Documents

Main course documents

Be sure to have all course materials before the start of class. Be sure to order in advance to allow shipping time. Items may be purchased at Dickblick.com:

Or purchase items locally the first week of class at: Visible Difference, 116 S. Beaver Street, Flagstaff, AZ 86001, 928-774-3349.

 

Sketchbook

Sketchbook Assignments – (total: 12) will occurs weekly and should be completed in the class sketchbook. These will be collected at the midterm and final for evaluation. There are also 2 Reflection Papers that look at use and role of sketching in the practice of architects and designers.

The purpose of these assignments is to assist in the development of drawing, ideation (idea development), presentation, and visual communication skills. Sketchbook assignments are intended to build the visual thinking skillsets through weekly practice, and respond to weekly reading assignments taken from the Visual Notebook, by by Norman Crowe and Paul Laseau. The sketchbook constitutes 25% of the final grade for the course.

  1. Chapter 1 – Facades

  2. Chapter 2 – Recording

  3. Chapter 2 – Analysis

  4. Chapter 2 – Design

  5. Chapter 3-1 – Imitate Case Study

  6. Chapter 3-2 – Imitate Case Study

    • Midterm: Sketchbook assignments 1 — 6 will be scanned and submitted for a midterm assessment grade in Bb Learn.

  7. Chapter 3-3 – Imitate Case Study

  8. Chapter 3-4 – Imitate Case Study

  9. Chapter 3-5 – Imitate Case Study

  10. Chapter 4-A – Choices

  11. Chapter 4-B – Choices

  12. Chapter 5-A – Choices

 

Problems

Problems – (total: 3) are the core component of this course. The problems progress in complexity and address fundamental design principals, color theory, perspective, color rending, introductory schematic design development and presentation. The first two problems occur pre-midterm, and the third problem runs the second half of the semester. The problems constitute 60% of the final grade for the course.

  1. Problem 1: 10 Line composition with value and color

  2. Problem 2: Color theory applied to Interior Design

  3. Problem 3: Boutique Hotel Lobby Design

 

Quizzes

Quizzes – (total: 5) are based on readings, lectures and demonstrations. These will be taken in BBLearn. The quizzes together constitute 15% of the final grade for the course. See course schedule and BBLearn for timely completion of quizzes.

  1. (Design) Vocabulary 1

  2. (Color) Vocabulary 2

  3. Color Applications (Color Workbook, by Becky Koenig, Chapters 2 — 4, PDF)

  4. Perspective Review (Perspective for Interior Designers, by John Pile)

  5. Bubble & Blocking Diagramming (The Interior Plan, by Rengel, selected pages: 134-137, 150-153, 160-165, PDF)

See the Readings Section for PDF links.

 

Textbooks

There are two required textbooks. For each book the first chapters are provided while you are waiting for your books to arrive.  Order the books ASAP. Due to copy-wright issues, not all chapters can be provided. 

  1. Visual Notes for Architects and Designers, (2nd Ed.), by Norman Crowe and Paul Laseau, Wiley Press, November 2011, ISBN: 978-0470908532

  2. Perspective for Interior Designers, By John Pile, Paperback Edition, Whitney Library of Design, 1985, ISBN: 0-8230-4008-9

 

Readings

Resources