ARCH 305 Intro and Armature Lecture

All,

The Intro_Armature lecture has been posted to the ‘Course Documents’ tab of Blackboard.  If you have any trouble retrieving it this early in the semester, let us know.

ASSIGNMENT #1: ARMATURE

overview:
A high intensity small scale investigation introducing you to the 1:1 material qualities and properties of steel.   

objectives:
-develop skills of concepting
-explore steel connections
-explore material expression with steel
– gain insight into steel fabrication methods and craft in order to control outcomes for object
-develop conceptual thinking with structure + material
-interrogate the boat and the act of rowing

criteria:
Design a steel armature for displaying a single two person sculling (row) boat.  Assume that the boat will be displayed in an enclosed, empty four walled and roofed space, and the space will have no relevance to the design of the Armature.  The boat can be displayed by any means in any orientation or in any position in the room.  

deliverables:
A single model of the armature, either at 1:1 or any other scale no smaller than 1 ½” = 1’-0”. Due Wednesday, September 7th, 2pm.

additional resources:
1. Sverre Fehn, Hamar Bispegaard Museum, 1973, Hamar, Norway
2. Carlo Scarpa, Castelvecchio Museum, 1973, Verona, Italy
3.  Alinea serving ware, http://www.crucialdetail.com