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CEE 11SC: People, Land, and Water in the Heart of the West (EARTHSYS 13SC, HISTORY 23SC)

Salmon River. Sun Valley. Pioneer Mountains. The names speak of powerful forces and ideas in the American West. Central Idaho - a landscape embracing snow-capped mountains, raging rivers, sagebrush deserts, farms, ranches, and resort communities - is our classroom for this field-based seminar led by David Freyberg, professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, and David Kennedy, professor emeritus of History. nnnThis course focuses on the history and future of a broad range of natural resource management issues in the western United States. We will spend a week on campus preparing for a two-week field course in Idaho exploring working landscapes, private and public lands, water and fisheries, conservation, and the history and literature of the relationship between people and the land in the American West. After the first week spent on campus, we will drive to Idaho to begin the field portion of our seminar. In Idaho, we will spend time near Twin Falls, at Lava Lake Ranch near Craters of the Moon National Monument, in Custer County at the Upper Salmon River, and near Stanley in the Sawtooth National Forest. No prior camping experience is required, but students should be comfortable living outdoors in mobile base camps for periods of several days. Students will investigate specific issues in-depth and present their findings at the end of the course.
Terms: Sum | Units: 2

CEE 12SC: Good Food, Fast Cars, Great Spaces: Connections Between Architecture, Cooking, Photography, Design

Why is it that architects almost routinely share passions for cuisine, vehicles, photography, and sailing? Many chefs were trained as architects, most architects are excellent cooks and photographers, and a stunning number of architects own boats. This course will explore the key design ideas, notions of creativity, and interest in form that thread through each of these professions. The first half of the course will focus on readings and discussion about creativity and form; the second half will test a single conceptual idea through a series of projects in two or three fields. Possible field trips may include a visit to Tesla, America¿s Cup events in SF, Baume (2 Michelin Star restaurant in Palo Alto), IDEO, and architecture firms.
Terms: Sum | Units: 2
Instructors: Barton, J. (PI)

CEE 13SC: Energizing a Sustainable Future

The economic advancement, social equity, and planet earth habitat of your and future generations depend in major part on preparing for sustainable supply and efficient use of energy. The objective of this course is to provide a foundation for your future scholarship and action to increase energy sustainability. We will explore three major energy activities: development of fossil and renewable resources; conversion to useful forms; and use in buildings, transportation, and industry. All are strongly influenced by the energy markets, technologies, and policies that we will also study. nnOur quest for a sustainable energy future will begin at Stanford¿s Bass Center in Washington D.C. and conclude back on the Farm. This will allow access to policy makers and major organizations along with plans for major improvements to Stanford¿s energy system and buildings. The course requires: query responses on the readings in advance of class sessions; participation in morning class discussions and afternoon activities with key energy players; in teams of two, analysis of a self-selected topic related to an energy market or technology; and a group course project to analyze an energy policy or proposal. It is offered for two units with Satisfactory/No Credit grading.nnStudents cover their own travel to the Bass center and arrive by 5 p.m. on September 6. The program will cover your travel to campus on September 16. Students planning to observe religious holidays during September Studies should check with the instructor to work through potential conflicts.
Terms: Sum | Units: 2
Instructors: Tatum, C. (PI)

CEE 31: Accessing Architecture Through Drawing

Preference to Architectural Design and CEE majors; others by consent of instructor. Drawing architecture to probe the intricacies and subtleties that characterize contemporary buildings. How to dissect buildings and appreciate the formal elements of a building, including scale, shape, proportion, colors and materials, and the problem solving reflected in the design. Students construct conventional architectural drawings, such as plans, elevations, and perspectives. Limited enrollment.
Terms: Spr | Units: 4 | UG Reqs: WAY-CE, GER:DB-EngrAppSci
Instructors: Barton, J. (PI)

CEE 31Q: Accessing Architecture Through Drawing

Preference to sophomores. Drawing architecture provides a deeper understanding of the intricacies and subtleties that characterize contemporary buildings. How to dissect buildings and appreciate the formal elements of a building, including scale, shape, proportion, colors and materials, and the problem solving reflected in the design. Students construct conventional architectural drawings, such as plans, elevations, and perspectives. Limited enrollment.
Terms: Aut, Win | Units: 4 | UG Reqs: GER:DB-EngrAppSci, WAY-CE
Instructors: Barton, J. (PI)

