Model from a student's final project that demonstrates the relationship between object and void. (Courtesy of Johanna Greenspan-Johnston. Used with permission.)
Instructor(s)
Lorena Bello Gomez
MIT Course Number
4.111
As Taught In
Spring 2014
Level
Undergraduate
Course Description
Course Features
Course Description
This course provides a foundation to the design of the environment from the scale of the object, to the building to the larger territory. The design disciplines of architecture as well as urbanism and landscape are examined in context of the larger influence of the arts and sciences. Students are expected to develop skills in thinking and analysis, spatial representation, and design methodologies. Through lectures and design exercises, students are provided an opportunity to establish a reference for understanding the discipline of architecture and environmental design, and are given an introduction to design fundamentals and the design process.