ARCH 3701 SURVIVAL SKETCHING College of Architecture and Planning University of Colorado Denver

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1 ARCH 3701 SURVIVAL SKETCHING College of Architecture and Planning University of Colorado Denver COURSE SYLLABUS Instructor Name: Jaimie Henthorn Office Hours: By appointment Term: Spring 2016 Class: Fridays 12:30 3:15pm, 3 credits Class Location: CU 2005 SYNOPSIS You will learn about sketching as a skill, essential to architectural seeing, thinking and designing. You will acquire/improve your technique and skill of sketching both physical and imagined worlds, and improve your perception. This will be in the context of architectural thinking and designing. Sketching is understood as integral to design, and is approached as a central step in the iterative continuum of observing, thinking, creating, testing and documenting. Architects need to know how to sketch to communicate with consultants, other architects, clients, and ultimately communicating with the self. It is the most fluid medium for working out one's own design ideas. Sketching is also a way to see and to learn about how buildings are designed and put together. Everyone can learn to sketch competently. By the end of the term, you will all have a sketchbook you can be proud of. COURSE OVERVIEW In this class you will discover or refine your personal sketching style. At the end of the semester you will be able to translate your ideas, thoughts and concepts to paper. You will learn how to sketch existing physical objects + buildings on site, and also learn how to bring your creative concepts onto paper. In this process, you will learn how to use different techniques and materials. The class consists of short lectures and demonstrations, class sketching exercises and field sketching exercises, all recorded in your sketchbook. Sketching exercises include a broad range of tasks (sketching lines, surfaces, volumes, mass, spatial composition) in appropriate proportions and scale. Exercises will engage existing physical objects/buildings and objects that we imagine, a sequence characteristic of

2 design. Weekly exercises include class work assignments and homework assignments. Sites include places on Campus and in downtown Denver; potential options include the Event Center, North Classroom, Emmanuel Gallery, Sugar Cube, the Gas and Electric Building, DAM, MCA, and streets such as Larimer Square, Seventeenth Street, Curtis Street, and others. COURSE GOALS AND LEARNING OBJECTIVES Learn how to sketch. Learn to be comfortable using pencils, pens and other drawing media Learn a variety of sketching techniques. Firm up orthographic representation of three-dimensional form Learn the basic 3D rules: perspective and how to see what is in front of you COURSE PREREQUISITES Basic Drafting REQUIRED MATERIALS Sketchbook preferably spiral bound, 8-1/2 x 11 or larger Drawing pencils: 8B, 6B, 4B, 2B, HB, 2H 1 hand-held steel pencil sharpener Erasers; kneaded rubber and plastic (pen shaped preferred) Pens Staedler, Sharpie, Uniball or Stylo: sizes 0.1, 0.3, 0.5., 1.0 Colored pencils - variety Markers variety Prismacolor or Chartpak Conte crayons; white, sanguine, black Paper; white smooth drawing paper 10 sheets or as needed 18 x24 or larger Color drawing paper, medium tone, 2 sheets 18 x24 or larger; velum, 2 sheets 18 x24 SUGGESTED READINGS 1. Le Corbusier. Voyage d Orient. Milano: Electa; New York: Rizzoli, Betty Edwards, Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain. 3. Brian Edwards. Understanding Architecture Through Drawing; Taylor & Francis Marco Frascari, Eleven Exercises in the Art of Architectural Drawing, Routledge Robin Hazelwood, An Introduction to Drawing. Arcturus Publishing Limited Erwin Herzberger, Freehand Drawing. Stuttgart: Kramer, Rob Krier. Architectural Composition. New York: Rizzoli, 1988.

3 8. Paul Laseau. Graphic Thinking for Architects and Designers, Van Nostrand Norman Crowe and Paul Laseau. Visual Notes, David Lewis, edited by. Pencil Drawing techniques, Watson-Guptil Henry McGoodwin. Architectural Shades and Shadows. Boston: Bates & Guild Co, 1904; Washington, DC: AIA, Edward Robins, Why Architects Draw, MIT Kendra Schank Smith, Architect s Sketches- Dialogue and Design. Architectural Press w/ Elsevier, Saleh Udin, Axonometric and Oblique Drawing, McGraw-Hill Co, Inc COURSE SCHEDULE w1-1/22: Introductions Syllabus, schedule, materials Get materials. w2 1/29: Line hatching, cross-hatching, stippling, blind contour and contour Learning to define spaces and shapes with line drawing techniques; Draw 3 items in your room using various line drawing techniques. w3 2/5: Tone Learning how to use tone to define space, shapes and building elements. Create a composition of objects in your home and sketch them using tones and/or lines and tones. w4 2/12: Scale and Proportions Learning how to use proportioning tools - thumb and pencil technique.

