May 30, 2026  
Rensselaer Catalog 2025-2026 
    
Rensselaer Catalog 2025-2026

CIVL 6340 - Bedford Design Studio


Open-ended design project in which students work in teams of four (two engineers and two architects) to replicate the Architecture/Structural Engineering integrated design of buildings. Oral presentations and written reports and studio critics cover alternatives considered, design assumptions, and cost estimates. This is a communication-intensive course.

Prerequisite: CIVL 6310  and CIVL 6320  required; previous knowledge of CIVL 4010  or ARCH 4020 

When Offered: OFFERED YEARLY

Graded: GRADED

Credit Hours: 3