Visual Studies I

Visual Studies I

FALL 2021 4200 ( 1GA ): Visual Studies 1

Instructor: Kristy Balliet & Matthew Au

The 1GA Visual Studies course is structured as both a technical course and a general survey. The course will introduce students to the conventions, tools, and procedures of architectural drawing and form making, as well as expand and contribute to the ideas, debates, and formats underpinning the role of representation in architecture. The course is conceived of as two concurrent but distinct parts: the assignments, which focus narrowly on the interrelated roles of geometry, instrumentation, and representation; and the lectures, which broadly examine various modes of description. The course will use drawing to connect and communicate with multiple audiences both inside and outside the discipline.