Time Schedule:
Ann C Huppert
ARCH 498
Seattle Campus
Instructor-initiated and department-approved systematic study and offering of specialized subject matter. Topics vary and are announced in preceding quarter.
Class description
The emergence of drawing as a new technology in Renaissance Italy transformed the practice of architecture and resulted in a new architectural professional. Five hundred years later, the digital revolution represents a new crossroads, prompting the question of where the architectural profession stands today.
Through lectures, readings, discussions and student presentations, this seminar will examine the simultaneous emergence of the new profession of the architect and the use of drawing that supported its realization, tracing this history from the Renaissance forward. We will investigate the conventions of representation that developed historically, including the fundamental trio of plan, elevation and section; and later forms such as axonomentry; and we will examine the historical uses and debates over drawing as they continue to the present, looking at how new digital modes are impacting the profession today.
Student learning goals
General method of instruction
lectures, readings class discussions and student presentations
Recommended preparation
Class assignments and grading
