Faculty

The BAC enjoys a reputation for high-quality teaching and is recognized for its commitment to student-centered learning. This standard of excellence could not be accomplished without the many contributions of its dedicated, volunteer faculty. As full-time design practitioners, BAC faculty have a keen understanding of the requisite skills and abilities needed to succeed in the design professions. They bring an invaluable real-world perspective to the study of design.

For more information about becoming a BAC faculty member, please contact the Education Center at 617-585-0217 or email teaching@the-bac.edu.

BAC Teaching Opportunities, Spring 2008

Overview: Instructors are needed in:

• Technology & Management (structures, lighting, environmental systems, professional practice, materials & methods, on-line course on lighting)
• Liberal Studies (writing, math, physics, architectural history)
• Foundation Studios
• Architecture Program (advanced studios)
• Design Studies Program (studio)
• Interior Design Program (residential design studio; textiles)

Technology & Management Instructors Needed

TM 321 Structures 2: Statics and Strength of Materials (for students in the B.Arch & M.Arch. programs)
Course Duration: 15 Weeks – one-3 hour class per week

Course Description: The course will introduce the static behavior of structures, equilibrium, and reactions, and examine the fundamentals of strength of materials and the distribution of tensile, compressive, bending, shear and torsional stresses.

Instructor Qualifications: Structural engineer, or architect with strong structural background, who has an understanding of the knowledge of structures architects should have.

TM 369 Lighting (Environmental Systems 2 – Lighting and Acoustics) (for students in the B.Arch & M.Arch. programs)
Course Duration: 4 Weeks – one-3 hour class per week 2 Sessions per Semester

Course Description: This course presents lighting systems available to the designer, along with methods of light measurement and predictions of light levels useful during the design phase, and reviews in detail specific light sources (lamps), light distribution techniques, light fixtures, and discuss methods of illustration for a lighting design. Note: this is one half of an eight (8) week Lighting and Acoustics course.

Instructor Qualifications: Lighting designer/illuminating engineer with an understanding of the fundamental information architects should have regarding lighting.

To date the course has focused on electric lighting, but an instructor who could rewrite the course syllabus to introduce students to electric and day lighting with an emphasis on “green design” and energy usage would be most welcome.

(Note: See also the Lighting instructor position for the Distance M.Arch program.)

TM 570 Environmental Systems 1: Introduction to Mechanical Systems (for students in the B.Arch & M.Arch. programs)
Course Duration: 8 Weeks – one-3 hour class per week

Course Description: This course introduces students to mechanical systems and equipment and is intended to provide a basic understanding of heating, ventilating and air-conditioning (HVAC), plumbing, and sprinkler systems.

Instructor Qualifications: Mechanical engineer who is able to convey to the student the basic principles and appropriate application and performance of
• climate modification systems and energy use integrated with the building envelope (NAAB standard 19), and
• plumbing and fire protection systems (NAAB standard 22)

TM 574 Professional Practice (for students in the B.Arch & M.Arch. programs)
Course Duration: 15 Weeks – one-3 hour class per week

Course Description: The course will develop the students’ understanding of the business and practice issues faced by design professionals. This course is presented to both architects and interior designers.

Instructor Qualifications: Architect and/or interior designer who has a board understanding of and experience in design practice.

TM 210 Materials and Methods 1: Building Technology (for students in the B.Arch & M.Arch. programs)
Course Duration: 15 Weeks – one-3 hour class per week

Course Description: In this introductory course, students develop an understanding of basic construction materials and assemblies, including foundations, walls, roofs, doors and windows, water protection, and finishes.

Instructor(s) Qualifications: The BAC would like to integrate into this course basic building modeling information (BIM) technology to introduce students to concepts of building performance analysis including building orientation studies, energy use, daylighting techniques, and/or other relevant topics. The purpose of including BIM technology in this course is to introduce students to software applications that can model, analyze and measure how buildings perform and thereby increase their understanding of building technology and building science. This understanding will also foster an awareness of how the BIM technology can serve as a design tool.

TM 369 Lighting (Environmental Systems 2 – Lighting and Acoustics) (for students in the Distance M.Arch. Programs)
Course Duration: 4 Weeks – Online 2 Sessions per Semester

Required: To develop and teach a new online introductory lighting course intended for advanced architectural degree candidates.

Course Description: (existing on-site course description) This course presents lighting systems available to the designer, along with methods of light measurement and predictions of light levels useful during the design phase, and reviews in detail specific light sources (lamps), light distribution techniques, light fixtures, and discuss methods of illustration for a lighting design. Note: this is one half of an eight (8) week Lighting and Acoustics course.

Instructor Qualifications: Lighting designer/illuminating engineer
• with an understanding of the fundamental information architects should have regarding lighting including sustainable design strategies applicable to lighting design
• able to develop the appropriate online course material.

(Note: see also the Lighting instructor position for the on site Architecture degree programs.)

