ARCH 1301 · form & space
Coordinators: Pat Klieopatinon & Terah Maher
Design Studio 1, posits that form & space are the architects primary materials; and that an essential task of the architect is the use of form to delineate and shape space.
The Studio explores architectural representation - the drawing and the model - as the primary vehicles through which architects practice critical perception, critical analysis, transformation of ideas, and the communication of spatial intention. The methodology of abstraction is the foundation of all architectural representation, and therefore the studio will introduce and emphasize a language of architecture, to support the clarity, precision, and quality of architectural ideas.
The studio will utilize a variety of representational methods, both analogue and digital, to develop and describe studio projects that examine the relationship between form and space. Methods of representation employed throughout the semester include hand-drafted drawings, physical models, diagramming, photography, vector drawings, and digital collage.