Integrated Design Management

Architecture rarely fails because of bad drawings; it fails because dozens of disciplines, consultants, and decisions don't talk to each other coherently. This course treats that coordination problem as the actual design object, using reverse-engineered case projects (the recurring "Dram.a.c.t" sessions) and role-played team simulations to let you sit in the architect's seat while juggling structural, MEP, and business-side priorities. Expect research reports, studio rounds, a take-home midterm, and a term project rather than lectures, with guest practitioners running open-court critiques. It's the bridge between studio-scale design thinking and the messy, multi-party reality of running a real project office.