48 courses in the 1982–83 Undergraduate Calendar, read from the scanned original. The text comes from OCR, so check the scanned page before relying on a detail.
Associate Professor, Director L.W. Richards, BArch (Miami}, MArch (Yale), MRAIC.
Associate Professor, Undergraduate Officer .
J.C. Somfay, BArch (N.S.W. Sydney), MArch (Toronto), MRAIC.
Professors
L.A. Cummings’, AB (Washington), AM (Missouri), PhD (Washington). Recipient of the OCUFA (Ontario) Teaching Award
C.K. Knapper?, BA (Sheffield), PhD (Saskatchewan}
P.H. Nash4, BA, MA (UCLA), CE (Grenoble), MCP, MPA, PhD (Harvard), MCIP, AICP
R.H. Sims, AADip, (London), RIBA (on Sabbatical Leave 1982-83)
F.H. Watts, AADip (London), MLA (Harvard), RIBA, MRAIC
Associate Professor
A. Banerji, BArch, (Calcutta), MArch (North Dakota State)
M. Eimitt, National Diploma in Design (High Wycombe)
B.R. Hunt, AADip (London), RIBA, MRAIC
D.B. McIntyre, BArch (Toronto), MRAIC
R.M. Schuster?, BS, MS (North Dakota State), PhD (lowa State}, PEng
F,. Thompson, BArch, MArch (Toronto), MRAIC (on Sabbatical Leave 1982-83)
Assistant Professors
Q. Dutt, BA (Punjab), BSc (London), MS (Wisconsin), PhD (Waterloo). PEng.
E.R. Haldenby, BES, BArch (Waterloo), Recipient of the Distinguished Teacher Award
R. Wiljer, BA (Waterloo), MA (Ottawa)
Lecturers: D. McKay, BArch (Toronto) G. Consiglio, BArch (Toronto), MRAIC
Adjunct Professor
P.J. Stokes, BArch, LLD (Toronto), FRAIC
J. Zvilna
Adjunct Associate Professor H. Plumb, BArch, MArch (Toronto), MRAIC
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Architecture
Adjunct Assistant Professor E. Gustavs, BArch, MArch (Toronto}, MRAIC
Adjunct Lecturers S. Arnold, BA (Southern filinois) W. Lamb, BArch (McGill) MRAIC
Visiting Professional Critics Internationally known practitioners and educators augment the program annually.
Faculty members holding cross and/or joint appointments as shown. Architecture and English
2Architecture and Civil Enginneering 3Environmental Studies and Psychology 4Environmental Studies
Course Descriptions
Courses for Bachelor of Environmental Studies (Pre- Professional Architecture)
For Recommended Program, see page 162.
For Elective Course Requirements, see page 265-266.
Systems and Measures
Courses in this theme area give preparation leading to the application of mathematics, statistics and computer science as tools for analyzing quantitative and behavioural problems as prerequisites for ensuring studies; to develop an understanding of the qualities of materials and structural behaviour; to propose alternatives in structural engineering: and to perform independent mathematical checks on simple, statically determinate and indeterminate structures.
Course Descriptions for Environmental Studies courses (ENV S) begin on page 308.
Review of basic trigonometry, and vector geometry; differential and integral calculus, applications in architecture. Topics in building science, ie. heat flow, psychometry and air movement and their control in buildings.
Prereq: None
Building materials and the effect of environments on their performance; heat flow and air movement, quantitative considerations; visual and sonic environments; and their control for human comfort.
Basic concepts, forces, moments, systems of forces, resolution of forces, transformation of couples; resultant of force systems; centre of gravity of a system of forces and of composite bodies: equilibrium, free body diagrams: shears, moments, bar forces:in simple trusses; friction, moment of inertia. Prereq: ARCH 175 or MATH 130
Simulation programing is developed in FORTRAN so as to build up meaningful architectural simulation concepts necessary in architectural planning. Specific simulation languages such as G.P.S.S. is introduced.
