College of Architecture and Design Course Descriptions
Graduate Spring 2011
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| ARC 5001 - Special Topics in Architecture |
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An opportunity to explore topics focused on current research or practice in architecture. Format may be lecture, seminar, or studio. Contact hours for studio to be double the credit hours listed. 1.000 TO 4.000 Credit hours
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| ARC 5012 - Research Methods |
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Intensive study of research methodologies to familiarize students with a variety of research methods. Recent and ongoing research in environmental design and behavioral sciences, and methods being used in contemporary design issues. Utilizes computer applications in design research. Sources include educational government, professional, and legal environments and private sector.
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| ARC 5016 - Allied Grad |
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Synthesis of design principles, theories, historical precedent and technology in developing solutions for a focused architectural project. 6.000 Credit hours
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| ARC 5017 - Foundation Studio |
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Introduction to architectural design issues, methodology, and processes. Varied techniques of visualization and representation will be explored, both digital and analogue. Understanding of architectural theory, spatial organization, color theory, form and environment, social and community factors, interior design, lighting design, sustainable principles and site/landscape strategies. Emphasis on political and social context to create awareness of the interwoven nature of architectural design with context and human need. Global lectures in Landscape, Site, and Urban Design included to introduce urban form, land use, and site and landscape design principles. 7.000 Credit hours Schedule Types: Lecture, Studio Course
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| ARC 5063 - Twentieth Cent Arch |
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A historical and theoretical study of the transformation of European and American architecture in the 20th century. Co-listed with ARC 4183 Twentieth Century Architecture. Graduate students will develop a focused research paper or project. 3.000 Credit hours
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| ARC 5113 - Arch Design 7 Typology |
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Intensive faculty-directed design studio of typological architectural problem. The theory of typology as it relates to the problem and generally to architecture. Graded by a selected jury.
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| ARC 5124 - Arch Des & Design Competition |
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Intensive self-disciplined design studio based on a student's choice of an appropriate national or international design competition.
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| ARC 5222 - Architectural Graphics |
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Introduction to selected media methods available to design, produce and reproduce creative communications emphasizing laboratory methodology related to short run reprography, typography, image transfer photography, and document finishing and binding through the application of principles of graphic design and layout. Architectural marketing tools compose the specifics for study including logo development, brochure, resume and newsletter design. Focus on the communication of marketing information as transmitted through words, symbols and photographic images, including those computer generated.
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| ARC 5332 - Design Ethics |
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Provides an exposure to the primary topics in ethics including a background in theoretical concepts and moral reasoning. Discussion of core values in ethics, justice, equity, and duty. Concepts of applied ethics as broadly related to the design professions in applied graphic arts, interior design, architecture and the built environment. Schedule Types: Lecture, Seminar
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| ARC 5412 - Environ/Bldg Reg |
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The complex and ever changing are of developmental laws, ordinances and controls as they apply to environmental development. Focus on building codes origin and application. Various state and federal controls as they affect building types.
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| ARC 5422 - Environmental Issues |
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A broad review of the history of the natural environmental systems and how they have affected/influenced the evolution of the built environment. The current state of the environment and society response on political, social and individual levels to the current and future development of built environment more specifically, architecture. The professional role and responsibility of the architect in society today as it relates to environmental issues to foster a level of awareness and understanding on the part of the future practitioner or academic. Challenging or championing those issues as they relate to architecture. Readings, reports and projects serve to generate discussion of environmental issues. Although course is conducted as a seminar, lectures on relevant topics generate discussion and bring issues to the forefront for debate and review. Schedule Types: 100% of course online, 1-25% of course online, 26-50% of course online, 51-75% of course online, Lecture
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| ARC 5432 - Energy Management |
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Methods of energy conservation in new and existing buildings. Improvements in the building envelope; heating, ventilating and air conditioning equipment; electrical power and lighting systems discussed and analyzed using computer programs. Benefits of alternative energy systems and electrical load management. Indoor air quality and code considerations examined in context of energy management.
