ARCH 5395 Research
/ Schematics (3:3:1)
Instructor: Dr. Hendrika Buelinckx (Office 710)
Prerequisite: ARCH 5202, 5363, and 5402
Course Description:
Individual study, research and conferences to complete research, develop
program and schematics for a comprehensive architectural terminal project in ARCH
5692. Outside assignments required.
Procedure: This semester constitutes the beginning of
the terminal architectural project which will be concluded during the following
semester. A balance will be struck
between the theoretical and the pragmatic.
An architectural topic will be identified, studied, and articulated as
an area of focus for the design. A
facility type will be defined and programmed to act as a vehicle for the design
and theoretical explorations which will be the focus of the terminal
project. A location for the project will
be identified and analyzed for potential design response. A publication which remains with the college
part of its permanent collection will be produced by each students as part of
the graduation requirements and as a written statement of design intent.
In
addition, initial schematic studies will be completed that graphically
illustrate concepts developed in the program and lead into the design of the
terminal project.
Educational Objectives:
§
To
associate issues and ideas with potential design responses.
§
To
use established facility programming methods and techniques to establish design
parameters.
§
To
associate context issues with potential design responses.
§
To
design, organize, write and publish a document to record all of the above.
§
To
develop design schematics based on the program document leading to a
comprehensive architectural terminal project.
Class
Organization: Class will meet MWF from
Attendance
is required at all group, section and individual sessions. After five absences you will automatically
fail this class.
The
Any student who,
because of a disability, may require some special arrangements in order to meet
course requirements should contact Dr. Buelinckx at h.buelinckx@ttu.edu as soon as possible to make necessary accommodations. Students should present appropriate
verification from Disabled Student Services, Dean of Student office. No requirement exists that accommodations be
made prior to completion of this approved University process.
Grading: There will be three major due dates -- one for the Research Workbook which will be submitted
for review and comment; one for the Final Program Document, and one for the
Research Schematics Review. Grades will
be given as follows :
Research
Workbook - 15%
Program
Document - 60%
Schematic
Design - 25%
&
Class Assignments
_________
Total 100%
Required Texts:
Duerk, Donna P. Architectural
Programming, Information Management for Design.
Troyka, Lynn Simon and Schuster Handbook
for Writers, Fourth Edition,
Reinhold, 1996.
Reference Texts:
American Institute of Architects. The
Architects Handbook of Professional Practice. Student Edition.
Borg, Walter R. and Meredith D. Gall, Educational Research: An
Introduction. Sixth
Edition.
Carr. W. and Kemmis, S. Becoming
Critical.
Gelb, Michael. How to Think
like Leonardo da Vinci: Seven Steps to Genius Every
Day.
Laseau, Paul: Graphic
Thinking for Architects and Designers, 2nd Edition,
Reinhold,
1993.
Lockard, William Kirby: Design
Drawing, Revised Edition, Pepper Publishing,
1982.
Snyder, James C. Architectural Research.
Turabian, Kate L. A Manual for Writers.
Wehrli, Robert. Environmental Design Research: How to do
it and how to apply it.
Yin, Robert. Case Study Research Methods: Design and
Methods.
Zeisel, John. Inquiry by Design: Tools for Environment and
Behavior Research. Basic Concept in Environmental andBehavior Series, Eds. Irwin Atltman
et al.
Zube, Ervin H. and Moore, Gary T., ed. Advances
in Environment, Behavior and Design.
Volume 3,