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Ccps Fall 09 Catalog
Ccps Fall 09 Catalog
Ccps Fall 09 Catalog
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Telephone 718-636-3453 PA I D
Pratt Institute
Pratt Manhattan
144 West 14th Street
New York, NY 10011-2700
professional studies
Manhattan/Brooklyn
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NON-CREDIT B R O O K LY N
COURSES
Pratt is committed to serving the
Brooklyn community. To this end, the
C O N T I N U I N G E D U C AT I O N
Institute offers a wide range of
courses on its campus in the historic
Clinton Hill section of Brooklyn.
Course topics range from art and
design to computer graphics and
technology classes. Please contact our A RT A N D D E S I G N Fashion Design Fine Arts
Brooklyn office at 718-636-3453 for
more information or to be placed on
COURSES Fashion Design: Construction Abstract Painting:
our mailing list. Techniques for Garments I Concepts and Techniques
Decorative Arts This hands-on course teaches the This course will examine the concepts
actual construction of garments, and techniques used in abstract painting
CENTER FOR Quilting and the Handmade using existing commercial patterns. from the turn of the twentieth century
CONTINUING AND This course is a non-traditional sewing Learn design room sewing techniques to the present. We will use a combina-
PROFESSIONAL STUDIES class for both beginners and those and terms, proper layout, transferring tion of in class demonstrations and
who would like to expand their skills and marking techniques. This course is assigned projects to examine notions
Director in quilting and sewn projects. While intended for beginners. The instructor of painterly abstraction, using a brush
Dr. Charles W. Münster focusing on quilting, you will also be will provide a supply list on the first and easel, as well as post-painterly
Assistant to the Director exposed to a range of possibilities and day of class. You will be responsible abstraction in techniques such as the
Joanne James will learn how to develop and make for bringing your own supplies. pour-and-spatter techniques of Jackson
your own projects during class. Rather Topics include: hand-sewing techniques, Pollock and Morris Louis. We will also
Associate Director
than adhering to pre-made patterns, a variety of zipper applications, and use explore the use of digital media, text
Karen Adler Miletsky
this class will emphasize an inventive of industry machines and equipment. in painting, and other topics relevant
Academic Director approach to making things. You will Facilities Fee: $5 payable directly to to the creation of contemporary
Joelle Danant learn basic building blocks that you instructor on first day of class. abstract painting.
Director Enrollment will use to create your own projects. • Tu 6–9 PM Topics include: Working from observa-
Management for Students are encouraged to use recy- 10 sessions Oct 6–Dec 8 tion or concepts, using a combination
Non-Credit Programs cled materials to make projects such Adrienne Jones of techniques to create a personal
Perry Han as quilts, quilt squares, throws, bags, XFD 107 3.0 C.E.U.s $375 painting language, and the relevance
custom pouches (i.e. for removable of historical awareness to a contempo-
Account/Customer Service disk drives, iFones), laptop covers, Pattern-Making Basics rary painting practice.
Specialist pillows, patches, toys, and more. for the Female Form • M 6–9 PM
Alana Smith Topics include: Learning the basics: This course introduces the beginning 6 sessions Oct 5–Nov 9
Pre-College Coordinator simple hand-stitches that you will use student to the basics of patternmaking Ethan Greenbaum
Elizabeth Kisseleff to make limitless projects; stitching for the female form. The goal of this XFA 483 1.8 C.E.U.s $165
as binding; stitching as drawing and course is to develop beginning pat-
Administrative Assistant
accent; inside/out technique for struc- ternmaking skills with the use of the Abstract Painting: Concepts
Brooklyn
tures; making shapes, quilting, sourcing, basic bodice and skirt slopers. You will and Techniques: The Workshop
Johndell Wilson
and using recycled materials; rolled learn how to make a variety of bodices This workshop will examine the concepts
edges, raveled edges, using a sewing and skirts. and techniques used in abstract painting
LIBERTY PARTNERSHIP
machine; color, pattern, and assemblage; Topics include: creating and fitting the from the turn of the twentieth century
Director patches; designing your own patterns; basic sloper, the 8 basic darts, and dart to the present. We will use a combina-
Brooklyn and more. Inspiring reference media manipulation. tion of in class demonstrations and
Frederick Watson will also be shared and discussed. • Th 6–9 PM assigned projects to examine notions
Administrative Assistant This class is for the adventurous! 10 sessions Oct 1–Dec 10 of painterly abstraction, using a brush
Brooklyn Note: Tools and other supplies must Adrienne Jones and easel, as well as post-painterly
Veronica Darby be purchased for the first day of class: XFD 113 3.0 C.E.U.s $375 abstraction in techniques such as the
A list will be provided. Range of pour-and-spatter techniques of Jackson
STEP expenses depends on your budget; Illustrator for Fashion Design Pollock and Morris Louis. We will also
recycled materials are encouraged and See page 25 for course description. explore the use of digital media, text in
Director will cut costs. Any questions that you painting, and other topics relevant to
Brooklyn have may be directed to the instructor the creation of contemporary abstract
Dr. Georgianna Glose at shavens88@yahoo.com. painting.
Telephone • M 6–9 PM Topics include: Working from observa-
718-636-3453 10 sessions Oct 5–Dec 7 tion or concepts, using a combination
Sue Havens of techniques to create a personal
Facsimile
XDA 101 3.0 C.E.U.s $375 painting language, and the relevance
718-399-4410
of historical awareness to a contempo-
Internet rary painting practice.
pratt.edu/prostudies
Email
prostudy@pratt.edu
BROOKLYN CE FALL 2009 3
• Section 1: Th 6–9 PM repeated theme throughout your Topics include: preparing a variety of Introduction to
1 session Oct 1 extended art format. The addition of surfaces for acrylic paint, use of acrylic Curatorship
Ethan Greenbaum collage, cut and pasted paper using paint with other media, applying paint During this course, you will research
• Section 2: Th 6–9 PM acrylic gel mediums, textures such as with an airbrush, and hard edge painting various kinds of artwork (paintings,
1 session Nov 12 wood chips, pasta, sand, coffee, metal techniques. photography, films, documentary,
Ethan Greenbaum slag, fabric, or heavy paint will be • Tu 6–9 PM video, advertising), as well as the
XFA 484 0.3 C.E.U.s $35 demonstrated. Layering techniques 6 sessions Oct 6–Nov 10 implications of each type of artwork
with masking tape, masking fluid, Ethan Greenbaum for presenting it publicly, the effects
Chinese Drawing and blocking out areas, plus use of palette XFA 481 1.8 C.E.U.s $165 they might have on the public, and
Painting knives and sponges as painting tools solutions to presenting the various
This class is an introduction to tradi- will be introduced along with non- Fundamentals of Acrylic types of artwork in exhibitions. You
tional and impressionist Chinese art traditional and alternative supports Painting: The Workshop will develop your own critiquing skills;
styles. The focus will be on drawing (cardboard, wood, found objects). In this workshop, acrylic painting materials determine how to make a decision
and painting with Chinese brushes. Topics include: multiple panel paintings, and techniques are discussed and that facilitates the understanding of a
Demonstration of different subjects visual poems, visual novettes, text and demonstrated. Classes will experiment curatorial work, such as overseeing
and techniques will be covered. You music manuscripts, visual diaries, with a variety of application methods, themes, artwork, display modes, and
will practice in class and create your an exploration of your personal or among them opaque, transparent, settings to present an exhibit in a
own compositions from sketches. autobiographical ideas, abstraction, acrylic tempera, mixed media, and cohesive way. Through research, you
Learn to perfect your skills in drawing conceptual or traditional themes such others. We will work in class and will have the opportunity to analyze
and painting with Chinese brushes: as still life and landscape. supplement painting projects with current exhibits and create their own
spatial relations and brush manipulations • W 6–9 PM presentations of contemporary acrylic show using cultural institutions as
to achieve line quality. Chinese art 10 sessions Sept 30–Dec 2 painting and class critiques. models (national or international).
styles are applicable to various fields, Michael Poast Topics include: preparing a variety of Topics include: Media implication,
such as fine arts, graphic design, illus- XFA 475 3.0 C.E.U.s $375 surfaces for acrylic paint, use of acrylic gallery visits, discussions with painters
tration, and fashion design; as well as paint with other media, applying paint and curators, field trips to venues,
to various media, such as oils, acrylic Fine Arts/Mixed Media with an airbrush, and hard edge film screening: Work in Progress and
and watercolor. In this class, we will Explore using a variety of mediums in painting techniques. Howard Zinn: You Can’t Be Neutral on
use ink for drawing, and then we will this introductory hands-on course on • Section 1: W 6–9 PM a Moving Train, individual oral presen-
use water-based, Chinese paint to traditional drawing techniques and 1 session Sept 30 tations, keeping a journal.
apply color to our drawings, including painting mediums. Demonstrations will Ethan Greenbaum • M 6–9 PM
the unique Chinese technique of loading be provided on acrylic, watercolor, and • Section 2: Sa 1–4 PM 10 sessions Oct 5–Dec 7
two-to three separate colors into one egg tempera (grinding and preparing 1 session Nov 14 Zulema Mejias
brush in impressionist style. of earth pigments), as well as on a variety Ethan Greenbaum XFA 478 3.0 C.E.U.s $375
Topics include: Basic techniques with of mixed media techniques including XFA 482 .3 C.E.U.s. $25
Chinese brushes; manipulating Chinese painting with spices and working with Making Art in New York City
brushes in various hand- and arm- collage and with found and collected Fusion Painting As artists living in and around New York
positions; incorporating the Chinese objects. This studio course offers a This course is for people who wish to City, we are surrounded by the world’s
style of line quality in your work; series of assignments supplemented explore a relief effect in their paintings. most diverse and vibrant art community.
how to draw and paint plum/cherry by group discussions, individual When combining the two dimensional This course will help students draw
blossoms, orchids, and bamboos with instruction, as well as critiques. painting surface with three dimensional inspiration for their own work from the
Chinese brushes. Topics include: examples of mixed forms, you can create an exciting, contemporary New York art world and
Materials fee: $20 payable to the media techniques in art history; dynamic art work. To produce fusion contextualize themselves as artists in a
instructor at the first class. hands-on work from observation of paintings, you will adhere and inter- city full of artists and galleries.
Recommended audience: Fine artists, still life and landscape as well as from twine raised shapes such as wood, This course will be taught in two sec-
graphic designers, illustration and abstraction and ideas with a focus on folded cloth, bent cardboard, organic tions. Classes 1-6 will concentrate on
fashion designers. form and content. materials, crockery and modeling paste visiting the studios of working artists
Prerequisite: Basic drawing skills. • Tu 6–9 PM onto the painting. Working out your and looking at new work in the galleries
• Sa 1–4 PM 10 sessions Oct 6–Dec 8 concepts through sketches and of Chelsea, Williamsburg, and Long
10 sessions Oct 3–Dec 12 Errin Heilman maquettes, you will explore the Island City. These classes will include dis-
Victoria Chang XFA 461 3.0 C.E.U.s $375 relationships of color and form, while cussions with gallery owners and artists.
XFA 479 3.0 C.E.U.s $375 finding your own personal expression. Classes 7-10 will be studio based. You
Fundamentals of Topics include: paint application; usage will learn to apply the concepts, move-
Expressive Forms Acrylic Painting of different glues; alternative techniques ments, and trends seen in the galleries
You will learn to express yourself in In this course, acrylic painting materials such as nailing, tying, screwing; experi- to your own work. These classes will
various painting, simple printmaking and techniques are discussed and menting with a variety of textures; and include individual and group critiques.
and drawing materials while creating demonstrated. Classes will experiment discussion of historical examples. Topics include: discussions and readings
unfolding formats in series, scrolls, with a variety of application methods, • Tu 6–9 PM on trends in contemporary art, challenges
color music, etc. Horizontal formats will among them opaque, transparent, 6 sessions Oct 6–Nov 10 of making art in New York City.
introduce space and time elements acrylic tempera, mixed media, and others. Beth Bailis • Tu 6–9 PM
while incorporating text, collage and We will work in class and supplement XFA 469 1.8 C.E.U.s $165 10 sessions Oct 6–Dec 8
other art forms such as music notation painting projects with presentations of Abraham McNally
into your artwork. We will learn simple contemporary acrylic painting and XFA 477 1.8 C.E.U.s $455
linoleum block printing with hand class critiques.
pressing techniques to create multiples
of an image that can be used as a REGISTER ONLINE: my.pratt.edu
4 FALL 2009 BROOKLYN CE
Fine Arts continued Painting with Watercolors Industrial Design Drawing for Product Design I
There is no medium that can be made This course will emphasize drawing
New Materials in Sculpture: to offer greater scope for spontaneity The Programs as a form of visual communication.
Using Material from the and directness of expression than The product design programs are com- Experiment in different media, including
World Around Us watercolor. The essential character of prised of two courses each—Drawing pen, pencil, markers, and pastels to
The traditional boundaries of sculpture watercolor painting is transparent color for Product Design and Product Design. develop a broad range of skills and an
have been shattered. Today’s 3-D artists on white paper. This studio class will Both programs are designed to help understanding of two- and three-point
are not confined to traditional materials give instruction, demonstrations and students gain knowledge and hands-on perspectives. You will also study com-
(stone, clay, bronze, etc.). Almost any critiques in color design, light and value experience. It is recommended, but not position and basic rendering techniques
material can be used to express personal, studies, and fundamental techniques, mandatory, to take both courses in the that will help to create a sense of light
philosophical, or political ideas. In this as students work from subjects such as program of your choice. and atmosphere and make your drawings
course, students will be introduced to still life, landscape, abstraction, and more exciting and dynamic. The course
the central tenets of three-dimensional imagination. Other water-based paints Program I, is geared to: will culminate in presentation drawings,
art and design by working with the such as gouache and acrylic will be • Those with minimal or no experience which can be valuable additions to a
everyday materials and objects that introduced with exploration into more who are curious about the field portfolio.
surround us. You will be encouraged to experimental approaches. and who wish to acquire first-hand Topics include: basic drawing skills
recognize and develop your individual Topics include: basic drawing for experience in industrial design. geared towards developing geometric
style and vision. Classes will include composition; brush techniques such as • Professionals looking to expand their and amorphic forms; ideation through
demonstrations, critiques of student wet, dry and washes; light effects; repertoire of skills and knowledge. freehand sketching techniques;
projects, slide presentations, and group glazing; combing ink with watercolors; Each course may be taken separately presentation techniques; and technical
discussions. color relationships; cold and hot or together. drawing/drafting.
Topics include: scale, volume, mass, pressed and other types of papers. • M 6–9 PM
and space; building techniques. • Sa 2–5 PM Program II (Graduate Preparation 12 sessions Oct 5–Dec 21
• M 6–9 PM 6 sessions Oct 3–Nov 7 or GP) is geared to: Bethany Martin
6 sessions Oct 5–Nov 9 Michael Poast • Individuals with minimal or no prior XIND 107 3.6 C.E.U.s $505
Abraham McNally XFA 459 1.8 C.E.U.s $215 experience in the field who wish to
XFA 471 1.8 C.E.U.s $215 gain admission to and succeed in Program II (Graduate
Illustration Pratt’s graduate industrial design Preparation or GP) –
Painting and Drawing program. Course Descriptions
Workshop Introduction to • The grad prep courses are not
This workshop focuses on general Botanical Illustration required for acceptance to Pratt’s Drawing for Product Design (GP)
painting and drawing techniques. Botanical art is a satisfying and rewarding graduate program, are not credited Intended for those who are interested
You may choose to work on class projects way to encounter natural systems. classes, nor do they guarantee in gaining admission to a graduate
based on a theme, still life, nude model, This course invites people to focus on acceptance into the program, but can industrial design program, this course
or other motifs. Both beginners and the details of plants through close be useful in gaining insight into Pratt’s will help you develop your drawing
“veterans” are welcome. Please bring examination. Learn to record the graduate industrial design program, skills to a level that will allow you to
examples of previous work to the structure and beauty of the stem, and helping the student prepare for quickly and accurately visualize your
first class, if applicable. Field trips to leaf, branch, root system and flower. future graduate design studies. ideas. The course will culminate in
Brooklyn Botanic Garden are included Students will start with an accurate presentation drawings, which can be
so that students may have an opportunity pencil drawing and develop a painting Program I - Course Descriptions valuable additions to a portfolio.
to sketch. strategy to achieve a detailed portrait Topics include: two- and three-point
Topics include: basic color theory; color of the specimen. Steps include studying Product Design I perspective; ideation through freehand
mixing; differences among drawing the gesture of the plant, arranging the This course is an introduction to prod- sketching techniques; presentation
media, as well as between oil and isolated subject on the page, drawing uct design and the product develop- techniques; introduction to marker
acrylic paint; various types of brushes; the distinguishing characteristics ment process. Learn how products are rendering and technical drawing/drafting.
and the stretching of canvas. of the plant, transferring the detailed designed and what it takes to bring a Please note: Special permission is
• Sa 10 AM –1 PM drawing to watercolor paper, and product to market in this hands-on required to take this course; please
10 sessions Oct 3–Dec 12 completing the work with washes of class. Exercises will include analyzing inquire at CCPS or contact by email:
John Mandile watercolor. This structured approach and dissecting current products; brain- Joel Wennerstrom: jwenner@pratt.edu
XFA 457 3.0 C.E.U.s $375 provides a jumping-off point for exploring storming, prototyping, and materials (instructor), or Rick Goodwin:
a personal style. Demonstrations will workshops; and developing a product rgoodwin@pratt.edu (administration).
be given with individual instruction. from concept to basic prototype. Once approved, please contact Johndell
The course will benefit those interested Topics include: designers and design Wilson at CCPS, at jwilson@pratt.edu,
in painting botanicals for personal firms, the elements of a successful or call 718-636-3453 to register.
enrichment and commercial uses. product, basic prototyping, materials, Supplies will cost $50–$75.
Topics include: the structure of plants, manufacturing processes, understanding Special Note: The grad prep courses are
measuring, foreshortening, perspec- the current market, and patents. not required for acceptance to Pratt’s
tive, color, value, materials, technique • S U 10 AM –2 PM graduate program, are not credited
and history of botanical illustration. 9 sessions Sept 13–Nov 15 classes, nor do they guarantee accept-
• Sa 1–4 PM Noah King ance into the program, but can be
10 sessions Oct 5–Dec 12 XIND 105 3.6 C.E.U.s $595 useful in gaining insight into Pratt’s
Nancy Glover graduate industrial design program,
XFA 467 3.0 C.E.U.s $375 and helping the student prepare for
future graduate design studies.
REGISTER ONLINE: my.pratt.edu
BROOKLYN CE FALL 2009 5
• Th 6–9:15 PM placed on teaching the student how to Topics include: introduction to various Leather Jewelry
12 sessions Sept 3–Nov 19 adopt the perspectives of those on drawing media and equipment; freehand This workshop works with leather as a
Joel Wennerstrom whom the entrepreneur relies, such as sketching, orthographic projection jewelerís material. Learn how to
XIND 101 3.6 C.E.U.s $595 the customer, manufacturer, or finan- (plans, sections, elevations), line weights, manipulate cording, attach gemstones,
cier. The instructor will approach the line types, symbols, scale and dimensions, design cuffs and mix wire with leather.
Product Design (GP) abstract nature of business and law lettering, introduction to presentation Topics include: design, types of leather,
Intended for those interested in gaining through the use of visual metaphors and rendering techniques. metal end caps, cutting leather, snaps
admission to Pratt’s Graduate Industrial and props, to render these topics both • Tu, Th 6–9 PM and studs.
Design program, this course introduces more tangible and approachable. This 10 sessions Offered Summer 2010 Please note: A $20 fee payable to the
you to product design, with a workload course is specially crafted to appeal to Ike Cheung instructor will be collected to cover
similar to a graduate-level course (average the creative person, and does not XID 109 3.0 C.E.U.s $400 supply costs for the session. Students
8–14 hours per week). You are given require prior business knowledge. should provide a basic tool set of a
weekly assignments with an emphasis Topics include: Entrepreneurial
Jewelry Making chain nose pliers, round nose pliers
on creative problem solving, lateral Character, Risk Intelligence, Consumer and cutter pliers.
thinking, conveying ideas quickly, Psychology, Product Development, Earrings • 1 session Offered Spring 2010
visual presentation, and model-making Business Plans, Business and This workshop explores the design Melanie Schmidt
techniques. You are taken through Intellectual Property Law, Licensing, and construction of various styles of XJM 110 .3 C.E.U.s $40
multiple design problems culminating and the Distribution Channel from earrings. Learn wire wrapping, how
in numerous finished, painted models. Manufacturing, Shipping and Customs to make perfect loops, dangles and Organic Wire Wrapping
Topics include: what designers do and to Tradeshows and Internet Retailing. draped chain designs. With these basic This workshop explores the versatility
how they do it; critical thinking and Recommended text to read before the skills you will be able to go on and of the wire as a free flowing element
theory; the design process; creating a first class: Outrageous Optimism by create original works of art. You will in design. Learn to balance the decora-
portfolio; manufacturing processes; Jack Roseman and Steve Czetli, create several original pieces during tive use of wire with its functionality.
modeling and prototype techniques. Corbett Publishing 2004 class. Class time will be spent wrapping large
Please note: Special permission is Materials fee: $20 for handouts Topics include: design, decorative wire- stones to create unique pendants and
required to take this course; please payable to instructor at first session. wrapping, wire gauges, beads and customize beads with this application.
inquire at CCPS or contact by email: • Section 1: W 6–9 PM findings. Topics include: design, functional and
Joel Wennerstrom: jwenner@pratt.edu 10 sessions Sept 16–Nov 18 Please note: A $20 fee payable to the decorative wire-wrapping, wire gauges,
(instructor), or Rick Goodwin: rgood- Flann Lippincott instructor will be collected to cover top and side drilled beads, and findings.
win@pratt.edu (administration). Once XIND 111 3.0 C.E.U.s $495 supply costs for the session. Students Please note: A $20 fee payable to the
approved, please contact Johndell should provide a basic tool set of a instructor will be collected to cover
Wilson at CCPS, at jwilson@pratt.edu, Interior Design chain nose pliers, round nose pliers supply costs for the session. You should
or call 718-636-3453 to register. Model and cutter pliers. provide a basic tool set of a chain nose
making supplies will cost $100–$200. Preparatory Course • F 6–9 PM pliers, round nose pliers, cutter pliers,
Special Note: The grad prep courses are The summer course is intended for 1 session Oct 16 and flat nose nylon jawed pliers.
not required for acceptance to Pratt’s students who have been accepted into Melanie Schmidt • 1 session Offered Spring 2010
graduate program, are not credited the three year qualifying graduate pro- XJM 108 .3 C.E.U.s $40 Melanie Schmidt
classes, nor do they guarantee accept- gram in Interior Design. It is a prepara- XJM 115 .3 C.E.U.s $40
ance into the program, but can be tory course for those students entering Forged Metal Components
useful in gaining insight into Pratt’s the program in the fall of the same This workshop explores the design and Pearl Knotting
graduate industrial design program, year. This non-credit course will be manipulation of metal through bending This workshop focuses on basic
and helping the student prepare for taught in a studio environment on and hammering. Learn to bend wire by techniques needed to produce hand
future graduate design studies. Pratt Institute’s Brooklyn campus. This hand and create original shapes to be knotted necklaces and bracelets.
• Tu 6–9:30 PM course is required for students with no used for pendants, earrings, decorative This course will enable you to create
12 sessions Sept 1–Nov 17 prior studio arts background. chain links, and clasps. traditional knotting, floats and discuss
Joel Wennerstrom For information, please contact Pratt Topics include: design, forging, all the proper tools and the differences
XIND 103 3.6 C.E.U.s $775 Institute’s Interior Design Department, hammering, jigs, wire gauges, beads, in stringing materials.
