Design 200 – Spring 2011

There are several places on OSU campus where you can find the Barcelona Chair. Take a picture of one of your team members sitting in the chair, but still compose a good picture showing both you and the chair. Also note the name of the designer and something interesting about the chair or the designer in your comments.

Clue 02:

Find the Knowlton School of Architecture’s Library and explore the space noting the various chairs from design’s history. Pick a chair that you find interesting (not the Barcelona chair) and compose a picture of you in the chair reading a design-related magazine. In the comments, tell me who the designer is, something about the chair, and what magazine you are reading.

Clue 03:

Take a photo of one of your team members in front of a building on campus that was designed by Peter Eisenman. In the comments, tell me something interesting or controversial about the construction of the building on campus.

Clue 04:

A famous architect by the name of Philip Johnson designed the Sony (originally AT&T) skyscraper in New York City which is a great example of post modernism. He’s also responsible for two buildings on the Ohio State campus. Find one a get a picture of both the building and an architectural detail that you find interesting.

Clue 05:

Take a photo of one of your team members in front of a building on campus that was designed by local architects Acock & Associates. In the comments, tell me something interesting or controversial about the construction of the building on campus.

Assignment 03 (A03): Hunting Down Design

Description:

Design is all around us. Understanding and seeing this is an integral part of the design program at OSU. This project will give you a chance to find and explore a few of the area examples. It is a Scavenger Hunt.

Format:

Working in small teams (exact numbers announced in class), use the forth-coming “Snapshot Clues” to gather the required images and comments.

Upload the following to your blog as a single post:

Team Member Names with links to their blogs.
An explanation of the methodology and process, including any divisions of labor, used to achieve your end results as a team.
A minimum of five (5) clue photographs with the additional comments asked for in the clue.

Requirements:

To complete this assignment, it will be necessary to have the following skills and resources within your team, though the exact distribution of these skills is up to the team.

Access to a camera with which you can extract images in a digital format for upload to your blog.
Research and Problem Solving skills and resources.
Communication and Team work.

Grading & Evaluation:

Due on Your Blog by 11:30 PM on Monday, April 25.

This assignment will be graded out of 100 points as follows:

Clues: 16 pts. each x 5 clues = 80 pts.

Included Image: 5 pts.
Included Comments: 5 pts
Image Composition: 6 pts.

Method or Process Summary: 10 pts.

Link to team members blogs: 10 pts.

Course Reflection 02 (CR02)

DUE: Beginning of class - Monday, April 25, 2011

There will be a total of five (5) Course Reflection assignments. They will all follow the same format. You are to create a post on your blog that reflects on the content presented in class during the previous four (4) classes. You should strive to show that you have given critical thought to the topics, lectures, films, and/or guest speakers during the given time period.

These do not need to be excessively long writings, but they should be thoughtful. What did you find interesting? What new ideas did the content make pop into your head? Are there interesting threads of inquiry or insight you are noticing? These are the types of questions you should be thinking about as you complete these Course Reflections.

CR02 should cover the content from Classes 05-08 (Apr.11-20).