Accelerated Studio I

Catalog description

This course introduces skills and fundamental principles in architectural design, including: graphic observations, analysis, and representations; two-dimensional and three-dimensional designs, including ordering space and forms; design process; precedent analysis; architectural drawing and drafting; model building, and verbal communication. The framework of the studio is observation, documentation, and analyses through specific filters and conventions. The second component is the notion of thinking through making, in which the engagement with tools, media, materials and techniques would inform design intents and design iterations. The studio will build up the scale and complexity of the projects, culminating in a simple, small-scale structure.