POST-MIDTERM
Transitway Station – T1, T2, T3, T4, T5
Architecture Twin Site – TS1, TS2
PRE-MIDTERM
A – Written Discussion A1, A2, A3
B – Drawing Exploration B1, B2, B3, B4
C – Concept Investigation C1, C2, C3, C4
See pre-midterm timeline
Midterm crit “pep-talk”
Midterm Crit
Weekly assignment – due every Monday
Add an image, link, text, etc. under your name on the Inspiration page.
Weekly discussion – every Friday
Check schedule to see which week you are responsible for.
Webpage access and setup – due Sept. 16
Setup a wordpress account and email Sarah with your account name and email to get an invitation to contribute to the site. Update your student page. See info on editing pages.
References – due Sept. 16
Locate relevant references for your assigned house. This can include information on the house, the architect/firm, the style, the period, precedent (references to other architects and styles), concept, location, architectural details, etc.
Minimum five references, including:
– journal / magazine articles
– books
– web resources
All references should be cited using the Chicago Manual of Style (see library link).
Post the references under your house’s page on the site OR email the list to Sarah OR bring a printout to studio.
Block-out drawing panels – due Sept. 18
Sketch out the layout for your midterm presentation panels. Include all plans, 2 elevations, 2 sections. Sketched layout can be on newsprint or sketchpad – NOT on the A0 paper.
3 sheets of A0* (see ISO paper size ref.)
Scale 1:50
Consider the following:
- the alignment of the panels
- the alignment of the drawings
- the orientation of the panels
- the scaled dimensions of each of the drawings
- give your drawings space to breathe, if you need a fourth panel use four
IMPORTANT: Think of the layout as a storyboard, there should be a reasoned progression/ordering (left to right, up and down, etc.)
* Use A0 dimensions as a guideline. You do not have to cut your paper to the exact size. It can be slightly smaller or larger.
Assignment A1 – due Monday Sept. 21
Concept Statement (100 words)
Post to your assigned house page on the website
Assignment B1 – due Wednesday Sept. 23
Plans 1:50, A0 paper
Drafted drawings of all plans for your assigned house
LINE WEIGHT! LINE WEIGHT! LINE WEIGHT!
Assignment C1 – due Friday Sept. 25
Concept Image-ining
Five 4×6 photographs illustrating your house’s concept abstractly/sensually
Five 4×6 photographs illustrating your house’s concept in architecture
Photo quality prints! Assume Dave will see these!
Assignment A2 – due Friday Sept. 25
Extended concept statement (200 words)
Edit your A1 Concept statement and expand to include information about the architect/firm and how they integrated the concept into the house.
Post your statement to your house page on the website.
Assignment B2 – due Wednesday Sept. 30
Sections, 1:50, A0 paper
Drafted drawings of at least two sections for your assigned house
LINE WEIGHT! LINE WEIGHT! LINE WEIGHT!
Assignment C2 – due Monday Sept. 28
Parti and sketch models
see Parti post
Assignment A3 – due Wednesday October 7
Arriving at the concept, 100 words
How do you imagine your architect arriving at the concept for your house?
Assignment B3 – due Monday October 5
Elevations, 1:50, A0 paper
Drafted drawings of at least two elevations for your assigned house
LINE WEIGHT! LINE WEIGHT! LINE WEIGHT!
Assignment C3 – due Friday October 2
Collage 11×17 (min.)
see Collage post
Assignment B4 – due Friday October 16
Axonometric
Assignment C4 – due Wednesday October 14
Material concept investigation
(Material selection due October 7)
Pre-midterm wrapup – due Monday November 2
Cleanup and finalize your house page on the website
Include 300-500 words, copywork of drawings and process work, revised bibliography.
If you want to keep the information currently on the page, move it to the bottom and insert the cleaned-up version at the top.
Post Midterm
Assignment T1 – due Friday October 30
Site visit and documentation
five photographs and one other form of documentation (min)
Assignment TS1 – due Monday November 2
Select a “twin site” for your transitway station in the architecture building.
Continue research/investigation with photography, drawings, reading, models, etc.
Assignment TS2 – due Monday November 16 Wednesday November 25
Develop, design, construct… an installation on your architecture “twin site” that explores, illustrates, demonstrates, improves, addresses, responds to… your observations of your Transitway site.
Assignment T2 – due Monday November 16
Site investigation panel (see site-specific dimensions)
Include a collage, site plan and elevation. Retain all transitway lines. Post scaled version to website.
Assignment T3 – due Wednesday November 18
Site programming
Write a story detailing how you envision our Transitway resident engaging with your site and the program being proposed on it. Include how you envision its connection to other parts of the system/house. Maximum 200 words, posted to the website.
Assignment T4 – due Friday November 27 Monday November 30
Pocket Archive
Design and make the collector for transfers carried by “name-to-be-determined”.
Assignment T5 – due for final crit
Station/Room
Design a pavilion at your Transitway station that provides a place for “name-to-be-determined” to perform its part of the program.
Final Crit – December (TBA)
Deliverables
Pavilion model (1:10)
Plans, sections, elevations
Site plan/model
Pocket archive (1:1)
Printed station collage
Studio 2, Fall 2009 