Published In
Proceedings of the 18th National Conference on the Beginning Design Student
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
3-2002
Subjects
Architecture -- Research, Architecture -- Study and teaching (Graduate) -- United States
Abstract
Students entering the 3.5Y Masters program at UNM, come to embark on a course of study in architectural design. While all student populations are composed of unique individuals from various backgrounds, this particular group is, at least in an academic discipline by definition heterogeneous, possessing skills and knowledge in diverse fields gained through previous studies and/or employment. What they share is a burgeoning interest in architecture and a willingness to explore design in a studio environment, to start down a path toward a new way of perceiving and engaging the world. This peculiar mix of naivety and sophistication coupled with the insecurities of setting out on a radically new tact makes special demands on a beginning design problem. Embarking on this odyssey at the turn of the 21st century necessitates confronting the complexity of nascent digital technology a tool that offers much both in terms of promise and frustration to the beginning design student. This paper sets out to explore one endeavor to address these issues developed and refined over the past three years. In the process of delineating the introductory problem given to the 3.5Y Masters students some guiding principles employed in constructing the problem have come to light. The salient value of this recapitulation seems as much in recognizing principles governing the construction of the design problem as in the specifics of any particular instance.
Persistent Identifier
http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/15487
Recommended Citation
Adams, Geoffrey and King, Karen, "Introduction to Three Dimensional Composition / Dancing on the Digital Divide" (2002). Proceedings of the 18th National Conference on the Beginning Design Student. 1.
http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/15487
Description
Presented at the 18th National Conference on the Beginning Design Student, Portland State University, Portland, Oregon. March 14-16, 2002.
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