Spring 08
Common First Year Studio COA1012:
fundamentals of design and the built environment II
Welcome B Students
Class is 9-12 MWF. Always come prepared with the necessary materials and supplies and be ready to work the entire period.
Unless told otherwise, you will always need your sketch book, art box, newsprint pad and sketch pad. Any additional materials needed for the day will be indicated under the heading for that day. Please check this site the evening before each class.
Cool X(ercises)
For Friday 04.11.08
in-class
. Interim Review
. At the very least you should have:
1 Well focused Question regarding windows
9 Sub-questions that correspond to the matrix of filters and scales
9 Methods of investigating those sub-questions
9 Piles of data (Drawings, Models, Photos, Interviews, etc.) from those investigations
Several design iterations that have produced various potential solutions for each of those sub-questions
A few (2-3)iterations of combinations of the previously mentioned investigation based solutions. These combination solutions are then potential solutions for the main question that you started with.
homework
. rethinking of sub-questions, sub-question solutions, and the development of at least 2 more combination solutions based on the feedback at the review
For Monday 03.31.08
in-class
. Review Tasks 5 and 6 in regard to the intelligent discoveries in Tasks 1-4
. Introduce Exercise 6.2
homework
. Ex. 6.2
For Friday 03.28.08
in-class
. Review Tasks 2, 3, 4 and 5
. Make master list of DNA
. Introduce Task 6
homework
. Ex. 6 Task 6
. Sun Path Link 1 read this
. Sun Path Link 2 read this
. Sun Path Link 3 use this tool
. Here are rules for the tool in Link 3.
Step 1 - Use the campus zipcode
Step 2 - choose UTC-5h(EST)
Step 3 - Do both of the first two choices
and use Local Standard Time
Step 4 - Leave as is
Step 5 - Choose PDF
Step 6 - Let the magic happen
. For this exercise act as though Skiles was not there and instead on that site we erected a 20' tall, 2' x 2' Obelisk. Using a plan for the Azimuth Projection(Which will indicate the polar coordinate of the shadow) and a section for the Altitude Projection (Which will indicate the length of the shadow), draw a plan of the obelisk at the scale of 1/4" =1' and indicate its shadow direction and length during every sun hour on the last day of June.
For Wednesday 03.26.08
in-class
. Discuss Windows for Analysis
. Introduce Task 4 and 5
homework>
. Ex. 6 Tasks 4 and 5
.Post Task 4 here
.Post Task 5 here
For Monday 03.24.08
in-class
. Introduce Exercise 6
homework
. Ex. 6 Tasks 1,2 and 3
.Post Task 1 here
.Post Task 2 here
For Wednesday 02.27.08
in-class
. review 5.4a - tasks 1-5
. introduce 5.4b - body
homework
. 5.3d
For Monday 02.25.08
in-class
. review tasks 1-5
. work on tasks 1-5
homework
. catch up on tasks 1-5
For Friday 02.22.08
in-class
. review task 2 and task 3
. introduce task 4 and task 5
homework
. task 4 and task 5
For Wednesday 02.20.08
in-class
. review 5.4a-task 1
. introduce task 2 and task 3
homework
. task 2 and task 3
For Monday 02.18.08
in-class
. Pin-up Walk-thru and informal review
. Introduce 5.4a-task 1
homework
. 5.4a-task 1
For Friday 02.15.08
in-class
. review 5.3d, 5.3e, and 5.3f
homework
. 5.3f
For Wednesday 02.13.08
in-class
. review 5.3c, 5.3d, and 5.3e
. introduce 5.3f
homework
. 5.3f
For Monday 02.11.08
in-class
. review 5.3b, 5.3c and 5.3d
. introduce 5.3e
homework
. 5.3e
For Friday 02.08.08
in-class
. review 5.3a, 5.3b and 5.3c
. introduce 5.3d
homework
. 5.3d
For Wednesday 02.06.08
in-class
. review 5.3a & 5.3b
. introduce 5.3c
homework
. 5.3a revisions
. 5.3b revisions
For Monday 02.04.08
in-class
. review 5.3a
homework
. 5.3b - modern/structure skin diagrams
For Friday 02.01.08
in-class
. studio review of 5.0,5.1 and 5.2
homework
. 5.3a - materials inventory
For Wednesday 01.30.08
in-class
. collect remaining pedagogical goal writings
. discuss review date
. review arches progress
. review 5.2e progress
homework
. finish Arches
. revise previous assignments as necessary for review curation
For Monday 01.28.08
in-class
. review all assignments to date
. discuss review date
. review vellum and arches progress
homework
. continue Arches
. revise previous assignments as necessary for review curation
. finish 5.2e
For Friday 01.25.08
in-class
. review vellum sets
. review 5.2e
homework
. write a few sentences regarding the pedagogical goals for each sub exercise of exercise 2
. begin Arches (All 6h and 4h lines to be completed)
. continue 5.2e
For Wednesday 01.23.08
in-class
homework
For Friday 01.18.08
in-class
. review homework 5.2b+c
. finish 5.2b+c if necessary
. begin vellum drawing set: 5.2d
homework
. Substantial Progress on 5.2d
. purchase arches paper for final drawing set(Aquarelle HP (hot press) natural white, 22 1/2"x30" recommended or 26"x40" for uber-dwgs)
For Wednesday 01.16.08
in-class
. review homework
. intro to plan, section, elevation
. intro field measuring and notation systems
homework
. 5.2b+c
For Monday 01.14.08
in-class
. review homework
. intro 5.2 form + composition
. site sketching
homework
. 5.2a: on-site sketching
For Friday 01.11.08
in-class
. submit 1011 ppt
. review homework
. demo: drafting procedures
. drafting in class
homework
. 5.0b: drafting
. 5.1b: skin analysis synthesis
. acquire tape measure
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Cool Tools
cool stuff
. gt online reserves
. building access request
. cfy gallery
cool architecture
. Steven Holl
. Shim-Sutcliffe
. AIA
cool design-build
. Jersey Devils
. Rural Studio
. DBIA
cool industrial design
. IDEO
. Philippe Starck
. IDSA
cool design research
. Design Research Society
. Center for Design Research
. EDRA
cool art
. Marcel Duchamp
. Found Art
. Meret Oppenheim
cool pages
. learning styles
. personality types
cool terminology
. pedagogy
. phenomenology
. morphology
. golden ratio
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