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| ARC 5514 - Thesis 1 |
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Advanced study, original research, and data collection on a previously selected and approved topic. A program of inquiry, devised by the student, responding to the latitude of realism and/or theory expected by the thesis advisors, is analyzed in depth and substantive alternate conceptual directions are generated toward solution. Students define, expand, and develop a year-long personalized program of concentration, in consultation with an assigned theses advisor, exploring architectural issues not only of personal interest, but also of general importance to the design discipline. 4.000 Credit hours
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| ARC 5524 - Thesis 2 |
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The student continues to pursue the thesis topic by developing one of the alternatives generated from Thesis 1 into a fully documented final design solution. Continued personal input, feedback and guidance are offered by the student's thesis advisor. During the semester the advisor functions only as a counselor, and the student's evaluation and grading is by a non-Lawrence Tech faculty jury from the architectural profession. Studio 4 hrs. Schedule Types: Studio Course
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| ARC 5543 - Advanced Structures |
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This course involves the study of structural system behavior, and the analysis of structural members and systems. Prior course work will be expanded upon with regard to the use of materials and systems with a focus on the distribution of lateral loads, wind and seismic in linear frames. Design and analysis methods for long span and high rise systems will be addressed. Topic areas include the following system types, trusses, portals, space frames, archs, vaults, plates tensile, funicular and surface type systems. The material presented concerns concepts of structures, stability and determinacy and theories of behavior and analysis. Graduate students will be required to complete an independent final project, involving the study of a structure with computer applications and analysis techniques. 3.000 Credit hours Schedule Types: 100% of course online, 1-25% of course online, 26-50% of course online, 51-75% of course online, Lecture
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| ARC 5572 - Sustainable and Innovative Materials in Architecture |
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A course dedicated to identifying green materials and evaluation methodologies and software applications to measure the sustainable properties of materials in the decision making methods used by architects and designers. The class covers a review of new/innovative materials available to designers and their applications in architecture as well as new concepts in material design bio and green based manufacturing and production methods. Prerequisite: completion of acceptable undergraduate degree in architecture. 2.000 Credit hours Schedule Types: Lecture
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| ARC 5582 - LEED Standards and Evaluation |
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A primer course to prepare students to take the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System exam. LEED is a program of the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) that establishes performance goals in five environmental categories: Sustainable Sites, Water Efficiency, Energy & Atmosphere, Materials & Resources, and Indoor Environmental Quality. Taught in coordination with United States Green Building Council (USGBC) the course covers the purpose, sustainable based design theories, key issues, and methods used by design professionals in complying and completing the LEED certification process. 2.000 Credit hours Schedule Types: Lecture
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| ARC 5584 - Grad Studio: Massive Change |
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A design studio focusing upon the role of the designer not just as an individual who solves problems, but as the identifier of problems. Special focus will be placed on the social impact of design interventions, as well as on principles of sustainability and community involvement. Student assignments and projects will include analysis of physical, cultural and economic constructs, as well as problem and opportunity definition, and development of architectural programs and design responses. The following courses can be taken concurrently with this course: ARC 5012, ARC 5422. 4.000 Credit hours
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| ARC 5592 - Sustainable Architecture and Building Systems |
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Discussion and case studies of new and proposed building systems, open architecture/building concepts, component based design, alternative and sustainable materials and systems, intelligent systems, modular or industrialized design methods describing their applications, limitations, and benefits. 2.000 Credit hours
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| ARC 5594 - Sustainable Architecture Studio |
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The focus of the sustainable architecture studio will be on the use and application of sustainable architecture metrics and measuring tools, alternative energy sources, measurement and application of resource conservation strategies in architectural design. Students will engage in architectural project studies of a significant scale and magnitude to embrace the ramifications of sustainable design from the scale of site and master plan to construction systems and detailing, and advance prior studies in environmental controls and building systems. Prerequisite: completion of acceptable undergraduate degree in architecture. 4.000 Credit hours Schedule Types: Studio Course
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| ARC 5612 - Form and Meaning |
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A comprehensive overview of the relationship between architectural form and meaning. A broad range of both sacred and secular examples are discussed, which date from early structures to modern examples. The relationship between cultural/religious beliefs and architectural expression is established and placed within each example's historical context.
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| ARC 5623 - Current Issues in Architecture |
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A comprehensive survey of architecture in the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries, focusing on buildings, architects, and ideas from around the world. Beginning with post-modernism and continuing to the present, the course will help students understand the relevant issues and most important works of contemporary architecture.
