Event Details

End: April 1, 2015
Contact: senA@uwm.edu
More Info: http://thefieldschool.weebly.com

Buildings-Landscapes-Cultures Field School

School of Architecture and Urban Planning, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

 

Class Dates: June 8 - July 10, 2015; Final exhibit: July 24, 2015

Preparatory Workshop (attendance required), June 1, 2015, 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

 

We will be accepting a maximum of 15 students.  You may take a maximum of 6 credits. Choose from the list below.

 

ARCH 190 Special Topics: Buildings-Landscapes-Cultures Field School. –3 cr.

ARCH 534 Field Study. –3 cr.

ARCH 561 Measured Drawing for Architects. –3 cr.

ARCH 562 Preservation Technology Laboratory. –3 cr.

Arch 391/791: Independent studies for undergraduate/graduate students. –3 cr.

 

 

The five-week course calendar covers a broad array of academic skills. Workshops during Week 1 will focus on photography, measured drawings, documentation and technical drawings; no prior experience is necessary. Week 2 will include workshops on oral history interviewing and digital ethnography. Week 3 is centered on mapping and archival research. Week 4 and 5 will be devoted to producing final reports and multi-media documentaries. Students will learn how to “read” buildings within their urban material, social, ecological and cultural contexts, create reports on historic buildings and cultural landscapes and produce multimedia documentaries.

 

Documentary equipment, and supplies, will be provided.

 

For more information or for a copy of an application form, please contact Prof. Arijit Sen at senA@uwm.edu or go to www.TheFieldSchool.weebly.com.