Description
1GA VS 4100 FA23
Visual Studies I the first of three core VS seminars in the M. Arch 1 program. As an introduction to representation, it is structured as both a technical course and a general survey. The seminar introduces students to the conventions, tools, and procedures of architectural drawing and modeling within a broader context of ideas, debates, and formats of representation in the discipline of architecture. Tutorials and assignments will focus narrowly on the interrelated roles of geometry, instrumentalization, and representation, while lectures and readings will broadly examine various modes of description and media. The course will be closely coordinated with the studio curriculum to facilitate the representation of design ideas and to begin the development of a personal portfolio of work.