RESILIENCE REINFORCED

Instructed by Kentaro Tsubaki

This studio focused on the role of the landscape in architectural design and the development of basic skills in site analysis, site design, and site representation. Site characteristics were understood as both natural (a result of the actions of nature) and cultural (a result of the actions of people).

Students were introduced to a range of conceptual strategies for articulating the relationship between building and site, and developed the ability to sculpt the surface of the land to accommodate human activities.

The course highlighted the designer’s ethical obligations to the larger network of social and ecological systems and conditions. Building design themes included spatial organization and hierarchy, circulation, structure, and enclosure. The studio was integrated with digital media classes to ensure that students gained fluency in computer-aided design processes, drawing, spatial modeling, and digital design techniques.