Form and Design

Course Information

College Akashi College Year 2022
Course Title Form and Design
Course Code 4116 Course Category Specialized / Compulsory
Class Format Seminar Credits School Credit: 2
Department Architecture Student Grade 1st
Term First Semester Classes per Week 4
Textbook and/or Teaching Materials
Instructor OTSUKA Takehiko,KUDOH Kazumi,IWATA Naoki,SHIBATA Chikako

Course Objectives

As the basis for engaging in architectural design, learn crafting techniques and expression ability in architectural spaces with architectural graphics and three-dimensional works as main topics.
Understand how to work and can work accurately and safely.
Can design and produce crafts with design qualities.
Can summarize the practical training results into presentations and reports.

Rubric

Ideal LevelStandard LevelUnacceptable Level
Achievement 1Can properly sketch.Can sketch.Cannot properly sketch.
Achievement 2Can make crafts properly based on sketches.Can make crafts based on sketches.Cannot make crafts based on sketches.
Achievement 3Properly understand the basics of three-dimensional and planar structures that become the fundamentals of architecture.Understand the basics of three-dimensional and planar structures that become the fundamentals of architecture.Do not understand the basics of three-dimensional and planar structures that become the fundamentals of architecture.

Assigned Department Objectives

Teaching Method

Outline:
Students will receive basic training on three-dimensional and planar structures that become the fundamentals of architecture. In addition, they will deepen their understanding of architecture and cities through audio-visual education. Shibata will be in charge of weeks 1-6, Shibata and Kudo will be in charge of week 7, and Iwata and Otsuka will be in charge of weeks 8-15.
Iwata has presided over a design office for 27 years.
Style:
Each week, students will create exercise assignments individually or as a group.
As the basis for engaging in architectural design, learn crafting techniques and expression ability in architectural spaces by creating various plastic art works.
These exercises are necessary to improve creativity and presentation skills in architectural design.
Notice:
Students will be required to raise interest in architecture and ensure that the exercise assignments are completed.
Students who miss 1/3 or more of classes will not be eligible for a passing grade.

Characteristics of Class / Division in Learning

Active Learning
Aided by ICT
Applicable to Remote Class
Instructor Professionally Experienced

Course Plan

Theme Goals
1st Semester
1st Quarter
1st Literary plastic artistic expression 1 (Iwata and Otsuka) Create three-dimensional shapes through metaphorical thought.
2nd Literary plastic artistic expression 2 (Iwata and Otsuka) Create three-dimensional shapes through metaphorical thought.
3rd Inevitable and coincidental thinking (Iwata and Otsuka) Learn designs that take advantage of situations, and create three-dimensional shapes.
4th Thoughts from da Vinci's notebooks 1 (Iwata and Otsuka) Learn about the thinking in da Vinci's notebooks, and create three-dimensional shapes.
5th Thoughts from da Vinci's notebooks 2 (Iwata and Otsuka) Learn about the thinking in da Vinci's notebooks, and create three-dimensional shapes.
6th Recommendations for writing and finding questions (Iwata and Otsuka) Find questions in one's daily life and express them three-dimensionally.
7th Hybrid thinking (Iwata and Otsuka) Learn hybrid thinking and produce three-dimensional objects.
8th Design thinking and innovation Learn ways of thinking using books on design thinking.
2nd Quarter
9th About sketching (Shibata) Understand the basics of sketching.
10th Assumed expressions (Shibata) Learn proper sketching techniques.
11th Creative sketching (Shibata) Create three-dimensional shapes based on proper sketches.
12th Sketching and shaping (Shibata) Learn about sketching buildings and expressions.
13th Sketching and shaping (Shibata) Learn assumed expressions.
14th Three-dimensional production (Shibata) Create three-dimensional shapes.
15th Shapes and space (Shibata and Kudo) Understand shapes and architectural space.
16th No final exam

Evaluation Method and Weight (%)

AssignmentPresentationMutual Evaluations between studentsBehaviorPortfolioOtherTotal
Subtotal801001000100
Basic Proficiency0000000
Specialized Proficiency801001000100
Cross Area Proficiency0000000