Graduate Admissions Committee at and findings. Topics include: stringing materials,
Other Industrial Design Courses 718-636-3630, email INT-adm@pratt.edu. Please note: A $20 fee payable to the knotting, beads, clasps and finishing
To register, contact Pratt Institute, instructor will be collected to cover techniques.
From Product to Profit: How to Center for Continuing and Professional supply costs for the session. You Please note: A $20 fee payable to the
Make Money from Your Ideas Studies at 718-636-3453 or email should provide a basic tool set of a instructor will be collected to cover
How do you make money from your prostudy@pratt.edu. chain nose pliers, round nose pliers, supply costs for the session. Students
innovative product or service? What Registration deadline: May 1, 2010. and cutter pliers. A chasing hammer should provide a sharp scissor.
route is best for your personality, goals, and small steel block will be shared in • W 6–9 PM
and the nature of your idea? Why do Drawing Foundation for class, but you may bring in your own if 1 session Oct 14
you need a business plan? How much Interior Design you have them. Melanie Schmidt
does it all cost? Entrepreneurship is a You will develop your drawing skills to • F 6–9 PM XJM 107 .3 C.E.U.s $40
complex process that requires broad a level that will allow you to quickly 1 session Oct 9
knowledge and detailed planning. and accurately visualize your ideas. Melanie Schmidt
Every decision is informed by strategic, The course will culminate in presenta- XJM 114 .3 C.E.U.s $40
psychological, and ethical considera- tion drawings, which can be valuable
tions. This course will provide the additions to a portfolio.
information and resources common to
all new business ventures. Emphasis is REGISTER ONLINE: my.pratt.edu
6 FALL 2009 BROOKLYN CE
Jewelry Making continued Please note: A $20 fee payable to the Topics include: basic techniques of
CAREER
instructor will be collected to cover digital photography, bookmaking
Stringing supply costs for the session. Students techniques, collage, cut paper, transfer DEVELOPMENT
This workshop explores the versatile should provide a basic tool set of a methods, etc.
chain nose pliers, round nose pliers • Tu 6–9 PM
From Product to Profit: How to
technique of stringing. Beading wire
and cutter pliers. 6 sessions Oct 6–Nov 10
Make Money from Your Ideas
and stretch materials will be used to
See page 5 for course description.
create single and multi-strand styles. • 1 session Offered Spring 2010 Abraham McNally
You will create original necklaces and Melanie Schmidt XFA 473 1.8 C.E.U.s $215
XJM 113 .3 C.E.U.s $40
Getting Out There: How to
bracelets during class.
Present, Promote, Exhibit,
Topics include: design, beads, beading Sculpture and Sell Your Artwork
wire sizes, crimping and findings. See page 14 for additional Jewelry
courses offered at Pratt Manhattan. This course is designed to help visual
Please note: A $20 fee payable to the Metalworking I
artists thrive in the competitive New
instructor will be collected to cover This introduction to metalworking as
York art world. Our city abounds with
supply costs for the session. Students Media Arts/Photography an art form includes an examination
opportunities for artists in the fields of
should provide a basic tool set of a of welding, brazing, soldering, bending,
commercial and fine art—one simply
chain nose pliers, round nose pliers Intro to Bollywood Cinema: cutting, forging, and drilling techniques.
needs to know where to look. Learn
and cutter pliers. An Exploration of Indian Culture You will create and complete a small
how to connect with galleries, museums,
• Th 6–9 PM and History through Films sculpture by the end of class.
art buyers, alternative exhibition
1 session Oct 15 Did you love the colorful aesthetics Facilities Fee: $80
spaces, interior designers, architects,
Melanie Schmidt and the exotic nature of musicals like • Section 1: W 6–9 PM
and a host of other outlets for showing
XJM 109 .3 C.E.U.s $40 Monsoon Wedding, Guru and Moulin 10 sessions Sept 30–Dec 2
and selling your work. In-class discussions
Rouge? Want to know more about the Kirsten Campbell
will be accompanied by comprehensive
Wire Wrapping Indian culture represented through the • Section 2: F 6–9 PM
tours through the city’s most vital art
This workshop explores the versatility world’s biggest film industry? Then this 10 sessions Oct 2–Dec 11
and design districts, including
of the wire-wrapped loop. Learn wire is the perfect course for you. As a Adam Apostoulos
Williamsburg, Chelsea, and Tribeca.
wrapping, how to make perfect loops, group, we will watch and discuss films XFA 106 3.0 C.E.U.s $385
Topics include: portfolio building,
and how to wrap teardrop shaped that are packed with colorful cine-
business practices, funding sources,
beads. With these basic skills you will matography, high-energy dances, Metalworking II
self-promotion, current trends in the
be able to go on and create unlimited passionate romances, and intense drama. This course continues the in-depth
visual arts, and much more.
works of art. Class time will be spent Through screening, lectures, and dis- study of metalworking techniques.
• Su 2–5 PM
designing and constructing a necklace cussions, you will gain an appreciation Topics include: finishing methods,
10 sessions Oct 4–Dec 13
or bracelet. of the Indian culture that embodies rich special applications of welding
Rodger Stevens
Topics include: design, functional religious, traditional, and political history. procedures.
XCD 114 3.0 C.E.U.s $375
and decorative wire-wrapping, wire Some screenings will be on campus Prerequisite: Metalworking I or
gauges, top and side drilled beads and some at a cinema in Times Square. demonstrated equivalent.
Introduction to Curatorship
and findings. Topics include: Hindu religious mythology Facilities Fee: $80
See page 3 for course description.
Please note: A $20 fee payable to the and rituals, political and religious tension • F 6–9 PM
instructor will be collected to cover between Hindus and Muslims, family 10 sessions Oct 2–Dec 11
supply costs for the session. Students ideals, tradition and fashion in weddings, Adam Apostoulos CREATIVITY AND
should provide a basic tool set of a the role of women, traditional values XFA 107 3.0 C.E.U.s $385 ARTISTIC EXPRESSION
chain nose pliers, round nose pliers vs. cultural modernization, the Romeo
and cutter pliers. and Juliet complex, and much more. New Materials in Sculpture: This series of courses is hands-on,
• 1 session Offered Spring 2010 Facilities fee: $10 Using Material from the World experiential, participatory, reflective,
Melanie Schmidt • W 6:30–9:30 PM Around Us and interactive. The classes approach
XJM 111 .3 C.E.U.s $40 10 sessions Sept 30–Dec 2 See page 4 for course description. creativity from the inside-out, through
Mareena Waheeda Daredia the practice of meditation and a reflec-
Wire Wrapping with Chain XCS 101 3.0 C.E.U.s $375 tion on the intention behind creative
This workshop further explores the expression in the moment before you
versatility of the wire-wrapped loop. The Artist’s Diary: Digital express yourself in your medium of choice.
Learn wire wrapping, how to make Photography and Bookmaking Creative expression is approached as
perfect loops, and how to incorporate In this course, you will create a unique play and self-discovery, without any
chain into your designs. With these and personal visual journal using tech- self-limiting judgments. The disciplines
basic skills you will be able to expand niques of photography and bookmak- offered in this series include vocal
into designing more complicated looks. ing. You will begin by developing improvisation, movement, sacred
Class time will be spent designing and a daily practice of exploring your life singing, and creative writing.
constructing a necklace and earrings. through digital photography (daily Authentic, creative expression from
Topics include: design, lariats, functional routines, family and friends, neighbor- the inside-out tends to be naturally
and decorative wire-wrapping, metal hoods, etc.) You will then learn to edit transformative. The primary goal of
chains, wire gauges, top and side and organize images, adding them to these courses is for students to tap into
drilled beads and findings. their own handmade book. Various their natural, inherent creativity, with
bookbinding techniques will be the premise that there is an artist/
demonstrated, including Japanese musician within everyone, awaiting
binding, accordion folding and signa- our recognition. No prior experience
ture binding. is required, whether in meditation or
REGISTER ONLINE: my.pratt.edu in any of the above disciplines.
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C OM PU TE R
G R A P H IC S
M A N H A T TA N
CE RT I F I C AT E
P ROG R A M AN D C O N T I N U I N G E D U C AT I O N
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COU R SE S
Pratt’s well-known continuing education
classes at our Manhattan center offer a
A RT A N D D E S I G N Decorative Arts Entering the Handcrafted
broad range of courses in computing, Gift Market
computer graphics, art and design, career COURSES Block Printing and Stenciled Learn to create a unique gift line
development, writing, and much more. Our Patternmaking Intensive incorporating your own artwork and
computer courses, taught at our Advanced The Center for Continuing and
Workshop other skills that can be sold to boutiques,
Computer Applications Training Center, Professional Studies offers superior
Decorated patterns on band motifs and stationary stores, and galleries. You will
consist of interactive media, electronic professional art and design education,
border designs will be explored as an bring in 3-4 samples of their finished
imaging and illustration, electronic with an outstanding faculty and excep-
art form in themselves. This course will art or designs, photos, or computer
publishing, computer animation and tional facilities. Courses are taught by
deal with Ornamental Design principles graphics and learn how to adapt their
video, and computer-aided design and the finest professional artists and
and composition including shape, work into a small collection for the gift
visualization. designers in the world. This, along with
linear elements, planes, spirals and market. We will research the handmade
the cultural resources of New York City,
angular subdivisions of a square. market using websites and visiting
CENTER FOR ensures an exceptional education.
Topics include: Study motifs from shops, with emphasis on identifying
CONTINUING AND Greek vases, Byzantine, Persian, and reaching high-end luxury and mid-
PROFESSIONAL STUDIES Book Arts Chinese, Indian ornament, stained level diverse markets. We will discuss
Director glass and illuminated manuscripts. materials, construction, and sourcing
Book Arts Workshop Explore how to create repeatable inexpensive materials that can later be
Dr. Charles W. Münster
This class is an overview of the tech- patterns using surface transfer and purchased wholesale, and preparing
Associate Director niques, processes and concepts in the for handmade reproduction.
stenciling techniques. Geometric and
Karen Adler Miletsky production of artist books. Students will Topics include: trends, colors, and
organic shapes can be captured in
Academic Director create a variety of book formats, learn templates made in a range of common categories (e.g.: wedding, baby, Judaica,
Joelle Danant about paper/glues, creating decorative materials utilizing simple subtractive gender specific); simple business plans
papers, and paper-based techniques processes. You will practice block for artists: choosing a business name,
Director Enrollment (collage, cut paper, simple printmaking, printing skills (wood block, collagraph, creating a business card, buyer/customer
Management for transfer methods, etc). Emphasis is on rubber stamp) and stencil making skills relationships, entering juried wholesale
Non-Credit Programs techniques and concepts to create (etched brass, cut mylar, and cardboard). shows, applying for a resale number,
Perry Han interesting books and art works that • Th 6:30–9:30 PM setting up a studio, internet sales,
Pre-College Coordinator function on many levels. Slide presenta- 5 sessions Sept 3–Oct 1 expanding or redesigning your line,
Elizabeth Kisseleff tions, in-class projects, demonstrations Alicia Rothman wholesale market supplies, test
as well as a semester project. PMPF 493B 1.5 C.E.U.s $195 marketing, and more. By the end of
Special Programs Coordinator
Note: Students will be required to the course you will design a small
Karen D’Angelo
purchase their own materials. Gilding collection or gift line that will be
Account/Customer Service • M 6:30–9:30 PM ready for buyers.
Oil gilding is the technique of applying
Specialist 10 sessions Oct 5–Dec 7 • Th 6:30–9:30 PM
very thin sheets of precious and non-
Alana Smith Mary Ting 10 sessions Oct 8–Dec 17
precious metals to wood, metal, glass,
Administrative Secretary PMFA 503 3.0 C.E.U.s $375 ceramics, or any non-porous surface. Lisa Steinberg
Manhattan After these metals (gold, silver, brass, PMDA 102 3.0 C.E.U.s $385
Shirley McClean aluminum or copper) are gilded, they
can be patinated or antiqued to Hand-Painted Fabric Workshop
Technician Manhattan
achieve a variety of colors and effects. Wearables and Furnishings
Federico Savini
Topics include: preparing and gilding See page 12 for course description.
ACADEMIC COMPUTING wood samples, and observing demon-
Associate Director strations of patinating procedures.
Technology and Program • Su 10 AM –4:30 PM
Development 1 session Oct 4
David Marcinkowski Susan Perry
PMPF 495 .6 C.E.U.s $75
Telephone
212-647-7199
Facsimile
212-367-2489
Internet
pratt.edu/prostudies
Decorative Arts continued custom pouches (i.e. for removable disk Note: Tools and other supplies must be
Design
drives, iFones), laptop covers, pillows, purchased for the first day of class: A
Handmade Toys patches, toys, and more. list will be provided. Range of expenses Visual Iconography-Art as
This course is a non-tradi- Topics include: Learning the basics: depends on your budget; recycled Language: Elements of Design
tional sewing class for both beginners simple hand-stitches that you will use materials are encouraged and will In this course, you will explore the
and those who would like to expand to make limitless projects; stitching cut costs. Any questions that you have techniques, design and aesthetics
their skills in making handmade toys. as binding; stitching as drawing and may be directed to the instructor at necessary to communicate visually.
You will learn how to make your own accent; inside/out technique for struc- shavens88@yahoo.com. Lectures will be given on how to best
special toys out of recycled fabrics. tures; making shapes, quilting, sourcing • F 9:30 AM–12:30 PM communicate visually using textures,
You will also be exposed to a range of and using recycled materials; rolled 10 sessions Oct 2–Dec 11 lines, values, colors and forms; which
possibilities and will learn how to edges, raveled edges, using a sewing Sue Havens images are associated with certain
develop and make your own projects machine; color, pattern, and assemblage; PMDA 103 3.0 C.E.U.s $375 feelings and ideas and why; and how
during class. You will have the option patches; designing your own patterns; visual imagery can be used to evoke
of using patterns made by the teacher and more. Inspiring reference media The Embroidered Art reactions in ourselves and others.
and author of a soon-to-be released will also be shared and discussed. Journal: Embroidery as Projects will involve visually conveying
book about toy making, Pottercraft This class is for the adventurous! Narration and Illustration specific messages by understanding the
(Random House, 2010). This course will Note: Tools and other supplies must be This introductory workshop on embroi- logic of observers, thus being able to
emphasize an inventive approach to purchased for the first day of class: dery and artist books will begin with draw their attention, maintain their
making things. You will learn basic A list will be provided. Range of making a sampler of 12 embroidery interest and communicate.
building blocks that you will use to expenses depends on your budget; stitches and learning some basics Recommended audience: commercial
create your own projects. You are recycled materials are encouraged and about how to work with different and visual artists, and those interested
encouraged to use recycled materials will cut costs. Any questions that you fibers and fabrics. Your instructor will in advertising, marketing, and business;
to make toys that are both classic and have may be directed to the instructor work with you to develop concepts for all others who would like to learn how
unconventional. at shavens88@yahoo.com. an artist book that incorporates best to convey messages in a visual and
Topics include: Fabric sourcing, hand- • Tu 9:30 AM –12:30 PM embroidery and other media. Emphasis often subliminal way.
stitching, shape building, attaching 10 sessions Oct 6–Dec 8 will be on the creative process, and • Sa 9:30 AM–12:30 PM
shapes, using patterns, and tricks and Sue Havens the application and use of new skills 10 sessions Sept 26–Dec 5
tips that you can use to make limitless PMDA 101 3.0 C.E.U.s $375 and materials. In addition to experi- Francis James
soft creatures. Inspiring reference menting with embroidery, you will be PMGD 430 3.0 C.E.U.s $375
media and notes from the author’s Quilting and the asked to record information in visual
book will be shared and discussed. Handmade: Advanced and/or textual form during and in Color Theory
This class is for the adventurous! Workshop between each class. You can do this in Color awareness is realized through
Note: Tools and other supplies must This class builds upon the basics of any way you choose: by keeping a experimentation with optical illusions,
be purchased for the first day of class: Quilting and the Handmade I. It is a conventional sketchbook or diary; writing color harmony, and psychological
A list will be provided. The range of non-traditional sewing class, for those a blog; taking photographs; making associations. Color exercises and creative
expenses depends on your budget; who would like to expand their skills paintings or sculptures; even recording assignments are supplemented by
recycled materials are encouraged and in quilting and sewn projects. In addi- notes in your iPhone or through emails lecture, group discussions, critiques,
will cut costs. Any questions that you tion to quilting, you will be exposed or text messages. The goals of this and individual instruction. Paint, collage,
have may be directed to the instructor to a range of possibilities and will course are to become comfortable with and color aid paper are used.
at shavens88@yahoo.com learn how to develop and make your embroidery and fabric; practice engage- • M 6:30–9:30 PM
• Th 9:30 AM–12:30 PM own projects. Rather than adhering ment with your daily visual and social 10 sessions Oct 5–Dec 7
10 sessions Oct 1–Dec 10 to pre-made patterns, this class will environment; develop a project from Richard Beenen
Sue Havens emphasize an inventive approach to initial concept to artistic execution; PMGD 429 3.0 C.E.U.s $375
PMDA 105 3.0 C.E.U.s $375 making things. You will learn advanced and participate in a group environment
building blocks that you will use to where new artwork and ideas are Basic Layout and Typography
Quilting and the Handmade create projects, and you are encouraged created and shared. Create effective layouts from concept
This course is a non-traditional sewing to use recycled materials to make quilts, Topics include: A vocabulary of embroi- to finish. This course is 10% hands
class for both beginners and those throws, bags and totes, custom pouches dery stitches; the basics of fabrics and work and 90% computer work. Learn
who would like to expand their skills (i.e. for iFones and laptops), wallets, fiber materials; conventional and the “nuts and bolts” of layout and
in quilting and sewn projects. While pillows, toys, and more. unconventional materials in embroidery; typography. Working with markers
focusing on quilting, you will also be Topics include: intricate hand stitching; transferring images and text onto fabric; and tracing paper is the natural way
exposed to a range of possibilities and stitching as drawing and accent; drawing and writing with embroidery; to break into design and layout.
will learn how to develop and make inside/out technique for structures and text as a primary artistic medium; an First you will start with small black
your own projects during class. Rather making complex shapes. Examples of introduction to book arts, including blogs. and white ads, logos, and business card
than adhering to pre-made patterns, possible projects include pieced hats, Prerequisite: No previous experience design; then on to color and book
this class will emphasize an inventive or a wallet with three sections. This with embroidery, sewing, or book arts jackets, posters. Next we introduce
approach to making things. You will class will continue an emphasis on needed. general sales graphics. You will develop
learn basic building blocks that you quilting, color, pattern, and assemblage, • Section 1: W 6:30–9:30 PM the jobs that interest them and drop the
will use to create your own projects. as well as designing one’s own patterns. 5 sessions Sept 2-30 projects that don’t. Help with freelance
Students are encouraged to use recycled Inspiring reference materials and demon- Iviva Olenick work is offered.
materials to make projects such as strations will be shared and discussed. • Section 2: Su 9:30 AM –12:30 PM Topics include: design principles;
quilts, quilt squares, throws, bags, This class is for the adventurous! 5 Sessions Nov 15–Dec 20 visualizing layouts; three types of layouts
Iviva Olenick (thumbnails, roughs, comprehensives);
PMDA 104 1.5 C.E.U.s $195 choosing an effective typeface for a
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particular job; learning to group type, Topics include: The graphic design field; Required Text: Pocket Pal, 20th ed. • Tu 6:30–9:30 PM
adjust negative space, and build contrast. high-resolution vs. low-resolution International Paper Company 10 sessions Oct 6–Dec 8
The creation of a 10 to 12 sample (including Internet) imagery; creating Recommended audience: This is an Susan Meshberg
professional graphics design portfolio high quality artwork: conventional/digital excellent course for those who are PMGD 464 3.0 C.E.U.s $375
has been achieved by many willing techniques, scanning steps, pixels; considering a career change to graphic
students in this course. Created by hand design research via graphics annuals design and/or print production or are in See pages 21, 26 and 28 for the
with markers and tracing paper, these (i.e., Graphis, Print.); color usage and an allied field in which knowledge of following course descriptions.
layout sketches serve as guidance for psychology: visual, emotional, and these areas would be beneficial. Continuity Storyboards:
work on the computer. cultural; the use of appropriate fonts • Tu 8:10–10:10 PM The Filmmaker’s Best Friend
Recommended audience: Electronic to enhance concepts; aspects of dynamic 15 sessions Sept 1–Dec 8 Create a Professional Portfolio
publishing and interactive media page layout (giganticism, cropping, Elaine Tannenbaum Design for Computer Animation
designers or those who want to movement); the development of type PMGD 468 .3 C.E.U.s $375 From Here to There: A Seven-Step
learn design by diving head first fonts, printing; the history of paper, Web Site Recovery Program
into the work. paper terminology; the development Expressive Design: Creating
Prerequisite: A working knowledge of of the advertising industry. Software Distinction through Innovative Fine Arts
InDesign or QuarkXPress is helpful. applications used in class: Adobe Production Techniques
• Tu 6:30–9:30 PM Creative Suite: InDesign, Illustrator, In today’s highly competitive market- Alternative Approaches:
10 sessions Sept 29–Dec 1 and Photoshop. The class will work on place, survival is dependent upon the Exploring Mixed Media
Newton Meyers several projects applying design and ability to make an impact. Designers Throughout this highly visual, step-by-
PMGD 463 3.0 C.E.U.s $375 technical skills covered, such as need to think more strategically and to step presentation, attendees will learn
newsletter/magazine layout; logo experiment more from a production how to use a combination of both
Creatively Speaking: Innovative design for product or service; standpoint. This highly visual presenta- two-dimensional as well as three-
Promotions that Work brochure/poster design, unique folds, tion by author and artist Lisa L. Cyr dimensional mixed media to expand
For course description, please visit our die-cuts, paper engineering. will enable creative professionals, both and transform their visual vocabulary.
website: www.pratt.edu/prostudies. Please note: Course will meet in seasoned and newcomers, to confidently Discussions on conceptual development,
• Not offered this semester. a Mac lab. employ alternative design approaches composition, and individual process
1 session Computer facilities fee: $25 and techniques into their work. development will help each attendee
Lisa L. Cyr • Section 1 (m): Th 6:30–8:30 PM Topics include: Alternative materials to expand upon their own creative
PMGD 440 .3 C.E.U.s $45 15 sessions Sept 3–Dec 17 and innovative production techniques, process and approach. There are no
Elaine Tannenbaum which will be introduced in inventive supplies required for the class.
Greeting Card Design PMCG 475 3.0 C.E.U.s $775 combinations. The use of unconventional Topics include: Employing a vast array
Create exciting greeting cards with surfaces and printing techniques, unique of unorthodox surfaces, creating alter-
drawings, cartoons or collage. Graphic Design and constructions, folds and die-cuts, native painting grounds, toning the
Topics included: create a line of greeting Print Production interesting bindings, fasteners and surface in imaginative ways, building
cards; finding venues and places This is a comprehensive course designed wraps, alternative add-ons and the visual architecture, creating a pre-
to sell cards; types of drawing styles; to give you a practical overview of the signature treatments will be explored. existing density in which to work into,
contacting greeting card companies; field of graphic arts from type and • Sa 9 AM –12 PM utilizing resists and other techniques to
sizes; various holidays; materials; design through prepress, paper, and print 1 session Oct 17 create intriguing effects, and employing
hand-made greeting cards. production. The course aims to provide Lisa L. Cyr alternative collage, assemblage, and
• Sa 9:30 AM–12:30 PM a general understanding of the various PMGD 441 .3 C.E.U.s $45 sculptural accents.
