Building Project

Weekly sessions develop the building and management skills needed for the Building Project. The experience focuses on the means of understanding the process, practice, and scope of the profession. The course involves client contact, programming, design, budgeting, working documentation, and actual construction. It integrates work with a nonprofit client, design of neighborhood infrastructure, and public service practice. The project extends beyond the normal end of spring term; all first-year students are required to work on the project from April 24 through June 23. Prerequisite: 501a. (Required in M.Arch. I second term.)