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Meredi th McCar thy | Mar ta Roy Torreci l laCD 105 A | Diagramming an Evolution | Fall 2014

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I N S T R U C T O R S

C L A S S T I M E + L O C A T I O N

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MEREDITH J. MCCARTHYBoston, MA, USA

E M P L O Y M E N T

Associate Architect

Sasaki Associates, Inc.Watertown, MA , USAwww.sasaki.com

E D U C A T I O N

BS/MArch - 2010

Roger Williams UniversitySchool of Architecture, Art & Historic PreservationBristol, RI, USA

C O N T A C T

EMAIL: mmccarthy@sasaki.comSKYPE: meredith.j.mccarthy

Thursday nights | 7:15 pm - 10:15 pm

Room | TBD

MARTA ROY TORRECILLARotterdam, the Netherlands

E M P L O Y M E N T

Associate Architect

Mecanoo architectenDelft, the Netherlandswww.mecanoo.nl

E D U C A T I O N

Diplome: Architecture + Urban Planning

Universidad Politecnica de MadridEscuela Superior de Arquitectura(ETSAM)Madrid, Spain

C O N T A C T

EMAIL: marta.roy@kartonkraft.euSKYPE: mecanoo_marta

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A B S T R A C T

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Diagramming an Evolution

Architecture is a metamorphic process, derived over thousands of years to adapt and acclimate to the needs of its users. Building typologies have threaded their way through architectural history to reflect the principle beliefs of many different styles and movements within design, while always relating back to the basic underlying programmatic requirements of the space itself. The result is a visual timeline of the built form that portrays the evolution of an archetype. Diagramming is an art form; a way to illustrate a thought in the simplest of terms. It can forge a connection between two previously unrelated ideas. It has the power to create a level field of play upon which to form an opinion. The diagram is the single most important drawing a designer can use to communicate a concept.

This semester will be spent investigating the evolution of various building typologies through the process of diagramming. The goal of this course is to provide the student with a better working knowledge of how buildings and spaces relate to their users while also improving their capability of creating beautiful and informative conceptual drawings.

Meredi th McCar thy | Mar ta Roy Torreci l laCD 105 A | Diagramming an Evolution | Fall 2014

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C O U R S E D E S C R I P T I O N

Intent

This class will focus on studying the evolution of various building typologies throughout history. It will look at how principles from major architectural movements impacted the design of the typologies -- what remained constant throughout and what was able to morph and change based on stylistic trends. The class will also focus on how the typologies evolved to meet the ever-changing needs of the users -- for example, the library of the 1800s is very different from today’s library. What do those changes mean and how can they help inform us when designing for the future?

Though the overall scope of the class is to understand the process and progression of building typologies, there is a second, underlying intent to use the diagram as a form of research, investigation, and exploration. Through that, this class aims to provide the students with a better understanding of how to diagram and how to communicate through drawings more than just a plan or section. The intent is that the students will come away with a knowledge of how powerful a diagram can be, and be able to use that to better explain their own designs.

Boston Public Library

Stockholm Public Library

Seattle Public Library

The New Library of Alexandria

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Meredi th McCar thy | Mar ta Roy Torreci l laCD 105 A | Diagramming an Evolution | Fall 2014

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Goals

There are three main objectives for this Design Workshop.

1| This class should provide the students with a better understanding of why buildings are designed the way they are.Why do libraries have one particular type of flexible program while museums have another? How does circulation differ in a public concert hall versus a private office building? Our vision is for the students to develop a series of guidelines for many building typologies to use as a resource for future designs.

2| This class aims to inspire and promote the use of the diagram in innovative, thoughtful, and exciting ways.How can a program diagram be more informative and more seductive than a simple colored plan? How can a three dimensional circulation diagram start to tell the story and the experience of the interior progression of spaces within a building rather than simply the horizontal and vertical paths of travel? Diagramming is one of the most influential tools in an architect’s toolbox. Our hope is that the students leave the class with a better refined tool for their own use.

