Class Info

  • Meeting ID: 984 6938 7899
  • Passcode: 123123

To-Do Before Class

  • Module 1 Drawing Assignment 
    • Finish floor plan & section
    • Have elevation fully blocked out and ready to review with Professor Christo by next class – Friday, 10/9
  • Read Ching BCI on Materials + Properties 12.04-12.14
    • Submit scanned + formatted Reading Notes+ Sketches
    • Due Friday, 10/9 by 12:00pm
    • Upload to Dropbox here

Topic

Building Materials + Properties

Objectives

  • Understand the qualities of different building materials and their impact on architecture

Activities

  • Group A – Reading #3 Presentation
  • Reading #3 recap
  • In-Class Group Project
    • Class will be broken up into student presentation groups and assigned a building to study + present to the class
    • Each group will have one (1) hour to…
      • Research the building and identify how the architect’s design addressed the project needs
      • Special focus should be given to the building’s primary structural material and it’s impact on the architecture
        • How does the structural material used to organize space?
        • How is it detailed?
        • How does it affect the quality of the interior environment?
        • Does it show up on the exterior?
    • Presentations should identify the architect, use, location, include photos + drawings (floor plan + section if available), and should be approximately 5-10 minutes long
    • Building Assignments
  • Stone + Concrete Masonry Presentation
Stone-and-Concrete-MasonryDownload

To-Do After Class

  • Module 1 Drawing Assignment 
    • Finish geometry diagram, floor plan, section, + elevation
    • Submit scanned + formatted drawings combined into one PDF
    • Due Thursday, 10/15 by 6:00pm
    • Upload to Dropbox here
  • Reading #4, Masonry Exterior Walls 5.02-5.03, 5.14-5.27, 5.33-5.34
    • Submit scanned + formatted Reading Notes+ Sketches
    • Due Friday, 10/16 by 12:00pm
    • Upload to Dropbox here