Prereq: none
An overview of design logic and computer system requirement currently used for architectural design.
Prereq: CS 116 or consent of instructor
Concept of simple stress and strain; statically indeterminate axially loaded members; thermal stresses, torsion, shear and bending moments in simple beam; shear and moment diagrams, qualitative deflected shapes, flexural and shearing stresses, deflection calculations; combined stresses, beams of different materials, compression members, Euler's formuta.
Prereq: ARCH 163
Historic review of building structures, live and dead loading, wind, snow, earthquake, reactions, stability, and indeterminancy of structural systems; shears, moments and qualitative deflected shapes; bar forces in pin-
connected frameworks; approximate methods of analysis for high rise building frames; deflection calculations by the moment area method, influence lines, introduction to arches and cables. Prereg: ARCH 262
Exploration of new structural forms. Basic physical principtes and laws governing these forms. Study of membrane surfaces. Arrangements of forms for structural efficiency. Minimum ’ surfaces and modular developments (close packing and hierarchies). Use of modular symmetry to create optimum structural systems.
Prereq: Architecture students should have completed first year; other students require consent of instructor.
Surveying types, instruments and measurements. Plotting of areas and contours; layout of buildings and underground systems. Types of soils, their identification and investigation; mechanics of strength, suitability of soils for various types of foundations.
ENV S 272 * Computer Programming in Environmental Studies
An introduction to the field of preservation of older buildings, particularly in Canada; dealing mainly with older building technology, typical problems in the preservation field and indicated steps toward solution.
Input from various other courses is formulated into comprehensive data structures and simulated behaviour patterns; methods of synthesis probiemsolving techniques, analysis of thought processes and protocol analyses. Course is project oriented.
Prereq: ARCH 213
Course Descriptions
Architecture
Steel and Concrete Design
Design and behaviour of structural steel systems, application of current building specifications, proportioning structural elements based on pertinent design considerations, botted and welded; criteria for choosing steel systems; introduction to plastic design.
Prereq: ARCH 263
Concrete and Timber Designs
Design and behaviour of structural concrete systems, application of building specifications; analysis and design of concrete elements using ultimate strength principle; criteria for choosing structural concrete systems; introduction to prestressed concrete. Behaviour and design of modern wood structures fasteners, ring connectors and their significance in timber construction; proportioning and design of sawn and laminated timber members. Prereq: ARCH 362
instruction in the basics of solar technology, including principles of climatic design, solar basics, efficient building layout design, solar systems design, heat loss/gain caiculations, and simple computer simulation of the designed systems.
Prereq: Consent of instructor (ability to figure heat calculations, basic knowledge of solar building).
Plumbing and drainage; heating, ventilating and air-conditioning systems; electrical distribution for power and light; illumination; acoustics, geometrics and materials; vertical transportation systems.
Prereq: ARCH 293, or consent of instructor
Heating, ventilating and airconditioning systems for buildings; plumbing and drainage; electrical distribution for power and light in buildings; illumination; acoustics, geometrics and materials; and vertical transportation systems.
Prereq: ARCH 372
Ecology
Courses in this Theme Area prepare the student to understand the structure and function of Man in the pre-existing environment as an individual and as a social animal; to recognize and be critical of the human/physica! complex and its management for desirable human goals and quality in the natural and man-made Environments.
Course Descriptions tor Environmental Studies courses (ENV S) begin on page 308.
ENVS 111 . Introduction to the Study of the Future
Social Behaviour as the
Human/ Physical interface
The biological and psychological basis of perception and cognition of environments; factors affecting percepts, images and meanings, small groups and the social environment; the structure, functioning and change of neighbourhoods and communities. Prereg: ENV S 195A
An introduction to the design of landscape with emphasis upon the architectural attributes of plants and landforms.
Prereq: ARCH 192, 193, 282 or consent of instructor.
