Course Schedule and Catalog

Department: Architecture

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: DESIGNING THE LOW-COST HOUSE ***** The spring course begins the sequence to produce a small house under the auspices of the Rice Building Workshop. The history and development of the small house will be examined, followed by an analysis of the proposed mid-town site and it's context. Construction technologies, materials, costs, climate conditions, and code issues will be considered. Each student will develop a design approach in some detail, and a single proposal (or merging of proposals) will be selected and documented for permitting and construction. All phases of the project will incorporate collaboration with the larger community, from neighborhood organizations to local contractors.