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ARCHITECTURE & DESIGN

CCW - Pt1The Notion of Atmosphere

Visual Note-Taking

**Note: This booklet only applies to students going on Western Denmark tours.Full-year students going to Berlin, please see email correspondence.

SPRING 2015Core Course Week - Part 1

Painting of a beech forest by Danish painter Vilhelm Hammershøi (1864-1916)

DIS Architecture + Design Spring 2015

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The Notion of AtmosphereIn the spring semester 2015 we engage in a study of atmosphere – or rather – the design of atmosphere.

Finnish architect Juhani Pallasmaa argues that the experience of atmosphere can be related to the concept of spatial quality. “The quality of a space or place is not merely a visual perceptual quality as is usually assumed. The judgement of environmental character is a complex multi-sensory fusion of countless factors, which are immediately and synthetically grasped as an overall atmosphere, feeling, mood or ambience.” .

The idea of atmosphere is not restricted to architecture – it permeates all art forms. Consider the movies of Andrej Tarkovsky or Alfred Hitchcock, the paintings of JWM Turner, the installations of Olafur Eliasson, the videos of Pipilotti Rist, the music of Arvo Pärt, the theatre of Peter Brook, or the photographs of Peter Zumthor´s architecture by architecture photographer Hélène Binet. Even if atmosphere has not always been the preoccupation of artists, the list could go on and on – atmosphere is all around us (pun intended).

Architectural historian, Peter Buchanan asks: “Is (atmosphere) an objective quality invested in the object or instead a subjective response in the perceiving subject? Or a term that unifies those two poles? Is atmosphere an essential component of a sense of place? How much can atmosphere and sense of place be designed, and how much do they depend on the patination of time and use? And how much is architectural atmosphere created by the forms and fabric of the building, and the way it manipulates ambient conditions such as light and temperature, and how much does it arise from the activities and rituals it shelters and also shapes?”.

The questions are relevant for all design disciplines and the theme of atmosphere bridges all the design disciplines at DIS during the spring semester – architecture, interior architecture, urban design, and graphic design will explore the notion of atmosphere. In studio and on study tours we will visit new and old design many of which are loaded with designed atmosphere.

At the end of the semester it is our hope, that students will have immersed themselves in a study of atmosphere and come out better equipped to both understand, cherish, and apply atmospheric approaches in their design.

Aarhus Town Hall

Dolmen i.e. portal grave

Typical Danish village church


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Core Course Week PhilosophyThe core of your studies in the AD Program at DIS is the studio. The core course week (CCW) is a full week of studies meant to contribute to the advancement of your architectural understanding and your studio work through a dedicated focus on key themes in Danish architecture and design and the crucial skill of visual note-taking. CCW falls in two interrelated parts:

Part One - two days - takes place in Copenhagen, both in class and on field studies. The first day is dedicated to visual note-taking, a tool you will learn how to use and which will accompany you throughout your time at DIS. The second day takes place with your studio faculty and your studio group and is focused on kickstarting assignment 2.

Part Two – takes you on a three-day study tour to Western Denmark, to the island of Fyn and the mainland of Jylland. We visit both contemporary and historical sites and examine how past and present meet in Danish building culture and how architecture and design shapes society and society shapes architecture and design.

A crucial focus of CCW is to study how architecture and design may inform the overall culture of a nation. It is our belief that Denmark is a highly relevant and illustrative place to study exactly this. The Danish Governments national architectural policy from 2014 opens with the following: “Architecture is for people. It sets the framework for our lives and it affects us with its values and ideals. (…) Danish architecture and design on all scales has helped shape our welfare society into a form that is characterized by humanism. The architecture reflects our democratic and transparent society. It binds us together and gives us an identity, both in local communities and nationally.”

As a whole the core course week is dedicated to an in-depth investigation and exploration of the Danish culture - our common ground - through its architecture and design. Visual note-taking is the core skill involved and your notes – sketches, diagrams, annotations, etc. – will provide you with a reservoir of impressions and inspiration, to be used and added to throughout your semester at DIS and hopefully also moving on.

