All Classes Start promptly at 1:00pm and finish at 5:10pm.

CLASS 1

Saturday, January 28

• Location: Room V814
• Topic: Course Introduction
• Activities & Due Dates:
  • Join OpenLab Course Site (see this post for help)
  • During Class: post comments to Introduction post here
  • Pre-Read Assessment
  • Pre-Drawing Assessment
  • Syllabus Scavenger Hunt
  • Acquire required drawing materials and set up home drafting station (see supply list here)
  • Purchase text book
  • Read Ching BCI on The Building + Building Systems 2.02-2.04.
    • Submit scanned + formatted Reading Notes+ Sketches
    • Due Friday Feb 3, 11pm to dropbox here
  • Module I: Case Study Order and Geometry Diagram

CLASS 2

Saturday, February 4

• Location: Room V814
• Topic: Architectural Drawing
• Activities & Due Dates:
  • Read Ching BCI on Means of Egress A.10-A.11
    • Submit scanned + formatted Reading Notes+ Sketches
    • Due Friday Feb 10, 11pm to dropbox here
  • Module I: Case Study Floor Plan

CLASS 4

Saturday, February 18

• Location: Room V814
• Topic: Architectural Drawing + Stairs
• Activities & Due Dates:
  • Read Ching BCI on Building Materials 12.02-12.08, 12.10-12,12
    • Submit scanned + formatted Reading Notes+ Sketches
    • Due Friday Feb 24, 11pm to dropbox here
  • Module I: Case Study Elevation

CLASS 5

Saturday, February 25

• Location: Room V814
• Topic: Tectonics and Performance in Masonry Exterior Walls
• Activities & Due Dates:
  • Read Ching BCI on Masonry Exterior Wall Assemblies 5.02-5.03, 5.14-5.27, 5.33-5.34
    • Submit scanned + formatted Reading Notes+ Sketches
    • Due Friday Mar 3, 11pm to dropbox here
  • Module I: Finalize + Submit Case Study Drawings
    • Submit scanned + formatted drawings
    • Due Thursday March 11, 6pm to dropbox here

CLASS 6

Saturday, March 4

• Location: Room V814
• Topic: Tectonics and Performance in Masonry Exterior Walls
• Activities & Due Dates:
  • Read Ching BCI on Moisture + Thermal Performance  7.02, 7.18, 7.22, 7.28-7.30, 7.39-7.41, 7.44-7.46
    • Submit scanned + formatted Reading Notes+ Sketches
    • Due Friday Mar 10, 11pm to dropbox here
  • Module 2: Exterior Wall Plan Detail

CLASS 7

Saturday, March 11

• Location: Room V814
• Topic: Tectonics and Performance in Masonry Exterior Walls
• Activities & Due Dates:
  • Read Ching BCI on Windows 8.02, 8.22-8.30
    • Submit scanned + formatted Reading Notes+ Sketches
    • Due Friday Mar 17, 11pm to dropbox here
  • Module 2: Exterior Wall Section Detail

CLASS 8

Saturday, March 18

• Location: Room V814
• Topic: Tectonics and Performance in Masonry Exterior Walls
• Activities & Due Dates:
  • No reading this week
  • Module 2: Exterior Wall Axon Detail

CLASS 9

Saturday, March 25

• Location: Room V814
• Topic: Tectonics and Performance in Masonry Exterior Walls
• Activities & Due Dates:
  • Read BCI on Structural Forces + Components: 2.10-2.17, 2.19, 2.21-2.27, 2.36
    • Submit scanned + formatted Reading Notes+ Sketches
    • Due Friday Mar 31, 11pm to dropbox here
  • Module 2: Exterior Wall Axon Detail

CLASS 10

Saturday, April 1

• Location: Room V814
• Topic: Structural Fundamentals: Span and Space
• Activities & Due Dates:
  • Read BCI on Structural Systems (Steel) 4.02-4.03, 4.14-4.18, 4.22, 5.35-5.38
    • Submit scanned + formatted Reading Notes+ Sketches
    • Due Friday Apr 14, 11pm to dropbox here
  • Module 2: Finalize + Submit Exterior Wall Drawings
    • Submit scanned + formatted drawings
    • Due Friday Apr 14, 11pm to dropbox here

CLASS 11

Saturday, April 15

• Location: Room V814
• Topic: Structural Fundamentals: Span and Space
• Activities & Due Dates:
  • Read BCI on Structural Systems (Concrete, Precast, Wood): 4.04-4.07 4.11-4.13, 4.35-4.40, 5.04-5.05, 5.47-5.49
    • Submit scanned + formatted Reading Notes+ Sketches
    • Due Friday Apr 21, 11pm to dropbox here
  • Module 3: Structural Sketch + Calculations

CLASS 12

Saturday, April 22

• Location: Room V814
• Topic: Structural Fundamentals: Span and Space
• Activities & Due Dates:
  • Module 3: Structural Axon

CLASS 13

Saturday, April 29

• Location: Room V814
• Topic: Structural Fundamentals: Span and Space
• Activities & Due Dates:
  • Module 3: Structural Sections

CLASS 14

Saturday, May 6

• Location: Room V814
• Topic: Structural Fundamentals: Span and Space
• Activities & Due Dates:
  • Module 3: Structural Annotations

CLASS 15

TBD

• Location: Room V814
• Topic: Class Wrap-up
• Activities & Due Dates:
  • Post-Read Assessment
  • Post-Drawing Assessment
  • Module 3: Finalize + Submit Exterior Wall Drawings
  • Submit scanned + formatted drawings
  • Due Monday May 22, 10:00am to dropbox here

 

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