Class information

ARCH204 Green Residential Studio

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  • CRN: 14565
  • Credits: 4
  • Locations, days, times, and instructors:
    • Sylvania HT 314, Monday, from 9 to 11:50am
      From January 5 through March 16, 2026, Lauren Hackett
    • Online (scheduled meetings), Wednesday, from 9 to 11:50am
      From January 7 through March 18, 2026, Lauren Hackett

Class materials

Textbooks

No textbooks required

Details about this class

In this course you will explore developing a residential site in Portland, OR into a ‘Cottage Cluster’, a collection of 4 residential units with outdoor common space for gardening/landscaping and community building. 

You’ll apply high performance building systems and sustainable site planning principles to your designs, while creating both design and construction documents.

Learn more about the course on our ARCH 204 Google Site

Technology

Required Supplies: 
  • Reliable PC laptop/desktop* equipped with:

    • Educational copy of Revit 2026

OR: 

  • Educational copy of AutoCAD and SketchUP (free version works great!)

  • Microphone

*You may use the lab computers at the Sylvania campus if you do not have your own PC

Optional Supplies: 
  • Trace Paper 

  • Pens, pencils, markers

  • sketchbook 

  • USB drive (highly recommended!)

No show policy

Your instructor can mark you as a "no show" if you do not participate in your class during the first week. This will remove you from the class.

Students with disabilities

Students with disabilities should notify their instructor if accommodations are needed to take this class. For information about technologies that help people with disabilities taking Online based classes please visit the Disability Services website.