4 Draw anywhere outside using the thumb and pencil technique. One drawing is due next week that must include a building sketch using the thumb and pencil technique. w5 2/19: Trees, plants and human figures In-class site drawing - Sketch five different types of trees and/or plants, and five human figures outside. Sketch five different types of trees and/or plants and the landscape around them with figures in different positions (standing, walking, running, sitting, sleeping and etc.) w6 2/26: Perspective: one-point perspective. The basic vocabulary of perspective; horizon line, view point, picture plan Perspective view of a room interior - one-point perspective. w7 3/4: Perspective: two-point and three point perspective. Learning the basic vocabulary of perspective; horizon line, view point, picture plan Perspective view of a room interior - two-point perspective. w8 3/11: Light, shadow, space. In-class site drawing - 17 th street Union Station two-point perspective with vegetation, human figures and complete rendering (either with pen and ink or markers). Complete your in-class drawing. Bring a current studio project in to work on next week a plan, elevation and section. w9 3/18: Progress check: individual reviews Plan, Elevation and Section Graphics In-class drawing - Render a Plan, Elevation, and Section with your preferred material from a studio course. Finish the rendering of your Plan, Elevation, and Section with your preferred material.

5 w10 2/25 Spring break w11 4/1: Introduction to the design process Diagramming, sketching, research, site analysis, presentation Review in class materials and final project context. Begin diagramming and design process. Continue diagramming, sketching, research and site analysis. w12 4/8: Final project: project to be announced You will present your design in 2-3 big sheets of paper. On the first sheet you will present all the sketches that you have made in your design process. On the second and third sheet you will present a Plan, Section, Elevation, Axonometric, one and two-point interior perspectives of your design. w13 4/15: Final project w14 4/22: Final project w15 4/29: Final project w16 5/6: Final project w17 5/13: Sketchbook and Final project presentations : EVALUATION Your primary requirement this semester is to fill your sketchbook with sketches. Not every filled page will be beautiful and mistakes will be made. Sketching will be a product of research and learning. The key to success in drawing is persistence - draw every day and be thoughtful in your practice. You must have new work to present at each class meeting. Failure to present new work will work against your progress and grade. Along with your final project, you will have a final sketchbook review at the end of the semester. For the presentation, you will select three drawings from your sketchbook. The selection is entirely up to you.

6 BASIS FOR FINAL GRADE Your final grade for the term will be based on the following: 1. Daily attendance 20% 2. In class Sketches 20% 3. Final Project 20% 4. Homework s 20% 5. Progress and participation 20% CU Grading Standards shall be used in the evaluation of work. No work shall be submitted late without appropriate explanation. Consideration of efforts and completion of work will be heavily weighed in grading. Individual exceptions to rules will be considered for extenuating circumstances if the instructor is notified personally, in writing in advance. UNIVERSITY GRADING SCALE A A B B B C C C D D D F Grade Dissemination Graded assignments in this course will be returned via the course s instructor. You can access your scores at any time. COURSE PROCEDURES Attendance Policy: A failing grade will be given for 3 unexcused absences. CU Denver Student Attendance and Absences Policy: Except for documented health or disability reasons, I will not accept excuses for absences, tardiness, missed examinations, or homework not submitted. Documentation of disability or health related issues must be provided to Disability Resources and Services, 177 Arts Building, , TTY , FAX

