SUMMER SEMESTER 2022 – 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
Click on the links below to download specific course documents.
- Syllabus / Schedule (PDF)
- Course YouTube Channel (lectures, tutorials, Etc.)
- Examples of Past Student Work
- Project 01 – Archetypal Geometry
- Project 01 – Parts A-F – Design Brief Overview & Instructions (PDF)
- Part A – Obtain Required Class Materials
- Part B – Architectural Lettering
- Part C, D, E – Sacred Geometry
- Part F – Archetypal Geometry 11″x17″ Presentation Template (PDF)
- Project 02 – Classical Foundations
- Project 02 – Parts A-F – Design Brief Overview & Instructions (PDF)
- Part A – Classical Moldings
- Part B – Doric Order Plates
- Part C – Ionic Order Plates
- Part D – Corinthian Order Plates
- Part E – Precedent Analysis: Measured Drawing
- Part F – Precedent Analysis: Ornament
- Project 03 – Doric Entry Gate at Ashton Gardens
- Project 04 – Corinthian Monument to the Family
READING
- Gabriel, Jean-François. Classical Architecture for the Twenty-First Century: An Introduction to Design. New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 2004.
- 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
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