Three Rivers community college
Thames CAMPUS    574 new london tURnpIkE    norwich, ct 06360

860-885-2387

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Design II Syllabus

(Spring Offering only.)

Three Rivers

ARC K213-213L

Instructor:     Professor Mark Comeau, (885-2387), email mcomeau@trcc.commnet.edu

 

Grading:         Students will be graded on four projects throughout the semester in accordance with the following                                    criteria:

      - Implementation of the tenets learned in Design I;

      - Depth of design exploration as evidenced by sketches and story-boards;

      - Craftsmanship of drawings and model construction;

      - Design solutions and creativity.

 

Course Objectives:

This design course is the capstone of the two year Associate Degree program.  Project types will be both individual and group and will consist of four vignettes of expanded scope and solution requirements.  Rendering and detail model construction will be introduced as students explore design through three dimensions.  Building systems are also explored as an integral part of design.

 

Text:   Form, Space & Order, Francis D.K. Ching, (and Instructor Supplements)

Project 3:     Maintaining Aesthetics

Week 9:    Spring Break

3/20          No Classes in Session

 

Week 10:  Project Issued;

3/27          Program Review/Story Boards

 

Week 11:  Schematic Progress;

4/03          Solution Roll-out, Concept Sketches

 

Week 12:  Project Completion (Crit);

4/10          Presentation Drawings & Models

 

Project 4:     Multimodal Practicum Project

Week 13:  Project Issued;

4/17          Program Review, Story Boards

 

Week 14:  Schematic Progress;

4/24          Solution Roll-out/Story Boards

 

Week 15:  Design Development;

5/01          Systems Integration

 

Week 16:  Review Forum (Crits);

5/08          Guests Invited

 

Project 1:     Context and Technology

Week 1:    Project Issued;

1/24          Program Review, Story Boards

 

Week 2:    Schematic Progress;

1/31          Solution Roll-out/Story Boards

 

Week 3:    Design Development;

2/07          Systems Integration

 

Week 4:    Review Forum (Crits);

2/14          Presentation Media

 

Project 2:     Environment & Context  < click

Week 5:    Project Issued;

2/21          Program Review, Story Boards

 

Week 6:    Schematic Progress;

2/28          Perspective Layout Guide < click

 

Week 7:    Design Development;

3/06          Systems Integration

 

Week 8:    Review Forum (Crits);

3/13          Presentation Media

 

 

COURSE REQUIREMENTS:

Required Materials:       ▫ 12” role of cream or white trace

(along with drafting)   ▫ HB pencils

                ▫ prismacolor pencils (muted tones of grays, greens, others)

                ▫ prismacolor markers (muted tones of grays, greens, others)

Use of SketchUp will be utilized.

 

Updated 05/25/08