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CS92PROD
Wood: Building with the Forest

ARST 321
Spring 2024
Section: 01  
Crosslisting: ENVS 324, IDEA 321
Course Cluster and Certificates: Community-Engaged Learning

This studio introduces students to full-scale design and construction through the production of a single, collaborative project over the course of the semester. Working from land-based research and precedent analysis, students develop a detailed design for a structure on a specific site in Middletown, then build it together in the field. Materials will be sourced from the northern hardwood forest and the design crafted to suit its ecosystem.
Credit: 1 Gen Ed Area Dept: HA ART
Course Format: StudioGrading Mode: Graded
Level: UGRD Prerequisites: ARST270 OR ARST235 OR ARST220
Fulfills a Requirement for: (ARST)(ENVS)(IDEA-MN)(IDEA)(IDEA-OD)(IDEA-SPADE)
Past Enrollment Probability: 75% - 89%

Last Updated on OCT-13-2024
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