ARCHITECTONICS STUDIO

ARCH 5311 – 002	SYLLABUS
WOMEN and the ARCHITECTURE of the AMERICAN WEST – WAoAW	Spring 2005
SEMINAR
College of Architecture & Honors College	F 9.00-11.00 am
Texas Tech University	ARCH 511

Dr. H. Buelinckx, Associate Professor

Office Hours: W 12.00-1.00 pm & F 11.00-1.00 pm-Room ARCH 710

Email: h.buelinckx@ttu.edu

COURSE DESCRIPTION

As builders or professional designers, as pedagogues or researchers, as nurturers or muses, women have played various roles in shaping the architecture of the American West. Based on a wide variety of sources, this course explores women’s creative and intellectual pursuits form the Native American tradition up to contemporary American design. Students shall explore an individual study subject, develop basic research skills, actively participate in class discussions, and document their findings in a verbal presentation, a short written paper, and a design poster.

COURSE OBJECTIVES

WAoAW explores, in an interdisciplinary seminar setting, how, throughout history, women have envisioned, inspired, commissioned, designed, built, criticized, characterized, and theorized the architectural environment west of the Mississippi River.

PEDAGOGICAL OBJECTIVES

WAoAW aims to introduce new ways of learning through an active explorative research process involving personal observation and inquiry, data collection via library and online searches, critical examination and evaluation of source materials, reflection and development of new insights, and the documentation of these findings in both written and visual format.

WAoAW addresses the following NAAB criteria:
1. Verbal and Writing skills, 2. Graphic skills, 3. Research skills, 4. Critical Thinking skills, 7. Human Behavior, 8. Human Diversity, 10. Western Traditions, 12. National and Regional Traditions, 36. The Context of Architecture, 37. Ethics and Professional Judgment.

COURSE CONTENT

The seminar session will address the following themes:

Women – Architecture – American West
Native Americans and Colonials
Pioneers and Homesteaders
Early Professionals
The 20s and 30s
The 40s and 50s
The 60s and 70s
The 80s and 90s
Contemporary Perspectives

COURSE FORMAT

WAoAW is a reading and writing intensive seminar course. Students are to critically read the selected articles, and select topics for in depth discussions during the weekly class meetings. Each student will conduct his own research, and present his findings in a verbal presentation during one half seminar session. In addition, each student will document his findings in a term paper of at least 1500 words long (+/- 12 pages). Papers should be typed in 12 point, double spaced, and have 1¼” margins all around. Papers should also include end notes and a selected bibliography. Illustrations should be included on separate sheets at the end of the paper. Each paper will therefore be about 15 pages long. In addition, a poster presentation/ web site graphically documenting his research will be presented at the end of the semester. Poster/web presentation requirements will be discussed in class.

GRADING POLICY

Grading will be determined based upon preparedness and discussion participation during the seminar sessions and on the quality of personal research as presented in the verbal presentation, the written term paper and the poster document.

1. Participation 20 %

2. Verbal Presentation 20 %

3. Paper 30 %
4. Poster/Web 30 %

COURSE SCHEDULE

See Attachment

READINGS

The weekly assigned readings will be selected from the attached Bibliography. At the discretion of the instructor, additional readings may be added or substituted. See Attachment

PLAGIARISM

As defined in the Student Affairs Handbook, Part IX, Section C, a plagiarism violation includes, but is not limited to:

§ the use, by paraphrase or direct quotation, of the published or unpublished work of another person without full and clear acknowledgement;

§ the unacknowledged use of materials prepared by another person or agency engaged in the selling of term papers or other academic materials.

CLASS ETIQUETTE

"Students are expected to assist in maintaining a classroom environment which is conducive to learning. In order to assure that all students have an opportunity to gain from time spent in class, students are prohibited from using cellular phones or beepers, eating or drinking in class, making offensive remarks, reading newspapers, sleeping or engaging in any other form of distraction. Inappropriate behavior in the classroom shall result in, minimally, a request to leave class." [Dean of Students and Provost, August 99]

ATTENDANCE POLICY

The College of Architecture follows the class attendance policy set out in the Undergraduate Catalog, 2002-2003, page 75 and the Graduate Catalog, page 62. The College supports the definition of four absences as being excessive and constitutes cause for having the student drop the class or receive an “F” grade.

BUILDING POLICY

The Architecture building is a tobacco and gun free environment. The use of spray paint or aerosol products of any kind is not permitted anywhere in the Architecture Building. The stairwells are not to be used for smoking or painting.

STUDENT PROJECTS

"The college of Architecture reserves the right to retain exhibit, and reproduce work submitted by students. Work submitted for grade is the property of the college and remains such until it is returned to the student." [Faculty Meeting, College of Architecture, January 00]

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY AND ACCESS TO FACILITIES

“The University is committed to the principle that in no aspect of its programs shall there be differences in the treatment of persons because of race, creed, national origin, age, sex, or disability, and that equal opportunity and access to facilities shall be available to all. If you require special accommodations in order to participate, please contact the instructor by email at : h.buelinckx@ttu.edu. Students should present appropriate verification from Disabled Students Service, Dean of Students Office. No requirement exists that accommodations be made prior to completion of this approved University process.” [TT-Faculty Handbook, August 98]

ARCH 4362 – H01	SCHEDULE
WOMEN and the ARCHITECTURE of the AMERICAN WEST – WAoAW
SEMINAR	Spring 2005
College of Architecture and Honors College, Texas Tech University	TR 1.00-2.30 pm
Dr. H. Buelinckx, Instructor	ARCH 507

SPRING 2005

Discussion Topics [Readings]

Due Dates -

Jan.

