Art Studio 283 - INTR ARCHITECTURE:SITE & SPACE

In this course we will investigate, in a studio format, the question of architecture. We will begin with the idea that the house is at the center of the self, that architecture originates there, from within. As we make from the personal, we will consider the social and political. Remembering how we are nurtured (or not) by the buildings we have grown up in, we will travel from autobiographical place-making to a final semester project for a client in Amherst. Readings will include Gaston Bachelard, Walter Pater, Edward T. Hall, Martin Heidegger, and Emily Dickinson. Prerequisite: one college level art history, architectural history, landscape studies, or architectural design studio course. Note: LSS 250 can substitute for ARS 283 in the Plan C studio art major. A required fee of $75 to cover group supplied materials and/or printing will be charged at the time of registration. Students will be responsible for directly purchasing any additional supplies that may be required. Enrollment limited to 24.

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