For graded Project 1, work on a clear statement of what you would like to accomplish this semester on your assigned project. Gather news stories, academic papers, architectural images, structure and materials that are appropriate, and other resources.
Use this Google Docs file as a starting point. From the File menu, choose Make a Copy and name it with your last name.
This project is due on 3 February 2020.
Based on preferences provided to me, I put together a set of research projects for this semester. Rearrange your desks to cluster your team together. Here are the assignments:
This project focuses on responding to climate change stress on the Gulf Coast.
Drawing from experiences in Europe, can the hill town form be adapted to locations such as California, Colorado, and other places in the US to address concerns about climate change, security, viewsheds, fire hazards?
The principles developed by Chris Mulder in his new ruralism may be useful and appropriate to developments in the US beyond the urban border.
Chris Mulder is undertaking a new development near Port Elizabeth, South Africa, that will place 600 houses in a rural setting in conjunction with a working dairy farm, a farm-to-table restaurant, a commercial townscape, and extensive nature preserves. He would like us to develop an architectural language for the development and computer tools to enable rapid design of high quality, environmentally appropriate homes.
Chris Mulder is undertaking a new development in the East Cape region of South Africa, that will be called Kurland. He would like us to develop an architectural language for the development and computer tools to enable rapid design of high quality, environmentally appropriate homes.