ASC 405

Social Responsibility. Students will explore the tools and elements of architecture and their appropriate use for social responsibility and equity. Such explorations will take place through involvement in a real-world collaborative exercise. This may comprise participation with a community group to realize a project, engagement with professionals in the development of a project of social consequence, or in other ways. The objective is to expose students to an understanding of the relationship between the work of the architect and the advancement of goals of social responsibility, community development and social equity. Projects may be carried out locally or on an off-site location. Expectations: Students will be required to present the documentation of their work, which they undertook in Collaborative Exercise II, in an appropriate form and medium. This course is graded on a pass/fail basis.