Thinking through Diagrams and Models detailed syllabus for Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch) for 2021 regulation curriculum has been taken from the Anna University official website and presented for the B.Arch students. For course code, course name, number of credits for a course and other scheme related information, do visit full semester subjects post given below.
For Bachelor of Architecture 2nd sem scheme and its subjects, do visit B.Arch 2nd sem 2021 regulation scheme. The detailed syllabus of thinking through diagrams and models is as follows.
Course Objectives:
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Unit I
INTRODUCTION TO DIAGRAMS IN ARCHITECTURE 12 Introduction to idea of diagrams and models as basic representation of reality and thought. Historical evolution of diagrams and models in architecture with key examples from the past to the present, illustrating how attributes are identified and diagrammed for study and for design.
Unit II
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Unit III
UNDERSTANDING BUILT ENVIRONMENT THROUGH MODELS 18 Model making as a tool to understand buildings through analogical thinking. Understanding different degrees of representations in models from the most realistic to the most abstract, based on purpose for which model is done. Techniques and materiality in model making.
Unit IV
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Course Outcomes:
- An understanding of diagrams and models as a mode of thought and analysis.
- An ability to discern the important attributes of a building through diagrams and models.
- Ability to project thoughts towards the future through diagrams and models.
Required Reading:
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Reference Books:
- Peter Cook, Drawing: The Motive Force of Architecture, Wiley, 2014.
- JuhaniPallasma, The Thinking Hand, John Wiley, 2009.
- Anthony Vidler, Diagrams of Diagrams: Architectural Abstraction and Modern Representation, Representations, No. 72. (Autumn, 2000), pp. 1-20.
- Shin, Sun-Joo, Lemon, Oliver and Mumma, John, Diagrams, The Stanford Encyclopaedia of Philosophy, Winter 2018 Edition, Edward N. Zalta (ed.). https://plato.stanford.edu/archives/win2018/entries/diagrams/
- Matt Bua, Architectural Inventions: Visionary Drawing of Buildings, Laurence King Publishing, 2012.
- Lorraine Farrelly, Representational Techniques, AVA, 2011.
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