Scott Rhodhamel
Society/Culture
563 Design for the Life Span
Overview of major goals and approaches for design and planning for life-span needs, with special attention to older and disabled individuals. Students pursue selected research projects or work together on a class project.
Prerequisite: permission of instructor
564 Behavior and Space
Role of social theory in understanding architecture. Impact of buildings on human behavior, and behavioral issues in the design process. Effects of social and cultural factors on development, implementation, and use of research information in the design process.
590-598 Special Topics
The Social Nature of Architecture
Introduces the concept of "place" with respect to the discourse and practice of architecture and explores major theories and methods in the area of environment and behavior. Material is drawn from multiple disciplines including architecture, phenomenology, science, history and cultural studies
Color Culture
Examines recent approaches to the study of color in relation to space, surface, and representation through the lenses of expanding and overlapping practices. Students study color in painting, literature, film, consumer media, installation and architecture to develop an understanding of its cultural impact.