10 sessions Sept 26–Dec 5 areas and steps involved in the creation • Sa 1–4 PM
Mark Ziemann and printing of graphic materials. There Package Design and 1 session Oct 17
PMGD 443 3.0 C.E.U.s $375 will be invited speakers on paper/pro- Brand Identity Lisa L. Cyr
duction or printing during the course. With the continuing importance of PMFA 442 .3 C.E.U.s $45
Introduction to Graphic Design Topics include: lecture/demonstrations, ”the brand” in our global society, this
This course is an introduction to the computer projected visuals, and online is a comprehensive course in package Basic Drawing
study of graphic design as a communi- films. History of graphic design and design and corporate identity—the Drawing is a vital means of seeing the
cation tool on an intensive, professional fonts; points and picas; leading and building blocks of brand identity. A world. This course explores how to
level. Areas of Exploration: The designer’s kerning; design and composition; the strong emphasis is placed on logo/type draw using a variety of mediums.
role as a communicator and innovator design brief; the grid system; color systems; design, color, shape, and developing Beginners need only enthusiasm to
of design; creative, technical, and busi- raster vs. vector art; color correction; file rough ideas to 3D comps for presenta- take the class. Advanced students will
ness skills will be developed to under- preparation for production; paper and tion. A combination of constructions be able to expand their drawing skills.
stand the need to think conceptually, imposition; buying art; buying print and computer printouts will be used. All students are given the opportunity
creatively, and appropriately in order services, types of printing; binding, Topics include: how to go from the to develop their imagery or style.
to reach a specific target audience; folding, die-cuts and embossing. initial creative concepts to the printed Topics include: working from observa-
the steps in creating a project from Projects include: Poster design, a piece and display in the marketplace; tion of the figure, cityscape, objects, as
concept through execution; the visual newsletter; learning to build a layout good design solutions; appropriate well as from ideas; learning the skills
quality of the final artwork through by understanding font styles and sizes, materials—glass, plastic, metal, paper— for the basis of any visual art.
the use of high resolution imagery and using a grid and the addition of appro- and printing methods for each project; • Section 1: Su 1–4 PM
dynamic composition; the value of priate artwork to create a proper logo and type design; color and shape. 10 sessions Oct 4–Dec 13
class critiques for helpful suggestions mechanical for production and printing. Prerequisite: Home access to a computer Phyllis Rosenblatt
and other points of view; the impor- Please note: Home access to a computer is recommended. Basic knowledge of PMFA 429 3.0 C.E.U.s $375
tance of graphic design as an informa- is recommended. There is no access to graphic design and typography.
tive and promotional presence in both a computer in class. Knowledge of Adobe Illustrator and
commerce and society. Photoshop. REGISTER ONLINE: my.pratt.edu
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Topics include: color work in select and Watercolor Realism Workshop • Su 1–4 PM functions in the story; panel and page
full range, techniques for observation Watercolor lovers, you can combine 1 session Sept 13 design; lettering and word balloons;
and composition, ideas on approaches your love of the painterly, transparent, Mark Ziemann how the central and other characters
and interpretation of subject. watercolor medium with skills that PMHA 101 .3 C.E.U.s $45 help the story; supporting characters;
• Tu 6:30–9:30 PM achieve a little or a great deal of hyper- editing/refining; putting it all together.
4 sessions Sept 1–22 dimensional realism. You can utilize Illustration • Sa 1–4 PM
Phyllis Rosenblatt subtle or exaggerated warms and 10 sessions Sept 26–Dec 5
PMFA 433B 1.2 C.E.U.s $155 cools, as well as paint from a wide Introduction to Illustration Mark Ziemann
range of subject matter, from still-life The Illustration Portfolio PMFA 455 3.0 C.E.U.s $375
Perspective Drawing fruits and vegetables to metals and Illustrators are artists who are motivated
and Rendering glass to portraits, nudes, street clothes to make pictures inspired by stories. Editorial Illustration
This course, created for students, and theatrical costumes, all from life. As visual communicators, illustrators Editorial illustration has been around
professional designers, and architectural We’ll include landscapes and cityscapes use various means in order to tell these as long as newspapers and magazines.
renderers, emphasizes the skills necessary from photo reference. Join us to create stories. In this course you will be given It is a good way for papers to accom-
to produce quick sketches or well- at least one painting per session and assignments investigating problems pany a story without using a photo-
developed renderings. achieve a wonderful portfolio of your such as metaphor, allegory, and narrative graph. Most papers today use illustra-
Topics include: one-, two-, and three- works that grow with each session. as ways to achieve this goal. We will tion. There are lots of trade magazines
point perspectives, overhead projections, Topics include: Watercolor techniques, focus on developing a body of work and newsletters that you can find
side elevations, measurement systems, color theory, mixing and use, easy that reflects each student’s personal work in with illustrations.
plan and section perspectives, and perspective, illusion of depth, exaggera- style, while developing clear and Topics include: The various styles of
various rendering techniques. tion of figure, composition success, strong ideas. You will learn the entire editorial illustration – cross-hatching,
• Sa 1–4 PM and value pattern. process of executing an illustration, digital color, watercolor and ink washes.
10 sessions Sept 26–Dec 5 Prerequisite: Basic Drawing. from preliminary sketch to finished Learn how to read a story and get an
Sandra Rodriguez • Sa 1–4 PM product. Once a month students will idea for an illustration to accompany
PMFA 428 3.0 C.E.U.s $375 10 sessions Oct 3–Dec 12 draw on location at the Society of it. Draw likenesses of politicians and
Jacqui Morgan Illustrators. Guest lecturers may also celebrities.
Pictorial Perspective PMFA 463 3.0 C.E.U.s $375 be included. Sample assignments may • Tu 6–9 PM
This course is intended to further include but are not limited to visual 10 sessions Oct 6–Dec 8
develop your drawing skills either as History of Art and Design puns in editorial illustration, science Mark Ziemann
an artist, architect, interior, or product fiction and fantasy for book jackets. PMFA 465 3.0 C.E.U.s $375
designer. Gain the foundation to draw History of Animation Topics include: the elements of picture
in perspective and develop an intuitive In this class we will learn about the making, design composition, and Manga Comics
approach to three-dimensional visuali- origins of animation—from cave color; how to gain and use reference; Learn the art of drawing Japanese
zation. The course teaches various paintings, to Muybridge photography, materials and techniques; presentation comics. Manga is the style of comics
perspective methods in the same class, through the introduction of film, early both digitally and traditionally; keeping used in Japan and is one of the most
bearing in mind that a wide variety of Windsor McCay, Warner's and Disney a sketchbook; the Broadway poster in popular comic styles today.
pictorial approaches will guarantee cartoon shorts, and feature length films, advertising; and the artists book as Topics include: Pens and papers used,
masterful results. Exercises are either the beginning of sound and color. portfolio sample. different types of characters, story
free-hand, as a conceptual approach to Topics include: We’ll learn about limited Prerequisite: Basic drawing experience. lines, page format, panel layout and
a three dimensional space, or derived animation and animatics, the introduc- • F 6–9 PM motion/action lines, facial features of
from a given ground plan, section, and tion of computer animation, and up to 10 sessions Oct 2–Dec 11 Manga, and the color palate.
elevation. Each class introduces drawing the present. Lynn Foster Prerequisite: Some drawing experience
exercises, as well as demonstrations, • Su 9:30 AM –12:30 PM PMFA 452 3.0 C.E.U.s $375 helpful.
including a survey of techniques of 1 session Sept 13 • F 6–9 PM
representation. Mark Ziemann Comic Book Illustration 10 sessions Oct 2–Dec 11
Topics include: shortcuts to establishing PMHA 100 .3 C.E.U.s $45 You will learn how to create and design Mark Ziemann
a point of view and calculating cartoon characters and put them into PMFA 466 3.0 C.E.U.s $375
diminishing sizes in scale; easy and History of Comics a story in a comic book format. We’ll
effective ways to generating your ideas This class traces the beginnings of examine types and styles of comics and See pages 12, 13, 20 and 26 for the
for exteriors and interiors; textural comics from ancient drawings to the how to assemble the scenes into panels, following course descriptions.
values and composition; theatricality arrival of sequential art. We’ll look at and then assemble the panels on the Basic Drawing for Animation
and ambiguity in pictorial perspective. pre-comic styles through the centuries pages. We’ll look at methods of story- Drawing on Location
Prerequisite: Basic drawing experience. and the abundant changes comics telling, and how to edit a story. The story Illustrator for Fashion Design
• Th 6:30–9:30 PM have made each decade throughout will be made to make sense, as well as Pastel: The Versatile Medium
10 sessions Oct 8–Dec 17 the 20th century. Graphic novels, work graphically. The instructor will Traditional Animation I and II
Ricardo Morin zines, and online comics: What’s to draw in class and also bring in visuals. Watercolor Realism Workshop
PMFA 440 3.0 C.E.U.s $375 come for the 21st century? Topics include: how to design characters
Topics included: Sizes of comics; Online and create a comic book; drawing
cartoons; Getting your comic out basics; storytelling; costumes/clothing;
there; Rough sketches and choosing inking styles and techniques; various
the right comic to complete; Edit your comic art styles; model sheets; thumb-
work; Copying skills and techniques. nails and roughs; designing the cover
of a comic book; expressions and
moods of characters; movement;
coloring techniques; how a character REGISTER ONLINE: my.pratt.edu
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Jewelry Making Please note: A $20 fee payable to the Topics include: design, functional and Please note: A $20 fee payable to the
instructor will be collected to cover decorative wire-wrapping, wire gauges, instructor will be collected to cover
Jewelry Design Intensive I supply costs for the session. Students top and side drilled beads, and findings. supply costs for the session. Students
This four-day, intensive jewelry-making should provide a basic tool set of a Please note: A $20 fee payable to the should provide a basic tool set of a
class, is for both beginners and those chain nose pliers, round nose pliers instructor will be collected to cover chain nose pliers, round nose pliers
looking to learn new skills and/or refine and cutter pliers. supply costs for the session. You should and cutter pliers.
the ones they have. You will receive • Section 1: Sa 9:30 AM –12:30 PM provide a basic tool set of a chain nose • Section 1: Sa 1–4 PM
a solid foundation and develop your 1 Session Oct 10 pliers, round nose pliers, cutter pliers, 1 session Oct 10
own designs through class projects. Melanie Schmidt and flat nose nylon jawed pliers. Melanie Schmidt
An overview of several techniques and PMJ 108 .3 C.E.U.s $40 • Su 1–4 PM PMJ 109 .3 C.E.U.s $40
materials, as well as proper tools and 1 session Oct 18
their usage will be discussed, taught, Forged Metal Components Melanie Schmidt Wire Wrapping
and applied. Also covered are the This workshop explores the design and PMJ 115 .3 C.E.U.s $40 This workshop explores the versatility
abundant sources for beads, tools, manipulation of metal through bending of the wire-wrapped loop. Learn wire
findings and other materials. Your and hammering. Learn to bend wire by Pearl Knotting wrapping, how to make perfect loops,
completed projects, including earrings, hand and create original shapes to be This workshop focuses on basic and how to wrap teardrop shaped
necklaces, and bracelets, may inspire used for pendants, earrings, decorative techniques needed to produce hand beads. With these basic skills you will
you to create your own line or give chain links, and clasps. knotted necklaces and bracelets. be able to go on and create unlimited
them away as gifts. Topics include: design, forging, This course will enable you to create works of art. Class time will be spent
Topics include: creating jewelry working hammering, jigs, wire gauges, beads, traditional knotting, floats and discuss designing and constructing a necklace
with wire; making perfect loops, and findings. all the proper tools and the differences or bracelet.
wraps, and findings; stringing beads Please note: A $20 fee payable to the in stringing materials. Topics include: design, functional
and pearls; traditional and non tradi- instructor will be collected to cover Topics include: stringing materials, and decorative wire-wrapping,
tional knotting; crimping; professional supply costs for the session. You knotting, beads, clasps and finishing wire gauges, top and side drilled
finishes; and more. Also covered is should provide a basic tool set of a techniques. beads and findings.
organizing your workspace; tools and chain nose pliers, round nose pliers, Please note: A $20 fee payable to the Please note: A $20 fee payable to the
materials; establishing a library of and cutter pliers. A chasing hammer instructor will be collected to cover instructor will be collected to cover
resources and materials. and small steel block will be shared in supply costs for the session. Students supply costs for the session. Students
Materials fee: Please bring $25 cash class, but you may bring in your own should provide a sharp scissor. should provide a basic tool set of a
(payable to the instructor) to the first if you have them. • Section 1: Sa 1–4 PM chain nose pliers, round nose pliers
session for materials such as (not • Section 1: Su 9:30 AM –12:30 PM 1 Session Oct 17 and cutter pliers.
limited to) wire, beads, elastic, etc. for 1 session Oct 18 Melanie Schmidt • Su 9:30 AM–12:30 PM
projects that will be created in the first Melanie Schmidt PMJ 107 .3 C.E.U.s $40 1 session Oct 11
two classes. Additional supplies will PMJ 114 .3 C.E.U.s $40 Melanie Schmidt
need to be purchased for sessions 3 Polyform Clay Workshop I PMJ 111 .3 C.E.U.s $40
and 4. The dollar amount will depend Leather Jewelry This special hands-on workshop
on your budget and savvy. Estimated This workshop works with leather as explores the many creative uses of the Wire Wrapping with Chain
range-$50-$150. a jeweler’s material. Learn how to versatile material known as polyform This workshop further explores the
Note: Tools and other supplies must be manipulate cording, attach gemstones, clay (Fimo, Sculptey). This material can versatility of the wire-wrapped loop.
purchased for 1st day of class; a list design cuffs and mix wire with leather. be baked in your home oven to harden, Learn wire wrapping, how to make
will be provided. If you would like to Topics include: design, types of leather, sculpted, painted, collaged with other perfect loops, and how to incorporate
ask questions of the instructor by email metal end caps, cutting leather, snaps materials, and used for jewelry. chain into your designs. With these
please write to: mel-teach@covad.net and studs. Topics include: mold making and casting, basic skills you will be able to expand
• Sa–Su 9 AM –5 PM Please note: A $20 fee payable to the translucent effects, marbling, blending into designing more complicated looks.
4 sessions Nov 14–15, 21–22 instructor will be collected to cover color, surface treatments with gold Class time will be spent designing and
Maria Leather supply costs for the session. Students leaf and metal foils, metallic and mica constructing a necklace and earrings.
PMJ 470 2.8 C.E.U.s $365 should provide a basic tool set of a powders, pastels and dry pigments, Topics include: design, lariats, functional
chain nose pliers, round nose pliers color glazes and image transfers. and decorative wire-wrapping, metal
Earrings and cutter pliers. Materials Fee: $5 paid to instructor chains, wire gauges, top and side
This workshop explores the design and • Section 1: Sa 9:30–12:30 PM at first class. drilled beads and findings.
construction of various styles of earrings. 1 session Oct 17 • Su 10 AM–4:30 PM Please note: A $20 fee payable to the
Learn wire wrapping, how to make Melanie Schmidt 1 session Oct 25 instructor will be collected to cover
perfect loops, dangles and draped PMJ 110 .3 C.E.U.s $40 Susan Perry supply costs for the session. Students
chain designs. With these basic skills PMJ 479 .65 C.E.U.s $80 should provide a basic tool set of a
you will be able to go on and create Organic Wire Wrapping chain nose pliers, round nose pliers
original works of art. You will create This workshop explores the versatility Stringing and cutter pliers.
several original pieces during class. of the wire as a free flowing element This workshop explores the versatile • Section 1: Su 1–4 PM
Topics include: design, decorative in design. Learn to balance the decora- technique of stringing. Beading wire 1 session Oct 11
wire-wrapping, wire gauges, beads tive use of wire with its functionality. and stretch materials will be used to Melanie Schmidt
and findings. Class time will be spent wrapping large create single and multi strand styles. PMJ 113 .3 C.E.U.s $40
stones to create unique pendants and You will create original necklaces and
customize beads with this application. bracelets during class.
Topics include: design, beads, beading
wire sizes, crimping and findings.
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MEDIA A RT S / C E RT I F I C AT E P R O G R A M
P H OTO G R A P H Y
Certificate Program
in Photography and
P H OTO G R A P H Y A N D
Digital Imaging
Photography as artistic medium and
visual communication crosses interna- D I G I TA L I M A G I N G
tional divides, and the advent of digital
photography has made taking photos
accessible to all of us. This program is
C E RT I F I C AT E PMPH 513 Photographic Illustration Introduction to Photography
PMPH 514 Creative Entrée to the Explore the fundamentals of black and
designed for photographers, artists, REQUIREMENTS Photography Marketplace white photography in this introductory
designers, architects or anyone else PMPH 515 Experimenting with Papers course. The focus of the class is on
who would like to take their photo- In order to receive Pratt’s Certificate
and Toners in the Darkroom darkroom work and individual or small
graphic techniques, vision and current in Photography and Digital Imaging,
PMPH 517 Wide Format Printing group critiques.
knowledge to another level. If you are students must complete foundation
PMPH 518 Intro to Fashion Photography Topics include: basic technical skills
interested in changing careers, prepar- courses, required core classes and at
PMPH 601 Photography Portfolio II needed for 35mm camera operation,
ing for a Master’s degree or pursing least five electives. A Foundation or
exposing and developing film, making
personal growth, our courses will provide required Core Course(s) may be
Special Lectures count as one course. contact sheets, and enlarging and
a course of study that will take you waived for a more advanced course
Lecture series to be announced. finishing of black and white photographs.
through the fundamentals, as well as if you show competency—for exam-
Lab Time: Twenty hours of lab time
intermediate- and advanced-level ple, through a portfolio review in
included. Additional lab time is available
classes in black and white, and digital the subject matter of the course P H OTO G R A P H Y A N D
at $5/hour.
photography. The technical principles wishing to be waived. D I G I TA L A RT • Section 1: Th 6:30–9:30 PM
of photography and lighting for still Application fee: $100, non-refundable
10 sessions Oct 8–Dec 17
life, portraiture, and commercial Required Foundation Courses: Four Introduction to the Camera Federico Savini
applications will be taught. Aesthetics, PMPH 470 History of Photography The basic principles of the camera are • Section 2: Sa 9:30 AM–12:30 PM
processs, and individual creative vision PMPH 481 Intro to Photography explained in this workshop. An adjustable 10 sessions Oct 3–Dec 12
will be emphasized to help students PMCG 101 Computer Comp (PC) or SLR or 35mm camera is required. Federico Savini
find their own unique style. Digital PMCG 180 Computer Comp (Mac) Please bring your camera to class. PMPH 481 3.0 C.E.U.s $405
imaging, including retouching, color PMCG 442 Photoshop for Topics include: F-stops, shutter speeds,
correction, color, and asset manage- Photographers I or exposures and light readings, backlight- Intermediate Black and White
ment will prepare photographers for PMCG 422 Imaging I ing, depth of field, film types and ASA. Photography
the new digital photography studio. Required Core Courses: Four • Su 10 AM –4 PM This course provides a more thorough
Students will build a thorough body of PMPH 475 Prof Practices for 1 session Sept 13 understanding of the basic knowledge
work and a professional portfolio. Photographers Richard Beenen and skills necessary to develop fine
Non-certificate students are welcome PMPH 485 Photographic Lighting I PMPH 480 .5 C.E.U.s $85 black and white silver prints. The
to take individual classes, as long as PMCG 500 Digital Photo I
aesthetics of the photograph are
class prerequisites are met or they are PMPH 600 Photography Portfolio I History of Photography addressed in individual and/or small
admitted through a portfolio review. Electives: Choose at least five. This course looks at the social, artistic group critiques. A personal project
PMPH 481B Intermediate Black and and political context surrounding the will be developed by each student.
OneKey Account Information White Photography history of photography, specifically Topics include: light, contrast, tone,
OneKey user names and passwords PMPH 484 Adv Black and White considering its appeal and authority toning, bleaching, the Sabattier effect,
are necessary for all students and Photography from its inception to the present day. content composition, framing, print size,
faculty of Pratt Institute. Please see PMCG 425 Imaging II Weekly lectures will highlight various the zone system, and the application
page 71 for detailed instructions. PMCG 426 Photoshop Retouching photographic trends and photographers and uses of various films and papers.
PMCG 442 Photoshop for Photographers who have had major contributions Lab Time: Twenty hours of lab time
Registration Deadlines PMCG 458 Photoshop Montage and regarding the changing concept of included. Additional lab time is available
Registration deadlines for all courses Collage what a photograph is. You will not at $5/hour.
are one week prior to course start dates, PMCG 501 Digital Photo II only become familiar with these • Tu 6:30–9:30 PM
unless otherwise noted. Exceptions will PMCG 504 Web Design for Art and photographers and genres, but 10 sessions Oct 6–Dec 8
be allowed based on space availability. Photography Portfolio will discuss various photography Richard Beenen
We recommend that you register early. PMPH 476 How To Sell Your exhibitions going on at NYC museums PMPH 481B 3.0 C.E.U.s $405
Photographs to Fine Art and galleries.
VA Benefits for Markets Topics include: areas of photography
Certificate Program PMPH 487 Photographic Portraiture such as portraiture, documentary, land-
PMPH 489 Fine Art Photography scape, advertising, as well as the role
This program is approved for veterans
PMPH 500 City as Subject: Margins of family photographs.
and other eligible persons under the
and Center Prerequisite: None.
GI Bill for education. Contact the PMPH 501 City of Dusk: A Photographic • Sa 1–4 PM
Department of Veterans Affairs at Walking Tour 10 sessions Oct 3–Dec 12
1-888-GI BILL1 (1-888-442-4551 ), or PMPH 502 Documentary Photography Maxim Ryazansky
www.gibill.va.gov regarding eligibility. PMPH 506 Alter Photographic Process PMPH 470 3.0 C.E.U.s $375
Contact: Perry Han phan@pratt.edu or PMPH 508 Adv Portrait Master Class
Karen D’Angelo kdangelo@pratt.edu PMPH 512 Location Photography REGISTER ONLINE: my.pratt.edu
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P H OTO G R A P H Y A N D Topics covered: Natural and artificial Topics include: enlargement of negatives Topics include: basic camera functions,
lighting (flash and continuous), the for contact printing, creating images exposure controls, file formats and
D I G I TA L A RT continued quality of light, lighting ratios (i.e. soft using cyanotype, palladium, Polaroid resolution, and digital imaging; digital
vs. hard lighting), key light, hair light, and digital transfer processes. photography; film vs. digital; image
Advanced Black and White back lighting, and color temperature. Alternative cameras such as pinholes acquisition; scanners; TWAIN and
Photography In addition, we will also cover lens and Holgas will also be used. Exposures Photoshop plug-ins. Also covered are
This course is designed for those who
choices, light shapers, reflectors and can be made in the sun or with UV image aesthetics; composition, image
have a working knowledge of black
diffusers, framing and composition, exposure units indoors...depending editing and manipulation (software
and white photography and are com-
camera placement, expression, and upon the time of the class and weather applications, file formats, and color);
fortable in the darkroom. The intent is
posing of the subject. conditions. color correction; image and color
to produce exhibition-quality prints by Prerequisite: The Art of Photographic Materials fee: $50 for chemicals. management, workflow, storage
working within a theme, to create an Portraiture or similar experience. Prerequisites: Intro to Photography and archiving; and image output.
artistic statement, and to develop the Please note: You may utilize either Basic knowledge of Photoshop. Prerequisite: Computer Competency
photographer’s portfolio. digital or film, and may shoot in color • Sa 1–4 PM (Mac/PC).
Topics include: grants, gallery represen-
or black & white. Required equipment 10 sessions Oct 3–Dec 12 Please note: Digital SLR cameras or
tation, commercial and fine art photog-
will include an advanced camera, a Melissa Fleming those capable of processing raw formats
raphy (including photo history), and
tripod, and a light meter. PMPH 506 3.0 C.E.U.s $395 are recommended. Class is taught in
advanced black and white printing.
• F 6–9 pm a Mac lab.
