ARCH 4613 - Furniture Design

(crosslisted)
(also ARCH 4513)

Fall or spring. 3 credits. Letter grades only.

Permission of instructor is required. Permission of instructor is required. Students who wish to earn visual representation credit must enroll in ARCH 4513 ; technology credit, ARCH 4613.

G. Hascup.

Explores the history, design, and materiality of furniture. Analyses of materials and joinery-connective systems are developed in parallel with ergonomic restraints. Design transformation occurs through cycles of conceptual alternatives (models and drawings), increasing in scale as the idea evolves. Full-scale prototypes and detailed tectonic drawings are required on three pieces. Multiple enrollment under different course offering numbers is not allowed.