Arch 500 Vicenza Program

Summer Session: May 15 – June 20, 2008

Location

Vicenza, Italy

Instructor

Charles Menefee
Associate Professor of Architecture
Office: 224 Campbell Hall
Phone: 924-6456; E-mail: menefee@virginia.edu
Instructors to be named later will be from the School of Architecture and from Italy.

Eligibility

For Undergraduate and Graduate students.

Description

During the month of June, students will be introduced to Italian culture through the study of architecture, landscape architecture, and city planning. Both the formal ideals as well as the constructed reality of these three subjects will be studied through critical observation and documentation of universal conditions and critical junctures. Exploratory field trips by rail and bus of the Veneton region will extend from Verona in the west to Treviso in the east and the Venetian lagoon north into the pre-Alps.

Accommodations

Students will share rooms and dine communally at the Casa S. Bastiano, which is located in Vicenza.

Cost

Program costs: $4750 in–state students and $4843 out–of–state students. This will include instruction, lodging, meals [breakfast x 7; and dinner x 5], excursions [rail tickets and bus rental], and entry fees directly related to planned stops on excursions.

Non-program costs: $1587 +/- per student. This is estimated to cover meals not supplied above [lunches and a few dinners], supplies, airfare and non-program travel, and incidentals.

Students with identifiable financial need are encouraged to apply for fellowships.

Objectives

The student will be given the opportunity to:

Develop freehand drawing skills through instruction in diagramming, measuring, and recording what they see in sketches and analytical drawings.
Develop the essential skill of observing relationships both particular to the place and those that are universal to human occupation.
Analyze and record the development of prototypical constructions at the scale of the town, building, and building element. This includes particular architectural types such as Roman and medieval towns, the villa and palazzo types, and also includes elements and conditions such as the window and corner. It also will address universal conditions such as threshold, boundary, and frame and how these conditions are addressed at a range of scales.
Consider the making of civic identity through the study of the development of the Veneton town from a Roman outpost to modern economic power as the community incorporates physical, political, economic, religious, pugilistic, agricultural, intellectual, and artistic influences.

Completion Requirements & Grading

Students will enroll in the summer course ARCH 500z through the School of Professional and Continuing Studies, and will be awarded credit for the course upon successful completion of the class.

Completion will be defined by and grading based on level of productivity, attentiveness, range and quality of critical inquiry and documentation, and degree of improvement in communicating observations through sketching and analytical drawing.

	Home > Academics > Study Abroad > List of Programs > Arch 500 Vicenza Program Summer Session: May 15 – June 20, 2008 Location Vicenza, Italy Instructor Charles Menefee Associate Professor of Architecture Office: 224 Campbell Hall Phone: 924-6456; E-mail: menefee@virginia.edu Instructors to be named later will be from the School of Architecture and from Italy. Eligibility For Undergraduate and Graduate students. Description During the month of June, students will be introduced to Italian culture through the study of architecture, landscape architecture, and city planning. Both the formal ideals as well as the constructed reality of these three subjects will be studied through critical observation and documentation of universal conditions and critical junctures. Exploratory field trips by rail and bus of the Veneton region will extend from Verona in the west to Treviso in the east and the Venetian lagoon north into the pre-Alps. Accommodations Students will share rooms and dine communally at the Casa S. Bastiano, which is located in Vicenza. Cost Program costs: $4750 in–state students and $4843 out–of–state students. This will include instruction, lodging, meals [breakfast x 7; and dinner x 5], excursions [rail tickets and bus rental], and entry fees directly related to planned stops on excursions. Non-program costs: $1587 +/- per student. This is estimated to cover meals not supplied above [lunches and a few dinners], supplies, airfare and non-program travel, and incidentals. Students with identifiable financial need are encouraged to apply for fellowships. Objectives The student will be given the opportunity to: Develop freehand drawing skills through instruction in diagramming, measuring, and recording what they see in sketches and analytical drawings. Develop the essential skill of observing relationships both particular to the place and those that are universal to human occupation. Analyze and record the development of prototypical constructions at the scale of the town, building, and building element. This includes particular architectural types such as Roman and medieval towns, the villa and palazzo types, and also includes elements and conditions such as the window and corner. It also will address universal conditions such as threshold, boundary, and frame and how these conditions are addressed at a range of scales. Consider the making of civic identity through the study of the development of the Veneton town from a Roman outpost to modern economic power as the community incorporates physical, political, economic, religious, pugilistic, agricultural, intellectual, and artistic influences. Completion Requirements & Grading Students will enroll in the summer course ARCH 500z through the School of Professional and Continuing Studies, and will be awarded credit for the course upon successful completion of the class. Completion will be defined by and grading based on level of productivity, attentiveness, range and quality of critical inquiry and documentation, and degree of improvement in communicating observations through sketching and analytical drawing.	Architectural History Architecture Landscape Architecture Urban & Environmental Planning Historic Preservation Certificate Program Admissions Dual Degrees Undergraduate Minors Study Abroad Information and Application List of Programs Continuing & Professional Education Vicenza, Italy. Photo by Charlie Menefee.
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