• W 6:30–9:30 PM Creative Entrée to
10 sessions Not offered this semester. Computer facilities fee: $25
10 sessions Sept 30–Dec 2
Enrico Sacchetti the Photography • Section 1 (m): Tu 6:05–8:05 PM
Sara Signorelli
PMPH 508 3.0 C.E.U.s $405 Marketplace 15 sessions Sept 1–Dec 8
PMPH 484 3.0 C.E.U.s $405 Photography both plays a supportive Steven Hirsch
Alternative Photographic role to and requires support from many PMCG 500 3.0 C.E.U.s $785
Advanced Portrait Master Class Process Weekend Workshop industries in many markets. Under-
This course taught by award winning
This hands-on, non-computer workshop standing the conventions and expecta- Digital Photography II
photographer Enrico Sacchetti, will
will introduce students to the practice tions that are practiced is crucial to This level II course is for those interest-
expand your skills and techniques
of alternative photographic processes operating effectively. Knowing what is ed in pursuing a more advanced study
learned in The Art of Photographic and how they can interact with modern needed and wanted is the first step to of digital photography. This course will
Portraiture and is well suited to advanced technology. You will produce enlarged having a game plan to establish a place teach you how to capture the best
students who want to take their skills negatives in Photoshop for contact for oneself. The classroom will serve as a initial image and explores the creativity
to the next level or prepare themselves printing, mix chemicals, and hand-apply microcosm of the marketplace in which that digital capture allows. An exten-
for a professional photography career. emulsion. In addition to technique, a you roll play as customers and vendors sive exploration of Photoshop will
You will be introduced to new brief overview of the historical context in order to take stock of your capabili- provide the background necessary to
concepts, and challenge some conven- and the work of contemporary practi- ties and learn how to compete to pro- use digital photography and digital
tional thinking, while reaffirming some tioners will be presented. You may cure and render services proficiently. imaging in any design or production
very important photographic principles need to purchase additional materials. Topics include: Understanding customer process. You will explore your own
such as light and composition. Throughout
Topics include: enlargement of negatives expectations and industry practices; subjects and environments in pursuit
the class we'll discuss contemporary
for contact printing, creating images gathering information from all avail- of a unique vision while learning from
photographic ideas and visual concepts
using cyanotype and palladium able sources; taking stock of your in-class critiques and demonstrations.
and challenge you to photograph people
processes. Exposures can be made in capabilities; setting attainable goals for Learning how to pre-visualize how you
in different ways-from posed to sponta-
the sun or with UV exposure units practicing professionally; packaging a see the end results of your subjects
neous. We will work with composition,
indoors...depending on the time of service in an original way; making a before shooting.
lighting, point of view and will use
the class and on weather conditions. presentation; finding your niche Topics include: review of the basics
models to make unique and creative
Materials fee: $35 for chemicals. through research and experimentation. (your camera and the big three of
images. Experimentation as well as
Prerequisites: Intro to Photography and Prerequisite: Intro to Photography, photography), batch processing, file
mistakes will be highly encouraged.
Basic knowledge of Photoshop. portfolio of work management and control, tagging,
This course will steer clear of the
• Sa 9 AM –5 PM • M 6–9 PM keywords, content, form, and aesthet-
technical and digital in vogue consid-
1 session Sept 12 10 session Oct 5–Dec 7 ics; the technical issues of processing
erations and concentrate on the fun-
Melissa Fleming Ken Taranto raw file formats; metering light, and
damental principles of great photography
PMPH 505 .7 C.E.U.s $105 PMPH 514 3.0 C.E.U.s $385 controlling exposure; getting the most
that have never changed, regardless of quality from digital camera files
the equipment and technology: lighting,
Alternative Photographic Digital Photography I through more advanced special effects
composition and the photographer- Process This course is an overview of digital techniques. Converting your digital
subject relationship.
This hands-on, non-computer course photography, camera systems, and an color shots to black and white, you
The class will combine lectures,
explores the extensive range of alter- introduction to digital imaging using will see, is the best way to achieve
demonstrations, fieldwork, and studio
native photographic processes and how Photoshop. Knowing how your camera custom black and whites, (whether
assignments. Regular critique sessions
they can interact with modern tech- functions, how it collects information, you want classic effects or a more
of your work, will allow for self-evalu-
nology. You will produce enlarged and how you can take control of the edgy modern look). We will also use
ation and analysis. But the majority
negatives in Photoshop for contact photo-making process to create the tripods in some interesting assign-
your time will be spent behind the
printing, mix chemicals, and hand-apply images you want, will be the primary ments including: shooting for extend-
camera photographing models and
emulsion. In addition to technique, focus of this course. Photographic tech- ed dynamic range (HDR), panaramas,
fellow students to develop your
the historical context and the work of niques including content, composition, and self portraits.
conceptual, technical, and personal
contemporary practitioners will also be selecting focal length, focus, and light Prerequisite: Digital Photography I and
approach to portraiture.
presented. You may need to purchase will be explored. The course combines Imaging I.
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Please note: Digital SLR cameras or Fine Art Photography • Tu 6–9 PM Portfolio development discussion will
those capable of processing raw for- This course will provide the opportunity 10 sessions Oct 6–Dec 8 include portfolio content and profes-
mats and at least manual controls for photographers to develop or evolve a Leonard Morris sional presentation.
(being able to change f stop, shutter specific look or style that is uniquely your PMPH 476 3.0 C.E.U.s $375 Prerequisite: Digital Photography I and
speed and ISO) are recommended. own. In addition to studying the work Imaging I.
Also please bring your manual to every of well-known fine arts photographers, Location Photography Please note: Students must work with
class (Ideally read it several times you will present your work each week, This course develops under- a digital SLR camera. Please bring
before the first class). A hard drive is and the instructor will suggest specific standing and control of both natural samples of your work to the first session.
required to store your photos, and a individual assignments that will help you and artificial light while working on • Th 6–9 PM
memory reader for your particular find and express your best artistic vision. location. Situations are studied using 10 sessions Oct 8–Dec 17
memory card, ie, SD compact. For field You will then work on a final project, the six qualities of light to understand Tracy Toler
trips bring your battery charger or creating a body of work exhibiting a the limitations, advantages, and excit- PMPH 518 3.0 C.E.U.s $405
extra charged batteries. unifying and coherent theme. ing possibilities that shooting on loca-
Computer facilities fee: $25 Topics include: self expression, what is tion has to offer. Portable electronic Panoramic Photography
• Section 1 (m): F 6:05–9:05 PM a good portfolio, major themes, master flash and other light controlling and the Gigapan
10 sessions Oct 2–Dec 11 photographers and their work, “fine” devices are used to teach how to mod- This workshop will cover various methods
Melody Reed vs. “commercial” art, discovering ify “available” light to create a desired for making panoramas with point and
PMCG 501 3.0 C.E.U.s $785 your style. result. You will learn how to accurately shoot as well as digital SLRs handheld,
Prerequisite: Intro to Photography or control exposure in a mixed/multiple on a tripod, and with the Gigapan
Experimenting with Digital I, or portfolio review. light situation to render a professional robotic camera mount system. Post-
Papers and Toners • Tu 6:30–9:30 PM result. You will be given the opportuni- capture techniques will be demonstrated
in the Darkroom 10 sessions Oct 6–Dec 8 ty to explore your own vision using the to show how to stitch files together
The beauty of a well-crafted toned Paul Lachenauer techniques covered in class. This seamlessly and deploy retouching
black and white print can be subtle, PMPH 489 3.0 C.E.U.s $385 course will be composed of in-class solutions. The Gigapan is a hardware
stark or sublime. The character and demonstration, critique, and hands-on and software system that uses ordinary
characteristics of a silver gelatin print How to Sell Your location shooting. digital cameras to make incredibly
vary by brand, surface and base, and Photographs to Topics include: The qualities of light, large and detailed panoramas that
exponentially when toned chemically. Fine Art Markets color temperature, mixing different can be uploaded and shared online for
The results of printing one negative This course is an introduction to various light sources, “finding” the light, free. A growing worldwide community
hundreds of times on all available fine art markets that purchase or creating a new reality, exterior and forum provides an audience and support
papers and toned in all available ton- license photographs for use in public interior situations, location scouting, for this NASA-based technology made
ers will be shown to demonstrate the spaces or for reproduction. You will and discussion of location permits. available and affordable by Carnegie
unique effect of each pairing. A sepia learn how to engage with buyers of Please note: You may shoot in black Mellon University’s CREATE Lab, which
is not a sepia! It can have a colorcast fine and decorative art photographs, and white, color, and digital formats will make a limited number of loaner units
that runs from yellow to brown to red. develop an understanding of the dis- but DSLR’s are recommended since available for student experimentation.
In this course, experimentation meth- cipline and approaches required to being able to see your results instantly Topics include: Camera setup, expo-
ods will be explained and explored and gain the attention of potential buyers will be advantageous. sure, alignment, controlling perspec-
you will pool your knowledge and of fine art photographs, and cultivate Prerequisite: Intro to Photography, tive and distortion; lens focal length
share your results. You will expand creative professionalism. The course is Digital Photography considerations; stitching with Photoshop’s
your basic printing skills to include divided into four parts: Fine Art • Sa 1–4 PM Photomerge; post-stitching problems
controlling toning processes and add Photography vs. Decorative Art: 10 sessions Oct 10–Dec 19 and solutions; Gigapan setup and
another dimension of expression to Similarities and Differences; Building a Ralph Masullo basic operations for optimum exposure
your photography. Body of Work; Identifying Art Markets; PMPH 512 3.0 C.E.U.s $385 and successful end results; using the
Topics include: Determining desirable and Approaching Prospects. Gigapan stitcher, uploader and forum;
dilutions, toning times, and exposure Topics include: An overview that will Intro to Fashion saving files, making corrections in
requirements for a given paper/toner take a broad look at various fine art Photography Photoshop, and printing.
combination; toning for archival pro- markets: areas of interest, the profession, This course is designed for those Prerequisite: Digital Photography 1
cessing; learning how to use sepia, sele- its procedures, and practice; defining interested in the fashion photography • Su 9:30 AM–1:30 PM
nium, gold, brown, copper, and tea fine art markets that may be interested genre. The course will emphasize the 3 sessions Oct 4–18
toners and which papers work the best. in your work; distinguishing between art and production of the fashion shoot. Ken Taranto
Prerequisite: Intermediate Black and fine art galleries, art consultants, and Primarily a hands-on studio course, all PMPH 516 1.2 C.E.U.s $165
White Photography or equivalent art publishers; an explanation of the aspects of the field will be examined:
printing knowledge. differences between fine art and editorial, advertising, and beauty.
Materials fee: $25 decorative art; and a description of Topics include: Many lighting techniques
• W 6:30–9:30 PM the activities of art consultants and will be covered, including strobe and
10 sessions Sept 30–Dec 2 art publishers. Also included is the natural light. You will learn to produce
Ken Taranto description and implementation your own photo shoots including
PMPH 515 3.0 C.E.U.s $405 process for making professional scouting locations, working with models,
contact with prospects. makeup artists, etc. The relationship
Prerequisite: It is recommended that between photographer and model,
students send or show portfolio art director and client will be covered.
pieces before class but not required. Photoshop processing and retouching
You must have and maintain a func- techniques will also be incorporated
tioning email address. into your photographic projects.
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P H OTO G R A P H Y A N D setup, managing client expectations, metallic objects, jewelry, and dark The Art of Photographic
lighting, backgrounds, clothes, props, objects; and masking slides. Portraiture
D I G I TA L A RT continued and makeup. In-class critiques on your Prerequisite: Intro to Photography Portraiture represents perhaps the most
personal imagery, the success of your • Sa 9:30 AM –12:30 PM practical skills a photographer can have.
Photographic communication, and telling a personal 4 sessions Sept 5–Oct 3 It is the foundation of a professional
Illustration story will be covered. Paul Lachenauer photographer’s repertoire. This course
Creativity through the use of photog- Prerequisite: Intro to Photography, PMPH 511 1.2 C.E.U.s $155 offers an intensive experience on all
raphy is the emphasis of this course. Digital Photography, or portfolio review. phases of the discipline—from lighting
You will learn how to create imagery Pratt Institute co-sponsors
• W 6:30–9:30 PM to studio and location. The instructor
that illustrates a concept. This course 10 sessions Oct 7–Dec 9 The Hollywood Film Institute’s will illustrate how to use portraiture
will reinforce previously learned tech- Don Penny Two-Day Film School™: within photography. Geared to both
niques while exploring a problem solving PMPH 485 3.0 C.E.U.s $385 A Crash Course for Writers, the amateur and professional, this
approach to image creation. You will Producers, and Directors course will integrate creative and pro-
be encouraged to express your artistic Photographic Lighting II: This acclaimed course has launched the fessional skills so that each student can
vision by creating concept-based still Photographing Commercial careers of such film notables as Quentin express his or her own individual creative
life images. These images can be realistic, Products Tarantino and Guy Ritchie; the creators abilities. Work in this class can be done
highly stylized, or abstract in nature. Whether working with film or digital of Barbershop and My Big Fat Greek in black and white, color, or digital
Through lecture, demonstration, photography, it is essential to have a Wedding; and twenty Sundance camera formats. Students must have
hands-on experience and critique you strong understanding of lighting in entrants, including the creators of In the a camera, tripod, and cable release.
will explore how to take a concept order to express your unique vision. Company of Men and The Blair Witch Topics include: lighting studio, beauty,
from imagined vision to reality. This course will strengthen your studio Project. In just one weekend, this course location, editorial, celebrities, group
Topics include: Concept words and
strobe-lighting skills. Through demon- will show you how to “Make Your Film” portraits and environment, building
topics; traditional and non-traditional stration and hands-on experience, you (produce, direct and shoot) and “Sell a cohesive portfolio of portraits for
approaches; starting from an idea; will learn how to see, plan and control Your Movie” (finance, distribute and exhibition and publication.
envisioning your image; planning multiple strobes lights on a tabletop set. sell) in a simple, demystifying, step-by- Prerequisite: Introduction to Photography.
and executing the illustration; working You will also learn how to photograph step process. By the end of the seminar, • Th 6–9 PM
with miniature sets; studio lighting various kinds of commercial products you, a first-timer, will know what it 10 sessions Oct 8–Dec 17
techniques; advantages of digital such as jewelry, shoes, cosmetics, or takes to make a feature film with Peter Bellamy
imaging; creating the impossible image. crystal. Each product poses its own budgets from $5,000 to $10,000,000. PMPH 487 3.0 C.E.U.s $385
Please note: You may shoot in black
lighting challenges. Through the medium All participants will receive a producer’s
and white, color, and digital formats. of digital photography, you will be able diploma, a graduation certificate, and Wide Format Printing
Prerequisite: Photographic Lighting I
to instantly see and compare the results a filmmaker’s workbook. This course covers the basics
and Photoshop for Photographers of various lighting methods. Topics include: producing, writing, talent, of digital wide format inkjet printing
or Imaging I. Topics include: how to create and guilds and unions, financing, deal from planning through execution. You
• Sa 9:30 AM–12:30 PM control reflections, how to light with- making, directing, cameras, shooting, will learn how to prepare your files
10 sessions Oct 10–Dec 19 out hot blinding spots, how to use a editing, marketing, festivals, distributing and follow essential routines to control
Ralph Masullo strobe meter, how to balance lights by and negotiating, and, as a bonus, digital the quality of the finished product.
PMPH 513 3.0 C.E.U.s $385 controlling watt-second output on the filmmaking, and web distribution. While the emphasis is on producing
strobe power pack, how to use “gobos” Course Location: Millennium Film archival fine art prints for exhibition or
Photographic Lighting I to control shadow and contrast? Workshops, Inc., 66 E. 4th St., portfolio, the same techniques can be
This course will teach you the funda- • M 6:30–9:30 PM between 2nd Ave. and Bowery. used for many commercial applications.
mentals of working with a variety of
10 sessions Oct 5–Dec 7 • Section 1: Sa–Su 9 AM –6 PM Instructor will offer to output your files
lighting systems and techniques and
Dawn Giarrizzo 2 sessions Oct 10–11 each week and charge according to
will cover the theory and application of
PMPH 503 3.0 C.E.U.s $385 • Section 2: Sa–Su 9 AM –6 PM size and media. Whether you intend to
lighting in the studio and on location.
2 sessions Dec 12–13 set up your own wide format printer
The photographic works and lighting Photographing Artwork and Dov S-S Simens (all sections) or not, this course will provide a foun-
of master photographers will be
Small Objects PMFI 200 $389 dation for making critical choices and
introduced to give you a background
This course is designed for those who gaining the knowledge and confidence
in visualizing light and lighting Professional Practice for
wish to photograph their artwork accu- to get predictable and professional
methodology. Work with a variety of
rately and professionally. The emphasis Photographers: Getting from results.
lighting systems including existing will be on lighting and color accuracy. Here to There—Photographic Topics include: Understanding workflow
light, enhanced by fill cards, reflectors All types of two- and three-dimensional Thinking and Strategies in terms of input and output, color
and flash, tungsten and studio strobes
works will be covered. For course description, please visit our management principles and practices;
with umbrellas, and soft boxes. Set ups
Topics include: Methods of photographing website: pratt.edu/prostudies. Reviewing paper choices – photo and
will include art and commercial applica-
two dimensional art such as drawings, Prerequisite: Intro to Photography/ fine art papers, canvas; learning file
tions of portraiture, still life and food,
paintings prints, and photographs; three lighting useful; portfolio of work; re-sampling options in Photoshop,
editorial, magazine, and beauty
dimensional objects such as sculpture own camera. Blow Up and Genuine Fractals;
photography. You may shoot in black
and ceramics; indoor spaces such • Tu 6–9 PM Scanning film for optimum results,
and white, color, and digital formats.
as gallery installations; choosing back- 10 sessions Not offered this semester. fluid mounting, pre-scanning; Printing
Topics include: historical perspectives,
grounds for the artwork; equipment Ron Nicolayson from applications Lightroom and
capturing truthful moments, new
basics—cameras and lighting equipment; PMPH 475 3.0 C.E.U.s $375 Photoshop; Understanding a software
perspectives, organizing a portrait
choosing a format—35mm, 2 1/4, 4x5, RIP such as Colorburst; Selecting an
session, including scheduling and
or digital; types of film; tungsten vs. image and print size; Testing output in
daylight; filtration and color correcting; smaller sizes; Wall murals – tiling, file
REGISTER ONLINE: my.pratt.edu difficult subjects such as glossy surfaces, prep, print and wall prep, installation.
MANHATTAN CE FALL 2009 19
• Th 6:30–9:30 PM of animation design; and the differences Prerequisite: Maya I. Autodesk® 3ds Max® Design
10 sessions Oct 1–Dec 10 between 2D design and 3D design • Section 1 (w): Th 8:10–10:10 PM 2010 Update
Greg Webb for animation. 15 sessions Sept 3–Dec 17 See page 37 for course description.
PMFA 480 3.0 C.E.U.s $375 Prerequisite: 3D Computer Graphics Daniel Krengiel
Theory and experience with one or PMCG 241 3.0 C.E.U.s $845 Autodesk® 3ds Max® 2010
Basic Drawing for Animation more imaging or computer animation Fundamentals: Modeling
See page 12 for course description. programs. Traditional Animation (may History of Animation and Rendering I
be taken concurrently). See page 13 for course description. Creating amazing visual effects shots,
Continuity Storyboards: • F 6–9 PM animations, broadcast graphic designs,
The Filmmaker’s Best Friend 10 sessions Oct 2–Dec 11 Maya Advanced or high-end design visualization
This course targets all areas of visual Instructor to be announced Character Design requires software that is flexible, open,
pre-production and design for 2D, PMCG 251 3.0 C.E.U.s $375 This course begins with a conceptual and has the rich range of tools that
3D computer, stop-motion and hand- and historical survey of caricature and free your talent to create mesmerizing
drawn animation, as well as live action. Maya™ I Fundamentals: character development. Students will 3D. That’s what Autodesk 3ds Max
Topics include: what a continuity story- 3D Modeling, Animation, then sketch and develop pre-production provides the user. This course is designed
board is and its different uses; visuali- and Rendering studies of their characters, followed by for the entry-level 3D artist. Through a
zation of an idea or script; and how to Alias-Wavefront’s Maya is the premiere demos on how to create realistic faces, series of small projects, students will
turn them into a series of frames to use 3D animation package used by film- hands, and clothing. The emphasis will learn the basic skill-sets and concepts.
as a guide for the shooting of a film or makers, architects, multimedia artists, be on the design of a specialized “look” Topics include: navigation in 3D space;
video production—including features, and game designers. This introductory to express character. Demos will also polygon and spline modeling; manipu-
shorts, animation, live action or course using Maya gives you a solid be made on production of the students’ lation of objects; lighting interior and
commercials. There will be discussions, foundation in modeling, animating, own designs. Final projects will be short exterior spaces; photorealistic and
examples, and several hands-on exercises lighting, texturing, and rendering with- ten-second animations of characters, procedural texturing; creating environ-
to help students practice and perfect in a 3D environment. You are expected after students learn to create the mental effects; cameras; rendering and
their skills. to complete a final project consisting of specialized rigs and skinning techniques output techniques; and production
Prerequisite: Basic Drawing a fully rendered 3D scene, complete for their characters’ motions. and efficiencies tools. Each topic will
• M 6:30–9:30 PM with lights and materials. Topics include: modeling a realistic head; be related to real-world production
10 sessions Oct 5–Dec 7 Topics include: overview of Windows subdivision surfaces; advanced organic examples, as well as various professional
Greg Webb 2000 and hardware as it pertains to modeling, including patch modeling fields—i.e. gaming, broadcast, web
PMCG 250 3.0 C.E.U.s $375 Maya, navigating the 3D workspace, for seamless NURBS characters; blend production, and architecture.
NURBS modeling techniques, basic shape and other deformers; lip sync, Prerequisites: Working knowledge of
3D Computer Graphics Theory animation skills, overview of 3D lighting animating with sound, and advanced Windows, Computer Graphics Basics,
This foundation course presents the design, creating isometric shading rigging and skinning techniques. and 3D Computer Graphics Theory are
principles needed to understand networks, applying texture and bump Prerequisite: Maya II. recommended.
