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World Architecture & Urbanism I
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COURSE DESCRIPTION This course illustrates the significance of architecture in recording the development and aspirations of societies in the world's major cultural regions, from the cave dwellings and early agricultural settlements of 15,000 BC up to the 1500 C.E. It examines the different ways in which distinct cultures, religions, and geographic peculiarities of Europe, the Americas, Asia, and the Pacific region have contributed to the diversity in architectural production and shaped the globe by making it a habitable place. Prerequisite for advanced courses in architectural history and theory. Open to non-majors. CLASS NOTES & WEB SITE Students are responsible for preparing their own class notes. Due to the extensive material covered in this course, at the beginning of each lecture, the instructors will give an outline listing each work of architecture discussed in that lecture. The course syllabus, schedule, lectures and slides are available for review on the ARCH 271 Web Site. This site can be accessed from the maile page at: http://www.maile.hawaii.edu REQUIRED READING Students must read the assigned pages from the specified readings (see attached Schedule) for each topic before the lecture. Unless noted otherwise, all required readings are in the Reader ARCH 271, compiled by the instructor and available for purchase at Professional Image, 2633 S. King St. ASSIGNMENT 1: GROUP BUILDING REPORT This course requires the students to write a building report in a group of no more than five students. This report contributes 20% of the final grade of each student (composite of 10% for the independent paper and 10% for the overall grade of report). On August 31 (Tuesday after the deadline for dropping the course without "W"), the instructor will provide a list of buildings and students may sign there names in front of the building of their choice. No more than five students can sign up for the same building. Each group, thus divided, will sign-up for a group appointment with the instructors from September 7-14, to further discuss the assignment. During the weekend before this meeting, each group must gather preliminary research material on the building (plans, elevations, views of the building). The group will bring this material to the meeting. Each member of the group must attend this meeting. Each group member will write an independent paper on one of the following aspects of the same building:
This assignment will help students first learn how to describe, analyze, and understand a specific aspect of a work of architecture and then collectively bring the disparate pieces together in the form of a comprehensive Building Report. ASSIGNMENT 2 The Scale Project is designed to make sure that students understand the scale of at least one important building of their choice. It carries 15% of the final grade. Each student will make a copy of the site plan of the UH Mãnoa Campus (there is no need to re-draw plans for this assignment). She/he will then select a building covered in this course, locate its plan and section, and bring these drawings to the same scale as the Campus Site Plan by reducing or enlarging through a photocopy machine. Students will then replace an existing building on the Campus Site Plan with the selected architectural work of the past and draw sections of the existing and the historic building. Submission should be carefully presented on a 2ft. by 2ft. cardboard (as creatively as the student wishes). ASSIGNMENT 3 This course requires the students to write one term paper, contributing 15% of the final grade. Each student will select an architectural work of his or her choice, from the list provided, and write a comprehensive research paper analyzing the different aspects of the building. The library research for this paper should include the use of Art Index and articles published in different Architectural Journals. Students must give references to articles and books that they consult (refer to the Chicago Manual of Style for the use of bibliographic references, footnote & endnote specifications). EVALUATION CRITERIA Assignment 1: Group Report 20% |