We invite first semester online students to join us in San Francisco for an in-person experience!

Dates: 09/03 Wednesday – 09/07 Sunday (During Week 1 of Fall Semester)

Location: School of Architecture at 601 Brannan St. San Francisco

For first semester online students,  who would like jump start their semester, we are offering a 5-day in-person workshop during the first week of classes! It will be especially helpful for students new to drawing and model making.

During the workshop, you will complete the assignments for ARH 110 Studio 1 and/or ARH 170 Design Communication here on-campus with the support of onsite faculty. Workspace, tools, and supplies will be provided in the architecture building at 601 Brannan St. Practice drawing and model making techniques real-time with ARH 110 and ARH 170 instructors at your side. In addition, you will also take field trips to architecturally significant sites in San Francisco.

This workshop is being offered at no additional tuition cost.  The university is offering at-cost ($80 per night) twin-bed accommodations in our dormitory for students who are traveling from out of town.  You arrange your own transportation and meals.

This workshop will help you succeed in our program. We hope you will take this opportunity to join us!

If you are interested, please email Assistant Undergraduate Director, Eva Chiu, at echiu@academyart.edu.

Preliminary Itinerary

(subject to change)

Day 1 (Wednesday)

Morning:

Tour of Brannan Campus & Facilities

ARH 110 Studio 1 – Introduction to Classmates, Online Platform Brightspace, Overview of Supplies and  Tools

ARH 170 Design Communication – Computer Readiness & Installing Software

Lunch:

Field trip to Fisherman’s Wharf (Sketching Exercise & Perspective using ViewFinder)

Afternoon:

Tour of Cannery

Attend ARH 110 Studio 1 Weekly All-Section Zoom Meeting for online students

Day 2 (Thursday)

Morning:

ARH 110 Studio 1 – Lecture on Scale; Learning to Measure and Scale; Room Volume Models Assignment – How to Measure, how to cut and attach chipboard

ARH 170 Design Communication – Introduction to Rhino; Build a Box, Submitting Screenshots

Lunch:

Field trip to South Park (Sketching Exercise)

Afternoon:

Meet ARH 110 OS Students

Work on Body Trace Assignment

Day 3 (Friday)

Morning:

ARH 110 Studio 1 – Lecture on Proportion; How to Document and Scale Body Trace; Creating Grid (Manually)

ARH 170 Design Communication – Rhino Drawing in 2D; Draw a Building Elevation Assignment

Lunch:
Field trip to Union Square (Building Elevation Analysis)

Afternoon:

Architecture Firm Visit

Complete ARH 110 and ARH 170 Assignments

Day 4 (Saturday)

Morning:

ARH 110 Studio 1 – Lecture, demonstration, and workshop on Sections & Model-Making

ARH 170 Design Communication – Boolean Operation, How to export images to pdf

Lunch:

Pizza Party & Ching Reading

Afternoon:

Field trip to Sutro Baths Project Site Visit

Day 5 (Sunday)

Morning:

ARH 110 Studio 1 – How to Photograph Models

ARH 170 Design Communication – Rhino 3D Extrude Tool

Afternoon:

Field trip to Golden Gate Park, Academy of Sciences, de Young Museum