Advanced Materials and Methods
From MaterialProject.org, the free architectural material catalog
The Advanced Materials & Methods Studio provides graduate students at The New England School of Art & Design a sophisticated understanding of structural and constructional issues and their impact upon the design and planning of interior environments. This studio studies the influence materials have on the methods of construction and detailing and requires students to identify and resolve construction related issues. Throughout the semester students sketch and analyze the works of prominent designers, conduct precedent and market research all in an effort to better understand materials, details, and their relationship to design.
Course Objectives
This studio is design to help each student develop an understanding of material, methods of construction and their integration into the student's design studio and career. More specifically, this course is a chance for each student to further investigate the following questions:
- What makes detailing a design decision and how does the details inform or react to a project’s primary design ideas?
- What is the relationship between material and the detail?
- What is the relationship between detail and design concept?
- What information do we look for in a precedent study and how can that analysis apply to a unique design process?
- What information can we gather through daily observation of details and how can we use this information / analysis in our own design problems?
- There are many different methods of analysis including reading/writing, drawing, observation, and making. What are the differences between these methods of analysis and when is each appropriate in the design process?
Student Contributions
Student contributions from this studio include:
- Fall 2005 semester - Printed material research catalog
- Spring 2007 semester - Printed material research catalog
- Spring 2008 semester - MaterialWiki project contributions
- Spring 2009 semester - MaterialWiki project contributions
Click here for a full list of student contributions.
