Assignments

Samples of student responses to the weekly readings are included below. All work is courtesy of the students named and used with permission.

Weekly Readings

• 1-2 page critique or reaction to the readings:
  • What did you like about the ideas?
  • What did you not like about them?
  • Was it useful? Interesting?
  • How might the ideas inform your own work?
  • How do the readings relate to one another?
• Due at noon, the day before class meets

Student Participation/Presentations

This class will be a combination of lecture/discussion with a project studio format. The first hour shall comprise review and discussion of course readings. The second hour will consist of in-class exercises to small design problems followed by short presentation and discussion.

• In-class exercises/presentations are intended to get you to work creatively with others in the class on a design concept, to share ideas, and to integrate ideas from the readings/discussion.
• Homework will be a larger or more in-depth version of the in-class exercise, and will also be presented in class. People can work in teams or alone.