Mid-Term Reviews in Sp '09
What if we had a series of mid-project, PRELIM design studio reviews throughout Spring Semester?
It would give students an opportunity to respond to design jury comments almost IMMEDIATELY, perhaps the next class period.
It would give students an opportunity to respond to design jury comments DIRECTLY because they are still working on the same project.
It would give faculty and students opportunities to focus on design PROCESS since it is a preliminary review.
It probably would give faculty and students more opportunities to attend critiques because they are SPACED over the semester.
ARCH 2502 Wednesday February 25, Week 8
ARCH 3502 Wednesday March 4, Week 9
ARCH 550x Wednesday March 11, Week 10 (before Spring Break)
ARCH 5901 Wednesday March 25, Week 11 (after Spring Break)
If I’ve overlooked some studios, my apologies. My intention was to communicate the general idea.
Robert D. Perl, AIA
Associate Professor
It would give students an opportunity to respond to design jury comments almost IMMEDIATELY, perhaps the next class period.
It would give students an opportunity to respond to design jury comments DIRECTLY because they are still working on the same project.
It would give faculty and students opportunities to focus on design PROCESS since it is a preliminary review.
It probably would give faculty and students more opportunities to attend critiques because they are SPACED over the semester.
ARCH 2502 Wednesday February 25, Week 8
ARCH 3502 Wednesday March 4, Week 9
ARCH 550x Wednesday March 11, Week 10 (before Spring Break)
ARCH 5901 Wednesday March 25, Week 11 (after Spring Break)
If I’ve overlooked some studios, my apologies. My intention was to communicate the general idea.
Robert D. Perl, AIA
Associate Professor
posted by B.Rex at
9.12.08
4 Comments:
I think it would work best if each Design Professor would mandatorily give a series of mid-projects, (PRELIM) design studio reviews throughout each semester. I don't think there is a need to involve the whole faculty. I think this is the responsibility of the teaching Professor of each particular studio.
Yes that's how it's typically done. However as coordinator I was always facing opposition among the faculty.
I will see this time if it works in 3rd year.
Talking helps!
Regards
I don't think faculty should be micromanaging requirements for other faculty courses
It's called academic freedom.
After the generous and collegial experience you all provided in this past semester's end, I'm eager to:
a) continue to engage all of you over student work
b) have our students see us collectively engaged in their progress and work
Other than accreditation I've never seen an event that worked better to build standards amongst all of us- faculty and students.
I think it is valuable and brings a gravity to the work when students make presentations and there is a lively discussion over architectural design production in the college. This does us nothing but good.
I think it would be great to have organized mid-term reviews that are part of the semester's schedule. I think it would be fine if people like Bennett, who do find it to be an encroachment, to opt out at the beginning of the semester.
The only part of Bob's proposal that I'm not sure of is the "SPACED" out part. Having ALL the faculty and ALL the students come together for an intense period of reviews and celebrating the work at semester's end was great and I intend to continue organizing such reviews next semester. It would, as other schools have, be nice to have a "Review Week". I have concerns that Bob's proposal to spread this across 4 weeks would limit our ability and interest in coming ALL together.
There was a subtle but strong pull on my scheduling of the semester's end from across all quarters of the faculty to exclude others from reviews, to limit exposure, and to primarily engage one's closest allies--which is natural in some ways but not as useful in the short term for clarifying what are our standards and expectations for the studio courses.
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