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core design sequence (DSGN 110 through 320). URBANbuild at the
microscale also gives students opportunity to employ structural systems to
“real world” hands-on structural design projects, while Thesis (DSGN
510/520), specifically Professor Coleman Coker’s GREENbuild thesis
studio, does the same.
Yet it should be noted that the attention to structures is a fundamental
component of the Design Studio environment; several faculty have an
expressed interest in the capacities of structural systems and this interest
is reflected in studio programs across the curriculum.
19. Environmental Systems
Understanding of the basic principles and appropriate application and
performance of environmental systems, including acoustical, lighting, and
climate modification systems, and energy use, integrated with the building
envelope.
These issues are introduced in the first year, specifically in the design
studios. They continue to be emphasized in the core studios. However, the
main thrust of teaching environmental systems lies with the technology
sequence, specifically the courses ATCS 110 and ATCS 320 (Technological
SystemsI & III) and the Integrated Technologies sequence (ATCS 410:
Integrated Technologies I and ATCS 420: Integrated Technologies II).
20. Life Safety
Understanding of the basic principles of life-safety systems with an
emphasis on egress.
This material is first taught at the beginning of the Design Studio sequence
(DSGN 110, 120), and continues to inform the development of DSGN
attributes. Life Safety is introduced in the first Technological Systems
course (ATCS 110). It is more specifically covered in the Integrated
Technologies courses (ATCS 410 and 420), one of which is attached to the
comprehensive design studio (DSGN 324/ATCS 420). The material is also
covered in the URBANbuild microscale and macroscale studios held during
the fourth year, as well as in the design/build studios (in the fourth year
also).
It should also be noted that, given the fact that most of the design studio
faculty are active practitioners, the attention to life-safety concerns is a
prominent aspect of the Design Studio sequence.
In addition, life-safety as a significant component of the architect’s
responsibility is treated in the required Concerns of the Profession course
(APFC 410).
Additional opportunities for the study and application of life-safety systems
and their subsystems is found in the Preservation Studies courses (PRST
series). This is due to the fact that many historic buildings do not
accommodate modern codes or uses; the appropriation of new uses
requires an attention to this issue as fundamental consideration in the