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| ARC 5632 - Architectural Theory |
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Meaning, place and making in architecture through the theoretical writings and built/unbuilt work of various 20th century architects. Topics are presented in the context of the 20th century thought, society, and culture. The synthesis of theory and practice is stressed. Seminar format with required papers. Schedule Types: Lecture
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| ARC 5642 - Advanced Study in Architectural Theory |
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Seminar on various important issues and topics in architectural history, emphasizing architecture's comples interactions with culture, politics, economics, and human behavior during different time periods. Students will critically analyze written, proposed, and built works, culminating in a research paper on a relevant topic of interest to the student. 2.000 Credit hours Schedule Types: Seminar
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| ARC 5643 - Design Theory |
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A comprehensive survey course of the theoretical positions of design through history culminating in the 20th century. The studies will track the origins, attitudes, and development of aesthetics in Western society. The class will follow developments in classical Greece, the Enlightenment and birth of modernity in Europe, the academic French architecture, the industrial age of England and the political upheavals of the early twentieth century Europe. Examples will include architecture, interior design, urban planning, engineering and industrial design, Lecture format with required papers. 3.000 Credit hours
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| ARC 5652 - Applied Criticism |
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Studies the fundamentals of criticism including recent developments in criticism, relationship of criticism to theory, and the methodology of criticism. Portions of this course will look at the influence of other disciplines including literature, philosophy, anthropology, psychology and history. 2.000 Credit hours Schedule Types: Seminar
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| ARC 5662 - Architectural Theory and Practice |
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Studies the interrelationship of theory, history, and practice. This course looks at theory not as specialized discourse superficially overlaid on built practice but built practice as the termination of theoretical thought. Investigations will include issues affecting architecture, including culture, politics, aesthetics, economics, mass media, and philosophy. 2.000 Credit hours Schedule Types: Seminar
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| ARC 5682 - History of Urban Form |
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The course will offer a historic morphological study of cities across history and geography. The course will primarily examine European and North American cities under the following headings: Ancient and Classic, Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque, Modern (nineteenth and twentieth centuries), and Post-modern (twenty-first century). Cities of Asia, Africa, and Latin America will also be investigated where applicable to learn non-western urban traditions. Specific topics will include origins and evolution of urban form, theories about urban form, and reasons and factors behind specific physical structure of the city. The course will concentrate on (1) the transformation of the nineteenth-century city and its organization, (2) the development of the twentieth century industrial city, and (3) pluralistic forms of current twenty-first century post-industrial city. It analyzes current issues of city form in relation to placemaking, social structure, and physical design. Case studies of several cities will be presented as examples of the theories discussed in the class. 2.000 Credit hours
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| ARC 5693 - Sustainable Urbanism |
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Urbanized areas around the globe are increasingly becoming the focus of debate around sustainability. The majority of the world¿s population now resides in Cities and their urbanized regions. This figure is projected to be 75% by 2030. This course will address how urban designers can and should go ¿beyond the building¿ to embrace a more balanced and holistic systems approach to design and policy initiatives for these critical centers of civilization. This is to integrate them into and go beyond physical or environmental aspects of current notions of sustainable design, beyond the current popularity of narrowly focused rating systems (such as LEED ND) and single issues (such as energy). Building on the introduction to Sustainable Urbanism in the MUD ¿Current Issues¿ seminar, this course will address the complex environmental, economic, social, cultural, political, and ethical forces that affect City + Regional form. The seminar will explore notable national and international precedents of integrated design strategies for Cities + Regions (Chicago, Portland, Freiburg, Curitiba, Barcelona, Emscher Park, et al). Within this globalized context and broadened framework of sustainability, we will ask the students to define the meaning of sustainability in the context of cities and urban development. Themes addressed will include: Citizenship: how will the need for sustainable urbanism create a new citizen for the 21st century? What are the values/value systems that will drive the creation of sustainable place? What will be the evolving role of the citizen ¿ from awareness and lifestyle changes to active role as designer and stewards of their environment? Equity: addressing the imbalance between resource rich urbanized areas in low growth mode and those that are in high growth mode where resource scarcity exists. How will equity play a role in providing for under-capitalized/served communities in determining resources allocation and accessibility? Economics: focusing on strategic investments ¿ where and when do we invest within the city and region? What will be the evolving role of the public and private sectors and partnerships? Urban density is already an emerging result of such debates. What sort of urban form will such policy and investment decisions drive? Infrastructure: establishing a broadened notion of infrastructure ¿ the new ecosystem of the city ¿ including ¿blue, green, and gray¿ ¿ defined by water and marine resources, all aspects of the natural environment and built public realm, and the man-made technologies and infrastructure that will create future utilities and movement systems that will support mobility and accessibility. How can we balance population growth and needs with the very real necessity of protecting increasingly fragile natural systems of the planet? Measuring Sustainable Urbanism ¿ current metrics such as LEED are not suited to the scale of the city and region. There is an emergent field investigation how can such rating systems be expanded and adapted (e.g. LAND, BREEAM, et al). Likely entirely new approaches to measuring sustainability at the urban scale will be required. 3.000 Credit hours
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| ARC 5712 - Econ/Com Development |
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Intensive study of the underlying basic economic and political forces which shape economic and community development. An analysis of the role of the private sector, developers, financial institutions and businesses; and public sector, municipal state, and federal activities. Special focus on loan and grant programs, and job/agency responsibilities.
