Class 1 Agenda

Class Info

• Date: Tuesday, September 1, 2020
• Meeting via Zoom: Link and passcode will be provided to all students via email

To-Do Before Class

Instructions in the email sent to you were as follows. If you did not have :

• Our course site will be on OpenLab. There is an excellent tutorial website that will help you create an account and get started with OpenLab, as well as prepare you for a successful and enjoyable online learning experience: https://openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/openlabforstudents/
• Once you have created an account on OpenLab, please join our course:  https://openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/zagaroliarch1101fa2021/

Topic

Introduction to the course

Objectives

• Introduce ourselves
• Review the OpenLab site and course syllabus
• Discuss the process of becoming an architect
  • Introduce the BTech and BArch programs at City Tech: https://vimeo.com/302735202/203e040818
• Introduce modes of looking at, understanding, and representing architecture

Activities

• Create an account in OpenLab and join our course (see “To Do Before Class” above)
• Take the “Student Survey” (“Activities” tab, under “Surveys & Quizzes”)
• Introduce yourself to the class by creating a post on “Discussion: Introductions” (“Student Work” tab, under “Discussions”)
• PowerPoint introducing the profession of architecture, how architects think, and modes of representation
• Video of Department Chair Sanjive Vaidya explaining the program at City Tech
• In-class Video: Archiculture: experience architectural studio culture with a visit to Pratt

To-Do After Class

• Review above “To Do Before Class” and “Activities” and complete anything not completed during this class period.

• Read the following short pieces about tips to succeed in distance learning. Identify one tip or piece of advice that you find most valuable, and be prepared to share with the class at our next meeting:
  • From City Tech: “Tips for Success” on The OpenLab for Students.
  • From Guttman Community College, CUNY: “Tips for a Successful Transition to Distance Learning” on “Distance Learning Resources for Students”
  • From North Hennepin Community College “Tips for Online Learning Success”  
  • From University of Waterloo “Online Discussions: Tips for Students” 

• Purchase sketching supplies and drafting supplies as listed on the Syllabus.

• Read Vitruvius, Ten Books of Architecture: http://www.gutenberg.org/files/20239/20239-h/20239-h.htm
  • Book I, Chapter 2: The Fundamental Principles of Architecture
  • Book III, Chapter 1: On Symmetry: In Temples and in the Human Body

• Writing Assignment: In Book III, chapter 1, Vitruvius relates symmetry to the human body. What does Vitruvius mean by symmetry? How is the human body symmetrical? How is a building symmetrical?
  • Write a 200- to 250-word (long paragraph) and describe what Vitruvius means by symmetry.
  • Write a 200- to 250-word (long paragraph) and discuss the importance of the principles of Order, Arrangement, and Eurythmy as described by Vitruvius.
  • Your paper should be written in full sentences in paragraph form using 12 point Ariel font on 8 1/2 x 11 inch paper. Place your name, date, course number (ARCH1101), professor’s name (Prof. Smith), and assignment number (Assignment 1) in a column in the upper left-hand corner of the paper.
• Find an image of a building that you find particularly beautiful or interesting, and be prepared to share the image at the next class meeting.

 

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