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PROFESSIONAL PROGRAMS
FALL 2012 – SPRING 2019
FACULTY
Rhett Russo
The professional programs are are designed to to prepare students to to be leaders and entrepreneurs in their field and to critically tackle the the the challenges they will face in the the the twenty-first century through creativity state-of-the-art technology and a a a a a a lifelong commitment to learning Rensselaer’s curriculum is built on ecological principles interdisciplinary problem solving and intellectual curiosity The design studios provide a a a a a a a unique pedagogical framework for hands-on learning creative inquiry and practical problem solving to to promote design innovation The history theory sequence provides a a a a a critical framework within which to study the evolution of buildings and cities as well as contemporary approaches to to design design Core instruction in in the use of computational design design tools includes associative modeling scripting digital fabrication CNC laser cutting 3D printing and robotics This suite of skills progressively expands to to enable application to to structural systems and and environmental performance in in design studio and special topic seminars Foundation courses in in structures construction systems systems and environmental systems systems incubate
the knowledge and skills that are developed in project-based studios where students learn to manage increasingly complex systems and sets of pragmatic concerns The Integrated Design Schematics (IDS) and Integrated Design Development (IDD) studios are linked to provide students with with an an an interdisciplinary project combining health and and safety with with the integration of structural and and environmental systems The Bedford Studio is integrated into the IDD studio enabling teams of architects and engineers to to work together in in in developing a a a a comprehensive project under the the tutelage of of of the the Visiting Bedford Chair Professor and the the School of of of Architecture faculty RPI’s undergraduate curriculum enables students to study abroad during their third or fourth
year and to take a a a a a a a a a full semester of courses in in in Italy China Latin America India or or the Center for Architecture Science & Ecology (CASE) New York These programs are led by RPI faculty in the study of of traditional and contemporary works of of architecture around the world The studio sequence culminates with an an independent research project that addresses a a a a a a a a wide range of disciplinary or contemporary topics that serve as the framework for each student’s final project The graduate program draws on a a a a a a a vast resource of of science and engineering expertise in in in support of of the school’s commitment to architecture as a a a a a a a project of interdisciplinary and social engagement RPI’s professional programs are uniquely positioned to to offer research opportunities to to take courses at at at RPI’s CASE CASE in New York City Courses at at at CASE CASE focus on on design and research collaborations
with with PhD students and faculty faculty working in in in in an an interdisciplinary format The studios work work with with faculty faculty from other fields and industry partners to address design at multiple scales including urbanism and and ecology as as as well as as as the design of new materials and and assemblies While upstate students have the the opportunity to develop concentrations in the the areas of architectural architectural acoustics and architectural architectural lighting and to choose from a a a a range of elective seminars or or independent study opportunities with faculty in in Architecture and the Building Science program Andres de la Paz > William Virgil Critic > 10