In a short essay of no more than 300 words, take a stand “for” or “against” the global proliferation of the mid-rise BIM building.

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162 HEINRICH HU ̈ BSCH

The readings make a case for an understanding of global culture over universal design – even if that global culture is partly digital or virtual. A “global culture” approach might require a careful calibration or attention to local circumstances – contexts as sources of history, memory, belonging, climate, carpentry, and so on.

With the cooperation and integration of BIM, architecture is moving quickly towards a new normative architecture (attached pic). This architecture’s ubiquity is tied to the availability of parts and ease of construction, but also to the pervasive use of Revit as a design tool.

In a short essay of no more than 300 words, take a stand “for” or “against” the global proliferation of the mid-rise BIM building. You may make technical or functional points to support your argument, but you must also convincingly use the Frampton or Sassen reading to persuade, or make, your case.

How can the interior spaces help foster family interactions?

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Case study essay comparing 3 different projects.

The essay must be heavily illustrated in architectural style too.

  • How can the interior spaces help foster family interactions?

Write a summary of the content including 3 major ideas, what you learned, what was surprising and how you can use the information provided in the future.

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Examining social equity in infrastructure

Watch the video discussion “Examining social equity in infrastructure” from the American Society of Civil Engineering. In this episode of ASCE Interchange, Maya Trotz, professor of civil and environmental engineering at the University of South Florida, examines social equity in infrastructure.

Write a summary of the content including 3 major ideas, what you learned, what was surprising and how you can use the information provided in the future. This assignment is worth 5 points and the weight will be that of an Activity.

  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vy1wHvPlGi0

Write an essay on the impact of passive strategies on the overall energy performance of traditional houses in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

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The Impact of Passive Strategies on the Overall Energy Performance of Traditional Houses in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Write an essay on the impact of passive strategies on the overall energy performance of traditional houses in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

According to Phu Hoang, what is the fundamental difference between “sustainable” and “resilient” architecture? Which would you advocate for? Choose two contemporary architectural projects (of the last 10 years): one that you think exemplies “sustainablity” and one that exemplifies “resiliency.” Argue on behalf of one over the other using one of the readings as your “gospel.”

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CASE STUDY

According to Phu Hoang, what is the fundamental difference between “sustainable” and “resilient” architecture? Which would you advocate for? Choose two contemporary architectural projects (of the last 10 years): one that you think exemplies “sustainablity” and one that exemplifies “resiliency.” Argue on behalf of one over the other using one of the readings as your “gospel.”

In an essay of no more than 300 words, describe the conceptual understanding of the body by 1) Classicist architecture, and 2) Modernist architecture.

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DISCUSSION ESSAY

This week’s assignment will require some speculation and also, an argument that turns a contemporary project into a future precedent.

In an essay of no more than 300 words, describe the conceptual understanding of the body by 1) Classicist architecture, and 2) Modernist architecture. You should derive that view and cite your source as an attribution in your text (i.e., “According to Colomina, ….(paraphrase)..” (footnote, page number). After describing the Classicist and the Modernist viewpoint, please speculate on what the conceptual understanding of the body will be in 2050. You should use some outside resource (an article in Wired, for example) to make your case for that conceptual understanding to occur in that near future. Finally, based on that near-future body, please use a current architectural project (last 10 years!) that you think is “leading” towards that future body. You will need to defend your choice using specific attributes of that building or scheme.

 

Choose either the Vanna Venturi house by Robert Venturi OR House III by Peter Eisenman. Once you have chosen, show how the chosen project relates specifically to the reading.

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DISCUSSION ESSAY

Choose either the Vanna Venturi house by Robert Venturi OR House III by Peter Eisenman.
Once you have chosen, show how the chosen project relates specifically to the reading. If you chose the Venturi House, you should use the Venturi reading. If you chose the Eisenman, you should use the Rowe reading.

In a short paper, explain the main argument of the reading, and three main points that the reading uses to convey that argument. For each of the three main points, please use your chosen architectural project as a clear example. Use appropriate illustrations or images.

This assignment should be presented as a short paper which can be composed of bullet points, as in an encyclopedic entry, no more than 300 words, typed with illustrations/images, and source citations for text references. The style format is Chicago. Please familiarize yourself with the Footnote function in Word. Do NOT compose text in Illustrator.

Use images at the end of instructions to write a 2 page essay analyzing their architectural aspects as the description below describes.

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Bella Luna: An Architectural Masterpiece

Use images at the end of instructions to write a 2 page essay analyzing their architectural aspects as the description below describes.