7 Classes begin and end on time. If you are late to class and/or leave class early more than one time, an academic penalty of one-half grade reduction will be imposed. Homework, papers, projects, or any other required assignments that are turned in late will receive one grade reduction for every day they are late. Any student who misses quizzes and/or examinations or fails to turn in homework and/or papers will receive an F for the work missed. In-class assignments can be made up following an excused absence drawings are due the following week at the start of class. No extra credit. Incomplete Grades The current university policy concerning incomplete grades will be followed in this course. Incomplete grades are given only in situations where unexpected emergencies prevent a student from completing the course; students have up to one year (three semesters) to complete course requirements. Your instructor is the final authority on whether you qualify for an incomplete. Incomplete work must be finished within the time allowed or the I will automatically be recorded as an F on your transcript. Course Policies: Technology and Media Official university communication is only sent via a student s university address. I check my daily and will get back to you in 24 hours. Class Decorum The following ground rules apply to all students and are designed to ensure a classroom environment conducive to learning for all students: 1. Cell phones and handheld internet devices must be deactivated before class begins and remain deactivated throughout the entire class period. 2. Do not bring children to class. 3. Students who engage in disruptive classroom behavior will be reported to the Office of Student Life for appropriate disciplinary action under the CU-Denver Code of Student Conduct and, when appropriate, to the Auraria Campus Police for investigation of possible criminal action. The Code of Student Conduct can be found on the CU-Denver website, under Office of Student Life and Student Activities. Disruptive behavior includes, but is not limited to, arriving late to class without explanation or apology; leaving class early without explanation or apology; reading a newspaper or magazine; reading a book with no connection to the content of the course; engaging in prolonged private conversations; sleeping in class; being under the influence of drugs or alcohol; harassment or verbal or physical threats to another student or the instructor; failing to deactivate cell phones, and/or handheld internet devise. UNIVERSITY POLICIES

8 Access The University of Colorado Denver is committed to providing reasonable accommodation and access to programs and services to persons with disabilities. Students with disabilities who want academic accommodations must register with Disability Resources and Services (DRS) in Academic Building 1, #2116, Phone: , Fax: I will be happy to provide approved accommodations, once you provide me with a copy of DRS s letter. You must provide current and adequate documentation of your disability. Academic Honesty Student Code of Conduct: Students are expected to know, understand, and comply with the ethical standards of the university, including rules against plagiarism, cheating, fabrication and falsification, multiple submissions, misuse of academic materials, and complicity in academic dishonesty. Plagiarism is the use of another person s ideas or words without acknowledgement. The incorporation of another person s work into yours requires appropriate identification and acknowledgement. Examples of plagiarism when the source is not noted include: word-for-word copying of another person s ideas or words; the mosaic (interspersing your own words here and there while, in essence, copying another s work); the paraphrase (the rewriting of another s work, while still using their basic ideas or theories); fabrication (inventing or counterfeiting sources); submission of another s work as your own; and neglecting quotation marks when including direct quotes, even on material that is otherwise acknowledge. Cheating involves the possession, communication, or use of information, materials, notes, study aids, or other devices and rubrics not specifically authorized by the course instructor in any academic exercise, or unauthorized communication with any other person during an academic exercise. Examples of cheating include: copying from another s work or receiving unauthorized assistance from another; using a calculator, computer, or the internet when its use has been precluded; collaborating with another or others without the consent of the instructor; submitting another s work as one s own. Fabrication involves inventing or counterfeiting information creating results not properly obtained through study or laboratory experiment. Falsification involves deliberate alteration or changing of results to suit one s needs in an experiment or academic exercise. Multiple submissions involves submitting academic work in a current course when academic credit for the work was previously earned in another course, when such submission is made without the current course instructor s authorization. Misuse of academic materials includes: theft/destruction of library or reference materials or computer programs; theft/destruction of another student s notes or materials; unauthorized possession of another student s notes or materials; theft/destruction of examinations, papers, or assignments; unauthorized assistance in locating/using sources of information when forbidden or not authorized by the instructor; unauthorized possession, disposition, or use of examinations or answer keys; unauthorized alteration, forgery,

9 fabrication, or falsification of academic records; unauthorized sale or purchase of examinations, papers, or assignments. UC Denver has a license agreement with Turnitin.com, a service that helps detect plagiarism by comparing student papers with Turnitin s database and Internet sources. Students who take this course agree that all required papers may be submitted to Turnitin. While students retain copyright of their original course work, papers submitted to Turnitin become part of the Turnitin s reference database for the purposes of detecting plagiarism. Complicity in academic dishonesty involves knowingly contributing to or cooperating with another s act(s) of academic dishonesty. IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER Academic Calendar g2016.pdf