Course documents and handouts will be updated regularly to reflect the current semester. Please reach out to your TA with any questions.

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

Handout 10 – Buildings and Land
Handout 11 – Geography Topography Ecology
Handout 12 – Structure and Materials
Handout 13 – Construction Tectonics
Handout 14 – Architecture in Response to Climate
Handout 15 – Synthesis-Physical Considerations
Handout 16 – Designation and Organization of Use
Handout 17 – Architectural Determinism
Handout 18 – Humanism at a Personal Scale
Handout 19 – Humanism at the Scale of Neighborhoods
Handout 20 – Meaning in Public Buildings
Handout 21 – Synthesis-Human Factors
Handout 22 – Perfection and Compromise
Handout 23 – 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