ARCH110 Architectural Design I

Credit hours: 4 Semester: Fall

Pre-requisite: None Co-requisite: ARCH101

FACULTY:

Anne Schaper Englot

Assistant Professor, Architectural Technology

Brian J. Kelly, Jr., AIA

Associate Professor, Architectural Technology

Keith Reich

Adjunct Professor, Architectural Technology

Office hours are posted on the schedule on the individual faculty member’s office door and in the studio(s).

SYLLABUS

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

This course comprises the study of two and three dimensional design principles for architectural technology students. The course will address the design process, the vocabulary of design, compositional means, and design as a means of communication. This will be realized principally through design problems in pure composition in architectural media.

OBJECTIVES:

Students successfully completing this course will be able to:

1. Demonstrate visualization, model building and drawing skills as tools for the communication of architectural design ideas.

2. Demonstrate understanding of the essential elements of form and space and those principles that control their organization in our built environment.

3. Demonstrate an understanding of the design process.

4. Demonstrate the ability to execute a design idea fully, from conception, through development, to its expression as a finished, professional quality product.

SCOPE:

This course will be the first of a four-course sequence addressing the fundamental issues of design in the architectural media. This course will introduce the student to the essential elements of form and space, and specifically address their incorporation as integral elements of comprehensive and sensitive architectural compositions.

PROCEDURAL INFORMATION AND FORMAT:

Students will attend two three-hour studio classes each week. Projects will be assigned throughout the semester. Students are expected to work on projects during studio time as well as outside of class. Evaluation will be based on the achievement of specific objectives outlined in each project.

Students requiring special consideration for assignments should speak with us during the first week of class.

Students should all feel free to voice any questions regarding course material during class or during office hours.

Students should also take advantage of the course tutor(s) for additional help.

TEXTBOOKS:

Architecture: Form, Space and Order, by Francis D. K. Ching

Design Drawing, by Francis D. K. Ching

or Architectural Graphics, by Francis D. K. Ching

· Problem One: Eight Parallel Walls

· Problem Two: Eight Parallel Walls with Elements

· Problem Three: Ordering Principles: Wall: The Design of the Interrelationship of Three Non-Parallel Planes

· Problem Four: Ordering Principles: The Definition of Space within a Cube

· Problem Five: Space Boundaries, Exercise 1: Carving

· Problem Five: Space Boundaries, Exercise 2: Casting

· Problem Six: Form + Function = The Architecture of Shelter

These problems will, throughout the semester, focus directly or indirectly on the following design components:

I. Primary Elements
A. Point
B. Line
C. Line to Plane
D. Plane
E. Volume
II. Form
A. Visual Proportions of Form
B. Shape
C. Regular/Irregular Forms
D. Transformation of Forms
E. Subtractive/Additive Forms
F. Formal Collision of Geometry
G. Articulation of Form
III. Form and Space
A. Unity of Opposites
B. Form Defining Space
C. Definition of Space by
Horizontal/Vertical Elements
D. Qualities of Architectural Space
E. Openings in Space-Defining
Elements
IV. Organizations
A. Organizations of Form and Space
B. Spatial Relationships
C. Spatial Organizations / V. Circulation
A. Circulation Elements
B. The Building Approach
C. Building Entrances
D. Configuration of Path
E. Path/Space Relationships
F. Form of the Circulation Space
VI. Proportion and Scale
A. Proportion
B. Proportioning Systems
C. Scale
VII. Principles
A. Ordering Principles
B. Axis
C. Symmetry
D. Hierarchy
E. Datum
F. Rhythm and Repetition
G. Transformation

SUPPLIES:

Supplies include basic architectural equipment as well as an 8 1/2" x 11" sketchbook. For details see the Architectural Basic Supply List on the next page.

Typical Initial Architectural Technology Supply List

Those items with a ▲triangle are highly recommended by the faculty.

Those items with a smiley face☻are included in the AIAS Basic Supply package.

▲☻45 /45 /90 triangles 8" and 12"

▲☻30 /60 /90 triangles 8" and 12"

▲☻Erasers ▲☻White plastic and ▲☻stick types are recommended

▲☻Drafting tape.

▲☻Dusting brush

▲☻Templates. Large and ☻small circles especially

▲☻Pencils, lead holders, and/or mechanical pencils with different lead grades. 2H, H, HB, F and B (the softer grades)

are recommended.

Sandpaper pad

▲☻Miter box

Ames lettering device

▲☻Lead pointer. (This depends on the type of pencils you use).

▲☻Pencil sharpener. A portable electric sharpener is recommended.

Batteries for pencil sharpener. (If required by sharpener).

▲☻French/irregular curve. The flexible curve is NOT recommended.

▲☻Architect’s scale

▲☻Engineer’s scale

▲☻Dusting pad

▲☻One box of push pins (about 50)

▲☻Razor nib black pen(s). Pilot, Flair and Expresso are the recommended brands.