Development of the means to appreciate art and science of building; introduction to a history of architecture; introduction to the study of theories of architecture; development of skills in graphic communication; introduction to a study of building structure, construction, and materials; promotion and encouragement of the theory and practice of design. Field trip to New York City (1 week).
Prereq: Architecture students only.
These courses offer a vehicle for
_ introducing additionat electives to the
program on a short term basis, and for developing future permanent courses. Prereq: Consent of instructor
Reinforcement and development of the
“ARCH 192 program, but with emphasis
upon the application of design method and practice to specific architectural problems.
Prereq: Architecture students only.
Theory and practice of visual form based on formative processes and hierarchial structures. Propositions: form follows process, rotation is a universal form-generating process, symmetric form is a result of an asymmetric process and freedom is the single organizing principle.
Prereq: Consent of instructor.
Development of creative skills through group behaviour in problem solving sessions by: (1) developing a clear understanding of each participant's own creative thought processes; (2) increasing his/her ability to consciously
and deliberately make use of his/her own creative potential; (3) engendering an awareness of the capacity to use himself/herself and the people he/she works with to produce better solutions to the problems identified by the group. Prereq: Consent of instructor.
These courses offer a vehicle for introducing additiona! electives to the program on a short term basis, and for developing future permanent courses. Prereq: Consent of instructor
ARCH 284, 285 FW 3C 0.5 Architectural Research
This offers a student an opportunity for independent research into architectural problems not offered in the regular curriculum, guided exploration of specific architectural problem areas, of appropriate complexity to the particular term.
Prereq: Approval of (in house) UGAC
To develop in each student the ability to design on a small, personal scale and explore design as a thinking process. Small space design exercises where the student is required to define and analyze a problem and generate an achitectural solution. Solutions are refined through a series of evaluations. Prereq: Architecture students only.
Design involving problems of human perception and dimension in complex or large spaces, and to develop in each student the ability to generate solutions to architectural problems on a scale which involves “privacy and community”. Emphasis is placed on programming, analysis and solution evaluation. Problems of construction, servicing, and siting will be further explored. Field trip to Chicago (1 week). Prereq: Architecture students only.
These courses offer a vehicle for introducing additional electives to the program on a short term basis, and for developing future permanent courses. Prereq: Consent of instructor
ARCH 384, 385 F,W R 0.5
Architectural Research This offers a student an opportunity for independent research into architectural problems not offered in the regular curriculum. it allows guided exploration of a specific architectural problem area, of appropriate complexity to the particular term. Prereq: Approval of (in house) UGAC
Design of complex environments; the effect of legal and adminstrative controls on the design of process and form, the influence of mechanical, structural and industrial building components on design process and architectural form. Projects will involve co-ordination of the design task with other disciplines involved in such projects.
Prereq: Architecture students only.
The analysis and exploration of relationships between physical, social, political and economic systems that influence the physical environment; techniques far defining systems that influence the physical environment: techniques for defining the patterns of interaction and predicting the influence _ on physical form involving other disciplines; projects to explore the techniques and design with others at the city or community scale. Prereq: Architecture students only.
Culture
Courses in cultural history give the student a Critical and creative understanding of the basic ingredients of all creative work, recognizing the seemingly unrelated forces for change in the cultural history of man, and comprehending the present as a part of the historical past. Open to any University student upon consent of instructor. No prerequisites are required for these courses except for Architecture students.
Conventions
Selected schemes of order, such as fate, providence, natural law, the human will, as expressed in plays, poems, and fiction from various ages; selected conventions in literature, cinema, and
Course Descriptions
Architecture
the visual arts; the development of one or two archetypal symbols in literature and the visual arts; directed to tead into more detailed studies of symbolic patterns in Iconography 2.
Prereq: Consent of instructor
A survey of the symbolic Nature of the Environment
A study centred on ancient life to initiate the student into the stream of cultural history and the complex problems of what the artist is, the quality of human existence, culture, environment, as well as the working of the tcon from raw state of perceived
-image to its function as an expressive
symbol in poetry, music, dance, architecture and other works of art; a study of modern work in comparison to an ancient achievement.
