Wednesday, March 5, 2008

TASK FOR TODAY - INDEPENDENT STUDY

TASK FOR THURSDAY TUTORIAL - WEEK 1

PROJECT 1
COMPLETE BY THE START OF THE NEXT CLASS

1. FORM GROUPS OF TWO FOR ALL THE VILLAS EXCEPT ADOLF LOOS' VILLA MULLER WHICH WILL BE ANALYZED BY THREE STUDENTS each group should have six subgroups of 2 students and one of 3 students.
2. RESEARCH THE VILLA ASSIGNED AFTER THE INTRODUCTORY LESSON USING THE LIBRARY AND OTHER SOURCES
3. COLLECT THE GRAPHIC INFORMATION AVAILABLE: SITE PLAN, FLOOR PLAN(S), SECTIONS AND ELEVATIONS
4. STUDY THE VILLA TRYING TO UNDERSTAND WHAT WAS THE ARCHITECT'S INTENT THROUGH HIS SKETCHES (IF AVAILABLE) AND HIS WRITINGS. ATTEMPT TO PRODUCE A SERIES OF PARTI SKETCHES AS PER PROJECT OUTLINE AND FIND SOME EXAMPLES OF PARTI AND POCHE' DRAWINGS TO SHARE IN CLASS
5. COLLECT HIS SKETCHES AND HIS WRITINGS + AT LEAST ONE ARTICLE WRITTEN BY AN ARCHITECTURE HISTORIAN AND CRITIC
TO DISCUSS IN CLASS

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