Architecture does that too, and, when successful, it rewards, enhances, raises, and expands human consciousness. The techniques for building well and designing to reach and reward the human mind and emotions are explained in detail in this course and demonstrated through three building design assignments. This course presents the great architecture of the world and the little-known design methods used to create them. Features Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque, Neoclassical, Industrial Revolution, and the Organic and Modern movements. 3 units for independent study.
Guest speakers share their expertise and real-world working experiences.
2 hours weekly. An independent study course scheduled at the student's convenience via video tape instruction. New D-17 Life Drawing 3 units. Nothing helps hand-eye coordination in drawing, composition sensitivity, visualization, freehand sketching and media skills as much as drawing the human form and other natural objects. Most public education excludes the poetry and creativity of mathematics, so most people are alienated from the sub- ject.