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20th Century Art, Fall 2002
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Abstract: Critical examination of major developments in European and American art during the past century. Surveys art's engagements with modernization, radical politics, utopianism, mass culture, changing conceptions of mind and human nature, new technologies, colonialism and postcolonialism, and other significant ... More »
Advanced Projects in the Visual Arts: Personal Narrative, Spring 2004
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Abstract: Investigates conceptual and formal issues in different media or between media such as sculpture, photography, and video. Explores issues of representation, interpretation, and meaning, and how they relate to historical, social and cultural context.
Advanced Seminar: Urban Nature and City Design, Fall 2005
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Abstract: Examines the urban environment as a natural phenomenon, human habitat, medium of expression, and forum for action. Subject has two related, major themes: how ideas of nature influence the way cities are perceived, designed, built, and managed; and how natural processes and urban form interact and the ... More »
African Meeting House is ready to open
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Abstract: Carmen Fields reports on the restoration of the African Meeting House on Beacon Hill. Fields reports that the Meeting House is the oldest African American church in the nation and that it was gutted by fire in 1973. Fields interviews Philip Hart (Board of Directors, African Meeting House) and Ruth Batson ... More »
Analysis of Historic Structures, Fall 2004
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Abstract: An analysis of historical structures is presented in this class, presented in themed sections based around construction materials. Structures from all periods of history are analyzed. The goal of the class is to provide an understanding of the preservation of historic structures for all students.
Architectural Construction and Computation, Fall 2005
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Abstract: This class investigates the use of computers in architectural design and construction. It begins with a pre-prepared design computer model, which is used for testing and process investigation in construction. It then explores the process of construction from all sides of the practice: detail design, ... More »
Architectural Design: Intentions, Spring 2004
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Abstract: Second undergraduate design studio. Introduces a full range of architectural ideas and issues through drawing exercises, analysis of precedents, and explored design methods. Skills developed in conceptualizing, articulating, and representing architectural ideas and making aesthetic judgments about building ... More »
Architectural Design, Level I: Perceptions and Processes, Fall 2003
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Abstract: Establishes basic attitudes toward architectural organization and its reflection in form. Includes projects where imposed conditions of site, program, and building system emphasize the interrelationship of fundamental elements in the pattern of decision-making that constitutes architectural design. Develops ... More »
Architectural Design, Level II: Material and Tectonic Transformations: The Herreshoff Museum, Fall 2003
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Abstract: This semester students are asked to transform the Hereshoff Museum in Bristol, Rhode Island, through processes of erasure and addition. Hereshoff Manufacturing was recognized as one of the premier builders of America's Cup racing boats between 1890's and 1930's. The studio however, is about more then ... More »
Architectural Design, Level II: Material Essence: The Glass House, Fall 2003
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Abstract: The theme that unites the Level II studios in the fall semester is a focus upon the making of architecture and built form as a tectonic, technical and materially driven endeavor It is a design investigation that is rooted in a larger culture of materiality and the associated phenomena, but a study of ... More »
Architectural Design, Level II: New Orleans Studio, Spring 2006
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Abstract: The project for this studio is to design a demonstration project for a site near the French Quarter in New Orleans. The objectives of the project are the following: To design more intense housing, community, educational and commercial facilities in 4 to 6 story buildings. To explore the "space between" ... More »
Architectural Design, Level III: A Student Center for MIT, Fall 2004
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Abstract: This studio will investigate the social, physiological and phenomenological elements of a student gathering place on the MIT campus. Whether it is simply for socializing or for more specific events, the student gathering place will serve as a refuge from the vigorous educational environment of the Institute, ... More »
Architectural Design Workshop: Collage - Method and Form, Spring 2004
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Abstract: This class investigates the theory, method, and form of collage. It studies not only the historical precedents for collage and their physical attributes, but the psychology and process that plays a part in the making of them. The class was broken into three parts, changing scales and methods each time, ... More »
Architectural Design Workshop: Rethinking Office Development, Spring 2003
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Abstract: This is an interdisciplinary workshop, not a design workshop in the ordinary sense. It is certainly intended for graduate students in architecture but also for students in the Center for Real Estate (CRE), and for students in other related disciplines, who are interested in getting the most out of the ... More »
Architectural Design Workshops Computational Design for Housing, Spring 2002
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Abstract: An intensive 9 DAY remote collaborative workshop involving MIT and Miyagi University in Japan. The objective is to develop a small housing project using shape computation as a design methodology. Students will use and test new interactive software for designing, sharing applications with overseas partners, ... More »
Architecture and Interior Design for 20th Century America: Samuel Gottscho and William Schleisner
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Abstract: offer over 29,000 images primarily of architectural subjects, including interiors and exteriors of homes, stores, offices, factories, historic buildings, and other structures. Subjects are concentrated chiefly in the northeastern United States, especially the New York City area, and Florida. Included ... More »
Architecture Design, Level II: Cuba Studio, Spring 2004
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Abstract: This architectural studio will have one main project for the semester: to explore the issues surrounding the redesign of an area in Havana Cuba. It is a typical area about the size of a Law of Indies block that presently has a mix of housing, work, and shopping in buildings that need to be replaced and ... More »
Architecture Design Workshop: Researching User Demand for Innovative Offices, Fall 2002
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Abstract: The theme of this Workshop is the design of the changing workplace. The objective of this workshop is to make MIT graduate students fully aware of emerging technological and social trends that are revolutionizing the working environment. We will explore and develop a wide range of practical techniques ... More »
Architecture Studio: Building in Landscapes, Fall 2002
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Abstract: Third undergraduate design studio. Introduces skills needed to build within a landscape establishing continuities between the built and natural world. Students learn to build appropriately through analysis of landscape and climate for a chosen site and conceptualize design decisions through drawings ... More »
Architecture Studio: Building in Landscapes, Fall 2005
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Abstract: This subject introduces skills needed to build within a landscape establishing continuities between the built and natural world. Students learn to build appropriately through analysis of landscape and climate for a chosen site, and to conceptualize design decisions through drawings and models.