KENT STATE UNIVERSITY
COLLEGE OF ARCHITECTURE & ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN
UNDERSTANDING ARCHITECTURE
ARCH 10001 section 2
Spring 2011 tues & thur 5:45- 6:30 pm nixson hall room 104
PROFESSOR DAVID HUGHES, ARCHITECT
SYLLABUS- SCHEDULE of CLASS ACTIVITIES
(NOTE- THIS IS PRIMARILY A GUIDE TO THE SCOPE OF THE COURSE, CHANGES MAY
BE MADE THROUGHTOUT THE SEMESTER, WITH ADEQUATE NOTICE)
WEEK
CLASS
DAY
DATE
SUBJECT / ACTIVITY
READINGS
1
1
2
TU
TH
1/11
1/13
COURSE INTRODUCTION
ARCHITECTURE & PERCEPTION
syllabus
preface / intro
2
.
3
4
TU
TH
1/18
1/20
BEST ARCHITECTURE REVIEW
chapter 1
handout & glossary
.
‘COMMODITIE’
.
3
VOCABULARY- DEFINITIONS & QUOTES
.
.
5
6
TU
TH
1/25
1/27
OVERVIEW- principles/elements/approach
SITE
chapter 3
4
7
8
TU
TH
2/1
2/3
INTENT- function/purpose/use
SCALE- s/m/l/xl
chapter 4
chapter 6
5
9
10
TU
TH
2/8
2/10
SPACE- circulation/use
SKILLS- the architect (from sketching to sketchup)
chapter 8
6
11
TU
2/15
EXAM #1
.
FIRMNESS
.
.
12
TH
2/17
STRUCTURE- principles/elements/approach
chapter 2
7
13
14
TU
TH
2/22
2/24
MATERIALS- wood/ masonry/ concrete/ steel
ARCHITYPES- floor/wall/roof-wood light frame
chapter 5
chapter 7
8
15
16
TU
TH
3/1
3/2
CONSTRUCTION- means & methods
FINISHES
chapter 10
9
17
18
TU
TH
3/8
3/10
SKILLS- engineering types
ENGINEERING- components- field investigation
chapter 11
10
19
20
TU
TH
3/15
3/17
EXAM #2
EXAM REVIEW
11
21
22
TU
TH
3/22
3/24
SPRING BREAK
.
SPRING BREAK
DELIGHT
.
12
23
24
TU
TH
3/29
3/31
INTRODUCTION
HISTORIC ROOTS- EGYPT to GREECE
13
25
26
TU
TH
4/5
4/7
ROME
chapter 17
MEDIEVAL PERIOD
chapter 19
14
27
28
TU
TH
4/12
4/14
RENAISSANCE
BAROQUE ERA
chapter 20
15
29
30
TU
W
4/19
4/21
INDUSTRIAL AGE to MODERNISM
POST MODERN & BEYOND
31
32
TU
TH
4/26
4/28
EXAM #3
REVIEW
16
chapter 14
chapter 15
textbook