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Course Number & Title:
INARC 6220 Interior Architecture Studio 6:
Thesis (4.5)
Course Description:
The thesis studio asks students to construct an origi-
nal problem, investigate pertinent issues, and design
an innovative response to some aspect of interior
architectural production.
Course Goals & Objectives:
1) Design culture and practice: This class gives
individual students the opportunity to define and
research an aspect of architectural production in
depth, developing a personal approach to an im-
portant issue of contemporary significance to the
field of architecture, and to the early professional
career of the student. Emphasis is on originality,
clarity, and high production values at the end of
one’s architectural education.
Student Performance Criterion:
1) Best exemplifies the following criteria:
a) A.2. Design Thinking (ability)
2) Additional criteria
a) A.1. Speaking and Writing (ability)
b) A.3. Visual Communication Skills (ability)
c) A.11. Applied Research (understanding)
Topical Outline:
Design culture and practice: Thesis studio is the op-
portunity for students in the MArch and MArch IA
programs to construct a self-directed architectural
research project. All conditions of topic relevance,
value, developmental precision, material investiga-
tion, comprehensive address of project topics and
final presentation scheme are critiqued relative to
stated intentions for student work. During the thesis
semester the development of that work is assessed
according to the following criteria:
Site Investigations
Precedent Analysis
Presentation of Design Questions
Theoretical Grounding / Use of Sources and Refer-
ences
Explorations of Spatial Questions / Depth of
Investigation / Clarity and Inventiveness of Visual
Material
Consistent and Progressive Development of Proj-
ect.
Strategic / Exhibition Intentions.
Course progress is assessed at ½ term, ½ term,
½ term and final term – descriptions of projects
strengths and weaknesses are delivered at those
times from course faculty via studio critique and
written statement. Review events at ½ term and
final term involve outside critics assembled to
deliver specific comment on particular project
content identified as student work develops.
Students are responsible for installing completed
presentation media or prototypical work in the
AIADO Design Show exhibited in the SAIC Sullivan
Gallery in mid June. This material must include a
written statement and graphic / material based
descriptive media.
Prerequisites:
All required fifth semester coursework.
Textbooks/Learning Resources:
T.B.D.
Offered (semester and year):
• Semester: SPRING
• Year: THREE
Faculty assigned:
• 2009-2010 academic year:
183 | Spring 2011
Reynders, Hennie (F/T), Kong, Thomas
(F/T),
• 2010-2011 academic year:
Reynders, Hennie (F/T), Kong, Thomas
(F/T),
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