3D computer graphics. maps, and rendering scene files. • Section 1 (w): Su 1–4 PM • Section 1 (w): Tu 6:05–8:05 PM
Topics include: the differences between Prerequisites: Photoshop or Illustrator 10 sessions Oct 4–Dec 13 15 sessions Sept 1–Dec 8
2D paint systems, 2D drawing programs, or equivalent. 3D Computer Graphics Daniel Krengiel Marc Floresant
and 3D modeling and rendering systems; Theory is recommended. PMCG 340 3.0 C.E.U.s $845 • Section 2 (w): M 8:10–10:10 PM
modeling philosophies, vertices and • Section 1 (w): Th 6:05–8:05 PM 15 sessions Aug 31–Dec 21
coordinate systems; viewing methods; 15 sessions Sept 3–Dec 17 Special Effects with Maya Ruslan Kuchman
and construction techniques. James Bowman This workshop covers designing with • Section 3 (w): M–F 9 AM –4 PM
Prerequisite: Imaging I, Adv. Stop Motion • Section 2 (w): Su 9:30 AM –12:30 PM Maya Unlimited built-in plug-ins. Learn 5 sessions Aug 31–Sept 4
or Mac Graphic Illustration I. 10 sessions Oct 4–Dec 13 to use the deep menu sets of these Eric Kachelhofer, Ruslan Kuchman
• W 8:10–10:10 PM Daniel Krengiel tools to create a customized look that • Section 4 (w): M–F 9 AM –4 PM
15 sessions Sept 2–Dec 9 • Section 3 (m): Su 1–4 PM vastly expands the visual potential of 5 sessions Nov 16–20
Debbie Deas 10 sessions Oct 4–Dec 13 3D beyond the constraints of NURBS Eric Kachelhofer, Ruslan Kuchman
PMCG 210 3.0 C.E.U.s $375 Daniel Durning and polygonal geometry. PMCG 223 3.0 C.E.U.s $845
• Section 4 (w): W–F 9 AM –3 PM Topics include: Maya Paint, Cloth, Fur,
Design for Computer Animation 6 sessions Oct 14–16, 21–23 and Fluid Effects. Autodesk® 3ds Max® 2010
Focusing on design concepts of charac- Frank Collazo Prerequisites: Maya II and a working Modeling, Materials,
ters and special effects, this course will PMCG 230 3.0 C.E.U.s $845 knowledge of compositing software and Rendering II
use materials from production studios— such as Shake, combustion, or This course takes the seasoned Auto-
conceptual work from drawings as well Maya II: Modeling, Animation After Effects. desk 3ds Max user through advanced
as finished film and television pieces. and Effects • Section 1 (w): F 6–9 PM concepts and techniques for creating
You will also explore the differences This intermediate course builds on the 10 sessions Oct 2–Dec 11 complex models and materials. Learn
between 2D and 3D animation and skills learned in the Maya I Fundamen- Daniel Durning to determine project needs and incor-
the fully animated film and animation tals course. The focus is on advanced PMCG 341 3.0 C.E.U.s $845 porate correct modeling concepts,
projects provided in class. modeling and animation techniques and material applications, and output
Storyboarding will be used to simulate applying visual effects to your scenes. Autodesk® 3ds Max® Design methods for desired results. Develop
the final look of characters or special Topics include: Advanced modeling See page 36 for course description. the skills to outline, prepare, execute,
effects and demonstrate how these will techniques using NURBS, polygons and and output a virtual environment.
be accomplished. subdivided surfaces, advanced texturing
Topics include: character design; story- applications, dynamics properties within
boarding and animatics as tools Maya, and visual effects using particle
for communication of ideas; types systems. REGISTER ONLINE: my.pratt.edu
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Autodesk® 3ds Max® 2010 Game specific plug-ins such as Shag-Hair, • Section 1 (w): F 9 AM –5 PM • Section 1 (w): F 9 AM –5 PM
Level and Character Design Phoenix and Particle Studio, and 1 session Oct 16 1 session Sept 11
Making a 3D game is a ton of work. reactor (part of Autodesk 3ds Max). John Scalera John Scalera
From gathering assets (sounds, textures, Prerequisite: Autodesk 3ds Max. PMAM 246 .7 C.E.U.s $225 PMAM 249 .7 C.E.U.s $225
special effects) to creating model • Section 1 (w): Tu 8:10–10:10 PM
animations and level placement, this 15 sessions Sept 1–Dec 8 character studio® and skin MAXScript Seminar
course takes you step by step into the Eric Kachelhofer, Ruslan Kuchman for Autodesk® 3ds Max® 2010 MAXScript is a fundamental way to
virtual world of 3D games using • Section 2 (w): M–F 9 AM –4 PM This three-day workshop covers two get to the true power of Autodesk
Autodesk 3ds Max as the software. 5 sessions Oct 19–23 of the most essential tools for doing 3ds Max. Easy to learn and program,
At the end of the course you will have Eric Kachelhofer, Ruslan Kuchman serious character animation—character MAXScript allows the 3D artist and
all your 3D models for characters, PMCG 333 3.0 C.E.U.s $845 studio and skin. Learn to use these animator complete control over the
enemies, power ups, and levels. tools to generate skeletal structures, MAX environment. From creating custom
This course is for creating characters, See page 36 for the following course correctly link character models to tools and custom UI’s to reducing
enemies, power ups, scenery, and descriptions. bones, and apply realistic bipedal repetitive tasks, MAXScript puts a lot
animations all within Autodesk 3ds Architectural Design with motion to your characters. of power in the hands of the user.
Max. It will give you the prototype to Autodesk 3ds Max Design Topics include: modeling techniques Topics include: the basic structure of
any video game demo you wish to Architectural Visualization using for seamless characters, creating and the MAXScript programming language,
create in 3D. Storyboards, models, AutoCAD and Autodesk combining motion files, and character examples of tools and structure that
and object placement will be explored 3ds Max Design interaction with props. make the creation of scenes easier and
as you delve into professional level and Architectural Modeling II with Prerequisite: Autodesk 3ds Max flexible and customizable UI’s that help
character design. If you ever wanted Autodesk 3ds Max Design Animation I or equivalent. the 3D artist master the environment.
to create 3D video game levels and Architectural Rendering and • Section 1 (w): M–W 9 AM –5 PM • Section 1 (w): M 9 AM –5 PM
characters and have fun while you do Lighting in Autodesk 3 sessions Dec 14–16 1 session TBD
it, this course is for you. 3ds Max Design Kim Lee, John Scalera Eric Kachelhofer
Topics include: use of Autodesk 3ds Autodesk 3ds Max Design PMAM 237 2.1 C.E.U.s $605 PMAM 248 .7 C.E.U.s $225
Max for all your assets, how to turn Intensive Workshop
your 3D video game demo idea into a Facial Animation with Mudbox®
reality, game specific modeling standards Autodesk® 3ds Max® 2010 Autodesk® 3ds Max® 2010 There’s a load of software
(high vs. low poly), why is image tiling Design Advanced Lighting In this one-day workshop, animators out there to help you get the job
so important yet sometimes done Scene lighting and animated lighting learn professional techniques for done. But not too many of them are
so poorly, how to keep the players are crucial in the design of animation getting realistic facial expression and revolutionary. Mudbox is such a soft-
interested in your art, what makes projects. This workshop analyzes animation, using built-in software ware. What would have taken a lot of
an enemy stand out, and more. the lighting concepts and techniques for Autodesk 3ds Max. planning, modeling, and rigging can
Prerequisite: Basic knowledge of used in film, video, and computer Topics include: lip synch, morphing now be done in a huge fraction of the
Autodesk 3ds Max construction. animation, and shows you how to techniques, morph target creation time, with a lot easier tools using
• Section 1 (w): Su 9:30 AM –12:30 PM achieve these effects efficiently in issues, and techniques, and specialized Mudbox. More energy can be spent on
10 sessions Oct 4–Dec 13 Autodesk 3ds Max Design. plug-in software. creative purposes and less energy on
Gabe Walter Topics include: the effects of various Prerequisite: Autodesk 3ds Max having to learn foreign icons and unin-
PMCG 243 3.0 C.E.U.s $845 types of light sources, setting environ- Animation I or equivalent. tuitive placements of those tools.
mental tone, specific lighting cues used • Section 1 (w): Th 9 AM –5 PM From the interface to the manage-
Special Effects (FX) with to accentuate storyline, tips and tricks 1 session Dec 17 able prototype process, all the begin-
Autodesk® 3ds Max® 2010 for faking high-end effects. Kim Lee, John Scalera ning steps will be covered in this
This course will teach Autodesk 3ds Prerequisite: Autodesk 3ds Max PMAM 238 .7 C.E.U.s $225 course. Along with mini-assignments
Max users how to accomplish special Model and Rendering I. and lessons, an overall project will be
effects in the Autodesk 3ds Max • Section 1 (w): Tu–Th 9 AM –5 PM Introduction to Special Effects preplanned and due at the end of the
environment. Autodesk 3ds Max is 3 sessions Oct 13–15 with Autodesk® 3ds Max® 2010 course based on your own original
being used more and more in film Eric Kachelhofer, Ruslan Kuchman and combustion designs. Characters will be developed
and television arenas to create special PMAM 224 2.1 C.E.U.s $615 This one-day workshop will introduce and refined!
effects. As a result of a complete the concepts of special effects created Topics include: Mudbox character
rewrite of Autodesk 3ds Max’s Camera Matching and inside Autodesk 3ds Max and the use placement; Tool usages for figures
particle system, there is a new way to Integration of Live Footage of combustion to create content for (life forms vs. mechanical objects);
accomplish this without the need for in Autodesk® 3ds Max® 2010 any kind of project. Tools for details, higher mesh states;
expensive plug-ins. With the bar being This workshop will teach the camera Topics include: the introduction of Coloring schemes, materials, references;
raised at every turn in animation, you matching techniques for seamless Autodesk 3ds Max as a special effects Development of your characters;
will learn how to make hair and clothing integration of live footage and computer tool; introduction to Particle Flow; Midterm/refining; Lighting scene
for your characters as well as how to animation enabled by Autodesk 3ds use of image types and the flexibility merging /3ds max workflow; Xref/
make realistic fire and other special Max. inherent in each; using Autodesk 3ds replacing different states/adding 3ds
effects in film and 3D animations. Topics include: preparation of live Max with combustion; and the special props; Poses/animations in 3ds max;
Topics include: particles for simulating footage, use of outside programs for interoperability within the discreet and Adding refinements.
dynamics with event-based (procedural) extreme situations, preparation of the family of products. • Section 1 (w): Th 8:10–10:10 PM
animation that expands the special scene for natural integration and Prerequisite: Autodesk 3ds Max 15 sessions Sept 3–Dec 17
effects artist/animators’ palette in an lighting concepts. Modeling and Rendering I. Gabe Walter
ever more demanding work place; the Prerequisite: Autodesk 3ds Max PMCG 258 3.0 C.E.U.s $845
use of the native Autodesk 3ds Max Modeling and Rendering I.
environment vs. purchased plug-ins; REGISTER ONLINE: my.pratt.edu
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Tools include: Final Cut Pro, After Effects, • Section 1 (m): Tu 8:10–10:10 PM in the viewing, creating, and editing of InDesign and those who wish to inte-
Photoshop and helper applications. A 15 sessions Sept 1–Dec 8 portable document files (PDFs). PDF is a grate these three standards of the digital
digital video camera is recommended if Jeffrey Harris cross-platform file format that encap- design studio.
a student wants to work on an individ- 30 AIA/CES LU’s sulates text, graphics, and multimedia Topics include: Utilizing Adobe’s big
ual project, but it is not required. PMCG 321 3.0 C.E.U.s $815 elements. Students learn how to create, three in document layout, typesetting,
Prerequisite: Non-Linear Editing with edit, enhance and distribute PDFs for and combining vector art and raster art
Final Cut Pro. AIA the web, on CDs, and for laser prints to design and produce work for both
• Section 1 (m): Th 8:10–10:10 PM form•Z Fundamentals: and professional publishing. print and the web.
15 sessions Sept 3–Dec 17 Modeling and Rendering I Topics include: creating, using and editing Prerequisites: Adobe InDesign I,
Shachar Langler In this course, you will learn design hypertext links; using bookmarks and Graphic Illustration I, and Imaging I,
PMCG 462 3.0 C.E.U.s $815 for entry-level 3D modeling that gives thumbnails; security settings; embedding at a minimum.
the artist the most proficient Boolean- fonts; and file compression. • Section 1 (m): Su 9:30 AM –12:30 PM
DRAFTING AND oriented modeling for object- and • Section 1 (m): Sa 9 AM –5 PM 10 sessions Oct 11–Dec 13
space-oriented design. Create complex 1 session Sept 12 • Section 2 (m): W–Th 8:30 AM –2:30 PM
MODELING ON three-dimensional computer models with Mark Solomon 6 sessions Sept 23–24, Sept 30–Oct 1,
T H E M AC environments and textures. Final projects PMCS 252 .7 C.E.U.s $225 Oct 7–8
will involve creating a fully-rendered Joe Miceli (all sections)
AIA exterior and interior model for producing Adobe InDesign CS4 PMCG 352 3.0 C.E.U.s $785
VectorWorks Professional I still and fly-through animation. InDesign is an extremely capable design
This course introduces architectural, Topics include: form modeling, meshing, and production tool with unparalleled Adobe Lightroom
design, and drafting professionals to photo-realistic rendering, lighting precision and control, and seamless for Photographers
VectorWorks, a unique CAD program affects, bump mapping, texture mapping, integration with Adobe’s professional Lightroom enables you to import,
for Macintosh and Windows that and simple fly-through animation. graphics applications, including Adobe manage, and make global adjustments
integrates 2D, 3D, and hybrid objects Prerequisites: Basic knowledge of the Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator. to large volumes of images, all from
in the same drawing window. Macintosh interface, familiarity with InDesign is capable of producing profes- one intuitive interface. Adobe Photoshop
Topics include: menu commands; vector-based image generation. sional-quality, full-color output on high- CS4 and Adobe Photoshop Lightroom®
2D and 3D tool palettes; constraint and • Section 1 (m): Tu 8:10–10:10 PM volume color printing presses and also software work hand in hand, so you
attribute palettes; SmartCursor™ and 15 sessions Sept 1–Dec 8 supports a wide range of output devices can efficiently manage thousands of
Screen Hints™; drawing environments, Lara Guerra and formats such as desktop printers, images-or perfect just one. Photoshop
including scales, units, layers, classes, 30 AIA/CES LU’s PDF files, and HTML files. Simply put, CS4 provides unrivaled editing power
and snaps; graphic and keyboard PMCG 213 3.0 C.E.U.s $815 it is Adobe’s alternative to QuarkXPress, and breakthrough compositing capabili-
creation and editing of 2D objects; with equal control capability in the sleek ties. Lightroom is the professional pho-
dimensioning and text; direct 3D object Maya I Fundamentals: interface we’ve come to expect form tographer's essential toolbox, providing
creation and conversion from 2D; 3D Modeling, Animation, Adobe’s suite of applications. one easy application for managing,
printing and plotting; 3D flyover; and Rendering On the Mac Topics include: setting up your document; adjusting, and presenting large volumes
walkthrough; and a demonstration See page 21 for course description. working with frames; creating and of digital photographs.
of QuickTime™ animation. • Section 3 (m): Su 1–4 PM applying colors, tints, and gradients; Together, Photoshop CS4 and
Prerequisites: Drafting experience 10 sessions Oct 4–Dec 13 importing and editing text; working Lightroom provide a complete solution
or mechanical drawing skills. Some Daniel Durning with typography; importing and linking for the post-capture processing and
computer experience is a plus. PMCG 230 3.0 C.E.U.s $845 graphics; drawing; using advanced editing of digital photography.
Please note: Not accepted by NYS frame techniques; color management; Topics include: importing your photos;
for credit. ELECTRONIC ensuring consistent color and preparing finding your way around; sorting
• Section 1 (m): Tu 6:05–8:05 PM documents for high resolution printing. your photos; keywords and metadata;
15 sessions Sept 1–Dec 8 PUBLISHING AND Prerequisite: Computer Comp. (Mac). getting your photos out of Lightroom;
Jeffrey Harris D I G I TA L A RT • Section 1 (m): Su 9:30 AM –12:30 PM white balance; cropping and straight-
30 AIA/CES LU’s 10 sessions Oct 4–Dec 13 ening; toning photos; using the tone
PMCG 212 3.0 C.E.U.s $815 These classes focus on the computer as John Pace curve; editing multiple photos; adjusting
a design and imaging tool. They are • Section 2 (m): F 6:05–9:05 PM specific colors; creating black and
AIA appropriate for artists and designers 10 sessions Oct 2–Dec 11 whites; dust and spot removal; sharp-
VectorWorks Professional II: going into all areas of digital media. John Pace ening and noise reduction; lightroom/
3D Modeling and Rendering • Section 3 (m): W–Th 8:30 AM –2 PM Photoshop workflow; getting great
In this course, you will learn all the skills See pages 9-11 and 19 for the 6 sessions Sept 2–3, 9–10, 16–17 prints; and creating killer web galleries.
necessary to create quality 3D renderings. following course descriptions. Joe Miceli Prerequisites: One year of Photoshop
You will also use these skills to study both Book Arts Workshop PMCG 303 3.0 C.E.U.s $785 or equivalent, hard drive with your
space and form in the 3D environment. Graphic Design and Print Production own high res images. You should own
This course will cover material textures, Ghostwriting and Self-Publishing to Advanced Adobe InDesign CS4 a digital camera, and have the ability
animated walk-throughs, lighting Rocket Your Career with Photoshop and Illustrator to shoot and download images.
scenes and objects, perspective views, Introduction to Graphic Design Since its release, InDesign—with its • F 2:30–5:30 PM
and all the essentials of 3D modeling. consistency of color and commands 5 sessions Oct 2–30
Topics include: extrusions, nurbs, Adobe Acrobat CS4 across these three invaluable graphic Melody Reed
textures, lighting, rendering techniques, This workshop provides a thorough artists tools—has steadily drawn more PMCS 319 1.5 C.E.U. $388
animated walk-throughs, 3D polygons, understanding of the suite of applica- and more converts from QuarkXpress.
image props, perspective, and lofting. tions collectively known as Adobe This course is recommended for those
Prerequisites: VectorWorks Pro I or Acrobat. These are Reader, Acrobat, wishing to extend their Adobe skills in
knowledge of VectorWorks. and Distiller—all of which are involved all three programs with emphasis on REGISTER ONLINE: my.pratt.edu
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ELECTRONIC with years of experience as a senior printing field (or designers who want Illustrator CS4 for
art director and designer. to be more knowledgeable about elec- Artists and Illustrators
PUBLISHING AND Topics include: intensive hands-on skills tronic prepress), who are comfortable Adobe Illustrator CS4 is now so full of
D I G I TA L A RT continued that will integrate Quark, Illustrator using the software programs listed and information to learn, it is nearly impos-
and Photoshop. able to create projects using them. sible to convey it all in depth in one 30
Advanced Techniques in Prerequisite: You must have a good Prerequisite: QuarkXPress I and/or hour course. This course is divided into
Photoshop: Channels, Masks, knowledge of Quark, Illustrator and InDesign, Imaging I (Photoshop), Mac two sections. In the first 7 weeks, new
Layers, Actions and Plug-ins Photoshop. Graphic Illustration I (Illustrator). features would be discussed, demon-
Combining the principles of painting and • Section 1 (m): Su 1–4 PM • Section 1 (m): Tu 8:10–10:10 PM strated, and practiced. In the second
photography with cutting edge tech- 10 sessions Oct 4–Dec 13 15 sessions Sept 1–Dec 8 8 weeks, a semester project is done,
nologies, this class will teach and inspire Joe Miceli Elaine Tannenbaum generating a piece of original art utilizing
your own creative vision. Using primarily PMCG 510 3.0 C.E.U.s $785 PMCG 427 3.0 C.E.U.s $785 the program so as to retain the stamp
the latest version of Photoshop along of originality of the artist. In this way
with the Bridge, raw editing mode, and Desktop Publishing Graphic Illustration I: the computer takes its proper place as
third party plug-ins, we will also learn with QuarkXPress I Adobe Illustrator CS4 a tool only, and the talent of the artist
about downloading, editing and creating This hands-on course provides a solid Adobe Illustrator is the premiere program is emphasized and developed.
different actions and brushes from the foundation in QuarkXPress. in the computer graphics industry for Topics include: new tools and features
internet, to use Photoshop in new and Topics include: basic typesetting and Vector Drawing. With the advent of CS4 such as the enhanced color tool and color
transformative ways. paragraph formatting techniques, the program is more flexible and creative sets; symbols, styles, and attributes; how
Step by step tutorials will first guide creating single-and multi-page docu- than ever, and more complex. It is easily to utilize traditional drawing when the
you through inspiring techniques, and ments; importing pictures, creating the best program to learn how to create user is not comfortable with the mouse
then moving into a workshop environ- style sheets, preparing files for output, smooth-lined, clean, scalable graphics for as drawing instrument or has no stylus
ment where you will be encouraged to and laying out documents such as ads, both print and the web. This course is an available; transparency and blending modes;
explore these new ways of looking and brochures, and articles. introduction to this friendly environment. rasterization and Photoshop filters.
working on your own artistic images. Prerequisite: Computer Comp. (Mac). Topics include: The basics of drawing Prerequisite: Imaging I, or instructor's
Topics include: selection strategies, • Section 1 (m): Sa 1–4 PM with a strong emphasis on the drawing permission to determine their expertise.
creating painterly effects, color control, 10 sessions Sept 26–Dec 5 tools and the new color tools; Path- No Beginners. Must have prior experience
advanced channels and blending Vincent Yakoumakis finder; Layers; Importing Photoshop, with Photoshop.
manipulation, and achieving good • Section 2 (m): Th–F 9 AM –3 PM or raster files. Type in all variations and • Tu 3–6 PM
bokeh. Subtle and painterly surrealistic 6 session Sept 3–4, 10–11, 17–18 functionality. Weekly assignments will 10 sessions Oct 6–Dec 8
HDR (High dynamic range) effects will Stephen Blauweiss be made leading to a portfolio piece at John Pace
be explored and combined in your own PMCG 304 3.0 C.E.U.s $785 the end of the course. PMCG 478 3.0 C.E.U.s $785
customized creation. (For examples, see Prerequisite: Computer Comp. (Mac/PC).
http://newweb2009.photosbymelody). Desktop Publishing • Section 1 (m): M 8:10–10:10 PM Illustrator for Fashion Design
Prerequisite: Drawing or painting is not with QuarkXPress II 15 sessions Aug 31–Dec 21 Adobe Illustrator is the Fashion Industry
required. A knowledge of the topics in For course description, please visit our Joe Miceli standard for creating fashion flats. You
Photoshop I is required (or instructor’s website: pratt.edu/prostudies. • Section 2 (m): M 12–3 PM will gain an excellent understanding of
permission). Prerequisite: Desktop Publishing with 10 sessions Oct 12–Dec 14 the tools needed to create fashion
Please note: a camera, ideally with QuarkXPress I. John Pace design principles.
some manual controls (f stop, shutter • Section 1 (m): Not offered this semester. • Section 3 (w): Tu 3–6 PM Topics Include: An in-depth understanding
and ISO controls), raw output a plus, Vincent Yakoumakis 10 sessions Oct 2–Dec 8 of how the Pen Tool works in order to
including any level of experience in PMCG 421 3.0 C.E.U.s $785 Joe Miceli obtain a high proficiency level to create
photography recommended. PMCG 202 3.0 C.E.U.s $785 drawings. All aspects of drawing flats,
• Section 1 (m): W 6:30–8:30 PM Digital Photography I and II garment design and working with
15 sessions Sept 2–Dec 9 See page 16 for course description. Graphic Illustration II: images and color, multiple layers and
Melody Reed Adobe Illustrator CS4 special effects. You will be able to
PMCG 481 3.0 C.E.U. $785 Electronic Prepress Production This course is a continuation of the create fabric and trim libraries, stitch
This course discusses the traditional study of the more complex variations effects, and/or repeat prints.
Create a Professional prepress process and how print tech- and advanced tools of Adobe Illustrator. Prerequsite: Computer Competency
Design Portfolio nology has changed. Learn appropriate Topics include: More advanced tools for (Mac/PC)
Your portfolio is your image. It repre- electronic document construction, the drawing, including symbols, warp tools, • Section 1 (m): F 6:05–9:05 pm
sents who you are and what you are printing processes, and the best graphs, gradient mesh, the new web- 10 sessions Oct 2–Dec 11
capable of. It is the key to success in approach to PostScript, the program- site creation, and animation. Weekly Joe Miceli
the highly competitive business of ming language of high resolution assignments will be made leading to a PMCG 477 3.0 C.E.U.s $785
graphics. Whether you are a beginner electronic prepress. Work on publishing portfolio piece at the end of the course.
who is creating a portfolio for the first projects that can result in electronic Prerequisite: Graphic Illustration I. or Imaging I: Photoshop CS4
time or a more experienced designer documents, scans, color separations, permission of instructor. Learn the basics of Adobe Photoshop,
who wants to upgrade their presenta- and color proofing types. • Section 1 (m): M 6:05–8:05 PM considered the premiere imaging pro-
tion, this course will teach you how Topics include: Scanning; monitor calibra- 15 sessions Aug 31–Dec 21 gram. Used by professionals for
best to present your unique identity. tion; file formats; color correction, sepa- John Pace image/photo manipulation, color correc-
Learn how to put together a memo- ration, and management; halftone and • Section 2 (m): F 3–6 PM tion, retouching, and montages in all
rable portfolio from a professional stochastic screening technologies; trap- 10 sessions Oct 2–Dec 11 aspects of digital print and web imaging
ping and color output types for proofing. John Pace as well as original “paint” art. (Over 80
Recommended audience: For those inter- PMCG 420 3.0 C.E.U.s $785 percent of all images on the web, inter-
REGISTER ONLINE: my.pratt.edu ested in moving into the production/ nationally, touch Photoshop at some
MANHATTAN CE FALL 2009 27
point.) Explore the various tools available Making Masterpieces Photoshop Montage ELECTRONIC
in this exciting, versatile program used by with Corel Painter and Collage
graphic designers, illustrators, retouchers, Transform your favorite photographs The difference between this course and PUBLISHING AND
production/prepress, web designers, pho- into beautiful paintings using Corel other Photoshop classes is that, here, we D I G I TA L A RT: S H O RT
tographers, and animators. Painter software. This course is open will consider the creative process at the
Topics include: an introduction to all to photographers and artists who same time we discuss specific techniques. CLASSES FOR PROS
the basic tools; layering; appropriate want to learn the creative potential This class is geared to designers who
Created for professionals with busy
file formats when saving for print and of Corel Painter. Painter allows you already understand the basic functionality
schedules, the following twelve-hour
for the web; scanning; using Photoshop’s to create oil paintings, mosaics, pastel of Photoshop’s many tools. The challenge
classes are available in order to provide
powerful filters and effects; channels sketches, and impressionistic master- is not how to use each of these tools
a good foundation and understanding
and masking. pieces from your photos. individually, but how to use them together
Prerequisite: Computer Competency
of the programs in the least amount of
Topics include: Techniques for making to transform simple images into creative
(Mac/PC). time possible.
a pastel portrait; how to turn a photo and unique works of art.
