Architecture 402/503: Architectural Design IV - Comprehensive Building
Spring 2008

Sections and Critics

Student Projects

This website contains information intended to be common to all sections of Arch 402. Note that individual section critics may be using information that supersedes what is contained here. Please check with your own critic.

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• Calendar
• Calendar of Juries indicating which teams will present in which spaces
• Syllabus
• Supplement Lectures and Handouts
• Readings and Precedents 
• Project:  Crough Center for Architectural Studies
  • Project information
  • Mission Statement for School of Architecture & Planning 
  • Program
  • Documentation: Plans, etc.
  • CUA's Master Plan website 
• Assignments
• • Assignment 1: Firm Identity
  • Assignment 2: Site Analysis and Work Plan
  • Assignment 3: Conceptual Diagrams, Plans, Sections, Elevations
  • Assignment 4: Architectural Plans and Sections
  • Assignment 5: The Storyboard
  • Assignment 6: SMEP Diagrams
  • Assignment 7: Wall Section Drawings and Bay Model (1/4") 
  • Assignment 8: Construction Documents and Material Specifications
  • Assignment 9: Construction Animation
• Useful forms 

  • Partnership Agreement Writing Tool

  • Agreement Form (This is a basic short-version Owner-Architect Agreement, and will have to be modified to work as a Partnership Agreement.)

  • Record Of Contact form

  • Timesheet form

  • Timesheet Management form

  • Program Matrix form

  • Project Cost Template 
• Previous Studios: Student CBDS Projects from past years
  • 2006 Mobius: Boards and Detail animation (may take some time to download)
  • 207 Juxtapoz: Predesign and Design (may take some time to download)
• Computer Use
  • Instructions for setting up a team website
  • Instructions for setting up a team share space for your CAD and other files. 
  • Instructions for using 3D Studio or SketchUp with ArchiCAD
  • Instructions for organizing and plotting CDs using ArchiCAD 
• Workshops
  • Workshop 1 Schedule - Feb 20:  Passive Solar and Mech
  • Workshop 2 Schedule - Feb 22:  Structures and Lanscape cancelled
  • Workshop 3 Schedule - Feb 25:  Accesssibility and Passive Solar
  • Workshop - Mar 10:  Passive Solar
  • Workshop - Mar 14:  Sustainability Charette
  • Workshop - Mar 17:  Structure
  • Workshop Schedule - Mar 26:  Electric
  • Workshop Schedule - Mar 31:  Lighting, Cost, Mech/Plumb + Structure
  • Workshop Schedule - Apr 2:  Detailing
  • Workshop Schedule - Apr 11:  Mech
  • Workshop Schedule - Apr 14:  Detailing
• Sustainability Charette
• • Preparation Questions
• Deliverables
  • Midterm 50% Jury, Friday, February 29
  • 75% + 90% Reviews, 4/7 + 4/21
  • Final Review, May 2
• Example of Final Presentation (will take a while to download)
  • Part 1
  • Part 2
• Oral Defense Guidelines for Study New!
• Grading/Evaluation Sheets
  • Peers
    • Peer Evaluation Spreadsheet to be completed and e-mailed to critic
    • Hard copy Peer's Evaluation Sheets
      • PreDesign Peer's Evaluation Sheet
      • 25% + 50% Peer's Evaluation Sheet
      • 75%, 90% and Final Peer's Evaluation Sheet
  • Critics/Jurors
    • PreDesign Critic/Juror's Evaluation Sheet
    • 25% + 50% Critic/Juror's Evaluation Sheet
    • 75%, 90% and Final Critic/Juror's Evaluation Sheet

Course description - Architectural Design IV/Comprehensive Building Studio (6 cr.) Studio
Explores the conceptual and technical aspects of architectural form and its assembly. Students will examine building systems, lighting and mechanical, materials, as well as methods and details of assembly. The focus will be the integration of information from other core courses into a comprehensive design project. This course is a co-requisite with Comprehensive Building Design Studio Supplement. Prerequiste: ARCH401.

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