SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE + LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE

Master of Science in Building Design Program

(Facilities, Development, and Management)

Program of Study and Checksheet

The Facilities, Development, and Management concentration is concerned with decision-making processes in building (real estate) development and firm management. The goal of the prgoram is the advancement of knowledge in managerial theory, knowledge structures, risk/benefit analysis, marketplace dynamics, and their relationship to building development and firm management. This concentration addresses the following topics: spatial decision models, building development models and processes, financing and the economic return of facilities, market structure, market strategy, pricing, costs, design automation, group decision-making, team building, architectural programming, post-occupancy evaluation, value based design, and financial management models. The program benefits from ties to various professional groups concerned with real estate development and facilities mangement as well as interdisciplinary ties to the W.P. Carey School of Business and the Del E. Webb School of Construction.

The Facilities, Development, and Management core course requirements (six semester hours) consist of courses taken in the architectural administration and management sequence of the program with AAD prefix.