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An in­tro­duc­tion to art and ar­chi­tec­ture from an­cient to mod­ern times. The art of West­ern and East­ern cul­tures is con­sid­ered. Ad­di­tional de­scrip­tion for this sec­tion: This course is de­signed to get you think­ing about art. What is art? How is art pro­duced? What is the func­tion of art? Art is a record of cul­ture and civ­i­liza­tion, often it is the sole way we can un­der­stand what was mean­ing­ful to peo­ple sep­a­rated from us by time, lan­guage and tech­nol­ogy. Art also helps us un­der­stand our own time and cul­ture. This course con­nects art to past his­to­ries, and in­tro­duces stu­dents to the vi­sual lan­guage of art from an­cient to mod­ern times, in order to in­crease the recog­ni­tion and un­der­stand­ing of ref­er­ences in ad­ver­tise­ments and posters, on cloth­ing, and in film and other media. The course in­tro­duces a wide va­ri­ety of method­olo­gies and top­ics of cur­rent de­bate in the field of art his­tory, in­clud­ing: style, tech­nique, pa­tron­age, iconog­ra­phy (sub­ject mat­ter), so­cial con­text, race, and gen­der. The course avatar is a wa­ter­color by Al­brecht Durer, The Lit­tle Owl, 1506 in the Al­bertina Mu­seum, Vi­enna

An introduction to art and architecture from ancient to modern times. The art of Western and Eastern cultures is considered. Additional description for this section: This course is designed to get you thinking about art. What is art? How is art produced? What is the function of art? Art is a record of culture and civilization, often it is the sole way we can understand what was meaningful to people separated from us by time, language and technology. Art also helps us understand our own time and culture. This course connects art to past histories, and introduces students to the visual language of art from ancient to modern times, in order to increase the recognition and understanding of references in advertisements and posters, on clothing, and in film and other media. The course introduces a wide variety of methodologies and topics of current debate in the field of art history, including: style, technique, patronage, iconography (subject matter), social context, race, and gender. The course avatar is a watercolor by Albrecht Durer, The Little Owl, 1506 in the Albertina Museum, Vienna

Ar­chi­tec­tural De­sign 2: Foun­da­tions and Vi­sual Stud­ies

Architectural Design 2: Foundations and Visual Studies

An in­tro­duc­tion to basic ma­te­ri­als of con­struc­tion and the fun­da­men­tal prin­ci­pals of hand draft­ing and sys­tem analy­sis. The course­work in­cludes sur­vey­ing ex­ist­ing con­di­tions, de­vel­op­ment of plans, el­e­va­tions, and sec­tions, and basic de­tails as well as the study of ma­te­r­ial prop­er­ties and ap­pli­ca­tions.

An introduction to basic materials of construction and the fundamental principals of hand drafting and system analysis. The coursework includes surveying existing conditions, development of plans, elevations, and sections, and basic details as well as the study of material properties and applications.

Eng­lish Com­po­si­tion 1

English Composition 1

This course pro­vides a foun­da­tion for stu­dents en­ter­ing the BArch/BTech pro­gram to de­velop a “vi­sual lit­er­acy” of the built en­vi­ron­ment. Using New York City as a liv­ing lab­o­ra­tory, stu­dents ex­plore con­cepts of de­sign, com­po­si­tion, and con­struc­tion in the con­text of the city through their di­rect ex­pe­ri­ence of build­ings. Through prac­tice in the basic skills of sketch­ing, tech­ni­cal draw­ing, and read­ing about build­ings, and with the op­por­tu­nity to pre­sent their work through writ­ten as­sign­ments and ver­bal pre­sen­ta­tions, stu­dents will de­velop meth­ods of rep­re­sent­ing and pre­sent­ing ar­chi­tec­ture ver­bally and graph­i­cally. As a First Year Learn­ing Com­mu­nity course to­gether with MATH 1275CO, we will have a joint as­sign­ment mid-se­mes­ter.

This course provides a foundation for students entering the BArch/BTech program to develop a “visual literacy” of the built environment. Using New York City as a living laboratory, students explore concepts of design, composition, and construction in the context of the city through their direct experience of buildings. Through practice in the basic skills of sketching, technical drawing, and reading about buildings, and with the opportunity to present their work through written assignments and verbal presentations, students will develop methods of representing and presenting architecture verbally and graphically. As a First Year Learning Community course together with MATH 1275CO, we will have a joint assignment mid-semester.