Environmental Design Studio 1 and 2 Syllabus
Content and Sequences
| The topics covered by this course are fundamentals of design common to all design professions. Topics should be explored in both two and three dimensions, and in various contexts: interior and exterior spaces from the scale of a room up to the scale of a site. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordination | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Faculty coordinate their efforts in teaching Environmental Design Studio 1 and 2. This syllabus serves as a framework of understanding both courses. It also guides faculty assigned to teach first-year design studios as they refine the coordinated exercises for use within their own studios as well as develop their own supporting assignments. Thus while there will be variations in the exercises and assignments during each semester, all students will be exposed to similar learning goals in the first year. Students should welcome this variety, learn from it, and communicate with their peers in other sections to benefit from this educational approach. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fall Semester | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| * Spatial definition (awareness of types and degrees of interior and exterior enclosure, volumetric accommodation of activities and functions, spatial scale and continuity) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| * Spatial order (awareness of two-dimensional and volumetric composition of spaces, layering, circulation, entry/exit, transition, experiential sequence) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| * Massing and form (awareness of volumes and masses, resolution of the sculptural aspects of form: buildings and other structures, furniture, landforms and vegetation, etc.) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spring Semester | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| * Spatial definition (understanding of types and degrees of interior and exterior enclosure, volumetric accommodation of activities and functions, spatial scale and continuity) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| * Spatial order (understanding of two-dimensional and volumetric composition of spaces, and awareness of building/site relationships, layering, circulation, entry/exit, transition, experiential sequence) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| * Massing and form (understanding of volumes and masses, resolution of the sculptural aspects of form: buildings and other structures, furniture, landforms and vegetation, etc.) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| * Envelope and enclosure (limited understanding of the qualitative articulation of planes, surfaces and openings, which enclose space) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| * Interaction of colors (awareness of color theories, perception and symbolism of color, aesthetic and emotional/psychological responses to color and light) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| These main topics will be the basis of the semester/year projects and will provide opportunities to address a number of related issues, including: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1. Evaluation of prior design decisions, analysis of user needs, design philosophy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2. Factors that influence design decisions (site and climate, anthropometrics, human behavior, image and symbolism) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3. Design principles (concepts of order and ordering) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4. Design archetypes and precedent (significant buildings, landscapes, and interiors) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5. Design processes, analysis and synthesis techniques | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6. Presentation tools and techniques | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7. Work habits, attitudes and values | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8. Understanding professional education in the fields of architecture, interior architecture, interior design, and landscape architecture. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The course content described above represents in a general way the material covered over a two semester sequence; different levels of achievement are set for Fall and Spring semesters, especially with regards to the graphic techniques and skills as shown in the schedule that follows. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Techniques and skills | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Graphic design communication is intimately tied to design thinking. The skills and techniques listed below are therefore understood to aid in exploring design problems and in communicating design ideas and concepts. A substantial amount of student activity in the studio will address aquiring and refining these skills and knowledge. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fall Semester | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| * Lettering (competency in lower case, upper case, and outline lettering) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| * Orthographic Projection (competency in line quality, line hierarchy, conventions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| * Multiview Drawing (competency in layout and construction of plan, section, elevation) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| * Paraline Projection (understanding of plan and elevation oblique, isometric, etc.) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| * Freehand Drawing (understanding in line drawing, toning, building materials, landscape elements, entourage) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| * Perspective (understanding of freehand perspective, principles) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| * Model Building (awareness of models for study purposes) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| * Diagramming (awareness) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spring Semester | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| * Multiview Drawing (competency in construction of site plan, and auxiliary) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| * Light, Shade and Shadow (understanding in plan, elevation and axonometric, awareness in perspective) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| * Perspective (competency in freehand, direct and office methods, 1 and 2 point) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| * Freehand Drawing (competency in line drawing, toning, building materials, landscape elements, entourage) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| * Model Building (understanding of study and presentation models) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| * Diagramming (understanding) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| * Color (awareness of mixing basics / media and light) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vocabulary Reference List | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The terms listed below do not constitute a complete and all-inclusive set of design terms. Rather, the terms are included in this document to give a sense of the kind of vocabulary or language which students after their first year should be able to use comfortably. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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