Overview

Architecture 681 is the second of three introductory design studios.  It builds on the summer introductory studio, media and theory courses and connects to concurrent courses in spatial composition, media and building construction.  Arch 681 provides a second venue to explore essential architectural design principles and develop design, critical thinking, speaking, writing and graphic skills.  Working on one project for the duration of the quarter supports both rich conceptual iteration and subsequent project development. Studio assignments are cumulative, build in complexity, and are intended to align your growth as a designer with understandings of formal ordering systems, precedents, building materials and assemblies (light frame/heavy timber hybrid structures) and the urban context.