FALL 2016H1F

UNDERGRADUATE STUDIO COURSE OUTLINE

COURSE CODE: ARC100H1F

COURSE NAME: Drawing and Representation I

INFORMATION:

P0101: W 9am-12pm, 665 Spadina Tom Ngo tom.ngo@daniels.utoronto.ca

P0102: W 9am-12pm, 665 Spadina Danielle Whitley danielle.whitley@daniels.utoronto.ca
P0103: F 1pm-4pm, 665 Spadina Mauricio Quiros mauricio.quiros@daniels.utoronto.ca
P0104: F 1pm-4pm, 665 Spadina Jennifer Davis jennifer.davis@daniels.utoronto.ca

P0105: W 9am-12pm, BA b025 Andrew Lee andrew.lee@daniels.utoronto.ca

P5101: R 6pm-9pm, 665 Spadina Maria Denegri Maria.Denegri@daniels.utoronto.ca
P5102: R 6pm-9pm, 665 Spadina Nima Javidi nima.javidi@daniels.utoronto.ca
L0101: T 9am-10am, NL 6 Mauricio Quiros mauricio.quiros@daniels.utoronto.ca

OFFICE HOURS: To be determined by your professor

BLACKBOARD: TBD

COURSE DESCRIPTION

Paradoxically, architects, landscape architects, and urban designers do not work directly with their subject
matter, but with works that are representations of it. The irony is even greater when, as noted by Phyllis
Lambert, these representations – drawings, models, books, prints photographs – use "insubstantial media
[...] to represent what is in fact corporeal and weight."

Architectural drawings, for example, are often the sole means for studying and conveying complex three-
dimensional relationships with two-dimensional information. But architectural drawings are not only a
medium for studying or communicating architectural ideas that lay elsewhere; they are, in fact, a place
where architecture happens. Architectural drawings are fertile ground where processes of imagination,
examination, and selection - design - take place.

ARC100H1F Drawing and Representation I is an introduction to the nature and questions of architectural
representation and, in particular, those related to drawings. The course investigates – both in theory and
practice – the histories, concepts, and techniques behind these questions and introduce students to the
conventions and tools of graphic communication and the practice of visual representation in the design
disciplines.

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

In ARC100H1F Drawing and Representation I, students will be introduced to the theories, histories and
techniques related to architectural representation and used for graphic communication by the design
disciplines.

By the end of the course, students should be able to:

• Identify, compile, and analyze relevant knowledge from writings relating to architectural
representation
• Apply standard conventions and presentation graphics of architectural drawings
• Understand and execute, with precision, orthographic, paraline, and perspective drawings
• Execute and develop work both in digital and physical mediums
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Likewise, students are expected to develop their ability to:

• Translate information and measurements from physical objects into two-dimensional, scaled
drawings
• Inversely, identify and produce the collection of drawings indispensable to fully describe a physical
object
• Understand, simultaneously, the technical and conceptual dimensions of architectural
representations and drawings
• Use and manipulate representations to construct and communicate architectural discourse and
knowledge

SCHEDULE:

ARC100H1F Drawing and Representation I is imparted in three formats: studios, lectures, and reviews.
Each format is unique and fulfills a particular pedagogical intent. The term is phased in three parts dedicated
to different techniques and modes of architectural representation. The first phase will focus on orthographic
drawings and projection, the second on paraline drawings and oblique projection, and the third on
presentation graphics and perspective drawings and projection.

Studios:

Studios should be considered working and review sessions. Students will meet in sections for 3 hours
weekly – and are expected to work independently to develop their projects under the specific challenges,
criticisms, and provocations provided by their instructor.

Studio attendance is mandatory for the entire three hours and will contribute to the designated growth factor.
Students are expected to work independently during this time in studio – and to engage in all individual and
group dialogue, critique, discussion, tutorials, presentations, and informal lectures. Students are required to
bring all rough work, drawing tools, and computers to studio each week and be prepared to present their
progress assignments eloquently.

Lectures:

Students will meet as an entire course for a one-hour lecture each week. These lectures, lead by the course
coordinator, will provide a single location for all project, assignment, reading, and technique dissemination
and discussion. The material and methods required for the successful submission of weekly progress
assignments will be covered in each lecture. Lecture attendance is mandatory – and as the method for
technique instruction.

Reviews:

Following file upload prior to 8pm the night before, finished projects will be reviewed during studio
time in a jury format. Students will be expected to present their projects on paper in front of guests from
the faculty and wider architectural community who will be invited to initiate relevant and critical discussion
and suggestions for development and improvement. Students are required to attend the entire review
session and to remain engaged and respectful throughout their peer’s reviews. Review attendance and
engagement will be monitored as part of the growth factor.

