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2022-2023 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

EDSN 204 - Advanced Environmental Design


PREREQUISITES: EDSN 108 - Environmental Design and Space Planning  and EDSN 115 - Basic CAD for Environmental Designers .
PROGRAM: Environmental Design
CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3
LECTURE HOURS MIN: 1
LAB HOURS MIN: 2
STUDIO HOURS MIN: 3
DATE OF LAST REVISION: Fall, 2019

Students will define, research, and develop a program for an advanced design problem including concept development, space planning, all necessary working drawings and specifications and appropriate presentation materials. Project based on design specialty addresses specific populations, globalization, and sustainability.

MAJOR COURSE LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Upon successful completion of this course the student will be expected to:

  1. Ability to create an appropriate design concept for an advanced project in one of the following areas of specialization: residential, contract, institutional, hospitality, health care, manufactured housing, historical preservation, adaptive- reuse, low income housing, etc.
  2. Ability to research current sources that pertain to the project and design concept and prepare a research bibliography.
  3. Apply their accumulated skills and knowledge to independently create and format a project including the project scope, timeline, content and presentation method, based upon the given parameters.
  4. Demonstrate an ability to program a space including concept development, adjacency studies, schematic and design development, all necessary working drawings, specifications and appropriate presentation materials.
  5. Showcase their abilities in an advanced project including:
    1. Typed design concept and building summary
    2. Color rendered site plan with landscaping
    3. Color rendered and labeled floor plan with furniture and fixtures
    4. Electric/Lighting/Communication plan
    5. HVAC/Plumbing details
    6. Section drawing of entire structure (showing level relationships)
    7. Fixture schedule
    8. Finish materials and schedules
    9. Furniture and accessory examples and schedules
    10. Cabinetry and appliance plans, elevations, and schedules
    11. Custom furniture/case good working drawings (1/2” scale)
    12. Color perspectives of the major areas
  6. Complete a project within a specified time frame.
  7. Prepare a professional presentation for project jury utilizing:
    1. Appropriate use of design vocabulary
    2. Justification of design solution


COURSE CONTENT: Topical areas of study include -  

  • Research techniques
  • Project coordination
  • Student critiques

 
GRADING POLICY

A 90-100
B 80-89
C 70-79
D 60-69
F 0-59

 
Course Addendum - Syllabus (Click to expand)