Architectural Studies 301 - Space and Design: Intermediate Design Studio

(Offered as ARCH 301 and ARHA 301) This course is for students who want to create an in-depth design project. Students will use a variety of approaches, including precedent research, analysis, and graphic exploration as they take a design through various iterations from conception to more detailed resolution.  Foregrounding issues of architecture, landscape architecture, and the built environment, all students will have the opportunity to develop their own distinct design voice. The class will provide a framework for approaching independent design projects, including design-centered Architectural Studies capstone projects.  Students will present their work and receive feedback on their concepts, design and presentation skills. Tools and materials will be supplied.

Limited to 12 students. Spring semester. Visiting Instructor Gretchen Rabinkin.

How to handle overenrollment: First priority to ARCH majors, then ARHA majors.

Students who enroll in this course will likely encounter and be expected to engage in the following intellectual skills, modes of learning, and assessment: Creative problem solving, research on independent topics as well as building technologies and implementation of the concepts in their own designs, 3D modeling, sketching, and physical model making. In addition, this advanced studio requires the intense and consistent self-motivation that allows for an independent thesis to be developed and realized. Assessment is based on level of exploration, quality of craft, incorporation of research, openness to feedback and willingness to pursue multiple design iterations.