Architecture 315/715: Pre-Design Analysis Fall 2008 Instructors: Barry D. Yatt, FAIA, CSI Timothy Barrows, AIA Jonathan Penndorf, AIA, LEED AP TAs: Adam Schwartz and John Peragallo

This website is for the use of students enrolled in Architecture 315 and 715 at The Catholic University of America's School of Architecture.

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Basics

• Click here to see the course calendar, links, and readings, with links. 
• Click here for the learning objectives.
• Click here to review course policies: general rules and course-specific rules.
• Click here to check your grades. Please report any problems you see to your TAs. UPDATED 11/7
• Click below to see information on the course project (For use with the class exercises)
  • A memo from the client 
  • The Site: Southwest corner of Wisonsin and Albemarle, near Tenley Circle Metro Station 
  • The Program: Fire Station
• Click here to order textbook. NOTE: Shipping takes about 10 days. While you're waiting for delivery, the first few chapters can be viewed by clicking here.

Supplements

• Click here to see a PowerPoint presentation that summarizes the point of this course and its assignments.
• Click here to see the data and the proposal for the Capitol Hill case study reviewed in class.
• Click here to download a copy of the Program Inventory spreadsheet used in class.
• Click here for an outline of central concepts and a list of the "Keys to Effective Student Assignments"
• Click here to find all kinds of reference resources related to the course material

Course description - Excellent designs start with excellent preparation. Parti studies must be based on thorough examination of the investors, users, the public, and the site. This course introduces the four analyses that make for responsive design: cost analysis, code analysis, site analysis, and program analysis. It also explores the process of design as a consequence of effective “parti planning”. Prerequisite: None.

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