ARCHITECTURE & DESIGN. Colby College

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1 Colby College Art Department 5630 Mayflower Hill Waterville, ME, Phone: Web: ARCHITECTURE & DESIGN

2 Using this guide The Colby College curriculum supports students interested in pursuing studies in architecture, the built environment, and design. Created by the Art Department, this guide helps students identify curricular options at Colby and take advantage of opportunities available to them both on and off campus. Students should use the guide to enrich their major of choice or to design an independent major in architectural studies. The following pages include: An overview of courses currently available at Colby, organized into the following focus areas: 3D arts and design, digital media, history of architecture, environmental arts, environmental design, and cultural geography. Departments and programs offering relevant courses include Art, American Studies, Computer Science, English, Environmental Studies, Math, Physics and Astronomy, and Theater and Dance. Off-campus opportunities available to Colby students, including study abroad and summer study programs. Preliminary information for students interested in pursuing a graduate degree in architecture. Contact information for faculty and staff resources on campus. We encourage students to consult this guide early in their studies at Colby. They should discuss their curricular and professional interests with their major advisor(s) and with Professor of Art Bevin Engman, Coordinator of Architecture and Design ([email protected]). Created February 2016; last updated April 29,

3 Developing a course of study Students at Colby who are interested in studying architecture, design, and their relationship to the environment have many curricular choices available to them, within and outside the Art Department. Relevant courses can be divided into the following focus areas: 3D arts and design, digital media, history of architecture, environmental art, environmental design, and cultural geography. Environmental art is a term that once referred specifically to the Land and Earth Art movements. Today it is used as an umbrella term to describe visual art that engages with social and political issues relating to the natural, built, and urban environment. Some use it to describe art that specifically aims to improve human relationships with the natural world. Below we use the term broadly to refer to all arts, including literature, performance, etc. Like environmental art, environmental design can have multiple meanings that encompass architectural, environmental, and social contexts. As an interdisciplinary field of inquiry it involves the planning and building of communities and the design of sustainable environments. Cultural geography describes the broad study of cultural products in relation to space and place. It can include cultural ecology, urban planning, globalization, political geography, and much more. Students should note that some of the courses list below are not offered every year and may not be open to all majors/minors (* indicates courses that carry no prerequisites). For current course descriptions, please consult the Colby course catalogue at 3D arts and design AR131 Introduction to Studio Art* AR141 Drawing I * AR142 Drawing II AR265 Sculpture I AR266 Sculpture II AR365 Sculpture III TD139 Stagecraft I* TD131 Theater Production* TD135 Introduction to Design* TD235 Intermediate Design: Interactive Performance* TD365/AR265 Topics in Design: Architectural Imaging* TD365 Advanced Topics in Design 3

4 Digital media ES214 CS151 CS267 Introduction to GIS and Remote Sensing Computational Thinking (Visual Media Applications section)* Interactive Digital Media History of architecture AR201 Survey of Western Art: Prehistory through the Middle Ages* AR202 Survey of Western Art: Renaissance to Today* AR225 Islamic Art and Architecture, * AR226 Islamic Art and Architecture, * AR231 Latin American Art and Architecture * AR232 Latin American Art and Architecture 1820-Present* AR273 Survey of East Asian Art to 1300* AR274 Survey of East Asian Art, 1300 to the Present* AR313 Early Medieval Art AR314 Art of the High Middle Ages AR315 Art and Archaeology of the Ancient Near East and Egypt AR332 Art of the Renaissance in Italy AR333 Mannerism and Baroque Art in Southern Europe AR477 On the Road: Pilgrim Culture LA277 History of the Maya from 200 B.C.* Environmental arts AM322 Imagining Maine, * AR282 Photography II: Picturing the Built Environment AR454 Picturing Nature: American Art and Science AM120B Writing about Place* CI321 Landscape/Cinema EN314 Literature and the Natural World EN398 Environmental Justice and World Literature ES151 Landscapes and Meaning: An Exploration of Environmental Writing* 4

