Revision, Expression 
& Portfolio Design


Schedule
Syllabus
Investigations
    at home
    in class
Tutorials

Syllabus


Course:      ARTH 23401
Meetings:   Fri :10:30am – 01:20pm
Location:   Cochrane-Woods Art Ctr 153
Faculty:      Andrew Schachman
Contact:     schachman@chicago.edu

Overview


This studio course, similar to a "senior seminar" in other disciplines, serves five purposes: (1) to allow students to pick up a few elements (drawings, models, collages, visual and place-based research, etc.) they've produced in other ARCH studio courses and spend more time refining them, outside the broader demands of a thematic studio class, (2) to acquaint students with advanced skills in expression and representation related to the revision and refinement of these elements, based on student interest and needs, (3) to assist students in the development of a portfolio of studio work, either toward application for graduate school or simply to have for themselves, and in systems to organize projects and revisions, (4) to add to students' typographic and graphic design skillsets, primarily using the Adobe Creative Suite, as part of the portfolio process, and (5) to practice and hone communication and writing skills related to discussing architectural projects. While there will be a modest set of skills-based exercises each week, to help structure the studio, most of the work for this class will be students' own project revisions and portfolios, and most of class time will be spent sharing and refining both. 

On most days, course session will be divided to focus on:

Folios from 10:00-11:00 
Projects from 11:15-13:20



Deliverables and Documentation

Weekly Progress is essential.

At Midterm
A complete (but not yet completed) anonymous portfolio. This will distributed as a PDF or website for feedback from equally anonymous outsiders.

For the Final

  1. A refined studio Project.
  2. A completed Portfolio.

Students may use Adobe InDesign to collect and format weekly drawings and writings and publish them as an attractive record of the course.  Short, instructional videos will assist.  For those interested in developing a portfolio for  graduate school, or wanting to publish your own magazine, InDesign is an incredibly useful platform.  Once printed, Books will be made available for pick-up on campus.

Grading and Evaluation

Final grades will be determined as follows:

10% – Class Participation
40% – Weekly Studio Progress
25% – Anonymous Review
25% – Final Review

Resources

Camera Rentals:

Visual Resource Center
https://vrc.uchicago.edu/

Logan Media Center: https://www.logancenter.uchicago.edu/resources/techandmedia

Adobe Creative Cloud

Can be accessed several ways for free or a at a significant reduced rate for a monthly subscription:

  • For free on most of the desktop computers in in MADD
  • For free, by requesting a short-term license from (link)
  • For a reduced price ($19.99/mo) directly from Adobe.

Recording and Deletion Policies:

The Recording and Deletion Policies for the current academic year can be found in the Student Manual under Petitions, Audio & Video Recording on Campus. (1) Do not record, share, or disseminate any course sessions, videos, transcripts, audio,or chats. (2) Do not share links for the course to those not currently enrolled. (3) Any Zoom cloud recordings will be automatically deleted 90 days after the completion of the recording.

A Note on Equitable Access:

The University of Chicago is committed to ensuring equitable access to our academic programs and services. Students with disabilities who have been approved for the use of academic accommodations by Student Disability Services (SDS) and need a reasonable accommodation(s) to participate fully in this course should follow the procedures established by SDS for using accommodations. Timely notifications are required in order to ensure that your accommodations can be implemented. Please meet with me to discuss your access needs in this class after you have completed the SDS procedures for requesting accommodations. To contact SDS: (website) disabilities.uchicago.edu (phone) 773-702-6000 (email) disabilities@uchicago.edu

A Note on Title IX:

Our school is committed to fostering a safe, productive learning environment. The University does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national or ethnic origin, age, status as an individual with a disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or other protected classes under the law (including Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972). For additional information regarding the University of Chicago’s Policy on Harassment, Discrimination, and Sexual Misconduct, please see The University of Chicago Policy on Harassment, Discrimination, and Sexual Misconduct.   Sexual misconduct — including harassment, domestic and dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking — is also prohibited at our school. Our school encourages anyone experiencing sexual misconduct to talk to someone about what happened, so they can get the support they need and our school can respond appropriately. If you wish to speak confidentially about an incident of sexual misconduct, want more information about filing a report, or have questions about school policies and procedures, please contact our Title IX Coordinator, which can be found on the Office for Sexual Misconduct Prevention and Support website. Our school is legally obligated to investigate reports of sexual misconduct, and therefore it cannot guarantee the confidentiality of a report, but it will consider a request for confidentiality and respect it to the extent possible. As a teacher, I am also required by our school to report incidents of sexual misconduct and thus cannot guarantee confidentiality. I must provide our Title IX coordinator with relevant details such as the names of those involved in the incident.