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ProtoArchitecture Justin Lavallee Mon-Fri, Jan 6-9, 13-16, 21-24, 02-06:00pm, 7-432 + 3-412 Pre-register on WebSIS and attend first class. No listeners Prereq: Level: G 9 units Standard A - F Grading Fee: 150.00 for fabrication materials Provides students with the tools for developing complex geometries from flat components; fine-tuning press fit constructions, molding and casting; and making repeatable molds for customization. Using the potentials of rapid, iterative prototyping, architectural issues are examined through interactions between occupant and architecture. Preference to first-year MArch students. The first week of this course will introduce students to the fundamental technical skills that they will rely on in the fabrication lab. The final weeks will introduce a project that will teach research methods and show students how to apply their fabrication skills in the context of design research. Contact: Justin Lavallee, 5-415, 253-9830, jalavall@mit.edu |
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Introduction to Architecture and Environmental Design Intensive Lorena Bello Mon, Wed, Fri, Jan 6, 8, 10, 13, 15, 17, 22, 24, 27, 29, 31, 09:30am-05:00pm, 3-133 + 7-432 studio Pre-register on WebSIS and attend first class. Limited to 30 participants. No listeners Prereq: Level: U 9 units Standard A - F Grading HASS-A (HASS-E) Fee: 100.00 for studio supplies Provides a foundation to the design of the built environment, from the scale of the object, to the building, to the larger territory. Focuses on the shared foundations of the allied design disciplines of architecture, landscape, and urbanism, developing skills in critical thinking and analysis, spatial representation and design methodologies. Examines the larger influences of the arts and sciences on these disciplines. Through lectures and design exercises, students are provided an opportunity to establish a reference for understanding the discipline of architecture and environmental design, and are provided an introduction to design fundamentals and design process. Preference given to Course 4 majors and minors. Students must attend first meeting on 1/6 at 9:30 in room 3-133. Contact: Renee Caso, 7-337, x3-7792, yammie@mit.edu |
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Architectural Design Workshop Veneto Experience Shun Kanda Mon Jan 6 thru Sun Jan 19, 09am-10:00pm, Venice, Italy Pre-register on WebSIS and attend first class. Limited to 8 participants. No listeners Prereq: Permission of instructor Level: H 6 units Standard A - F Grading Can be repeated for credit Addresses design inquiry in a studio format. In-depth consideration of selected issues of the built world. The problem may be prototypical or a particular aspect of a whole project, but is always interdisciplinary in nature. By engaging in on-site fieldwork in and around Venice with particular convergence on projects by the Venetian architect and educator Carlo Scarpa (1906- 1978), the program provides opportunities to develop critical thinking in relating the power of place to design. During the two-week immersion of empirical learning, students will explore the intersections of formal synthesis and phenomenology; of time, place and people; and of inspired creativity and production. Students will collaborate on various exercises and discussions, meet local designers and artisans, resulting in the documentation of studio work and final presentation. For application and inquiries, visit the website or email info@venetoexperience.com Web: http://www.venetoexperience.com Contact: Shun Kanda, 10-422M, (617) 492-2696, kanda@mit.edu |
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Architectural Design Workshop Design Studio Charrette Cancelled Nader Tehrani, Anton Garcia-Abril, Joel Lamere, William O'Brien Jr. Mon-Fri, Jan 6-10, 13-17, 20-22, 01-03:00pm, Architecture Studio, final work due 1/29/13 Selection by departmental lottery. Do not pre-register on WebSIS. Enter lottery by: 11-Nov-2013 Limited to 20 participants. No listeners Prereq: Permission of instructor 2nd yr MArch, SMArchS, SMACT students eligible to apply Level: H 9 units Standard A - F Grading Can be repeated for credit Addresses design inquiry in a studio format. In-depth consideration of selected issues of the built world. The problem may be prototypical or a particular aspect of a whole project, but is always interdisciplinary in nature. The IAP Design Studio Charrette will put forward several architectural provocations about the future of MITs knowledge economy. The Kendall Square development project will be the context for our reconsideration of models of education in architectural terms. Architectural investigations will range in scale of a laboratory to the scale of a tower to the scale of urbanism. The outcome of the charrette will be an edited publication of the collective design research, a symposium, and a public exhibition. Final work due 29 January. Contact: Nader Tehrani, 7-337, 253-8993, ntehrani@mit.edu |
