Geometry and Architectural Representation

ARC 206 introduces the role of geometry in architectural design and construction, as well as the origins, methods, and contemporary implications of projective geometry in visual culture and our physical environment. Students in this course will learn by doing. Through a sequence of eight drawing and modeling exercises, students will construct, interrogate, and transform volumes and spatial interiors. Within this sequence, geometric precision will be exploited not only as a means of communicating accurate and replicable information, but also as a means of persuasion, manipulation, or even deception.