Basic Architectural Studio Design

Catalog description

Elements and principles of basic two and three-dimensional design concepts. Formal/spatial exercises that explore elements, surfaces, measure, and order in both graphic and architectural contexts. Students practice various design processes and systematic approaches to solv- ing architectural and environmental design problems. Students analyze architecture as the creation of spaces generated by human needs and aspirations and develop concepts to explore and achieve innovated solutions responding to these needs. Studio activities involving thinking, reading, writing, model making, and a variety of communication tech- niques with emphasis on the delineation of 3D spaces using perspective drawing techniques, light notation, and computer modeling.