Chabot College
Fall 2003
Replaced Fall 2010
Course Outline for Architecture 8B
FUNDAMENTALS OF ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN II
Catalog Description:
8B - Fundamentals of Architectural Design II
4 units
Continuation of the content and issues introduced in Architecture 8A. Emphasis on generating and
developing design concepts, incorporating structure, materials, and energy considerations as
determinates of form. Emphasis on applied traditional and digital graphic communications tools,
including scale models to convey intended concepts and meanings. Prerequisite: Architecture 8A
(completed with a grade of “C” or higher). 3 hours lecture, 3 hours studio.
[Typical contact hours: lecture 52.5, studio 52.5]
Prerequisite Skills:
Before entering the course, the student should be able to:
1. apply fundamental principles and means of design in the creation of two- and three-dimensional
compositions;
2. consciously plan and systematically approach the solution of a design problem and reflect on its
success and effect on the product;
3. identify and evaluate alternate solutions to given architectural problems;
4. deliberately compose design elements which exhibit a specified set of relationships (i.e. pattern,
hierarchy, and contrast) and organizational attributes (i.e. proximity, repetition, sequence,
structure, symmetry, etc.);
5. express proposed design concepts graphically, with study models, and verbally;
6. access research materials on the built environment;
7. describe how social and cultural values affect architectural design;
8. manipulate and apply digital images, illustrations and 3-dimensional models to the process of
architectural design.
Expected Outcomes for Students:
Upon completion of the course the student should be able to:
1. define in words and diagrams the central concept or part of a design;
2. use both traditional and digital graphic and model building techniques to study design strategies;
3. apply the role of human activity as determinant of and constraining element in design decisions;
4. use functional objectives and constraints to affect the form and organization of architectural
elements;
5. manipulate architectural elements (floors, walls, roofs, openings) to define form and space that
support the communication of intended meanings and concepts;
6. adapt architectural design in response to a variety of site factors, including climatic, daylighting,
and acoustic conditions;
7. describe how cultural values and beliefs inform the perception and meaning of built
environments;
8. devise architectural designs in response to the cultural and anthropometric needs of occupants;
9. apply knowledge of structural potential and limitations as a design factor.
Chabot College
Course Outline for Architecture 8B, Page 2
Fall 2003
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Theory and principles of spatial definition
Design process theory, principles, and techniques
Methods of analyzing architectural design
Using anthropometrics, proxemics, and cultural attitudes and perceptions as determinants of
form
Privacy gradients
Manipulating the attributes of form (size, shape, surface, light, and material) in support of design
Fundamentals of organizing form and space
Circulation types and configurations
Considering environmental design factors: climate, daylighting, and acoustics
Incorporating structural concepts into design
Presentation techniques using traditional and digital media
Traditional and digital model-making as a study-tool
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Lectures
Slide and overhead presentations
Field trips
Studio design projects
Building analysis
Assignments and Methods of Evaluating Student Progress:
1. Typical Assignments
a) Design an artist-in-residence studio in response to a published artist; project requires
model, traditional and digital drawings, and written documentation
b) Graphically and in writing analyze the traditional domestic architecture of a specific culture
c) Design a ‘Mingles’ row-house with instructor-provided program and site; project requires
model, traditional and digital drawings, and written documentation
d) Design a house with instructor-provided program and site; project requires model, traditional
and digital drawings, and written documentation
2. Methods of Evaluating Student Progress
a) Studio projects
b) Quizzes and written architectural analysis
c) Class participation
d) Improvement over the semester
e) Final Exam Presentation
Textbook(s) (typical):
Form, Space, and Order, Francis D.K. Ching, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1996.
Creation in Space: A Course in the Fundamentals of Architecture: Architectonics, Jonathan Block
Friedman, Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company, 2000.
Special Student Materials:
1. Small personal drafting tools, such as pencils, triangles, erasers, erasing shield, scale,
templates, lead pointer, drafting tape, tracing paper, and model-making supplies.
2. 100 Mb ‘Zip’ disks.
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TS:kh Revised: 1/14/03