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HP175 Documentation (Spring 2003) >
Additional Postings
Type
Lecture and field-based
course
Instructor
Philip Cryan Marshall,
Associate Professor
Tel. 401.254.3061, E-mail pmarshall@rwu.edu
Office: Engineering 130
Office Hours
Advising hours will
be posted on my faculty office door each week, a week in advance.
Please sign up and bring an agenda. If you plan to discuss drafts,
proposals, drawings, field notes, photographs, or similar material,
please leave a copy in my faculty mailbox with a note asking
me to preview your work at least two days before your meeting
— to provide enough time to consider carefully your work
before getting together.
Course Description
HRS 175 - Heritage
Resource Documentation Introduces the tools and techniques
used in measuring and drawing an existing building, focusing
on the range of drawings and architectural symbols used in preservation
projects. Examines plans, elevations, sections, building systems,
and physical alteration drawings as they relate to existing
structures (3 credits) Fall, Spring" RWU Catalogue
Prerequisites
None.
Goals and Objectives
Heritage recording.
Architectural drafting and documentation (both written and visual)
are placed in a broader context of how these skills contribute
to documentation produced for conservation research, analysis,
design and preservation activities, and for posterity. The 'document
as document' will be addressed with respect to the context,
limitations, interpretation, use, archival treatment, and exhibit
of various media.
Architectural
field measurements, drawing, and graphic records. Field
work and drafting assignments introduce tools and techniques
used to record existing structures. Architectural lettering,
materials designation and symbols, plans, elevations, sections,
details, schedules, specifications, and project documents will
be examined as they relate to developing and reading architectural
drawings.
Architectural
written description. Contemporary descriptions of historic
structures are surveyed. Written descriptions for documentation
are prepared with reference to existing standards as developed
by HABS/HAER, the National Register, and state surveys. Emphasis
is place on terminology used for architectural elements and
construction system. Historic descriptions are examined to understand
the development of descriptions and their use in research of
period documentation.
Photography,
image analysis, archival collection management and use.
Photography is addressed in several ways: the manner in which
historic photographs can be located and employed; the use of
35 mm photography in documenting existing conditions of historic
sites; archival collections; archival treatment of photographs;
and electronic means of storage and retrieval using databases.
Building elements: typology and nomenclature. The typology
and nomenclature of building elements, construction systems,
and architectural details is addressed as they relate to developing
verbal and written skills in documenting and understanding traditional
and contemporary building construction.
Format
- Course lecturers,
with discussion
- Course readings,
followed by class discussion
- Course readings,
followed by independent analysis
- Course readings,
followed by quizzes
- Team-oriented class
documentation of sites
- Independent, self-directed
documentation of a particular site
- Guest lecturers,
with your active participation in discussion
- Site visits, conducted
independently by students, alone or as a
group
- Site visits, conducted
by the entire class
Student Responsibilities
- Attend all classes,
site visits, and field trips
- Work as involved,
responsible member of all project teams
- Actively participate
in class discussions
- Complete assignments
(word-processed or electronic, when written) by due dates
- Advise faculty about
any concerns, tutoring, and special needs
- Come to site visits
prepared, with necessary tools, equipment, and supplies
Grading
- Attendance, active
participation mandatory
- Assignments and
tests 90% (breakdown
to be provided)
- Field and class
notes / portfolio 10%
Bibliography and
Reading
Readings are primarily
Web based. You must print out hard copies of all assigned reading
and include them in your course binder. Web resource are to
be found at:
Additional reading
will be provided as class handouts and materials on reserve.
Recommended purchases of books include the following (in addition
to references cites throught the Web pages):
- Historical
and Architectural Resources of Bristol, Rhode Island.
Providence, Rhode Island: Rhode Island Historical Preservation
Commission, 1990. (Available through the Historic Preservation
Society.)
- McAlester, Virginia
and Lee. A Field Guide to American Houses, Knopf, 1985
- Phillips, Steven
J. Old-House Dictionary: An Illustrated Guide to American
Domestic Architecture (1699-1940), Lakewood, Colorado:
American Source Books, 1989.
Assignments
Refer to Assignments
Schedule of Class
Meetings
Schedule
Equipment and Supplies
This is a partial
list of equipment and supplies needed to undertake field recording
of historic structures and sites. When necessary, optional equipment
will be provided during specific assignments for the class.
Trade names are italicized.
Required
| sketch
book |
clip
board, with cover |
graph
paper (1/4" grid) |
| pens:
black, blue, green, red |
pencils
(retractable) |
25-foot
tape ruler |
| erasers |
architect's
scale |
camera
with film |
Suggested — provided by RWU as determined by site
conditions; recommended for practitioners working in the field
| ladders |
staging |
barriers |
| respirator
with filters |
first
aid kit |
hard
hat |
| safety
glasses |
calculator |
hammer
(16 or 20 ounce) |
| sketching
board with clip |
nails |
plum
bob |
| chalk
line |
chalk |
mason's
twine, braided |
| profile
gauge |
compass |
binoculars
(10x24) |
| safety
signage, vest |
extension
cord |
three-prong
adaptor |
| lights
with clamps |
bulbs
(200 watt) |
flashlight |
| flashlight
batteries |
50
or 100 foot tape ruler |
surveying
tape |
The following books will help you preview and review architectural
elements and building construction terminology. These are on
reserve and listed under HP175 Documentation:
- Pevsner, Nikolaus et al. A Dictionary of Architecture.
The Overlook Press; Woodstock, New York. 1966.
- Harris, Cyril M. Dictionary of Architecture and Construction.
McGraw-Hill, Inc.; New York. 1975.
- Carley, Rachel. The Visual Dictionary of American Domestic
Architecture. Henry Holt & Company, Inc.; NY, NY.
1994.
- Bucher, Ward. Dictionary of Building Preservation.
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.; New York. 1996.
- Thallon, Rob. Graphic Guide to Frame Construction: Details
for builders and designers. The Taunton Press, Inc. :
Newtown, CT 1991.
These, and others, are in reference:
- Ramsey/Sleeper. Architectural Graphic Standards.
John Wiley & sons, Inc., NY, 2000
- Ching, Francis D. K. and Cassandra Adams. Building Construction
Illustrated — Third Edition. John Wiley & Sons,
Inc.: New York 2001
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