English for Architecture
| Numbering Code | U-ENG24 44065 LE74 | Year/Term | 2022 ・ First semester | |
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| Number of Credits | 2 | Course Type | Lecture | |
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| Language | Japanese and English | Day/Period | Thu.4 | |
| Instructor name | TSOI, Esther (Part-time Lecturer) | |||
| Outline and Purpose of the Course |
Le Corbusier said, in Vers une architecture [Towards an Architecture] (1923) “You employ stone, wood and concrete, and with these materials you build houses and palaces. That is construction. Ingenuity is at work. But suddenly you touch my heart, you do me good, I am happy and I say: ‘This is beautiful. That is Architecture. Art enters in.’” Mies van der Rohe said, “God is in the details.“, ”Less is more.“, ”Architecture starts when you carefully put two bricks together. There it begins.“ Mies van der Rohe was originally from Germany and had moved to America. Corbusier was originally from Switzerland and had moved to France. Architecture has local concerns, and yet its influence is global, and sometimes timeless. Although English does not have the largest number of native speakers in the world, it is the global working language of arts and science, as well as in international project collaborations. In this class we will explore architectural issues with the use of English. |
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| Course Goals |
Able to use basic English for communicating and presenting architectural ideas. A1 Communication ability A2 Understanding architecture from different perspectives B2 Understanding architectural design and spatial planning C2 Understanding how architecture affects society C3 Acting with correct judgement based on historical and social understanding D2 Having one’s unique viewpoint E2 Understanding global and local values |
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| Schedule and Contents |
Wk 1: An overview and introduction to famous Western architects like Le Corbusier, Mies van der Rohe, Louis Kahn, Renzo Piano, KPF, Rem Koolhaas… plus some previous projects that I had worked on. Wk 2: Corbusier: Dom-ino & Villas 1. Primitive hut of the modern. Introduction to first assignment to be presented on Wk 5 (design sketches and presentation of a simple villa based on the theory of 5 points.) Wk 3: Corbusier: Dom-ino & Villas 2. Five points of a new architecture. Wk 4: Review on technical terms. Reference to Francis Ching’s Building Construction Illustrated. Wk 5*: Presentation of the villa design sketches based on Corbusier’s 5 points. Submit speech and sketch. Wk 6: (a break) “From Shinto to Ando”: a discussion on Japanese architecture phenomenon. Wk 7: Mies: Use of materials. Read Steen Eiler Rasmussen’s “Experiencing Architecture”. Wk 8: Look through some architectural examples in “Architecture Inside+Out”. Wk 9: A review on high rises -examples from Mies, KPF and Mori Building. Wk 10: Building Skins: a look at facade details. Wk 11*: Test: fill-in-the-blank technical terms. A review on Hong Kong Bank by Norman Foster. Wk12: (a break) Landscape and art: Maya Lin, Michael Heizer, Richard Serra, James Turrell, Robert Smithson, Andy Goldsworthy. A look at Kazuyo Sejima’s 21st Century Museum in Kanazawa. Introduction to final assignment on proposing an exhibition space for an artist. Wk 13: A look at museum designs and review on terms. Preliminary presentation. Wk 14*: Final presentation on an exhibition space proposal. Wk 15: Feedback class. Follow-up No final examination. The schedule may be subject to change. |
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| Evaluation Methods and Policy |
Students will need to listen and read different texts, and solve the related problems. Students are expected to be able to write, discuss and present architecture in English at the end of the class. There will be no final examination. Attendance, class participation and exercise completion is important. No plagiarism. Students who have less than 60% in attendance will fail. Late arrival for more than 10 minutes or leaving early without satisfactory explanation will be considered non-attendance. Homework - 40% Presentations - 40%. Attendance - 20%. |
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| Course Requirements | None | |||
| Study outside of Class (preparation and review) | Please read materials from the above URL. Research the meaning of words in advance and at your leisure. | |||
| Textbooks | Textbooks/References |
Steen Eiler Rasmussen, Experiencing Architecture, MIT Press, 1992. Francis D.K. Ching, Building Construction Illustrated, John Wiley and Sons, 1991. Francis D.K. Ching, A Visual Dictionary of Architecture, John Wiley and Sons, 2011. Le Corbusier, Towards a New Architecture, Dover, 1986. John Zukowsky & Robbie Polley, Architecture Inside+Out, Thames & Hudson, 2018. Christian Schittich, in Detail Building Skins, Birkhauser, 2001. Kevin Lynch, The Image of the City, Harvard-MIT Joint Center for Urban Studies Series, 1964. |
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| References, etc. |
Kenneth Frampton, Modern Architecture: A Critical History, Thames and Hudson, 1992. https://doubleoperative.files.wordpress.com/2009/12/kenneth-frampton_modern-architecture.pdf Junichiro Tanizaki, In Praise of Shadows, Leet’s Island Books, 1997. http://wwwedu.artcenter.edu/mertzel/spatial_scenography_1/Class%20Files/resources/In%20Praise%20of%20Shadows.pdf Italo Calvino, Invisible Cities, Harcourt Brace ＆ Co., 1972. Gunter Nitschke, From Shinto to Ando, Academy, 1993. Christian Schittich, in Detail Japan, Birkhauser, 2002. Graphic Anatomy Atelier Bow-Wow, Toto, 2007. Christian Norberg-Schulz, Genius Loci: Towards a Phenomenology of Architecture, Academy Editions Ltd, 1980. |
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| Courses delivered by Instructors with Practical Work Experience |
分類： A course with practical content delivered by instructors with practical work experience Details of Instructors’ Practical Work Experience： I worked in both government and private sector, in Civil & Structural Engineering & Architecture. Details of Practical Classes Delivered： These are essential academic background materials in Western Architecture for young professionals. |
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| Related URL |
http://corner-college.com/udb/cprogXw0KwCalvino_Italo_Invisible_Cities-pp5-23.pdf https://openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/12101291coordination/files/2011/06/Rasmussen_and_Elam_Proportions.pdf https://1drv.ms/w/s!AhVq_riAFrGsgSxgYqC1w03iiTBf https://cisematakblog.files.wordpress.com/2016/11/towards-a-new-architecture1-1.pdf https://1drv.ms/b/s!AhVq_riAFrGsgSrsJ912MYAUaID3 http://www.east-asia-architecture.org/downloads/research/MA_-_The_Japanese_Sense_of_Place_-_Forum.pdf http://www.miguelangelmartinez.net/IMG/pdf/1960_Kevin_Lynch_The_Image_of_The_City_book.pdf https://marywoodthesisresearch.files.wordpress.com/2014/03/genius-loci-towards-a-phenomenology-of-architecture-part1_.pdf https://1drv.ms/b/s!AhVq_riAFrGsgSl7_073rYqfkLCx http://www.icomos-poland.org/pl/?option=com_dropfiles&format=&task=frontfile.download&catid=67&id=66&Itemid=1000000000000 http://www.east-asia-architecture.org/aotm/index.html https://art21.org/artists/ |
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