ARCH 210 Design I: Introduction to Architecture, Environmental Design, and the Design Process

Course Description

An introduction to architectural and environmental design with emphasis on critical two and three dimensional thinking utilizing visual, graphic, written, and three-dimensional analysis. Explores principles and relationships of form and space with people and place, scale, proportion, order, contrast, balance, and unity. Design exercises allow students to explore and manipulate ordering elements in architecture, essential principles of architectonic form including order, shelter, enclosure, light, texture, place, solids/voids, hierarchy and circulation/movement. The relationship and value of the design process and design decisions on human existence is interwoven through the semester's work. Includes introduction of exemplar buildings and environments including significant movements and theories in design and architecture history as well as indigenous cultures. Studio design exercises provide an introductory exposure to the means of design communication and craft, including verbal, written, hand graphic and three-dimensional object model building skills. Graphic supplies required.