MITES - Architecture

MITES Architecture Elective is an introduction to architectural principles, exploring relationships between the human body, form, function, materials, and environment. MITES Architecture Elective introduces fundamentals of composition, design processes, representational media/methodologies, craftsmanship, graphic/verbal communication, and analytical thinking. Upon completion of the MITES architecture elective, students will possess elemental design skills to: 1. Objectively analyze and evaluate architectural issues and form opinions for the cultivation of design ideas. 2. Refine an understanding and ability to control, a logically reasoned design process using iterative study and self-evaluation/editing. 3. Evolve a self-directed design and problem-solving process. 4. Establish a problem-solving process for working with and within groups. 5. Understand and develop a proficiency in programmatic, environmental, formal and technical architectural content. 6. Feel comfortable using an ever-increasing variety of representational media to communicate one’s design ideas. 7. Hone skills in the use of two-dimensional and three-dimensional representational techniques in the physical and digital realms. 8. Develop an understanding of the relationship between physical materials, structural systems, construction methods and our experiences of the built environment in everyday life. 9. Gain experience in oral and written presentation skills. 10. Be exposed to elemental and fundamental principles of: design, technology/practice, history/theory/culture, design communication, and urbanism.