An Exploration of the Design Process
Peter C. Sugar, AIA Ann Beha Architects, Boston
Mon Jan 5, Wed Jan 7, Fri Jan 9, 10am-12:00pm, 7-338 Lg.Stella Room
Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Limited to 20 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Prereq: Recom. for students in final year of architecture, or alums
Explore the design process. Issues to be covered include: the definition of the process; the design idea - first thoughts; theory, aesthetics and constructability: the transformation of the idea; technology, details and pitfalls; material selection and appropriateness; construction documentation, specification and workmanship; the construction process; the players; checking and verification of the intent; and the final product.
Contact: Annette Horne-Williams, 7-337, x3-7387, ahwill@MIT.EDU
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Authorship, Surveillance and Evaluation in the Design of Exhibition Spaces
Konstantinos Tsakonas, Bill Arning
Thu Jan 29, 10am-05:00pm, AVT 7-431
Single session event
In the design of exhibition spaces, there is often creative tension in claiming authorship of visitors' experience among three important contributors: the artist, the curator and the architect of the space. Furthermore, it is hard to ascertain the quality of the experience as methods for surveying visitors' behavior and evaluating the design of the exhibition space are still in their developmental infancy. The workshop accommodates artists, architects and curators as they discuss the current state of affairs, especialy in relation to the use of computer technology in the design, surveillance and evaluation of exhibition spaces.
Contact: Konstantinos Tsakonas, 7-337, x3-7387, tsakonas@mit.edu
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Building with Books
John Ochsendorf, Erik Demaine, CSAIL, Marty Demaine, CSAIL; Stephanie Hartman, MIT Library
Mon Jan 5 thru Fri Jan 9, 10am-04:00pm, N51-160, Flexible Hours
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 30-Dec-2003
Limited to 12 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
We will be designing and constructing furniture from disused books. If you are interested in finding new uses for discarded materials, or if you need a new piece of cool furniture, please join us. Projects may include chairs, shelves, tables, hammocks, walls, sculpture, and more. We will beworking in a wood shop to find new ways to use books as structural or sculptural materials. The project is interdisciplinary and we are looking for creative uses for old reading material. Participants and organizers
include engineers, architects, artists and more.
Co-sponsored by the Department of Architecture and MIT Libraries.
Web: http://theory.lcs.mit.edu/classes/bookbuild/
Contact: bookbuild@theory.lcs.mit.edu
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Sketching, Interpretations
Jason W. Hart
Wed Jan 21, Thu Jan 22, Fri Jan 23, Mon Jan 26, Tue Jan 27, 01-04:00pm, 1-135
Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Signup by: 15-Dec-2003
Limited to 20 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Prereq: No artistic or technical ability is required
The sketch is the most expressive drawing; it is not meant to produce anything but one's own clarification. The sketch is a way of thinking, a way of seeing, and a way of understanding the physical world in which we operate. This course is grounded on the concept of understanding through doing. It is intended as a self-inquiry to develop the skills of the individual through a set of diverse sketching exercises, with an emphasis on the 3-dimensional analytical sketch. Basic 3D drawing techniques are introduced the first session, while other sessions focus on the art of 'seeing' and drawing by doing. Students requested to finance own materials and local travel. Please see activity web-site for signup and further information.
Web: http://www.mit.edu/~jwhart/sketch.htm
Contact: Jason W. Hart, 7-337, x3-7387, jwhart@mit.edu
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