Advanced Spatial Design

Week

Project

Description

Materials

Due

Sep. 1 - 3

20^th Century Styles

Discuss styles. Draw 4 abstract designs based on those styles

Paper  and pencils

12 Sept.

Sep. 14 - 17

Form In Space

Design and construct a Form In Space based on criteria presented in class.

Multi 3-d materials…poster board, foam core Styrofoam, cardboard tubes, dowels, etc. etc.

8  Oct.

Oct. 11 - 13

FIS Drawing

A full perspective drawing in shaded pencil of the constructed FIS.

Drawing pencil

23 Oct.

Oct. 25 - 29

Articulation of Open Space

(Plaza Design)

(A) Using the largest scale possible draw a measured drawing of the given plaza space.

Pencil and instruments

1 Nov.

(B) Create three abstract compositions in the plaza space.

Pencil and colored pencils

8 Nov.

(C) Design a functional plaza with one of the abstract compositions as a point of departure.

Pencil and instruments.

31 Nov.

(D) Prepare a finished scale drawing of the plaza plan.

Ink, instruments and colored pencils

17 Dec.

Jan 3 - 7

Design of Enclosed Space…

A House

(A)Discuss the current concept of house design. Write the series of essays:

“What is a house?”

“Coming Home”

“Responses to space”

“Adaptive Planning”

@7 Feb. (Given finals and holidays.)

Feb. 7 – 11

(B) Do folded paper forms for possible exterior shapes.

Various sizes and weights of paper

14 Feb.

Feb. 14 – 18

(C) Begin pencil sketches of functional relationships in a form footprint.

Instruments and pencils.

@ 7 Mar.

Mar. 7 – 11

(D) Submit pencil final for critique.

Mar. 14 – 18

(E) Begin final ink scale drawing(s) of house as revised.

18 Apr.

Apr. 18 – 22

Rendering of house and location.

Do a freehand perspective drawing of the front of the house.

Pencil, ink and colored pencils.

@16 May

May 16 – 20

Report on a 20^th century architect.

Research and do a class presentation on the philosophy of a major 20^th century architect.

Library and internet.

Week before final exams.