Honors Project expectations are high. The intended end-product is a traditional project manuscript with accompanying artifact(s), all projects: - are 6 credits or more of sustained research on a single topic, typically conducted over two semesters. - begin with creative inquiry and systematic research. - include documentation of substantive scholarly endeavor. - culminate in an oral defense or other form of public presentation.

Honors Project expectations are high. The intended end-product is a traditional project manuscript with accompanying artifact(s), all projects: - are 6 credits or more of sustained research on a single topic, typically conducted over two semesters. - begin with creative inquiry and systematic research. - include documentation of substantive scholarly endeavor. - culminate in an oral defense or other form of public presentation.

This two-semester course will explore the history of utopian theory and the practice of futuring, an emerging concept that employs speculative modes of representation - such as art, literature and theory - to envision a sustainable and enlightened future. The first semester will dive into the history of utopian theory not only through its literary record, but also through art, architecture and design.

Student tutoring with instructor oversight.

In this studio, students will explore critical, participatory, and process-focused strategies for community based design practices - to consider how the agents with whom we design, and the practices with which we engage them, shapes, alters, and informs our processes, our outcomes, and our larger professional practice. There will be a strong emphasis on linking the professional and theoretical underpinnings of community-focused, participatory architectural practice.

Several complex design projects selected and explored from commercial, institutional, hospitality and retail perspectives. Interdisciplinary and/or large-scale team projects are undertaken. Emphasis placed on individual design approach illustrating student's strengths. Satisfies the Integrative Experience requirement for BS-Arch majors.

Several complex design projects selected and explored from commercial, institutional, hospitality and retail perspectives. Interdisciplinary and/or large-scale team projects are undertaken. Emphasis placed on individual design approach illustrating student's strengths. Satisfies the Integrative Experience requirement for BS-Arch majors.