5 Environmental design ES141 ES366 GE141 GE254 Green Building Design: Making the Case for Change* The Environment and Human Health Earth and Environment* Principles of Geomorphology Cultural geography AM221 AM/AR228 AM331 AM135B AM136B AM297 AM322 SO255 EC353 Mapping Waterville* Nature and the Built Environment* The Stadium and the City* Space, Place, and New York City Material Landscape of Postwar United States Made in Maine* Imagining Maine* Urban Sociology Urban and Regional Economics 5

6 Studying abroad Students interested in architecture and design should think strategically when planning off-campus study. The following approved off-campus study programs offer courses that may be of particular interest and include some areas of study not currently offered at Colby. Boston University Geneva, Switzerland (343921) Switzerland: Art / Architecture London Architecture Butler University Birkbeck College, UK (368375) Art/Architecture London London Architecture Architectural History Butler University University of Edinburgh, UK (223660) Landscape Architecture Butler University University of Otago, New Zealand (209932) Architecture London: 1837-present Butler University Glasgow School of Art, UK Programs in Design and Architecture CET Siena, Italy (453334) Sienese Art and Architecture CIEE Portugal (464548) Lisbon City and Architecture CIEE Central European Studies Prague, Czech Republic (86651) Art/Architecture Prague Czech Architecture/Design CIEE Barcelona, Spain Design Architecture Global Architecture 6

7 Columbia University, Two Cities Paris/New York Architecture Design studios DIS Copenhagen, Denmark (14374) Architecture Foundations Architecture I Hamilton College Paris, France (14448) Contemporary Art and Architecture Art/Architecture Paris Urbanism and Architecture IES Granada, Spain (446026) Islamic Art/Architecture IES London, UK (599935) Architecture London History Architecture London New York University Prague, Czech Republic (229709) Czech Art/Architecture Swedish Program (1490) Modern Scandinavian Art/Architecture London Architecture Architecture/Modernity Architectural History: Order/City Urban and Rural Landscapes History of Modern Scandinavian Art/Architecture 7

8 Summer study There are many summer study programs that offer courses related to architecture and design. Some of the programs in which Colby students have enrolled are listed below by state. Note that Colby does not have a formal relationship with and does not officially endorse any of these programs. California College of Environmental Design (CED) at University of California, Berkeley [IN]Arch Program (application opens in Fall) Introductory studio course to help participants cross the threshold into the world or architectural design. [IN]Arch Adv Program (application opens in Fall) Studio-based program to further challenge students who already hold a degree in architecture. [IN]City Program (application opens in Fall) Introduces students to the complex civic, social, and environmental issues that are at the heart of the discipline of sustainable urban planning. [IN]Land Program (application opens in Fall) Introduces students to the different scales and aspects of landscape architecture and environmental planning. UCLA Architecture & Urban Design JumpStart (programs announced in February) California College of the Arts Summer and professional programs (information posted in February) Southern California Institute of Architecture Making+Meaning (registration opens in January) 4-week summer program at SCI-Arc that introduces the principles of architecture through a hands-on transformation of form, scale, and space. 8

9 District of Columbia The Catholic University of America Summer Institute for Architecture Opportunity to expand breadth of knowledge by participating in undergraduate and graduate level courses in design studios, and elective courses, including history of architecture, graphics, furniture design, theory, and computer-aided design/fabrication. Idaho The College of Art and Architecture, University of Idaho Design Week (registration open in January) Opportunity to explore programs in Architecture, Interior Design, Landscape Architecture, Studio Art & Design or Gaming, Simulation & Visualization. Illinois Illinois Institute of Technology College of Architecture Introarch: Grad Prep Course (June) Designed to prepare students for the graduate architectural studio, the emphasis of the course is on the fluid integration of manual and digital modes of representation into a cohesive process. Architecture at Chicago YArch (June) Intensive, non-credit program for those who are considering a career in architecture. Curriculum mirrors the structure and rigor of graduate education at the University of Illinois, Chicago. The program s core is a studio project that immerses participants in the discipline of architectural design. Louisiana 9

