2017 – Spring

Feedback to date on

1. Architect Presentations of the class (9th Feb 2017)

Louis Barragan

Phase 1 – Architect Presentation

Francis Kere

Phase 1 – Architect Presentation

Very good presentation. Good introduction to the architect. Background of the architect.

Read a little more into the philosophy, get a book about him.

Looking forward to your next presentation

Oscar Neimeyer

Phase 1 – Architect Presentation

Good presentation. Good background info.

Please look into books, written critiques about the project.

2016 – Fall

Feedback to Date on

1. Architect Presentations of the class (08/09/2016)

Louis I Kahn

Phase 1: Architect Presentation

1. Good Presentation but the images could have more connection with text. There could be more specific imagery with concepts.
2. Lacks bibliography, contect mainly from the internet.
3. Please read/ go through Louis I. Kahn: conversaciones con estudiantes (biblioteca ITESM QRO)
   

   por Bell, Michael, Lerup, Lars

   Editorial

   Editorial Gustavo Gili

   Fecha

   January 2002
4. As well as
   Louis I. Kahn : in the realm of architecture
   Brownlee, David Bruce
   New York, NY : Universe Pub. ; Los Angeles, CA : Museum of Contemporary Art ; [New York : Distributed to the U.S. trade by St. Martin’s Press], 1997.

And Schedule a meeting with your instructor before your second review. Without reading both, will not accept advance to Phase 2.

Mario Botta

Phase 1: Architect Presentation

1. Very weak presentation with only 8 slides. Does not conform to the pecha kucha format. Not doing justice to the time spent by your peers in class!
2. Presentation has very little theoritical value and does not cover many of his main concepts.
3. No bibliography included
4. Please read the following before your next presentation.
5. Mario Botta : architectural poetics
   Botta, Mario, 1943-
   London : Thames & Hudson, 2001, c2000

And Schedule a meeting with your instructor before your second review. Without reading the book and more, will not accept advance to Phase 2.

Wang Shu

Phase 1: Architect Presentation

1. Very good presentation, includes good information and is interesting. Yet a lot of his philosophical concepts are yet to be explored.
2. Please get one of his books to be able to share more with class. Some writing on his sustainable design is here.
3. One of these pritzker essays was a good read. The Infinite Spontaneity of Tradition
4. Talk about the terms regionalism( what kind of regionalizm, critical?) , variability, primitive culture, cellularity… How is he unique in these aspects?

See how these terms are visible in your project before your second review. Keep up the good work.

Sanaa

Phase 1: Architect Presentation

1. Presentation well done but concepts and images per slide did not have much relation. Select composition of images with words to give better understanding.
2. Please read one of the many books in the library.
3. Talk about terms Nothingness, Critical functionalism, Contradiction between information and experience, Read this
4. Explain all the main japanese traditional architecture explained through SANAA´s work.
5. Look at their abstract respresntation of the complexity in architecture. Phenomenology and mathematics. Read this. There is more in their books.

Make sure you have explored the above topics before your second review. you will be asked for details. Keep up the good work.

Enrol in this if you can: https://www.edx.org/course/four-facets-contemporary-japanese-utokyox-utokyo004x#!

Shigeru Ban

Phase 1: Architect Presentation

1. The presentation was good interms of content but what you spoke did not relate to the slide you were showing. Make sure your lide points are related to the slides you show.
2. Secondly, do read and include more about his architectural theory, Materiality, Temporality, Accesiblity, Felixibility, Adaptability and explain these terms in his project.
3. Read more of his books that are available in hsi library to understand these themes in his work .

Make sure you have explored the above topics before your second review. you will be asked for details. Keep up the good work.

Enrol in this if you can: https://www.edx.org/course/four-facets-contemporary-japanese-utokyox-utokyo004x#!

Renzo Piano

Phase 1: Architect Presentation

1. Surprizingly good presentation.  Includes main information and theories by the architect.
2. Please comment on his type of innovation, futurism, regionalizm while looking at your project.
3. Make sure you have read the books available at the library here.
4. You have to incldue a bibliography.. and sources of information.

Keep up the good work.

