The mission of the Architectural Engineering Department at Cal Poly is to educate students to enter and be successful in the practice of structural engineering. The program focuses primarily on the California practice of structural engineering, that emphasizes seismic design. The curriculum goes beyond traditional structures program to give students an understanding of architecture and construction management as it relates a total project design.
Modified from https://arce.calpoly.edu/our-vision
Senior Projects from 2020
Dodecahedron Housing Tower - Collaborative High Rise Design, Michael Ayers
Folded! High-rise, Alejandra Bravo and Riley Joseph Denis
Chiedza Stewardship Center, Robert Wayne Garland
Blue Mountain Residence, Marin Kira Govett
"Knotted Tubes" High Rise Residential Tower, Roman Lara IV
The Project Management of Investigating Dowel Laminated Timber, Sophia D. Looney, Bryan U. Garcia, and Reiley A. Akkari
Timber-Strong Design Build Competition, Anna Luehrs, Lilliann Lai, Dolores Herrera, and John Leone
Wine History Project Pavilion, Douglas McArthur
Vertical Veins: Digital Commons Reflection, Ryan J. Millward and Nicole L. O'Connor
LilyPAAAAD - Structural Design, Katelyn Smith
Analysis of High Rise Structures, Elitsa P. Vutova
Senior Projects from 2019
Wine History Pavilion: FLOW, Isaac J. Cameron
Investigation of Grout - A Comparison of Standard Grout Mix to Self-Consolidating Grout Mix, Rachel Garcia Chandler
Structural Reconnaissance Findings of the 2017 Mexico City Earthquake, Rachel Garcia Chandler
2017 Mexico City Earthquake: Analyses of Reinforced Concrete Building Damage, Anisha Datta
Bihongora Library and Community Center, Nicholas M. Dekker and Elyssa L. Adams
Same Polytechnic College Campus Main Core, Bryce Daniel Gagner
Mòn Briyè Primary School Journeyman International, Leah E. George and Devin R. Williams
Topology and Form Finding via Genetic Algorithms, Michael Goldenberg and Nick Coburn
An Exploration into Structurally Rational Architecture, Bridget M. Healey
Evaluating Prescriptive Design Requirements through the Lens of Low-Income Housing in Huntington, West Virginia, David H. Hsu
Axial Testing of Makeshift Buckling Restrained Braces, Daniel T. Item and Corey Huang
Wine History Project Moving Pavilion, Rachel A. Jakel
Succulent Pavilion, Abigail King
Characteristics of a Viscous Damper: Finding the Damping Coefficient, Roman Lara IV and Tiffany Wang