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Architecture


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Architecture classes at Dallas College provide transferable college-level courses that give students the opportunity to gain exposure to the wide variety of skills that architects must master. Topics may include architectural history, aesthetics, elements of design, hand-sketching techniques, computer graphics and structural concepts.

Architecture courses are listed under the four-letter rubric (course prefix) ARCH.

  1. Text on screen: "We shape our buildings; thereafter, they shape us." –Winston Churchill
  2. A crystalline grid enters the view from the right.
  3. The grid rotates and becomes a prototype city form.
  4. The urban context of the city flies by, as does the moon.
  5. Text on screen: "El Centro College Architecture."
  6. The One Main building in Dallas, Texas flies into view.
  7. Text on screen: "Eleventh Floor, 1201 Main Street."
  8. A 360-degree view of the Architecture Studio 1136, with computer terminals on tables and the skyscrapers of Dallas visible outside of its windows.
  9. Text on screen: "Course Topics Include."
  10. Text on screen: "Architectural history, aesthetics, elements of design, urban planning, hand sketching, computer graphics, structural concepts, Building Information Modeling."
  11. Image: Magnolia Building façade sketch.
  12. Image: Downtown Dallas perspective sketch.
  13. Image: Rendered urban design site plan drawing.
  14. Image: Floor plan sketch of a vacation condominium.
  15. Image: Plaza of the Americas interior perspective sketch.
  16. Image: Union Station facade drawing.
  17. Image: Floor plan freehand drawing of the Villa Madama, designed by Andrea Palladio.
  18. Text on screen: "Academic Transfer Opportunities:"
  19. Text on screen: "University of Texas at Arlington College of Architecture, Planning and Public Affairs; Texas Tech University College of Architecture; University of Houston Gerald D. Hines College of Architecture and Design; Prairie View A & M University School of Architecture"
  20. Text on screen: "Texas A & M University College of Architecture; University of Texas at Austin, School of Architecture; University of Texas at San Antonio College of Architecture, Construction and Planning."
  21. Image: Tropical building facade sketch.
  22. Image: John F. Kennedy Memorial Plaza perspective sketch.
  23. Animation of a three-story tropical building fills the view, amid palm trees.
  24. Image: Sketch of the Filter Building at White Rock Lake, Dallas.
  25. A 360-degree view of the interior of a designed residence, showing dining room, family room, and kitchen.
  26. Image: Sketch of the windows of the Westin hotel lobby, with Fountain Place, beyond.
  27. Image: Sketch of Doric and Corinthian column capitals.
  28. Image: Watercolor drawing of food trucks at Klyde Warren Park, Dallas.
  29. Image: Perspective sketch of the Dallas Museum of Art.
  30. Perspective computer rendering of a building with several triangular terraces projecting out from it.
  31. Image: A multistory resort hotel, adjacent to the ocean, recedes into the distance.
  32. Text on screen: "The El Centro College Architecture Program."
  33. Text on screen: "www.dcccd.edu/architecture"

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1Length of time is based on catalog degree plans. Prerequisites may be required, which are not included in this estimate. For most programs, full-time student status is assumed, a minimum of 12 credit hours per semester.

2Cost is based on tuition rates for program hours for Dallas County residents. The price of most required learning materials (books, software, supplies, etc.) is included with the price of tuition. Visit our Paying for College site to learn more about cost, financial aid, scholarships and more.

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Updated September 18, 2025