Professional Enrichment Courses
WINTER TERM 2012
School of Architecture and Allied Arts in Portland
70 NW Couch Street, Portland, Oregon 97209
503-412-3718
aaapdx@uoregon.edu
The University of Oregon’s School of Architecture and Allied Arts introduces Professional Enrichment, a series of state-of-the-art design, fabrication and theory courses related to product design, architecture and digital imaging/fabrication. Open to University of Oregon students and community members, these courses are geared toward professionals and students seeking to analyze and amplify design process, and to improve and increase their skill set. Courses will investigate a wide range of topics including contemporary design theory, architecture and product-related imaging software, and hands-on fabrication.
PRODUCT DESIGN
PD 410 Conceptual Furniture Design: Public Space
PORTLAND: January 9 – March 21
Mondays and Wednesdays, 5:00 - 7:50PM
4 credit hours
This class will focus on thinking about furniture as a catalyst for creating meaningful experiences & interactions between users through a specific object. We will focus on conceptual thinking as well as analyzing and observing the relationships, behaviors, and expectations we encounter when interacting with people through furniture in public spaces. This will create work that highlights and provokes interaction; helping users think deeper about the meaning of objects in their lives.
PD 410 Design Discourse Today
PORTLAND: January 13 – March 24
Fridays, 12:00 – 12:50PM
1 credit hour
This class will focus on reading, writing and discussing art/architecture/design from contemporary and historical articles using a variety of media such as books, magazines and forums. We will explore the overlaps of ideas across disciplines and how those ideas can help inform practice. This will also allow us to address a range of points of view from a variety of disciplines in the world of design. In class we will have a round table discussion that will be led by students and moderated by the instructor; occasionally guests will be invited into the discussion from the professional world. Each week there will be a writing requirement paired with the reading.
HOW TO REGISTER THE PRODUCT DESIGN WORKSHOPS:
These courses require Instructor approval for all non-A&AA majors and community members. Please contact A&AA Portland for more information at 503-412-3718. Community members must register for Conceptual Furniture and Design Discourse Today through Academic Extension. For more information, please contact Academic Extension at 1-800-824-2714.
ARCHITECTURE
Revit/Vasari Conceptual Design Workshop - PORTLAND
PORTLAND: January 3 – 6
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, 8:30AM – 12:30PM
non-credit, $80
This hands-on workshop introduces basic architectural modeling and energy analysis operations for conceptual design. Students will be able to try modeling interfaces, run energy, solar and wind studies, and present a building design — Vasari 2.1, Revit Architecture 2012 and Autodesk Showcase.
HOW TO REGISTER FOR REVIT/VASARI IN PORTLAND:
All students and community members must register for Revit/Vasari in Portland through Academic Extension. For more information, please contact Academic Extension at 1-800-824-2714.
Revit/Vasari Conceptual Design Workshop - EUGENE
EUGENE: January 13 - 15
Friday, 5:15 - 7:00PM; Saturday and Sunday, 9:00AM - 12:00PM, 1:00 - 4:00PM
non-credit, $80
This hands-on workshop introduces basic architectural modeling and energy analysis operations for conceptual design. Students will be able to try modeling interfaces, run energy, solar and wind studies, and present a building design — Vasari 2.1, Revit Architecture 2012 and Autodesk Showcase.
HOW TO REGISTER FOR REVIT/VASARI IN EUGENE:
This course is CURRENTLY FULL. If you are interested in the course and have a laptop with both Revit and Vasari installed, please contact Academic Extension at 1-800-824-2714 to request approval to register.
Grasshopper Workshop – Bio-inspired Building Envelopes
PORTLAND: January 3 – 6
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, 1:00 - 5:30PM
1 credit hour, $375
In this course we will investigate and practice the why, how, and what of Grasshopper-based parametric modeling through the evolution of a simple bio-inspired building envelope pattern. Tutorials and discussions will be organized around using Grasshopper as a platform for managing repetition, implementing evaluation, facilitating integration, and preparing for fabrication. Objective: Hands on competence in and conceptual understanding of rule-based / data-driven design via parametric modeling in Grasshopper through a combination of intensive instruction, hands on exercises, and instructor assisted work-time.
HOW TO REGISTER FOR THE GRASSHOPPER WORKSHOP:
All students and community members must register through DuckWeb for the Grasshopper Workshop.
If you are not an admitted UO student, you can register for classes through the Community Education Program (CEP). To become a CEP student, please fill out the form online. CEP Registration begins Monday, December 26, 2011.
FABRICATION LAB WORKSHOPS
AA 4/508 Drifting Data – Rapid Prototyping
PORTLAND: January 14, 21, 28
Saturdays, 1:30 - 5:00PM
1 credit hour, $335 undergraduate, $490 graduate
In this workshop, students will learn software and craft and design skills to create a series of 3-D printed objects. Using primarily Rhinoceros, the class will explore 3-D design applications with physical output in mind. Among other things, we will focus on file building to create an object that considers the material output of the rapid prototyping machine in both conceptual and scientific terms. Students will develop strategies for printing kinetic objects (such as a ball and socket joint), and also for synthesizing machine/model/process “failures” (such as a drifting x-axis in the printer) in order to gather data and exploit the multi-layered process of 3-D printing.
AA 4/508 Kinematics As Design
PORTLAND: February 4, 11, 18
Saturdays, 12:00 – 4:00PM
1 credit hour, $360 undergraduate, $515 graduate
In this workshop, students will focus on rapid prototyping techniques to experiment with physical motion. We will incorporate component electronics to create complex motion or conversely use motion to trigger simple electronics. Through the use of the laser cutter and Adobe Illustrator, we will experiment with simple hinges and joints to create larger systems of motion by means of tessellation or repetition. Students will be required to present their experiments at the end of the course with a physical demonstration. Each student will leave the course with a basic understanding of component electronics, laser cutter fabrication and simple mechanics fabrication. The course will outline the creation of gears, pulleys, levers and hinges by using flat pack design methods.
AA 4/508 The Workmanship of Risk
PORTLAND: February 25, March 3, 10
Saturdays, 1:30 – 5:00PM
1 credit hour, $335 undergraduate, $490 graduate
This workshop investigates a design approach that navigates the intersection of software and hardware. Participants will gain experience and knowledge of software that will allow them to parametrically define a language of digital fabrication techniques. This language of non-standard milling techniques will be tested and realized using the ShopBot CNC Router. The workshop will be setup as a combined lecture/lab format, students will be required to submit one artifact with supporting definition and documentation upon completion of the course.
HOW TO REGISTER FOR FABRICATION LAB WORKSHOPS:
All students and community members must register through DuckWeb for the Fabrication Lab Workshops.
If you are not an admitted UO student, you can register for classes through the Community Education Program (CEP). To become a CEP student, please fill out the form online. CEP Registration begin Monday, December 26, 2011.
School of Architecture & Allied Arts
University of Oregon in Portland
70 NW Couch Street
Portland, Oregon 97209
aaapdx@uoregon.edu
503-412-3718
