Freshman are invited to participate in:
DISCOVER ARCHITECTURE 2009
Freshman Pre-Orientation Program
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Join us for the Freshman Pre-Orientation Program (FPOP). The Department of Architecture is a rich and varied educational environment for study and practice of architecture and art. It has strong traditions of concern for human values, and for finding appropriate roles for architecture in society. It is a place where the individual creativity of a student can be cultivated and nurtured in a framework of values that is socially and environmentally responsible. |
The Department’s range of activity extends from addressing significant social, ecological, and environmental issues to building in today’s market economy; from recent and future technological advances, especially in areas of computation and energy, to advances in design practice and research, The Department seeks to relate these issues to architectural theory and practice in this and other countries, bringing them into relationship with skills thinking, and heritage of architecture. |
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The goal of our undergraduate program is to develop our students as:
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Creators — Leaders in their fields, utilizing architecture as a way of thinking to offer creative solutions to issues.
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Collaborators — Learn how to work with others to find creative solutions and not compromise to the problems of our times.
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Translators — Sensitive to cultural, social, and human conditions thereby offering designs that provide a better life.
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Craftspeople — Learn the ability to make, assemble, craft, and build materials into beautiful and useful forms.
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Designers — Develop skills to produce architecture of creative value and have an understanding of all technologies necessary to build.
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Communicators — Communicate through all forms including words, drawings, models & computers to effectively explain ideas.
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For the Discover Architecture Photo Gallery, click here.
What Will We Do?
Thursday, August 27 There will be a day trip to Crane Beach, a beautiful swimming beach and wildlife habitat on Boston’s North Shore. Bring your bathing suit, towel and tools to build a sand castle. Students will team up for a sand castle competition and Department faculty will award a prize to the team with the most creative castle. The festivities will end with dinner at a local seafood restaurant. |
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Friday, August 28 In the morning, there will be an opportunity to meet the Department of Architecture faculty who will present and discuss architectural design, history, and technologies, with emphasis on sustainable or “green” architecture and current work in developing countries. There will be a field trip to the Gropius House and Walden Pond. |
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Saturday, August 29 Teams of freshman will assemble a giant tinker toy construction from a provided kit on the lawn in front of the Student Center. Current majors will help each team with their imaginative structures. After lunch, a jury comprised of Department of Architecture faculty will judge the work and prizes will be given for the most creative use of the material. The day will end with a BBQ. |
| The FPOP wraps up with a celebrator lawn barbeque outside of Kresge Auditorium. | |
FPOP Discover Architecture Specifics: Dates:Thursday, August 27 through Saturday, August 29, 2009 |
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For More Information:
Department of Architecture: 7-337; 617-253-7387; arch@mit.edu;
http://architecture.mit.edu/undergraduate-freshman-year.html
For more pictures, visit the Discover Architecture Photo Gallery
