iArch: Envisioning an Interactive Interface for Contemporary Indigenous Architecture
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The Department offers a five-year program leading to the Bachelor of Architecture degree. The program provides opportunities for general education as well as preparation for professional practice and/or graduate study.
The Department of Architecture offers two graduate degrees in architecture: a three-year accredited professional degree (MArch) and a two-semester to three-semester research degree (MS in Arch). Double-degree programs are currently offered with the Department of Community and Regional Planning (MArch/MCRP) and the College of Business (MArch/MBA).
History
The Department of Architecture was established in 1914 as the Department of Structural Design in the College of Engineering. The name of the department was changed to the Department of Architectural Engineering in 1918. In 1945, the name was changed to the Department of Architecture and Architectural Engineering. In 1967, the name was changed to the Department of Architecture and formed part of the Design Center. In 1978, the department became part of the College of Design.
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1914–present
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- Department of Structural Design (1914–1918)
- Department of Architectural Engineering (1918–1945)
- Department of Architecture and Architectural Engineering (1945–1967)
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- College of Design (parent college)
- College of Engineering(previous college, 1914–1978)
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The Honors project is potentially the most valuable component of an Honors education. Typically Honors students choose to do their projects in their area of study, but some will pick a topic of interest unrelated to their major.
The Honors Program requires that the project be presented at a poster presentation event. Poster presentations are held each semester. Most students present during their senior year, but may do so earlier if their honors project has been completed.
This site presents project descriptions and selected posters for Honors projects completed since the Fall 2015 semester.
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The goal of the iArch project is to make information regarding contemporary Indigenous architecture in North America accessible to the public. In order to do this, projects need to be identified and information needs to be organized and compiled into a database. One product of this collection would be the creation an interface used in an Indigenous architecture exhibit. My role in this process was the conceptualization and communication of this interactive interface that would allow users to access, visualize and interpret this information. This particular interface will allow museum visitors learn about Indigenous architecture and also be the beginning of a designed archive of projects that can be accessed by architectural scholars, faculty and students, and potential clients such as Tribal Nation governments. Through personal experience and precedent research on interactive exhibits, I have been able to design a system that allows easy access and connectivity to the details of each project. My initial presentation communicated the concept and usability of the program. Since then, I have worked on adding more content and representing this project through video, which can then be used by computer specialists as a foundation for their creation of the actual hardware and software programs.