1. Attendance and participation are required and are a major
part of your course grade (see Grading). Attendance at all guest
lectures, field trips, and the final class session is required.
2. Timely completion of reading assignments, summaries, discussion
questions and various short exercises in and out of class. (individual
and team projects)
3. Leading seminar discussions. You will be asked to present
the material in a creative manner, and to generate a set of discussion
questions for the class. (individual or team project)
4. Book review. Select a book from the attached list and prepare
a brief written and oral presentation. Written summaries of the
book, to be distributed to all class members, are required. These
will be due in sequence with the course readings throughout the
semester. (individual project)
5A. Encyclopedia profile/Exhibit board. Produce a profile of
a female architect or an architect of color. The final product
will consist of a written entry that could be published in an
encyclopedia, as well as a board illustrating examples of the
architect's work. The board should be capable of exhibition before
a professional audience. (individual and/or team project)
***OR***
5B. Term paper. Identify a topic of your choice, seek approval
from your instructor, and produce a 15- to 20-page illustrated
document, along with reference/bibliographic material. (individual
or team project)
Some projects will be due in phases and depend upon you and other
class members to offer in-progress critiques. If you are scheduled
to turn in an assignment to class (either in-progress or final),
and are unable to make it, it is your responsibility to deliver
it to another class member. If you are scheduled to give a seminar
presentation and are unable to make it, it is your responsibility
to find a replacement. Please submit your work on time.
If you need to drop this course, please do so within the first
two weeks of the semester.