Cost Determinism In Architecture Analysis

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The Impacts of Cost Determinism in Architectural Foundation Design Education: an analysis of foundation design studio

Seyeon Leea, Phillip Tabbb, Julia Rogersc, Zophia Rybkowskid, Shannon Van Zandte
a. Ph.D Candidate, Department of Architecture, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX. 77840, U.S.A.
b. Professor, Department of Architecture, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX. 77840, U.S.A.
c. Senior Lecturer, Department of Architecture, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX. 77840, U.S.A.
d. Assistant Professor, Department of Construction Science, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, 77840, U.S.A.
e. Associate Professor, Department of Urban Planning and Landscape, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX. 77840, U.S.A. …show more content…

Residential architectural projects often address affordable housing in ways closely associated with cost as it pertains to design and construction. General affordable design, when applied to housing, often results in inferior, ill-equipped, and aesthetically unappealing projects. Without design standards, the consequences of low-cost designs are often unpleasant and severe. People commonly misunderstand that aesthetic value often suffers when less money is put into the design and the architectural project is “designed with an eye on quantity, not quality” (Casselman, 2007, para #3). The terms listed above support this misconception, as they are all associated with material qualities and conditions that rely on economic …show more content…

Louis Georgia Institute of Technology University of Florida University of Minnesota Texas A&M University North Carolina State University University at Buffalo, SUNY Ball State University
Types of University Private Public Public Public Public Public Public Public
The U.S. Weeks Ranks (2013) 14 36 49 69 69 101 108 181
Degree Title Bachelor of Science in Architecture Bachelor of Science in Architecture Bachelor of Design in Architecture Bachelor of Science in Architecture Bachelor of Environmental Design Bachelor of Environmental Design Bachelor of Science in Architecture Bachelor of Science in Architecture
Common First Year,
(Including other departments in College) No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Number of Credit Hours during the 1st year 6 7 8 8 8 8 10 6
Keywords in the 1st year Design Studio Description Basic principles, 2 and 3 dimensional, scale Role of presentation, interdisplinary collaborative Basic organization Design-thinking, project based, design principles Design principles, 2 and 3 dimensional, human, physical, cultural Human measurements, scale, design concepts 2-3 dimensional, spatial relationship History and contemporary, elements of space, form, function, and human

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