Visual note-taking sharing sessions




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Monday, February 909:00 - 10:00 Lecture: Intro to Core Course Week and Western Denmark Study Tour Location: Anneks A Lecturer: Henning Thomsen, Program Director, Architecture & Design, DIS

10:00 - 14:30 Visual Note-Taking Fair Location: Nørregade 7 see page 6 for your starting location Faculty: Visual Journal: Bo Frederiksen Urban Journal: Rasmus Frisk Graphic Journal: Gunhild Pedersen Watercolor Journal: Søren Amsnæs 10:00 - 11:00 Session 1 11:00 - 12:00 Session 2 12:00 - 12:30 Lunch (DIS Provided) 12:30 - 13:30 Session 3 13:30 - 14:30 Session 4

14:30 - 15:30 Journal Review with study tour faculty Location: Final location of the Visual Note-Taking Fair, Session 4 WDK A: Courtney Coyne Jensen WDK C: Rasmus Frisk WDK D: Søren Amsnæs

14:30 - 16:00 Journal Review with study tour faculty, Location: Final location of the Visual Note-Taking Fair, Session 4 WDK B: Britt Gundersen and Mark Klassen Guest Lecture: Klara Swantesson, Stupid Studio


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08:30 - 17:00 Mandatory all day field study and studio session with faculty. Specific itineraries vary. See details on studio Blackboard page.

DAY OFF FOR PACKING!

Wednesday, February 11

Tuesday, February 10

**Note: This schedule applies to students going on Western Denmark tours. Full-year students going to Berlin, please see email correspondence.


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Western Denmark Study Tour GroupsWDK A - Meet In N7 - A23

Dalton BakerYeji BangCameron BilinghurstKelsey BirchenallLaura CaleMargaret Cochrane

Margo FredericksAlison GroverDanqing GuoMarianne KimMinjeong KimLuhua Liu

Veronica MagnerMartin ManRebeca OntanedaClaire RozmanRicardo TorresEmma Whipple

Elizabeth WilfordCatherine WisellLucas Wolff

WDK B - Meet In N7 - C21

Lauren AdamsJill BeersMiles BrenninkmeijerIsabel BrowneJeffrey ChungSymone FoggJennifer Ford

Kristen GarbeKatherine JohnstonSarah JungHelen LiRobert LinkensQiao Mei LiuJuliana McDermott

Ellen MesnikMarianna NowackiHannah PaleseZoe PruittJenna RothsteinClaire SchlenkerCady Smith

Meredith SoychakShelby TanakaKatherine WarwickCullen Whitmore

WDK C - Meet In N7 - C23

Sharon AnPaulo AndradeFrances ArchbaldKali BruhnkeYun FengKathleen Hanley

Julian HuertasSonya JeongJonas LuebbersElissa PalmerSamara PetigrowJenna Sacks

Erin SwaneyShizhen TaoMegan Van ArtsdalenStephanie WatermanJulia WilcotsChi Wei Yang

Maxwell YouseyChuyang Zhou

WDK D - Meet In N7 - C24

Katlin AmslerSarah BartoshAlem BukvicMaggie ChamMaya CrosmanMeghan Ford

Charlotte FussAllison HenryYeon Gyu JeongRebecca LaudrupTessy LopezWesley Moore

Kady MurzinAndrea NicholsJennifer OdedinaNatalie PunzakColeman RutsteinZhixian Song

Yiting ZengJames Zidell


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Practical InformationPacking + Apparel

Be sure to pack light! Apparel and packing suggestions are as follows: • Sturdy, comfortable boots or shoes for walking• Layered clothing for cold temperatures• A waterproof rainshell/jacket or umbrella• Please also pack a bathing suit and towel for taking advantage

of various swimming opportunities• You must bring a time telling device! (ex: wrist watch, alarm

clock, cell phone)

Meals

Make sure you bring a lunch pack for the first day on the bus! Your tour book will clearly state which meals are covered by DIS, and which meals you are responsible for covering on your own. DIS will provide two meals per day.

Money

You will need to bring your own Danish kroner for drinks, meals, snacks, evenings out, Danish souvenirs, and anything else that you would like. Please keep in mind that no stops have been scheduled for the bank or money exchange. Since most of this tour is spent in the countryside, ATMs will not be easy to find.

Accommodations

On both Thursday and Friday nights we will be staying at youth hostels. These hostels will only provide pillows and comforters for your bed, so please bring the following: a dynebetræk [comforter cover], a pudebetræk [pillow case], a flat bottom sheet, towel, alarm clock, and toiletries, etc. Students who do not bring a comforter cover, flat sheet and pillow case will be required to rent them from the youth hostel at their own expense.


