ARCH 3170 — Architecture, Infrastructure, and the City
6 semester hoursUndergraduateLectureNUpath CEusually offered: fall, springtypical days: M/ThBostonTraditional
Offers a studio course addressing the architectural and urbanistic consequences at the intersection of large-scale infrastructure and the contemporary city. Focuses on how to integrate buildings and neighborhoods with highways, rail lines, storm water management, bus, bike, parking, rivers, watersheds, and industrial networks.
Prerequisites
- ARCH 2140 (min D-)
Offering history
| Term | Sections | Enrolled | Capacity | Full | Open seats/section |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2023 | 4 | 51 | 51 | 100% | 0.0 |
| Spring 2024 | 6 | 62 | 73 | 85% | 1.8 |
| Fall 2024 | 5 | 57 | 61 | 93% | 0.8 |
| Spring 2025 | 6 | 77 | 78 | 99% | 0.2 |
| Fall 2025 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 93% | 1.0 |
| Spring 2026 | 6 | 77 | 78 | 99% | 0.2 |
Snapshots from scheduled scrapes — not live seat availability. "Full" can exceed 100% when sections over-enroll.
Meeting times
Share of recent sections by weekday: M 100% · T 0% · W 0% · Th 100% · F 0%
Common patterns: MR (100% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday
Professors
Fall
- Marie Adams (17% of students) · reviews
- Elizabeth Yarina (11% of students) · reviews
- Sarah Dunbar (11% of students) · reviews
- W Gavin Robb (11% of students) · reviews
Spring
- Marie Adams (17% of students) · reviews
- Zorana Matic Isautier (17% of students) · reviews
- Sarah Dunbar (10% of students) · reviews
- Emmanuel Osorno (6% of students) · reviews
Percentages are each professor's average share of the season's enrolled students in recent terms.
Unlocks
ARCH 5115, LARC 5110, LARC 5120
Courses that list ARCH 3170 in their prerequisites.
Links
Official catalog (ARCH course descriptions) · Student reviews on RateMyHusky · All ARCH courses · Plan it at numap.app