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| ARC 5714 - Urban Studio 1 |
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Urban Studio 1 provides an opportunity to relate theory to practice. This design-based studio is used as an opportunity to plan and design a given area at the city level. This track focuses on master planning of the project area. 4.000 Credit hours Schedule Types: Studio Course
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| ARC 5722 - Real Estate Law |
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Real estate from the legal perspective. Real estate transactions, zoning, land use, and current issues in development. Emphasis on the unique qualities of real property as they pertain to the legal process. Provides insights into both legal and commercial aspects of real estate activities.
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| ARC 5724 - Urban Studio 2 |
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Urban Studio 2 focuses on the district, block, or street level or any other civic space in a design studio format. Schedule Types: Studio Course
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| ARC 5742 - Urban Design Methods |
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This course is an intensive lecture/discussion course that covers urban design and site planning techniques, methods and analysis on a micro scale that affords the student an opportunity to compare various approaches to specific issues. 2.000 Credit hours Schedule Types: Lecture
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| ARC 5743 - Current Issues in Urban Design |
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The seminar is designed as a critical and collective inquiry into current issues of the urban design discipline. Through a series of lectures, readings, case studies, discussions, presentations, site visits and research work, students focus on the issues that are currently part of the global discourse regarding shaping urban growth and change in the 21st century. The seminar will be structured around five key issues facing the discipline: 1 Design on a Big Scale ¿ Urban Designers are generating visions at the scale of the City and Region. There is a need to think holistically and effectively bridge disciplines in order to deliver integrated solutions. Seminar participants will explore how urbanists play a vital role in making a good city: one that is more beautiful, equitable, and sustainable. 2 Sustainable Urbanism ¿ Urban Designers are addressing the complex environmental, economic, and social forces that effect City + Regional form. Seminar participants will explore notable Green Cities Initiatives (Chicago, Freiburg, et al); integrated design strategies for Cities + Regions; change in Sea Level Rise (impact on coastal cities); LEED ND, LAND and other rating systems that address the scale of the site, city and region; smart growth, etc. 3 Density ¿ Urban Designers are currently addressing the duality of the global urban condition in the 21st century: both Shrinking Cities and exponential urban grown in the BRIC nations. Seminar participants will explore Transit Oriented Development (TOD), Value Densification, Dense Housing Typologies, Mixed-Use Development, etc., and identify both the environmental, economic and social benefits and impacts of density. 4 Design Agency ¿ Urban Designers, to effect their significant role in urban growth and change, must behave as change agents. Seminar participants will explore the various avenues for design agency, including: practice, advocacy, elected + appointed positions, community building, community process and civic engagement, environmental justice. 5 Next Generation ¿ Urban + Regional Designers are currently debating how to best cultivate the next generation to pursue careers in urban + regional design both in the academy and in practice settings. 3.000 Credit hours
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| ARC 5752 - Quantitative Methods in Urban Design |
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This course covers various quantitative methods and analysis including GIS application in urban design and physical planning. 2.000 Credit hours Schedule Types: Lecture
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| ARC 5762 - Urban Design Policy and Implementation |
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This course covers concepts and techniques used to implement and finance urban design projects. Urban design policy, project feasibility, real estate development, and legal and administrative framework are covered. 2.000 Credit hours Schedule Types: Lecture
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| ARC 5772 - Case Studies in Urban Design |
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This course is organized around a series of urban design cases. Students examine each project in detail, and the course includes evaluations of the case by the students. Students must prepare and present a case study. 2.000 Credit hours Schedule Types: Seminar
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| ARC 5782 - Urban Theory |
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This course is a seminar that provides the overview of history of urban design and urban form as well as critically examines current approaches to urban design and theory and principles of urban design. 2.000 Credit hours Schedule Types: Seminar
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| ARC 5814 - Advanced Design Studio 1 |
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Advanced architectural design project. An approved architectural design project must be based on a clear theoretical position that demonstrates an advanced understanding of architectural design. In this option, students develop and expand a year-long personalized program of architectural investigation in consultation with a faculty advisor in a traditional design studio setting. 4.000 Credit hours Schedule Types: Studio Course
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| ARC 5824 - Advanced Design Studio 2 |
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Continuation of the architectural design project investigation from Advanced Design Studio 1. The final outcome of the project is determined by the student in consultation with the studio's faculty advisor. 4.000 Credit hours Schedule Types: Studio Course
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| ARC 5832 - Preservation Issues |
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Must have minimum GPA of 2.75 and instructor permission. Technical, political, legal and design issues in historic structures, districts, and sites as well as their appropriate application. Conducted as a seminar with participants involved in the discussion of the theories, ethics standards and responsibilities of those working in the preservation field and with existing structures. Includes reading assignments, discussion, lectures, and a research paper.
