Course Description
Fall (2007). 3 credits.
Satisfies "Architectural Science and Technology" elective requirement for undergraduate architecture students.
Prerequisite: ARCH 262/562 or equivalent. Limited enrollment. J. Ochshorn.
Architecture is represented schematically before it is built. Between this initial conceptualization and a building's construction is a process of design development culminating in a set of contractual documents which include drawings and specifications.
Through a series of exercises and a final project, this course will examine the process of design development and the logical structure of "working drawings." At the same time, the production of working drawings will be pursued as a creative design process — one in which a kind of tension emerges between the various "fictions" of the design and the "reality" of the construction.
Course Requirements and Grading
Final grades will be based on the following:
- Several short "working drawing" exercises
- Final "working drawing" project
- Class participation
General University Rules:
- "Students are expected to be present throughout each semester at all meetings of courses for which they are registered."
- Each student in this course is expected to abide by the Cornell University Code of Academic Integrity. Any work submitted by a student in this course for academic credit must be the student's own work, except in cases where copied or quoted work is essential to the submission, and is properly attributed. Only is cases where group projects are specifically authorized may students collaborate within the group. For such group projects, individual contributions are not considered separately, and each member of the group receives the same grade.
- In compliance with the Cornell University policy and equal access laws, I am available to discuss appropriate academic accommodations that may be required for students with disabilities. Requests for academic accommodations are to be made during the first three weeks of the semester, except for unusual circumstances, so arrangements can be made.
