FALL SEMESTER 2021 – UTAH VALLEY UNIVERSITY

COURSE DESCRIPTION                                

Architectural design studio introducing students to architectural programming, client-user needs, site planning, and contextual issues. Design problems explore the challenges of small commercial building typologies.

Student Learning Outcomes

By the end of the course, students will be able to:

• Engage in context analysis, developing an architectural program, space analysis and other pre-design activities as generators affecting the design process
• Translate philosophical and conceptual ideas into architecture through sketching, technical drawing, and digital model making
• Interconnect pre-conceived architectural ideas and thinking with broader historical precedents, cultural developments, and context as the fundamental design skills
• Continue to develop Classical design skills and demonstrate how to incorporate classical design principles in contemporary architecture within a wide spectrum of scales

COURSE DOCUMENTS

Click on the links below to download specific course documents.

• SYLLABUS / SCHEDULE (PDF)
• PROJECT 01: Beit Lehi Visitor Center
  • Design Brief (PDF)
  • Pre-Design Phase (PDF)
  • Schematic Design Phase (PDF)
  • Design Development Phase (PDF)
• PROJECT 02: Venice Hotel
  • Design Brief (PDF)
  • Pre-Design Phase (PDF)
  • Schematic Design Phase (PDF)
  • Design Development Phase (PDF)

READING

• Gabriel, Jean-François. Classical Architecture for the Twenty-First Century: An Introduction to Design. New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 2004. (selected readings provided by instructor)
• 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