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

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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)

 

 

 

 

 

 Lecture slides

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

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 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

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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 

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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

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Individual Evlauations of Architect Presentations

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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.

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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.

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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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Peter Zumthor

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

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Aldo Rossi

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

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Eero Saarinen

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

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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.

 

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Zaha Hadid

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

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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!

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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.

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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!

 

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

 Lecture slides

1. Worksharing and Collaboration
2. Project Phasing
3. Modelling Families
4. Modelling Masses

 

Download the tiff format drawing set here

Topics covered

1. Visibility and Graphics:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAwoR4pzOuQ
2. View Ranges: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNhLSVuSbcQ
3. Rooms: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxS3a-z5Mx0
4. Custom Title Blocks: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVODJOOcoHM
5. Sheet Views: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smMap86YZUY
6. Sections and Details:
7. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJdXqtad_28&list=PL8C2415D8B00086D8&index=15
8. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BvvxvxaLzdA&list=PL8C2415D8B00086D8&index=16
9. More on Sections and Details:
10. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-8I3uaSU7w
11. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fS15oMmrVfY
12. Room Legend and Schedule:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-bUq7hjD5Y
13. Areas: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzLZnjqMRhs
14. Color Scheme: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bn1yxmaq3c
15. Schedule: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JIxw83bpLeU
16. Legends: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AX6BkaFPGa8

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Homework / Classwork

You are expected to create the following drawings, (on your custom titleblock) in your revit file.

1. Front Page – Includes an image, Project Area Schedule, Schedule of list of drawings
2. Site Plan – 1: 500
3. Floor plan – 1: 100 with grid dimension
4. Four Elevations – 1: 100
5. Two Sections – 1: 100 with approriate cut material patterns
6. Three Rendered / Shademode /  Hidden line views
7. One 3d Section

All drawings are to be placed on sheets with proper sheet naming and numbering.

The drawings are to be printed as a pdf file and uploaded on Dropbox.

This Assignment amounts to 5 marks of your final grade. Each sheet / drawing missing will lead to a 0.5 mark penalty.

Due date: 25th Nov 2015, 7:00 pm

 

 

Topics Covered

1. Stairs , 2
2. Custom Family building
   1. Round Table
   2. Rectangular Table

Classwork

We shall learn modelling the above parts of CASA Farnswork to advance our model of last week

Homework

To model the following families with the given type parameters.

1. Custom Table. (4 marks)
   • All leg dimensions should be changeable
   • Legs are square cross section
   • table top dimensions can be changed . Length, breadth, thickness
   • table height can be changed
   • the table top should be offset from the legs in plan and the offset dimensions should be constant to 100mm
   • the table shall be placed with its centre planes left right and top down.

Submission procedure (Important!!)

Please follow the following steps.

1. Save your RFA file as “Your first name-week number”.rfa.. example mine would be Varun-2.rfa
2. Login to Dropbox (sketchpad.1963@gmail.com – modelspace)
3. Go to Dropbox>Submissions
4. Right click on folder A0000000 and copy to Dropbox>Submissions
5. Rename the folder with your Matricula
6. Inside your folder – Dropbox>Submissions>Axx00x0x>Final> upload your .rvt file