IITʼs Campus, Mies Van Der Roheʼs Crown Hall, Rem Koolhausʼ Student

Center, Helmut Jahnʼs Dormitories & Mies Van Der Rohe Bean Toss Game
 Architecture 100 Lectures & Lecture Topics

Introduction to Language of Architecture (Nagle/Pettigrew)

Design Process Case Study: IIT Student Union (Holabird & Root)

Mies an Introduction (Kevin Harrington)

History of Architectural Education & Profession (Nagle)

Chicago Architecture History (Holabird & Root)

Writing Workshop/The Research Paper/Research Resources (Jonathan Miller)

Architectural Practice: Small Firm (Pettigrew)

Urban Spaces: Case Study (Rob Jones)

Architectural Practice: Large Firm (Helumut Jahn)

Interior Architecture (Jim Prendergast/Getsch Partners)

Sustainability (Doug Farr)

Developer Architect (Tom Rozer)

Design Build (Frank Flurry)

Landscape Architecture (Barbara Geiger)

Structural Systems in Design (Arup)

Computers & Architecture (Thomas Kerns)

Preservation (Gunny Harboe)

Architectural Registration (AIA)

 Architecture 100 Assignments

"Documenting Definitions" – Photographs &/or sketches which

act as definitions for a list of architectural terms provided

"Architect: Significant Work" – 1000 word paper on work of

Chicago Architecture observed, sketched, photographed &
researched

"Group Presentation" – 10 -12 minute PowerPoint presentation

(group) based on research topic
Architecture 113 Assignments

Assignment 1: Liquid Containers

Freehand plan, section & elevation @ full scale

Teach orthographic projection
Relationship between objects
Materials
Drafted plan(s), section(s) & elevation(s) full scale
Teach orthographic projection
Teach methods/history of drafting
Three Liquid Containers Drafted @ Various scales
Teach drawing composition
Teach scale
Liquid Drawing
Teach tone
Study relationship between container & contained

PowerPoint: Orthographic Projection

Assignment 2: Lines

Part One: IIT "Line Plates"

Teach drafting perfection/quality of line work
Teach accuracy
Drawing link to IIT Architecture History/Legacy
Assignment 3: Geometry

Part One: Geometric Construction (Drafted)

Constructing geometry using drafting tools/methods
Relationship between geometric constructions/families

Part Two: Geometric Construction (Full Scale

Constructed)
Understanding significance of site
Understanding influence of site
Materials of site
Scale of site
Site climate
Sun

PowerPoint 1: Geometric Construction

PowerPoint 2: Site Geometry A Visual History
Assignment 4: Axonometric

Axonometric Site Geometry

Extruding 2d plans into 3d
3d Understanding significance of site
3d Understanding influence of site
3d Materials of site
3d Scale of site

Axonometric IIT Stairs

Axonometric constructions
Site measurement
Architectural scale

PowerPoint: Axonometric History & How To

Assignment 5: Chairs

Sketching Chair
Freehand sketching
Study of chair form/function
Study of chair materials/construction details
Study of chair/designer history/significance
Relation to human body introduction

Drafting Chair
Plan, section & elevation(s) of chair
Orthographic projection revisited
Full/half scale drafting

Cardboard Chair
Translation of research into design
Model/fabrication technique introduction
Properties of materials introduction

Composite Chair Drawing

Plan, section & elevation(s) of chair overlaid
Composition
Presentation
Accuracy

PowerPoint: Chair/Architecture/Architect History

Assignment 6: Transitional Space: Time, Light Passage

Issues of Consideration

Site Analysis
Solar Analysis
Program Analysis
Spatial Analysis
Ordering Principles
Component/Material Analysis

Techniques

Wood Model Construction

Basswood
MDF
Consideration of appropriate joints for wood construction & structural needs
Axonometric @ Scale w./Shade & Shadow
Section Sequence
Series of sections cut to describe relationship between passage & human body