A list of all sessional dates can be found at: https://www.daniels.utoronto.ca/students/undergraduate-

students/academics-and-registration. For any and all discrepancies, please consider the website to be
correct.
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Week Dates (Mon-Sun) Details and Sessional Information

1 Sept. 12 - 16 Monday, September 12, 2016 - ‘F’ and ‘Y’ courses begin. Wednesday,
September 21, 2015 - Last day Waitlists operational for ‘F’ and ‘Y’ Courses
2 19 – 23 Sunday, September 25, 2016 – Last day to enrol/add ‘F/Y’ section courses
3 26 – 30
4 Oct. 3 – 7
5 10 – 14 Monday, October 10, 2016 – Thanksgiving , University Closed.
6 17 - 21
7 24 - 28
8 31 - 4
9 Nov. 7 - 11 Monday, November 7, 2016 – Last day to drop ‘F section classes
Monday, November 7 – 8, 2016 – November break, No Classes
10 14 - 18
11 21 - 25
12 28 - 2
13 Dec. 5 - 9 Tuesday, December 6, 2016 – Last day of ‘F’ classes; last day of ‘Y’
classes for Fall term. Wednesday, December 7, 2016 – Monday Make up
class for Thanksgiving – at discretion of Professor. Thursday, December 8,
2016 – Study Break, no classes
9 - 20 Final Exams

All student work must be removed from all Daniels Faculty studio spaces by the last date of each
academic term (Fall/Winter/Summer). The last day of the Fall 2016F academic term is December 20,
2016. Any work remaining in studio past this date will be disposed of.

STUDIO REVIEWS/EXAMS

Review Exercise 1 Exercise duration: 4 weeks

Review will be the day of your assigned studio class, on the week starting
October 3 and ending October 7.
Review Exercise 2 Exercise duration: 4 weeks
Review will be the day of your assigned studio class, on the week starting
October 31 and ending November 4.
Review Exercise 3 Exercise duration: 4 weeks
Review will be the day of your assigned studio class, on the week starting
November 28 and ending December 2.
Final Review Saturday, December 10. All sections, all day.

MATERIALS - COURSE PACKAGE

L1 Olfa Knife (18mm) Leadpointer 1/2” Drafting Tape (60 Yards)

18 x 24 Cutting Mat 30cm Metric Scale Weldbond Glue (150 ml)
24” Alumicolor Straightedge White Eraser
Sakura Drafting Pens (0.05, Erasing Shield Optional:
0.5, 0.3) 24” Wood T-Square
2mm Staedtler Clutch Pencil 14” 30/60 Set Square 12” Adjustable Triangle
2mm H Leads 12” 45/90 Set Square Art Bin
2mm 3H Leads 18” Trace (20 Yards)
2mm HB Le`ads 8.5 x 11” Sketchbook

GENERAL EVALUATION:

Evaluation will be carried out in accordance with the University Assessment and Grading Practices Policy.
Please refer to the policy located on the governing council website.
http://www.governingcouncil.utoronto.ca/Governing_Council/policies.htm#G
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ARC100H1F EVALUATION:

Exercise_01 25%
Exercise_02 25%
Exercise_03 25%
Final Review 15%
Growth Factor 10%
100%

Attendance and participation during the entire scheduled class time for both studio and lecture courses is
mandatory. It is not enough to simply show up for a class. Students must be engaged in questioning and
discussing the work of the class. All students must participate in final studio reviews.

The final review is mandatory. If you will have to miss class or the final review in order to observe a religious
holiday, notify the instructor at the beginning of the term, by email. In the event of an absence due to illness,
injury, or emergency, please communicate with the instructor as soon as possible thereafter.

Given the scale of the studio and representation courses, and variations in teaching approaches, it is
possible that your project may or may not get discussed in the interim and final reviews. Attendance,
however, is still required, as the sharing of knowledge and ideas and respect for the work of your peers in a
studio setting is considered to be an essential pedagogical component of the course. Reviews are a means
of assessing student work and an opportunity to facilitate discussions about larger ideas, and should be
seen as a unique learning experience in which knowledge is disseminated, not as individual evaluations.
The final review is considered to be a summative mark and is worth 15% of your overall course mark.

Because the mark is part of a number of cumulative assessments throughout the term and a required part of
participation in the course, the final review cannot be rescheduled. If the absence is excusable, however, the
instructor and student may agree, in writing, to redistribute the weight of the final review to other
assessments. This alternative will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Students will be required to
petition through the Office of the Registrar and Student Services with appropriate documentation to be
considered. Except where there are verifiable reasons, students who miss the final review will receive a “0”
for their final exam grade.

The undergraduate grading scale is listed as a percentage not a letter grade. Please see below the
undergraduate grading scale for your reference:

Undergraduate

Refined Letter Grade Scale Numerical

Grade Point Value
Scale of Marks
A+ 4.0 90 - 100%
A 4.0 85 - 89%
A- 3.7 80 - 84%
B+ 3.3 77 - 79%
B 3.0 73 - 76%
B- 2.7 70 - 72%
C+ 2.3 67 - 69%
C 2.0 63 - 66%
C- 1.7 60 - 62%
D+ 1.3 57 - 59%
D 1.0 53 - 56%
D- 0.7 50 - 52%
F = Fail 0.0 0 - 49%
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READINGS:

Readings for the course will be assigned on a weekly basis and posted on Blackboard.

