College of Marin
Spring 2008 Schedule of Classes
ARCHITECTURE
ARCH 100 3.0 units
History of Architecture I
This class traces the development of architecture and cities throughout
the world from the earliest permanent settlements at the end of the Ice
Age to the 1100's C.E. Emphasis is on the evolution of architectural ideas
and the connection between architecture and culture. ($2 material fee)
Transfer Credit: CSU/UC
1521 Clements G
Web Based Course, 3hrs/wk TBA, KTD/IVC
Please see Distance Learning page.
This class taught entirely via the Internet; no on-campus attendance
is required. Students must have access to a computer with a
connection to the internet, and an e-mail address. Illustrated
lectures will be posted regularly. Communication will be via the
class website and will include class e-mail and online discussion
groups, which students can participate in on their own schedule.
Tests will be taken online and will be available anytime over a
period of several days. Students will be expected to participate in
discussion groups and chats and to create a term paper for posting to
the class website. Some familiarity with the Internet will be useful,
however instructions for accessing the class website and using its
features will be provided. ADMISSION TO THE CLASS: Once students have
officially enrolled in this section, or been placed on the wait list,
they must send an e-mail message to the instructor at:
gene.clements@marin.edu by 1/22/08 to verify their enrollment in the
class. Instructions for accessing the class will be e-mailed to the
students to have verified their enrollment on or before the first day
of the semester. In order to be admitted to the class, students must
log on to the class website, or send an e-mail message to the
instructor if they have a problem logging on, by the third day of the
semester.
ARCH 110 4.0 units
Beginning Architectural Design
This design course explores fundamental principles and issues of
architectural design through the use of abstract design projects. Students
interested in architecture, interior design, landscape design,
engineering, building construction, gallery or theatre design, sculpture
and other fine arts create their own design solutions, moving from
beginning sketches, through development, to final models. Students learn
to develop architectural "vocabulary" and thinking in a group studio
environment, and address formal, symbolic and contextual concepts of
architecture. Transfer Credit: CSU/UC
1522 Goldberg G
D TTh 8:10-11am, KTD/FA151
ARCH 111 4.0 units
Intermediate Architectural Design
Prerequisite: ARCH 110 AND 120
This design course explores local urban and rural architectural design
projects through the use of lectures, design projects, site visits,
individual and group critiques, model building and drawings. Human needs,
social factors, public/private issues, contexture, historic precedent, and
aesthetic perception will be emphasized. Students will learn about design
methodology, site and program analysis and presentation techniques.
Students further address formal, symbolic and contextual issues of
architecture. Transfer Credit: CSU
1523 Goldberg G
D TTh 8:10-11am, KTD/FA151
ARCH 120 4.0 units
Beginning Architectural Drafting
This course will introduce students interested in interior design,
architecture, engineering, building construction, landscape architecture
and other design related fields to the fundamentals of architectural and
freehand drawing. Students will learn hard-line drafting skills and
architectural conventions. They will learn the appropriate applications
for the following architectural drawings: plan, section, elevation,
paraline, and perspective. Emphasis will be placed on the importance of
drawings in the communication between designers, clients and builders, and
on the relationship between three-dimensional form and its two-dimensional
representation on paper. ($10 material fee) Transfer Credit: CSU
1524 Gorrell M, Goldberg G
N TTh 11:10-2pm, KTD/FA151
ARCH 121 4.0 units
Intermediate Architectural Drafting
Prerequisite: ARCH 120
A continuation of Architecture 120, involving working drawings for a small
wood frame building. Emphasis is on the development, organization and
execution of contract development. Portfolio of blueprints is required at
the end of semester. ($10 material fee) Transfer Credit: CSU
1525 Gorrell M, Goldberg G
N TTh 11:10-2pm, KTD/FA151
ARCH 141 4.0 units
3-D Computer Graphics for Architecture
Prerequisite: ARCH 140
Students will learn the skills needed to produce three dimensional design
and presentation drawings for architecture and similar disciplines using
the computer. The class will be taught using Vectorworks and other 3-D
software; however the basic concepts and skills apply generally to all 3-D
software applications. Transfer Credit: CSU
1526 Clements G
H TTh 2:10-5pm, KTD/FA225
ARCH 150A 3.0 units
Green/Sustainable Architecture
Students will learn the fundamentals of green/ sustainable architecture. A
companion class, Arch 150B, which may be taken concurrently, is a studio
class designed to give students hands on experience in green/sustainable
design through a series of architectural design projects. Transfer Credit:
CSU
1527 Gorrell M
A M 8:10-11am, KTD/FA151
ARCH 150B 1.0 unit
Green/Sustainable Architecture
Prerequisite: ARCH150A CONCURENROL
Intended as a companion course to Arch 150A, students in Arch 150B will
learn architectural design with an emphasis on environmentally friendly
and sustainable principles. Arch 150B is designed to give students
practical experience in arriving at creative solutions to architectural
design problems. Transfer Credit: CSU
1528 Gorrell M
F W 8:10-11am, KTD/FA151
ARCH 220 4.0 units
Advanced Architectural Drafting
Prerequisite: ARCH 120 AND 121
Course includes study of wood frame structures and development of working
drawings. Semester devoted to producing working drawings for a small wood
frame building designed by the student. Portfolio of working drawings
required at semester end. ($10 material fee) Transfer Credit: CSU
1529 Gorrell M, Goldberg G
N TTh 11:10-2pm, KTD/FA151
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