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This document provides an overview of course topics, assignments, and field trips for architecture students at IIT. The courses cover the history of architecture, design processes, professional practice, sustainability, and more. Assignments include research papers, presentations, models, drawings, and full-scale constructions. Field trips allow students to observe architecture in Chicago and surrounding areas, including works by Mies van der Rohe, Frank Lloyd Wright, and contemporary architects.

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Architecture Bestof Presentation

This document provides an overview of course topics, assignments, and field trips for architecture students at IIT. The courses cover the history of architecture, design processes, professional practice, sustainability, and more. Assignments include research papers, presentations, models, drawings, and full-scale constructions. Field trips allow students to observe architecture in Chicago and surrounding areas, including works by Mies van der Rohe, Frank Lloyd Wright, and contemporary architects.

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IIT!s Campus, Mies Van Der Rohe!s Crown Hall, Rem Koolhaus! Student Center, Helmut Jahn!

s Dormitories & Mies Van Der Rohe Bean Toss Game

Architecture 100 Lectures & Lecture Topics Introduction to Language of Architecture (Nagle/Pettigrew) Design Process Case Study: IIT Student Union (Holabird & Root) Mies an Introduction (Kevin Harrington) History of Architectural Education & Profession (Nagle) Chicago Architecture History (Holabird & Root) Writing Workshop/The Research Paper/Research Resources (Jonathan Miller) Architectural Practice: Small Firm (Pettigrew) Urban Spaces: Case Study (Rob Jones) Architectural Practice: Large Firm (Helumut Jahn) Interior Architecture (Jim Prendergast/Getsch Partners) Sustainability (Doug Farr) Developer Architect (Tom Rozer) Design Build (Frank Flurry) Landscape Architecture (Barbara Geiger) Structural Systems in Design (Arup) Computers & Architecture (Thomas Kerns) Preservation (Gunny Harboe) Architectural Registration (AIA)

Architecture 100 Assignments "Documenting Denitions" Photographs &/or sketches which act as denitions for a list of architectural terms provided "Architect: Signicant Work" 1000 word paper on work of Chicago Architecture observed, sketched, photographed & researched "Group Presentation" 10 -12 minute PowerPoint presentation (group) based on research topic

Architecture 113 Assignments Assignment 1: Liquid Containers Freehand plan, section & elevation @ full scale Teach orthographic projection Relationship between objects Materials Drafted plan(s), section(s) & elevation(s) full scale Teach orthographic projection Teach methods/history of drafting Three Liquid Containers Drafted @ Various scales Teach drawing composition Teach scale Liquid Drawing Teach tone Study relationship between container & contained PowerPoint: Orthographic Projection

Assignment 2: Lines Part One: IIT "Line Plates" Teach drafting perfection/quality of line work Teach accuracy Drawing link to IIT Architecture History/Legacy

Assignment 3: Geometry Part One: Geometric Construction (Drafted) Constructing geometry using drafting tools/methods Relationship between geometric constructions/families Part Two: Geometric Construction (Full Scale Constructed) Understanding significance of site Understanding influence of site Materials of site Scale of site Site climate Sun PowerPoint 1: Geometric Construction PowerPoint 2: Site Geometry A Visual History

Assignment 4: Axonometric Axonometric Site Geometry Extruding 2d plans into 3d 3d Understanding significance of site 3d Understanding influence of site 3d Materials of site 3d Scale of site Axonometric IIT Stairs Axonometric constructions Site measurement Architectural scale PowerPoint: Axonometric History & How To

Assignment 5: Chairs Sketching Chair Freehand sketching Study of chair form/function Study of chair materials/construction details Study of chair/designer history/significance Relation to human body introduction Drafting Chair Plan, section & elevation(s) of chair Orthographic projection revisited Full/half scale drafting Cardboard Chair Translation of research into design Model/fabrication technique introduction Properties of materials introduction Composite Chair Drawing Plan, section & elevation(s) of chair overlaid Composition Presentation Accuracy PowerPoint: Chair/Architecture/Architect History

Assignment 6: Transitional Space: Time, Light Passage Issues of Consideration Site Analysis Solar Analysis Program Analysis Spatial Analysis Ordering Principles Component/Material Analysis Techniques Wood Model Construction Basswood MDF Consideration of appropriate joints for wood construction & structural needs Axonometric @ Scale w./Shade & Shadow Section Sequence Series of sections cut to describe relationship between passage & human body PowerPoint: Time Space & Order

