Art Studio 280 - Introduction to Architectural Design Studio: Analog Processes - Ground

Intro Architect Design: Analog

Fall
2025
01
4.00
Isabel Strauss

M W 9:25 AM - 12:05 PM

Smith College
ARS-280-01-202601
Hillyer 106
istrauss@smith.edu
In nurturing architecture’s foundational principles of visual, material and conceptual experimentation, this course lays the foundation for subsequent studios, lifelong learning and curiosity for architectural design processes. It probes the material, organizational and spatial qualities of the ground, a shared horizontal territory inhabited by plants, people and buildings--one that is as much cultural as it is natural. Through iterative and analog processes, students integrate drawing and making to construct and reconstruct lines in the ground. Probing the physical and conceptual ground for natural or constructed patterns, students develop foundation-level design skills within the context of larger environmental and cultural discourses. Core studio materials are provided. Students are responsible for the purchase of additional supplies required for individual projects. Restrictions: Not open to students who have taken ARS 283. Enrollment limited to 15. Prerequisite: ARH 110 or equivalent. Instructor permission required.

[CE] Not ARS 283

Permission is required for interchange registration during the add/drop period only.