10 Louisiana State University Summer courses (registration deadline in April) Massachusetts Harvard University, Graduate School of Design Summer Discovery Program (rolling admission from February to May) Focuses on architecture, landscape architecture, urban planning, and urban design. Missouri Washington University in St. Louis, Sam Fox School Summer courses New York The New School, Parsons Summer Studies in Constructed Environments (registration opens in January) Rigorous studio-based program for current college students and college graduates interested in investigating and preparing for a career in architecture, interior, design, or lighting design. The Cooper Union, Irwin S. Chanin School of Architecture Introduction to Architecture: Foundational Studies and Portfolio Development (application opens in January) Familiarizes college students with architectural design, thought, and practice. Columbia University, Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation Introduction to Architecture 10

11 Pre-professional program to familiarize students of all skill levels with the design, history and theory, and practice of architecture. City College of New York, Bernard and Anne Spitzer School of Architecture Architecture Summer Career Lab (rolling admission) Exposes those considering a career in design studios taught by our award winning and internationally recognized faculty. Emphasis on handcrafted and digital fabrication, interdisciplinary research, and ecologically and culturally sustainable practices. New School of Architecture and Design Summer courses (registration open in January) Pratt Institute Summer Session (registration open in January) Pratt s Summer Credit Intensive courses in Art, Design, and Architecture are designed for the college student or adult learner seeking exposure to new subject areas in fulfillment of academic or professional interests and objectives. North Carolina University of North Carolina, Charlotte Summer courses (registration opens in January) Oregon University of Oregon, Department of Architecture Summer Architecture Academy (May) Offers prospective architecture, interior architecture, and landscape architecture students a chance to investigate the field of environmental design in an intensive four-week experience. Workshops, lectures, demonstrations, and field trips complement the daily studio. 11

12 Pennsylvania Chestnut Hill College Global Solutions Lab (registration opens in January) Students and young professionals from around the world are briefed by UN experts, develop comprehensive strategies for solving some of the world s most critical problems, and then present their work at the UN. Rhode Island Rhode Island School of Design Summer Studies (registration opens in February) The Summer Studies Program in the visual arts encompasses a wide spectrum of interests designed to meet the needs of beginning, intermediate and advanced students. Combining art and design concepts with cutting-edge technology, these six-week courses enable students to build competencies in balanced ways. Summer Studies students pursue a variety of art and design disciplines and work with distinguished artists, designers and educators from around the globe. South Carolina Clemson University, School of Architecture Summer courses Texas Rice University, School of Architecture Summer Program in Architectural Design (LAUNCH) Offers students in any field the opportunity to design the future and learn about architecture in an immersive, exciting atmosphere of hands-on speculation and experimentation. Formatted as a four-week design studio fueled by daily discussions, lectures and field trips with faculty from the Rice School of Architecture students will design architectural projects that respond to issues and sites in the city of Houston. 12

13 University of Texas at Austin, School of Architecture Summer Academy in Architecture (applications accepted March to April) The program is an intensive introductory course in architecture that assumes no prior study in the field, but rather a great familiarity with it through the experience of occupying places. Through a series of individual studio design projects, the Academy introduces students to many of the important aspects of architecture and encourages personal exploration. Washington University of Washington, Department of Architecture Arch 100 Summer Program (registration opens in January) Undergraduate students and college graduates can learn more about architecture and the experience of design education. 13