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| ARC 5842 - Adv Computer Applications |
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May need instructor permission. A platform for students wishing to advance in an individual but focused direction in computer applications. Students explore a new area of computer interest or expand on an area of interest initially pursued in the professional degree thesis project. Combines seminar and applied/ theoretical research.
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| ARC 5853 - Collaborative Urban Design |
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A graduate studio open to qualified seniors. Projects in urban and architectural design for local cities. Students and faculty work directly with municipal officials and residents in an intense studio setting that comprises surveys, community visioning sessions, research, individual and group design, public preservation/exhibitions, and typically the publication of the results. Offers opportunity to research contemporary urban design issues and further design skills through a "real world" project.
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| ARC 5873 - Advanced Interior Arch |
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Students explore current issues in interior architecture and develop a project that focuses on a specific issue.
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| ARC 5882 - Special Topics |
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Graduate level experimental course that may be taught as a lecture, studio, or seminar. Studio courses have two contact hours for every credit hour. A specific special topics course may be offered a maximum of 2 times.
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| ARC 5902 - Study Abroad: Europe |
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Study Abroad: Europe allows graduate students to spend three weeks immersed in the culture and history of a European city. The course runs concurrently with the undergraduate Study Abroad course. The base city for the program is Paris but alternate years will explore other cultural centers including Vienna, Prague, Budapest, Barcelona, Rome, Athens and London. The detailed subject of study will change based on the instructor and location but will be focused on the architecture, urban design and art/architectural history of the visited European city. The format of the course is three (3) one week intensive study modules. 2.000 Credit hours
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| ARC 5912 - Principles and Practices of Urban Design |
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The seminar is designed as a critical and collective inquiry into prevalent principles and practices of urban design in order to develop an in-depth, interdisciplinary approach toward a more meaningful urban design for the future. Through a series of readings, discussions, case studies, presentations, and research work, students focus on deficiencies and opportunities in current urban design approaches, and formulate their own perspectives of urban process implementation and strategies of urban form intervention, based on a critical understanding of the fundamental nature of cities. Urban design is also practiced in multiple ways. Utilizing case studies and invited practitioners, this course exposes students to selected design and development processes, such as issues of real estate practice and law, issues of professional accountability and values, public policy, economic feasibility, influences of political and financial institutions, zoning and covenants, infrastructure, traffic engineering, phasing of development, environmental impact analysis, and the regulatory system. 2.000 Credit hours
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| ARC 5913 - Professional Practice 1 |
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An overview of the professional and business roles of the architect in the building industry. This course will establish a fundamental understanding of professional practice as a foundation upon which to build further experience and continuing education. Topics include history of the profession, training and licensure, clients, the economy, professional services, legal considerations, the architect in society, the construction industry, codes and governmental regulation, design and contract document organization, and an introduction to firm organization. State laws governing the requirements for professional licensing as a practicing architect, and the NCARB Intern Development Program (IDP) will be reviewed. 3.000 Credit hours Schedule Types: 100% of course online, 1-25% of course online, 26-50% of course online, 51-75% of course online, Lecture
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| ARC 5922 - Professional Pract 2 |
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Building on the principles covered in Professional Practice 1, this course concentrates on the development and understanding of more detailed firm wide practice knowledge and skills. General principles covered in Professional Practice 1 will be expanded to address their application within the context of the architectural business entity. Topics include firm types and legal structure, strategic business planning, marketing and public relations, human resource management and leadership, contract form and negotiation, risk management, specialty services, and firm/ownership transition. 2.000 Credit hours Schedule Types: 100% of course online, 1-25% of course online, 26-50% of course online, 51-75% of course online, Lecture
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| ARC 5942 - Project Management |
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The knowledge and skills required to navigate an architectural project from conception to completion are the focus of this course. Topics include project delivery methods, the design and delivery process, project team organization/roles and management, discipline coordination, client and contractor communication, project financial management, time management, conflict resolution, project manual development, construction administration and cost estimating. 2.000 Credit hours
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| ARC 5952 - Construction Management |
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Comprehensive study of construction management services, including project planning, scheduling, budgeting, contract administration, and agreements. Comparison between traditional construction delivery systems and the commonly used fast tracking and phasing of construction projects.
