Schedule
EiA 2006
EXPERIENCES in ARCHITECTURE
session 02 : monday, 10 july - friday, 28 july
The Catholic University of America
School of Architecture and Planning
Monday, 07.10 Welcome To EiA
10:00 Introductory Remarks, Light Breakfast and Refreshments _Crough Center - Locraft Room
Intro to the Program and Schedule
Tours of the Crough Center, Pryzbyla Center and Facilities
12:00 Break for Lunch
1:00 Meet as Entire Group; Divide into Studio Groups Crough Center_Studio (Near Miller Space)
Get ID cards in Studio Groups_Leahy Hall - Office of Public Safety
Introduce the "Kit of Parts Transformed" Project_Crough Center - Studio
4:00 Review the "Kit of Parts Transformed" Project
5:00 Homework: Vocabulary Search Assignment
Tuesday, 07.11 An Architect's Tools: Pens, Paper and Production, Part I
10:00 Lecture I: Professor Eric Jenkins_Crough Center - Locraft Room
"Perceiving Architectural Elements: Freehand Sketching"
12:00 Break for Lunch at CUA
1:00 Lecture: EiA Instructors _Crough Center – Koubek Auditorium
“The Vocabulary of Architects"
2:30 Studio Demonstration: EiA Instructors_Crough Center - Studio
"Model Building Techniques"
4:00 Introduce Seminar Project1
Begin Constructing the Project1
5:00 Homework: Finish Constructing the Phase I Model-Making Pieces
Wednesday, 07.12 An Architect's Tools: Pens, Paper and Production, Part II
9:30 Meet as a Group for Metro Crough Center - Studio
Introduce Sketch Assignment #1
10:00 Sketch Assignment I _National Building Museum_401 F St NW
Exhibits: Newer Orleans [a shared space]; Modernity + the Metropolis
Metro - Judiciary Square (Red Line)
12:00 Metro as a Group Back to CUA
Break for Lunch
1:30 Lecture II: Professor Eric Jenkins _Crough Center - Koubek Auditorium
"Diagramming Architectural Elements: Analytical Sketching"
3:30 Continue working on Project1; Sketch #1 Deskcrits_Crough Center - Studio
5:00 Homework: Continue Project1
5:30 SIA Lecture - Marc Tsurumaki [LewisTsurumakiLewis Architects] - Koubek Auditorium
Thursday, 07.13 Sketching as Thinking and Doing
10:00 Lecture III: David Shove-Brown, EiA Director
"Drawing to Fabrication"_Crough Center – Koubek Auditorium
11:00 Meet in Studio; Metro to CUAdc Construction Site_Stuart Hobson Middle School_410 E Street NE
12:00 Break for Lunch
1:00 Meet in Studio; Walk to Sketch Assignment #2 Site_Pope John Paul II Cultural Center_3900 Harewood Rd NE
Point, Line, Plane, Volume, Path, Entry, Arrival
3:30 Deskcrits on Models and Sketch #2_Crough Center - Studio
5:00 Homework: Finish Project1
Friday, 07.14 Another Look at the History of Architecture
9:00 Meet as a Group for Metro. Introduce Sketch Assignment #10_Crough Center - Studio
10:00 Sketching Assignment #10_Washington National Cathedral_ Massachusetts and Wisconsin Ave NW
Light as a Design Element, Spatial Hierarchy, Bay System
12:00 Metro as a Group Back to CUA
Break for Lunch at CUA.
1:00 Introduce Seminar Project2 - Studio
Studio Work-sessions.
5:00 Homework: Continue Developing Phase I Models + Sketches
Saturday, 07.15
Work Continues on Studio Project2_Crough Center – Studio
7:00 DC United vs. Columbus Crew [optional]_RFK Stadium
Sunday, 07.16
Work Continues on Studio Project2_Crough Center - Studio
Monday, 07.17 Presentation Skills and the Art of Salesmanship
9:00 Discussion: EiA Instructors _Crough Center - Studio
"Brief Overview of the Jury Process"
9:30 Pin-up Phase I Work, by Studio Group_Crough Center – Review Locations TBA
10:00 First Review : Phase I _Crough Center – Review Locations TBA
Photodocumentation for Phase I Work_Crough Center - Media Office (Basement)
12:00 Break for Lunch
1:00 Digital Demonstration: Professor Luis Boza_Crough Center - Koubek Auditorium
"CAD/CAM Technologies"
2:30 Lecture: David Shove-Brown, EiA Director_Crough Center - Koubek Auditorium
"The Importance of the Client – A Case Study Analysis"
4:00 Movie #1: "My Architect”_ Crough Center - Koubek Auditorium
5:00 Homework: Continue Project2
Tuesday, 07.18 Context in Consideration
9:00 Meet as a Group for Metro. Introduce Sketch Assignment #4_Crough Center - Studio
9:30 Sketch Assignment #4 Museum of American Indian_4th Street + Independence Ave.