Peter Zumthor

Phase 1: Architect Presentation

1. Good presentation touching about the main theories of Zumthor.
2. Take a deep dive into Phenomenology, poetics of his spaces, atmospheres, Multiplicity and Memory
3. Read the following books before your next presentation.
   

Thinking Architecture, 3rd Edition-Peter Zumthor

In Praise of Shadows-Junichiro Tanizaki

The Eyes of the Skin: Architecture and the Senses-Juhani Pallasmaa

Meet your instructor after reading at least one of the above books.

Keep up the good work!

Tadao Ando

Phase 1: Architects presentation

1. Unfortuante performance, lack of any architectural theory of his work.
2. Read aboutNorberg Schulz’s “Genius Loci” theory and Donald A. Norman’s emotional design theory, postmodern narrative theory and the Zen theory. here
3. Read his phenomenological discourse. The different narratives explained.  Also, read one of the books I have prescribed for the group with Peter Zumthor.
4. Talk about Light, Shadow, Taditional Japanese architectural theory, poetics of the procession.. .etc here.

Make sure you have covered these above topics before your second review. You have to catch up.. you have a very tough architect to explain!!!!

Louis Barragan

Phase 1: Architects Presentation

1. Good presentation, covers general theories.
2. Look at how he deals with the private realm as a theory (half light spaces), Mythical physicality, phenomenology, overexplosed landscape.
3. Meaning and mythicism in color.
4. See how he refers to both mediterranean and mesoamerican archtiecture here
5. Read more of his work criqued by others..

Keep up the good work!

Mies Van Der Rohe

Phase 1: Architects Presentation

Misses a lot of important theory of classicism, minimalism, monumentality.. read Mies van de Rohe: Critical Essays Franz Schulze. Or other critical essays by Phil Johnson.

1. Bibliography is very weak.. as compared to the stature of the archtiect you are trying to study.
2. Please read more more more!!!

Daniel Liebskind

Phase 1: Architects Presentation

1. Insufficient theoretical information in the presentation, wak or no bibliography.
2. Please read at least 2 of his books available in the library before.
3. Talk more about Deconstructicism, metaphor, voids. Read Curtis, W. J. R. (1996). Modern Architecture since 1900. talking about him.
4. Talk about Geometry, transcendentalism and historycism and explain how he addresses it.
5. Read this

Make sure you have covered these above topics before your second review.

Antonie Gaudi

Phase 1: Architects Presentation

1. Very good presentation touchign the main theories.
2. Try to represent the theories through images, please read more from the many books available in the library.

Over all a very good presentation. keep up the good work.

Jean Nouvell

Phase 1: Architects Presentation

1. Coming up.

Lina Bo Bardi

Takaharu Tezuka

Estudio Teddy Cruz

2016 – Spring feedback

2015 – Fall Feedback

Required Readings

1. Julio García CoIl y Carlos H. ViIlalobos, La Arquitectura Autoproductica
2. Jose Antonio Aldrete Haas, Search for roots in mexican modernsism.

Phase 2: Building Research and Project Presentation (10%)

October 29 to November 5th

1. You shall be meeting your instructor one on one with your preliminary version of your architects presentation. Read the part Phase 2: Building Research and Project Presentation (10%) from your course booklet.  Schedule your appointment with your instructor on whatsapp within this given period. +91 96110 96108. (2 marks) 
2. You are to develop your three abstract concepts and develop three sentences around the abstract concepts of your building. Fill this form with your three abstract sentences. (6 marks)
3. You shall upload your draft, building presentation here.  (2 Marks)

Information and Signing up

This is a guided tour of the places listed. Please suggest in the form if you have other paces to visit.

Only Transportation is paid by the school.

Tentative Itienary

List of places: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1lTz8PA8jY1tBBMJP4GasmKFR3eUOpky14bIcYPq3A4Q/pubhtml?gid=50157241&single=true
Map link: https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=zZgzfvsiBj90.kS_Jp1l4RofE&usp=sharing

Photos from 2015 trips – https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=oa.1576922382596924&type=1

Transportation

Complete point to point transportation is arranged by ITESM
Pickup: Saturday morning 5:00 am at Parque Technologico
Drop: _Sunday around 10:00 pm at Parque Technologio

Individual Expenses

1. Lodging at: http://www.downtownbeds.com/rates.html Rates: 400 + breakfast for one night per person
(This shall be separate shared dormitory setting for men and women)

2. Total cost of entrances to museums/spots per person (estimated) : about 600 Pesos for 2 days

3. Food and drink at personal expense

Signing up

After signing up on the form. you will have to pay cash with the organizer on Monday.