Th.

Intro

Jan.

Tu.

Lecture 1

Women / Architecture / American West

Th.

Jan.

Tu.

Lecture 2

Native Americans and
Hispanic Colonial

Th.

Identify Research Topic -

Feb.

Tu.

Lecture 3

Pioneers and Homesteaders

Th.

Abstract -

Feb.

Tu.

Lecture 4

Early Professionals

Th.

Annotated Bibliography -

Feb.

Tu.

Lecture 5

The 20s and 30s

Th.

Feb.

Tu.

Lecture 6

The 40s and 50s

Th.

Research Workbook -

Mar.

Tu.

Lecture 7

The 60s and 70s

Th.

Mar.

Tu.

Lecture 8

The 80s and 90s

Th.

Mar.

Tu.

SPRING BREAK

Th.

Mar.

Tu.

Student

Presentations

Tipi (Stone)- Rice (Brinkman)
In class review

PowerPoint Oral Presentations -

Th.

Mar.

Tu.

Morgan (Canon)- Dodge Luhan (Zavodny)

First Paper Draft -

Th.

Critics (Bemberg) & Eizenberg (Guzman)

Apr.

Tu.

Student

Presentations

Review—Papers

Th.

Homesteaders (Spears) & Colter (Babb)

Apr.

Tu.

Sacred (Mueller) & Riggs (Frazier)

Second Paper Draft -

Th.

FLW (Martin) & Howe (Gowryluk)

Apr.

Tu.

McCoy (Alford) and Review

Poster Draft Due -

2226

Th.

Tu.

Eames (Sanchez) & Tyng (Barnes)

Chicano (Cowan) & Hayden (Taylor)

Th.

Epilogue

Final Poster Due -

May

Th.

Public Presentations

Final Paper Due -

Tu.

J. Noble and K. Merkling

ARCH 4362 – H01	READER
WOMEN and the ARCHITECTURE of the AMERICAN WEST – WAoAW	Spring 2005
SEMINAR	T 10.00-12.00 am &
College of Architecture & Honors College	F 10.00-11.00 am
Texas Tech University	ARCH 507

Lecture 1a: Intro – Women and Architecture

§ Cole, Doris. “Preface” and “Introduction”, From Tipi to Skyscraper a History of Woman in Architecture, Press Inc. Boston, MA, 1973. 138pp. [NA 1997 C57], pp. i-xi .

§ Berkeley, Ellen Perry, ed., 1989, ” Preface” and “Introduction” , Architecture, a Place for Women, , MATILDA Mc Quaid, Associate Editor. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington and London, 1989. 278pp. [NA 1997 A74 1989], pp. i-xxv.

§ Torre, Susana, ed. ‘ Intro”, Women in American Architecture: a Historic and Contemporary Perspective. Watson-Guptill Pub., NY, 1977. pp. 1-17.

§ Woman in Architecture .(a brief history) http://www.arvha.asso.fr/

§ AIA- Archive on Women in Architecture, Washington DC http://library.aia.org/uhtbin/webcat

§ International Archive of Woman in Architecture - IAWA Blacksburg, Virginia-organized by Milka Bliznakov. http://spec.lib.vt.edu/IAWA/iawaguid.html

Lecture 1b: The American West

§ Bakken, G.M. and Farrington, B. “Series Dedication”, “Series Introduction”, “Volume Dedication” “Volume Introduction” The Gendered West. The American West. Interactions, Intersections, and Injunctions. [BF00] pp. i-xxvi.

§ Jameson, Elizabeth. “Toward a Multicultural History of Women in the Western United States.” The Gendered West. The American West. Interactions, Intersections, and Injunctions. [BF00]. pp. 177-207

§ Armitage, Susan. “Women and Men in Western History: A Stereoptical Vision.” The Gendered West. The American West. Interactions, Intersections, and Injunctions. [BF00]. pp. 1-15

Lecture 2: Native American and Colonial Period

Mandatory readings

§ Lobell, Mimi. “The Buried Treasure. Women’s Ancient Architectural Heritage”. Architecture. A place for Women. Opus Cited. [EP89]. Ch. 13. pp. 139-157.

§ Torre, Susana. “The Pyramid and the Labyrinth”. [ST77] pp. 198-202.

§ Castaneda, Antonia I. “Engendering the History of Alta California, 1769-1848. Gender, Sexuality, and the Family.” The Gendered West. The American West. Interactions, Intersections, and Injunctions. [BF00]. pp. 274-303.