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| ARC 5962 - Law for Architects |
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Legal aspects of architecture, engineering, and the construction process, including the court system and jurisdictional issues. Various forms of property ownership relating to owner responsibilities. Contract interpretation including issues relative to codes and construction custom and practice as well as forms of liability avoidance for the practicing architect. Applicable statutes of limitations and statutes of response affecting the practice of architecture and construction. The construction bidding process and its legal aspects examined in depth, including the examination of lawsuits filed in various courts.
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| ARC 5972 - Professional Communications |
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Intensive examination of oral, visual, and written communications used in professional situations with emphasis on the development of personal confidence. Practicing professionals interact with students in a variety of professional settings.
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| ARC 5991 - Concentrations in Architecture |
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An overview of concentrations in critical studies in architecture, architectural practice, sustainable architecture, and urban design. Health, safety and welfare content will be included. 1.000 Credit hours Schedule Types: 100% of course online, 1-25% of course online, 26-50% of course online, 51-75% of course online, Lecture
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| ARC 5992 - Cost Manag in Built Environment |
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Intensive study of economies as a major determinate in the design of projects. The financial aspects of building, including the modeling, measuring and managing of costs throughout the design process. Project budgeting, finance, real estate, return on investment, cost estimating, cost control, life cycle costing, value analysis/engineering, gaming/simulation, computerization, and cost databases.
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| ARC 6002 - Special Topics |
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Seminars led by both Lawrence Tech faculty members or guest professors focus on a particular area of expertise or research. Schedule Types: Lecture
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| ARC 6012 - Theater Technology |
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The art of stage lighting design and the variety of fixtures and equipment. Light as a tool to establish and change moods and situations of stage. How a script is analyzed for lighting needs, and the creation and control of light in production situations. In addition to lecture materials, students undertake design projects and participate in required crew sessions. Schedule Types: Lecture
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| ARC 6103 - Master Class |
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A leading professional guides an advanced student who has prepared a carefully considered response to an architectural problem. Discussions focus on communication about sense-making and sense-realizing of student work in progress and may also communicate understandings applicable to other architectural work and professional practice in general. May be offered in architecture, urban design and landscape architecture. Schedule Types: Studio Course
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| ARC 6112 - Thesis Praxis |
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The Praxix class is the final course in the Thesis series. This student directed course is supervised by the Thesis chair. The end product of the class is the compilation of the thesis work into a critical framework for dissemination. This will include a hard bound book to be archived in the library of Lawrence Tech and other professional quality presentation materials required by the thesis advisor. 2.000 Credit hours Schedule Types: Seminar
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| ARC 6302 - Adv. Construction Management |
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Advanced study of construction management techniques of the building industry with emphasis on the interaction of the architect, construction management and owner in the development of procedures ensuring the timely completion of projects. The critical roles of municipalities and supplier organizations in the proper planning and execution of const- ruction management projects. Case studies introduced and analyzed. Guest lecturers interact with students in group discussions. Schedule Types: Lecture
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| ARC 6412 - Architectural Issues 1 |
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Prerequisite: Graduate professional degree program standing. Intensive investigation of issues of contemporary American architecture leading to insightful ways of thinking, providing and occupying architecture. Fragmentation, the body, tourism, narration, beauty, the surface, memory, hope and vision. Schedule Types: Lecture
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| ARC 6514 - Thesis 1 |
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Advanced architectural research and critical investigation on a pre-selected and approved topic. The research topic is broadly based within architectural discourse with a clear theoretical position. Students expand and develop a year-long personalized program of architectural investigation in consultation with a supervisory committee. The topic of investigation should be not only of personal interest but also further the theoretical boundaries of the discipline of architecture. 4.000 Credit hours Schedule Types: Seminar
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| ARC 6524 - Thesis 2 |
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Continuation of research and architectural investigation from Thesis 1. Final outcome of the project is determined by the student in consultation with the thesis committee and will have relevance to the discourse of architecture. Final grading is determined by the thesis chair in review with the final jury. The final jury includes members of the thesis committee. 4.000 Credit hours 4.000 Lecture hours Schedule Types: Seminar
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| ARC 6532 - Comprehensive Sustainability Exam |
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The work is a self directed study based on a number of formats, essay exam based on topics cited in the Sustainable Architecture thesis 1 class, preparation for and completing a standardized test (LEED exam) or other exam formats at the discretion of the thesis faculty. Prerequisite: completion of acceptable undergraduate degree in architecture.