Prereq: ARCH 142
The study of gardens as works of art reconciling man with his world. Gardens of Europe and Western Asia are studied as responses to specific human needs, the stress and aspirations of an age, and to the climate and landscape of the land in which they were Created.
Prereq: ARCH 142, 143 and 246 for Architecture students and completion of first year for others or consent of instructor.
American scene, study of contemporary works in Architecture, analyses of important buildings of twentieth century. Philosphies of internationally known architects and designers. Study of the development of architectural! styles, trends and schools of thought in North America and other countries. Prereq: Second year standing
Sense of Periods and Styles Recognition of patterns of life and concepts of order and conduct, models of the universe and other, moving metaphors and myths by means of study of the thoughts, acts, art, architecture, technology, literature, music and town design of the West from
the break-up of the Roman Empire until the Renaissance. Field trips to museums, Concerts in Toronto, Detroit or Buffalo.
Prereq: ARCH 143 or consent of instructor.
Sense of Periods and Styles
Analysis of the various styles emerging out of provincial and international Gothic, especially Italian use of classical modeis, the spread of this “renaissance” mode, leading to consideration of the Mannerist, the Baroque, the Rococo, the Neoclassical; investigation of the course of men's attitudes from humanism, nationalism, and Reformation through the Enlightenment until! the French Revolution and Hume's dethronement of Reason. Field trips to museums, concerts in Toronto, Quebec, Detroit or Buffalo; Stratford Festival.
Prereq: ARCH 246 or consent of instructor.
An introduction to the field of preservation af older buildings, particularly in Canada; reference will be made to the philosophies and attitudes towards the preservation of older buildings and will be combined with the study, in brief, of historical, sociat and architectural influences on Canadian building.
An introduction to the development of architectural theory from the mid-19th century to the 2nd World War, through an examination of architectural movement and philosophies of the period and of the architecture, built and imagined, which they generated. Prereq: Consent of instructor
Sense of Periods and Styles
Depiction of “modern” culture as ane in which the notion of environmental order as the fulfilling of natural law is replaced by a notion of order as the creation of the autonomous human wills. Selected works in philosophy, literature, art and architecture will be studied.
Prereq: ARCH 247 or consent of instructor.
The course attempts to establish a basis for the understanding of the functions of myth, ceremony and ritual, the structures of primitive and ancient built environments, man’s attitude towards nature, and his use of the resource environment, the development of classical culture, and beginnings of science.
Prereq: ARCH 346 or consent of instructors.
“ARCH 348 W 2C,2S 0.5 Italian Renaissance Architecture Architecture and urban design from the early fifteenth to the early seventeenth century in central and northern Italy. Special attention is paid to the development of theory and its relation to architectural practice. In addition to the works of the major figures of the period, typical relationships between buildings and their urban and natural contexts are considered. Prereg: ARCH 247 for architecture students and consent of instructor for others.
Courses for Bachelor of Architecture
(For Recommended Program, see page 163). The courses for the Bachelor of Architecture Program are intended to prepare the student to demonstrate professional skill in separating, organizing, and conceptualizing actual problems in the man-made environment in his/her role as an architect, alone and in a team; to synthesize mechanical, structural and functional systems into architectural expressions which adapt to social needs and aspirations of society, user, client and community, alone and with the help of others; to adapt his/her skills to (a) real world constraints, (b) to the evolution of social economic and technological changes, and (c) to influence change both in constraints and environmental problems and know the current methods and procedures in professional practice for defining and solving environmental problems; to organize patterns of behaviour which assure continuing development for professional competence and relevance at all times; and to-pass the examination for registration as an architect if he/she aspires to become a practising professional.
Course Descriptions 265
Architecture
The application of critical thought will be exercised regularly through oral and written assignments on a wide range of designed human experiences; secondarily, there will be reading assignments to facilitate the practice of criticism through a broadening knowledge of critical theory and its relationship to culture.
