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The Carbon Neutral Design Project:
Carbon Neutral Teaching: Curriculum Materials Development
Sandy Stannard
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

Seven Frames of Reference
Senior Architectural Design Projects

Architectural Integration: The Paradigm of Architecture

Integration

Design Performance Objective

Architectural Integration

Design integration (including systems integration)
7a: Project HOPE: a design/build HIV clinic for a rural South African community. This two person project is an example of architectural integration as it spans the range of issues from poetic to realistic, finally realizing built form on its site in Africa.

Students: David Aine + Matt Ridenour
Software / Tools:

none

Arch 481 Senior Architectural Design Project Studio/
Arch 492 Senior Design Thesis Seminar

Architectural Integration: The Paradigm of Architecture

Philosophy

The ultimate aim of this topical sequence is to understand how our creative work reflects upon, questions, and relates to the broader field of architecture. Are we advancing the discipline or simply replicating the past? Are we improving our relationship with nature, or settling for the status quo? Are we creating stimulating, responsible environments or …….? To paraphrase Corbusier, we should aim to make the bad difficult and the good easy.

Design Performance Objective

All students are encourage to pursue design integration in their projects, as they attempt to balance all issues ranging from the poetic to the technical, while simultaneously staying focused on essential ecological design issues (which is always at the forefront).

• course and project outline

Investigative Strategy

Writing; reading; designing; re-designing; drawing; modeling (of all types and all scales); discussion; and multiple critical presentations.

Evaluation Process

Final presentations and final iterations of the thesis “book.”

Evaluative Criteria

Demonstrated sensitive and appropriate response to the defined thesis situation (through models [of all types and scales], drawings, montages, narratives, videos, etc.
Thorough presentation of design solution at two final public reviews and in the third (and final) iteration of the thesis book.

Cautions - Possible Confusions

Range of Applicability in terms of CLIMATE
ALL
Range of Applicability in terms of TYPE
ALL
Reference Material

Varies according to project.
Contemporary and historic recedent research referencing pertinent architectural projects is essential to this process.

Duration of Exercise
The duration of the entire thesis sequence is 30 weeks. Projects are continuously reviewed and publically presented, including watershed presentations at: week 9, week 13, week 16, week 19, week 22, week 28, and week 29. Three thesis books are required (week 10, week 20, week 30). Final projects are documented in thesis books, due week 30.
Degree of Difficulty / Previous Knowledge Required

Challenging.

 

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