ARH 609 Advanced DESIGN STUDIO I: Design Process and Morphology
Explore an experience-driven design methodology where you develop phenomenologically focused spatial circumstances that come together in an architectural composition to fulfill scale-specific program requirements.
Prerequisite: ARH 653, ARH 654
Software: Rhino, AutoCAD, Adobe Creative Cloud, 3D Rendering Engine such as V-Ray or Maxwell
Physical Model Making: Yes
Course Learning Outcomes
- Conduct research on site analysis (local and regional)
- Conduct and utilize research and analysis on architectural precedents in design propositions
- Organize collected information into informative diagrams establishing relationships between diverse information sets
- Develop innovative structural design strategies that integrate spatial and surface design
- Describe through sections and three-dimensional drawings the structural design and its impact on the proposed aesthetical system
- Based on contemporary design methodology develop complex building solutions that establish an organized program and integrate clear circulation and deliver a workable building solution
- Illustrate a design process based on rigor and commitment to concepts and the development of ideas
- Illustrate the inspirations for design from diverse fields such as science, art and philosophy
- Communicate design through the use of generative techniques which include traditional drafting, hand sketching,computer modeling and diverse material modeling techniques and applications
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.7 Learning and Teaching Culture: How the program fosters and ensures a positive and respectful environment that encourages optimism, respect, sharing, engagement, and innovation among its faculty, students, administration, and staff
- This course addresses part of 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