ARH 608 ADVANCED DESIGN STUDIO II: CONCEPT, CONTEXT, AND TYPOLOGY
Engage in an intensive and stimulating process through which you will address architecture on an abstract conceptual level while questioning and considering broader implications at the finer scale of architectural idea, tectonics, space, and detail.
Prerequisite: ARH 609, ARH 602, and either ARH 640 or ARH 601
Software: Rhino, AutoCAD, Adobe Creative Cloud, 3D Rendering Engine such as V-Ray or Maxwell
Physical Model Making: Yes
Course Learning Outcomes
- Investigate the relationship between buildings and their environment, including the immediate context (adjacent lots) as well as larger context (town/city)
- Articulate and diagram sustainable strategies held within a masterplan or building proposal
- Exhibit accessibility as part of site design
- Diagram circulation and exiting within the building proposal parameters
- Examine practical and poetic aspects of a site including: zoning and planning, climate, orientation, topography, vegetation, views, as well as history, culture, memory, sensory, and experience in order to evaluate the potential of a site.
- Recognize city issues and related restrictions in the Planning Code and response to context.
- Create and read diagramming and documentation of existing site conditions.
- Incorporate site analysis and evaluation into a holistic design for a masterplan or building proposal
NAAB CRITERIA
- This course addresses part of NAAB PC 2 Design: How the program instills in students the role of the design process in shaping the built environment and conveys the methods by which design processes integrate multiple factors, in different settings and scales of development, from buildings to cities.
- This course addresses part of NAAB PC.5 Research & Innovation: How the program prepares students to engage and participate in architectural research to test and evaluate innovations in the field.
- This course addresses NAAB Shared Values of Design: Architects design better, safer, more equitable, resilient, and sustainable built environments. Design thinking and integrated design solutions are hallmarks of architecture education, the discipline, and the profession.
- This course addresses NAAB Shared Values of Knowledge & Innovation: Architects create and disseminate knowledge focused on design and the built environment in response to ever-changing conditions. New knowledge advances architecture as a cultural force, drives innovation, and prompts the continuous improvement of the discipline.