1011 overview

COA 1011 COA 1012
Fundamentals of Design and the Built Environment I & II
College of Architecture Georgia Institute of Technology
Fall 2004 Spring 2005

Overview

COA 1011 and COA 1012 are the two design studios in the Common First Year sequence. The studio sequence proceeds from a broad understanding of design as a particular set of operations that shape virtually everything in the world: places, spaces, products, systems, and environments.

Our goal is to equip students with a broad range of conceptual and technical skills enabling them to take on and engage a wide range of situations in the world around them.

Each exercise ends with a written response to the learning afforded by the exercise. These self-reflections reinforce both the individual experiences and the common apparatus through which the experiences unfold.

At the end of each exercise students will document, digitally, their work. Instructors will review the work to ensure that the documentation is of high quality.

Learning Objectives

Learning to see; learning to describe
Facility in a wide range of media and technologies of representation
Problematize prior assumptions of what design is, and what it may encompass
Understand the iterative nature of design inquiry and the role different media and genres of representation play in design inquiry
Understand design as discursive activity that draws strength from discussion, critique, self-reflection, and collaboration
Introduce basic digital software to enable digital documentation of work after each exercise

Course Requirements

Successful completion of ALL studio exercises, reflection responses and digital documentation
An 'F' on any of the exercises will result in a failing grade for the course
All students are required to turn in a CD with high-quality documentation of studio work at the end of the semester. Failure to do so will result in an 'F' for the course
Attendance of all studio sessions, including pinups and juries. No unexcused absences
All absences for medical reasons need written corroboration
There are no final exams for this class
Final reviews will be held during the last week of classes

Grading Criteria

Instructors will provide a written evaluation and grade for each exercise within fifteen days after the final review for each exercise. During the Fall semester each of the three exercises is weighted equally.

Student work will be graded on the following criteria:

Intensity of effort
Clarity of thought and procedure
Quality of craft
Regular work habits

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