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Architectural Design Workshop PS1 MoMA Young Architects Program William O'Brien, Jon Lott, Michael Kubo Mon-Fri, Jan 6-10, 13-17, 21-24, 27-29, 01-05:00pm, Architecture Studio Pre-register on WebSIS and attend first class. Enter lottery by: 19-Nov-2013 Limited to 10 participants. No listeners Prereq: Permission of instructor Level: H 9 units Standard A - F Grading Can be repeated for credit Addresses design inquiry in a studio format. In-depth consideration of selected issues of the built world. The problem may be prototypical or a particular aspect of a whole project, but is always interdisciplinary in nature. Goal is to develop a competition proposal for PS1 MoMA Young Architects Program. Provides a framework for the contemplation of a wide-range of architectural concerns, including cultural, social, formal, and technical. It will be run by architects W. O'Brien Jr, J. Lott and M. Kubo, all members of Collective-LOK. The aim is to assemble a varied team of thinkers, provocateurs, cultural-critics, craftsmen, and visualizers to form a larger Collective inclusive of the members of the academy and the profession. Applications consisting of a brief statement expressing interest and a work sample (PDF of less than 10MB) due Nov. 19 to wojr@mit.edu. Open to MArch, SMBT, SMArchS, SMACT, and undergraduates. Contact: William O'Brien, 10-482M, 452-3122, wojr@mit.edu |
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Undergraduate Architecture Internship Meejin Yoon Mon-Fri, Jan 6-10, 13-17, 21-24, 27-31, 09am-05:00pm, architecture firm, Applications due 11 November Pre-register on WebSIS and attend first class. No listeners Prereq: 4.113 Level: U 6 units Graded P/D/F Can be repeated for credit Students work in an architect's office to gain experience, improve skills, and see the inner workings of an everyday architectural practice. Internships possible in all sizes of firms and in public and nonprofit agencies. During IAP, a full-time, 4-week internship is required; maximum IAP credit, 6 units. From January 6 to January 31, students will work with a firm in the Boston area every day during the week. Organized by the Department of Architecture, this program is open to all students in the department who have completed the prerequisite classes. Submit resume and design sheet to Hannah Loomis by 11 November. Students will be notified of placement by 9 December. Contact: Hannah Loomis, 10-491M, (617) 253-7494, hloomis@mit.edu |
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Graduate Architecture Internship Meejin Yoon Mon-Fri, Jan 6-10, 13-17, 21-24, 27-31, 09am-05:00pm, Architecture firm, Applications due 11 November Pre-register on WebSIS and attend first class. No listeners Prereq: 4.151 Level: G 6 units Graded P/D/F Can be repeated for credit Work in an architect's office to gain experience, improve skills, and see the inner workings of an everyday architectural practice. Internships possible in all sizes of firms and in public and nonprofit agencies. During IAP, a full-time, 4-week internship is required; maximum IAP credit, 6 units. From January 6 to January 31, students will work with a firm in the Boston area every day during the week. Organized by the Department of Architecture, this program is open to all students in the department who have completed the prerequisite classes. Submit resume and design sheet to Hannah Loomis by 11 November. Students will be notified of placement by 9 December. Contact: Hannah Loomis, 10-491M, (617) 253-7494, hloomis@mit.edu |
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Workshop in Architectural Computation Perception Creatures: Inventing ways of sensing and making space Terry Knight, Athina Papadopoulou, Cagri H. Zaman Mon-Fri, Jan 13-17, 21-24, 27-29, 10am-05:00pm, 7-432 Pre-register on WebSIS and attend first class. Limited to 15 participants. No listeners Prereq: Permission of instructor Level: H 6 units Standard A - F Grading Can be repeated for credit Fee: 30.00 for equipment charge Opportunity for exploration of a topic in computation through research-focused design projects or exercises. Registration subject to prior arrangement of topic and supervision by staff. Spatial understanding is derived from the synergy of our senses. We experience a space not only by seeing but also by touching, listening, feeling, smelling and moving. The workshop aims to extend our understanding of architecture by studying the interaction of the body and the environment. Each student team will invent its own creature that will act as a perception machine for the analysis and design of space. The creature, which can be either an extension of the body or an autonomous device, will provide the sensory data from a physical space. The sensory data will then form the perceptual framework for designing new spatial experiences. The workshop is structured around three exercises: design and make the perception creature; experience a physical space through the creature's body; make a space from the creature's experience by attaching material and volumetric qualities to sensory inputs. Undergraduates from across disciplines are encouraged to register as well as graduate students. Contact: Athina Papadopoulou, athpap@mit.edu |