Hosted by the Louisiana Chapter | 6 AIA CES Learning Units | HSW
The drawing workshop provides an overview of the concept of proportion as a design tool in traditional architecture; presented in the form of lectures and demonstrations. The content includes an explanation of the idea of symbolic or qualitative number; an introduction to Pythagorean and Platonic numerical philosophy; the nature of beauty, its relation to number, and its relation to the good; the derivation of the ancient musical octave and its use as a guide to harmony; a discussion of the Golden Section, its mathematics, geometry, relation to philosophy, and particularly its role as a geometrical “logos”; and the connection of all these ideas to the numerical-geometrical canons of classical architecture. These ideas are applied to the historical archetype of the four column portico, through demonstrations using arithmetic, geometric, and harmonic ratio methods of application in pursuit of the beautiful. The course may be taken as an introduction to these ideas or as a review for those who have some background with the subject.
DRAWING WORKSHOP SCHEDULE:1. Saturday AM, 9:30 to 12:00 PM, with break. The concept of symbolic number - Pythagorean & Platonic number philosophy - number and geometry of the ancient musical octave - a relation of number and beauty - design of a portico using musical ratios.2. Saturday PM, 1:00 to 3:30 PM, with break. The trans-rational ratios - the Golden Section - construction of the pentagon - the squaring of the circle - design of a portico using the Golden Section.
Total = 5 hours plus 1 hour lunch break.
TEXT AND MATERIALS:Materials - Participants should bring pencils or graphic markers, a compass, straightedge, and paper, either loose or in a notebook, 9" x 12" or larger. Students may use wet media, pen and wash, if they wish.
COURSE FORMAT: Course instruction combines lecture and geometrical demonstrations. Students may take notes if they wish, either in notebooks or on loose sheets - 9" x 12" or similar size
Those who register to attend both events in this series (Beauty Memory Unity and Theory of Proportion Course) will receive a discount at registration.
This event is hosted by an ICAA Chapter. Please check the Chapter website, or contact the Chapter directly, for the most up-to-date details including dates, times, and pricing.
The course will enable students to: