Arch. 201-101, Fall 1999 – A Form Language for a New Architecture: Class description & final project titled “Spraul Plaza Eshelman Hall”

10/11/1999

Design Studio Course, Course Description

One page describing the course objectives and requirements, introducing the concept of form language as the essential element of architectural design; one more page describes the final, major design project requirements towards the creation of a form language, by each student.

Authors:

Christopher Alexander, Hansjoachim Neis, University of California Berkeley, College of Environmental Design, Department of Architecture, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.

Content of

Academic Course

Building Process Area of Emphasis: A Form Language for a New Architecture 1999

University Program:

Master of Architecture

Course type:

Graduate Design Studio

Course number:

Arch. 201/101

Instructors:

Christopher Alexander, Hansjoachim Neis

Enrolled students:

Brandon Ankenbrandt, Jonathan Brier, Chris Costanza, Patricia Fontana-Narell, Mark Froemsdorf, Andrew Gi, Jennifer Heebink, Steve Suh, Hiroko Takenaka, Jin-Yung Wu, Chien …, Antony …, Katerina ...

Studio course for graduate and undergraduate students. The final project of the semester was defined as “Sproul Plaza Eshleman Hall” and focused on the redesign of the lower Sproul Plaza on the Berkeley Campus and the replacement of Eshleman ...

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