Environmental Design & Society: An Introduction PDF

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ARCH 325 Environmental Design & Society Prof. David Seamon 2008 Seaton Hall [email protected] Key focus people environment Key questions • How does the designed environment contribute to human well being? • How do we make buildings & places that work for the people who must use them? Key focus p...

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ARCH 325 Environmental Design & Society

Prof. David Seamon 2008 Seaton Hall [email protected]

Key focus

people

environment

Key questions • How does the designed environment contribute to human well being? • How do we make buildings & places that work for the people who must use them?

Key focus

people

environment

Course topics • Environmental images. • Cognitive mapping. • Spatial behavior. • Personal space. • Territoriality. • Defensible space. • Universal design. • Pattern language. • Architectural archetypes. • Space syntax. • Environmental design as place making.

Required readings for course 1. Hassan Fathy, Architecture For the Poor (1973, 2001). 2. Jan Gehl & Birgitte Svarre, How to Study Public Life (2013). 3. William Whyte, The Social Life of Small Urban Spaces (1980, 2001).

First books to be studied 1. William Whyte— introduction, chaps. 1-11 & appendix B. 2. Jan Gehl & Brigitte Svarre—preface, pp. 1-35 (chaps. 1, 2, & 3).

Test on these readings ▪ Wed., Feb. 12. ▪ Worth 34 points. ▪ Objective questions in the form of multiple choice & matching.

Whyte—key questions to keep in mind 1. What is Whyte’s vision of a successful plaza? 2. What design elements help make this vision a reality? 3. How would Whyte evaluate our Union Plaza?

Gehl/Svarre—Key questions 1. What are “public-life studies”? 2. Why are public-life studies useful for designers? (ch. 1)

Test & Grading Schedule • Test 1, Whyte/Gehl & Svarre, W Feb 12, 34 pts. • Test 2, Thiis-Evensen, F Feb 28, 33 pts. • Test 3, Hassan Fathy, W April 1, 33 pts. • First Exam, F April 17, 100 pts. • Final Exam, Mon May 11, 11:50 am, 100 pts. • Reading critique due, Fri May 15, noon, 50 pts. • Total points: 350 (plus optional extra credit) • Attendance policy (10 bonus pts.) • TA: Ms. Prajakta Thipsay; [email protected]

Student responsibilities 1. Three tests & two exams. 2. Attendance. 3. Book critique. 4. Extra credit— optional.

Work to learn how to learn to work to learn 1. Set yourself to organize your time. 2. Organize your environment. 3. Become a “pest.” 4. Never be satisfied with anything you do. 5. Only what you can’t forget is any use to you in the long run. 6. Open your mind for seeing new things. 7. Don’t waste your time. 8. Do not stuff this handout away in a drawer.

Intensive reading (SQ3R) • Survey the whole chapter or article. • Identify some questions for which you hope to find answers. • Read the whole piece. • Recall what you’ve read (without looking). • Review what you’ve read.

Key focus

people

environment

Users vs. parking space

Bicycle 90 sq. m for 71 people to park their bikes.

Bus Car 1000 sq. m for 72 30 sq m. for 1 70people to park passenger bus. their cars (avg. 1.2 riders/car).

Montana

• Heavy snow falls & winter heating demands. • Protective shed roof for heavy snow loads. • Mud-room entry as wind shield & for wood storage.

North Carolina • Hot, humid summers. • Pitched roof to shed rain. • Open porch for shade, air circulation, & socializing. • Carport on west to absorb heat of day.

Key focus

people

environment

Information on index card • • • • •

Last name, first name. Class year & major. Local address, telephone, & email. Home place. Why taking this class?...