Second Partial Test Information

 Dates:

Miercoles, 21, Oct 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm, 14101

Jueves, 22, Oct 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm, 1201

Martes 27, Oct 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm, 6101

Syllabus:

Autocad 3D

Week 7: Basic 3D modelling with Autocad

Week 8: Advanced 3D modelling

Week 9: Advanced modelling exercises and Second Partial exam 

Revit Architecture

Week 10: Intro to Revit Architecture and Modeling Basics 

The Test will be in 3 parts

Part 1: 5 marks

Autocad 3D objective type

Before you attend your first partial test, you are to take this online test. At the end of the test you will send me your test results of your first attempt.

This test is a mock test of the part A of the first partial exam.

Part 2: 10 marks

Autocad 3D Practicals

You will be given the plan elevation and section of a model and will be expected to model it accurately.

Part 3: 5 MArks

REVIT 3D practicals

You will be given sample drawings (plan, elevation and a section) of a small building. You are expected to model it including

1. Datum elements (grids and levels)
2. Floors and Roofs
3. Walls
4. Curtain Walls
5. Doors and Windows

Evaluation crieteria (from the course booklet)

Phase 1: Architect Presentations (10%)

At the beginning of the semester, you will be assigned an Project and the project’s Architect. You are to take your time to research as much as you can about the architect of your project and present your research to the class in a 5 minutepresentation. Your aim is to make the presentation fun, informational and very enriching.

The main question you are to convey to the audience is

Your personal opinion of the architect or the work. What appeals to you?

Suggested here are details that you can include you in the development of your presentation.

• The architects early career, mid and late career.
• The development of design ideas and philosophies.
• The socio cultural, economic and political forces that the architect responded to through his/her career.
• Contemporary or previous architects who influenced the architect.
• Lesser known fun facts and quirks of the architect. Failures and successes.
• The architectural and non architectural projects, books written, academic work and non academic work.
• The personal life of the architect, quotations, voice and or video clippings of the architect.
• Recognition and Sources of information

Individual Evlauations of Architect Presentations

Glenn Murcutt

• Presentation includes main design ideas and philosophies.
• Would recommend further reading on his theory to bake the basis of your artwork stronger
• https://books.google.com.mx/books?id=wi7aFqs3b0sC&lpg=PA5&ots=BSRyUwmooN&dq=glenn%20murcutt%20theory&pg=PA8#v=onepage&q&f=false
• Discuss with your instructor after researching about your project in detail.

Fay Jones

• Lacks more project imagery, project imagery can be organized better.
• Would recommend more reading into his design theory rather than just linking him to FLW.
• Read the book from the library – Fay Jones : the architecture of E. Fay Jones, FAIA
• Missing the foundations of Organic architecture in the presentation.
• Read more on Ozark Gothic style tagged by Fay.
• Talk more about the contruction methods of how wood was being used, handmade carried by hand.
• talk more about light and shadows, patterns of the same.
• Discuss with your instructor after researching about your project in detail.

Shigeru Ban

• Good presentation and well presented
• Very good theoretcial grounding, well identified projects and selection for presentation
• Please read the book –  Shigeru Ban, http://brainport.bwk.tue.nl/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Nomadic-museum.pdf
• Include Sources and Bibliograhy

J Luis Sert

• Good presentation, lacks more theoretical foundations of Rationalism
• Could have elaborated more on the “urban consciousness” and theories of urban design
• Lacked his personal aristocratic background – “Starchitect”
• Why rationalism while Spain was being imperial? Why did he emigrate?
• Read book – Josep Lluís Sert : conversaciones y escritos. Lugares de enc
• Could include more sources from books.
• Discuss with your instructor after researching about your project in detail.

Eladio Dieste

• Very good presentation with in depth theorectical analysis
• Nice to see photos of construction and structural details as a highlight
• Discuss with your instructor after researching about your project in detail.

