Arch 315/715 Course Objectives
Students who satisfactorily complete this course will have achieved basic competence in the ability to put together a basic proposal for the architectural development of a given property. That includes the following abilities:
To think strategically, that is, to prioritize design issues: To be able to briefly assess all of the available information on the project and decide which issues are most critical to its successful design. To be able to do this within each of the major areas of concern including Location, Ecology, Urban Design, Program, etc.
To ask questions relevant for each of the prioritized design issues and to state them clearly.
To understand where and from whom answers are likely to be found, whether through interviews, direct observation (photography, measurement, inventory-taking, etc.), indirect observation (through maps, codes, etc.) or precedent studies.
To gather information in sufficient quantity and quality to address the questions asked.
To arrange the information into a form that facilitates analysis and interpretation.
To recognize the implications of the information and determine which implications are more critical
To propose options to a project's stakeholders regarding the design implications for each design issue.
Students who satisfactorily complete this course will NOT be expected to have achieved competence in the ability:
To know specific project types: Students will NOT be expected to be able to recite a list of design guidelines for any particular project or project type.
To know specific guidelines beyond general, almost universally applicable basics: Students will NOT be expected to be able to recite, without looking them up, specific regulatory requirements or other easily available and frequently fluctuating guidelines.