PITTED AGAINST THE WILDERNESS WEEKS 9-15: DESIGN DEVELOPMENT
“Crossing the Skyline” massing model (Aneesha Dharwadker, 2020)
SCHEDULE
Wednesday 3/22: Work day (no in-person meeting)
Friday 3/24: Zoom meeting at 2PM (Link here; Meeting ID: 874 5374 3519; Password: 801891)
Present two massing strategies (3D diagrams) and two entry sequence diagrams (plan or 3D diagrams)
Select one (or a hybrid) to develop in plan and elevation for the 29th
Monday 3/27: Work day (no in-person meeting)
Wednesday 3/29: Based on discussions from Friday the 24th, decide on one strategy to develop for your project.
Deliverables for this day are one ground floor plan and one primary elevation (1/16” scale on a printed 24x36; both drawings can appear on the same board)
Monday 4/3: Visit to the Chicago Architecture Center; desk crits
Wednesday 4/5: Guest lecture from UIC School of Education PhD Candidate Mary Rose O’Shea; desk crits
Monday 4/10: Desk crits and work time
Wednesday 4/12: Visit to the Museum of Contemporary Art
Monday 4/17: Desk crits and work time
Wednesday 4/19: Desk crits and work time
Monday 4/24: Visit to Perkins+Will
Wednesday 4/26: Final peview
Friday 4/28: Portfolio reviews (sign up here)
Monday 5/1: Wrap-up, evaluations and studio clean out; see final documentation guidelines below
FINAL REVIEW DELIVERABLES (minimum requirements)
Floor plans at 1/16” = 1’
One critical section at 1/16” = 1’
One entry sequence diagram, plan or axon
One program diagram, axon
One exterior rendering
One interior rendering
One diagram or palette of materials, architectural and landscape (see examples here and here)
One physical model with context, 1/32” = 1’ (a well-crafted final model)
FINAL REVIEW SCHEDULE AND GUIDE
Guide for pinning up Download
Presentation outline:
Briefly summarize your initial text and themes addressed in your concept phase (1-2 minutes)
State how you have defined “literacy” through your project in 1-2 sentences. This should act as your thesis statement for the project.
Describe your site conditions and the most important spatial/environmental elements you wanted to address in your design (1 minute)
Walk us through your major design/organization moves, program, circulation, and material selections (7-8 minutes)
FINAL DOCUMENTATION REQUIREMENTS
Submit the following to your named folder on Box, located in ARCH 574_Chicago Studio_Spring 2023\ _FINAL DOCUMENTATION
Assignment 1 files (initial sketch ideas), each file as its own JPEG
File naming: LastName_Assignment1Sketch1, LastName_Assignment1Sketch2 and so on
Review 1 files, each file as its own JPEG
File naming: LastName_Review1FileName
Minimum of 3 photographs of your model(s), using the same naming convention above
Site Analysis files, each file as its own JPEG
File naming: LastName_SiteAnalysisFileName
Minimum of 3 photographs of your model(s), using the same naming convention above
Final Review files, each board as its own JPEG
File naming: LastName_FinalBoard1, LastName_FinalBoard2 and so on
Minimum of 3 photographs of your model(s), using the same naming convention above