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Chicago is America's architectural hub. Rebuilt, phoenix-like, out of a devastating fire, but at a moment of great technological change, Chicago is the birthplace of grand American planning - the high-rise, construction technologies - and continues to this day to be a place of urban and architectural innovation.nnIn this course students will be introduced to the history of Chicago including the Burnham Plan, the technological developments of the iron structure, modern curtain wall, and elevator that allowed for the first high-rises, the subsequent development of innovative structural systems, and the modern high-rise. Further investigation will include the legacies of Louis Sullivan, Frank Lloyd Wright, Mies Van Der Rohe, SOM, and others.nnBased at a Chicago Architecture firm, the class will mix a short high-rise design exercise on a real site with discussions with local architects, field trips to landmark structures, and exploration of current development and planning issues. The course will include extensive walks and trips using local transit.nnThis course is open to all students regardless of their experience in architecture.

Intense competition drives technological advancement in many sports; the America's Cup sailing competition stands out as a leading venue for innovation. The 34th AC competition will take place in San Francisco Bay during September 2013, providing close proximity, great timing, and the showcasing of major new technologies to create a special learning opportunity for Sophomore College students. This seminar will introduce students to engineering fundamentals, computer-based modeling and design, and advanced materials, using America's Cup technology as examples. The course will include guest speakers from America's Cup teams, visits to facilities, and field trips to matches. Students will complete readings and queries prior to the class sessions; class and laboratory exercises for sailing, modeling, and materials testing; group observation and analysis of America's Cup races; and group course projects analyzing a part of the technology for an America's Cup yacht. The course will also explore how students can apply engineering fundamentals, modeling techniques, advanced materials, and processes of innovation to other activities and industries. The seminar is offered for 2 units with S/NC grading.

Introduction to environmental quality and the technical background necessary for understanding environmental issues, controlling environmental degradation, and preserving air and water quality. Material balance concepts for tracking substances in the environmental and engineering systems.

A multidisciplinary introduction to water, our planet's precious and vital resource. The class looks at water from the molecular scale to the global, explores basic scientific and engineering concepts as well as water's role in the important political, socioeconomic, and sustainability issues of our time.

Introduction to the application of MATLAB to an array of engineering systems. Emphasis on computational and visualization methods in the design, modeling and analysis of engineering problems.

Examination of the basic principles of surface and ground water resources management in the context of increasing water scarcity and uncertainty due to climate change and other factors. Specific topics include reservoir, river basin and aquifer management, conjunctive use of surface andn ground water, and treated wastewater reuse. Special emphasis is placed on demand management through conservation, increased water use efficiency and economic measures. Besides the technical aspects of water management, an overview of its legal and institutional framework is provided.

Explore new ways to better measure human development, comprehensive wealth and sustainability beyond standard economic indicators such as income and GDP. Examine how new indicators shape global, national and local policy worldwide. Well-being topics include health, happiness, trust, inequality and governance. Sustainability topics include sustainable development, environmental performance indicators, material flow analysis and decoupling, and inclusive wealth indicators. Students will build their own indicator of well-being and sustainability for a term paper.

The role of information technology (IT) in enabling mankind to improve the operations and sustainability of cities and communities. Review of what a "smarter" city of community might be, the role of IT in enabling them to become "smarter" (including what IT cannot achieve). Case studies on water, energy, transportation urban design and resilience.

Invited faculty, researchers and professionals share their insights and perspectives on a broad range of environmental and sustainability issues. Students critique seminar presentations and associated readings.