Prereq: Consent of instructor
The course provides a survey of the history of settlement and urban form on the italian penninsula from antiquity to the present day. In it the influences upon the structure of public and private space are outlined for each historical period. These inciude the constants such as geography and climate, but more especially the factors that induce and manifest change: politics, warfare, economics, social structure, the arts and theory.
Prereq: Registration in ARCH 492 or consent of instructor
Architectural working drawings and specifications; bidding requirements; general conditions; general requirements trade divisions; reference and source materia!; assembly and reproduction; structural, mechanical and electrical consultants.
Prereq: BES standing
Exposure of the student to the administrative responsibilities of the practicing architect's work in the building industry, which includes: bidding, bid opening and analysis: contract award; administration of the contract; contractors organization; subcontractors; labour relations, estimating and cost control...
These courses offer a vehicle tor introducing additional electives to the program on a short term basis, and for developing future permanent courses. Prereq: Consent of instructor
ARCH 484,485 F,W 3R 0.5 Architectural Research
This offers a student an opportunity for independent research into architectural problems not offered in the regular curriculum. It allows guided exploration of a specific architectural problem area, of appropriate complexity to the particular term.
Prereq: Approval of (in house) UGAG
ARCH 492,493 F,W 3C,18std 2.0each Design Studio
The intent of these courses is to develop skills and gain experience in architectural design through the application of design and analysis techniques to complex building types. This is approached through a series of design projects aimed at the exploration of generative factors in the definition of built form. Projects are related to existing contexts and respond to current concerns of architectural theory and practice. Both individual and group work are included. Term held in Rome or Waterloo.
Prereq: Architecture students only.
Introduction to the important determinants of the development, growth and re-planning of the various man environments, including development law, land use development, land use planning, appraisal, mortgage lending and accounting.
Prereq: Arch 455
The profession
Discussion of the legal and ethical aspects of architectural practice in Canada and in Ontario in particular. contracts, bonds and insurance, mechanics’ tiens, by-laws and regulations, architectural partnership. The legal background, client-architect relations, partial services, professional problems. Prereq: BES standing
State-of-the-art review of cablesuspended construction. Analysis of cable networks, basic equations. Effect of live loads on cables; dynamic considerations. Double cable systems; synclastics and antictastic surfaces. Cable-stayed systems; analysis of space structures; space frames and roof systems; one and two-way design. Prereq: 4B architecture standing or equivalent
These courses offer a vehicle for introducing additional electives to the program on a short term basis, and for developing future permanent courses. Prereq: Consent of instructor
ARCH 584,585 W,S 3R 0.5 Architectural Research
This offers a student an opportunity for, independent research into architectural problems not offered in the regular curriculum. It allows guided exploration of a specific architectural problem area, of appropriate complexity to the particular term.
Prereq: Approval of (in house) UGAG
ARCH 592,593 W,S 32C 3.0 each Design Studio
The course provides an opportunity for the student to select an area of concentration for study and design in depth. A thesis topic is to be submitted and approved during term 8 (4b) and ait research work completed by the end of the 8 month co-op work term 5. Terms 9 and 10 (5a and 5b) will be spent developing the thesis for presentation during term 10. The thesis is to be a vehicle for thinking and design at an innovative level. Thus considerabie emphasis is placed on both theory and development of design solutions. Prereq: Architecture students only.
Electives
Students are permitted to study courses given by the University at large which are in the area of the student's individual interest, with the aim of providing better orientation and more inter-disciplinary communications.
Electives are divided into the faliowing two categories.
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Theme Elective (BES Degree) courses within the Faculty of Environmental Studies which deal with ecological issues. Theme Elective (BArch Degree) any course within the School of Urban and Regional Planning.
Each student pursuing a BES degree must have accumulated one and a halfcourse Credits in the theme area of Ecology by or before his/her 6th academic term.
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Course Descriptions
Architecture