Design studio syllabus (article)

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{\large ARCH 3020 \quad Design Studio III: Housing and the Street \quad Fall 2026 \quad 6 credits\par}
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\head{Studio faculty}
Studio Critic Name, Studio 2B, \texttt{[email protected]}\\
Second Critic Name, \texttt{[email protected]}\\
Studio: Monday, Wednesday, Friday, 1:30--5:30 pm, Studio 2B\\
Desk crits: during studio hours\\
Office hours: Thursday 10:00 am--12:00 pm, or by appointment

\head{Studio brief}
Students design a mid-rise housing block of 40 to 60 units on an urban corner site. The
studio asks how dwellings meet the street: thresholds, ground floors, shared courts and the
section between private and public. Work moves from site reading to a resolved building,
tested through models, drawings and regular reviews.

\head{Learning outcomes}
By the end of the studio, you will be able to:
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  \item analyse a site and turn the analysis into a design position;
  \item develop housing units and their aggregation in plan and section;
  \item resolve structure, circulation and envelope at an appropriate scale;
  \item present a design clearly in drawings, models and speech;
  \item give and receive critique in a review setting.
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\head{Materials}
Sketchbook kept throughout the term; model-making supplies (chipboard, basswood, cutting
mat); access to the school's model shop after the safety induction; 3D modelling and
drawing software in the school's computer lab.

\head{Project phases}
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\head{Assessment}
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Phase 1: site analysis              & 10\% \\
Phase 2: concept (interim review 1) & 15\% \\
Phase 3: development (midterm review) & 20\% \\
Phase 4: final review               & 30\% \\
Final portfolio                     & 15\% \\
Sketchbook and studio participation & 10\% \\
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Total                               & 100\% \\
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\head{Grading scale}
A 93--100, A$-$ 90--92, B$+$ 87--89, B 83--86, B$-$ 80--82, C$+$ 77--79, C 73--76,
C$-$ 70--72, D 60--69, F below 60. A grade of C or better is required to advance to
Studio IV.

\head{Review schedule}
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Wk & Date & Event \\
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1  & Aug 31 & Brief, site visit \\
3  & Sep 18 & Pin-up: site analysis \\
5  & Sep 30 & Desk crits \\
7  & Oct 16 & Interim review 1 \\
9  & Oct 28 & Pin-up: units \\
11 & Nov 13 & Midterm review \\
13 & Nov 25 & Pin-up: details \\
15 & Dec 11 & Final review \\
16 & Dec 16 & Portfolio due \\
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\head{Portfolio rubric}
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Criterion (weight) & Strong & Adequate & Weak \\
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Design argument (30\%)   & 27--30 & 18--26 & 0--17 \\
Plan and section (25\%)  & 22--25 & 15--21 & 0--14 \\
Technical resolution (20\%) & 18--20 & 12--17 & 0--11 \\
Graphic clarity (15\%)   & 13--15 & 9--12  & 0--8 \\
Process record (10\%)    & 9--10  & 6--8   & 0--5 \\
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\head{Studio policies}
\textbf{Attendance.} Studio is the course: attend every session and every review. More
than three unexcused absences lowers the final grade by one step per absence.

\textbf{Late work.} Work not pinned up at the start of a review is reviewed last, if time
allows, and loses one letter step on that phase. The portfolio is not accepted after the
deadline.

\textbf{Academic integrity.} Precedents are welcome and must be credited on the board.
Drawings and models must be your own; shared base models are credited to the group.

\textbf{Accessibility.} Students with accommodations should contact the critics and the
accessibility office in the first week, including for review formats.

\textbf{Studio culture.} Keep the studio safe and clean; spray adhesives only in the spray
booth; no work left on the floor after the final review.

\head{Important dates}
First studio: Monday, August 31\\
Midterm review: Friday, November 13\\
Final review: Friday, December 11\\
Portfolio due: Wednesday, December 16, 5:00 pm

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