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Interesting Read: http://www.igs.net/~mascott/design/design.htm

TOA Revision: Suggested Reading

now that it has been said, can we agree to disagree?

Here are Some More Suggested Readings for Revision and Awareness:

• Paul Rudolph: The Six Determinants of Architectural Form
• Christopher Alexander: Notes on the Synthesis of From
• Philip Johnson: The Seven Crutches of Modern Architecture
• Charles Jencks: 13 Propositions of Post-Modern Architecture
• Mark Wigley: Deconstructivist Architecture
• Peter Eisenman: The End of the Classical; End of the End, the End of the Beginning
• Zaha Hadid: Randomness vs Arbitrariness
• Bernard Tschumi: The Manhattan Transcripts
• Daniel Libeskind: End Space

TOA Revision Lectures - Notice 30.01.2011

Please note the following:


Three (3) lecture sessions should give us sufficient time to 'Revise' the subject area. Therefore, we will have the scheduled lecture on Wednesday afternoon (1). Is it possible to hold a session on Thursday morning at 8.00am (2) and another on Saturday afternoon (3)....?


Here are some past / model questions for your discussion:

Critically discuss the ‘intuitive design process vs. Intellectual design process’ in relation to architectural design.

“Architecture is a ‘Problem Solving Process’...”
Critically discuss the above statement.

“Architecture is heavily influenced by the zeitgeist (the spirit of the age)...”
In the above statement ‘zeitgeist’ refers to social and cultural phenomena.
Discuss the above statement in relation to late Twentieth (20th) and early Twenty-first (21st) century architectural examples. (You may select a few examples either Sri Lankan or international or both)

Discuss;
‘Design Generators’ in Architectural design
‘Spatial Progression’ with reference to architecture of Geoffrey Bawa
‘Architecture as Art’
Manual Drawing vs. Computer Aided Drawing
The Design ‘Crit’ as a method of evaluating architectural design in architectural education
Modernism vs. Post Modernism in architecture
Robert Venturi: Complexity and Contradiction in Architecture
Joseph Rykwert: Ornament is no Crime
Sim Van Der Ryn and Sterling Bunnell: Integral Design
Philip Johnson: Te Seven Crutches of Modern Architecture
Team Zoo/ Atelier Zo: Principles of Design
Rem Koolhaas: Bigness – or the Problem of Large

Your Architectural Education... Please Comment

What would you like to say?

1. Are you Learning to your satisfaction?
2. Are you being Taught to your satisfaction?
3. Are you being Assessed to your satisfaction? 
4. Are you Happy with mere 'satisfaction' ?
5. Are you Getting what you deserve?

If you answer 'Yes', then say how it can be improved.
If you answer 'No', then suggest how it can be changed.

 

These questions are repeated from a previous post, as they are important. Please comment. Thank You for those who already commented for the previous post. Your comments are of great value and it is appreciated. We will have a discussion on the contents in the future.

 

Thank you!

Visit to Kudagama - 28.01.2011

A visit has been arranged to Kudagama, Thambuththegama, to witness the Ahikuntaka Communitys' 'Wariga-Sabha'.

The bus will leave university at 12 noon on 28th January 2011.

All Level Four students are welcome.

TOA - Lecture 21.01.2011 - Post-script

Thank you for your participation and the keen interest shown in todays’ TOA workshop. From your comments and the general atmosphere in the studio, it was evident that most of you enjoyed the task.

As a follow up, you are requested to give ideas on how we can Evaluate the work carried out today. We will have a studio discussion next week to formulate assesment criteria based on yout ideas.

Please comment here, if you have any ideas, suggestions or even criticisms.

TOA LECTURE on 21.01.2011 from 1.30pm - 4.30pm

A Theory of Architecture Lecture will be held on 21.01.2011 from 1.30pm - 4.30pm.

All Students are expected to attend.

Please bring the following items;

1. A Metric Scale showing 1:100
2. Pencil
3. Butter sheets - A4 Size (min 4 sheets per student)

Please contact your Batch Rep for Venue.

SPECIAL LECTURE 21.01.2011 - HOW TO REVIEW LITERATURE

A Special Lecture on 'How to Review Literature' will be held on 21.01.2011 at 9.00am for the Level 4 students.

Please contact your Batch Rep for the venue.

TOA - Extra Lecture 21.01.2011 Friday 1.30 pm

Since we have lost two TOA lectures due to Poya holidays falling on Wednesdays, I like to schedule a lecture on this Friday.

Please bring four A4 size (or two A3 size) buttersheets, a pencil and a scale when you attend ths lecture.

