1 credit towards the Certificate in Classical Architecture (Elective) | 1 AIA CES Learning Unit|Elective
The Case Studies in New Classical & Traditional Design series explores the design and execution of new contemporary classical and traditional work from the practitioner’s perspective. Each session looks at a unique contemporary design project to foster critical discussion of recent work and demystify the complexities of how challenging projects come together.Vanderbilt University, founded in 1873 in Nashville, Tennessee, has a rich historic campus comprised of several different architectural styles. When the University decided to comprehensively upgrade their aging student housing, they chose to develop a new residential college system. Based on models at Oxford and Cambridge, residential colleges break down the size of the university community into smaller, more comfortable interdisciplinary student groups that share a home for the duration of their time on campus. As a building type, the residential college incorporates a variety of spaces in which its residents can live, learn, dine, collaborate, and socialize.Vanderbilt engaged David M. Schwarz Architects for a comprehensive master plan for residential colleges which has led to a multi-phase project to construct four new colleges in the heart of the historic campus. When completed, they will comprise nearly 1 million square feet and house over 1,300 students. Early in the design process, the firm led a comprehensive study and dialog with the University and determined that Collegiate Gothic Revival was the most appropriate aesthetic in which to design the residential colleges.In this session, presenters Steve Knight and Mark Elliott with David M. Schwarz Architects will lead an in-depth presentation which will review the overall master plan, explore the influence of historic precedents, and examine the four new colleges (each in a various state of completion). They will address some of the unique opportunities and challenges of designing and building high-quality traditionally-inspired institutional architecture using modern industry supply and construction methods. Additional focus will be given to some of the unique design and construction challenges encountered, including attention to high-quality exterior finishes of brick, limestone, and steel windows as well as high-quality interior finishes of millwork.This course is hosted virtually via Zoom. Registrants will receive a Zoom link a few days prior to the course.
Steve Knight is a Principal who joined David M. Schwarz Architects in 1997 after receiving his Master of Architecture from North Carolina State University. He has worked on most of the firm’s performing arts centers, including the Schermerhorn Symphony Center in Nashville, TN and the Gaillard Center in Charleston, SC as well as various mixed-use multifamily projects. He currently leads the firm’s four-phase project for residential colleges at Vanderbilt University. Outside the office Steve is active in preservation advocacy, serving as the President of the Art Deco Society of Washington since 2016.Mark Elliott is an Associate and project manager at David M. Schwarz Architects. He has experience with a range of project types including master planning, mixed-use residential, higher education and performing arts. Mark completed both his undergraduate and graduate architecture degrees at the University of Maryland, College Park. His work earned various academic and design awards from the school, as well as a Charter Award from the Congress of New Urbanism in 2014. As a graduate student he received the David M. Schwarz Architects Traveling Fellowship in 2012 and joined the firm full-time in 2013.
Instructional Delivery Method: Live Online Learning Program Program Level: Introductory Prerequisites: None required AIA CES Program Approval Expiration Date: March 10, 2025 Provider Number: G193 Provider Statement: The Institute of Classical Architecture & Art is a registered provider of AIA-approved continuing education under Provider Number G193. All registered AIA CES Providers must comply with the AIA Standards for Continuing Education Programs. Any questions or concerns about this provider or this learning program may be sent to AIA CES ([email protected] or (800) AIA 3837, Option 3).
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