Course description and SLOs
Course Description:
This is a tectonic design studio introducing formal and spatial design concepts and principles, strategies and systems related to the design of the built-environment. Two and three-dimensional problems are introduced, processes studied and solutions evaluated. Drawing and modeling techniques are developed as investigative tools, representational and expressive media.
Student Learning Objectives:
If you do the work for this class, when you are done you will be:
1. Able to develop, test and refine 2 and 3 dimensional design ideas using a variety of problem solving methods.
2. Able to use various media to communicate design ideas.
3. Able to develop study and finish models to refine and present architectural designs.
In more specific terms this means you will learn to:
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Develop alternative solutions to a given design problem through the use of iterative design process.
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Employ fundamental theories of visual perception to create spatial unity, dialog, contrast, balance, tension, rhythm, and harmony in design projects.
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Use research, critical thinking, and analytical skills to find and reveal the cultural values embedded in a physical object created by a society.
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Through abstraction, create design projects that reveal the essential meanings of their subjects.
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Employ knowledge of ordering principles such as proportional systems, scale, solid/void, figure/ground, balance and symmetry, balance and asymmetry to organize a design solution that clearly reflects a design concept.
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Demonstrate mastery of basic presentation craft and organization though verbal, graphic, and model building means.
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Communicate a comprehensive design concept using verbal, graphic and model making skills.
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Verbally present design projects to class and juries.
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Research and critically evaluate design problems and solutions.
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Apply appropriate organizational and proportional systems to order design projects.