Campamento de descubrimiento de la carrera de arquitectura

In this course, learners can discover what architecture school is REALLY like. This intensive immersion format will help them test out the fast-paced learning and heavy course-load that architecture school is known for. This means that if they thrive in this course, they are also highly likely to succeed at the University level. No prior knowledge of architecture or drawing needed!

**Class Structure**
Meetings are 90 minutes long, but time will fly! Normally in architecture school, classes last for 4 hours. 
•30 min student presentation of previous class work- Each student will talk for a minute about their work, present it to other students, and we will discuss it briefly before moving on to the other students.
•30 min teacher presentation of new material- Each week we will focus on a new skill, including sketching, drawing plans and sections to scale, model making, and even 3D computer models!
•30 min hands-on activities to practice the skill- We call this time "open studio," where the student begins their assignment for the following week, but I will rotate through the students asking them questions about their design ideas and answering any of their questions.

**Daily topics and skills**
•DAY 1- TOPIC: Introduction to this course and architecture as a profession. The design process step 1. Site study. SKILL: sketching the world around us
•DAY 2- TOPIC: Beloved childhood places. The design process step 2. precedent study SKILL: sketching our memories
•DAY 3- TOPIC: Solving problems with design. The design process step 3. conceptual design SKILL: diagrams and program
•DAY 4- TOPIC: Reading architectural drawings. The design process step 4. schematic design SKILL: drawing elevations, plans and sections of everyday objects, 
•DAY 5- TOPIC: The human scale. The design process step 5. dimension drawings SKILL: drawing elevations, plans and sections of your own design
•DAY 6- TOPIC: Materials. The design process step 6. 3-dimensions  SKILL: scaled model
•DAY 7- TOPIC: Construction. The design process step 7. Computer-Aided Drafting (CAD) SKILL: CAD model
•DAY 8- TOPIC: The architect's responsibility. The design process step 8. Presenting your work to clients (aka your family) SKILL: Final design review and closing comments. Celebration!