Week

Lecture

Project Assignment

Sketching

Reading & Writing

1 

Introduction,

Statement of goals, method of instruction

Design Tools

Principals of Composition

 Analysis Project

2

Visual Design Elements

Analysis Project

Francis Ching.  Architecture.  Form, Space and Order.  Chapter 1 – write illustrated report

3

Analysis

Analysis Project

Take trip to the Triton library – check out “Froebel Gifts” on reserve – construct any one and do freehand sketch of it

4

Balance

Bulger Park Building Design

Francis Ching.  Architecture.  Form, Space and Order.  Chapter 2 – write illustrated report

5

Pespective Drawing

Bulger Park Building Design

Read Vitruvius Decem Libri d'architecture Chapters I – III – write an illustrated report

6

Pespective

Drawing

Bulger Park Building Design

Sketch details around campus outside of class – DUE at the beginning of class

Francis Ching.  Architecture.  Form, Space and Order.  Chapter 3 – write illustrated report

7

Design Tools

Bulger Park Building Design

Art Institute visit on own – write a description of one of the paintings, sculptures or architectural objects you saw there and illustrate it – DUE at the beginning of class

8

Design Tools

Balance in color using Paint Shop Pro

Sketching sculpture around campus - DUE at beginning of class

Victor Hugo.  Notre Dame de Paris read one chapter and write a synopsis

9

Balance

Sketch trip to Chicago – on own – do 5 sketches of buildings in downtown – DUE at beginning of class

10

Design Techniques

11

Proportion

Shadow studies

Sketch trip to IIT – on own - do five sketches and write a description of one buildings you saw there – DUE at the beginning of class

Francis Ching.  Architecture.  Form, Space and Order.  Chapter 4

12

Proportion

Shadow studies

Sketch trip to Museum of Contemporary Art - on own - write a description of one of the paintings, sculptures or architectural objects you saw there and illustrate it – DUE at the beginning of class

13

Rhythm

Shadow studies

Francis Ching.  Architecture.  Form, Space and Order.  Chapter 5

14

Rhythm

Power Point Presentation:

Photograph an important building and create a power-point presentation on its major design methods

Trace Lou Kahn sketches – DUE in class

15

Rhythm Accessibility

Francis Ching.  Architecture.  Form, Space and Order.  Chapter 6

16

Portfolio due Wednesday

Portfolio preparation