CEE 32A: Psychology of Architecture

This course argues that architecture often neglects the interdisciplinary investigation of our internal psychological experience and the way it impacts our creation of space. How does our inner life influence external design? How are we impacted emotionally, physically, psychologically by the spaces we inhabit day to day? How might we intentionally imbue personal and public spaces with specific emotions? This seminar serves as a call to action for students interested in approaching architecture with a holistic understanding of the emotional impact of space. Sample topics addressed will include: conscious vs. unconscious design; the ego of architecture; psycho-spatial perspectives; ideas of home; integral/holistic architecture; phenomenology of inner and outer spaces; exploring archetypal architecture; and translating emotion through environment.
Terms: Aut | Units: 3
Instructors: Larimer, A. (PI)

CEE 32B: Design Theory (ARTHIST 232B)

This seminar focuses on the key themes, histories, and methods of architectural theory -- a form of architectural practice that establishes the aims and philosophies of architecture. Architectural theory is primarily written, but it also incorporates drawing, photography, film, and other media. nnnOne of the distinctive features of modern and contemporary architecture is its pronounced use of theory to articulate its aims. One might argue that modern architecture is modern because of its incorporation of theory. This course focuses on those early-modern, modern, and late-modern writings that have been and remain entangled with contemporary architectural thought and design practice. nnnRather than examine the development of modern architectural theory chronologically, it is explored architectural through thematic topics. These themes enable the student to understand how certain architectural theoretical concepts endure, are transformed, and can be furthered through his/her own explorations.
Terms: Win | Units: 4
Instructors: Beischer, T. (PI)

CEE 32Q: Place: Making Space Now (ARTHIST 232Q)

This seminar argues that architeccts are ultimately "placemakers," and questions what that means in the contemporary world. Part I investigates the meaning of the word "place." Additional background for understanding contemporary place making will include a critique of the history of modern place-making through an examination of modern form. Part II examines two traditional notions of place by scale: from "home" to "the city." What elements give these conceptions of space a sense of place? To answer this question, themes such as memory, mapping, and boundary, among others, will be investigated. part III presents challenges to the traditional notions of place discussed in Part II. Topics addressed include: What does it mean to be "out of place"? What sense of place does a nomad have, and how is this represented? What are the "non-places" and how can architects design for these spaces? Part IV addresses the need to re-conceptualize contemporary space. The role of digital and cyber technologies, the construction of locality in a global world, and the in-between places that result from a world in flux are topics discussed in this section of the seminar. nLearning goals: Specific goals include clsoe reading of texts, understanding of philosophical thinking and writing, argument under uncertainty, and developed concepts of place, space and architecture.
Terms: Spr | Units: 3 | UG Reqs: WAY-A-II

CEE 46Q: Fail Your Way to Success

Preference to sophomores. How to turn failures into successes; cases include minor personal failures and devastating engineering disasters. How personalities and willingness to take risks influence the way students approach problems. Field trips, case studies, and guest speakers applied to students day-to-day interactions and future careers. Goal is to redefine what it means to fail.
Last offered: Spring 2010 | UG Reqs: GER:DB-EngrAppSci

CEE 50N: From the Foothills to the Bay

Stanford University sits on the shores of one of the world's great estuaries, the San Francisco Bay/Delta, the connection of the inland river systems of the Central Valley to the Pacific Ocean. This course is intended to provide an introduction to the San Francisco Bay/Delta including its history, current scientific understanding of its physical and ecological functioning, descriptions and underpinnings of engineering manipulations of the system, and the intersection of science and engineering with policies designed to manage its resources. Because of the important effects that water resources development, most notably upstream diversions, have had on the system, Bay-Delta science, engineering and policy are completely intertwined with the management of the water supply of California. Thus, we will also examine relevant issues in California water that touch on the Bay Delta including an overall description of California hydrology, the State and Federal water projects and how they are managed, legal and governance issues, including the application of the Endangered Species Act to several species of Bay-Delta fish, and recent and ongoing attempts at balancing protection/restoration of the ecological functioning with maintenance of a stable water supply for the state of California.
Terms: Spr | Units: 3
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