Where We Meet the First Day :

Belvedere Kondiaronk in Montreal

Course Work Prospectus : All in the Hand

There will be two courses taught this summer. Arch4601 Studio 6 is the urban studies studio. Notice that it is not the urban design studio. It is an architectural introduction of the study of the city. The project will be on Place d’Youville, a tight urban and palimpsestic site. The goal will be to design an architectural project through a careful study of an historic and rich urban context and other architectural responses to urban conditioning. ARCH4000 is a two hour elective. In this class we are going to explore how to draw voids and holes in things by drawing urban holes in the city.

All work we do will be done with standard drafting tools like adjustable triangles, scales (metric), leadholders and sharpeners, compasses and circle templates, drafting tape, erasers, and eraser dust (Draft-eez). It can be done in reasonably priced and sized media. It can be done with technical pens (india ink only), and xerographically (sticky backs). You should bring a t-square or parallel ruler or buy one there. You should bring your sketching equipment. We’ll work this way in both classes.

Updated Summer Schedule 2009

May 28 An instructor will be in Montréal
June 1 First meeting at the “Belvedere” overlooking the city centre on Mt-Royal
June 2 No class
June 11 Instructors arrive in Ottawa by 2PM
June 12-13 All students in Montreal from 10h00 on the 12th to 17h00 on the 13th
June 14 Instructors return to Montréal by 4PM
June 15 Marti’s first day in studio
June 23 Mid-Term Review
June 24 Fete St-Jean Baptiste
June 25 No class
June 26 Friday class
June 27 Saturday class
June 28 Begin no classes
July 1 Canada Day
July 6 First day return to classes
July 23 Last class meeting
July 27 Final studio and drawing class reviews in afternoon and evening
August 1 No instructors will be in Montréal