2011 Schedule

Monday, 07.11
Welcome To EiA

10:00 Introductory Remarks, Light Breakfast and Refreshments
Intro to the Program and Schedule_Crough Center - Locraft
Tours of the Crough Center, Pryzbyla Center and Facilities
12:00 Break for Lunch
1:00 Meet as Entire Group; Divide into Studio Groups_Crough Center - Miller
Get ID cards in Studio Groups_Leahy Hall - Office of Public Safety
Studio Demonstration: "Model Building Techniques" - EiA Instructors_Crough Center - Studio
2:00 Introduce the Vocabulary Project_Crough Center - Studio
4:00 Lecture: "Graphics + Presentation" - David Shove-Brown, Assistant Dean_ Crough Center – Koubek
5:00 Homework: Vocabulary Search Assignment

Tuesday, 07.12
An Architect's Tools: Pens, Paper and Production, Part I

9:00 Review the Vocabulary Project
10:00 Lecture: "Perceiving Architectural Elements: Freehand Sketching" - Professor Eric Jenkins_Crough Center - Locraft
12:00 Break for Lunch at CUA
1:00 Introduce Project 1_Begin Constructing ARCHITECTURE + NATURE
5:00 Homework: begin work on ARCHITECTURE + NATURE

Wednesday, 07.13
An Architect's Tools: Pens, Paper and Production, Part II

9:30 Meet as a Group for Metro_Crough Center - Studio
10:00 Sketch Assignment 1 - Proportioning Interior Elevations_National Building Museum 401 F St NW - Metro - Judiciary Square (Red Line)
12:00 Metro as a Group Back to CUA
Break for Lunch
1:30 Lecture: "Diagramming Architectural Elements: Analytical Sketching" - Professor Eric Jenkins_Crough Center - Koubek
3:30 Deskcrits for Project1 (BOARD 1 pin-up) + Sketch #1_Crough Center - Studio
7:00 Homework: continue working on ARCHITECTURE + NATURE

Thursday, 07.14
Sketching as Thinking and Doing

08:45 Meet as a group for Metro_Crough Center - Studio
9:30 Sketch Assignment 2 - Rendering Architectural Details_Library of Congress Independence Ave and 1st St SE - Metro – Capitol South (Blue/Orange Line)
12:00 Break for Lunch
1:30 Review Project 1: BOARD1 + BOARD 2_Crough Center – Wailing Walls
Issue Project 2
5:00 Homework: Project2

Friday, 07.15
The Symbolism of Architecture

9:00 Meet as a Group for Metro_Crough Center - Studio
9:30 Sketch Assignment 3_Newseum 555 Pennsylvania Avenue NW - Metro – Judiciary Square (Red Line)
12:00 Break for Lunch.
1:00 Lecture: Constructing Perspectival Drawings - EiA instructors_Crough Center – Studio
1:30 Sketching exercise: perspective views
2:00 Meet in Studio. Discussion; Deskcrits for Project 2 + Sketch 1, 2, 3_Crough Center - Studio
5:00 Homework: Continue Developing Project 2
Saturday, 07.16 (OPTIONAL)

11:00 Meet as a Group for Metro_Crough Center - Studio - Connecticut Ave and Q St NW - Metro – Dupont Circle (Red Line)
1:30 Metro as a Group Back to CUA
2:00 Work Continues on Studio Project 2_Crough Center – Studio

Sunday, 07.17
Work Continues on Studio Project, Project2_Crough Center - Studio

Monday, 07.18
Presentation Skills and the Art of Salesmanship

9:00 Discussion: "Brief Overview of the Jury Process" - EiA Instructors_Crough Center - Studio
9:30 Pin-up Phase I Work, by Studio Group_Crough Center - Wailing Walls
10:00 First Review : Project 2_Crough Center – Wailing Walls
12:00 Break for Lunch
1:00 Lecture: "Drawing to Fabrication" - David Shove-Brown, Assistant Dean_Crough Center – Koubek
2:00 Studio Discussion: Mid-Review Postmortem_Crough Center - Studio
Introduction: Human Scale
5:00 Homework: Continue Developing Project2

Tuesday, 07.19
The Finns Are In!

9:00 Meet as a Group for Metro_Crough Center - Studio
9:30 Depart Metro; Walk Up Embassy Row to Sketch 4 Site
10:00 Sketch Assignment 4 - Layers, Phenomenal Transparency, Interaction with Nature_The Embassy of Finland 3301 Massachusetts Ave NW Metro - Dupont Circle (Red Line)
12:00 Metro as a Group Back to CUA
Break for Lunch
1:00 Lecture : "Sustainable Design" - Jaime van Mourik, USGBC_Crough Center - Koubek
2:00 Studio: Work session for Project 2 + Deskcrits for Sketch 4_Crough Center - Studio
Discuss Requirements for Project 2 Review
5:00 Homework: Continue Working on Project 2

Wednesday, 07.20
"Memorial" Day

9:30 Meet as a Group for Metro_Crough Center - Studio
10:00 Sketching Assignment 5 - Siting, Material Properties, Movement Through Space, Metaphor_Vietnam War Memorial, Korean War Memorial, World War II Memorial - National Mall Metro - Smithsonian (Blue/Orange Line)
12:00 Bring / Buy Lunch: Students Receive Money from Petty cash Fund
1:00 Sketching Assignment 6 - Duality, Contradiction, and Confusion relative to Memory_Holocaust Memorial Museum 100 Raoul Wallenberg Pl SW Metro - Smithsonian (Blue/Orange Line)
2:30 Metro as a Group Back to CUA
Studio Work Session; Deskcrits for Sketches 5 & 6_Crough Center - Studio
7:00 Homework: finish working on Project 2

