Class 9 Agenda spring 22

Class Info:

• Date: Thursday March 31, 2022
• Meeting: Voorhees Building, Room 305, 3rd floor

• NO FIELD TRIP DUE TO RAIN!!

• Come to school at regular class time – 2:30pm

To-Do Before Class

• Urban Design Study — Architecture and Public Space
  • Review Introductory Slides we discussed in class 8
  • Read Assignment Description and Instructions – Download below
  • Choose your Place to research for your Presentation
  • Email me if you have a question about your place
  • Upload a site plan or map of the place you chose by Wednesday March 30, 10pm — Dropbox here

• The Assignment explanation and instructions are in this Download:
• 1101_22S_Urban Design Study_GernertDownload

Topics

• Urban Design Study
• Row House Study

Activities

• Verify your Site chosen for Urban Design study

• Introduce Row House Study:
• Part 1: READING + REFLECTION — in class work
  • Read this article from UrbanOmnibus, “Typecast: The Row House”, linked here.
  • Work in groups to respond to questions listed below:
• 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.

• Part 2: BUILDING SECTIONs + FLOOR PLANS
  • Class Discussion / Slides on purposes and value of section drawing view in architecture
  • Row House Assignment Instructions + Resources — see Download below
  • Start drawing floor plans