ANALYTIC PAPER
This assignment asks you to scrutinize and interpret a single example of contemporary commercial off-campus architecture in a thorough and rigorous manner. Your selective analysis will answer the following questions: What particular messages does your structure convey, how precisely does it convey them, and to which specific audience?
Although we live in a profoundly visual culture, seldom do we look at images and spaces in a sustained and analytic fashion. One of the basic goals and premises of this course is the development of skills in critical visual analysis, just as liberal-arts education emphasizes the

STEP ONE: ASSEMBLING THE EVIDENCE
Already we’ve seen how various elites orchestrate the natural and built environment to articulate various forms of power, whether to demonstrate control over tremendous human and natural resources, to express divine status or favor, to align themselves with particular natural phenomena, to intimate subjects or enemies, or to mark off and restrict access to privileged or sacred spaces. Like all producers of visual culture, architects and designers today wield a battery of tools. A successful argument will mobilize many species of visual evidence, including but not
restricted to:
Approach: What do visitors see first? What associations do these first impressions create?
Layout: Why have designers planned this site in this manner? Is there any apparent “program,” or order in which the environment should be experienced? Are some spaces privileged over others?
Design: The overall atmosphere will subtly shape visitors’ expectations and experiences. Here you might also consider scale, media (the materials used), signage, lighting, color, and the physical relationship between the products and the consumers.
Style: Does the architecture or interior design evoke other cultures, historic periods, or structures?
Symbolism: Both the structural exterior and the displays inside may contain specific motifs and symbols. Art historians refer to such culturally-specific visual codes as iconography. What associations do these symbols and images evoke?
Audience: Who is the target audience for this environment? What demographic (in terms of age, gender, ethnicity, region, education, class, etc.) does the store serve? Do the spaces appeal to a particular social group in direct contrast to or at the expense of another? Obviously WalMart, the Shenandoah Farmers’ Market, and Black Sheep Cafe each address a distinct constituency.

STEP TWO: BUILDING AN ARGUMENT
Once you’ve amassed your visual evidence, you’ll need to present it to your reader in a clear and convincing manner. Do not simply list all your description by type of visual evidence; instead, structure of your analysis by message. Each section of your essay will showcase a central message that you feel the advertisers are striving to express, and all visual details in that section will directly substantiate your argument about that message. Thus, your argument must subordinate mere description to analysis of the meanings of your case study. Your conclusion, finally, should demonstrate how the overall image caters to a specific audience. Be economical with your analysis; in such a short paper you must focus selectively on just one or two aspects of your chosen image. A stronger argument will cover fewer phenomena more thoroughly and persuasively rather than more features of site more superficially. Description should always be RELEVANT. Never describe anything about your site unless it directly advances your argument. Conversely, be sure to SUBSTANTIATE your larger arguments with specific details from the site or structure.

WRITING TIPS
Bear in mind I will be reading multiple papers. Both your title and your introductory sentence should grab my attention.

In terms of diction: use the active rather than the passive voice; avoid vague filler words such as really, clearly, or rather; where possible, favor strong, evocative verbs over the bland and ever-tiresome is, has, does, goes, makes, uses, and so on; and always vary your vocabulary. Eschew long, cumbersome, multi-clause sentences; complex syntax makes a poor vehicle for complex ideas. Above all, be sure to proofread: I won’t deduct very much for typos and spelling but slopy writing are ususaly a cleer sign of a last0-minute papre. Your introduction or “thesis” will summarize your paper and set out the questions you intend to answer over the course of your essay (for this reason I strongly recommend that you compose it last, after you’re really worked out your arguments). Likewise, the first, “topic” sentence of each paragraph should encapsulate its contents. I should be able to read just your intro and topic sentences and get a general but complete understanding of your argument and its implications. A draft is always a good idea. Bringing me a draft to review is a better one. The worst thing you can do is to try to write this paper the night before!

DEADLINES AND LOGISTICS
Due to Canvas before class on THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 14. Late papers will be downgraded 1/2 grade per day or fraction thereof; a third page of textual analysis will merit the same penalty. Final papers will be 1 to 2 pages, double-spaced, typed, paginated, in twelve-point font, with one-inch margins, and in .docx format. The 1 to 2 pages will be solely reserved for textual analysis.

Choose either the Vanna Venturi house by Robert Venturi OR House III by Peter Eisenman. In a short paper, explain the main argument of the reading, and three main points that the reading uses to convey that argument.

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DISCUSSION ESSAY

Choose either the Vanna Venturi house by Robert Venturi OR House III by Peter Eisenman.
Once you have chosen, show how the chosen project relates specifically to the reading. If you chose the Venturi House, you should use the Venturi reading. If you chose the Eisenman, you should use the Rowe reading.

In a short paper, explain the main argument of the reading, and three main points that the reading uses to convey that argument. For each of the three main points, please use your chosen architectural project as a clear example. Use appropriate illustrations or images.

This assignment should be presented as a short paper which can be composed of bullet points, as in an encyclopedic entry, no more than 300 words, typed with illustrations/images, and source citations for text references. The style format is Chicago. Please familiarize yourself with the Footnote function in Word. Do NOT compose text in Illustrator.

Write a summary paper of the main points that Spiro Kostof makes in his chapter titled “The Study of What We Built”.

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 The Study of What We Built

Write a summary paper of the main points that Spiro Kostof makes in his chapter titled “The Study of What We Built”.