Class 9 Agenda – tue. nov 2; mon nov 8

Class Info: Zoom

• Date – Tuesday Class: November 2, 2021 — 2:30-5:50pm
  • Zoom Meeting Tuesday Link Here
• Date – Monday Class: November 8, 2021 — 2:30-5:50pm
  • Zoom Meeting Monday Link Here

To-Do Before Class

• Introduction to Row House Study:

• There are 2 parts to this week’s assignment – Reading; and Sketching
• TUESDAY CLASS: SUBMIT BOTH PARTS to Dropbox Here.
• MONDAY Nov. 8 CLASS: SUBMIT BOTH PARTS to Dropbox Here.

• 1st part of Assignment: READING + REFLECTION — Presentation due next week in class:
  • Read this article from UrbanOmnibus, “Typecast: The Row House”, linked here.
  • Questions on the article are grouped into 4 sections. You will be assigned a group.
  • Write your answers to the questions listed for your Group. The groups and questions are listed below:
  • BE PREPARED TO LEAD DISCUSSION ON YOUR SECTION OF THE ARTICLE

• Group 1: Intro
  • What does the term “building type” mean?
  • What is the significance of the title of the article? (Hint: where does the word typecast come from?)
  • Write one question you have from this section of the article
• Group 2: The Row’s Evolving Role
  • List 2-3 typical features of the row house
  • what are the typical widths of this type of building?
  • Write one question you have from this section of the article.
• Group 3: Brownstoning
  • Where does the term Brownstone come from?
  • How did this term come to be used to describe certain row houses?
  • Write one question you have from the article.
• Group 4: Beyond the Brownstone
  • What does Paul Goldberger mean by his description of the row house as “the underlying threads of the city’s urban fabric,”?
  • Is the row house only a historical building type, or are there contemporary examples?
  • Write one question you have from the article.

• 2nd part of Assignment — SKETCHING:

• Find a place (it could be in your neighborhood) to sit and sketch a partial street view of row houses. Or, make a sketch from a photo.
• Your sketch should be a 1 or 2-point perspective.

TUESDAY CLASS GROUPS:

Group 1: Martin, Michael, Juan H.

Group 2: Sarah, Leslie N.; Jairo, Emmanuel

Group3: Jostine, Jeffrey, Kezang, Lesley A.

Group 4: Juan P., Wajiha, Dimitri, Auhtumn

MONDAY CLASS GROUPS:

Group 1: Eileen, Hans, Andy

Group 2: Nancy, Christopher, Jonathan

Group 3: Emmanuel, Billy, Adam

Group 4: Alina, Brittany, Michael

To-Do After Class

Row House Study:

• Complete sketch and reading/writing assignments from last week. See To-Do Before Class for the Dropbox link.

• Draw Floor Plans of each floor that we reviewed in class. See this PDF for Assignment Info and Plan information:

• Tuesday Class: SUBMIT PLANS 0n 1 sheet PDF to Dropbox here.

• Bring your completed Plans to class. You will use them to start your Section in class.
• There will be a Section Demo + then you’ll draw.