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| ARC 6632 - Advanced Study in Architectural Theory |
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A seminar on a selected topic in critical architectural theory. Requires original research and presentation of oral and written reports. 2.000 Credit hours
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| ARC 6732 - Urban Comprehensive Exam |
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This course reviews topics covered in the exam of AICP (American Institute of Certified Planners), which tests candidates in a wide range or urban-related topics. 2.000 Credit hours Schedule Types: 100% of course online, 1-25% of course online, 26-50% of course online, 51-75% of course online, Seminar
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| ARC 6792 - Urban Design Practicum |
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This course is an internship program coordinated jointly by the school and the urban design firm. The goal is to add in the practical application component in order to give the students a mentoring, referencing, and professional networking opportunity as a part of their educational certificate experience. 2.000 Credit hours Schedule Types: Lecture
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| ARC 6822 - Res Internal Studies I |
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Student-managed research or project on a selected architectural or environmental topic of international interest. Students are expected to coordinate their activities with a selected graduate degree faculty member who acts as a facilitator in monitoring the process. The project or research topic may be undertaken as either an individual or team effort. (Note: Prior to registration, students must provide a written "Plan of Study" for approval by the dean, graduate administrator and professor teaching the course.) Schedule Types: Lecture
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| ARC 6823 - Res Intnatl Study II |
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Student-managed research or project on a selected architectural or environmental topic of international interest. Students are expected to coordinate their activities with a selected graduate degree faculty member who act primarily as a facilitator in monitoring the process. The project or research topic may be undertaken as either an individual or team effort. (Note: Prior to registration, students must provide a written "Plan of Study" for approval by the dean, graduate administrator and professor teaching the course.) Schedule Types: Lecture
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| ARC 6832 - Advanced Design Studio Documentation |
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Design Studio Documentation is the final course in the Architectural Design and Practice studio sequence. This student directed course is supervised by a studio advisor. The end product of the class is the compilation of the studio work into a critical framework for dissemination. This will include a bound book to be archived in the University's library and other professional quality presentation materials required by the studio advisor. 2.000 Credit hours Schedule Types: Seminar
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| ARC 6833 - Res Pres/Exist Structure |
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Must have a minimum GPA of 3.00, and written approval of topic prior to registration by the professor teaching the class, graduate administrator, and the dean. Student-managed research or project on a selected architectural or environmental topic of interest in the historic preservation and existing structures. Student are expected to coordinate their activities with a selected graduate degree faculty member who acts primarily as a facilitator in monitoring the process. The project or research topic may be undertaken as either an individual or team effort. (Note: Prior to registration, students must provide a written "Plan of Study" for approval by the dean, graduate administrator and professor teaching the course.) Schedule Types: Lecture
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| ARC 6842 - Research Urban Design |
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Must have a minimum GPA of 3.00, and written approval of topic prior to registration by the professor teaching the class, graduate administrator, and the dean. Student-managed research or project on a selected architectural or environmental topic of interest. Students are expected to coordinate their activities with a selected graduate faculty member who acts primarily as a facilitator in monitoring the process. The project or research topic may be undertaken as either an individual or team effort. (Note: Prior to registration, students must provide a written "Plan of Study" for approval by the dean, graduate administrator and professor teaching the course.) Schedule Types: Lecture
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| ARC 6853 - Research in Pract/Mgmt |
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Must have a minimum GPA of 3.00, and written approval of topic prior to registration by the professor teaching the class, graduate administrator, and the dean. Student-managed research or project on a selected architectural or environmental topic of practice and management. Students are expected to coordinate their activities with a selected graduate faculty member who acts primarily as a facilitator in monitoring the process. The project or research topic may be undertaken as either an individual or team effort. (Note: Prior to registration, students must provide a written "Plan of Study: for approval by the dean, graduate administrator and professor teaching the course.) Schedule Types: Lecture
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| ARC 6872 - Res Interior Arch |
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Must have a minimum GPA of 3.00, and writing approval of topic prior to registration by the professor teaching the class, graduate administrator, and the dean. Student-managed research or project on a selected architectural or environmental topic of Interior architecture. Students are expected to coordinate their activities with a selected graduate degree faculty member who acts primarily as a facilitator in monitoring the process. The project or research topic may be undertaken as either an individual or team effort.
