Ontario College of Art & Design

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ENVR 2B12
Research Studio/Social Space
0.50 Credit(s)
Studio
Students will research, investigate and interpret large-scale social spaces including architecture, urban design and landscape. Students will examine existing public projects through a formal series of studio assignments utilizing various documentation media and techniques. Existing spaces will be analyzed using traditional research methods, and students will formulate critiques and propose new conceptual, structural and elemental interpretations. They will investigate the spatial language of plan, section, elevation and their implied volumes. Beyond interpretation, students will form an approach to design at this public scale, which will be applied to projects in the core studio course in the winter semester. The course will be delivered using lectures, in-class discussions and one-on-one consultations and critiques. All assignments require research and presentations that include verbal, written and visual components. Student performance will be evaluated on the basis of successful completion of assignments
Course was last updated April 3, 2006 - 11:00 AM