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FALL 2026 POLICIES AND INFORMATION
ARC_308 Course Syllabus
ARC 308 Building List 2026

FALL 2026 ASSIGNMENTS
ARC 308 Scavenger Hunt
ARC 308 Pecha Kucha Information
ARC 308 Think Sheet Information

FALL 2026 LECTURE HANDOUTS

I. Introduction
Architecture and Society
Architectural Values

II. Form in Architecture
Architecture as Sensual/Visual Expression
Architecture as Intellectual and Artistic Expression
Order and System in Architecture
Numbers Mathematics Geometry as Inspiration of Form
Nature Biology Organisms as Inspirations of Form
Technology as a Source of Beauty
Synthesis-Form

III. Physical Considerations in Architecture

Buildings and Land
Geography Topography Ecology
Structure and Materials
Construction Tectonics
Architecture in Response to Climate
Synthesis-Physical Considerations

IV. Human Factors in Architecture
Designation and Organization of Use
Architectural Determinism
Humanism at a Personal Scale
Humanism at the Scale of Neighborhoods
Meaning in Public Buildings
Synthesis-Human Factors

V. Combinations and Synthesis
Perfection and Compromise
A Few Good Buildings

SAMPLE TESTS
ARC308 Sample Test #1.pdf
ARC308 Sample Test #2.pdf
ARC308 Sample Test #3.pdf
ARC308 Sample Final Exam