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Ehly, Jeremy G.

Associate Teaching Professor

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Research

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  • design, design build, praxis, architecture and design, sustainable design, design theory, design thinking, design criticism, architecture, digital fabrication, Digital 3D Modeling, Rhinoceros, 3D Digital Animation, Architectural Rendering

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courses taught

  • ARCH 4100 - Studio 3: Capstone in Architecture
    Primary Instructor - Spring 2025
    Engages students in complex design challenges such as integrating building technology, structural systems, user experiences, and environmental sustainability. Students will focus on contemporary architectural issues within the profession and produce design proposals that address key topics such as climate-resilient, human-centric, and systematically responsive design solutions. Recommended corequisite: ARCH 4115.
  • ENVD 1010 - Studio 1: Introduction to Environmental Products of Design
    Primary Instructor - Spring 2021 / Fall 2021 / Spring 2022 / Fall 2022 / Spring 2023 / Fall 2023 / Fall 2024
    Introduces students to concepts and techniques related to the design of products at a human scale. In an immersive project-based studio environment students develop the foundation of design communication and thinking through a series of hands-on projects with physical outcomes. Course is part of a co-requisite sequence: ENVD 1010, Studio 1: Introduction to Environmental Products of Design is taken the first 7-weeks of the semester, followed by ENVD 1020, Studio 1: Introduction to Architecture, taken in the second 7-weeks of the semester, along with ENVD 1002, Technology 1: Applications for Environmental Design, a 14-week class that is taught alongside the two 7-week studios.
  • ENVD 1012 - Technology 2: Visual Communications
    Primary Instructor - Spring 2020
    Explores the basic visual communication skills necessary for environmental design through image manipulation, vector and raster graphics, and composite renderings. Students will explore concepts in visual hierarchy, composition, and color theory to inform graphics within each environmental design major. Course is part of a co-requisite sequence: ENVD 1012, Technology 2: Visual Communications is a 16-week class that is taught alongside the following two 8-week studios. ENVD 1030, Studio 1: Introduction to Landscape Architecture, taken the first half of the semester, followed by ENVD 1040, Studio 1: Introduction to Sustainable Planning and Urban Design, taken in the second half of the semester.
  • ENVD 1020 - Studio 1: Introduction to Architecture
    Primary Instructor - Fall 2020 / Fall 2021 / Fall 2023
    Introduces students to strategies and techniques of architectural design and communication in a hands-on studio environment. Students explore architectural form-making and design opportunities through an iterative design process culminating with a small-scale architectural project that responds to environmental, contextual and programmatic needs. Course is part of a co-requisite sequence: ENVD 1020, Studio 1: Introduction to Architecture, an 7-week class which is taken in the second half of the first semester. ENVD 1010, Studio 1: Introduction to Environmental Products of Design, taken during the first 7-weeks of the semester, and ENVD 1002, Technology 1: Applications for Environmental Design is a 14-week class that is taught alongside the two 7-week studios.
  • ENVD 1102 - Design and Communication 2
    Primary Instructor - Summer 2018
    Using both lectures and drawing exercises, this class extends understandings of the representational conventions used by the design professions through its introduction to the possibilities offered by traditional techniques for the advanced practices for design visualization, representation, and communication. Recommended corequisites: ENVD 1104 and ENVD 2003.
  • ENVD 1110 - Studio 2: Fundamentals of Environmental Design 1
    Primary Instructor - Fall 2024
    Explores the core principles shared across environmental design disciplines, including Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Environmental Product Design, and Sustainable Planning and Urban Design. Through a multidisciplinary studio approach, students engage in spatial problem-solving, sustainable design strategies, peer-to-peer collaboration, and design thinking. Hands-on projects challenge students to apply foundational tools and methods to real-world challenges, considering social, environmental, and cultural impacts in both built and natural environments.�Course is part of a co-requisite sequence: ENVD 1110, Studio 2: Fundamentals of Environmental Design 1, taken the first 7-weeks of the semester, followed by ENVD 1120, Studio 2: Fundamentals of Design 2, taken in the second 7-weeks of the semester, along with ENVD 1022, Technology 3: Intermediate Applications for Environmental Design, a 14-week class that is taught alongside the two 7-week studios.
  • ENVD 1120 - Studio 2: Fundamentals of Design 2
    Primary Instructor - Fall 2025
    Explores the core principles shared across environmental design disciplines, including Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Environmental Product Design, and Sustainable Planning and Urban Design. Through a multidisciplinary studio approach, students engage in spatial problem-solving, sustainable design strategies, peer-to-peer collaboration, and design thinking. Hands-on projects challenge students to apply foundational tools and methods to real-world challenges, considering social, environmental, and cultural impacts in both built and natural environments. The course is part of a co-requisite sequence: ENVD 1120, Studio 2: Fundamentals of Design 2, a 7-week class which is taken in the second half of the first semester. ENVD 1110, Studio 2: Fundamentals of Environmental Design 1, taken during the first 7-weeks of the semester, and ENVD 1022, Technology 3: Intermediate Applications for Environmental Design, a 14-week class that is taught alongside the two 7-week studios.