PowerPoint: Time Space & Order

Assignment 2: Color

Part One: Collage

Teach basics/history of color theory
Teach technique(s) of collage

PowerPoint: Color Theory/History

Part Two: Color Installation

Group project
Full scale installation
Site specific
Methods of support & construction
Methods of applying finish
Arch. 114 - Architecture ll, Color Installation Spring 2007
Arch. 114 - Architecture ll, Color Installation Spring 2007
Architecture 114 Assignments

Assignment 1: Building Study

Plasticine massing model

Teach plan drawing
Site plan, plans, sections & elevations
Teach architectural scale
Teach reading/understanding site plan, plans, sections & elevations
Perspective
Teach measured perspective drawing
Diagramming
Teach diagramming
Full Scale Tape Plans
Study relationship between architectural scale drawing & full scale
Axonometric
Teach axonometric drawing including: exploded & cut away
Research presentations
Research architect, house, etc.
Group presentation (PowerPoint) of research
Wood "component" model
Teach model making techniques using primarily basswood & MDF

PowerPoint: Architect/Architecture & The Single Family Residence

Arch. 114 - Architecture ll: Full Scale Material Transformations Spring 2006
Assignment 3: Full Scale Construction

Inquiry
Research
Program, Site, Material
Fabrication
Team Work/Accountability

PowerPoint: Full Scale (W./Project Specific Imagery)

 Arch. 114 - Architecture ll, Final Project Spring 2007
Bend/Fold/Support: A Full-Scale Material & Spatial Exploration
Arch. 201 & 202 - Architecture lll & lV, Masonry Units, Wood &
Wood Timber Construction
Arch. 201 & 202 - Architecture lll & lV, Masonry Units, Wood &
Wood Timber Construction
Arch. 201 & 202 - Architecture lll & lV, Masonry Units, Wood &
Wood Timber Construction
Arch. 201 & 202 - Architecture lll & lV, Masonry Units, Wood &
Wood Timber Construction
Arch. 201 & 202 - Architecture lll & lV, Masonry Units, Wood &
Wood Timber Construction
Arch. 201 & 202 - Architecture lll & lV, Masonry Units, Wood &
Wood Timber Construction
David Brininstool, Brininstool & Lynch
John Ronan, John Ronan Architects
Dirk Denison, Dirk Denison Architects
Jeanne Gang, Studio Gang Architects
Andrew Metter, A Epstein & Sons
David Woodhouse, David Woodhouse Architects
Carol Ross Barney, Ross Barney Architects
Arch. 497 - Architecture, Furniture & Landscape, Spring 2006
Undulating/Multi-Function benches designed for IIT architecture
campus using donated architect grade WRCLA cedar
Arch. 497 - Architecture, Furniture & Landscape, Spring 2006
Undulating/Multi-Function benches designed for IIT architecture
campus using donated architect grade WRCLA cedar
Arch. 497 - Architecture, Furniture & Landscape, Spring 2006
Undulating/Multi-Function benches designed for IIT architecture
campus using donated architect grade WRCLA cedar
 Arch. 497 - Architecture & Furniture, Spring/Summer 2008
Furniture & gift shop items designed & fabricated site specific to the
Morton Arboretum utilizing emerald ash bore beetle ash wood
 Arch. 497 - Architecture & Furniture, Spring/Summer 2008
Furniture & gift shop items designed & fabricated site specific to the
Morton Arboretum utilizing emerald ash bore beetle ash wood
 Arch. 497 - Architecture & Furniture, Spring/Summer 2008
Furniture & gift shop items designed & fabricated site specific to the
Morton Arboretum utilizing emerald ash bore beetle ash wood
A Train or Bus Ride Away From Campus, Chicagoʼs Down-Town
“Living Museum of Late 19ʻth, 20ʼth & 21ʼst Century Architecture
 A Bus Ride Away From
Campus, Hyde Park & The
University of Chicagoʼs
Collection of World Class
Architecture
 A Train Ride Away
From Campus, Oak
Park & River Forestʼs
Collection of Frank
Lloyd Wright Homes &
Buildings
 A Train or Bus Ride
Away From Campus,
Chicagoʼs Down-Town
“Living Museum of Late
19ʻth, 20ʼth & 21ʼst
Century Architecture
A Train or Bus Ride Away From Campus, Chicagoʼs Tasty
Collection of Culinary Specialties