Registration Eligibility
Open
Start Date
10/31/2016
End Date
10/31/2016
Description
In recent years, design practice has undergone a radical expansion in scope, and therefore, in possibilities. Expectations for design performance are no longer confined to a powerful aesthetic experience or a single efficient functional operation. Today, architecture is expected to work with a layered context of cultural, economic, historic, social, ecological and political systems. To operate within well within this complex context, architecture must be distilled to perform at an essential level.
Architecture projects are no longer independent self-sufficient entities but as elements performing within a complex system of variables. It is within these complex systems that we gauge the performance of our design strategies. Understanding the position of a particular site with in ecological systems requires modeling the resources consumption, while understanding local social and cultural context can influence how a design is used and perceived. Through creative collaboration with our engineering and construction teams, we provide integrated building systems that achieve greater effectiveness, efficiency and durability. Economic consequences are not limited to construction costs, but also forecast operational cost models, energy consumption and staffing requirements. Further public projects are projected to contribute to economic development as well as the quality of civic life. Resolving these complex structural relationships demands cohesive integration of variables based on thorough research, a breadth of team expertise and a balanced approach to design objectives.
Our design process begins with thorough research to support both the pragmatic and the intangible aspirations of our clients, as well as the specifics of each site's historic, urban, cultural and landscape context. With the expansion of design expectations, we seek design strategies that are achieve multiple ends within formal and material constraints. Editing, distilling the design, is in service to providing effective intelligent architecture that is pared to its essential effectiveness.
Location
Fayetteville, AR
Distance Learning
No
Course Equivalency
No
Subjects
Sustainable Development & Design
Health, Safety and Welfare
Yes
Hours
1.50
Learning Outcomes
1. Discuss architecture's context to include economic, cultural, political, social historic and ecological systems.
2. Expand architectural performance to operate within complex contextual systems while distilling strategies to their essence.
3. Maximize collaboration among disciplines seeking integration into effective design strategies
4. Achieve excellence in shaping livable sustainable communities and buildings.
Instructors
Julie Snow
Course Codes
FJS10312016
Provider
Arkansas ASLA Chapter