General Education Instructors Needed

AS122 – Writing 1 (first-year course for undergraduates)
• Wednesday 9:00 a.m. to noon
• Wednesday 12:30 to 3:30 p.m.

This course exposes students to the rigors of college writing, with special emphasis on description, thesis development, and correct use of outside sources. There are three to four papers (entailing multiple drafts) as well as a presentation.

AS128 – Writing 2 (first- or second-year course for undergraduates)
• Tuesday 4:00 to 7:00 p.m.
• Wednesday 4:00 to 7:00 p.m.

This course is a seminar in research writing and argument. It focuses on the delivery and presentation of ideas with special emphasis on organization, clarity, and the correct use of research. There are two main papers – one is a design critique and the second is a large research essay. As part of the research process, students must compile an annotated bibliography, do precedent studies, and make a presentation of their findings in class.

AS161 – Math 1 (first- or second-year course for undergraduates)
• Tuesday 7:15 to 10:15 p.m.
• Thursday 4:00 to 7:00 p.m.

This course introduces students to intermediate levels of algebra. Topics include operations with algebraic expressions, linear equations, inequalities, systems of equations, quadratic equations, graphing and analysis, and mathematical modeling. Design-related applications will be offered wherever possible.

AS167 – Math 2 (second-year course for undergraduates and Masters’ students)
• Tuesday 4:00 to 7:00 p.m.
• Thursday 7:15 to 10:15 p.m.

This course offers advanced algebra and elementary trigonometry, and acts to provide students with full mathematical literacy for physics and structures courses, and for professional design practice. This course emphasizes the properties of real numbers, the methods needed to solve linear equations, systems of equations and quadratic equations, graphs and their analysis, formula solving, problem solving and other applications. Topics from trigonometry include solutions of right triangle and oblique triangles, applications problems and graphing of trig functions.

AS250 – Physics (second-year course for undergraduates and Masters’ students in Architecture)
• Tuesday 7:15 to 10:15 p.m.
• Wednesday 7:15 to 10:15 p.m.

This course provides a foundation in the language of physics. Topics include an introduction to trigonometry, vectors and their decomposition into polar and rectangular coordinates, applications of Newton's laws of motion, gravitation, friction, simple accelerated linear motion, circular motion, conservation of energy, extended rigid body equilibrium, torque, and moments.

Architectural History Instructors Needed

HT118/7118 – Art History & Criticism (second-year course for undergraduates and Masters’ students in Interior Design)
• Thursday 7:15 to 10:15 p.m.

This writing-intensive course introduces key figures, ideas and works in the history of visual arts from the Industrial Revolution to the present. It covers painting, sculpture, photography and design and discusses them in their broader social, cultural and political contexts; addresses the role of patronage, art market, mass-production, avant-garde currents, exhibitions, museums and media; introduces the theoretical foundations of art criticism with selected readings and short written assignments; possibly includes visit(s) to local museums.

HT120/7120 – Arch History B (second- or third-year course for undergraduates and Masters’ students in Architecture and Design Studies)
NOTE: both a coordinating instructor and up to five section leaders are needed for this course
• Monday 4:00 to 7:00 p.m.

This course introduces the history and theory of architecture and design in the modern period, from the Enlightenment to post WWII: key building/works and texts discussed in their cultural, political and social contexts; European and American material, incorporating colonial/non-western extensions; Lectures plus smaller sections to discuss primary texts of modern architecture; short writing assignments plus exam. colonial/non-western extensions; Lectures plus smaller sections to discuss primary texts of modern architecture; short writing assignments plus exam.

Foundation Studio Instructors Needed

SA101. SA202, SA7101 SB101, SB202, SB7101, SB7202 Foundation Studios and Intermediate Architecture Studios (undergraduates and Master’s degree students)
The BAC’s Foundation studios offer design professionals with their first professional degrees in architecture, interior design and landscape architecture an opportunity to explore being a design educator at the undergraduate and graduate levels though volunteer teaching. Classes all meet in the evenings after the workday, and class sizes are small (7-8 students per section). The courses, which meet for 16 weeks, one night per week, for three hours introduce students to basic abstract design ideas through a series of increasingly challenging projects that build in complexity over the semester. There are many resources available for the first-time instructors, including a Faculty Development Program and a “buddy-system” for new instructors. Syllabi are provided, and a faculty member’s own interests, expertise, and practice experience may be incorporated into lesson plans.

Architecture Program Advanced Studio Instructors Needed

Core 1 Studio (C-1)
C-1 Studios emphasize careful site and cultural analysis, concept development and translation to a beginning building idea. Programs and methods of inquiry vary according to individual faculty.

Core 2 Studio (C-2)
C-2 studios articulate a building program and structure to reinforce and expand initial design concepts through the integration of building systems, critical details and temporal studies of use and occupation. C-2 studios’ programs, building types, and methods of investigation differ according to individual faculty.

