This is a unique and very interesting studio style course that blends history, theory and practice of Constructivist Art, Design and Architecture. An Introduction to ConstructivismMethods and MaterialsConstructivist Artists, Designers and ArchitectsOffice Mini Sculpture ProjectVladimir Tatlin 1885-1953Rendering of Shapes and Forms ProjectClose Packing Theory ProjectFrom Planes to Forms and Volumes ProjectCreating Forms by Manipulation ProjectAddition of Forms ProjectNaum Gabo 1890 1977Leonardos BridgeAntoine Pevsner 1884-1962Plaster of Paris molding project, transformationLszl Moholy-Nagy 1895 1946Parabolas and HyperboloidsParabolas and Hyperboloid ProjectVladimir ShukhovThin Shell StructuresI teach lecture courses and studios as I wish they would have been taught to me. Much of the graphic material in my lectures is taken or generated first hand directly by me on site. I teach to learn. I teach subjects as I wish they were taught to me. The Mission Statement. Education is a tool for the improvement of successive generations. I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand. ConfuciusThis course is designed under the premise that humans should be taught in a way that is modeled after the educational patterns of evolution. The design, development and application of educational systems based on the educational principles of evolution generates a philosophy and methodology of education in synchrony with the evolutionary education system that is firmly and deeply rooted in each of us. Education for evolution is an educational system designed to help propel humans forward in the natural course of evolution. The purpose of education for evolution is to enhance and strengthen the natural evolutionary process of humans through the mechanism of education. The means to achieve this objective is the design of a curricula based on the same educational techniques and strategies used by natural evolution, enhanced and guided by the application of conscious educational decisions.
