Context N.Y.C. : Spring Studio Program

Program of Study

Context N.Y.C. : Spring Studio Program is
a one semester program giving university
credit which attempts to broaden the
students understanding of all aspects of the
design, history, theory, and practice of
architecture. The program is intended for
those with previous academic experience in
architectural design, or presently
matriculated in Barch programs , who would
like to develop additional studio skills and
those who are interested in gaining an
understanding of design conditions in the
urban context of New York.

Three afternoons per week, students
attend design studio- a place where
students are given an intensive training in
the skills and critical thinking involved in
architectural design. Students, in small
groups, work directly with studio instructors
to develop their individual designs. The
projects given in studio are frequently
situated in New York City, so that the
student is able to take advantage of the
unique urban condition present in the city.
In addition to the mandatory design
studio, students may also desire to take
various elective courses. Possible
courses for the semester include:
Structures; Building Systems; Enclosures
and Environments; Building Systems
Integration; Architectural Finishes in
America:1630-1950; Architectural
Acoustics and Lighting; Philosophy of
Technology; American Architecture &
Urbanism before 1876; American
Architecture: 1876-1976; History of
Modern Architecture; Elements of
Landscape Architecture; Dimensions of
Space; Classical Language and Literature
of Architecture; Theory of Urban Planning;
Race and Ethnicity in the City; Site
Planning and Support Systems for
Development; Planning Law; or other
lectures offered at the university.
In addition, students may attend a series
of lectures given by distinguished and
renown architects. Among the program's
guests in the past have been:

Kenneth Frampton
Architect; professor; author of "Modern
Architecture: A Critical History" and
"Studies in Tectonic Culture: the Poetics of
Construction in 19th and 20th Century
Architecture"

Steven Holl
Architect; professor; author; winner of
numerous "Progressive Architecture"
Awards

James Stewart Polshek
Architect; professor; designer of the
renovation of Carnegie Hall.

Robert A. M. Stern
Architect; professor; author of "Pride of
Place", "New York 1900", "New York
1930", "New York 1960"

Bernard Tschumi
Architect; Dean; Columbia University;
designer of "Parc La Villette", Paris; author
of "Manhattan Transcripts", "Event-Cities :
Praxis"

Academic Schedule

January 21 to May 16, 1996

Facilities

In New York, the program is located on
the campus of Columbia University in the
Graduate School of Architecture, Planning
and Preservation, in Avery, Fayerweather,
and Schermehorn Halls. These
complexes house studios, classrooms,
computer labs, exhibition galleries and the
resources of the world's leading
architecture library, the Avery Architectural
and Fine Arts Library, all of which are
available to students enrolled in the
program. In addition students may avail
themselves of many of the resources of
the university with direct 24 hour access to
Avery Hall.

Cost of Study

The Spring Program tuition for 1997 is
$683 per credit hour. Limited scholarships
are available.

Admissions

To apply for admission students must
submit the following materials to the Dean
of Admissions, Graduate School of
Architecture, Planning and Preservation,
400 Avery Hall, Columbia University, New
York, NY 10027; application form, official
transcript of the applicant's academic
record; a resume summarizing education,
employment, and other types of
experience and where appropriate,
examples of the applicant's design work.
Also please include a $35 non-refundable
application fee in a check or money order
payable to Columbia University. Decisions
on applications are announced by mail
shortly after the receipt of all application
materials. Applicants who are accepted
will be sent detailed information on
registration procedures, academic
calendar, expenses, and housing.




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