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Scale: from chair to planet

17

Feb2018

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28

Apr2018

GarageEducation Center

Saturdays

11:15–12:45

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The course covers basic architectural terms and introduces kids to the works of famous architects. Participants will learn to understand architecture through scale and proportion.

In 10 classes, children will discuss concepts like scale, space, volume and proportion and learn to design big and small objects. In the final class each student will present a final project—a model of an entire city.

A course in architecture for children aged 5 to 7.

Class size: 14

Price per Segment: 12 000 RUB

ABOUT THE INSTRUCTORS

Daria Turanskaya

Daria Turanskaya is an architect and teacher. She graduated from the Moscow Architectural Institute (where she specialized in residential and public architecture) in 2005. From 2001, she worked as an architect at Mosproject 4’s project workshop and later moved to Mosproject 2. She has also been a leading architect at the architectural workshop UB DESIGN for over seven years.

Marina Weisman

Marina Weisman is an architect and teacher. She graduated from the Moscow State Academy Art Lyceum in 1998, and the Moscow Architectural Institute (where she specialized in residential and public architecture) in 2005. She has been working as an architect at Mosproject 4’s project workshop and at the architectural workshop UB DESIGN since 2003.

Schedule

Saturday, February 17

11:15–12:45

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Introduction. Scale

We look at Leonardo Da Vinci’s golden section; we measure ourselves and make ourselves ten times smaller and create a character to work with throughout the course.

Saturday, February 24

11:15–12:45

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Object of furniture (drawing and modeling)

Drawing inspiration from designer pieces, we will create chairs for our characters.

Saturday, March 3

11:15–12:45

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House (drawing)

Discussing the house as a residential unit, we learn about “floor plans” and “façades” and create a layout for a house

Saturday, March 10

11:15–12:45

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House (modeling)

We adjust the standard templates to our layouts and insert our previously made chair and character into the house—do they match in scale and proportion?

Saturday, March 17

11:15–12:45

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Street (drawing)

We learn about rhythm, contrast, focus and proportions by looking at the streets of the world’s cultural capitals; we design our own street.

Saturday, March 24

11:15–12:45

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Street (modeling)

We build a cardboard bas-relief for our street, adding elements such as lampposts, trees, and cars to our model.

Saturday, March 31

11:15–12:45

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Tower (drawing)

We revisit the concept of scale and look at famous skyscrapers. We discuss the scale of such towers in relation to humans, houses, streets, and cities.

Saturday, April 7

11:15–12:45

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Tower (modeling)

Students work in groups to construct a tower of various elements.

Saturday, April 14

11:15–12:45

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City (drawing)

We look at the planning of large cities like Moscow, Paris and New-York and plan our own city, taking into account landscape and other natural factors.

Saturday, April 21

11:15–12:45

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City (model)

Students work in groups to arrange previously made houses and skyscrapers into a city complete with streets, parks and bridges, and discuss the results.

Saturday, April 28

11:15–12:45

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