Carlo Scarpa

• Nice selection of projects
• Could have included more theoretical basis of his projects. Historicism, transcending time, why the choice of materials?
• Could have included more on his symbolism, the fish, vesica piscis, christian history and its infuences, Venetian Architecture.
• Could include books in bibliography. – Carlo Scarpa
• http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-81098-19549/unrestricted/FINI-book_w-color.pdf
• Discuss with your instructor after researching about your project in detail.

Peter Zumthor

• Missing presentation files and no show.
• Discuss with your instructor after researching about your project in detail.

Aldo Rossi

• Missing presentation files and no show
• Discuss with your instructor after researching about your project in detail.

Eero Saarinen

• Presentation link cannot be found. Please upload ASAP.
• Discuss with your instructor after researching about your project in detail.

Hasan Fathy

• Lacked deeper theoretical basis of Fathy, the story of new gourna.
• Please do read “architecture for the poor”, Arquitectura para los pobres. Architecture for the poor an experiment in rural Egypt
• Lacks references in books.
• Could have included quotes or shown a video on new gourna for the class.

• Discuss with your instructor after researching about your project in detail.

Tom Kundig

• Very good presentation with a good understanding of the Architect and his work.
• Could have timed your presentation better, you surely had more to say but was short of time. Make note of it for the final presentation.
• Discuss with your instructor after researching about your project in detail.

Rem Koolhaas

• Good selection of projects and theoretical understanding of his approach.
• Bibliography lacks direct sources to his books and writing.
• Library has many of his books, would recommend you to read Rem Koolhaas : conversations with students before proceeding.
• Discuss with your instructor after researching about your project in detail.

Adolf Loos

• Preliminary study of his architecture. could have explained Raumplan in detail
• Could also elaborate on his poisition on ornament.
• Presentation does not include bibliography. Include them for the final presentation
• Discuss with your instructor after researching about your project in detail.

Zaha Hadid

• Good presentation of architect´s theory and selection of works.
• Failed to elaborate on the design process and how

Paulo Mendez da Rocha

• Please read books from the library Paulo Mendes da Rocha conciencia arquitectónica del pretensa, Paulo Mendes da Rocha : projects 1957-2007. Lots of other books are available. Internet sources are inadequate for the theoretrical understanding.
• Presentation seems to touch on main points such as brutalism but expresses less of his theoretical basis.
• Discuss with your instructor after researching about your project in detail.
• Could have presented in class, we missed it!

Giuseppe Terragni

• Good presentation, well abstracted points
• Seems like you have a good position to start researching into Casa Del Fascio. This might help, talk to Ms Bramley if possible. https://bramleysarah.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/case-study-casa-del-fascio-final.pdf
• Good Bibliography and research materials
• Discuss with your instructor after researching about your project in detail.

Alvaro Siza

• Could have shown a few more projects, low cost housing and public works.
• Sources of information are good but the presentation does not express his sculptural approach to architecture
• Could have included some inflential quotes – architects don’t invent anything, they just transform reality.
• Discuss with your instructor after researching about your project in detail.
• It is delightful to read and interpret his poetic architecture, its very truthful and has survived ups and downs of modernsim.
• Was delighted to see his personal side and his sketches and football… thank you!

Mario Botta

• Good important theoretical points showcased. However seem to lack deeper understanding for his use of strong geometrical shapes. Could have elaborated that.
• Lacks bibliography and sources.
• Please find books on him in the library.
• Discuss with your instructor after researching about your project in detail.

Geoffrey Bawa

• Excellent presentation with good use of resources available.
• Seem to have a good understanding of the architect and his approach. Good selection of pictures.
• Discuss with your instructor after researching about your project in detail.

Tadao Ando

• Was eager to hear a more poetic description of his play of light and use of shadows.
• Please do read the book “in praise of shadows” to understand his use of materiality.
• A plunge into modern and historical japanese architecture would greatly enhance your artwork. Library has lots of resources.
• Discuss with your instructor after researching about your project in detail.

Eduardo Souto de Moura

• Good presentation with good references and imagery.
• Would have loved to have heard more on of his use of different materials and their poetic materiality, rooting the projects to the landscape, place.
• Very keen on discussing your project in detail and to evlove your oneliners.
• Discuss with your instructor after researching about your project in detail.