Reviews of professor Douglas Vail

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Extremely knowledge, and encourages / supports students who are passionate about architecture. His classes are not a small amount of work (especially the sketchbooks), but he's not a hard grader - and if you're willing to put in the time, you can get a ton out of his class. He's also super accessible. 

I'd also recommend Architectural Technology.