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ROME: Issues in Roman Architectural History, 753 BCE to 2007 CE
Every evening from 6:30pm – 8:30 pm, Monday, May 12 through Friday, May 16, 2008
A week long workshop, five evening classes provide an introduction to Rome through the lens of architecture and the conditions that modify, support, and distort what is built. During each class, short PowerPoint presentation segments alternate with guided student discussion and quick, informal writing activities.
Teacher: Associate Professor Julia Smyth-Pinney
Julia Smyth-Pinney is a faculty member in the Department of Architecture at the University of Kentucky’s College of Design, and an architect. She teaches courses in European and Italian architecture, art, and urbanism, as well as architectural design. She is a Fellow of the American Academy in Rome, and has lived and worked in the city for more than five years. Her current research focuses on the architecture of Francesco Borromini and his church of Sant’Ivo. (complete CV on file with the Department Head)
More Information: Issues in Roman Architectural History, 753 BCE to 2007 CE
Faculty/Student Drawing Workshop -"Everyday Drawing"
Saturday, May 3, 2008, 9:00am - 3:00pm, Santa Margarita Ranch
The ability to draw and sketch should be an integral part of the way we think and communicate, and understand our world. The act of drawing should be an "everyday" activity for everyone and anyone and particularly for those pursuing a life in architecture and design. Through the generous support from the James R. Bagnall and Kathryn R. McCafferty Endowment, there will be a one-day workshop held at the Santa Margarita Ranch to give us the opportunity to draw, and share ideas on the importance of drawing in our Architecture program here at Cal Poly. We are fortunate that Neil Watson has once again agree to join us for this workshop (log onto the 2007 Watercolor Worshop as part of the Hearst Lecture Series). Those of you who have met Neil on prior visits know him to be an extremely interesting and talented individual who is passionate about dreqing and painting. This should be a special opportunity that you won't want to miss.
Over eighty two students and ten faculty joined this Workshop.
Porfolio Workshop
Every evening 6:30pm - 8:30pm in the CAED Berg Gallery, Room 05-105, Monday April 28th through Friday, May 2nd, 2008.
The Architecture Department is pleased to co-sponsor with the Daedalus Chapter of Alpha Rho Chi, a Portfolio Workshop let by Prof. Emeritus Gary Dwyer (more information please visit Lulu.com) and architect Bryan Ridley. The Department is committed in seeing our students learn how to present their work in a concise and elegant manner during their tenure at Cal Poly and for future professional interviews and Graduate School applications.
Students will learn how to "plan, organize, and document their educational and professional work." What format, content, layout, and appropriate scale of work to include in the portfolio will be part of the many topics presented during the five evening sessions. Workshop will include faculty presentations, faculty and students' portfolio examples. Please bring pen and notebook for each session.
Mission to Mars: Sojourn to Station, Design Village 2008
Open house weekend, April 18-19-20, 2008
You are invited to Design Village 2008 on open house weekend, April 18-19-20. Mission to Mars is about where we go next, a dwelling beyond earth. As the Pioneers of Tomorrow with Poly Canyon as your Mars, how suitable will your habitat be to the site? With all you about our impact on the environment, how would you begin life on a new planet? How will you transport your payload? Trek on, modern day Lewis and Clark, and you will find this expedition isn't as out of this world as you think.
Visit the Design Village web site for additional information.
ARCH 443 Workshops
Thursday, February 21, 2008
A team of Architects led by Edwin Darden of Darden Architects of Fresno, will be on campus to present a series of workshops as part of Arch 443 Professional Practice. The Darden Architects Professional Workshops program was established to contribute to the profession of architecture through experience sharing. Each presenter has their own distinct qualified areas of expertise and through the dissimination of their experiences, students preparing to enter the working world will gain better insight as to how the conceptural methods taught in school will apply to their professional careers. Worshops will be provided covering Construction Documents emphasizing Building Information Modeling (BIM) by Bob Petithomme, Construction Administration by Michael Fennacy, Project Delivery Methods and Owner/Architect Agreements by Edwin Darden, and LEED AP Exam by Kjirsten Brock. These workshops are part of an effort to integrate the academic curriculum with the professional world.
4th Annual Vellum/CAED Furniture Competition
Vellum Design Build and the College of Architecture and Environmental Design are pleased to announce the 4th Annual Vellum/CAED Furniture Competition. The competition, open to students in the CAED, will again focus on the design and construction of furniture built at a scale of 1:1.
Go to the Vellum/CAED Furniture Competition page.
Body Tectonics
Architectural Jewelry Workshop
A week long workshop that posits both theoretical and pragmatic concerns related to three-dimensional design can be researched at multiple scales using various object types. That through design investigation, form composition and full scale fabrication one can exercise design and craft skills relevant to all three-dimensional constructions.
Teacher: Professor Len Wujcik
Time & Location: 6:30pm – 9:00pm in the CAED Shop, October 1st through October 5th, 2007.
Units: 1 unit
Fees: None
The Workshop Is Full
Sponsored by: Architecture Department, Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo
More Information: Body Tectonics
15th Annual International Neukloster Herbstakademie, Germany
This workshop/symposium will include eight to ten students with a faculty member from seven institutions working in mixed groups of three to four. Mornings are given to studio time or field trips, afternoons are spent working on the charette problem and evenings are organized around faculty led lectures/discussions and continue group work.
Cal Poly Faculty: Prof. Stephen Phillips & Prof. Guillermo Yanguez
Schedule: Nov. 1 through Nov. 13, 2007
Selected Students: Sean Bailey, Kimberly Coombs, Yiling Deng, Lauren Fries, Nick Holbein, Kyu Kim, imon Muriel Lim, Katsunori Shigemi
More Information: Neukloster Herbstakademie, Germany