TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY
HUCKABEE COLLEGE OF ARCHITECTURE
ARCH 1311 Design Society and Environment
Syllabus ARCH 1311 - Fall 2026
Calendar - Fall 2026
May Be Subject to Modification
| WEEK | DAY | DATE | TOPIC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Mon. | Aug. | 24 |
00 Introduction to ARCH 1311 Organization, Requirements and Syllabus 01 Lecture: How do we Learn/Study? A House with a View E 1027 and Le Petit Maison Introduction of Student Assistants Urs Peter "Upe" Flueckiger |
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Wed.
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Aug. | 26 |
02 Lecture What is Architecture? Architectural Theory I, Vitruvius Reading 01 |
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| 02 | Mon. | Aug. | 31 |
03 Lecture Why Architects Draw? I |
| Wed. | Sept. | 02 |
04 Lecture Why Architects Draw? II |
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| 03 |
Mon.
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Sept. | 07 |
Labor Day - No Class |
| Wed. | Sept. | 09 |
05 Lecture Leon Battista Alberti Architecture Theory II Assignment 01 Given |
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| 04 | Mon. | Sept. | 14 |
06 Lecture 9/11 in Architecture |
| Wed. | Sept. | 16 |
07 Lecture Andrea Palladio Architecture Theory III |
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| 05 | Mon | Sept. | 21 |
08 Lecture Introduction to the HCOA Library Hillary Veeder, Architecture Public Services Librarian Sara Schumacher, Architecture Image Librarian Modernism |
| Wed. | Sept. | 23 |
09 Guest Lecture
Architecture as a mode of inquiry (or 'one thing an
architect should do’) Professor Nicole Porter, with guest presentation by graduate March student Lia Sanchez. |
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| 06 |
Mon.
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Sept. |
28 |
10 Lecture Modernism / Postmodernism |
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Wed.
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Sept. |
30 |
11 Lecture Deconstruction/Contemporary Architecture Assignment 01 Due |
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| 07 | Mon. | Oct. | 05 |
12 Lecture Review and Preparation Midterm Exam |
| Wed. | Oct. | 07 |
13 Lecture Mid Term Exam |
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| 08 | Mon. | Oct. | 12 |
14 Lecture On Social Behavior I Assignment 02 Given |
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Wed.
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Oct. | 14 |
15 Lecture On Social Behavior II |
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| 09 | Mon. | Oct. | 19 |
16 Lecture Deconstruction & Contemporary Architecture |
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Wed.
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Oct.
|
21 |
17 Lecture Sustainable Architecture I |
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| 10 |
Mon.
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Oct.
|
26 |
18 Lecture Sustainable Architecture II |
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Wed.
|
Oct. | 28 |
19 Lecture Typology, The City and the Urban Realm I |
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| 11 |
Mon.
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Nov. | 02 |
20 Lecture Typology, The City and the Urban Realm II |
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Wed.
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Nov. | 04 |
21 Lecture Tectonics and Materials in Architecture I |
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| 12 |
Mon.
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Nov. | 09 |
22 Lecture |
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Wed.
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Nov. | 11 |
23 Architectural Engineering |
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| 13 | Mon. | Nov. | 16 |
24 Lecture Architecture & Practice Stakeholders in Architecture |
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Wed.
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Nov.
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18 |
25 Lecture Review for Final Exam |
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| 14 | Mon | Nov. | 23 |
26 Lecture Work |
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Wed. | Nov. | 25 - 27 | Thanksgiving University Holiday No Class. |
| 14 |
Mon.
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Nov. | 30 | Final Reviews - No Class |
| Tue. | Dec. | 03 | Last Day of Classes | |
| Thurs. | Dec. | 04 | Final Exams Begin (4 - 9 of Dec. Period of Final Exams) | |
| TBA |
Tue. |
Dec. | 08 |
Final Exam ARCH 1311 DES
5:30 - 7:30PM (tentative) Media & Communication Building, Room 281 S Sketchbook/Notebook |
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