14 Pursuing a graduate degree Architecture schools seek students from a wide variety of backgrounds and often view students with a liberal arts education as particularly strong candidates for their programs. Recent Colby graduates have attended the following graduate degree programs in architecture (M.Arch). All of these programs require an architecture, design, or studio art portfolio as well as coursework in calculus, physics, art history / history of architecture, and studio art. Listed below are additional requirements (if any) for liberal arts college graduates at the time of application and links to more information. Carnegie Mellon University (cfa.cmu.edu/pages/school-of-architecture) Offers degrees in Design and Urban Design and Media that require prior completion of an M.Arch degree. City College of New York (ccny.cuny.edu/architecture) Offers Masters degrees in Urban Design, Architecture, and Landscape Architecture. Applicants for the Masters in Landscape Architecture must be proficient in current versions of design software (AutoCAD, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop) and have basic graphic design skills. Applicants without such knowledge may enroll in a summer intensive course, Spatial and Regional Representation. Columbia University (arch.columbia.edu) Cornell University (aap.cornell.edu) Liberal arts grads complete a 3 ½-year M.Arch degree. The Introduction to Architecture Summer Program at Cornell is recommended. MIT (arch.mit.edu) Liberal arts grads complete a 3 ½-year M. Arch degree. Application requirements: 2 Math courses (1 pre-calculus, 1 calculus) 2 Natural Science courses (usually Chemistry and Physics) 6 Humanities and/or Social Sciences courses Northeastern University (northeastern.edu/camd/architecture) Liberal arts grads complete a 3-year M.Arch degree plus one summer term. Offers an M.Arch, a Masters in Sustainable Building Systems, and a Masters in Sustainable Urban Environments. Pratt Institute (pratt.edu/acaemics/architecture) Liberal arts grads complete a 3-year M.Arch degree. Rice University (arch.rice.edu) Liberal arts grads begin the program by completing a design/architecture foundations curriculum. 14

15 University of California, Berkeley (ced.berkeley.edu/academics/architecture) Liberal arts grads complete a 3-year M.Arch degree. University of Michigan (taubmancollege.unmich.edu) Liberal arts grads complete a 3-year M.Arch degree, with a summer intensive prior to their first year. Offers an M.Arch and a PhD in Architecture. University of Oregon (architecture.orgeon.edu) Liberal arts grads complete a 3-year M.Arch degree. Environmental design, green architecture, and sustainable systems design are emphasized. Includes a PhD program in sustainable design. University of Pennsylvania (design.upenn.edu/architecture/graduate/professional) Liberal arts grads complete a 3-year M.Arch degree. Application requirements: 1 Descriptive drawing course or portfolio of freehand drawings of architectural forms and spaces 2 Architecture design studio courses University of Texas at Austin (soa.utexas.edu) Application requirements: 1 Calculus course 1 Physics course Vertical studios bring diverse academic backgrounds together ( Offers 12 Masters degrees in architecture and related design fields as well as 2 doctoral degrees. University of Virginia (arch.virginia.edu) Liberal arts grads complete Path 3 in the curriculum. This program typically takes three academic years to complete. Students enroll in a five-week summer program prior to the first year, known as the Summer Design Institute (SDI). SDI provides instruction in basic design, architectural theory, determinants of form, and visualization. Yale University (arch.yale.edu) Liberal arts grads complete the M.Arch I path in the curriculum. Application requirements: 1 Calculus course 1 Physics course 2 Art history courses (survey of art and architecture; history of modern architecture) Studio courses in freehand drawing, painting, sculpture and/or basic architectural design 15

16 Contacts For questions concerning This advising packet and the Art Department curriculum Internships and careers in architecture and design Studying off-campus (summer and abroad) Colby s built environment Contact: Bevin Engman, Professor of Art and Coordinator of Architecture and Design [email protected] Alisa Johnson, Director of the Colby Career Center Alisa. [email protected] Juliette Monet, Associate Director of Off-Campus Study [email protected] Mina Amudsen, Assistant Vice President for Facilities and Campus Planning [email protected] Kelly Doran, Assistant Director for Capital Planning and Construction [email protected]