triton college
river grove, illinois
instructor: frank heitzman, aia, asid
course schedule – monday and wednesday
12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
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ARC 171 is the first course in the two-course sequence of basic architectural
design taught at Triton.
The emphasis this semester will be on the basic aesthetic architectural design using the principles of composition and tools of design. Step by step methodology on how to carefully approach a design problem will be discussed. Each student will be expected to maintain a hardbound sketchbook in which he should keep all illustrated notes from class, and have made at least FIFTY freehand sketches by the end of the semester.
Drawing and model media and methods of presentation will be assigned at the beginning of each problem.
NOTE ALL PROBLEMS
ARE DUE AT THE BEGINNING OF CLASS ON DAY LISTED, IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED BY ORAL
PRESENTATION TO CLASS
IN ADDITION, ALMOST EVERY DAY THERE WILL BE AN ORAL PRESENTATION TO THE CLASS AT THE START OF THE CLASS SHOWING YOUR SOLUTION FOR PROJECT ASSIGNED FOR THAT DAY. THESE PRESENTATIONS MAY TAKE AN HOUR OR MORE OF THAT CLASS PERIOD AND WILL BE GRADED.
Materials Required in this Course
Projects:
COURSE POLICIES OF THE ARCHITECTURE AND INTERIOR DESIGN DEPARTMENT
1. You are required to attend all classes. There are no excused absences. Listening, observing, and interacting with other students and faculty is a vital part of your education. Students who miss a class will receive an "X" for that day which must be removed by doing an "Extra Project."
2. If you are absent from class, it is your responsibility to find out from a fellow student what was presented, and what is due for the next class. Your instructor will not make a special packet of information for you. In addition, you are expected to be prepared for the next class. You must complete all assignments so that you will not fall behind.
3. Being late to class or leaving early will result in 1/3 of an "X" for every 20 minutes of class you miss, which must be removed by doing an "Extra Project." If you are tardy, it is your responsibility to tell the Instructor that you have arrived in class; otherwise, you will be marked absent for the day.
4. Students with a 4 or more "Xs" on their record at the end of the semester will be given a final grade of "F" for the class. In other words, students may only have three unresolved "Xs" on their record. All other "Xs" must be removed by doing "Extra Projects" in an acceptable way, or you will fail the class.
5. There are no "Incomplete" grades given in these professional programs.
Extra Projects
An "X" may be removed by doing one of the following "Extra Projects” turned in no later than the last day of class. Extra projects may be "banked" to be used to eliminate an "X" which might be accumulated in the future. An "Extra Project" can be done at any time for extra credit or to make up for a low grade on a project. The extra project must be the student's own original work. An extra project may be used for one course only.
- Attend a lecture at any of the following. After you attend the lecture and take notes there, prepare a short report of the lecture, and deliver a short (3 to 5 minute) oral report to the class.
The University of Illinois at Chicago
845 W. Harrison, Chicago, Illinois 60607, (312) 996-7962Illinois Institute of Technology
3300 South Federal Street, Chicago, Illinois 60616, (312) 567-3000Graham Foundation
4 West Burton Place, Chicago, Illinois 60610, (312) 787-4071American Institute of Architects
222 Merchandise Mart Plaza - Suite 1049, Chicago, Illinois 60654 (312) 670-7770Art Institute of Chicago
111 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60603 (312) 443-3600Museum of Contemporary Art
220 East Chicago Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60611, (312) 280-2660Chicago Architecture Foundation
224 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60604, (312) 922-3432Chicago Cultural Center
78 East Washington, Chicago, Illinois 60602 (312) 346-3278Archeworks
625 North Kingsbury, Chicago, Illinois (312) 867-7254Harrington Institute of Design
410 South Michigan, Chicago, Illinois 60605 (312) 939-4975The School of the Art Institute of Chicago
37 South Wabash, Chicago, Illinois 60602 (312) 899-5219Illinois Institute of Art
Downtown Chicago Campus: 350 North Orleans Street, Chicago, Illinois 60654
1-312-280-3500, 1-800-351-3450Illinois Institute of Art
Schaumburg Campus: 1000 Plaza Drive, Schaumburg, Illinois 60173,
1-847-619-3450, 1-800-314-3450The International Academy of Merchandising and Design
1 North State, Chicago, Illinois 60602 (312) 541-3910Columbia College
600 South Michigan Chicago, Illinois 60605 (312) 663-1600
- Attend a jury at one of the architectural or interior design schools, and prepare a one page report, and deliver a short (3 to 5 minute) oral report to the class.
- Attend a cultural event, such as a play, a symphony concert, an opera, or a gallery opening, and write a one page report on what you saw or heard, and deliver a short (3 to 5 minute) oral report to the class.
- Visit an architectural or interior design office, and write a one-page report, and deliver a short (3 to 5 minutes) oral report to the class.
- Do a three-page report and a short oral report to the class on one of the following: an important architect, an important interior designer, an architectural style, a furniture style, a book, an important building
- Do an acceptable freehand sketch, rendering, hardline drawing CADD drawing, or freehand trace of a drawing of a building or interior.
- Make a field trip to one of the important buildings in the Chicago area and document the trip with a minimum of twelve slides, videotape, or sketches.
- Attend an Architectural or Interior Design Career Day and document what you saw.