Weitz Center, HGArchitects

Arch 454/554  Vertical Design Studio

Spring 2019

Musical Performance on the Palouse

Instructor: Bruce Haglund <bhaglund@uidaho.edu>

Course Requirements

The course is being offered as a vertical studio. Arch 554 students will act as design team leaders for the Arch 454 students.

See Arch 454 syllabus.

Concept

Your project’s concept is not the form, shape, or floor-plan; it is much better to frame it as a question that you are trying to answer.—Jeanne Gang, Studio Gang

NAAB Requirements

This course aims to meet the NAAB Student Performance Criteria in Realm A, Critical Thinking and Representation, and Realm B, Building Practices, Technical Skills, and Knowledge.

Realm A: Critical Thinking and Representation. Graduates from NAAB-accredited programs must be able to build abstract relationships and understand the impact of ideas based on the study and analysis of multiple theoretical, social, political, economic, cultural, and environmental contexts. Graduates must also be able to use a diverse range of skills to think about and convey architectural ideas, including writing, investigating, speaking, drawing, and modeling.

Student learning aspirations for realm A include:

• Being broadly educated.
• Valuing lifelong inquisitiveness.
• Communicating graphically in a range of media.
• Assessing evidence.
• Comprehending people, place, and context.
• Recognizing the disparate needs of client, community, and society.

Realm B: Building Practices, Technical Skills, and Knowledge. Graduates from NAAB-accredited programs must be able to comprehend the technical aspects of design, systems, and materials and be able to apply that comprehension to architectural solutions. In addition, the impact of such decisions on the environment must be well considered.

Student learning aspirations for realm B include:

• Creating building designs with well-integrated systems.
• Comprehending constructability.
• Integrating the principles of environmental stewardship.
• Conveying technical information accurately

 See pages 15-17 of NAAB's 2014 Conditions http://www.naab.org/accreditation/2014_Conditions for details.