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Three Rivers community college 860-885-2387 © Mark A. Comeau - All Rights Reserved |
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Site Analysis Syllabus (Spring offering only.) |
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Three Rivers |
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ARC K241-241L |
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Instructor: Professor Mark Comeau, (885-2387), email mcomeau@trcc.commnet.edu
Grade: Quizzes (2) 25% Vignette Projects 50% Final Project 25%
Course Objectives: To introduce the Architectural Design Technology students to an overview inventory of the systems & elements which are encountered in the analysis of site conditions. The student will explore how each element operates and procedures to maintain or improve the quality of the site environment. Students develop a value system which fosters the concept of fitness to human purpose & specific site context through an ecological approach to design.
Method: Lectures, Slide Lectures, Simulations, Class Discussion
Text: Site Analysis, James A. LaGro Jr., (and Instructor Supplements) (Note: The course’s weekly subjects follow the book’s layout in sequential chapter order. Please read corresponding subject-chapter material prior to each class.) Course document hyperlinks have been disabled for updates over the Summer. |
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Week 9 Spring Break (3/20) No Classes in Session
Week 10 Landform (handouts) (3/27) Topography & Contours
Week 11 Landform (portfolio handouts << download) (4/03) Grading and Earthwork
Week 12 Infrastructure pp 44, 52, 152-168 (4/10) Systems & Distribution
Week 13 Infrastructure pp 181-184 (4/17) Drainage and Waste Systems
Week 14 Landscape Architecture pp 184-207 (4/24) Design: Hard & Soft Scapes
Week 15 Final Site Design Project (5/01) Evaluation/Selection/Development
Week 16 Final Site Design Project (5/08) Project 1 Project 2 Project 3 Sites
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Week 1 Planning, Zoning, Ordinances pp 95-106 (1/24) Regulatory Processes
Week 2 Contextual Elements pp 3-16, 106-113 (1/31) Natural & Cultural
Week 3 Design Factors (handouts) (2/07) Historic Aesthetics & Function
Week 4 Environment pp 67-86 (2/14) Climatology
Week 5 Environment (handouts) (2/21) Hydrology
Week 6 Environment pp 87-94 (2/28) Soils
Week 7 Land Use (3/06) Graphical Information Systems (GIS)
Week 8 Land Use (Out-of-class assignment) (3/13) Sustainable Site Design
COURSE REQUIREMENTS: Notebook Students will assemble a notebook, to be made up of handouts distributed at the beginning of each class. A 3” “Slant-ring” notebook with plastic sheet protectors is recommended – this will be a good resource for future reference.
Suggested Reading: 1. Site Planning, Kevin Lynch 2. Design With Nature, Ian McHarg 3. Form, Space & Order, F.D. Ching
Updated 05/25/08 |
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