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IntroARCH: Graduate Preparatory Course

July 30 - August 11, 2012

This course is designed to prepare students for the graduate architectural studio sequence at IIT. It is highly recommended for students embarking on the 3-year professional Master of Architecture and Master of Landscape Architecture degrees (those without prior architectural studio experience) and is recommended for students embarking on the 2-year M.Arch with Advanced Standing. The course is also open to those who are not currently seeking a degree but are interested in pursuing architectural graduate studies in the future.

The emphasis of the course is on the fluid integration of manual and digital modes of representation into a cohesive process – a skill set essential for navigating the architectural studio. Concepts and techniques covered will be the foundational skills of the architect; the various modes of freehand drawing, imaging, descriptive and analytic orthographic projection; and architectural model-making.

The course is comparable to a design studio in sequence and rigor. It will give inexperienced students a working familiarity with the strategies, concepts, and techniques that form the backbone of architectural design studio work, and hone the skills of the experienced. Individual instruction will accommodate each student’s level of expertise.

The course is built around a series of design studio projects that integrate skills workshops, drawing and discussion sessions, concept and process tutorials, and reviews with visiting critics. Supporting components of the program include visits to local architectural offices, faculty guest lectures, and field trips exploring Chicago’s rich architectural milieu.

Schedule: July 30 - August 11, 2012
Monday - Saturday, 9 am - 5 pm, Thursday evenings until 7 pm.
View 2012 course schedule

Program Fee: $1,000
Fee covers course instruction, some drawing/modeling supplies, and events (with included meals).

IntroARCH application (PDF)

Instructors:
Leslie Johnson, johnsonl@iit.edu
M.Arch, Bartlett School of Architecture, University College London
B.Arch, Illinois Institute of Technology
Leslie Johnson teaches Advanced Undergraduate Studios at IIT and is a practicing architect in Chicago.

Lukasz Kowalczyk, kowalczyk@iit.edu
B.Arch, The Cooper Union
Lukasz Kowalczyk teaches Second Year M.Arch Studios at IIT and runs a design/fabrication studio in Chicago.

For more information, contact:

Kate Fitzgibbon
Director for Graduate Academic Affairs
College of Architecture
S.R. Crown Hall
3360 South State Street
Chicago, IL 60616
(312) 567-5858
kfitzgib@iit.edu