Lecture 3: Pioneers

§ Cole, Doris. “Frontier Traditions. Pioneers and Indians”. [DC73]. Ch.1. pp. 1-27. [NA 1997 C57]

§ Peavy, Linda & Smith, Ursula. “A Home in the West. Pioneer Women Settling In.” Pioneer Women — the Lives of Women on the Frontier, Smithmark Pub., New York, NY, 1996. pp. 47-69 [HQ 1438 W45 P43 1996].

Lecture 4: Early Professionals prior to the 1920s

§ Hayden, Dolores. “Catherine Beecher and the Politics of Housework” [ST77] pp. 40-49.

§ Barbasch, Adriana. “Louise Blanchard Bethune. The AIA Accepts Its First Woman Member”. [EP89]. pp. 15-25

§ Boutelle, Sara Homes. “An Elusive Pioneer. Tracing the Work of Julia Morgan”. [EP89]. pp. 107-123.

§ Boutelle, Sara Homes. “Julia Morgan in Some Professional Roles 1860-1910”. [ST77] pp. 79-87.

Lecture 5: Women and Architecture during the 1920s and 30s

Education

§ Stevens, Mary Otis. “The Cambridge School.”, “A Thousand Women in Architecture”, “Early Organizations.” A Historic Perspective. 6. Struggle for Place. [ST77] pp88-91.

§ Anderson, Dorothy May. “The Cambridge School. An Extraordinary Professional Education”. [EP89]. pp. 87-98

§ Cole, Doris. “Education of Women Architects. The Cambridge School”. [DC73]. 138pp. pp. 78-105. [NA 1997 C57]

Women as Clients

§ Friedman, Alice T. “No Ordinary House: Frank Lloyd Wright, Aline Barnsdall, and Hollyhock House.” Women and the Making of the Modern House: A Social and Architectural History. Harry N. Abrams, Inc. New York, 1998. pp. 32-63.

Women as Mothers, Wives, …to great Architects

§ Van Zanten, David. “Frank Lloyd Wrigth’s Kindergarten. Professional Practice and Sexual Roles”. [EP89]. pp. 55-62

§ Sweeney, Robert L., “His House, Her House, Their House”, MAK Center for Art and Architecture R.M. Schindler, Prestel Verlag, Germany, pp. 37-50, 1995.

Professionals

§ Stevens, Mary Otis. “California Women Architects” in A Historic Perspective-Some Professional Roles 1920-1960. [ST77]—pp 88-91/96-99.

Lecture 6: Women and Architecture during the 1940s and 50s

§ Paine, Judith. “Lilian Rice” – Some Professional Roles: 1920-1960. [ST77]. pp.108-111.

§ Cole, Doris. “Eleanor Raymond, Architect” and “House Beautiful”. [DC73], pp. 17-28.

§ Friedman, Alice T. “Southern California Modern: The Constance Perkins House, by Richard Neutra.” [AF98]. pp. 160-187.

§ Tyng, Anne Griswold. “Professional and Private Lives.” Louis Kahn to Anne Tyng. The Rome Letters 1953-1954. Rizzoli International Publications, New York, NY, 1997. pp.28-59.

Female Architectural Critics

§ Stephens, Suzanne. “Voices of Consequence: Four Architectural Critics.” [ST77] pp.136-143. (Catherine Wurster Bauer-30s-40s; Sibyl Moholy-Nagy 1950s; Jane Jacobs 1960s; Ada Louise Huxtable 1960s)

Lecture 7: Women and Architecture during the 1960s and 70s

§ Friedman, Alice T. “It’s a Wise Child: The Vanna Venturi House, by Robert Venturi.” [AF98]. pp. 188-213.

§ Gabor, Andrea. “Denise Scott Brown”, Einstein’s Wife—Work and Marriage in the Lives of Five Great Twentieth-Century Women. Penguin Group, New York, pp.156-231, 1995.

§ Gebhard, David. Lutah Maria Riggs—a Woman in Architecture 1921-1980, Capra Press, Santa Barbara, CA, 1992.

Lecture 8: Women and Architecture during the 1980s and 90s

Mandatory readings

§ Tyng, Anne Griswold. “From Muse to Heroine. Toward a Visible Creative Identity”. [EP89]. pp. 171-186

§ Brown, Denise Scott. “Room at the Top? Sexism and the Star System in Architecture”. [EP89]. pp. 237-246

§ Smith, Chloethiel Woodward. “Architects without Labels. The Case against All Special Categories”. [EP89]. pp. 221-228

§ Frank, Karen. “A Feminist Approach to Architecture. Women’s Ways of Knowing.”. [EP89]. pp. 15-25.

Lecture 9: Contemporary Perspectives -- 2000 and beyond

§ Pran, Peter. “Preface.” The Architect. Women in Contemporary Architecture. Toy, Maggie, Ed. Watson-Guptill Publ., New York, NY. 2001. pp. 6-8.

§ Toy, Maggie. “Introduction.” The Architect. Women in Contemporary Architecture. Toy, Maggie, Ed. Watson-Guptill Publ., New York, NY. 2001. pp. 9-13.