Arch 570 Natural Lighting Fall 2008

Instructor: Bruce Haglund   

9:30-10:20 Tues & Thurs, AAN Shop Crit

Office: AAS 306
Phone: 885-6781
E-mail: bhaglund@uidaho.edu

Course Description

1.     Course Concept: The course is structured as a seminar/workshop in order to maximize hands-on experience with the various prediction techniques. The course has two threads that intertwine its heart and its spirit. The spirit of the workshop is a term-long investigation of the nature of Palouse light. Students will present their findings at intervals throughout the term. The heart of the workshop project will be a redesign problem of a real space on-campus or nearby, which will be measured, modeled, redesigned, predicted, redesigned, etc. Each student will be a member of a small group working on the redesign project. Each group will be responsible for a short presentation of each phase of their redesign project—see schedule. Presentations will be similar to design studio presentations with class members and the instructor acting as critics. In addition to presentation, each group will compile a reproducible portfolio explaining their process and summarizing their semester's work. 

The final portfolio will be in 11" x 17" (maximum) format with illustrations. For the model/remodel project each redesign phase will be written up in the following format:

a) Introduction: describe what is being done and how your team is doing it (one page).

 b) Date/measurement/illustrations/calculations: present the technical aspect of the redesign phase as clearly as possible. Annotate data and illustrations.

c) Conclusion: describe what you discovered about your study building and what you found out about the prediction method (one page).

Each assignment should be handed in via the Upload folder on the studio$ drive (in the Arch470 folder) before the presentation. At the end of the term a hard copy and CD of the entire folio is due. The final submission should include both the Palouse light study and all phases of the lighting model and remodel with a project introduction and a project conclusion. (A suggested remedy to the study building’s lighting problems and remarks about the course material in general).

2. Grading

This is an advanced course and will be graded accordingly. Final grade is based on participation in the process and on the final folio.