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ARC205— Intro to Architecture
Princeton University, School of Architecture, Undergraduate Studio
Intro to Architecture is the first studio in the Bachelor of Arts in Architecture pre-professional curriculum. Coordinated by Professor Paul Lewis (LTL Architects) and Visiting Professor Anda French (French 2D), the semester was divided into four exercises teaching the core principles and skills of architectural representation.
Ex01: Rebuilding a Staircase (3D to 2D Translation)
As an introductory assignment, students were tasked withed with
documenting a staircase on campus and then reconstructing it through montage-collage in a 2D representation. The assignment recommended students develop a method for photographing the staircase, and then another for reconstructing the photographs. Some students prioritized banister details, steps, material textures, or handrails to guide their montage-collages.
Mabel MarquezBen EisenbergerHelen ZhaoDevdigvijay SinghKaustuv MukherjeeGenevieve Hawkins
Ex02: Sectional Objects (2D to 3D Translation)
The second exercise started with a lecture on architectural drawing convention and handing out a simple linework drawing introduced to the students as a section. Students then were asked to create a physical model out of chipboard that could be cut to achieve the provided section cut.
Provided “Section” DrawingDevdigvijay Singh
Kaustuv
MukherjeeHelen ZhaoBen EisenbergerChristopher FlorenceEve Hawkins
Ex03: Digital Twin (Physical to Digital Translation)
Exercise three introduced the students to Rhino where they created a digital twin of their physical model from Ex02, scaling it to a human-scale inhabitable size before creating a drawing set (plans, sections, elevations, and perspectives). Drawings had to be arranged using construction lines to reinforce the relationship of drawings to one another
Helen Zhao
Devdigvijay Singh
Christopher FlorenceKaustuv Mukherjee
Ex04: Sidewalk Cafe
The final project combined all elements learned throughout the semester to create an outdoor sidewalk cafe/coffee shop on a prototypical New York street. Sidewalk cafes or restaurant extensions were a common practice in New York City and other metros during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Christopher Florence
Devdigvijay Singh
Helen ZhaoMabel Marquez
Kaustuv Mukherjee