  • ENVD 2352 - Beginning Digital Applications
    Primary Instructor - Summer 2020 / Fall 2020 / Summer 2021
    Foundation level computing skills for design analytics and representation.
  • ENVD 3152 - ArcGIS: Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
    Primary Instructor - Fall 2018 / Spring 2019
    Focuses on construction and use of computer-based information systems to represent and manipulate geographic data. Emphasizes the recording, mapping, and transforming of data for analysis and use by environmental designers.
  • ENVD 3200 - Advanced ENVD Studio
    Primary Instructor - Summer 2018
    Design studio dealing with problems at an intermediate level of complexity: emphasis is on the interaction of form, use, and multiple values and technologies in conjunction with issues and techniques drawn from other content area courses of the curriculum. May be repeated up to 18 total credit hours. Recommended prerequisite: ENVD 2130.
  • ENVD 3300 - Special Topics: Intermediate Design Lab
    Primary Instructor - Spring 2018 / Spring 2019 / Summer 2019
    Design lab exploring new and emerging themes in environmental design. May be repeated up to 18 total credit hours.
  • ENVD 4052 - Portfolio Design
    Primary Instructor - Spring 2025
    Explores topics related to graphic design and visual communication aimed at constructing your professional identity. Topics include layout, composition, fonts, color theory, printing, publication and web-based presence. Comprehend the fundamentals of graphic design and their application in visual communication through the use of Adobe Creative Suite.
  • ENVD 4100 - Advanced Design Lab 1
    Primary Instructor - Fall 2018
    Design lab exploring new and emerging themes in design. May be repeated up to 12 total credit hours.
  • ENVD 4352 - Special Topics: Computer Methods
    Primary Instructor - Fall 2018 / Fall 2019 / Spring 2021
    Topics include animation and environmental simulation, computational methods of technical evaluation and optimization, and computational mapping and analysis. May be repeated for credit by petition.
  • ENVD 4365 - Special Topics: Technology and Practice
    Primary Instructor - Fall 2020 / Spring 2024
    Provides an advanced seminar on new technologies and issues of professional practice in the environmental design professions. May be repeated up to 12 total credit hours.
  • ENVD 4420 - Senior Capstone Seminar
    Primary Instructor - Spring 2018 / Spring 2019
    Focuses on theoretical concerns and practical issues inherent in environmental design and planning. Views concerns and issues in terms of setting, processes, and planning and design outcomes. Provides a critical synthesis of the inherently interdisciplinary nature of planning and design education.
  • ENVD 4919 - Teaching Assistant
    Primary Instructor - Spring 2019 / Spring 2020 / Spring 2021
    By special arrangement with instructor. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours. Recommended prerequisite: 3.00 GPA.
  • EPOD 3100 - Studio 2: Intermediate Environmental Products of Design
    Primary Instructor - Fall 2019
    Introduces students to emerging technologies and techniques in digital fabrication and design through a project-based studio environment. Students will be asked to develop design solutions that benefit humanity through material investigations, cradle-to-cradle methodology, and more advanced methods in design optimization. May be repeated up to 12 total credit hours. Recommended corequisite: EPOD 3101.
  • EPOD 3101 - Theory and Ethics in Design
    Primary Instructor - Spring 2020 / Fall 2020 / Fall 2021 / Fall 2022 / Fall 2023 / Fall 2024 / Fall 2025
    Engages with key theories and provocative ideas at the intersection of design, sustainability, and ethics. Students will explore contemporary challenges designers face, critically analyzing readings and discussions to develop their own principled foundations. The course emphasizes the ethical impact of design outcomes on society, the environment, and individuals. By the end, students will articulate personal values and ethical guidelines, gaining tools to address complex moral issues in their future design work. Recommended corequisite: EPOD 3100.
  • EPOD 4012 - EPOD Capstone Proposal Seminar
    Primary Instructor - Fall 2019 / Spring 2021
    Exposes students to research and development methodologies related to Environmental Products of Design. Students conduct thorough analysis of a user base, asses environmental impact of their design idea while developing a strategy for branding and fabrication. Finally, a proposal for a design solution of an identified problem is be presented which sets the thematic groundwork for the final Capstone Studio, EPOD 4100.
  • EPOD 4100 - Studio 3: Capstone in Environmental Products of Design
    Primary Instructor - Spring 2020 / Spring 2021 / Summer 2021 / Spring 2022 / Spring 2023 / Spring 2024
    Draws on design research processes such as design thinking, human-centered design, and speculative/critical design to create a comprehensive proposal. In this capstone experience, students identify a specific need, opportunity, or problem and then develop a design solution that addresses the challenge. This proposal is brought to life through the creation of a full-scale physical prototype.

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