The Massachusetts Institute of Technology offers several design studios as part of its Bachelor of Science in Art and Design program. In these courses, you can experientially learn and practice how to create building, landscape or complex designs. You will construct models by hand or by using three-dimensional computer programs and draw sketches and blueprint plans.
MIT School of Architecture and Planning
77 Massachusetts Ave., 7-231
Cambridge, MA 02139
617-253-4401
sap.mit.edu
The University of Calgary offers a Building Science and Technology course as part of its Architectural Studies program. In this course, you can learn about proper techniques to construct a sturdy, weather-resistant building. Concepts such as acoustics, appropriate materials to use and the effects that heating, cooling and rainfall have on structures are covered.
Faculty of Environmental Design
Professional Faculties Building, University of Calgary
2500 University Dr. NW.
Calgary, AB T2N 1N4
Canada
403-220-6601
ucalgary.ca/evds
The University of Calgary also offers an Environmental Design degree. As part of the Sustainability in the Built Environment class, you can study environmentally responsible architectural techniques. These include constructing buildings that promote indoor air quality, energy efficiency, alternative energy systems and the use of reclaimed materials.
The University of Virginia School of Architecture offers an Architectural History program. You can learn about different visual styles across the centuries, about architectural forms around the world and about the establishments of civilizations and their need for constructing buildings.
School of Architecture
University of Virginia
Campbell Hall
P.O. Box 400122
Charlottesville, VA 22904-4122
434-924-3715
www.arch.virginia.edu
The University of Virginia School of Architecture also offers a Design Themes of Great Cities course as part of its Architecture program. It discusses urban planning principles, how architecture plays a role in meeting the living, working and socializing needs of its inhabitants and how design defines a city's identity.
University of Toronto's John H. Daniels School of Architecture offers an elective course entitled Architecture, Philosophy and Art. In this class, you can learn some actual design techniques but also discuss philosophical concepts such as the progression of an original idea into a design plan and the visualization process therein.
John H. Daniels School of Architecture
University of Toronto
230 College St.
Toronto, ON M5T 1R2
Canada
416-978-4340
www.daniels.utoronto.ca