Assignment 2: Color Part One: Collage Teach basics/history of color theory Teach technique(s) of collage PowerPoint: Color Theory/History

Part Two: Color Installation Group project Full scale installation Site specific Methods of support & construction Methods of applying finish

Arch. 114 - Architecture ll, Color Installation Spring 2007

Arch. 114 - Architecture ll, Color Installation Spring 2007

Architecture 114 Assignments Assignment 1: Building Study Plasticine massing model Teach plan drawing Site plan, plans, sections & elevations Teach architectural scale Teach reading/understanding site plan, plans, sections & elevations Perspective Teach measured perspective drawing Diagramming Teach diagramming Full Scale Tape Plans Study relationship between architectural scale drawing & full scale Axonometric Teach axonometric drawing including: exploded & cut away Research presentations Research architect, house, etc. Group presentation (PowerPoint) of research Wood "component" model Teach model making techniques using primarily basswood & MDF PowerPoint: Architect/Architecture & The Single Family Residence

Arch. 114 - Architecture ll: Full Scale Material Transformations Spring 2006

Assignment 3: Full Scale Construction Inquiry Research Program, Site, Material Fabrication Team Work/Accountability PowerPoint: Full Scale (W./Project Specific Imagery)

Arch. 114 - Architecture ll, Final Project Spring 2007 Bend/Fold/Support: A Full-Scale Material & Spatial Exploration

Arch. 201 & 202 - Architecture lll & lV, Masonry Units, Wood & Wood Timber Construction

Arch. 201 & 202 - Architecture lll & lV, Masonry Units, Wood & Wood Timber Construction

Arch. 201 & 202 - Architecture lll & lV, Masonry Units, Wood & Wood Timber Construction

Arch. 201 & 202 - Architecture lll & lV, Masonry Units, Wood & Wood Timber Construction

Arch. 201 & 202 - Architecture lll & lV, Masonry Units, Wood & Wood Timber Construction

Arch. 201 & 202 - Architecture lll & lV, Masonry Units, Wood & Wood Timber Construction

David Brininstool, Brininstool & Lynch

John Ronan, John Ronan Architects

Dirk Denison, Dirk Denison Architects

Jeanne Gang, Studio Gang Architects

Andrew Metter, A Epstein & Sons

David Woodhouse, David Woodhouse Architects

Carol Ross Barney, Ross Barney Architects

Arch. 497 - Architecture, Furniture & Landscape, Spring 2006 Undulating/Multi-Function benches designed for IIT architecture campus using donated architect grade WRCLA cedar

Arch. 497 - Architecture, Furniture & Landscape, Spring 2006 Undulating/Multi-Function benches designed for IIT architecture campus using donated architect grade WRCLA cedar

Arch. 497 - Architecture, Furniture & Landscape, Spring 2006 Undulating/Multi-Function benches designed for IIT architecture campus using donated architect grade WRCLA cedar

Arch. 497 - Architecture & Furniture, Spring/Summer 2008 Furniture & gift shop items designed & fabricated site specic to the Morton Arboretum utilizing emerald ash bore beetle ash wood

Arch. 497 - Architecture & Furniture, Spring/Summer 2008 Furniture & gift shop items designed & fabricated site specic to the Morton Arboretum utilizing emerald ash bore beetle ash wood

Arch. 497 - Architecture & Furniture, Spring/Summer 2008 Furniture & gift shop items designed & fabricated site specic to the Morton Arboretum utilizing emerald ash bore beetle ash wood

A Train or Bus Ride Away From Campus, Chicago!s Down-Town Living Museum of Late 19"th, 20!th & 21!st Century Architecture

A Bus Ride Away From Campus, Hyde Park & The University of Chicago!s Collection of World Class Architecture

A Train Ride Away From Campus, Oak Park & River Forest!s Collection of Frank Lloyd Wright Homes & Buildings

A Train or Bus Ride Away From Campus, Chicago!s Down-Town Living Museum of Late 19"th, 20!th & 21!st Century Architecture

A Train or Bus Ride Away From Campus, Chicago!s Tasty Collection of Culinary Specialties

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