Design Studio I

Catalog description

This course is the first of a four-semester long design sequence that constitutes the core studio curriculum within the Master of Architecture program at the Weitzman School of Design. This studio introduces specific modes of architectural thinking, design, and practice through a set of projects that examine the foundational topics of component order and assembly . The semester will examine part-to-whole relationships through digital design techniques, tectonic and material studies and physical fabrication. The semester will culminate with the design of a small institutional extension that allows students to apply these foundational concepts to architectural space. Successful completion of ARCH 5010 is required to move on to ARCH 5020 in the Studio Sequence.