Go BackTheory II: Morphology and Design of Large Buildings & Towns – The Fundamental Process
Winter 1979Preparatory work for the San Francisco Waterfront Spring 1979 studio: Development of design rules for the creation of Urban Space, the layout of Large Buildings, Construction Systems for large buildings, etc.
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Arch. 202 Design II on Multi Storey Public Buildings and Arch. 241 Theory II on The Fundamental Process: Rules for the Layout of a Building - Student Drawings
01/03/1979
Three sheets with schematic plans, sections and elevations of an office building, testing the rules for laying out large buildings.
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Arch. 202 Design II on Multi Storey Public Buildings and Arch. 241 Theory II on The Fundamental Process: A Construction System for Large Buildings - Student Drawings
01/03/1979
Four sheets with hand-drawn details on a construction system with reinforced concrete based on prefabrication of formwork for basic structural elements (walls, columns, floors), basic tunnel elements (openings) and loose elements (ornaments).
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1978-79 Graduate Design Studio: Morphology and Design of Large Buildings and Towns
26/09/1978
Outlines the full course sequence for 1978-1979. Fall Quarter: Introduction – Theory I Arch. 100 & Design I Arch. 201; Winter Quarter: Large Building – Theory II Arch. 241 & Design II Arch. 202; Spring Quarter: Urban Design – Theory ...
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Arch. 202 & Arch. 241, Winter 1979 - Design II on Multi Storey Public Buildings and Theory II on The Fundamental Process: The San Francisco Waterfront course description with project maps of the San Francisco area
08/01/1979
Outline of work schedule for the winter quarter; focus on large buildings, related patterns and construction systems, as well as on the process of city-growth. Weekly discussions on city-growth process; includes three maps of the San Francisco waterfront area.
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Arch. 202 & Arch. 241, Winter 1979 - Design II on Multi Storey Public Buildings and Theory II on The Fundamental Process: Assignment to be handed in Thursday, 18 Jan, at 2 pm
18/01/1979
Assignment on the completion of a set of drawings of an office building which occupies a site of 30,000 sq. ft.
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The Process of Urban Design and the Formation of Larger Urban Wholes
Theoretical basis and key assumptions for the process of urban growth, tested initially in the San Francisco Waterfront experimental project in 1979, in which the formation of larger urban wholes was highlighted as an overriding rule. This process was further ...
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The Unfolding of Public Space and Gardens as Positive Space
Outdoor space is positive when it is shaped just as a room is shaped. It has a contained character, it is bounded by walls, fences, natural vegetation, enclosure of some kind. It looks into other positive spaces, some larger, some ...