Schedule (revised)

Design 8 – 02/01/11

As a rule – Tuesdays will be individual review and Fridays are for group reviews and Pin-up. The below schedule is a guide and may change as the semester progresses, but the content is expected to be delivered by these dates. More thinking and analysis in the first half and more production in the second half, but quality and quantity is expected to be the same throughout.

The main topics of conversation will be:

Material

Analysis

Sustainability

Plan and Program

Expectations:

Self-Motivation

Quality craft and analysis

Complete presentation and continuous development at multiple scales

Jan 25

Jan 28               Begin Material and Programming Study.

What is this thing made of? What is its structure? And why?

Feb 1               

Feb 4                Group review. Where are we at.

Feb 8                Student Pecha Kucha – 1245-200pm each campus.

                        Study of Analysis – Joint review with Amoia Studio

                        Uncover similar designs and structures for presentation.

                        Final deadline for Book printing.

Feb 11              Pin-Up - Complete Material Study. Start “small scale” design study.

Present the material possibilities and explain their relation to concept, structure and site. Discuss the sustainable aspects of selections. How do they relate to the context of the site and to the context of your idea.

Feb 15             

Feb 18              Pin-Up - Compete “small scale” design study. Begin its application of into large scale

Complete the focused analysis and explain its application in your project. Determine what needs further study and begin that analysis.

Feb 22

Feb 25              Group review of precedent analysis, material and site. Present programming studies.

Program the plan and the material into a site. Outline the Sustainable Design strategies and diagram them. Begin to model the building into its site. Use physical model to discuss program intentions and site relations. Use a digital model to show interaction of views and material.

Mar 1

Mar 4                Plan, section, site presentation. Re-Write thesis statement preview of Mid-term reviews.

                        By this date we MUST see a complete set of schematic plans, sections and site relationship diagrams. This presentation is a “warm-up” for the mid-term and MUST contain everything you intent to present.

Mar 8                Mid-term reviews

Mar 11  NAAB   Mid-term reviews

Mar 15  NAAB   Mid-term reviews

Mar 18              Mid-term reviews

Mar 22              Spring Break

Mar 25              Spring Break

Mar 29

Apr 1                Pin-Up – Review of changes. Complete presentation of planning programming and site.

                        Respond to Mid-Term criticism and re-present.

Apr 5

Apr 8                Group review of complete plan, section, site presentation.

Apr 12

Apr 15               Pin-Up – First complete project review with complete model and 3D analysis. Material and “small scale” studies reincorporated.

                        We will have a guest critic TBA.

Apr 19

Apr 22               Group review. Time is running out.

Apr 26

Apr 29               Re-work books and be ready for presentation.

May 3               Pin up for falling behind students with Thesis Faculty.

May 6

May 10

May 13

May 16             Final Reviews – Old Westbury

May 17             Final Reviews – Manhattan

May 31             Final deadline for Book printing.