LATE WORK:

All assignments are due in class at the specified time and date. Late submission will result in a 5%
deduction (of each assignment’s total grade) per business day (excluding weekends) For example: An
assignment returned as an 8/10=80%. 2 days late with a penalty of 2% would give the student a final grade
of 78%. In the case of illness or other special circumstance, notification should be given to the Instructors
and the Registrar as soon as possible and before the deadline in question; where required, the official
University of Toronto Verification of Student Illness or Injury form must be submitted.

FINAL DUE DATE:

Due dates are set by the Course Instructor in the schedule and evaluation sections of this outline. All term
work must be submitted on or before the last day of classes in the course concerned, unless an earlier date
is stipulated by the Instructor. Students who for reasons beyond their control are unable to submit an
assignment by its deadline must obtain approval from their Instructor for an extension within the term. The
last date of the term is December 10, 2016. Any work submitted after the stipulated deadline and before the
end of term without an approved extension will not be accepted. Students will be required to petition for an
extension if they will be unable to submit their work by December 10, 2016.

PREPAREDNESS AT UOFT:

Students are advised to consult the University’s preparedness site (http://www.preparedness.utoronto.ca) for
information and regular updates regarding procedures regarding emergency planning.

ACCESSIBILITY NEEDS:

Accessibility Services provides academic accommodations in collaboration with students, staff and faculty to
support students with documented disabilities in equal opportunities to achieve academic and co-curricular
success. If you are a student who identifies with one or more of the broad categories below, we encourage
you to register with Accessibility Services (http://www.accessibility.utoronto.ca/). For any questions or
assistance, please see the staff in the Office of the Registrar and Student Services.

• Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

• Autism Spectrum Disorder
• Brain Injury and Concussion
• Chronic Health
• Deaf and Hard of Hearing
• Learning Disability
• Mental Health
• Mobility and Functional
• Low Vision / Legally Blind
• Temporary Injuries

Academic Integrity

Academic integrity is essential to the pursuit of learning and scholarship in a university, and to ensuring that
a degree from the University of Toronto is a strong signal of each student’s individual academic
achievement. As a result, the University treats cases of cheating and plagiarism very seriously.
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The University of Toronto’s Code of Behaviour on Academic Matters

(www.governingcouncil.utoronto.ca/policies/behaveac.htm) outlines the behaviours that constitute academic
dishonesty and the processes for addressing academic offences. Potential offences include, but are not
limited to:

In papers and assignments:

1. Using someone else’s ideas or words without appropriate acknowledgement.

2. Submitting your own work in more than one course without the permission of the instructor.
3. Making up sources or facts.
4. Obtaining or providing unauthorized assistance on any assignment.

On tests and exams:

1. Using or possessing unauthorized aids.

2. Looking at someone else’s answers during an exam or test.
3. Misrepresenting your identity.

In academic work:

1. Falsifying institutional documents or grades.

2. Falsifying or altering any documentation required by the University, including (but not limited to)
doctor’s notes.

All suspected cases of academic dishonesty will be investigated following procedures outlined in the Code of
Behaviour on Academic Matters. If you have questions or concerns about what constitutes appropriate
academic behaviour or appropriate research and citation methods, you are expected to seek out additional
information on academic integrity from your instructor or from other institutional resources (see
www.utoronto.ca/academicintegrity/resourcesforstudents.html).

For accepted methods of standard documentation formats, including electronic citation of internet sources
please see the U of T writing website at: http://www.writing.utoronto.ca/advice/using-sources/documentation.

ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND WRITING SUPPORT:

The University of Toronto expects its students to write well, and it provides a number of resources to help.
Please consult the University of Toronto writing site (http://www.writing.utoronto.ca/) for advice and answers
to your questions about writing. Please pay special attention to:

Advice on Writing: Academic Writing

Reading and Using Sources: How Not to Plagiarize

The University of Toronto’s Code of Behavior on Academic Matters states that:

“It shall be an offence for a student knowingly:

…
(d) to represent as one’s own any idea or expression of an idea or work of another in any academic
examination or term test or in connection with any other form of academic work, i.e, to commit plagiarism.”
The Code also states: “Wherever in the Code an offence is described as depending on ‘knowing,’ the
offence shall likewise be deemed to have been committed if the person ought reasonably to have known.”

For information about academic integrity at the University of Toronto, please see
www.academicintegrity.utoronto.ca The Writing Centre at the John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture,
Landscape, and Design (http://www.daniels.utoronto.ca/resources/writing-program ) is a resource for
Daniels students seeking assistance with academic writing through tutorials and individual consultations.
Students may access the online appointment booking system at: https://awc.wdw.utoronto.ca
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REPRODUCTION RIGHTS

On occasion, the John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design (the Faculty) will
reproduce, use, exhibit, display, broadcast, and distribute images of student work completed in this course in
connection with the activities of the Faculty for promoting, publicizing, or explaining the activities of the
school. Unless you notify use otherwise at communications@daniels.utoronto.ca, your participation in this
course grants the Faculty permission to publish such images in PR/promotional materials such as
marketing, advertising, fundraising, and any other Faculty-related publication. These images may appear in
a wide variety of formats including but not limited to print, broadcast, videotape, CD-ROM, and online media.