We will discuss details on Thursday the 21st regarding the above.

Those students who did not ptesent their works for the Interim Crit today (18th) are urged to do so on the 21st without fail.

To be fair by those who did submit their works and faced a crit today, there will be a penalty imposed on those who didn't.

Your Architectural Education...

1. Are you Learning to your satisfaction?
2. Are you being Taught to your satisfaction?
3. Are you being Assessed to your satisfaction? 
4. Are you Happy with mere 'satisfaction' ?
5. Are you Getting what you deserve?

If you answer 'Yes', then say how it can be improved.
If you answer 'No', then suggest how it can be changed.

CRIT 18.01.2011 - Submission Criteria

As discussed in the Studio today (13.012011) the minimum submission criteria as follows:

1.  Layout - Key layout showing exact location off scheme in context.
2. Schematic Plans (Scale 1:400 / 1:200)
3. Sections & Elevations (Scale 1:200 / 1:100 / 1:50)
4. 3D Imagery 
5. Working Model(s)

11.01.2011 CRIT - Postponed

Notice to all Level 4 students:
Please note that the design crit that was scheduled for 11th January 2011 has been postponed to the 18th January 2011 on students' request.
However, all students are required to be present in Level Four Studio, at 9.30am on 11th January 2011 for a briefing by the Year-masters.

PB

Design - the jargon

TIME SPACE MOVEMENT TECHNOLOGY SITE PROGRAMME PRECEDENT BRIEF COLLAGE PRACTICE OCCUPATION GENERATIVE ALGORITHM RANDOM SCRIPTING GENDER VISION MATERIAL COMPOSITION POLITICAL SEXUAL PLAN STRUCTURAL BUILDING RHIZOME OBJECT TEXTURE LIGHT UNCANNY PLACE DESIRE PERSPECTIVE EXPERIENTIAL VIRTUAL NANO CONVERSATION CONSUMPTION ECONOMIC POWER KNOWLEDGE MONTAGE AUTHENTICITY SECTION AESTHETIC PHENOMENOLOGICAL ACTUAL HEURISTIC SOUND GEOMETRY ZOOM TRANSLATION SEX DETAIL SURFACE POINT SOLID MODEL METHOD DISTANCE CITY BOUNDARY SHAPE ELEMENT CHANGE EDUCATION DREAM AVATAR PORN MORPH TRANSGRESSION SIMULACRA HOPE SEMANTICS TECHNIQUE BIFURCATION ALIENATION MAPPING SYNTAX METHODOLOGY IMMERSION RHYTHM ANALYSIS IMMANENCE EPISTEMOLOGY VOYEURISM TRANSPARENCY TECTONICS REFLECTIVE ACCOMMODATION SURVEY SCHEDULE PROJECTION TERRITORY FICTION TRANSLATION QUANTUM PROJECTION AURAL DURATION DECONSTRUCTION LIMIT URBAN ENVIRONMENTAL ECOLOGICAL SEMANTIC DIACHRONIC EXISTENTIAL LIQUID UNITARY IDEOLOGY FOLD SOLID FINITE ARCHITECTURAL INQUIRY ORIENTATION MODES DEVELOPMENT COMMUNICATION THEMES STRATEGIES FORMAL NARRATIVE RADOM REFINE TEST COMBINE IDEA PROCESS CONTEXT ISSUES PROBLEMS PLANNING SKILLS TIME EQUIPMENT BUDGET RELATIONSHIPS PRACTICE CONTENTS SITE CLIMATE PLACE LANDSCAPE HISTORY INFLUENCE MODERN MEMORY CONSTRUCTION INVENTION SUSTAINABILITY STRUCTURE SCALE IMAGE LAYERS PRINCIPLES ZEITGEIST FUNCTION TIMELINE PROJECT CONTRIBUTORS ANCIENT CLASSICAL MEDIEVAL RENAISSANCE BAROQUE ENLIGHTENMENT PREFABRICATION POST-PRODUCTION EDIT AUDIT CONTEMPORARY REALISATION REINVENTION PRIORI MEANING ENGINEERING ART ORNAMENT FACADE SIGN SYMBOL CULTURAL LOGIC TRADITION CONTROL SURVEILLANCE FOLLY UTOPIA EXPOSURE INDEX DESIGN MAKING LEARNING BEAUTY TRUTH FEAR 

Theory of Design Assignment - 1

Write a short review for the movie 'Play Time' by Jaques Tati.

Please submit your reviews by 9.00am on 7 January 2011 to: archifour2010@yahoo.com