ARCH1002.03INTRODUCTION TO ARCHITECTURE 2

ARCH1002.03Dalhousie University School of Architecture

Peter Henry, Adjunct ProfessorBrian Olthof, TA

Winter 2020, Wednesdays 2:30 ~ 5:30 PM, Room HA.19, Medjuck Building, Dalhousie University

Architecture 1002.03 is offered in the Dalhousie University calendar and is open to all students of Dalhousie and other Halifax universities. No prerequisite course is required.Intended both for students considering Dalhousie's professional study leading to the Master of Architecture degree and for those with a more casual interest in the field, Architecture 1002.03 an introduction to architectural practice. The course work includes seminars on the work of eight Pritzker Prize winners as well as creative exercises.

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Introduction to Architecture TWO

The course introduces practitioners

(architects, planners, artists),

both through their published work

and by in class introduction.

Studio desk reviews (desk crits)

given by Master's students

are offered to all students.

architecture1002.03INTRODUCTION TO ARCHITECTURE

Alhambra

Grenada

Barcelona Pavilion

Barcelona

Luis BARRIGAN Cuadra San Cristobal, MEXICO

BL house

Halifax

Tod's Building

Tokyo

Charles MacDonald house

Canada Creek

Guggenheim Museum

New York

Outer Cover Art: staples and posters (ph 2012)

Inner Background: Guggenheim Bilbao

Eduardo SOUTO de MOURA, Parque NorteJean NOUVEL, Institut du Monde Arabe, Paris Zaha HADID, Port House, Antwerpen Peter ZUMTHOR, Bruder-Klaus-Feldkapelle

DRAFT

WEEK 01 (HA.19) JA 08• SNOW DAY

WEEK 02 (B.311) (Professional Practice) JA 15• Dean's Lecture: Dr. Joseli MACEDO "A Career in Architecture".

• Q+A: SUSANNA MORASH-KENT undergraduate secretary to the Director, Advice for Applicants

• Q+A: JOANNE FIRTH, Director of Career Services• Introduction: TERM and Container and Place Projects.• INTRODUCTION TO LEXICON

WEEK 03 (HA.19) JA 22• Presentation: WILLIAM CAMPBELL Planner, "Initiatives to humanize our cities."

• Presentation: PETER HENRY "What does an architect do anyway?"

• Presentation: Bryan Olthof (TA)

• LEXICON M

WEEK 04 (HA.19) JA 29• 7:00 PM Portfolio Preparation (for prospective students to the

Faculty) room HB.04.

• Presentation: PETER HENRY Typological Studies (Theatre)

• Seminar R and G• LEXICON N-O

WEEK 05 (HA.19) FB 05• Presentation:NEIL FORREST (TBC) Ceramist and Professor at KHIO and NSCAD, "Recent Work",

• Seminar B

• LEXICON P

WEEK 06 (HB.21) FB 12

CONTAINER PROJECTGallery & Presentation in Exhibition Room

Guest Critic: EMANUEL JANNASCH (TBC)

WEEK 07 (elsewhere) FB 19• Winter Break Assignment to be completed before Break or

afterwards. Using each of the themes below, make one photo depicting each theme, add the title and the student name to the image and submit through Brightspace. Themes Crowning glory; First among equals; New in town; Leader of the Pack.

WEEK 08 (HA.19) FB 26• Lecture: Architect RAYLEEN HILL (TBC) • Seminar W• LEXICON Q-R

ASSIGNMENT 1: CONTAINERFind, buy, or obtain an object which is in some way significant (to you). The object must be portable. Declare your object by emailing a description to Peter. Bring the object as part of the exhibitions

Reflect on the extent to which all that architects ever do is make containers. While the object may be an obvious concrete noun, like "book" or a "knife", it can also be an abstract noun like "love" or "angst".

Make sketches and drawings and then construct the container.

Specifics:

• IN PERSON: Present container with selected object.

• IN BRIGHTSPACE: Make one PDF document containing:

- 10 sketches illustrating the process of designing the container,

- 3 drawings to scale.

- brief (<100 words) description of ideas guiding container design.

• Prepare drawings and sketches before making the container.

• The file(s) MUST include STUDENT NAMES (i.e. Jones.pdf)

• Some drawings and sketches are to be hand drawn.

ASSIGNMENT 2: PLACEIn London, there is Speakers Corner in Hyde Park. It is used regularly as a place of public oratory where individuals (of many sorts) will opine about various aspects of life. In a broader sense, the term "speakers corner" has come to mean a place of public expression and is a common metaphor or representation of a democratic society in action.

Dalhousie needs such a place. Locate a place on the Studley Campus and design a "Speakers Corner". It should be more elaborate than London's (which is really just a social agreement to meet at the NE corner of Hyde Park). It should have a speakers location and (maybe) places for audience to sit. Like in London, it should assume a positive and prominent place in the campus. It might also take on other uses.

Specifics:

• The assignment is to design a space, dais, or other such installation

• The presentation must be five 11" x 17" boards, HORIZONTAL format (11" high and 17" wide), final presentation will be (5 x 11 =) 55" high.

• Board #1 (top) is to be the site plan with the intended changes; scale 1:200 or as suitable for the project.

• Board #2 must show a detail plan of some portion of the design at the scale of 1:50 or 1:25

• Boards #3, #4, and #5 must show other aspects of the work, such as sections, detailed plans, perspectival views, etc.

• In addition to the physical boards, carefully scan or photograph your work and submit as PDF(s) through Brightspace.