3| Through the student developed design guidelines and diagrams, the research of this class shall result in a compiled monograph, that can be shared with all of the BAC.It could become a resource in the library that any student who decided to design a community center can look through the work done in this class and see the evolution of the community centers of the past and build upon all that research for their own design. We look to books like Neufert of Architectural Graphic Standards and believe that this compiled research could be summarized as a similar catalog of typologies and diagrams that can aide in future students’ precedent studies.

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S C H E D U L E

ASSIGNMENT 1 | EDUCATIONAL

August 28, 2014 Introduction to class // Educational Typology Lecture // Distribution of PrecedentsSeptember 4, 2014 Educational Typology Lecture // WorkshopSeptember 11, 2014 Educational Typology Lecture // WorkshopSeptember 18, 2014 FINAL PRESENTATION - EDUCATIONAL TYPOLOGY

ASSIGNMENT 2 | CIVIC

September 18, 2014 Civic Typology Lecture // Distribution of PrecedentsSeptember 25, 2014 Civic Typology Lecture // WorkshopOctober 2, 2014 FINAL PRESENTATION - CIVIC TYPOLOGY

ASSIGNMENT 3 | PLACE OF WORSHIP

October 2, 2014 Religious Typology Lecture // Distribution of PrecedentsOctober 9, 2014 Religious Typology Lecture // WorkshopOctober 16, 2014 FINAL PRESENTATION - RELIGIOUS TYPOLOGY

ASSIGNMENT 4 | HOUSING

October 16, 2014 Housing Typology Lecture // Distribution of PrecedentsOctober 23, 2014 Housing Typology Lecture // WorkshopOctober 30, 2014 Housing Typology Lecture // WorkshopNovember 6, 2014 FINAL PRESENTATION - HOUSING TYPOLOGY

ASSIGNMENT 5 | TRANSPORTATION

November 6, 2014 Transportation Typology Lecture // Distribution of PrecedentsNovember 13, 2014 Transportation Typology Lecture // WorkshopNovember 20, 2014 FINAL PRESENTATION - TRANSPORTATION TYPOLOGY

ASSIGNMENT 6 | FINAL COMPILATION

November 20, 2014 WorkshopDecember 4, 2014 WorkshopDecember 11, 2014 FINAL SUBMISSION

All final presentations will be done during the first hour of class.Lectures and workshops will be approximately 90 minutes each.Workshops will be done in the classroom. It is expected that all required materials will be brought to class.

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S U B M I S S I O N S

BLOG

All assignments and communication for this class will be shared on a community blog.

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Each student will be given a login and password to access the content on the blog, and to upload final assignments.

All assignments MUST be uploaded to the blog by 6:00 pm on the day they are due. NO EXCEPTIONS.

INDIVIDUAL ASSIGNMENTS

A graphic template will be provided for each individual assignment. All work should be completed following the guidelines of the template for ease of compiliation at the end of the semester. An assignment sheet will be distributed at the beginning of each typology. This sheet will detail expectations and deliverables for the submission.

Assignments will be graded on the following Criteria:

1 | C o m p l e t e n e s s Each assignment must be submitted on time and complete.2 | G r a p h i c Q u a l i t y Each assignment must be a compelling set of finished quality drawings.3 | U n d e r s t a n d i n g Each assignment must demostrate an understanding of content.

Failure to submit an assignment on time will result in an automatic 25% drop in grade.

F INAL ASSIGNMENT

The end result of this class is a compilation of all student work throughout the semester to be used as a research tool for future designs. All individual assignments can be assembled to create a master booklet on the design principles of each typology. Again, a graphic template will be provided for this booklet and all work must conform to those guidelines. Each student will submit their studies to the blog and the instructors will compile them into a single document for distribution back to the class.

The final assignment will be 50% of the final grade for the semester.

Students will have the opportunity to improve their drawings from each individual assignment as well as provide additional documentation to supplement their previous submissions.

The grading criteria for the final assignment will remain the same as the individual assignments.

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