ARCH 444: Great Houses of Los Angeles - USC School of Architecture

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2 Hines, T., Richard Neutra and the Search for Modern Architecture, Berkeley: UC Press, 1982 Koeper, Frederick, The Richard and Dion Neutra VDL Research House I and II, Pomona, CA: California State University, Pomona, 1985. McCoy, Esther, Case Study Houses (194562), Los Angeles: Hennessey & Ingalls, 1977. Makinson, Randell, Greene and Greene: Architecture as a Fine Art, Salt Lake: Peregrine, 1977. Moore, Charles, Gerald Allen and Donlyn Lyndon, The Place of Houses, New York: Holt, Noever, Peter, MAK Center for Art and Architecture: Rudolph Schindler, Munich: Prestel, 1995 Rasmussen, Steen Eiler, Experiencing Architecture, Cambridge: MIT Press, 1959. Sheine, Judith R.M. Schindler, London:Phiadon, 2001. Sheine, Judith, R.M. Schindler10 Houses, 2G International Architecture Review #7, 1998. Smith, Kathryn, Schindler House, New York: Abrams, 2001 Steele, James, Eames House, London: Phaidon Press, 1994 Steele, James, Schindler, Koln: Taschen, 2005. Steele, James, Barnsdall House, London: Phaidon Press, 1992. Steele, James and D. Jenkins, Pierre Koenig, London: Phaidon Press, 1998. Steele, James, Los Angeles Architecture: The Contemporary Condition, London: Phaidon, 1993. Sweeney, Robert, Wright in Hollywood: Visions of a New Architecture, Cambridge: MIT, 1994. Grading: You will be evaluated on the basis of 3 written assignments, a final exam and class participation/ attendance. The final exam questions will be taken from the readings and class lectures. 1. 3 evaluation papers or two evaluation 60% + one research paper (20% each) 2. Final Exam 20% 3. Attendance/Participation (see below) 20% Total 100% You are expected to read the assignments prior to class and come prepared to discuss the work and to raise questions from your perspective. If you are not able to attend class, please let me know why you can't attend. Either e‐mail me at regnier@usc.edu, FAX a note (310) 474‐2718 or leave a voice mail message at (310) 474‐9560 (24/7). If you need to reach me immediately‐‐my cell is 310‐773‐1260. My office hours are by appointment only. It is easiest to meet with me after class. My office is on the 3rd floor of Watt Hall‐‐Watt 348. I have a mailbox in Watt 204 and this is where you should hand in papers at the end of the semester or between class periods. Jeff Vaglio, a USC Architecture Ph.D student is also available to help you with your paper assignments. He can be reached at 310 425‐9830 (cell) or emailed at vaglio@usc.edu. He is an excellent resource and has taken the class in the past and has been helping students for five subsequent classes. He can be a great help in providing assistance with your papers.
3 Class Participation A portion of each class will be set‐aside for class discussion. You are expected to come to class prepared to discuss the readings and the field trips. The following are the two specific class participation assignments. ONE: At 12 noon on the Wednesday before each lecture class you are required to post on blackboard a short question or comment about the readings. TWO: After each site visit by 12 noon on the Wednesday before the next class period you are required to post on blackboard a comment, question or observation about the site visit experience. Students in the class will be assigned to lead a discussion about each house we read about‐‐or visit. Your success in leading a class discussion about the readings or a recent site visit will be used as part of the calculation for your attendance/participation grade. Short Paper Assignments: You are expected to write a short evaluation paper on 3 of the 10 buildings we visit. After experiencing the site visit, listening to the lectures, and reading the assigned materials; you should write a 7 double‐spaced page essay (photos. diagrams and sketches are not included in the page count), which captures your evaluation/analysis of the setting. The handout “Fourteen Helpful Hints for Writing Better Evaluation Papers” is useful to read and follow as a guide to improve your paper. The focus of the paper should be on reconciling the theories, writings, and description of ideas present in the lectures and readings against your own experience of the place. The experience of each setting should include (although need not be limited to) the following criteria: I. Spatial Perception 1. Spatial hierarchy and relationships 2. Spatial sequence, procession, and organization 3. Indooroutdoor spatial relationships 4. Introduction of natural light II. Materials and Structure 5. Structural system and expression 6. Materials expression, detailing, color, and texture III. Attention to Users 7. Function and response to intended user Students can chose among the 10 houses which ones they want to evaluate with the following stipulation. You must evaluate one of the first five houses (Greene & Greene/Freeman+Barnsdall/Schindler House+Buck House) we visit. Each assignment should emphasize your own assessments, insights, and thinking about the most powerful aspects associated with the architecture of each place visited. Keep in mind identifying signature ideas and visual/experiential techniques is essential. Although only 3 evaluation papers are required, students can submit an additional paper on one of the seven remaining houses. Assuming the grade for this evaluation is higher than the lowest grade assigned to one of the 3 required essays, it will replace the lowest grade. Otherwise, it will not be counted.
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