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WDK A Courtney Coyne-Jensen +45 3010 9312 Logan Woodruff +45 3010 9301

Feb 12 Danhostel Kolding Feb 13 Danhostel Ebeltoft Ørnsborgvej 10 Egedalsvej 5 6000 Kolding Denmark 8400 Ebeltoft +45 75 50 91 40 +45 86 34 20 53

WDK B Britt Gundersen +45 3067 1047 Mark Klassen +45 3010 9310 Sam Hosman +45 3061 0230 Feb 12 Danhostel Odense Feb 13 CabInn Århus Østre Stationsvej 31 Kannikegade 14 5000 Odense 8000 Århus +45 63 11 04 25 +45 86 75 70 00

WDK C Rasmus Frisk +45 2628 0303 Lila Pickus +45 3010 9321

Feb 12 CabInn Århus Feb 13 Danhostel Kolding Kannikegade 14 Ørnsborgvej 10 8000 Århus 6000 Kolding +45 86 75 70 00 +45 75 50 91 40

WDK D Søren Amsnæs +45 2046 3437 Jamie Cathell +45 3010 9330

Feb 12 Danhostel Ebeltoft Feb 13 Danhostel Odense Egedalsvej 5 Østre Stationsvej 31 8400 Ebeltoft 5000 Odense +45 86 34 20 53 +45 63 11 04 25

**If you are running late on the day of the tour, or miss the bus, please call the tour leader for your tour, that is in bold above. If they do not pick up then call the other leader for your tour.

Practical Information


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Thursday, February 12Tour Departure

Location: DGI-BYEN (Off Ingerslevsgade)Date: Thursday, February 12Meeting Time: 7:30am Bus Departure: 7:45 AM SHARP!*

*If you miss the bus at DGI-BYEN you will be responsible for paying your own way to meet the tour in Western Denmark!

In order to save time, please keep your sketchbook, drawing tools, camera, snacks and lunch, etc. on the bus with you.


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Guide to Visual Note-Taking

Rasmus Frisk - UD Journal at DIS

Find the Horizon


Look at Proportions

Pace the plan

Measure heights by looking at people against the facades

Check proportions by using your pen


Use Diagrams

Be inventive

Don’t copy precisely ...

It don´t have to be beautiful?

Invent your visual language


Use different technics- Illustrative, abstract, symbolic


Measure, using the human scale


Plan you pageTips and tools on how to keep a journal Organize your journal • name and address

• index page

Get a range of drawing tools

Measure using human scale

Find the horizon

Look at proportions• pace the plan

• measure heights by looking at people against the facades

• check proportions by using your pen

Plan your page

Use different techniques & diagrams• illustrative, abstract, symbolic


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Guide to Visual Note-Taking Rasmus Frisk - UD Journal at DIS

Sometime though, Paraline drawings are better


Just like a storyboard


and by all means, use text


...and your welcome to think out of the box

Plan, section or paraline drawings

Journal like a storyboard

Use text


Cover the hole story

David Michael BacksInterior Architecture

Tonya KennedyInterior Architecture

Katherine Miriam CochraneInterior Architecture

Angela Marie WalkerPre-Urban Design

and by all means, have fun!








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Guide to Visual Note-TakingThe following categories are broad and you need to consider which apply in the case of each location you analyze. For each location choose 4-5 categories to focus, and touch briefly upon the remaining categories. All drawing types are suggestions and must be supplemented by written notes.

Site: illustration that captures the essence of site and surroundings. Use drawings such as: plans, section of open space around the building, or quick serial visions.

Concept: conceptual drawing that illustrates the main idea. Use drawings such as: diagrams in plan, section, elevation, axon.

Context: illustration of what surrounds the building and possibly how this has influenced the design. Use drawings such as: sketches of details, concepts of surroundings, quick diagrammatic perspectives (serial vision), plan.

Sequence: description of the sequence of space that the user of the building experiences. Use drawings such as: diagrammatic axon, quick diagrammatic perspectives (serial vision).

Structure: conceptual drawing showing the structural main idea. Do any of the structural choices relate back to the context? Use drawings such as: diagrammatic plans, sections, exploded axon, detail sketches.

Space: description of the main spatial quality of the building. Use drawings such as: sections, perspectives.

Skin: description of the skin of the project. How has the surrounding context influenced the choice of material of the facades? Use drawings such as: details shown in section, axon, sketch perspectives.

Detail: Description of how building components/ materials are put together. Use drawings such as: axon of detail, section, plan.

Material: Various materials can be used to differentiate or define an idea graphically. Document how different materials can influence ones visual understanding of a space.

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Documents

design of atmosphere

architectural atmosphere

study of atmosphere

designed atmosphere

experience of atmosphere

overall atmosphere

danish architecture

design disciplines