COURSE SECTION INFORMATION
School of Advanced Technology
Architectural Design 1
Architectural Technician/Technologist
Professor’s Name: Janice van Baaren
Email: vanbaaj@algonuincollege.com
Phone: 613-727-4723 #5806
Office: A111
Course
Number:
Course
Section:
Academic
Year:
Term:
Out of Class
Assistance: As posted on Blackboard under
Staff information
Academic
Level:
DSN8431
020
2009/10
Fall
03
Section Specific Learning Resources
 The textbooks for this course are the same as those listed in the approved
course outline available on Blackboard.
 Other related materials will be provided to the student as required.
Learning Schedule
DATE
WEEK 1
Friday, Sept. 11
CLASS OUTLINE
Introduction, review course outline,
overview of semester, overview of
evaluation.
ASSIGNMENT/
HOMEWORK
Notice of Assignment 1 –
Urban Walk on Saturday,
September 19, 9-12am
Introduction to the Design
Process Model
WEEK 2
Friday, Sept. 18
Introduction to the “The Urban
Context Model”, discussion of
principles of urban design,
terminology, visual characteristics
URBAN WALK OF BYWARD
MARKET – Saturday,
September 19, 9-12:00am.
DATE
WEEK 3
Friday, Sept. 25
CLASS OUTLINE
Review of Urban Context
Assignment – Urban Walk
Sketches – images selected,
presentation format, quality of
graphics.
Introduction to “Urban Context/
Site Analysis” – base map
method, how to document, record,
present and analyze, site as ‘form
generator’
ASSIGNMENT/
HOMEWORK
Assignment 1 Urban
Context Assignment Sketches
Due Week 3
Assignment 1 Urban
Context Assignment Sketches – Due
at start of class
10%
(validates EES 1 and 6)
Hand Out Assignment 2 –
Urban Context Site
Analysis Group Project
Due Week 5
WEEK 4
Friday, Oct. 2
Lab Class – bring info
gathered/assembled to date for
Assignment 2 to class, group
discussion on content, plan to
organize info (graphic and text),
review format for presentation
Bring to class info for Site
Analysis
WEEK 5
Friday, Oct. 9
Assignment 2 Group
Presentations/Discussion.
Assignment 2 - Urban
Context Site Analysis – Due
at start of class.
Group presentations.
20%
(Validates CLR 4 and EES 1,
2, 6 and 7)
Design Process Model review.
Hand out Assignment 3 –
Space Planning
Due week 8.
WEEK 6
Friday, Oct. 16
Introduction to Programming
Introduction to Planning Principles
establish relationships,
organization of space
bubble diagrams, preliminary
floor plans, ideas, hand
sketches
DATE
CLASS OUTLINE
WEEK 7
Friday, Oct. 23
Lab class – review progress of
space planning assignment.
Review functional relationships,
user/client needs, graphic
standards, planning standards,
doors swings, handicap access,
WEEK 8
Friday, Oct. 30
Review Assignment 3 in class.
Introduction of transition from 2D
to 3D, from floor plans to section
and elevations.
Introduction of elevation design
strategies.
ASSIGNMENT/
HOMEWORK
bring to class better resolved
floor plans,
graphic presentation ideas
Assignment 3 – Space
Planning Due beginning of
class
15%
(Validates CLR 2,3,5 and
EES 4,5,7)
Hand out Assignment 4 –
Urban Infill Commercial
Elevation Study. Due week
10
WEEK 9
Friday, Nov.6
Lab class – review preliminary
elevations, review ideas of
proportion and scale, elevations as
design tool, patterns of the street,
functional vs visual, window and
door patterns, grid organization
3 Preliminary Elevations due,
hand sketches, ideas
WEEK 10
Friday, Nov. 13
Review Assignment 4 Elevations
in class.
Assignment 4 – Urban Infill
Commercial - Elevation
Studies Due – beginning of
class
15%
(Validates CLR 3,4,5 and
EES 4, 7).
Introduction to Zoning by-laws,
external controls.
Introduce new project “Urban Infill”
Hand out of Assignment 5 –
Urban Infill House
Due week 14
WEEK 11
Friday, Nov. 20
Lab class
Bubble diagrams and
preliminary floor plans,
Review zoning
DATE
CLASS OUTLINE
WEEK 12
Friday, Nov. 27
Lab class
WEEK 13
Friday, Dec. 4
Lab class – review final design
scheme and presentation mock-up
WEEK 14
Friday, Dec. 11
Formal Presentation of
Assignment 5 Urban Infill House
with guest critics
ASSIGNMENT/
HOMEWORK
Developed floor plans,
preliminary sections and
elevations
Final Presentation Mock-up
Assignment 5 – Urban Infill
House – Due beginning of
class.
30%
(Validates CLR 1,2,3,4 and
EES 1,4,5,7).
Optional Sketch books due
WEEK 15
Exams – no class
Other Important Information
 Please review policies under Related Information in the Approved Course Outline
posted on Blackboard.
 Attendance will be taken throughout the course.