An introduction to the elements of the architectural profession.

Semester Credit Hours: 3 Class Contact Hours per week: 3

Required Textbooks:

Architecture: Form, Space, and Order, 4 th Edition * by Francis D.K. Ching; John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2015. ISBN: 978-1-118-74508-3. *Paperback or e-book format.

Think Like An Architect * by Hal Box; University of Texas Press, 2007. ISBN: 978-0-292-71636-0. *Paperback or e-book format.

Supplemental Texts:

Between Silence and Light * by John Lobell; Shambhala Press, 1979. ISBN: 978-1-57062-582-4. *Paperback or E-book format.

Materials:

Internet connection required for all online course content. 

ARCH 1311: Introduction to Architecture is offered through the Architectural and Engineering Computer Aided Design Department of Austin Community College. This course uses an online distance learning format delivered through Blackboard, ACC’s learning management system. This course is offered to those interested in architecture generally or as an initial step toward the Associate of Science (AS) in Architecture or the Associate of Applied Science (AAS) degree in Architectural and Engineering Computer Aided Design, Architectural Specialization. The course designation ARCH 1311 uses the Texas Common Course Numbering (TCCN) System to facilitate transfer to a Texas public university. 

This course is intended to fulfill all or part of the following National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB) Student Performance Criteria: 

A.8 Cultural Diversity and Social Equity: Understanding of the diverse needs, values, behavioral norms, physical abilities, and social and spatial patterns that characterize different cultures and individuals and the responsibility of the architect to ensure equity of access to sites, buildings, and structures.

D.1 Stakeholder Roles in Architecture: Understanding of the relationships among key stakeholders in the design process—client, contractor, architect, user groups, local community—and the architect’s role to reconcile stakeholder needs.