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School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation

ARCH 170 - INTRODUCTION TO THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT
OK, so it is a CORE course. But where does it say that a CORE course can't also be cool, enlightening, . . . even awesome? (See Students' Opinions)
Have you ever been impressed by a magnificent building (or turned off by a terrible one)?
Do you wonder what it takes to plan and design buildings, gardens, parks, neighborhoods, or even entire cities?
Is it really true that "form follows function"?
Would you like to impress your friends with your knowledge of the "Golden Section"?
ARCH 170 addresses these and many other questions about the significance of the built environment for our lives, concepts underlying the design disciplines and professions, technological aspects of buildings and other structures, and -- yes -- even about the feelings that a building, a park, or a monument may evoke in us.
Learn more about the course by clicking on the menu to the left.