• Section 1 (m): Tu 6:05–8:05 PM into a Van Gogh masterpiece; tips for Topics include: selection strategies and
15 sessions Sept 1–Dec 8 Express Your Way
using real bristle brushes to create your essentials; removing the background;
Stephen Blauweiss
Through Quark XPress
own techniques both automatically making complex selections (hair and
The class begins with simple methods
• Section 2 (m): Tu 3–6 PM and manually. Offer your clients the fine detail); the power of layer masking;
that build on each other. You’ll learn
10 sessions Oct 6–Dec 8 capability of the value added service strengths and weaknesses of Paths;
how a professional analyzes and applies
Cheryl Stockton of turning their photo into a painted enhancing image focus; mastering
keyboard shortcuts to increase speed
• Section 3 (w): Th 3–6 PM masterpiece. We will create one curves; color correction techniques;
10 sessions Oct 1–Dec 10 and proficiency. By the end of this
masterpiece per week. adjustment layers; understanding the
John Pace class you will be able to design and
Prerequisite: No previous Corel Painter Blending modes; the Zen of Alpha
• Section 4 (m): Th–F 9 AM –3 PM complete a full-page 4-color ad.
experience required. No painting or channels; image calculations; photog-
Topics include: importing text, pictures
6 sessions Sept 24–25, Oct 1–2, 8–9 drawing skills required. Basic photog- raphy for compositing; photorealistic
Stephen Blauweiss learning menus, linking tools, measure-
raphy skills, a portable hard drive, with compositing; creative compositing.
PMCG 422 3.0 C.E.U.s $785 ment palette, document palette, color
your photos, a digital camera, and You will also learn how to stitch photos
and more.
knowledge of your camera. together for panoramas.
Prerequisites: None.
Imaging II Recommended audience: Students Prerequisite: Basic Photoshop tools and
• Section 1 (m): W–Th 8:30 AM –2 PM
This course is designed for experienced should be a Digital Photographer or a digital camera. Ideally, the camera
Photoshop users and focuses on 4 sessions Nov 4–5, 11–12, 18–19
serious student of photography, with should have at least some ability to
advanced and newly created additions Joe Miceli
the equivalence of one year’s experience manually override the automatic settings,
to Photoshop. For graphic designers, PMCS 300 1.2 C.E.U.s $305
with Photoshop, (should be fluent so you can change the settings creatively.
illustrators, retouchers, production/ with masks and layers). • Section 1 (m): M 8:10–10:10 PM
prepress, Web designers, photogra-
Quick Draw Your Way
• Section 1 (m): W 8:35–10:35 PM 15 sessions Aug 31–Dec 21
phers, and animators. Photoshop can
Through Illustrator
15 sessions Sept 2–Dec 9 Melody Reed
even slice an image for the Web and For course description, please visit our
Melody Reed PMCG 458 3.0 C.E.U.s $785
write the HTML document. website: pratt.edu/prostudies.
PMCG 480 3.0 C.E.U. $785
Prerequisite: None
One interesting aspect of the program, Photoshop™ Retouching
• Section 1 (m): W–Th 8:30 AM –2 PM
which will be explored, is the use of Photoshop for Photographers This course provides an overview of the
4 sessions Oct 14–15, 21–22, 28–29
Photoshop as a rendering program, cre- This course is designed for photogra- problems retouchers must solve.
Joe Miceli
ating a painted illustration. Retouching is phers who want to move into the field Recommended for anyone doing visual
PMCS 301 1.2 C.E.U.s $305
covered, and Montage or Compositing of digital imaging. Working with manipulation, photography, computer
photos in such a way as to create a Adobe Photoshop, photographers will graphics, and illustration.
seamless photo. Workflow options are
Snap Your Way
gain an understanding of how to take Topics include: shadows; hair; extensions;
also discussed including actions, batch-
Through Photoshop
an image from film and digital camera, photo-compositing; assessing and
For course description, please visit our
ing, and other automated tasks, such as scan if necessary, and use Photoshop manipulating color, light and texture with
website: pratt.edu/prostudies.
droplets and contact sheets. to make an image look its best using subtlety and control; Photoshop features
Prerequisite: None
Topics include: color correction and image correction, production, studio, such as gamma, curves, masking tech-
• Section 1 (m): W–Th 8:30 AM –2 PM
retouching; utilizing masks; alpha and advertising techniques. niques, and filters.
4 sessions Dec 2–3, 9–10, 16–17
channels; color spaces and modes; Topics include: optimizing tone and Prerequisite: Imaging I.
duotones; custom brushes; advanced Joe Miceli
color, retouching and repairing, • Section 1 (m): Th 6:05–8:05 PM
layering techniques; automated batch PMCS 302 1.2 C.E.U.s $305
focus and exposure, blending images, 15 sessions Sept 3–Dec 17
techniques; digital photography; converting color images to grayscale, Stephen Blauweiss
saving files for multiple uses in print, advanced layering and masking • Section 2 (m): Th–F 9 AM –3 PM I N T E R AC T I V E M E D I A
other media, and the Web. techniques, colorspace, resolution 6 sessions Oct 15–16, 22–23, 29–30
Prerequisite: Imaging I: Photoshop
AND THE INTERNET
issues, and Photoshop’s batch features Stephen Blauweiss
• Section 1 (w): W 3–6 PM specially designed for photographers. PMCG 426 3.0 C.E.U.s $785 Interactive media courses range from
10 sessions Oct 6–Dec 8 Prerequisite: Computer Competency design and organizational classes to
Tracy Toler (Mac) and some Photoshop experience. hands-on courses in which students
• Section 2 (m): Su 1–4 PM • Section 1 (m): Th 8:10–10:10 PM create educational, personal, gaming,
10 sessions Oct 4–Dec 13 15 sessions Sept 3–Dec 17 and other types of interactive media
John Pace Stephen Blauweiss for the web and CD-ROM.
PMCG 425 3.0 C.E.U.s $785 PMCG 442 3.0 C.E.U.s $785
I N T E R AC T I V E M E D I A not know HTML, you are able to see course is on Clean Code, Advanced • Section 4 (m): Th–F 9 AM –3 PM
code as you create your page in design CSS and JavaScript basics 101 using a 6 sessions Dec 3–4, 10–11, 17–18
AND THE INTERNET view, providing you with an intuitive JavaScript Library. Also included is Best Renee Levitt
continued grasp of what goes on behind the Practice for web design, Web PMCG 438 3.0 C.E.U.s $785
scenes. With seamless integration and a Standards, Section 508 – accessibility
Character Animation with Flash common intuitive user interface across checklists, CSS Sprites, creating a style Flash II: Action Scripting
In this course you will learn how to all tools, you will easily be able to guide, Creating Print only style sheet This course presumes a functional
design and set-up various types of streamline web development, enhancing and a Mobile only style sheet, Form knowledge of Flash and is intended
characters for a Flash animation short productivity and ease-of-use. You will Styling, client-side form validation, for users who wish to develop their skill.
film, including story development, tips create and upload a personal page by Creating page layouts without tables, Topics include: pop-up menus; scripted
to setup and organize production. Learn the end of the semester. many uses of unordered lists as naviga- interactivity variables, properties,
traditional frame-by-frame animation Topics include: formatting text; intro- tion bars, including pop out menus, functions, and complex behaviors;
and flash animation techniques to help duction to cascading style sheets; CSS pseudo class. Spry and jQuery organizational strategies for flash movies;
speed-up the process. Refine your skills creating, optimizing and inserting Dynamic animation effects, Spry and and a variety of special techniques.
with simple animations and an overview graphics in Fireworks; slicing images jQuery widgets/components (i.e. tab The scripting covered in this class does
of classic character animation principles. in Fireworks and importing the resultant panels, menus, and accordion panel.) not include making a Flash interface
Topics include: lip sync fundamentals, HTML into Dreamweaver; creating page cover a fast pace review of (X)HTML with external applications and files.
squash and stretch, walk cycles, camera design grid with and without tables. with CSS. Prerequisite: Flash I.
techniques, and sound production with flash. Audience: Artists, designers, marketing Recommended audience: useful for • Section 1 (m): Th 8:10–10:10 PM
Prerequisite: Basic Drawing and Flash I. and business people with limited time those who have taken Dreamweaver I 15 sessions Sept 3–Dec 10
• Section 1 (m): W 8:32–10:32PM or interest in heavy programming. (or equivalent) and want to continue Russell Ferguson
15 sessions Sept 2–Dec 9 Prerequisite: Internet proficiency, learning by adding interactivity to your PMCG 444 3.0 C.E.U.s $785
Lee Corey familiarity with Photoshop. Basic HTML static web documents and more
PMCG 461 3.0 C.E.U.s $785 Helpful, but not required. advanced design strategies. Flash III: Advanced
• Section 1 (m): Th 6:05–8:05 PM • Section 1 (m): W 6:30–8:30 PM Action Scripting
Adobe® InDesign 15 sessions Sept 3–Dec 17 15 sessions Sept 2–Dec 9 One can’t honestly claim to know
See page 25 for course description. Instructor to be announced. Jerome Amos Flash, without knowing how to program
• Section 2 (m): Th 3–6 PM PMCG 468 3.0 C.E.U.s $785 in Flash. This class explores Flash Action
Creating Mobile Content 10 sessions Oct 1–Dec 10 Scripting in detail. Exercises range
in Flash CS4 Instructor to be announced. Dreamweaver II: ColdFusion from real-world interface designs to
There are a lot of factors when • Section 3 (m): Sa 1–4 PM with Dreamweaver CS4 complicated games.
developing mobile content in flash. 10 sessions Sept 26–Dec 5 For course description, please visit our Topics include: the dynamic creation of
This class gives you an overview of Flash Russell Ferguson website: pratt.edu/prostudies. objects (bringing an object to the stage
Lite and Device Central and explores • Section 4 (m): Th–F 9 AM –3 PM Prerequisites: Familiarity with with code vs. placing it on the timeline;
developing content for mobile devices. 6 sessions Nov 5–6, 12–13, 19–20 Dreamweaver, HTML, Microsoft Access, functions; arrays; managing dynamic
Topics include: Flash Lite 3.0 new features Mark Solomon or some other Database program helpful. content; class objects; and more.
and action script 2.0 fundamentals for PMCG 324 3.0 C.E.U.s $785 • Section 1 (w): F 6:05–9:05 PM Prerequisites: This class presumes a
mobile applications, types of mobile 10 sessions Offered Spring 2010 decent understanding of Flash-based
content include wallpapers, animated Dreamweaver II: Russell Ferguson paths, properties, variables, and
screensavers, interactive advertising, Web Standards – PMCG 450 3.0 C.E.U.s $785 ninth-grade algebra.
stand alone applications, FLV video, Content, Presentation, • Section 1 (m): F 6–9 PM
and 3GP mobile video. There’s no limit and Behaviors Flash™ CS4: I 10 sessions Oct 2–Dec 11
to the all the different kinds of appli- This course will focus on the next level Flash is the standard for interactive vector Russell Ferguson
cations you can create using the flash Dreamweaver usage for a web stan- graphics and animation for the web. PMCG 455 3.0 C.E.U.s $785
skills and tools you already have. dards compliant Web site Development. Web designers use Flash to create
Prerequisites: Flash 1 and basic introduction We cover topics such as text styling, beautiful, resizable, and extremely From Here to There: A Seven-
to action scripting knowledge preferred. element positioning, as well as CSS compact interfaces, technical illustrations, Step Web Site Recovery Program
• Section 1 (m): W 6:30–8:30 PM Sprites, floats, D.O.M. or Document long-form animations, and other dazzling Creating a new web site from an
15 sessions Sept 2–Dec 9 Object Model, clearing floats, Reset effects for your website. Flash’s vector existing one requires a transformative
Lee Corey Style sheets, S.E.O. or search engine graphics capabilities ensure your graphics workflow process. You will learn how
PMCG 466 3.O C.E.U.s $775 optimization, all while keeping a user are smooth, scalable, and compact. to improve and update poor design,
centered design. Prerequisite: Mac Graphic Illustration I. confusing navigation, and outdated
Dreamweaver CS4 Exploring both, the Adobe Spry Java- Experience with 2D animation, and content, and leverage the power
and Fireworks CS4: I Script Framework and jQuery JavaScript interactive designing helpful. inherent in web design standards.Turn
Macromedia Dreamweaver and Fire- Frameworks, we will add some interac- • Section 1 (m): M 9 AM –12 PM a nightmare site into a dream site that
works provides professional functional- tive elements to your static web pages 10 sessions Oct 5–Dec 7 can evolve as situations change.
ity for every aspect of web develop- while maintaining accessibility with pro- Renee Levitt Topics include: The seven steps to web
ment. This hands-on course will fully gressive enhancement strategies. You • Section 2 (m): Su 9:30 AM –12:30 PM site recovery that will be explored are:
cover Dreamweaver and Fireworks. will be surprised by the ease of use that 10 sessions Oct 4–Dec 13 Taking Stock, Site Outlining, Wire
With “round trip” editing, Dreamweaver results from employing such as David Tristman Framing, Templating, Re-building,
provides compatibility between text and JavaScript libraries in the WYSIWYG • Section 3 (m): M 6:30–8:30 PM Test/Soft Launch, and Final Launch.
graphic programs, always keeping the environment of Dreamweaver. 15 sessions Aug 31–Dec 21 Recommended audience: Especially
graphics “live” (editable). Even if you do Topics include: On day one, we will Renee Levitt valuable for designers and developers
have a fast-paced review of (X)HTML in of small to mid-sized sites.
REGISTER ONLINE: my.pratt.edu Dreamweaver. The main focus of this
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Pratt Manhattan Authorized AU TO D E S K ® See pages 36 and 37 for the following AIA
Training Center course descriptions. AutoCAD® 2010 Professional
Pratt Manhattan is proud to be an author- TRAINING CENTER AutoCAD 2010 Update Level II
ized training center for several excellent, AutoCAD Architecture 2010 Update This intermediate course is designed
industry standard software packages. The Pratt Manhattan is a designated
for the experienced AutoCAD® user
training centers include Autodesk and Premier Autodesk Authorized Training
AIA who requires additional training. It
Discreet software. Center (ATC ®). Since 1986, our AutoCAD® 2010 Professional incorporates the features, commands,
Authorized Training Center has Level I and techniques for becoming more
provided comprehensive training for This course is designed for new productive when creating, annotating,
beginning and advanced computer- AutoCAD® software users who require and printing drawings with AutoCAD.
aided design (CAD) users. AutoCAD® comprehensive training. The objective of This course continues to build on the
is a powerful desktop tool that vastly
this AutoCAD course is to enable you to basic concepts of the AutoCAD
increases productivity in design tasks.
create a basic 2D drawing in AutoCAD. Professional Level I course.
Even at this fundamental level, AutoCAD Topics include: Incorporating the features,
Autodesk and Autodesk Media and AutoCAD® six-day courses is one of the most sophisticated com- commands, and techniques for becoming
Entertainment Training Centers are include: puter applications that you are likely to more productive when creating, anno-
educational programs managed by • 30 hours instruction; 6 hours/day
encounter. Therefore, learning to use it tating, and printing drawings with
Autodesk. Although each ATC is monitored 9 AM –4 PM
is not a trivial undertaking. AutoCAD. Hands-on exercises through-
through evaluations from every participant, • 16 hours unsupervised lab;
The teaching strategy is to start with out the course explore how to create
Autodesk is not responsible for the quality W, Th 4–6 PM , F 3–4 PM
a few basic tools that enable you to 2D production drawings. The exercises
of the training offered by the Autodesk
create and edit a simple drawing. You are provided in both a printed format
training centers or for any actions of the AutoCAD LT® four-day then continue to develop those tools, as well as an onscreen format that can
Autodesk Training Center. Autodesk, the courses include: as well as being introduced to more be viewed next to AutoCAD.
Autodesk logo, AutoCAD, ATC, AutoCAD LT, • 20 hours instruction; 5 hours/day
AutoCAD Architecture, AutoCAD MEP, advanced tools throughout the course. Prerequisite: PMA 389A, PMA 401, or
9 AM –3 PM
AutoLISP, Autodesk Inventor, Autodesk Not every command or option is cov- permission of instructor.
• 10 hours unsupervised lab;
3ds Max Design, Autodesk VIZ, Revit ered, because the intent is to show the • Section 1 (w): Th 8:10–10:10 PM
W, Th 3–6 PM
Architecture, Revit MEP, Revit Structure, most essential tools and concepts. At 15 sessions Sept 3–Dec 17
and character studio are registered trade- the end of this course, you will be able Chris Ramirez
marks, and combustion are trademarks Student Software, One-Year License to create a complete production draw- • Section 2 (w): Sa 1–4 PM
of Autodesk, Inc. in the U.S. and/or other Students who register for Discreet Training ing from start to finished print. 10 sessions Sept 26–Dec 5
foreign countries. © 2000 Autodesk, Inc. Center and Autodesk Training Center courses Topics include: Understanding the Chris Ramirez
All rights reserved. Microsoft, Windows, qualify to purchase a one-year license of AutoCAD workspace and user inter- • Section 3 (w): W–F 9 AM –3 PM
and Windows NT are registered trademarks face; using basic drawing, editing, and 6 sessions Sept 16–18, 23–25
discreet and Autodesk software. For further
of Microsoft Corporation. All other brand
information, please visit viewing tools; organizing drawing Gil Santiago
names, product names, or trademarks
www.studica.com/dtc/pratt. objects on layers; inserting reusable 30 AIA/CES LU’s, 30 PDH’s
belong to their respective holders.
symbols (blocks); preparing a layout to PMA 402 3.0 C.E.U.s $845
Autodesk® Authorized Training Center be plotted; adding text, hatching, and
(ATC®) and Autodesk® Authorized Training AIA
dimensions; using more advanced edit- AIA
Center Premier Media and Entertainment AutoCAD® 2010 Overview ing and construction techniques; creat- AutoCAD® 2010 Professional
are educational programs managed by This one-day seminar, designed for
ing local and global blocks; and setting Level III
Autodesk, Inc. Although each ATC is people who have little or no computer up layers, styles, and templates. Upon completion of this course, you
monitored through evaluations from every or CAD experience, is an introduction Recommended audience: Architects, should be able to increase your produc-
participant, Autodesk is not responsible for to AutoCAD®. It is meant to give the
the quality of the training offered by the construction managers, engineers, tivity by customizing many facets of
student an idea of AutoCAD’s capabilities
ATC or for any actions of the ATC. drafters, and design professionals. the AutoCAD environment.
and requirements.
Prerequisites: Working knowledge of Topics include: Developing an under-
Topics include: Overview of system
basic design/drafting procedures and ter- standing of customizing for productivity;
AIA Provider requirements, operating systems,
minology and a working knowledge of system performance issues; use of batch
Pratt is registered as a Windows, various CAD applications
Windows 9x, ME, NT 4.0, 2000, or XP. files and system variables; developing
Premier provider with and design environments; an overview Please note: Not accepted by NYS for slide libraries and scripts; customizing
the American Institute of installing and configuring AutoCAD; LU or PDH credit. accelerator keys, screen menus, icons,
of Architects, Continuing drawing creation concepts; basic drawing • Section 1 (w): Tu 6:05–8:05 PM toolbars, and pull down menus; under-
Education System (AIA/CES). We are and editing commands; symbol creation; 15 sessions Sept 1–Dec 8 standing the use of the ACAD.pgp file;
committed to offering quality education adding text and dimensions to the
Gil Santiago LISP in macros; and an introduction
in accordance with the AIA/CES criteria drawing; and plotting techniques.
(provider #F163). • Section 2 (w): Sa 9:30 AM –12:30 PM to VBA.
Please note: Not accepted by NYS for
10 sessions Sept 26–Dec 5 Prerequisites: PMA 402, PMA 389A.
LU credit.
Chris Ramirez • Section 1 (w): Sa 9 AM –5:30 PM
OneKey Account Information • Section 1 (w): M 9 AM –5 PM
• Section 3 (w): W–F 9 AM –3 PM 4 sessions Oct 17–Nov 7
OneKey user names and passwords are 1 session Aug 31 6 sessions Sept 2–4, 9–11 John Takacs
necessary for all students and faculty Phil Gauntt Gil Santiago 30 AIA/CES LU’s, 30 PDH’s
of Pratt Institute. Please see page 71 7 AIA/CES LU’s • Section 4 (w): W–F 9 AM –3 PM PMA 403 3.0 C.E.U.s $845
for detailed instructions. PMA 380 .7 C.E.U.s $235 6 sessions Dec 2–4, 9–11
Chris Ramirez
30 AIA/CES LU’s, 30 PDH’s
PMA 401 3.0 C.E.U.s $845
MANHATTAN CE FALL 2009 31
AU TO D E S K ® • Section 1 (w): W–F 9 AM –5 PM Prerequisites: Working knowledge projects; manage drawing layers and
3 sessions Nov 18–20 of recent version of AutoCAD® control object display; create, modify,
TRAINING CENTER Phil Gauntt Architecture (previously know as ADT), and manage styles; configure drawing
continued 21 AIA/CES LU’s, 21 PDH’s in addition to drafting, design, or tools, view and edit objects, and work
PMA 510 2.1 C.E.U.s $615 engineering experience. A working with connectors; set system definitions
Prerequisites: Previous AutoCAD knowledge of Microsoft® Windows® and display properties; use the Content
experience is necessary. Drafting, AIA XP or Microsoft® Windows® 2000. Browser, Content Builder, and Catalog
design, or engineering experience AutoCAD® MEP 2010: Electrical Registration Deadline: Oct 19 Editor to create, customize, share, and
is a plus. It is recommended that you This course provides comprehensive • Section 1 (w): W 9 AM –5 PM store parts; and label, schedule, and
have a working knowledge of AutoCAD® MEP training on how to 1 session Oct 28 distribute building systems plans.
Microsoft® Windows® XP or Microsoft® design, model, and make construction Tyrone McLean Prerequisites: A working knowledge
Windows® 2000. documents of electrical distribution 7 AIA/CES LU’s, 7 PDH’s of a recent version of AutoCAD®
Recommended audience: This course is systems used in commercial buildings. PMA 540 .7 C.E.U.s $235 Architecture (previously know as ADT),
designed for new users of AutoCAD The hands-on exercises cover how to in addition to drafting, design, or
Architecture. design and draw electrical lighting and AIA engineering experience. A working
Registration Deadline: Oct 7 power systems and how to turn them AutoCAD® MEP 2010: Plumbing knowledge of Microsoft® Windows®
• Section 1 (w): W–F 9 AM –3 PM into quality construction documents This course is designed for the new XP or Microsoft® Windows® 2000.