WEEK 09 (HA.19) MR 04• Presentation: EMANUEL JANNASCH (TBC), recent freelabs and structural experiments and determinations• Students Shows

• Seminar C• LEXICON S1

WEEK 10 (HA.19) MR 11• Lecture: Architect ANNE SINCLAIR (TBC), thoughts and experience in universal design

• Seminar M• LEXICON S2

WEEK 11 (D.416 TBC) MR 18• DESK CRITS

• LEXICON T

WEEK 12 (HA.19) MR 25• Seminar Y and K.• LEXICON U-Z

WEEK 13 (HB.21) AP 01

PLACE PROJECTGallery & Presentation in Exhibition Room

Guest Critic: CHAD JAMIESON (TBC)

ARCHITECT'S LEXICONEach week students are to study a prescribed portion of the Architect's LEXICON provided in Brightspace.

Using TopHAT, students are to answer a questionnaire(s) to test knowledge of that portion of the lexicon.

NOTE that attendance is also recorded in this way.

MATERIALS REQUIRED/SUGGESTEDREQUIRED: • Sketch book: 4" x 6" • Good quality drawing pencils.

SUGGESTED • Small roll sketch paper • Colour media (pencils, pens, crayons,) • Straight Edge • Scale(s)• Measuring tape • Big Olfa knife • Big sketch book, • Good camera.

SEMINARSFor ARCH 1002, a seminar is considered to be a 45 minute projected & illustrated presentation (a slide show) describing the architect and the work. Students are free to select which works are studied. It is suggested similar buildings by other architects be presented as well

The class is divided into 8 Seminar Groups:

Red (R): Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa Green (G): Zaha Hadid Blue (B):Alejandro Aravena White (W): Peter Zumthor Cyan (C): Jean Nouvel Magenta (M) Luis Barragán Yellow (Y): Wang Shu and Lu Wenyu BlacK (K): Eduardo Souto De Moura

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Assignments and Evaluation• Individual assignments are evaluated with Dalhousie's under-

graduate grade range (A, B, C, D, F); final grades use the same system.

• Each assignment is assessed on its academic rigour, competence, artful expression, (where applicable) craft/care, and originality.

• Late assignments will be down-marked by 5% for each week day late unless a Student Declaration of Absence is provided.

• Course work is creative work and evaluation cannot be reduced to a grading checklist.

• Students are invited to question their evaluation, and an appeal process is available.

• Students are evaluated as indicated below:

5% Attendance

Miss 0/1 = 5 pts, Miss 2/3 = 3 pts Miss 3+ =0 pts (zero)

25% LEXICON

Points are assigned based upon the entire term's percentage correct 100% = 10 pts 80% = 8 pts, etc.

35% Assignment #1: CONTAINER

35% Assignment #2: PLACE

• NOTETHATWHILETHESEMINARSARENOTMARKED,students will only receive a grade in this class if they participate in the seminar exercise.

Tours and off-campus ActivitySome events may be scheduled off campus. Visit: tinyurl.com/dal-archplan-work-safety to receive information and travel forms. Complete the travel forms and submit to the Faculty Office c/o Ken Rice.

Bibliography and Reading List:Suggested Reading List (check SEXTON -and- KILLAM)

• The Poetics of Space, Bachelard.

• Body, Memory, Architecture, Moore.

• Brunelleschi's Dome, King.

• Life Between Buildings, Gehl.

• 101 Things I learned in Architecture School, Frederick.

• Translations from Drawing to Building & Other Essays, Evans.

• Place of Houses, Moore.

• Studies in Tectonic Culture, Frampton.

• Death & Life of Great American Cities, Jane Jacobs.

• The Future of Architecture, Frank Lloyd Wright.

• Complexity & Contradiction in Architecture, Venturi.

Instructor Office Hours & Contact InfoPeter Henry, BEDS, BArch, MNSAA,

email: phArchitects@eastlink.ca, voice: 902.455.9884, office hours on Friday afternoons from 13:00 to 16:00, by appointment only (usually held at the Faculty Table in the Medjuck Building).

Weekly Hours For this 3-credit-hour course, an average of 9 hours/week is expected for course-related work, including classes. If most students are spending substantially more time, notify the instructor.

Guideline for Citing SourcesRefer to tinyurl.com/dal-arch-writing

Lecture MaterialsLecture notes are not provided. Students are welcome to record lectures by the instructor, but not by guests.

TopHat/BrightspaceStudents must purchase a TopHat registration from the Dal book store ($20/term, $30/year,$60/forever)

Refer to DAL Brightspace for up-to-date schedule, meeting information, and for the Architect's Lexicon (www.dal.ca/brightspace).

University Policies and ResourcesSee “Academic Regulations” (http://tinyurl.com/dal-arch-regulations) for university policies regarding:

• Academic Integrity • Retrieving Course Work• Work Safety • Student Declaration of Absence• Course Outlines • Mi'kmaq Territory Recognition• Time Expectation • Code of Student Conduct• Accessibility • Deadlines During Term• Extensions • Services for Students• Academic Advising • End of Term Deadlines• Student Ratings of Instruction (SRI)• Fair Dealing Guidelines (Copyright)

Students using the "Declaration of Student Absence" should email this document as a PDF to Peter.

Restriction on enrollmentUniversity level students.

Prerequisite VIDEOSThis course does not offer instruction in orthographic -or- isometric -or- perspectival drawing. Students are expected to research and learn about these drawing techniques: Here are some useful linkls:

ORTHOGRAPHIC https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zptb2epQoEcISOMETRIC https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KAx390oVKuoPERSPECTIVE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xn_0wEwZNEUDRAWING https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24rnfO8s0hU&t=48sSCALES https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-aPFBUIXVo&t=182sDRAW https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_b-qKmzKSE0&t=20s

Learning Objectives Students will develop an appreciation for the value of architectural design as it relates to ordinary and remarkable buildings. As well, by participating in two design exercises, students will experience the "creative process" as it uniquely applies to architecture.