ARC 1015 creditsPrereq: Pre-Requisite: Architecture majors only.
ARC 101: Architectural Design Studio 1 Lab
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- Theme is visual communications and critical processes. Introduces two-dimensional and three-dimensional representation techniques for developing and presenting design concepts. Develops creative thinking and critical awareness in design. Cognitive understanding for spatial relationships present in structural, proportional, and site systems are introduced, combining geometry and graphics. Freehand drawings, 2-D and 3-D projections, shades, shadows, perspective, and reproduction techniques. Development of model-making skills utilizing various design media. Studio projects introduce a range of assignments for the making of both 2-D and 3-D environments. Introduces drawing and making as a mode of seeing and thinking.
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Professors who have taught ARC 101
- Beth Tauke
- Chris Romano
- Joyce Hwang
- Kory Smith
- Matthew Hume
- Stephanie Cramer
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