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This project looks at the riverfront of down town Baton Rouge. While a number of projects have been put forward to develop this site, this project will ask you to re think how a riverfront could be made to work in a different way. There are different social constructions that occur around the world’s old riverfronts, giving us insights into the ways different waterfronts work. We can also view the city as a dynamic environment, a collection of landscape conditions, topography, hydrology, and horticulture.
By speculating freely on the implications of social models in conjunction with new landscapes, students are asked to put forward a number of scenarios for the Baton Rouge Riverfront. These scenarios will incorporate concepts relating to landscape, architecture, and urbanism. By reframing the city of Baton Rouge as a fluid landscape of social and environmental possibilities the conventional urban solution can be temporarily suspended while students can explore, without prejudice, the consequences of there investigative work.
Students responded enthusiastically to the challenges of the project by considering the intersection of the Mississippi and Baton Rouge as a topographic and hydrologic inter-relationship. Students chose sites ranging from the State Capitol to the I-10 interstate and everything between.
Taking advantage of the natural level of the Capitol, group “Smeller Time” reoriented the Capitol to the river, opening up a number of possible landscape and architectural interventions.
Groups “Party of Three” and “Uncontained” worked with the topographical difference between Lafayette Street and the top of the levee by spanning River Road and the existing railway. This artificial datum took various guises, a pedestrian deck linking the city to the levee with parking underneath, or in the “Party of Three” proposal, a multi level experience with shops, bridges, towers and walk ways making an independent urban form that belonged neither to the river nor the city grid.
The project by “Nature [re]Called” found a site just south of the I-10 bridge. A GIS analysis was utilized to understand the complexities of the site including: the meeting of two flow paths, the town sewage treatment plant, and the ‘waste’ space under the I-10 bridge. The group proposed the restoration of the local swamp ecology and a building program based on the vernacular swamp ‘camps’.
The last three projects ventured onto the edge of the river. The first group, “What the Flux”, proposed a series of barges that would contain different kinds of social and horticultural spaces that could be configured in different ways. The second group, “Los Palos Rojos”, used a combination of artificial piers and the natural processes of the river, sediment deposition and horticultural succession, to create a new city arboretum. The third group, “Potam 10”, proposed using the river to provide new energy sources for the city in the form of an algae farm and water turbines.
All groups demonstrated a high level of presentation skills, which, given the tight time constraints, were very successful in conveying the conceptual engagement with the project and the material consequences of the design decisions

The School of Landscape Architecture at Louisiana State University believes that the rich cultural heritage and physical setting of Louisiana and the Lower Mississippi Delta region provide an invaluable resource for the study of landscape architecture. Our location on the Gulf of Mexico places us centrally in a region encompassing the Southern United States, Central and South America and the Caribbean. This geographical orientation informs our perspective and we believe that the investigation of this shifting and fluid context will result in the construction of frameworks useful for the study of landscape architectural issues that can have both local and global import.

The School of Architecture offers the Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch.), an accredited professional degree program. Recognizing that architecture is one of the basic or root arts in human culture, the primary mission of the School of Architecture is to provide an accredited degree program that reflects the architect’s role as the primary shaper and steward of the “built environment” throughout the life cycle of its buildings and communities. Additionally, the School of Architecture acknowledges that the conscientious making of the built environment is a collaborative endeavor, and thus its secondary mission is to provide accredited degree programs in allied fields that share responsibility for influencing and implementing the nature and quality of the built environment.
School of Architecture program mission
To provide a comprehensive and uncompromising, balanced and demanding education in the art (poetic expression), craft (technical processes), and practice (professional services) of ethical building through the polytechnic tradition of hands-on experiences and empirical learning that prepares an individual to be an architect in the fullest sense of the word.

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Architectural Drafting Technology
This occupational program is a two-year sequence of courses designed for students who wish to train for employment in architecture or a field related to the construction industry.
Employment opportunities:
Work in an Architecture firm
Work in an Engineering firm
Working with a Building Contractor or Developer
Research and Development
Model-making, Phototgraphy, & Rendering
Environmental and Landscape Design
Teaching at Colleges and Universities
Drafting Technology/ComputerAided Drafting (CAD)
The Drafting Technology program includes courses designed to provide a general background and specialized skills to help the student find employment in government and private enterprise, especially where drafting skills are required.

ENG:100 Career English (or)
ENG:101 College Composition I 3
ENG:103 Report Writing (or)
COM:101 Oral Communication I 3
XXX:xxx Missouri State Requirement 3
SOC:103 Human Behavior at Work
and in Business (or)
Social Science Elective 3
MTH:124 Technical Mathematics (or)
MTH:140 Intermediate Algebra 3
Selection from Biology, Chemistry, Geology, Math (100+ level), Physical Geology, Physical Science, or Physics 3-4
II. Physical Education Activity 2 credits
II. Area of Concentration 40 credits
ARC:110 Architectural Graphics 3
ARC:112 Architectural Design and Production I 3
ARC:114 Architectural History and Theory 3
ARC:115 Architectural Rendering and Presentation 3
ARC:123 Introduction to Computer Aided
Architectural Drafting 3
ARC:209 Mechanical and Electrical Systems I 3
ARC:211 Architectural Design and Production II 3
ARC:219 Professional Practice 2
ARC:220 Architectural Design and Production III 3
ARC:222 Site Planning and Landscape Drafting 3
ART:107 Design I 2
ART:109 Drawing I 3
ARC:229 Architectural Specifications, Materials
and Methods 3
CE:117 Statics and Strengths of Materials 3
IV. Electives 3-4 credits
ARC:223 Intermediate Computer-Aided
Architectural Drafting 3
ARC:224 Advanced Computer-Aided Drafting 3
ARC:227 Architectural Estimating 3
ARC:228 Architectural Computer Rendering,
Modeling and Animation 3
CE:241 Structural Systems I

