OF ARCHITECTURE

A Center for Innovation in Design and Education

NEW LOCATION: 1366 Mission Street, San Francisco

Announces:

SFIA WINTER 2005 CLASSES

January 10 - February 10, 2005

• Ancient Egypt

• Buddhist Architecture

• Green Walls -- Hands-On Workshop

• Sketch Perspective Drawing and Rendering -- Hands-On Studio

• Understanding Working Drawings

D-70 & D-71 ANCIENT EGYPT

AND OPTIONAL EGYPT TOUR

3 units, $300
(plus 3 additional units for those taking
an optional Egypt field trip).

Mondays, 6:30 - 7:45 p.m. Class starts Monday, January 10.
Five weekly lectures with slides and video presentations.

D-71 -- optional field trip to Egypt is scheduled to depart
Friday, February 11.
An in-depth study course with optional tour of the museums,
temples and tombs of Egypt. Instructor: Fred Stitt, author of the
forthcoming history book: Listening to Architecture.

Learn how Western civilization was born on the Nile
in 2800 B.C. Now, nearly 5,000 years later,
Egypt is still a mind-boggling panorama of ancient arts,
crafts, artifacts, and engineering.

 This course covers, in detail, the religions, geography,
politics, chronology, archaeology
and architectural wonders of this stunningly beautiful country.

 Reservations for the D-71 Egypt tour portion of this
course must be finalized well in advance of the class.

The class starts Monday, January 10.

The optional tour is scheduled to start
Friday, February 11 and end February 25.
Estimated tour cost at this point,
including round trip airfare, is $2,600.

Students will make their own tour reservations and schedules
according to instructions that will be provided.

The five-week course will prepare you for the trip,
and there will be ongoing history readings
and seminar discussion during the tour.

 The tour is optional; the course can be taken
as a separate, stand-alone class.

 Those unable to attend on Monday evenings may take it
as distance learning by video tape. But course enrollment
is required in order to participate in the tour.

D-80 BUDDHIST ARCHITECTURE

Principles of Design of Buddhist
Shrines and Temples

3 units, $300. Mondays, 7:45 - 9:00 p.m.
Starts Monday, January 10. 
Instructors: Fred Stitt and guests.

The Buddhist tradition has produced some of the
finest art and architecture in history.
But that tradition has been diluted in modern times,
and many of the original Buddhist design principles
that guided the great masterworks have been lost or forgotten.

 This course reviews the history, divisions,
and current movements in Buddhism
and how to design in relationship to Buddhist culture,
from simple shrines to pagodas, to
meditation pavilions, to monastery temples.
Students will submit graphic displays of study
of any aspect of the topic they choose.
Or students may do a Buddhist shrine design project.

E-12 GREEN WALLS

Experimental Lab - Hands On

 3 units, $300. Tuesdays, 6:30 - 9:00 p.m.
Starts Tuesday, January 11. Instructors: Andy Adams,
Associate, Anshen+Allen Architects;
and Aurora Mahassine, Tessellation, Design Director,
Hanging Gardens Project.

 Rarely has an architectural design technology caught
on worldwide as quickly as
Green Roofs. Architects are now looking at
green facades and green walls inside and out.
Much remains to be learned, however,
and the means of pervasive vertical plantscaping
will be explored in detail in this course.

 This experimental laboratory workshop will explore
and test various methods of creating
and grafting greenery, using some interior walls at SFIA.

D-13 SKETCH PERSPECTIVE DRAWING & RENDERING  

3 units, $300. Wednesdays, 6:30 - 9:00 p.m.
Starts Wednesday, January 12.
Instructor: David Waldorf.

Hand-drawn 3-D perspective is a priceless skill
and will continue to be in high demand
regardless of computerization.

 This course provides a series of step-by-step exercises
and personal mentoring, to convey the principles of
eyeballing, structured perspective, freehand perspective,
and sketched and formal rendering.
Includes an introduction to the workings of
computer-drawn perspective.

T-10 UNDERSTANDING WORKING DRAWINGS

 3 units, $300. Thursdays, 6:30 - 7:45 p.m.
Starts Thursday, January 13.
Instructor: Fred Stitt.

Before you can do productive architectural work on
CAD in an architect's office,
you need to understand what working drawings
are all about: what they mean,
the symbols and language, standards of best practice,
and how the work can be done
most efficiently and effectively.

 This is a five-week course of lecture, demonstration,
and quick, simple, at-home drafting exercises
that will allow you to make sense
of the first and most important aspect
of architectural office employment.

C-10 SKETCHUP

3-D Modeling the Easy Way

 One-day intensive, 9:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.,
Saturday, January 15, 2005.
3 units with submittal of graphic project using SketchUp.
6 AIA/CES units.

SketchUp is the easiest to use and most versatile
3-D software for Mac and PC. SketchUp can produce
terrific drawings quickly for beginners and experts alike.
This course will teach the best techniques for using the
software and how to integrate it into your design process,
from concept sketch to rendering to construction detailing.
You may bring your own laptop or use an SFIA workstation.

Students will be required to purchase a one-year academic
license of the software ($99 in addition to the course fee).
For information on the software, see www.SketchUp.com.

SketchUp class fee is $300 until January 7, 2005
Class is January 15, 2005.

C-11 AUTOCAD: THE BASICS

Release 14 and R 2000

AutoCad 6-week evening class.
Mondays, 6:30 - 9:00 p.m.
Starts Monday, January 17, 2005.
3 SFIA units.
15 AIA/CES units.

Intended for those with little or no CADD experience.
The course covers the basics of Windows and
the fundamentals of architectural design and production.
Includes efficient drafting, layering, notation, dimensioning,
efficiency techniques, and the basics of 3-D modeling.

Learn at a pace that is most comfortable for you,
in a supportive environment. Two people usually share
each computer (team learning has been proven to be
most efficient and effective).
Or you may bring your own laptop if you prefer.

 The AutoCAD class fee is $300 to January 7, 2005, then $350.
Additional enrollees from the same office pay only $250 each
to January 7, then $300. To receive the group discount,
your office group must be mentioned at the time of enrollment.

C-21 VECTORWORKS

Introduction -- Release 9

VectorWorks 6-week evening class, Tuesdays, 6:30 - 9:00 p.m.
Starts Tuesday, January 18, 2005.
3 SFIA units.
15 AIA/CES units.

This introduction to VectorWorks covers the basics of the
user-friendly Macintosh operating system, the fundamentals
of architectural design drawing and production drawing
on computer, and the essentials of efficient drafting,
including layering, notation, and dimensioning.
Two people usually share each computer (team learning
has been proven to be most efficient and effective).
Or you may bring your own laptop if you prefer.

 The VectorWorks CADD class fee is $300 to January 7, 2005,
then $350. Additional enrollees from the same office pay only
$250 each to January 7, 2005, then $300.
To receive the group discount, your office group
must be mentioned at the time of enrollment.

 Copy and E-mail, fax, mail, or phone
in the enrollment information below.

ENROLLMENT FORM

SFIA WINTER 2005 CLASSES

January 10 to February 10, 2005

1366 Mission Street, San Francisco 

PRE ENROLLMENT REQUIRED

CLASSES