6 sessions Oct 14–16, 21–23 using AutoCAD MEP. AutoCAD® MEP user who requires Please note: Not accepted by NYS for
Phil Gauntt Topics include: The tools that are comprehensive training in the Plumbing LU or PDH credit.
30 AIA/CES LU’s, 30 PDH’s necessary so that you will be able to module. It incorporates the features, Registration Deadline: Oct 19
PMA 405 3.0 C.E.U.s $845 use Describe, the electrical system tools, and techniques for creating and • Section 1 (w): F 9 AM –5 PM
design process, and create a schematic editing plumbing designs with 1 session Oct 30
AIA diagram; add devices and panels to AutoCAD MEP. Hands-on exercises Tyrone McLean
AutoCAD® Architecture 2010: an electrical system plan; set system teach how to create 3D production 7 AIA/CES LU’s, 7 PDH’s
Advanced definitions, demand factors, and drawings while designing in 2D. PMA 543 .7 C.E.U.s $235
This course covers many of the advanced preferences, and use the Circuit Topics include: The tools that are neces-
features of AutoCAD® Architecture. Manager; add electrical equipment, sary so that you will be able to create AIA
You will learn how to set up a project, wiring, cable trays, and conduits to a 2D plumbing design that includes Autodesk® Inventor Level I
create tool catalogs and styles, and electrical drawings; add labels and plumbing fixtures, plumbing lines, and This course covers the fundamental
export to different output formats. annotation symbols and create schedules; defining systems; create construction principles of 3D parametric part design,
You will also practice different installation and publish electrical system layouts to documents that include the Plumbing assembly design, and creating produc-
setups, create new styles, edit section/ Design Web Format™ DWF™. Systems, editing Plumbing Systems, tion-ready part and assembly drawings
elevation objects, use ACE dimensions, Prerequisites: A working knowledge annotating drawings, scheduling using Autodesk® Inventor™.
display themes, and mask blocks. of a recent version of AutoCAD® Plumbing Systems; and create a 3D Topics include: Learn how to capture
Topics include: The tools that are neces- Architecture (previously know as ADT), plumbing design. design intent by using the proper tech-
sary so that you will be able to install in addition to drafting, design, or Prerequisites: a working knowledge niques and recommended workflows for
AutoCAD Architecture on a network engineering experience. A working of a recent version of AutoCAD® creating intelligent 3D parametric parts;
and configure projects; apply advanced knowledge of Microsoft® Windows® XP Architecture (previously know as ADT), creating, placing, and constraining
object display features using display or Microsoft® Windows® 2000. in addition to drafting, design, or custom and standard components in an
configurations, layer key styles, and Registration Deadline: Sept 21 engineering experience. A working assembly; and simulating mechanisms,
object profiles; customize design object • Section 1 (w): Tu 9 AM –5 PM knowledge of Microsoft® Windows® XP animating assembly designs, and checking
styles; customize documentation object 1 session Sept 29 or Microsoft® Windows® 2000. for interferences. You also learn how
styles and block styles; use advanced Tyrone McLean Registration Deadline: Oct 19 to document their designs using base,
design tools such as the Stair Tower 7 AIA/CES LU’s, 7 PDH’s • Section 1 (w): Th 9 AM –5 PM projected, section, detail, and isometric
Generator; and integrate AutoCAD PMA 541 .7 C.E.U.s $235 1 session Oct 29 drawing views; document assemblies
Architecture with other applications Tyrone McLean using standard and exploded drawing
and file types. AIA 7 AIA/CES LU’s, 7 PDH’s views; and follow drafting standards
Prerequisites: AutoCAD Architecture AutoCAD® MEP 2010: Mechanical PMA 542 .7 C.E.U.s $235 while dimensioning and annotating
Essentials or you should be able to This course is designed for the drawing views with automated balloons
add grids, fixtures, floors, walls, ceilings, AutoCAD® MEP user who wants to AIA and parts lists. Hands-on exercises
roofs, doors, walls, and stairs to a learn how to implement a mechanical AutoCAD® MEP 2010: representing real-world, industry-specific
building model. You should also have HVAC system using AutoCAD MEP. Projects and Tools design scenarios are included.
created output that includes different The course uses hands-on exercises to This course is designed for the Prerequisite: Computer competency.
views, annotations, tables, and legends. teach you how to determine energy AutoCAD® MEP user who wants to Registration Deadline: Nov 12
It is recommended that the student requirements, add HVAC equipment, learn how to implement projects, • Section 1 (w): Sa 9 AM –5:30 PM
have a working knowledge of ductwork, and fittings, and create styles, and scheduling with AutoCAD 4 sessions Nov 21–Dec 19
Microsoft® Windows® XP or Microsoft® construction documents using AutoCAD. MEP. This course uses hands-on exercises John Takacs
Windows® 2000. Topics include: The tools that are neces- to teach you how to use the Content 30 AIA/CES LU’s, 30 PDH’s
Recommended audience: Experienced sary so that you will be able to use and Builder, work with templates, configure PMA 407 3.0 C.E.U.s $845
users of AutoCAD Architecture. determine energy requirements for the display, and work productively
Registration Deadline: Nov 10 engineering spaces; create and annotate using AutoCAD MEP.
schematic diagrams; create an HVAC Topics include: The tools that are neces-
system with single line ducts, ductwork, sary so that you will be able to create
and fittings; size ductwork systems; and use templates, customize the
REGISTER ONLINE: my.pratt.edu and create construction documents. workspace, and set up and manage
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continued applying wall modifiers and creating This course introduces you to Revit • Section 1 (w): M–Tu 9 AM –5 PM
sweeps; controlling entity display; wall software, the AEC industry’s first 2 sessions Sept 14–15
AIA cleanup tools and techniques; creating parametric building modeler. In Revit, Tyrone McLean
Mastering AutoCAD® custom wall end caps; incorporating you don’t just draw 2D building plans, 14 AIA/CES LU’s, 14 PDH’s
Architecture 2010: Roofs, materials into wall styles; working with elevations or sections; you create a PMA 533 1.4 C.E.U.s $395
Dormers, and Slabs the Style Manager to manage styles; digital database of your building,
The ability to create floor plans is creating curtain walls and curtain wall comprised of 3D graphical information AIA
only one of the amazing features assemblies. as well as non-graphical data, using Revit® Architecture 2010:
AutoCAD Architecture uses to prepare Prerequisite: A working knowledge of the Revit predefined, parametric building Advanced
true 3D models of structures. You will AutoCAD Architecture or Architectural components. Productivity is improved This course covers a wide range of
explore the techniques used to create Desktop drawing creation and editing. through increased automation of con- advanced topics in Revit® Architecture,
roofs, floor slabs, and dormers. Learn • Section 1 (w): M 9 AM –5 PM structions documentation. New tools, continuing to build on the concepts
how to create complex roof scenarios, 1 session TBD templates, and constructions content introduced in the Revit Architecture
control edge characteristics of roof Phil Gauntt extend the benefits of the building Core Concepts course. You will learn
slabs, create and add dormers to the 7 AIA/CES LU’s, 7 PDH’s information modeling solution to the about site design, advanced rendering
roofs, and prepare floor slabs with PMA 504 .7 C.E.U.s $235 construction community. techniques, phasing and design
openings for vertical circulation. Topics include: General overview of options, creating families of custom
Topics include: roof and slab types and AIA Revit Architecture—introduction to the components, and collaborating on a
terminology; understanding roof and Printing and Plotting with philosophy of creating projects; working design. This course offers imperial
slab properties; creating and editing AutoCAD® with walls and joints; Revit family hands-on exercises representing real-
roof objects; controlling roof and slab This course is designed for the components; setting up views such world design scenarios.
edges and edge styles; sharing styles AutoCAD® user who requires compre- as sections, interior elevations, Topics include: The tools that are neces-
with other drawings; converting hensive training in printing and plotting perspectives, schedules, and project sary so that you will be able to import
objects into roofs and slabs; creating drawings. Create viewports in layouts, phases; study methods and techniques and export files; linking files; conceptual
and editing holes in roofs and slabs; complete with trans-spatial dimensions, for defining and modifying roofs; design; creating advanced components;
adjusting roof and floor lines of walls and then use the plotter configuration Revits rendering tools. design and analysis; Revit Architecture
to meet roofs and slabs; using Boolean files and plot-style tables to control how Prerequisites: Understanding of Worksharing; working with professionals;
tools for modifying items; creating the information is plotted or published. Windows® 2000 and XP operating and advanced rendering.
dormers and cleanup options. Topics include: creating layouts, systems, and some CAD experience. Prerequisites: Revit Architecture basic
Prerequisite: A working knowledge of modifying layouts and using page • Section 1 (w): Su 9:30 AM –12:30 PM course or have equivalent experience
AutoCAD Architecture or Architectural setups, creating layout viewports, 10 sessions Oct 4–Dec 13 using Revit Architecture. Architectural
Desktop drawing creation and editing. working with layout viewports, • Section 2 (w): Su 1–4 PM design, drafting, or engineering experi-
• Section 1 (w): M 9 AM –5 PM controlling object visibility in layout 10 sessions Oct 4–Dec 13 ence is highly recommended. A working
1 session TBD viewports, dimensioning in layouts, Tyrone McLean (all sections) knowledge of Microsoft® Windows® XP
Phil Gauntt plotter configuration files, plot style 30 AIA/CES LU’s, 30 PDH’s or Microsoft® Windows® 2000.
7 AIA/CES LU’s, 7 PDH’s tables, and publishing drawings. PMA 406 3.0 C.E.U.s $845 Recommended audience: Designed for
PMA 505 .7 C.E.U.s $235 Recommended audience: Course is experienced users of Revit Architecture.
designed for the intermediate-level AIA Registration Deadline: Sept 21
AIA user of AutoCAD 2009. Revit® Architecture 2010: • Section 1 (w): M–Tu 9 AM -5 PM
Mastering AutoCAD® Prerequisites: Students should have Basic Course 2 sessions Oct 5–6
Architecture 2010: successfully completed an essentials- This course covers the basics of Revit® Tyrone McLean
Walls and Wall Styles level course on AutoCAD 2009 or Architecture, from schematic design 14 AIA/CES LU’s, 14 PDH’s
Creating and editing simple walls in equivalent work experience. A working through construction documentation. PMA 539 1.4 C.E.U.s $395
AutoCAD Architecture is easy, but that knowledge of Microsoft® Windows® Students are introduced to the concepts
only scratches the surface of what the XP, Microsoft® Windows® 2000, or of Building Information Modeling and AIA
program is capable of. Take an in Microsoft Windows NT 4.0. the tools for parametric building Revit® Architecture 2010:
depth look at the creation and editing Registration Deadline: Nov 10 design and documentation. Creating Construction
of custom walls and wall styles in this • Section 1 (w): Tu 9 AM –5 PM Topics include: The tools that are neces- Documents
workshop course. Learn how to create 1 session Nov 24 sary so that you will be able to describe Have you wondered how to take a
impressive and flexible wall styles and Phil Gauntt the benefits of Building Information 3D model and turn it into construction
to use wall modifiers to create complex 7 AIA/CES LU’s, 7 PDH’s Modeling; use the fundamental documents? This workshop explores
wall features, including controlling PMA 500 .7 C.E.U.s $235 features of Revit Architecture; use the how to turn a model into CDs using
wall endcaps. parametric 3D design tools to design Revit tools like callouts, exterior
projects; create detailing and drafting elevations, interior elevations,
view; create construction documenta- sections and sheets.
tion; and use the presentation tools Registration Deadline: Oct 22
for presenting models. • Section 1 (w): Th 3–6 PM
Prerequisites: No previous CAD 1 session Nov 5
experience is necessary, however, Tyrone McLean
architectural design, drafting, or 3 AIA/CES LU’s, 3 PDH’s
engineering experience is highly PMA 534 .3 C.E.U.s $105
REGISTER ONLINE: my.pratt.edu recommended. A working knowledge
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images for publication design, fine arts, Students lacking a background in Drawing, PMFA 476 Basic Drawing Computer-Aided Design
presentation graphics, interactive sys- graphic design are required to take for Animation, PMGD 430 Elements of and Visualization
tems, and broadcast and web design. PMGD 463 Basic Layout and Design or Design or PMGD 429 Color Theory This program is designed for architects,
Students lacking a background in illustra- PMGD 468 Design 2000: Principles of and PMFA 452 Intro to Illustration. engineers, interior designers, and
tion are required to take PMGD 430 Graphic Design and Print Production. Required Foundation Courses: industrial designers. Expert CAD
Elements of Design or PMGD 429 Color Required Foundation Courses: Choose five. curriculum—from fundamental to
Theory, PMFA 429 Basic Drawing and Choose three. PMCG 100 Overview of Digital complete customization—combined
PMFA 452 Intro to Illustration. PMPH 481 PMCG 100 Overview of Digital Creation and Digital Media with special topics in 3D design,
Intro to Photography is recommended. Creation and Digital Media PMCG 210 3D Comp. Graphic Theory visualization, and scripting are included.
Required Foundation Courses: PMCG 180 Computer Comp (Mac) PMCG 250 Continuity Storyboards Students lacking a drafting or technical
Choose three. PMCG 304 Desktop Pub/QuarkXPress I PMCG 251 Design 3D Computer Anim drawing background are required to
PMCG 100 Overview of Digital PMCG 475 Intro to Graphic Design PMFA 479 Traditional Animation I take PMFA 428 Perspective Drawing
Creation and Digital Media Core Courses: Choose six. Core Courses: Choose five. and Rendering.
PMCG 180 Computer Comp (Mac) PMCG 202 Graphic Illustration I PMCG 202 Graphic Illustration I Core Courses: Choose six.
PMCG 422 Imaging I PMCG 224 Imaging for the Web PMCG 223 Autodesk® 3ds Max® PMA 401 AutoCAD Prof Level I
Core Courses: Choose six. PMCG 303 Adobe InDesign Model and Rend I PMA 402 AutoCAD Prof Level II
PMCG 202 Graphic Illustration I PMCG 305 Type and Design PMCG 230 Maya I Fundamentals PMA 403 AutoCAD Prof Level III
PMCG 303 Adobe InDesign w/QuarkXPress PMCG 240 Autodesk® 3ds Max® PMA 404 3D Model and Rendering
PMCG 304 Desktop Pub/Quark XPress I PMCG 322 HTML and Web Design Model and Rend II AutoCAD
PMCG 420 Graphic Illustration II PMCG 325 Intro to XHTML and CSS PMCG 241 Maya II: Modeling, PMA 405 AutoCAD Architecture:
PMCG 425 Imaging II PMCG 420 Graphic Illustration II Animation and Effects Essentials
PMCG 426 Photoshop Retouching PMCG 421 Desktop Pub/QuarkXPress II PMCG 254 Autodesk® 3ds Max® PMA 406 Revit Architecture I
PMCG 427 Electronic Pre-Press Prod PMCG 422 Imaging I Animation I PMA 407 Autodesk Inventor I
PMCG 439 Web Devel w/ Adobe PMCG 426 Photoshop Retouching PMCG 330 Autodesk® 3ds Max® PMA 408 Set Design for Architects
Dreamweaver PMCG 478 Illustrator CS4 for Artists Animation II and Designers using
PMCG 478 Illustrator CS4 for Artists and Illustrators PMCG 331 Autodesk® 3ds Max® AutoCAD
and Illustrators Electives: Choose at least two. Adv Char Design PMA 392 AutoLISP w/Visual Lisp
Electives: Choose at least two. PMCG 324 Dreamweaver/ Fireworks: I PMCG 340 Maya Adv Character Design PMCG 223 Autodesk® 3ds Max®
PMCG 213 3D Modeling w/form•Z PMCG 352 Adv Adobe InDesign w/ PMCG 422 Imaging I Modeling and Rendering I
PMCG 223 Autodesk® 3ds Max® Photoshop and Illustrator PMCG 435 Adobe Premiere Pro PMCG 240 Autodesk® 3ds Max®
Model and Rend I PMCG 425 Imaging II PMCG 436 Adobe After Effects I Modeling and Rendering
PMCG 322 HTML and Web Design I PMCG 427 Electronic Pre-Press Prod PMFA 480 Traditional Animation II II
PMCG 325 Intro to XHTML and CSS PMCG 437 Web Design and Graphics Electives: Choose at least two. PMCG 252 Arch Design w/Autodesk®
PMCG 352 Adv Adobe InDesign w/ w/Adobe Web Programs PMCG 213 form•Z Fundamentals: 3ds Max® Design
Photoshop and Illustrator PMCG 439 Web Devel w/ Adobe Model and Render I PMCG 254 Autodesk® 3ds Max®
PMCG 421 Desktop Pub I/QuarkXPress II Dreamweaver PMCG 243 Autodesk® 3ds Max® Animation I
PMCG 434 Non-Linear Video Editing PMCG 442 Photoshop for Photographers Game Level and Character PMCG 255B Arch Visual ACAD
and Video Effects w/ PMCG 458 Photoshop Montage and Design w/AutoCAD, Revit and
Final Cut Pro Collage PMCG 258 Mudbox® Autodesk® 3ds Max®
PMCG 437 Web Design and Graphics PMCG 468 Dreamweaver II: Web PMCG 270 Graphics Pro I w/C++ Design
w/Adobe Web Programs Standards – Content, PMCG 332 Autodesk® 3ds Max® PMCG 256 Arch Model II w/
PMCG 438 Flash I Presentation, and Behaviors Adv Char Anim Autodesk® 3ds Max®
PMCG 442 Photoshop for Photographers PMCG 477 Illustrator for Fashion Design PMCG 333 Special Effects Design
PMCG 458 Photoshop Montage and PMCG 480 Making Masterpieces w/ w/Autodesk® 3ds Max® PMCG 257 Arch Rendering and
Collage Corel Painter PMCG 337 Autodesk® 3ds Max® Lighting in Autodesk®
PMCG 461 Character Anim w/Flash PMCG 481 Photoshop: Channels, Adv Projects 3ds Max® Design
PMCG 462 Adv Tech in Final Cut Pro Masks and Layers: Essent. PMCG 341 Special Effects w/Maya Special Topics: (Four seven-hour work-
PMCG 477 Illustrator for Fashion Design and Adv Tech PMCG 360 Computer Animation and shops count as one course.)
PMCG 480 Making Masterpieces w/ PMCG 500 Digital Photography Visual Effects: XSI PMA 500, PMA 501, PMA 502,
Corel Painter PMCG 510 Create a Professional PMCG 425 Imaging II PMA 503, PMA 504, PMA 505,
PMCG 481 Photoshop: Channels, Design Portfolio PMCG 434 Non-Linear Video Editing PMA 506, PMA 507, PMA 508,
Masks and Layers: Essent. w/ Final Cut Pro PMA 510, PMA 512, PMA 520,
and Adv Tech Computer Animation and Video PMCG 438 Flash I PMA 521, PMA 522, PMA 524,
PMCG 500 Digital Photography This program is for students who wish PMCG 440 Adobe After Effects II PMA 525, PMA 526, PMA 533,
PMCG 510 Create a Professional to pursue careers in film, entertainment, PMCG 461 Character Anim w/Flash PMA 534, PMA 535, PMA 538,
Design Portfolio special effects, game design, and PMCG 462 Adv Tech in Final Cut Pro PMA 539, PMA 540, PMA 541,
broadcast design. Program focus is on PMCG 463 Compositing w/ Shake PMA 542, PMA 543, PMA 544,
Electronic Publishing the creation and design of time-based PMCG 601 Special Projects PMA 545, PMA 546, PMA 547,
This program explores new tools of media. Choose an area of specialization Independent Study PMAM 224
desktop design, including imaging, —2D and 3D animation, digital video, Special Topics: (Four seven-hour
illustration, digital typography, and and broadcast design. Study the workshops count as one course.)
page design. Gain knowledge of type- choreography and design of complex PMAM 224, PMAM 237, PMAM 238,
setting, page layout, color separation, animated sequences. Students lacking PMAM 245, PMAM 246, PMAM 247,
comp production, with projects com- a background in illustration or design PMAM 248, PMAM 249
pleted through the printed piece. are required to take PMFA 429 Basic REGISTER ONLINE: my.pratt.edu
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Professional Development PROGRAM EARN WHILE YOU LEARN Adaptive Reuse Re-Imagined
Series for Architects Sheathing: A Sustainable An existing structure presents many
Professional Engineers, ANNOUNCEMENTS Product for the 21st Century opportunities and many challenges.
and Land Surveyors This course, written by noted author Architects are sometimes reluctant to
Program Location
AIA/CES Registered Provider and lecturer Jeffrey M. Syken, is the use the existing infrastructure, hesitant
Please note that all sections are held
Drawing on Pratt’s historically strong first in a new line of web-based cours- to assume responsibility for unforeseen
architecture and engineering curricu- at our Manhattan Center, 144 West
es written by Pratt CCPS faculty. The conditions or they do not recognize the
lum, we have expanded our program 14th Street, unless otherwise noted.
course takes a comprehensive look at valuable resource they have. It is vitally
andregisteredwiththeAmerican Institute the five major types of sheathing, important to understand what is possible
of Architects, Continuing Education Pratt AIA Online Partner
examines manufacturing methods and given new technologies. Part of the
System (AIA/CES). For additional Programs Expanded
composition, and provides a broad challenge is to discover hidden features
approved AIA/CES courses, please see Engineered by CS Learning Solutions
understanding of the best projects for of a property to both preserve and
Autodesk Training Center, pages Pratt Institute is pleased to offer a
each type. improve the facility by applying creativity
30–37; VectorWorks and form•Z select curriculum of web-based AIA/
Fundamentals: Modeling and After completing this course you will and taking the care necessary to envision
CES courses at Pratt Online Center for
Rendering I, page 25. be able to: the end product. This course examines
Continuing and Professional Studies.
• Discuss the importance of sustain- the conceptual underpinnings as well
See our expanded online course
Please Note ability to the wood-based sheath- as the methods, materials, and process
offerings through our self-serve online
• For the Architect: New York State ing industry of reconstructing and adding to an
interactive courses produced by CS
Licensing Board law requires architects • Describe environmental concerns older building.
Learning Solutions.
to complete 36 professionally-related the wood-based sheathing sector Topics include: survey existing condi-
continuing education hours for every Visit ces.pratt.edu now, and earn
has addressed tions, code and zoning, planning for
three-year registration period. Of the while you learn.
• Name the five sheathing types and preservation (old vs. new), building
36 hours, 24 must relate directly to the key features of each charm and interest, the permitting
HSW (general health and safety of the Pratt AIA Onsite Offerings
• Identify the distinctions between process, the construction process,
public) issues. These lectures can be delivered on-site
different manufacturing methods and case studies.
• For the Professional Engineer and Land to corporate clients. For further infor-
for each sheathing type and their • Tu 9 AM –5 PM
Surveyor: Every New York State mation, please contact Karen Adler
performance benefits 1 session Sept 22
licensed and registered professional Miletsky at kmiletsk@pratt.edu.
engineerandlandsurveyormustcomplete Steven Zalben, AIA, NCARB
Course Features
continuing education. Professional 7 AIA/HSW LU’s/SD’s, 7 PDH’s
Registration Deadlines • Course qualifies for 1 AIA/HSW LU
engineers will be required to complete 36 PMPD 894 $295
Registration deadlines for all courses credit
hours of continuing education during • Complete the course as your time
are one week prior to course start dates,
each three-year registration period. Land permits-break, the system auto-
Analysis of Continuous
unless otherwise noted. Exceptions will
surveyors will be required to complete
matically bookmarks your place
Spanned Beams I
24 hours of continuing education dur- be allowed based on space availability.
