Arch 3500 Fall 2021 Introduction to Urban Contexts Profs. Brown-Hecker-Lee-Mendez-Terim
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assignment 1_ researching the city. researching work.
Americans spend approximately 1/3 of their lives at work and the majority
do so in cities. The goal of this assignment is to research and understand both the contemporary
city and the contemporary workplace in order to better design the workplace for workers and better
design buildings to play a role in the urban contexts in which they are placed.
{work} BOOK (Research in teams of 2 to be compiled into a studio booklet)
What is work?
How do we work today?
What is the relationship between work and living?
What are contemporary workplace trends?
Psychological aspects of work
Social aspects of the workplace
Workplace design trends
Etc…
Workplace case studies
2 per group of 2
{site} BOOK Mapping/infographics (Research in teams of 2 to be compiled into a studio booklet)
(Suggested + varies by studio)
Zoning analysis
Circulation (pedestrian, bicycle, automobile + bus, public transit)
Distance/Time
Sections
Program
History
Open/Public Spaces
Light/sun/shadows
Events/time
Figure Ground
Building Heights
Building Ages
Programming
Urban Surfaces
Topography
Atmospherics/Climate
Views
Flora
Sound
Building Types
Morphology (historical to present)
Linkages (urban spaces + movement)
Demographics
Materials
Density
Arch 3500 Fall 2021 Introduction to Urban Contexts Profs. Brown-Hecker-Lee-Mendez-Terim
Site documents
-2D CAD base map
-3D CAD site model
-3D physical site model
Assignment 1 Deliverables:
Due: September 6th
Studio Level
3D Rhino Model of Site (1 student rep per studio)
2D AutoCAD plans/sections of site (1 student rep per studio)
*2 students per class will act oversee and coordinate
{work/site} BOOK compiled (comprised of mappings, research, data, demographics etc…)
*2 students per class will act as editors
Student level (teams of 2)
Work place research (diagrams, infographics, montages)
Case studies
Mappings
All work to be organized in a common studio template in 2 page spreads (8.5”x11portrait) printed using
InDesign and that can also be projected as a pdf file.
Readings:
Delirious New York, Chapters: Introduction - Prehistory
Workspheres, Introduction - Paola Antonelli Film:
Urbanized - Gary Hustwit
Workplace - Gary Hustwit