Number & Title of Course: ARPL 301, Architectural Design III, 6 credits.

Course Description:

Architectural Design III is the design of a civic institution of a moderate size or Civic Miniature. In the city, all buildings and especially civic buildings, have the responsibility to contribute to the public realm. This studio will concentrate on the public/private spectrum at different scales, from city to building to interiors down to the elements of architecture. It builds upon previous experience of the design process to address a more complex project in more detail. Starting with a conceptual foundation, the class will explore the relationship of the building to the site, exterior to interior spaces, the building envelope to tectonic resolution.

Course Goals & Objectives:

·  Explore the successive relationship of city to site, site to building, building to room, room to materials.

·  Understand and give form to the transition between public and private realms

·  Experience with concept formation, program, research, analysis, project development and architectural communication.

·  Stimulate the analysis of architectural precedents as part of the design process..

·  Encourage collective debate and architectural critique as part of the design process.

·  Integrate program and site constraints with formal, cultural, and technical concerns.

Student Performance Criteria addressed (list number and title):

A.2. Design Thinking Skills

A.3. Visual Communication Skills

A.4. Technical Documentation

A.6. Fundamental Design Skills

A.7. Use of Precedents

A.8. Ordering Systems Skills

C.9. Community and Social Responsibility

Topical Outline (include percentage of time in course spent in each subject area):

Pre-Design 5%

Site Analysis 5%

Schematic Design 50% (Divided: plans and sections 10%, Facades, 10%, Spatial sequence 10%, Integration 20%)

Design Development 30%

Sketchbook, Attendance, Participation 10%

Prerequisites: ARPL 201

Textbooks/Learning Resources:

Ramsey, Charles and Harold Sleeper. Architectural Graphics Standards, 11th Edition John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Hoboken, New Jersey. 2007 and 2008 Student Edition.

Ching, Francis 2012. Building Codes Illustrated Fourth Edition. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Hoboken, New Jersey. Paperback.

Ching, Francis2007 Architecture: Form, Space, and Order. 3rd Edition. John Wiley. Hoboken, New Jersey. Paperback.

Ching Francis D.K. 2009 Architectural Graphics Fifth Edition. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Hoboken, New Jersey. Paperback.

Abrams, Michael. The Art of City Sketching: A Field Manual. Routledge, London and New York. 2014.

Offered (semester and year):

Fall only; annually

Faculty assigned (list all faculty assigned during the two academic years prior to the visit):

Fall 2014 - Miriam Gusevich, Coordinator, Rachel Dewane, George Dove, Tonya Ohnstadt, Dave Shove Brown.

Fall 2013 - Carlos Reimers, Coordinator, Kent Abraham, Rachel Dewane, George Dove, Dave Shove Brown, Barry Yatt.