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| ARC 6881 - Independent Study |
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Must have a minimum GPA of 3.00, and written approval of topic prior to registration. Student-managed research or project on a selected architectural or environmental topic of interest. Students are expected to coordinate their activities with a selected graduate degree faculty member who will act primarily as a facilitator in monitoring the process. The topical study must not reiterate the content associated with any other course listed in the Catalog. The project or research may be undertaken as either an individual or team effort. (Note: Students must provide a written "Plan of Study" for approval by the dean, graduate administrator and faculty advisor prior to registration,) Lecture 1 hrs. or Studio 2 hrs. Schedule Types: Independent Study
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| ARC 6882 - Independent Study |
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Must have a minimum GPA of 3.00 and written approval of topic prior to registration. Student-managed research or project on a selected architectural or environmental topic of interest. Students are expected to coordinate their activities with a selected graduate degree faculty member who acts primarily as a facilitator in monitoring process. The topical study must not reiterate the content associated with any other course listed in the Catalog. The project or research topic may be undertaken as either an individual or team effort. (Note: Prior to registration, students must provide a written "Plan of Study" for approval by the dean, graduate administrator and faculty advisor.) Lecture 2 hrs. or Studio 4 hrs. Schedule Types: Independent Study
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| ARC 6883 - Independent Study |
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Must have a minimum GPA of 3.00, and written approval of topic prior to registration. Student-managed research or project on a selected architectural or environmental topic of interest. Students are expected to coordinate their activities with a selected graduate degree faculty member who acts primarily as a facilitator in monitoring process. The topical study must reiterate the content associated with any other course listed in the Catalog. The project or research topic may be undertaken as either an individual or team effort. (Note: Students must provide a written "Plan of Study" for approval by the dean, graduate administrator and faculty advisor prior to registration.) Lecture 3 hrs. or Studio 6 hrs. Schedule Types: Independent Study
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| ARC 6884 - Independent Study |
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Must have a minimum GPA of 3.00, and written approval of topic prior to registration. Student-managed research or project on a selected architectural or environmental topic of interest. Students are expected to coordinate their activities with a selected graduate degree faculty member who acts primarily as a facilitator in monitoring the process. The topical study must not reiterate the content associated with any other course listed in the Catalog. The project or research topic may be undertaken as either an individual or team effort. (Note: Students must provide a written "Plan of Study" for approval by the dean, graduate administrator and faculty advisor prior to registration.) Lecture 4 hrs. or Studio 8 hrs. Schedule Types: Independent Study
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| ARC 6903 - Educational Praxis |
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The relationship between architecture practice and the creative process examining a diversity of learning processes, including curriculum integration, learning styles, and the culture of the studio using a case study approach. Lecture 3 hrs. Schedule Types: 100% of course online, 1-25% of course online, 26-50% of course online, 51-75% of course online, Lecture
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| ARC 6912 - Practice Management |
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Advanced study of the architectural profession and its role in the building industry. The architect's professional responsibilities and how they impact on other professionals, contractors and owner organizations. Emphasis on the architect's response to the technical, social and legal obligations of practice through the use of good planning, organizational and communications skills. Case studies are analyzed. Practicing professionals interact with students in group discussions.
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| ARC 7006 - Reflective Practice Studio |
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Must have a professional degree in architecture or enrollment in the M. Arch. Professional degree program, completion of thesis sequence, and approval of the dean. Post-professional degree studio organized as a vehicle for students and a leading design practitioner to engage in the process of framing problems from architectural practice. This studio engages interdisciplinary professionals, clients and municipal officials as part of intention to form a bridge between the world of theoretical frameworks, practice oriented research and design driven professional practice. Studio 6 hrs.
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