Nov 23, 2024
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2022-23

ART 1600 - Aesthetics of Architecture and Design


Fundamental issues of aesthetics in architecture, interiors, and design. Emphasis on the study of residential environments including socio-economic and multi-cultural issues. Topics include aesthetics, design fundamentals, history of design, and construction methodologies.

Requisites: Recommended for students interested in the Interior Architecture program.
Credit Hours: 3
General Education Code (students who entered prior to Fall 2021-22): 2FA
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes:
  • Students will be able to develop a vocabulary of architectural terms utilized in the built environment.
  • Students will be able to identify, analyze and apply the basic patterns of residential design and built environments.
  • Students will be able to identify, analyze and apply the basic elements and principles of design as related to interior design, architecture and furniture design.
  • Students will be able to understand basic concepts of family and the relation to the residential environment.
  • Students will be able to understand basic concepts of sustainable design as applied to residential design and other built environments.
  • Students will become familiar with basic concepts of various socioeconomic and multi-cultural issues within residential design and the built environment.


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