Preservation Planning & Design Program
Curriculum Details
Track I: M.Arch. Students | Track II: M.L.A., M.U.P. & Ph.D. Students
Because preservation issues have become part of most architectural practice, candidates for the M. Arch. are required to take an introductory course in historic preservation and an associated design studio dealing with architectural design in an historic context. Those students who wish to earn the Preservation Planning and Design Certificate must choose additional electives to include courses in preservation policy and planning, preservation technology, preservation history and theory, American architectural history, and two additional electives in design history and theory related to preservation. At least one additional design studio dealing with preservation or design in an historic context must also be taken beyond that required of all M. Arch. candidates. In addition, the M. Arch. thesis for a Preservation Planning and Design Certificate candidate must address issues in an historic preservation context and be chaired by a member of the Program faculty.
The additional courses in design theory and history may not only be chosen from offerings in the Department of Architecture, but may also be chosen from offerings in the other departments in the College: Landscape Architecture, Urban Design and Planning, and Construction Management or from other departments in the University as appropriate.
Required Courses
Track I students wishing to qualify for the Certificate in Preservation Planning and Design follow the established M. Arch. program. In addition, the Certificate candidate must take:
- Arch 500--Design Studio on Architecture in an Urban and Historic Context
- Arch 590--Urban and Preservation Issues in Design
- Arch 582--Technical Issues in Preservation Design (please note: offered only Spring Quarters of even-numbered years)
- Architectural History
- Arch 488--American Architectural History
- or Arch 457--Twentieth-Century Architecture
- Preservation Case Studies:
- UrbDP 587 Preservation and the Vernacular Environment (as Arch 581--Preservation and Restoration of Architecture, Case Studies: United States and Arch 583--Preservation and Restoration of Architecture, Case Studies: Europe are currently not being offered)
- Preservation Planning:
- UrbDP 585--Introduction to Historic Preservation Planning
- or UrbDP 586--Implementation in Preservation Planning
- Advanced Studio on Preservation Design or Design in an Historic Context.
Elective Courses
Candidates for the Preservation Certificate must also choose two additional electives in areas related to preservation in architecture, planning or related design. Suggested elective include (but are not limited to): Arch 451/ArtH 411 Traditional Chinese Architecture and Gardens; Arch 452 Characteristics of Puget Sound Architecture and Towns; Arch 453/ArtH 419 Japanese Architecture; Arch 455 Special Studies in Gothic Art and Architecture; Arch 456 Nineteenth-Century Architecture; Arch 498 English Furniture & Interiors; Arch 498 Furniture & Interiors of Continental Europe; Arch 551 Scandinavian Architecture of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries; Arch 554 Special Studies in Modern Architecture; Arch 556 The Arts & Crafts Movement and American Architecture; Arch 557 Neoclassicism and Romanticism in Europe and America; Arch 559 American Utilitarian Architecture; ArtH 491 Seminar in Twentieth-Century Architecture; CM 350 (+ 1 credit 600) History of Building; L Arc 352 (+ 1 credit 600)/550 History and Theory of Landscape Architecture; L Arc 353 (+ 1 credit 600)/550 History and Theory of Modern Landscape Architecture; L Arc 450 History of Environmental Design in the Pacific Northwest; L Arc 451 History of Environmental Design on the West Coast; L Arc 498 History of Urban Design; UrbDP 479 The Urban Form; UrbDP 585 Introduction to Preservation Planning; UrbDP 586 Implementation of Preservation; UrbDP 587 Preservation and the Vernacular Environment; UrbDP 598 American Urban History
Thesis
Completion of a thesis is a requirement to receive the professional M. Arch. degree. Specific requirements for the thesis are described in a document titled "Architecture 700: Thesis Guidelines" available from the Graduate Program Coordinator of the Department of Architecture. M. Arch. candidates wishing to receive the Preservation Planning and Design Certificate must select a thesis topic with content in the area of preservation design or related issues in historic preservation, and the thesis committee must be chaired by a member of the Preservation Planning and Design faculty. Thesis candidates should contact Preservation Program advisers to discuss potential thesis topics.
Those M.L.A., M.U.P., and Ph.D. students who wish to earn the Preservation Planning and Design Certificate must take additional electives to include courses in preservation planning, implementation in preservation, a graduate seminar in preservation planning, at least one design studio or design-related course dealing with preservation or design in an historic context, a sequence of courses in U.S. History, Urban History or History of City Planning, and/or Architectural History, and do research in the field. The thesis must address issues in an historic preservation context.
Students may take preservation-related courses within their home departments and from other departments in the College and University, for example, from Art History, American Ethnic Studies, and History.
Core Courses
Students wishing to qualify for the Certificate in Preservation Planning and Design follow the programs established by their home departments. In addition, Certificate students must take:
- UrbDP 585--Introduction to Historic Preservation Planning
- UrbDP 586--Implementation in Preservation Planning
- One graduate seminar in preservation planning (e.g., UrbDP 587--Preservation and the Vernacular Environment)
- UrbDP 512/LArc 571--Research Seminar
Mandatory Course Areas
Students must take 12-15 credits of coursework in the historic context of preservation planning, either one graduate course in each of the following areas or a three-quarter sequence in one area:
- U.S. History
- Urban History/History of City Planning
- Architectural History
Preservation Planning and Design
Students are required to take 5 credits of a preservation studio or some combination of design-related courses, such as Arch 590--Urban and Preservation Issues in Design, or Arch 582--Technical Issues in Preservation Design.
Optional Internship
An optional internship (5 credits) is also available.
Thesis
Completion of a thesis is a requirement of the certificate. Generally, professional projects are not acceptable. Candidates wishing to receive the Preservation Planning and Design Certificate must select a thesis topic with content in the area of preservation planning and design or related issues in historic preservation, and the thesis must be chaired by a member of the Preservation Planning and Design faculty. Thesis candidates should contact Preservation Program advisers to discuss potential thesis topics.
For further information or to receive this information in printed format, write:
Interdisciplinary Certificate Programs
University of Washington
Box 355740
Seattle, WA 98195-5740
phone: 206-543-5996
fax: 206-685-9597
e-mail: neile@u.washington.edu
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last updated May 11, 2004