圣路易斯華盛頓大學

Throughout history, architects have played a leading role in forming the environment and in interpreting the aspirations of societies in all parts of the world. As a practical and useful art, architecture embraces aesthetic, ethical, social and technical responsibilities. Architecture responds to the way people live and, in turn, influences their lives.

Students considering an architectural education and architecture as a potential career express an excitement about design and building, as well as a commitment to the environment. If students plan to study architecture, they should have artistic ability and a good academic base. Personal interests in such areas as drawing, painting, photography, sculpture, building and the environment suggest a possible aptitude for architecture.

Architecture reflects culture; architects must know their culture deeply. To gain an understanding of all aspects of architecture and to develop the attitudes and skills necessary to deal with them, students must have a broad liberal arts education. This base of cultural understanding and critical thinking is combined with a curriculum that focuses intensely on the study of architecture.

Architecture is an absorbing, fascinating profession. Choosing architecture as a professional career requires a major educational commitment at the undergraduate level and to further study in a professional degree program. With a professional degree in architecture, a graduate may choose to work in small or large architectural firms, in academia, in community or governmental organizations, with development teams, and in a variety of related fields.

The major requirements for the Bachelor of Science in Architecture degree are as follows:

ARCH 111 Introduction to Design Processes I

ARCH 112 Introduction to Design Processes II

ARCH 211B Introduction to Design Processes III

ARCH 212B Introduction to Design Processes IV

ARCH 311 Architectural Design I

ARCH 312 Architectural Design II

ARCH 411 Architectural Design III

ARCH 412 Architectural Design IV

ARCH 3283 Architectural History I: Premodern Encounters in World Architecture

ARCH 3284 Architectural History II: Architecture Since 1880

ARCH 445 Building Systems

ARCH 447A Structures I

ARCH 448A Structures II

ARCH 438 Environmental Systems I