Context in Consideration
12:00 Metro as a Group Back to CUA
Break for Lunch
1:00 Lunchtime Lecture: Andreea Michalahe
2:00 Studio: Worksession for Project2 work; Deskcrits for Sketch #4_Crough Center - Studio
Discuss Requirements for Project2 Review
5:00 Homework: Continue Working on the Project2 Work
Wednesday, 07.19 "Memorial" Day
9:30 Meet as a Group for Metro. Introduce Sketch Assignments #5 & #6 Crough Center - Studio
10:00 Sketching Assignment #6_Holocaust Memorial Museum_100 Raoul Wallenberg Pl SW
Duality, Contradiction, and Confusion relative to Memory
12:00 Bring / Buy Lunch: Students Receive Money from Pettycash Fund
1:00 Sketching Assignment #5_Vietnam War Memorial + Korean War Memorial + World War II Memorial_National Mall
Siting, Material Properties, Movement Through Space, Metaphor
4:00 Metro as a Group Back to CUA
Studio Work Session; Deskcrits for Sketches #5 & #6 Crough Center - Studio
5:00 Homework: Continue Project2 Work
5:30 SIA Lecture - Stephen Roe [ROEWU Architects] - Koubek Auditorium
Thursday, 07.20 Community-Responsive Architecture
9:30 Meet as Group for Metro. Introduce Sketching Assignment #7_Crough Center - Studio
10:00 Office Visit I: A Small Office_Suzane Reatig Architecture_1312 8th Street, NW
11:00 Sketching Assignment #7_Metropolitan Community Church_474 Ridge St NW
Neighborhood Scale, Significance of Client
12:00 Metro as a Group Back to CUA
Break for Lunch
1:00 Lunchtime Lecture: Carlos Barrios
2:00 Work Continues on Project2
5:00 Homework: Finish on Project2
Friday, 07.21 The Art of Architecture
9:30 Meet as a Group in Studio. Introduce Sketch Assignment #8_Crough Center - Studio
10:00 Sketching Assignment #8_National Gallery of Art East / West Wings_3rd Street at Constitution Ave NW
Additive and Subtractive Form, Classical vs. Modern Vocabulary_Hirshorn Gallery of Modern Art_7th Street at Independence
12:00 Metro as a Group to CUA.
Break for Lunch.
1:30 Second Review: Project2_Crough Center - Studio; Review Locations TBA
3:00 Studio Discussion: Project2 Postmortem
3:30 Introduction to Seminar Project3 : Knowing the Client
Deskcrits for Sketch #7 and Work-to-Date
4:30 Discussion: EiA Instructors OR (TBD) Crough Center - Koubek Auditorium
"A Brief Introduction to Modernism"
5:00 Homework: Continue Working on Project3
Saturday, 07.22 (OPTIONAL)
11:00 Meet as a Group for Metro_Crough Center - Studio
11:30 Just Lunch and a Field Trip: Don't Forget Your Sketchbooks!_Eastern Market_225 7th St SE
1:00 Washington Nationals vs. Chicago Cubs [optional]_RFK Stadium
1:00 Metro as a Group Back to CUA
2:00 Work Continues on Studio Project3_Crough Center – Studio
Sunday, 07.23
Work Continues on Studio Project3_Crough Center - Studio
Monday, 07.24 Digital Underground
10:00 Digital Lab II: Sketch-Up!_Crough Center - Computer Lab; Studio
Each studio group will have 1 hour reserved in the computer lab. Studio work-sessions will take place as each group rotates through the computer lab.
1:00 Digital Lab I: Photoshop_Crough Center - Computer Lab; Studio
Each studio group will have 1:20 reserved in the computer lab. Studio work-sessions and deskcrits for Sketch #8 will take place as each group rotates through the computer lab.
Deskcrits for Sketch #9; Work-sessions.
5:00 Homework: Continue Project3 Work
Tuesday, 07.25 How I Spent My Summer Vacation - The Importance of Documentation, Part I
9:30 Meet as a Group for Metro. Introduce Sketching Assignment #9_Crough Center - Studio
10:00 Sketching Assignment #9_The Streets and Alleys of Georgetown
Pedestrian Scale, Surprise and Discovery
12:00 Lunch in Georgetown at Student's Expense OR
Metro Back for Lunch at CUA
1:00 Lunchtime Lecture: PJ Bautista
2:00 Homework: Continue Project3 Work
6:00 Movie Night #2: "The Fountainhead”_Crough Center - Koubek Auditorium
Wednesday, 07.26 Being Your Own Client : An Architect's House
9:30 Meet in Studio - Discussion; Introduce Sketch Assignment #3_Crough Center - Studio
10:00 Metro as Group to Sketch Assignment #3 Site_Hallet Residence_542 28th Street NW
Response to Site, Spatial Hierarchy, Response to Clients 4
12:00 Metro as Group back to CUA. Break for Lunch.
1:30 Lecture IV : Professor Barry Yatt_Crough Center - Koubek Auditorium
"The Diversity of Architectural Careers"
3:00 Meet in Studio. Discussion; Deskcrits for Project3_Crough Center - Studio
5:00 Homework: Begin Project3 Charette Thursday, 07.27 Big Projects, Big Clients
9:00 Meet as a Group for Metro_Crough Center - Studio
10:00 Office Visit II - Large Office _BrennanBeerGormanMonk_1825 K Street, NW + HickokColeArchitects_1023 31st Street, NW
12:00 Metro as a Group Back to CUA
Break for Lunch
1:00 Lunchtime Lecture: Matthew Geiss
2:00 Project "Charrette." Deskcrits for Sketch #10 / Finals_Crough Center - Studio
5:00 Homework: Charrette for One Last Push!
Friday, 07.28 Final Presentations: The Big Payoff
9:30 Final Pin-up; Open-Invite for Families and Friends_Crough Center - Studio; Review Locations TBA
10:00 Third Review: Final Project (Open to Family / Friends)_Crough Center - Studio; Review Locations TBA
12:00 Break for Lunch
1:00 Reception for Students, Family and Friends_Crough Center - Studio
Slide Show and Awards Ceremony_Crough Center - Koubek Auditorium
3:00 End Session One _Crough Center - Koubek Auditorium
