Readings for ARCHITC 123

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Rading 1: Read the following from Clark, Roger H., and Michael Pause. Precedents in Architecture. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1985. page xiii. Consider and be prepared to answer the question "Why do we study precedents?"

Reading 2: from Kleon, Austin. Steal like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You about Being Creative. New York: Workman Pub., 2012. pp 21-23.

Reading 3: from Kleon, Austin. Steal like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You about Being Creative. New York: Workman Pub., 2012.

Reading 4: The following steps of the design process are listed in the syllabus for the course. Be prepared to name all 5 and talk about what they are.

• FAMILIARIZATION: Analyze the limitations and document the conditions that define a design problem.
• EXPLORATION: Develop multiple solutions to a single design problem that are responsive to the limitations and conditions that define the problem and that integrate the characteristics of relevant precedents.
• SELECTION: Evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of several solutions, select the optimal solution, and articulate verbally the rationale for the selection.
• CLARIFICATION: Develop and refine a single solution incrementally in a steady and progressive manner.
• PRESENTATION: Organize a project presentation that includes physical models, orthographic drawings, paraline and/or perspective drawings, diagrams that illustrate the characteristics of the solution, representations that narrate the design process, and a written and oral explanation of the steps that led to the solution.

Reading 5: Read the following from Clark, Roger H., and Michael Pause. Precedents in Architecture. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1985. page 247. Consider and be prepared to answer the question "What is a formative idea?"

Reading 6: Read the following from Pallasmaa, Juhani. The Thinking Hand: Existential and Embodied Wisdom in Architecture. Chichester, U.K.: Wiley, 2010. 

Reading 7: Excerpts from Thadani, Dhiru A. and Peter J. Hetzel. “Teaching Design Proecess.” Windsor Forum on Design Education. Eds. Stephanie E. Bothwell et al. New Urban Press, 2004. 279 & 280.

Reading 8: Read the following from Frederick, Matthew. 101 Things I Learned in Architecture School. Cambridge, MA: MIT, 2007. p. 31.

Reading 9: Read the following from Frederick, Matthew. 101 Things I Learned in Architecture School. Cambridge, MA: MIT, 2007. p. 29.

Reading 10: Read the following from Pallasmaa, Juhani. The Thinking Hand: Existential and Embodied Wisdom in Architecture. Chichester, U.K.: Wiley, 2010. p 73.

Alvar Aalto was a Finnish architect. Here is a link to one of his projects: http://www.dyergrimesarchitects.com/images/Alvar%20Aalto%20Blog.jpg

Reading 11: Read the following from Pallasmaa, Juhani. The Thinking Hand: Existential and Embodied Wisdom in Architecture. Chichester, U.K.: Wiley, 2010. p 74.

Reading 12: Read the following from Pallasmaa, Juhani. The Thinking Hand: Existential and Embodied Wisdom in Architecture. Chichester, U.K.: Wiley, 2010. pp 76-7.

Reading 13: Read the following from Frederick, Matthew. 101 Things I Learned in Architecture School. Cambridge, MA: MIT, 2007. p. 32.

Reading 14: Read the following from Frederick, Matthew. 101 Things I Learned in Architecture School. Cambridge, MA: MIT, 2007. p. 81.

Reading 15: from Kleon, Austin. Steal like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You about Being Creative. New York: Workman Pub., 2012. pp 65 & 67.

Reading 16: from Kleon, Austin. Steal like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You about Being Creative. New York: Workman Pub., 2012. pp 137-140.

Reading 17: from Botton, Alain De. The Architecture of Happiness. New York: Pantheon, 2006. pp. 44-5.

Reading 18: Lidwell, William, Kritina Holden, Jill Butler, and Kimberly Elam. Universal Principles of Design: 125 Ways to Enhance Usability, Influence Perception, Increase Appeal, Make Better Design Decisions, and Teach through Design. Beverly, MA: Rockport, 2010. pp. 142-3.

Reading 19: from Pye, David. The Nature of Design. New York: Reinhold Pub., 1964. p. 26.

Reading 20: from Kleon, Austin. Steal like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You about Being Creative. New York: Workman Pub., 2012. pp 18-21.

Reading 21. from: Jackson, Iain. The Architecture School Survival Guide. London: Lawrence King Publishing Ltd, 2015.  p 150.

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