architecture - Sam Fox School - Washington University in St. Louis

PLANTS & ENVIRONMENT A48 451 LAND
Students will learn to identify plants found in the natural communities and built environments of
Missouri and the Midwest, both exotic and native, in order to form a base palette of landscape plants
for the region. In addition to learning the plants’ spatial characteristics, students will be required to
gain a basic understanding of the biological factors and horticultural practices influencing their growth.
While addressing the roles of individual species and selections, plants are also examined as parts of an
interdependent community. The final goal will be to assess, and begin to practice, the appropriate use
of plants in landscape design. Course activities include weekly lectures and readings, field trips, on-site
sketching, and a research paper. 1.5 unitS
01 TuTh 9:00a-10:30a
8/31/10 - 10/15/10 Kacenski
GRADING + LANDFORM A48 461 LAND
This introductory course in earthwork and grading combines the study of historical and contemporary
landforms in designed landscapes and artworks with the technical aspects of surveying, contours,
formulas, drainage and graphic representation. Students will gain a basic understanding of threedimensional
form, contour manipulation, the concept of drainage, and the relationship between planting
and landform. The observation, measuring, and experience of landform in case studies will demonstrate
how topography shapes our perception and use of space. 1.5 unit.S
01 TuTh 9:00a-10:30a
10/18/10 - 12/10/10 Fetterman
URBAN BOOKS: IMAG(IN)ING ST. LOUIS A46 455A ARCH
This cross-disciplinary and collaborative course is open to students in art and design programs.
It focuses on how images shape the symbolic dimension of our experience of large cities through the
artist’s book medium. Our goal is to produce a collection of individual books as a result of research,
visual documentation, readings and discussions in a seminar and workshop structure. Each student
will select and develop a theme related to the metropolitan landscape of St. Louis and how it is conceived
and perceived through images. The course is divided into complementary modules combining readings,
studio, and research activities, which will contribute to the developmet of individual projects. Good
quality final books will be included in the Special Collection of Olin Library and exhibited at the Art
and Architecture Library. Fulfills Urban Issues elective requirement for Architecture students. Lab,
materials fee: $50.00. Same as F20 ART 455A. 3 units
01 Tu 4:30p-7:30p Harper
Lima
CONTINUITY AND TRANSFORMATION A46 471A ARCH
Throughout history and across cultures, certain ideas, concepts and organizational strategies have
persisted in architecture, despite advances in social ideals and technological capabilities. The seminar
explores the phenomenon of this continuity with the goal of uncovering the manner in which these
ideas and strategies are transformed. Whether classified by use, characteristic form, or compositional
device, the continuity of these notions is clearly traceable as a body of knowledge waiting to be revealed,
understood, assessed and, when valid, built upon. The transformation of ideas and strategies is one of the
most fundamental activities of the designer, but relies on careful study. We will discover evidence of this
phenomenon in vernacular architecture, patterns of settlement and habitation, and in the work of many
of our most influential practitioners, such as Le Corbusier, Kahn, Moneo, and Zumthor, as well as in the
realm of painting and sculpture including Cubism, Suprematism, and Expressionism. Fulfills History/
Theory or Urban Issues elective requirement. 3 units
01 Th 3:00p-6:00p Fraser
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