64-credit-hour program that prepares students to assist architects or other design professionals. It also can be the first step toward transferring to a bachelor’s degree program.
This program prepares students for support positions in the architectural profession. Drafting and presentation skills are emphasized; however, detailing, design and project programming also are major concerns.
A variety of courses from specification writing to rendering to computer-aided drafting are offered in an effort to expose students to the range of possibilities and knowledge necessary in this field.
The courses introduce many areas of construction and design. They provide a good technical base. Courses are taught using the latest computer software in industry, including AutoCAD, REVIT and 3-D Studio Viz. Facilities include a dedicated computer lab; all studio drafting tables have a complete computer workstation with Internet access.
An architectural technician assists architects and other design professionals with the production of designs and drawings for building construction. This may include drafting, either by hand or on the computer. The related job duties are extensive, from meeting with building material representatives to visiting job sites. Building projects range from custom residential to high-rise office buildings.
Graduates are qualified for positions as drafters and junior designers in architectural firms. Most STLCC graduates are employed as computer-aided draftspeople. Other related jobs may be for construction companies, kitchen and bath companies, building material companies, and public entities like building departments and municipal utility companies.
An architectural technician does not need to be licensed; however, licensure is required to become an architect. The first step for licensure is a degree from an accredited school of architecture. For more information on accredited schools of architecture, contact the NAAB at http://www.naab.org/.
Transfer requirements may vary; therefore, students are encouraged to work with a counselor or academic advisor to ensure credit transferability. STLCC has transfer agreements with Washington University and Ranken Technical College.
According to the U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment of architects is expected to grow as fast as the average for all occupations through 2014. Employment is strongly tied to the activity of the construction industry.
Persons interested in architectural technology should possess the ability to visualize, draft and sketch

ARCH 1210 Residential Con 5 Sp ARCH 1010,
ARCH 1310
ARCH 1310 Intro AutoCAD 3 F, Sp computer literacy
ARCH 1350 Comp Graphics 3 F computer literacy
ARCH 2150 Arch Graphics 3 Sp ARCH 1130
ARCH 2310 Mdlng/Rndng/AnmI 3 F ARCH 1310
ARCH 2320 Mdlng/Rndng/AnmII 3 Sp ARCH 2310
ARCH 2350 Adv Arch CAD 3 Sp ARCH 1310
ARCH 2510 Arch CAD II 5 F ARCH 1210,
ARCH 1310
ARCH 2520 Arch CAD III 5 Sp ARCH 2210,

This program also provides excellent entry-level skills, which
when built upon, will enable students to advance to lower- or
middle-management positions, depending on the individual
person. However, at the highest end of the profession, architecture
requires advanced education and licensing. One usually
cannot advance to upper-level management, partnership, or
ownership positions without a Bachelor’s or Δ190
degree in architecture. To help students with additional
professional education, the Architectural Technology program
has clearly articulated transfer of this program with the
Graduate School of Architecture at the University of Utah.
Prerequisites
It is the student’s responsibility to examine each course description
for details of prerequisite classes. Those prerequisites must
be satisfied before the designated class may be taken.
Elective Options
Those classes noted below with an asterisk are not directly
required by the University of Utah for articulation, but they
have been formulated in conjunction with the University of

The Architectural Technology Department offers a program
completing the requirements for a two-year Associate of
Science (AS) degree for students who plan to transfer to
a four-year university and a two-year Associate of Applied
Science (AAS) degree. Students in the AS degree program
may specialize in two areas, Architecture and Construction
Management. Students in the AAS degree program may
specialize in general areas: architecture, architectural CAD and
computer graphics, and construction management.
The major aspects of architectural design and practice are
presented to students in a balanced approach that allows them
to gain a general understanding of the profession and practice
as well as to acquire marketable skills in design, architectural
practice, construction documentation, CAD and computer
graphics.
The program emphasizes the real world application of all
concepts, principles and techniques. Instruction is enhanced
by exposing the students to real world materials and techniques
through instructor experience and knowledge as well as visits
from and exposure to architectural design professionals.
Life skills also are stressed to enhance students’ architectural
skills. These include communication, time management,
graphics, creative problem solving, group dynamics, responsibility
and professionalism. Students are qualified for a variety
of job and educational opportunities upon completion of the
program.
Student Organizations
Skills USA – All students enrolled in the architecture program
are members of Skills USA, sponsor of the Professional
Development Program (PDP). This program is designed to
promote leadership, communication, social, and employability
skills. This training is included in the curriculum of this
program.
CSI (Construction Specifications Institute) – Students have an
opportunity to join CSI, a national organization that allows
students to associate with industry professionals, sponsors
design competitions for various organizations, and participate in
community service projects and develop leadership skills.
Prerequisites
It is the student’s responsibility to examine each course description
for details of prerequisite classes. Those prerequisites
must be satisfied before the designated class may be taken.
Preparation Note
Students who need to take preparatory classes to meet the
requirements of first semester courses should plan extra
time to complete a degree. A high school curriculum heavily
weighted in mathematics, science, and communication skills
is highly recommended. Placement testing will be done upon
entry to the College unless the student has prior college-level
experience.
Class Availability
The semester in which the courses are taught are listed below.
Please note that because of the nature of the program, classes are
sequential and not offered every semester. Students should check
department web page for updates and cancellations due to varying
enrollments.
Transfer note
The Graduate School of Architecture at University of Utah
requires a diversity requirement. It is recommended that the
requirement be satisfied before graduation from SLCC. Check
with the Architecture Department or an Academic Advisor for
a current list of qualifying classes.
Completing the listed requirements below results
in receiving an Assoc iate of sc ience transfer degree*