Bachelor of Science in Architecture (Course 4)

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Course 4 offers a program introducing students to architecture through the department’s five discipline areas: art, culture and technology; architectural design and urbanism; building technology; design and computation; and history, theory and criticism of architecture, art and design.

The requirements for the SB in Architecture (BSA) curriculum begin with two introductory subjects taken in sequence, 4.021 Design Studio: How to Design and 4.022 Design Studio: Introduction to Design Techniques and Technologies, intended for sophomores. The remaining core subjects include introductory study in the five discipline areas.

The BSA includes two or three sequential architecture design studios. The approach fosters investigation and discussion in the development of sensitivity to the built environment. These sensibilities are linked to values and responsibilities to the community at large. Students in design studios develop technical and analytical skills and learn synthesis and invention using the elements of architectural form: material, structure, construction, light, sound, memory, and place. A thesis is optional and taken during the senior year.

This program prepares students for future studies in a professional Master of Architecture (MArch) program.