CLASSICAL ARCHITECTURE WORKSHOP

Spring Semester 2020 – Utah Valley University

COURSE DESCRIPTION                                

Introductory course providing students with an understanding of the fundamental principles and language of architecture. The course will teach students design principles that inform classical architecture which are found in the order, proportion, archetypal geometry, and patterns found in nature and the cosmos. This sets a solid foundation for learning and applying architecture’s vocabulary and syntax to compose poetic and meaningful buildings.

COURSE DOCUMENTS

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• Syllabus
• Project 01 – Archetypal Geometry
  • Project 01 – Design Brief
  • Project 01 – Example and Template
  • Lecture: Sacred Geometry Lessons
• Project 02 – Doric Entry Gate at Ashton Gardens
  • Project 02 – Design Brief
  • Doric Order Plates
  • Project 02 – Final Presentation Template
  • Lecture: Ecole Design Process
• Project 03 – Ionic Lakeside Pavilion at Liberty Park
  • Project 03 – Design Brief
  • Ionic Order Plates
  • Project 03 – Final Presentation Template
  • Lecture: Measured Drawing
• Project 04 – Corinthian Monument to the Family
  • Project 04 – Design Brief
  • Corinthian Order Plates
    • Tutorial Video: Corinthian Block Order
    • Tutorial Video: Corinthian Column Base
    • Tutorial Video: Corinthian Column Capital
    • Tutorial Video: Corinthian Entablature
  • Project 04 – Final Presentation Template
  • Lecture: Ornament Introduction Slides
    • Video Lecture
  • Lecture: Analytique Rendu Slides
    • Video Lecture
  • Mastering Light in Architecture
    • Part 1: Theory of Shade and Shadow – PDF Slides
    • Part 1: Theory of Shade and Shadow – Video Lecture
    • Part 2: Application of Shade and Shadow – Video Tutorial
    • Part 3: Different Mediums for Shade and Shadow – Video Tutorial

READING

• Schneider, Michael S. A Beginner’s Guide to Constructing the Universe: The Mathematical Archetypes of Nature, Art, and Science. New York: HarperCollins, 1994.*
• Ware, William R. The American Vignola: A Guide to the Making of Classical Architecture. New York: Dover, 1994. Older edition PDFs available online: (Book 1) https://archive.org/details/cu31924091026504/page/n1 (Book 2) https://archive.org/details/americanvignola00vigngoog/page/n5
• Martineau, John, ed. Quadrivium: The Four Classical Liberal Arts of Number, Geometry, Music, & Cosmology. New York: Bloomsbury USA, 2010. PDF of Chapter 1: Martineau_Quadrivium