i. institutional support and commitment to continuous improvement

School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Department of Architecture, Interior Architecture, and Designed Objects
Master of Architecture
Master of Architecture with emphasis in Interior Architecture
7) Criterion B.7 Financial Considerations
2009 Visiting Team Assessment: Not yet met.
INARC 6210 Graduate Interior Architectural Studio 5: Fluid Spaces provides evidence of this crite-
rion, though not uniform for all projects presented for team review. There is no evidence found for
students in the Architecture track, ARCH 6210 Graduate Architectural Studio 5: Integrations
2010 AIADO Response to Criterion B.7, not yet met in 2009 Visiting Team Assessmet
The life cycle topic is being taught in ARCH and INARC 5113 Construction Systems and Structures:
Simple Spans, and the other topics in the criterion are being taught in ARCH 6210 Graduate Archi-
tectural Studio 5: Integrations and INARC 6210 Graduate Interior Architectural Studio 5: Fluid Spaces
with evidence from specific assignments gathered into project manuals by each student.
8) Criterion B.8 Environmental Systems
2009 Visiting Team Assessment: Not yet met.
The vast amount of information covered in this class severely limits the ability to demonstrate un-
derstanding of the material, and prohibits the introduction of several systems and required subjects,
including acoustics. Although revisiting a past project in light of new knowledge is an interesting
exercise, the very uniqueness of each project makes it very difficult for students to demonstrate un-
derstanding of such wide-ranging subject matter. The introduction of expert professionals from the
community might enhance the knowledge base of this all-encompassing syllabus.
2010 AIADO Response to Criterion B.8, not yet met in 2009 Visiting Team Assessmet
The embodied energy, solar orientation, day-lighting, passive heating and cooling topics, and the
use of appropriate performance assessment tools are taught in ARCH and INARC 5113 Construction
Systems and Structures: Simple Spans. The acoustic topic (reverberation) is taught in ARCH 6210
Graduate Architectural Studio 5: Integrations and INARC 6210 Graduate Interior Architectural Studio
5: Fluid Spaces; and the acoustic topic (STC’s), artificial illumination, and indoor air quality is taught
in ARCH and INARC 6212 Choreographed and Ambient Systems.
9) Criterion B.10 Building Envelope Systems
2009 Visiting Team Assessment: Not yet met.
There is evidence of understanding of integrated building systems in ARCH/INARC 6212 Choreo-
graphed and Ambient Systems. However, there is no evidence of the ability level of achievement
that is required of this criterion. The team believes ARCH and INARC 6212 could provide a model for
the required evidence for this criterion if applied to student projects. In ARCH/INARC 6212 Cho-
reographed and Ambient Systems the team found the use of case studies with three-dimensional
diagrams to be both promising and useful in demonstrating the student‘s ability to conceptualize
building system integration. The team also notes that work in INARC 6210 Graduate Interior Archi-
tectural Studio 5: Fluid Spaces lacks a consistent display of an understanding of structural systems.
2010 AIADO Response to Criterion B.10, not yet met in 2009 Visiting Team Assessmet
Topics supporting the new criterion are being taught in ARCH and INARC 5113 Construction Systems
and Structures: Simple Spans; ARCH and INARC 6123 Codes, Specs, Joints and Seams; and ARCH
and INARC 6212 Choreographed and Ambient Systems.
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