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GRADE 9 - 10
ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY & DRAWING COURSE
(approximately 2-hour sessions)
This specialized course is designed for high school students and delves into the classical orders of architecture through a comprehensive approach. The theoretical segment features 30-40 minute academic-style lectures delivered in PowerPoint format, showcasing examples of Doric, Ionic and Corinthian styles as they appear in various historical periods and building types. These examples are examined in relation to the philosophical ideas and moral frameworks of their respective eras. In the practical segment, students engage in an hour of sketching, where they acquire drafting and perspective skills. They learn to visually communicate through perspective sketches, simple plans, façade drawings, collages, and models. Techniques for scaling drawings and illustrating architectural elements using colored pencils and watercolors are also included, with activities aligned with the concepts and buildings discussed in the theoretical portion of the course.
Ancient Greece
Doric, Ionic & Corinthian capitals / Proportions of a Greek temple

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Ancient Rome
Proportions / One point-perspective / Watercolour technique

1st year - Stage Model
Design and build a model for the one-act play "The Work Play" by Gordon Pengilly.
Setting instructions: "A large space in the upper story of a seemingly abandoned warehouse".
Students proposed a wide variety of concepts, ranging from metaphorical to absurd to practical.






1st year - Drawing of Parts
One of M.C. Escher's drawings was divided into 42 equal pieces - students received one piece each without any knowledge of the source. They had to scale up the 3" x 4" piece while faithfully reproducing the lines and shades in pencil. The resulting ensemble was approximately 6' x 6'.

2nd year - Rendering Exercise
Each student chose a different rendering technique to give shades and shadows to a provided perspective drawing.





2nd year - Sketching
Weekly sketching exercises of buildings, interiors, compositions.













2nd year - Tile Design
Watercolour exercise to transform a natural form into an abstract design in 5 steps.



2nd year - One-day Charette
Design a small travel agency. Prepare scaled floor and ceiling plans and interior perspective.

2nd year - Residential Studio
Refurbish a postwar house into a refugee centre: scaled plans, model, interior sketches, samples selection.

3rd year - Sample Boards for Law Offices
Select materials, furniture, lighting fixtures and prepare presentation boards for prospective clients.



3rd year - Cubicle design
Scaled axonometric views / perspectives and model of an office cubicle.


3rd year - Office Furniture Study
Build a half-size model of an office reception desk.



3rd year - Three-day Charette for IDEC Student Competition




4th year - Paedriatic Hospital Rehabilitation


4th year - Final Project (student supervisor)
Annual Student Forum for Applied Research : Presentation Posters


