Ryan Spillane Shadow Visit Page Ryan Spillane's Shadow Visit Page Hometown: East Greenbush, NY Class Year: 2024 Program of Study: Architecture / Graphic Design (minor) Campus Involvements: Honors Program, Peer Mentor, Band Ensemble, Outing Club Please refer to Ryan's course schedule and upcoming availability to select your desired experience.Wednesday Shadow Visit Experience:2:00 pm - 4:45 pm: ARCH 535 - Construction Materials & Assemblies IIThis continuation of Construction Materials and Assemblies I provides students with the awareness and understanding necessary for the selection of materials, components and assemblies for the design and construction of buildings. The course explores traditional and non-traditional building techniques, methods and materials selection with particular emphasis on steel, concrete, and glass in relation to fabrication and assembly methods, historical influences, function, sustainability, and architectural expression. Issues of materials' embodied energy as well as recyclability and disassembly are also considered. The course also dedicates a substantial portion of its time to the examination of building envelope concepts as the locus of design resolution between technical and architectural design realms. Detailing issue includes optimization of the building's thermal performance.Legend:AvailableUnavailable / FilledNot Scheduled
