Number & Title of Course: ARPL 503 R1,Field StudyRome,3 credits
Course Description:
This course will involve excursions into the city of Rome and environs as well as trips elsewhere in Italy and Europe to study buildings and cities through visual notes.
Course Goals and Objectives:
●To use the city and learn through direct experience supplemented by on site lectures and a few lectures in the classroom.
●To take visual and textnotes in a sketchbook.
●To recognize that by drawing one observes more closely and can understand more deeply.
●To explore and observe the building and its relationship to the city as physical/spatial artifact and as a social environment.
●To recordthe pertinent conceptual and formal aspects as well as the subjective experiencesof the buildings and spaces visited.
●To study Rome and other cities at a variety of scales from detail to city.
●To improve drawing skills and analytical skills.
●To understand the historical ideas, motivations, myths, and rituals that shaped the built environment.
●To begin to get an idea of thespecial character and spirit (genius loci) of Rome.
●To develop an enthusiasm for architecture of all periods and to appreciate the potential of one’s own sketchbook to inspire design, be it of value immediately or in the future.
Student Performance Criteria addressed:
A.3Visual Communication Skills
A.7Use of Precedents
A.8Ordering Systems Skills
A.9Historical Traditions and Global Culture
Topical Outline:
The topics of the on-site sketching supplementsthe studio (ARPL 601, 603, 701-R1). This integration capitalizes on the opportunity afforded by foreign programs.
History:Ancient Rome, Renaissance, Baroque, Fascist, Contemporary
Topics:urban space, and urban elements, building types, tectonic details, elements of composition
Sites:-Rome and environs
-Venice
-Casa Malaparte, Capri
Prerequisites:
ARPL 102 Architectural Foundations II (representation)
ARPL 211, 212, 311 – Architectural History Sequence
Textbooks/Learning Resources:
Crowe, Norman and Paul Laseau, Visual Notes for Architects and Designers, (1984)
Ching, Francis. Architectural Graphics. (New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1996)
Jenkins, Eric. Drawn to Design (Birkhaeuser, 2012)
Offered:
Summer only; annually
Faculty assigned last two academic years:
Marina Kavalirek (P/T)