ANSWERS: Project No. 3: 2D – FIGURE GROUND

1) READING
Architecture – Form, Space and Order, Francis D.K. Ching
- Primary Elements: point, line, and plane

2) SUPPLIES
- Black construction paper, white prismacolor, X-acto knife holder and blades, cutting surface, glue for paper

3) INTRODUCTION
As has been discussed, the term space, as referred to by architects, is the void that is defined by the construction of the built environment. Though the void exists without the built environment, it is the built environment that gives the void architectural definition.

---- Space becomes Solid ----

The figure ground drawing allows the designer the ability to visualize the emerging three-dimensional quality of a two-dimensional drawing. Poche (def. – in an architectural drawing, the blackened portions representing solids) is a technique used to fill in between lines.

4) ASSIGNMENT
Using your Final Base Drawing, place the black construction paper in the location of your open box (envelope). Any lines or point that lie within it are to be drawn over the construction paper with white prismacolor. Next, after observing the newly identified figure in your base drawing, you are asked to follow the subtractive and translation operations of your interrelated space exercise and contract or expand you envelope in relation to the surrounding field as your final drawing dictates. Care, precision and craft should be used to describe your final presentation.

5) SCHEDULE

Week One
08.23.10: Discuss syllabus, introduce Project No. 1, ORID
08.25.10: Class Project No. 1 prelim pin-up and discussion, Introduce Favorite Place
08.27.10: Class Project No. 1 Final Due, introduce Project No.2,

Week Two
08.30.10: Favorite Place Final Pin Up, Project No. 2 prelim pin up / desk crits
09.01.10: Project No.2 Final Due and Introduce Project No. 3
09.03.10: Project No. 3 prelim pin up and desk crits., discuss Project No. 4 supplies

Week Three
09.06.10: San Antonio College – CLOSED – Labor Day
09.08.10: Final Presentation Project No.3 and introduce Project No.4 / Charette
09.10.10: Project No.4 study model due pin up and / or desk crits

Week Four
09.13.10: Project No. 4 Second Generation Study Model Due
09.15.10: Start Project No. 4 Final Model in Class
09.17.10: Final Model Presentation Project No. 4, Jury

Week Five
09.20.10: Introduce Color, assign color data base, Albers readings