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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Architecture Studio: Building in Landscapes

Massachusetts Institute of Technology via MIT OpenCourseWare

Overview

4.125 is the third undergraduate design studio. This subject introduces skills needed to build within a landscape establishing continuities between the built and natural world. Students learn to build appropriately through analysis of landscape and climate for a chosen site, and to conceptualize design decisions through drawings and models.

Syllabus

  • Lecture 1: Quarry Pinups
  • Lecture 2: Quarry Reviews
  • Lecture 3: Site Lecture
  • Lecture 4: Pinups
  • Lecture 5: Reviews from the North End in Boston
  • Lecture 6: Community Space Intro Lecture
  • Lecture 7: Space Between
  • Lecture 8: Deskside Critiques A
  • Lecture 9: Deskside Critiques B-C
  • Lecture 10: Pinups
  • Lecture 11: Final Review A
  • Lecture 12: Final Review B

Taught by

Prof. Jan Wampler

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