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| ARCH 465 |
Special Topics in Construction: Working Drawings |
| Spring 2002 | |
| Jonathan Ochshorn | Department of Architecture, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853 contact | back to homepage | ARCH 465 index |
| Tentative time and room information | The course will meet Tuesdays, noon - 2:00 p.m. Room: 142 East Sibley Hall |
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Course Description |
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. |
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Course Grading |
Final grades will be based on the following:
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