Professional and Social Practice

The Architecture Program engages the intertwined contexts of both professional and social practice as fertile realms of inquiry across a wide range of issues -- from the legal, financial, and business aspects of professional action to the cultural, behavioral, and experiential dimensions of everyday life.

Associated Courses

Professional Prac of Arch & Related Disciplines

  • ARCH 4303: Programming and Building Evaluation
  • ARCH 4315: Professional Practice of Architecture
  • ARCH 4316: Traditions of Architectural Practice

Architecture, Culture, & Behavior

  • ARCH 4330: Understanding Clients and Users
  • ARCH 4334: Housing and Culture
  • ARCH 4335: Social Practice of Architecture
  • ARCH 4770: Psychology of Environmental Design
  • ARCH 6331: Space and Culture of Institutional Buildings
  • COA 8600: Built Form & Societies: The Genesis of Arch
  • COA 8660: Theories of Architecture, Space and Culture
  • COA 8680: Theories of Psychology for Architecture
  • COA 8690: Analy Models of Built Space and Its Func.
  • COA 8695: Desc of Design: Analy Space, Shape & Form

Special Topics

  • Marketing Architectural Services
  • E-Bus Arch, Eng, & Const Near/Far: Cross-Cultural Work
  • Contemporary Practices

Associated Faculty

  • Frances Hsu
  • George Johnston
  • Sabir Khan
  • Brian Leary
  • John Peponis
  • Richard Rogers
  • Stuart Romm
  • Craig Zimring