Architectural Design is a project-based studio class in which students learn the principles of architectural composition. Through a number of shorter projects and one long-term project, students learn about topics related to the design of private and public spaces, addressing foundations of the design process such as form, function, proportion, scale and articulation of space in the process. Students practice freehand and computer drawing as well as model making through a series of form studies of nature, architectural forms, linear perspective and abstract elements of composition. Experiential, social and material concerns are introduced together with formal and conceptual issues, and emphasis is placed on creativity, graphic presentation and computer skills. Substantive studio work is supplemented by a survey of important monuments in the history of architecture. Open to 11th and 12th graders only.
Prerequisite: Drawing, Painting, Printmaking, Sculpture, Industrial Design or permission of instructor (1/2 credit)