▲☻24" minimum length metal straight edge. A metal straight edge with a non-slip backing and a stainless steel cutting

edge is recommended.

A small (12") cutting edge. This can be metal or plastic.

▲☻24" x 36" minimum cutting mat. Found in art supply stores or fabric stores.

▲☻White glue and other high quality QUICK and CLEAR drying glues. (Sobo and Elmer’s, but no carpenter’s yellow

glue).

▲☻Duco cement (glue). Super glues are NOT recommended.

▲☻Xacto type knife with #11 blades

▲☻Utility knife with blades

▲☻Ebony Jet black pencils

▲☻Prismacolor Pencil Set. Initial 48 pencil set is required. Bigger sets are available.

▲☻Prismacolor Double-ended Art Markers. 12 marker set.

▲☻A compass set that includes dividers.

▲☻Canary and/or white tracing paper. 12", 18" and 24" wide rolls.

▲☻Drafting vellum roll. A minimum of 24" x 20 yards.

▲☻Scissors

▲ Scotch type tape.

▲☻Sketch book. 8 1/2" x 11" bound.

▲ Tape measure. 25' minimum. (You must get this).

▲ Safety glasses. (You must get these)!

▲ Toolbox. A fishing tackle box seems to work well. This is used to carry and sometimes store your supplies.

▲☻37½" x 48" “Borco” cover.

▲☻48" parallel rule.

▲☻Clamp on type drafting lamp with bulb.

▲☻Balsa stripper

Other miscellaneous art and model building supplies will be required for specialized courses in this program. They will include but are not limited to the following:

Chip/cardboards Paints (including spray paints) Colored papers and boards Tapes

Foamcore Landscaping model materials Strathmore and Bristol boards Bass and/or balsa wood

Corrugated boards Plastic materials Cold press boards Found materials

Woodworking tools Other miscellaneous tools Wood Things a mind wants to

create with!

COURSE POLICY

ATTENDANCE:

Student attendance is required for every session.

Special circumstances will be given consideration if you ascertain the permission of the professor in advance of the session. Special circumstances will still be recorded as an absence.

Late arrival and/or early departure from a session will be recorded as an absence. Being late is better than missing a class completely.

The accumulation of (2) absences will result in a report to the Dean of your respective school. Excessive absence could jeopardize your standing in the course and could possibly result in your dismissal from the course.

If you are required to miss a class you are responsible for contacting your professor before the following class to obtain the information you missed. Your professor will not search you out. This is your responsibility.

Absence from a review cannot be made up. Your presence at the reviews will make up a major portion of your grade for each project.

It is rare that any exception will be made to this policy. However, if an unplanned circumstance occurs that requires a student/s to be absent, special provisions could be made for the student/s. Special provisions will typically include an explanation of the circumstance to your instructor and or the Dean. The instructor will make the final decision regarding whether special provisions are given. All special provisions will be in accordance with the Morrisville State College “Code of Academic Honesty,” “Student Code of Conduct,” the “Architectural Technology Program Rules and Regulations” and the “Studio Complex Code of Conduct.”

ASSIGNMENTS:

Unless otherwise specified ALL ASSIGNMENTS WILL BE DUE AT THE START OF CLASS on the assigned due date. Due dates will be strictly enforced. Most assignments will be pinned up for review (critique) on the assigned due date.

Assignments will be graded on a scale of A to F. Failure to hand in a collected assignment will result in a 0. ALL ASSIGNMENTS MUST BE COMPLETED IN ORDER TO PASS THE COURSE. All letter grades will have a numerical equivalent. Assignments handed in late will initially be deducted 30%.

There will be interim and final reviews throughout the semester as deemed necessary by the professors. There will also be desk reviews during projects.

GRADING AND TOTAL COURSE EVALUATION:

Project grades recorded throughout the semester will be averaged for the interim grade evaluation and the final grade evaluation. Grades may or may not be weighted based on length of duration and complexity to produce the final grades from A to F. Grades awarded to projects throughout the semester are a good indication as to how a student is proceeding through the course.

This course will differ from other courses in the curriculum. A student's work is judged against other students as well as the expectations of the professor. Creativity is rewarded. Architecture is cooperation and competition.

INSTRUCTOR ABSENCES OR TARDINESS:

If the professor is not present for a studio session you may leave after waiting for one hour from the start-time of the class. If the professor is late or absent, students are expected to continue working on their assigned projects. Students are expected to commence working on their assigned projects immediately upon their arrival in the studio. Students need not wait for their instructor to arrive in order to commence working.

The instructor will make every effort to inform students ahead of time when he or she is going to miss a session. If the instructor has an unplanned absence he or she will make every effort to notify the School of Science and Technology office in Galbreath Hall. The school office will then initiate announcements. The announcements will appear on the campus TV monitors (channel 2), and the Morrisville State College webpage. A notice may also be posted in the classroom or on the classroom door.

Instructor absences will not affect project due dates unless announced.