Thursday, 07.21
Community-Responsive Architecture

9:30 Meet as Group for Metro_Crough Center - Studio
10:00 Office Visit I: A Small Office_Suzane Reatig Architecture 1312 8th Street, NW Metro - Mt. Vernon Square (Green/Yellow Line)
11:00 Sketching Assignment 7 - Neighborhood Scale, Significance of Client_Metropolitan Community Church 474 Ridge St NW Metro - Mt. Vernon Square (Green/Yellow Line)
12:00 Metro as a Group Back to CUA
Break for Lunch
1:00 Digital Demonstration: "CAD/CAM Technologies" - Professor Luis Boza_Crough Center - Koubek
2:00 Digital Lab II: Sketch-Up!_Crough Center - *Computer Lab;
Each studio group will have 45 minutes reserved in the computer lab. Studio work-sessions_Studio
will take place as each group rotates through the computer lab.
Deskcrits for Sketch 7; Work-sessions.
5:00 Homework: Continue Working on Project3

Friday, 07.22
A Look at the History of Architecture

9:00 Meet as a Group for Metro_Crough Center - Studio
10:00 Sketching Assignment 8 - Light as a Design Element, Spatial Hierarchy, Bay System_Washington National Cathedral Massachusetts and Wisconsin Ave NW Metro - Tenleytown/AU (Red Line)
12:00 Metro as a Group to CUA.
Break for Lunch.
1:30 Mid-Review: Project2_Crough Center - Wailing Walls
3:00 Studio Discussion: Project2 Postmortem
3:30 Introduction to Project3 : Knowing the Client
Deskcrits for Sketch 7 and Work-to-Date
5:00 Homework: Project3 Work. Construct an Updated Set of Models and Drawings
that Incorporate Project2 Review Comments

Saturday, 07.23 (OPTIONAL)

11:00 Meet as a Group for Metro_Crough Center - Studio
11:30 Just Lunch and a Field Trip: Don't Forget Your Sketchbooks!_Eastern Market 225 7th St SE Metro - Eastern Market (Blue/Orange Line)
1:30 Metro as a Group Back to CUA
2:00 Work Continues on Studio Project3_Crough Center – Studio

Sunday, 07.24
Work Continues on Studio Project, Project3_Crough Center – Studio

Monday, 07.25
Architect as Client

9:30 Meet in Studio - Discussion_Crough Center - Studio
10:00 Metro as Group to Sketch 9 Site - Response to Site, Spatial Hierarchy, Response to Clients_Hallet Residence 4542 28th St NW Metro - Van Ness (Red Line)
1:00 Digital Lab I: Photoshop (Photo Collage Assignment)_Crough Center - Computer Lab;
Each studio group will have 1:20 reserved in the computer lab. Studio work-sessions and Studio
Deskcrits for Sketch 9 will take place as each group rotates through the computer lab.
5:00 Homework: Continue Project3 Work

Tuesday, 07.26
Architecture of the City

9:30 Meet as a Group for Metro_Crough Center - Studio
10:00 Sketching 10 - Pedestrian Scale, Surprise and Discovery_The Streets and Alleys of Georgetown Metro - Foggy Bottom (Blue / Orange Line)
12:00 Lunch in Georgetown at Student's Expense OR Metro Back for Lunch at CUA
1:00 Studio Work Session for Project3_Crough Center - Studio
Deskcrits for Sketch 10
4:00 Discussion: "A Brief Introduction to Modernism" - Michelle Rinehart, Assistant Dean_Crough Center - Koubek
5:00 Homework: Continue Project3

Wednesday, 07.27
The Art of Architecture

9:00 Meet as a Group in Studio_Crough Center - Studio
10:00 Sketching 11 - Additive and Subtractive Form, Classical vs. Modern Vocabulary_National Gallery of Art East / West Wings 3rd Street at Constitution Ave NW Metro - Archives (Green/Yellow Line), Hirshorn Gallery of Modern Art 7th Street at Independence Avenue, SW Metro - Archives (Green/Yellow Line)
12:00 Metro as a Group Back to CUA
Break for Lunch at CUA
1:00 Lecture: "The Importance of the Client – A Case Study Analysis" - David Shove-Brown, Assistant Dean_Crough Center - Locraft
2:15 Studio Work Session for Project3_Crough Center - Studio
Deskcrits for Sketch 11
5:00 Homework: Begin Project3 Charrette

Thursday, 07.28
Big Projects, Big Clients

9:00 Meet as a Group for Metro_Crough Center - Studio
10:00 Office Visit II - Large Office_WDG Architecture 1025 Connecticut Ave, NW Ste 300 Metro – Farragut North (Red Line)
11:00 Site Visit - Construction Scheduling & Details_1000 Connecticut Ave
12:00 Metro as a Group Back to CUA
Break for Lunch
1:00 Project "Charrette." Deskcrits Finals_Crough Center - Studio
5:00 Homework: Charrette for One Last Push!

Friday, 07.29
Final Presentations: The Big Payoff

10:00 Third Review: Final Project (Open to Family / Friends)_Crough Center - Studio, Wailing Walls
12:00 Break for Lunch
1:00 Reception for Students, Family and Friends_Crough Center - Studio
Slide Show and Awards Ceremony_Crough Center - Koubek
3:00 End Session_Crough Center – Miller