting design in the urban setting.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Drummond, Derek (Winter)
- (2-0-7)
- Prerequisite: ARCH 378
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ARCH 528 History of Housing (3 credits)
Overview
Architecture : Indigenous housing both transient and permanent, from the standpoint of individual structure and pattern of settlements. The principal historic examples of houses including housing in the age of industrial revolution and contemporary housing.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
- (2-0-7)
- Prerequisite: ARCH 251 or permission of instructor
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ARCH 529 Housing Theory (3 credits)
Overview
Architecture : A review of environmental alternatives in housing; contemporary housing and the physical and sociological determinants that shape it; Canadian housing.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Bhatt, Vikram (Fall)
- (2-0-7)
- Prerequisite: ARCH 528 or permission of instructor
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ARCH 531 Architectural Intentions Vitruvius - Renaissance (3 credits)
Overview
Architecture : Architectural intentions embodied in buildings and writings of architects from antiquity to the Renaissance. Special emphasis is placed on the cultural connections of architecture to science and philosophy.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Perez-Gomez, Alberto (Fall)
- (2-0-7)
- Prerequisite: ARCH 251
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ARCH 532 Origins of Modern Architecture (3 credits)
Overview
Architecture : Examination of architectural intentions (theory and practice) in the European context (especially France, Italy and England), during the crucial period that marks the beginning of the modern era.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Perez-Gomez, Alberto (Winter)
- (2-0-7)
- Prerequisite: ARCH 251
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ARCH 533 New Approaches to Architectural History (3 credits)
Overview
Architecture : An exploration of the aims, tools, and methods of Architectural History as a discipline; the use of primary sources from the Canadian Centre for Architecture and other archives.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
- (2-0-7)
- Prerequisite: ARCH 251 or permission of instructor
- Restriction: Departmental permission required
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ARCH 534 Architectural Archives (3 credits)
Overview
Architecture : Role of archives in architectural culture. Methods of development, documentation and communication. Formats of architectural representation. Problems inherent in the creation and preservation of architectural records, and access to them. Case studies based on 19th and 20th century archives in the John Bland Canadian Architecture Collection, and other collections.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
- (3-0-6)
- Prerequisites: ARCH 250 and ARCH 251 or equivalent.
- Restriction: Open only to architecture students.
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ARCH 535 History of Architecture in Canada (3 credits)
Overview
Architecture : French, British and American influences in the history of Canadian architecture, with particular emphasis on the Eastern Provinces. Site visits and case studies.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Gersovitz, Julia (Fall)
- (2-0-7)
- Prerequisite: ARCH 251 or permission of instructor.
- Restriction: Not open to students who have taken ARCH 372
- Given alternate years, alternating with ARCH 536.
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ARCH 536 Heritage Conservation (3 credits)
Overview
Architecture : Historic attitudes and terminologies of conservation; historic research techniques. Restoration technology of building materials and principles of interior design in the 19th and 20th century; current preservation planning.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
- (3-3-3)
- Given alternate years, alternating with ARCH 535
- Site visits and case studies.
- Prerequisite: ARCH 251 or permission of instructor.
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ARCH 540 Selected Topics in Architecture 1 (3 credits)
Overview
Architecture : A course to allow the introduction of new topics in Architecture as needs arise, by regular and visiting staff.
Terms: Fall 2010, Winter 2011
Instructors: Bhatt, Vikram (Fall) Sheppard, Adrian; Castro, Ricardo L (Winter)
- (2-0-7)
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ARCH 541 Selected Topics in Architecture 2 (3 credits)
Overview
Architecture : A course to allow the introduction of new topics in Architecture as needs arise, by regular and visiting staff.
Terms: Fall 2010, Winter 2011
Instructors: Dunton, Nancy Hawley (Fall)
- (2-0-7)
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ARCH 554 Mechanical Services (2 credits)
Overview
Architecture : Problems encountered in providing mechanical services in buildings. Physiological and environmental aspects of heat, ventilation and air conditions, estimation of heating and cooling loads and selection and specification of equipment. Sprinkler systems and plumbing. Construction problems produced by installation of this equipment.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
- (2-0-4)
- Prerequisite: ARCH 405 or permission of instructor
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ARCH 555 Environmental Acoustics (2 credits)
Overview
Architecture : Acoustics in architectural design, and in environmental control of buildings. Acoustical requirements in the design of auditoria such as theatres, lecture halls, opera houses, concert halls, churches, motion picture theatres, studios. Principles of noise and vibration control, sound insulating in building construction. Practical noise control in various types of buildings.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
- (2-0-4)
- Prerequisite: ARCH 405 or permission of instructor
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ARCH 564 Design for Development (3 credits)
Overview
Architecture : Designing for sustainable development to meet the Millennium and its new environmental goals. Approaches, strategies and projects that meet these goals in areas of economic empowerment, food security, gender equity, health and sanitation, and shelter sectors.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Bhatt, Vikram (Winter)
- (3-0-6)
- Prerequisite: Permission of instructor
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ARCH 566 Cultural Landscapes Seminar (3 credits)
Overview
Architecture : Overview of cultural landscapes studies, methodologies, and resources. Comparative studies of the connection between people, place, and artifact systems through a critical examination of architecture, regional context, and material culture. Examination of precedents for the interpretation of cultural landscapes by architects, ethnologists, anthropologists, folklorists, historians, writers, filmmakers, photographers, and artists.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Mellin, Robert (Fall)
- (3-0-6)
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OCC1 442 Environments for the Disabled (2 credits)
Overview
Occupational Therapy : Students work in multi-disciplinary teams under the supervision of faculty and visitors on selected problems encountered in the design and construction of environments for the physical disabled.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
- (3.5 hours/week for 8 weeks)
- Restriction: Open to students in OT and Architecture.
- Prerequisite: ARCH 303 for Architecture students; OCC1 339 for Occupational Therapy students
Electives
6 credits of elective courses outside the School of Architecture must be completed, subject to approval by the Student Adviser.
Faculty of Engineering—2010-2011 (last updated Jan. 19, 2011) (disclaimer)