Community Design Center (CDC) Studio
The Community Design Center Studio is a particular C-2 studio that provides design assistance to clients in the greater Boston area who do not have the ability to pay. CDC studios serve not-for-profit, low income, and minority clients, as well as fraternal organizations, church groups, and educational organizations. Services rendered include survey and analysis work, rehabilitation of existing structures, new building and addition design to contribute to pre-feasibility design services.

Core Thematic Studio (C-Thematic)
C-Thematic studios focus on a particular topic such as urban design, sustainable design, theoretical issues in design, or community-based design.

Core Elective Studio (C-Elective)
C-Elective studios consist of C-1, C-2, C-Thematic or Interior Design studios. These are taken after successfully completing a C-1 and a C-2 studio. Architecture students are encouraged to take C-Elective studios that address areas that need improvement as well as ones that address thesis interests and working methods.

C-1 Studio and C-2 Studio - Masters
Masters students are expected to conduct more independent research and draw upon a broader cultural perspective. See C Studio descriptions.

CD105 • Segment 2/3 Architecture Workshops
This course type complements the architectural design studio sequence. Workshops may explore a specific project type (e.g., lobby or vernacular structure) or method of investigation (e.g., full scale wood models). The skills gained in the workshop will be broadly applicable to design.

Bachelor of Design Studies Instructor Needed

B Level Studios – B1 (and B2)
Designer / instructor who can develop a series of design exercises that will challenge students to develop their ability to define and analyze problems and to seek and achieve innovative solutions to those problems. The goal of these studios will be to foster the students’ understanding of the fundamental processes of design that can be used in any design application.

Interior Design Program Instructors Needed

CD 603/7603 Residential Design Studio (undergraduate/graduate): MUST be NCIDQ certified interior designer
Meeting Time: Mondays, 7:15 – 10:15 PM
“Anywhere I hang my hat...” In the Residential Design Studio students consider the wide range of environments in which people reside, including houses, apartments, dormitories, assisted living complexes and communes. Students are challenged to respond to the physical context (urban/suburban/rural) as well as residents' lifestyles (extended family/home-office/empty nesters) in their designs, culminating in a project or projects which reach a maximum of 5,000 square feet. There is a research paper required pertaining to an aspect of interest in a project or projects for graduate students.

TM 420/7420 Textiles (undergraduate/graduate)
Meeting Time: Tuesdays, 7:15 – 10:15
This advanced technology course addresses the technology and design of residential and non-residential textiles. Students study the development of weave structures and specific fiber properties from the first simple mesh constructions to the complex weaves of contemporary computer-aided looms. Codes, end use and performance specifications and traditional and non-traditional uses of textiles are discussed.

Integration of Theory and Practice
The BAC's concurrent experiential and academic programs provide opportunity for faculty to interact with students on a variety of levels -- as mentor, instructor, and supervisor. Many of our faculty balance multiple roles as degree and practice faculty, Thesis advisors, or Continuing Education instructors. With this holistic view of students as both learners and new professionals, our faculty contribute to students' education in varied and meaningful ways.

Student-Faculty Ratio
Small class sizes -- on both the undergraduate and graduate levels -- reflect the BAC's commitment to student-centered learning and its emphasis on the tutorial approach. While some lecture courses enroll as many as 30 students, classes with fewer than 10 students are the norm. The low student-faculty ratio promotes critique and interactive discussion-methodologies central to design education. With small class sizes, instructors are in a better position to guide and evaluate students' progress in mastering research, analysis, critical thinking, writing, and other higher-level skills.

Time Commitment
Most degree classes meet on Monday through Thursday evenings. The structure of the BAC's concurrent academic and practice curricula allows students to complete practice credits during the day and academic courses in the evening. The BAC curriculum features a mix of full- and half-semester classes. Full-semester classes stretch across 15 weeks (studio classes meet for 16 weeks), half-semester classes are 8 weeks in length and are offered during the first- and second-half of the semester.

Although meeting times vary, classes are generally held from 4-7pm and 7:15-10:15pm. Introductory studio courses are traditionally scheduled in the latest time slot, which is conducive to students' work schedules.

Expectations
BAC academic faculty members are required to uphold the following conditions as stated in the Faculty Contract:

• attend all faculty meetings scheduled for the instructor's department or curricular area;
• participate in Portfolio Reviews at the beginning of semester in which the instructor is scheduled to teach (design studio instructors only);
• attend every class promptly;
• in the event of illness or emergency, arrange for a suitable substitute or make-up class session and notify both students and Faculty Services of any make-up sessions, cancellations, field trips, or changes in the class schedule;
• submit grades to the BAC Registrar by the specified date;
• distribute course evaluations to students at the mid-semester point (new faculty) and at the end of the semester (new and returning faculty);
• notify the BAC immediately of changes in contact information;
• maintain regular communication with students through e-mail and other methods;
• submit immigration and tax forms prior to the start of the semester.

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