A popular choice for the analysis of
We recommend that you register early. • Your credit is automatically report-
ing each three-year registration period. continuous beams later to be used in
ed to the American Institute of
* Please see courses with PDH’s notated. computer programs solutions has been
Architects upon completion of the
• Non-HSW designation: Pratt courses C U S TO M E R course
a classical method, known as the force
that do not have the HSW designation,
method in the structural engineering
and which have been approved through TESTIMONIAL • Print a Certificate of Completion
community among engineers and
the AIA, have been formally submitted for your records
I really enjoyed Roy Pachecano’s and David architects. This method had become
to NYS for review. • System maintains a secure record
Reck's class on “Green Design vs Historic the engineer’s tool for designing con-
of all your completed course work
State Approval Preservation.” It was very informative and tinuous beams and was deservedly
• Tuition: $85
It is your responsibility to check with inspiring. With the economy the way that recognized as the alternative method
the state licensing boards as to whether it is, I am trying find ways to reinvent Register for this course now at to that of moment distribution estab-
or not a course is acceptable to meet myself as an Architect. Your class gave me ces.pratt.edu to bring new knowl- lished by Hardy Cross.
its continuing education credit
much to consider. edge and insight to your work, and The seminar gives a detailed
requirements. Visit Pratt’s website at My business partner and I are in contract add value for your clients, partners overview of designing long spanned
www.pratt.edu/prostudies for courses to purchase a landmark house on Staten and projects. continuous beams providing the engi-
not acceptable to NYS or see courses Island. The case study of the Nix House
neer-architect with the geometric and
that state: Not accepted by NYS for LU gave me a renewed appreciation of the
restoration process.
physical properties of the beam rendering
and PDH credit.
a more effective solution to the design
For more information, visit the website I look forward to attending more of your
as well.
for New York State Education seminars in the future.
Department, Office of the Professions at Thank you,
www.op.nysed.gov/. Michael A. Biagioli, AIA, Architect
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Topics include: Structural engineering Analysis of Continuous the variety of houses the most diverse for noise control; indoor acoustics
principles: virtual work, bending of a Spanned Beams in the world. Carpenter Gothic, Stick and noise control; and outdoor noise
beam segment, angle changes along From successful long term usage of Style, Eastlake, Queen Anne, Second and abatement.
a beam, moment area method, recipro- analyzing continuous beams the classical Empire, and Shingle Style all emerged • F–Sa 9 AM –5 PM
cal relations along a beam, moment methods known as the force method via pattern books. We review the 2 sessions Oct 9–10
distribution. Layout and solution of the and the displacement method had particular importance of these and Alfred Yalaju, RA
n linear equations of the continuous become the selected tools of the their disseminators followed by a special 14 AIA/HSW LU’s, 14 PDH’s
beam’s geometry to its nth degree of designer’s choice for these structural segment on mail-order architecture PMPD 914 $595
indeterminate forces. From the solution, elements mentioned above. The dis- and the explosion of kit homes in the
a pictorial diagram will show the placement method has become today’s early part of the 20th century. We end Architectural Restoration:
beam’s structural response to the loads more popular choice for the computer with a discussion about the future of Motivators and Constraints
acting upon it. solutions of these beams. domestic construction methods. to the Preservation of
• Th 9 AM –1:30 PM The seminar introduces the engineer/ Topic include: a review of Timber Older Structures
1 session Sept 24 architect to an inner depth view of Framing and its Origins in England; This course addresses generating and
Kenneth Wagner, PE these classical methods mentioned Early House Styles; Chicago, Circa controlling projects involving architec-
4 AIA/HSW LU’s, 4 PDH’s above as alternate solutions to the 1830; Balloon Framing; Westward tural restoration, which accounts for a
PMPD 958 $196 method of moment distribution House!; Emerging American House significant portion of all construction.
implemented in preliminary designs Styles; Platform Framing and other The role of the architect in such proj-
Analysis of Continuous of continuous spanned beams. Improvements; The Role of Architects ects is pivotal; a pro-active architect
Spanned Beams II Topics include: virtual work; bending of versus Pattern Books; The Mail Order with a comprehensive understanding
Established in long usage for the struc- a beam segment; angle changes along House; The future of Wood Framing. of restoration principals can be instru-
tural analysis of continuous beams, a beam; moment area method; recipro- • Th 9 AM –4 PM mental in its success, and can also play
later to be implemented in computer cal relationships of deflections along a 1 session Sept 17 a significant role in facilitating these
program solutions, the classical method beam; moment distribution; stiffness Warren Ashworth, RA projects. Technical expertise must
known as the displacement method is factors; force method description; 6 AIA/CES LU’s, 6 PDH’s cover an extremely broad range of
today’s selected mechanism for the displacement method description; PMPD 940 $295 knowledge. The architect must be
design of continuous beams, the alter- establishment of n linear equations for thoroughly familiar, not only with cur-
native to both that of the force method the force method; establishment of n Architectural Acoustic rent codes and construction methods,
and moment distribution as well. linear equations for the displacement and Noise Control but those of the past as well. The role
This seminar will give an in-depth method; moment distribution; shear This seminar is intended for planners, of the architect in program develop-
view of an easier and more effective diagram-force method; moment architects, engineers, interior designers, ment, administrative issues and
solution for continuous beams than diagram-displacement method; force facilities managers and construction approvals, the technical aspects of
that of the force method. method versus displacement method. personnel who wish to raise their aware- restoration, and financial considera-
Topics include: theory of angle changes • Sa 9 AM –5 PM ness, sensitivity and technical knowledge tions will be explored in depth.
along a beam; moment area method; 1 session Oct 17 of architectural acoustics, noise control, Restoration often involves adaptive
stiffness factors for structural elements; Kenneth Wagner, PE and the related regulations. Though reuse or historic preservation, as well as
displacement method description; 7 AIA/HSW LU’s, 7 PDH’s related regulations have existed and broader planning issues. Beyond the
linear equations for rotations; moment PMPD 960 $295 been refined over four decades, serious technical and administrative constraints,
distribution; and moment diagram for attention is finally being paid to acoustics understanding, identifying, and satisfying
the structural continuous beam. An American Revolution: and noise pollution, as awareness funding sources can be determinant as
• F 9 AM –1:30 PM The Invention of Balloon increases about the negative impact of to whether a project is undertaken. The
1 session Sept 25 Framing and The History of noise and poor acoustics to human architect’s role in funding process will
Kenneth Wagner, PE Wood Frame Architecture comfort, health, safety and welfare also be discussed in depth.
4 AIA/HSW LU’s, 4 PDH’s in America contributes to irritability, reduced work- Topics include: motivators for restoration;
PMPD 959 $196 We survey the last 400 years of wood place productivity, sleeplessness, anxiety, dealing with municipal authorities,
framing in this country with a particular exacerbation of learning and hearing funding sources and contractors;
emphasis on vernacular domestic archi- disabilities. It makes practical sense that selecting and sourcing materials;
Registration Deadlines tecture. Starting with the house building good acoustics and effective noise control developing method of construction;
methods the colonists brought with be incorporated as determinants in the dealing with specific issues; construction
Registration deadlines for all courses
them and their European roots, we planning and the design considerations costs and budgeting: the Architect’s
are one week prior to course start dates,
look at how Americans began to take for projects. As an important frontline role and responsibilities; the study of a
unless otherwise noted. Exceptions will
advantage of the sumptuous supplies consideration for government funding representative cross-section of projects
be allowed based on space availability.
of timber here. The course identifies of projects, facilities acquisition and demonstrating various types (residential
We recommend that you register early.
particular styles of design that begin construction, noise control and abatement single family, multi-family, commercial,
to emerge such as Greek Revival and have become critical determinants for municipal); program requirements
Federal. We focus on the remarkable proceeding with such project funding, (adaptive reuse, alteration/addition,
and little known story of the invention and the impact of noise pollution is also pure restoration, historic preservation),
of balloon framing, which happened a critical component of environmental and architectural styles.
in Chicago in 1833, and why it was site assessment for facilities development. • Th–F 9 AM –5 PM
such a revolution. The idea caught However, the reality is that acoustic and 2 sessions Dec 3–4
on rapidly and moved west over the noise control are often overlooked. Martin Kravitt, RA
course of the next 25 years, abetting Topics include: introduction and general 14 AIA/HSW LU’s/SD’s, 14 PDH’s
the expansion of the Western Territories. information; properties and character- PMPD 916 $595
Balloon framing fed our avid interest istics of sound wave and noise; standards
in a wide range of house styles, making and regulations; occupational standards REGISTER ONLINE: my.pratt.edu
42 FALL 2009 MANHATTAN CE
PROFESSIONAL Between the Wars: the Golden Big Apple to the Core Brick Essentials
Age of Bridge Building Above all else, what makes New York Brick masonry is used in many different
DEVELOPMENT The 1920s and 1930s were the most the greatest city in the world is its ways in the construction industry.
S E R I E S continued prolific decades of bridge building the architecture. Almost every type, size, Through this seminar you will gain an
world has ever seen. More important, and style of building is represented on in depth understanding of brick masonry
Art Deco: The Architecture more bridges were built than at any Manhattan Island—from the sublime and its various uses. You will learn
of Boom and Bust time before or since—particularly in the to the grandiose. Upon entering the about the requirements governing clay
In 1925, the Exposition des Arts United States. The George Washington metropolis, the visitor is first treated to masonry as established by the American
Decoratifs (Exposition of Decorative Bridge (1931) would be the first long- the splendor of Grand Central Station, Society for Testing and Materials
Arts) was held in Paris, France. Its span and heaviest suspension bridge a complex maze culminating in a great (ASTM). The discussion will include
consequences would influence an ever built. The Bayonne Bridge (1931) hall with the night sky adorning the standards for both brick masonry units
entire generation of artists and designers, the longest steel arch bridge, while its ceiling high above. Nearby, the Chrysler and the mortar used in conjunction
not the least of which was its influence contemporary, the Sydney Harbor Bridge Building, winner of the great skyscraper with those units.
on architects in Europe and America. (1932), would be the largest steel arch race during the late 1920s, the height Participants will develop a full under-
Starting with the Zig-Zag era of the bridge ever built. Triborough Bridge of art-deco architecture in New York, standing of brick by size, shape, exposure
1920s, Art Deco, as it came to be (1936) would set the modern standard stands proud, the first man-made limitations, and compressive strength.
known, had three distinct periods in for linking bridges with arterial highways, structure to out-distance the Eiffel The advantages of brick to sustainability
America. With the onset of the world- while San Francisco’s Golden Gate Tower. A few blocks south and west will also be described. In particular, it
wide depression in the 1930s, govern- Bridge (1937), at the dramatic ocean is the Empire State Building, one of will be demonstrated how brick may
ment “make-work” projects would entrance to San Francisco Bay ,would the greatest streets in the world, on contribute to as many as twenty-nine
define the second period known as become the most recognized bridge in fashionable Fifth Avenue. LEED points toward certification.
the WPA (Work Progress Administration) the world. The Tacoma-Narrows Bridge For New York, the Empire State Topics include: history of brick masonry;
era. The WPA sponsored public projects would end the era with a humbling Building would be the culmination of review of ASTM standards: brick,
on a grand scale and architectural lesson on bridge aerodynamics for the art and science of building tall mortar; shapes, color, methodology:
designs of the day reflected this heroic bridge designers. This seminar will buildings, for the rest of the world it extruded, molded, sand struck, water
age of great works. By the late 1930s include a historical overview of bridges would become the very symbol of New struck, dyeing, and joints; wall types:
and early-1940s— before America’s built between 1920 and 1940. York City. To make way for the building, drainage walls-cavity, veneer, rain
entry into WWII—the great depression Topics include: suspension bridges, the original Waldorf-Astoria Hotel was screen wall; pavers: rigid underlayment,
was receding and America was getting cantilever bridges, steel arch bridges, demolished but reborn on Park Avenue, flexible underlayment; and LEEDS.
back on her feet and back to work. concrete arch bridges, and continuous where it reclaimed its title as one of the • Tu 9 AM –5 PM
This optimistic spirit, celebrating the truss bridges. greatest hotels in the world. Where 7th 1 session Oct 13
marvels of modern machinery brought • Th 9 AM –5 PM Avenue and Broadway form a “bowtie”, Brian Trimble
about the last period of Art-Deco 1 session Sept 3 NYC and the world celebrate New Years 7 AIA/HSW LU’s, 7 PDH’s
architecture: the Streamline era. Jeffrey Syken at Times Square. PMPD 918 $295
From New York City to Miami to Tulsa, 7 AIA/HSW LU’s, 7 PDH’s Rich in history and at the heart of
Oklahoma, the capital of art-deco PMPD 886 $295 the theatre district, the area has Bridging America
architecture in the United States, the undergone a renaissance starting in North America is a continent diverse in
Art-Deco style would be celebrated Bidding the Construction Project the 1990s with the restoration of the many ways: people, climate and, not
then forgotten as passé in the post- This how-to course is for architects, New Amsterdam Theatre. Aside from least of all, its geography. Many natural
WWII years. Sadly, many of these great engineers, general constructors, these great structures, New York City obstacles blocked the way for railroads
buildings have been lost, but those construction managers, sub-contractors has some of the greatest residences in and highways to traverse the landscape.
that remain are now cherished and all other construction personnel the world in the form of townhouses, Bridges in their many forms— suspension,
reminders of that great era in which interested in understanding the Who, duplex apartments and lofts. cantilever, steel arch, viaduct, bascular,
they were created. What, Where, When, Why and How Topics include: Grand Entry: Grand swing, lift, etc.—and the forces acting
Topics include: Les Exposition des Arts of bidding the construction project. Central Station; Deco Days: Chrysler on them, both dynamic and static, as
Decoratifs; the influence of Art-Deco; Topics include: the relationship of the Building and the Empire State Building; well as the loads they must resist: live,
zig-zags and lightning bolts; grand by contracting parties; understanding the On the Avenue: Fifth Avenue; NYC’s dead, wind, seismic, environmental,
design: The WPA era; and colors and project; overview of bid documents; Palace: the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel; literally tie the continent together.
rounded corners: The Streamline era. assembling the bid team; the role of the Crossroads of the World: Times Square; The technology of bridge building has
• W 8 AM –1:30 PM subcontractors; the estimate process; bid Art Nouveau Masterpiece: The New come a long way from the days in the
1 session Sept 2 day preparation; and the bid day. Amsterdam Theatre; NYC living: 19th century when one in four suspen-
Jeffrey Syken • Sa 9 AM–5 PM townhouses, apartments and lofts. sion bridges collapsed, exacting a terrible
5 AIA/CES LU’s 1 session Nov 7 • W 8 AM –1:30 PM toll in lives and property. In the 20th
PMPD 917 $244 Arnie Weitzman, CPE 1 session Sept 9 century, bridge building went from a
7 AIA/CES LU’s, 7 PDH’s Jeffrey Syken quasi- to an exact-science based on
PMPD 861 $295 5 AIA/CES LU’s, 5 PDH’s modern engineering principles learned,
PMPD 929 $244 very often, from bitter experience such
as the collapse in November 1940 of
the Tacoma-Narrows Bridge.
Advancements in materials, equipment,
methods of excavating substructures
(foundations), and erecting the super-
structure without impeding navigation
made possible the bridging of America.
REGISTER ONLINE: my.pratt.edu Modern bridge design and construction
MANHATTAN CE FALL 2009 43
techniques have made bridges an art • Sa 9 AM –5 PM Building Green: An Overview part of our lives, the places we live, work,
form, not just a utilitarian linking of 1 session Sept 26 You are likely to get a variety of and play in control of ours-and-space-
two points. Because of its geography, Jeffrey Syken definitions for the term “building ship-Earth’s destiny more than we realize.
North America has some of the most 7 AIA/HSW LU’s, 7 PDH’s green” depending upon whom you Topics include: Freiberg, Germany:
significant bridges spanning many of PMPD 871 $295 ask. For governmental agencies, A Solar Village; Toronto, Canada:
the continent’s most imposing water recycled content is typically most A Natural House; Vermont, USA:
barriers. The Mackinaw Straits, which Bridging the World relevant but for health conscious Greening the Green State; Tijuana,
separates the upper and lower peninsulas The Romans were the first great organizations, indoor environmental/air Mexico: Creating an Ecological Park;
of the state of Michigan, and the bridge-building civilization. Their stone- quality matters most. Paramount for Los Angeles, California: A Downtown
Carquinez Strait, which separates arch bridges—many still in use today— environmental organization is the level State Agency’s Headquarters Goes
San Pablo from Suisun Bay in Northern literally tied their empire together. of eco-disruption. In general, interested Green; British Columbia, Canada:
California can claim the newest Centuries would pass until a new parties agree that it’s all about the built Practicing Sustainable Forestry; Iowa,
suspension bridge, while the longest material, cast-iron, would be introduced environment being “earth friendly,” USA: Designing and Constructing a
bridge in the world spans Lake in the 18th century as a lightweight but “building healthy” focuses on the Green Highway Bridge; Pennsylvania,
Pontchartrain in southern Louisiana. substitute for masonry. With the intro- built environment being “people USA: Recycling Goes Mainstream;
Topics include: Pittsburgh: City of duction of railroads in the 19th century, friendly,” as both “building green” and New York City, USA: Vertically
Bridges; David Steinman’s Masterwork: cast-iron bridges were tested to their “building healthy” are two sides of Integrating Sustainability; Western
The Mackinac Bridge; End of Isolation: limits and failed. The introduction of the same coin. The US Green Building Mexico: Sustainable Design for the
The Lake Pontchartrain Causeway; wrought-iron and steel for all types Council’s LEED (Leadership in Energy & Developing World; Chicago, Illinois:
Highway at Sea: The Chesapeake Bay of bridges—steel arch, cantilever, Environmental Design) certification Greenest City in America; Boston,
Bridge and Tunnel; and Bridging the suspension, bascule, etc.—would allow program has provided the parameters Massachusetts: Big Dig Reincarnations;
Carqinez Strait: The Al Zampa bridge-building to evolve into a science by which environmentally sustainable/ China: Building Green on an Epic Scale;
Memorial Bridge. rather than an art in the 20th and responsible design and construction Around the World: the Visionaries of
• W 8 AM –1:30 PM 21st centuries. has become a practical reality in the Sustainable Design and Construction.
1 session Sept 16 In the 1890’s, the much-needed 21st century. Through graphic and • Su 9 AM –5 PM
Jeffrey Syken Tower Bridge joined the two halves of visual presentations, this seminar 1 session Oct 4
5 AIA/CES LU’s, 5 PDH’s London together while allowing the provides a broad overview of the topic. Jeffrey Syken
PMPD 927 $244 busiest port in the world to remain Topics include: why build green; the 7 AIA/HSW LU’s/SD’s, 7 PDH’s
open to trade. In post-WWII Japan, a origins of the green building movement; PMPD 941 $295
Bridging Gotham: national program to stitch the island- what is sustainability; understanding
NYC Archipelago nation together culminated with the the USGBC’s LEED program; additionally Building Healthy
Upon his arrival in 1609, Henry Hudson opening of the longest bridge in the Industry initiatives; health impacts from Did you know that pollutants inside
declared the natural harbor a place world: Akashi-Kaikyo. To link Paris the built environment; and design your home can be 5 to 10 times
where “A thousand ships could rest at with the Mediterranean, the French principles. greater than outside—and at levels of
anchor.” He then set about charting constructed the tallest bridge in the • Tu 9 AM –5 PM concentration up to 100 times higher?
the labyrinth of waterways that sepa- world: Millau Viaduct, and to relieve 1 session Sept 1 Two recent trends in homebuilding—
rated the land. Of the five boroughs the burden on the original 1938 Blue Jeffrey Syken tighter building envelopes and the use
incorporated to form the City of Water Bridge, linking Ontario with 7 AIA/HSW LU’s/SD’s, 7 PDH’s of synthetic building products—have
New York in 1898, only the Bronx is Michigan, a new tied-arch bridge was PMPD 890 $295 contributed significantly to the prob-
connected to the North American constructed. The proposed Bering- lem of indoor air pollution. Indoor
continent-the rest are surrounded by Strait Bridge would literally “Bridge the Building Green pollutants come in many forms:
water. The challenge of linking these World” linking North America, Asia ‘Round the World biological, gaseous, metallic, mineral,
disparate land masses by bridge and and Europe. The green building movement—begun radiation, and vapor. Unlike “Building
consolidating the great metropolis Topics include: Bridge History/Develop- in earnest in the early 1990s—has Green” – which takes an “earth-first”
began with the colonists of the late- ment; Tower Bridge, London; Akashi made its impact felt around the world. approach, “Building Healthy” is all
17th century and continued into the Kaikyo: The Longest Bridge in the From New York to Beijing, from Maine about people and putting their health
1960s. The story of New York City’s World; Millau Viaduct: The Tallest to Mexico, the environmental impacts first by creating and maintaining
bridges is the story of New York City Bridge in the World; The New Blue of the built environment can no longer healthier environments to live and
itself-they are one and the same. Water Bridge; and Bridging the be ignored in the wake of the industrial work in. In reality, both building green
Topics include: Bridge building: science Bering Strait. revolution and the exponential growth and building healthy are two sides of
as art; predecessors: the colonial period; • W 8 AM –1:30 PM of the human population on planet the same coin.
industrial age: the Harlem River 1 session Oct 28 earth. The release/control of greenhouse This seminar examines the topic of
bridges; two cities as one: Brooklyn Jeffrey Syken gases, electricity usage, water resources, building healthy. As part of the course,
Bridge; the ugly duckling: Williamsburg 5 AIA/CES LU’s, 5 PDH’s solar energy, groundwater pollution, students will view a videotape series
Bridge; cantilever classic: Queensboro PMPD 930 $244 eco-disruption, deforestation, landfill concerning the construction of a
Bridge; deflection theory tested: use/capacity, indoor air quality/pollution, healthy house and discuss the various
Manhattan bridge; Grand Arch: Hell the urban heat island effect, storm aspects of building healthy.
Gate Railroad Bridge; end of isolation: water runoff, light pollution, and sustain- Topics include: indoor pollutants, design
Outerbridge, Goethals, and Bayonne Registration Deadlines able materials, are all key aspects of principles, foundation types, exterior
bridges; form follows function: building green. Long ignored in favor finishes and interior finishes, insulation,
Registration deadlines for all courses
George Washington Bridge; hat trick: of the natural environment, the built doors and windows, airtight construc-
are one week prior to course start dates,
Tri-Borough Bridge; upper East River: environment has, by the 21st century, tion, framing options, electric, plumb-
unless otherwise noted. Exceptions will
Bronx/Whitestone and Throgs Neck become the priority of governments, ing and hvac, flooring, cabinetry, and
be allowed based on space availability.
bridges; grand finale: Verrazano agencies, environmentalists, corpora- electromagnetic fields.
We recommend that you register early.
Narrows Bridge. tions, and the public-at-large. An integral REGISTER ONLINE: my.pratt.edu
44 FALL 2009 MANHATTAN CE
PROFESSIONAL Building the Brooklyn Bridge: Very often stadiums serve multi-func- Chronicles of Security
An Epic for the Age tional purposes and/or serve as venues Technology: In the Age of
DEVELOPMENT Technological innovation and scientific for concerts, conventions, etc. Terrorism and Natural Disasters
S E R I E S continued advancement, political corruption, In emergencies, stadiums also provide This course was specifically designed
scandal, human tragedy and triumph, temporary shelter for great numbers for architects and consulting engineers
• Su 9 AM –5 PM the use of steel rather than iron—the of displaced persons. Sports stadiums interested in the design of complex
1 session Nov 1 building of the Brooklyn Bridge (a.k.a. have come a long way from the days security systems for large urban facilities.
Jeffrey Syken East River Bridge) had it all. The span- of wooden grandstands in the outfield. The program offers an historic and
7 AIA/HSW LU’s/SD’s, 7 PDH’s ning of the East River between Lower Modern stadiums represent the latest antidotal overview of basic concepts
PMPD 872 $295 Manhattan and the city of Brooklyn advances in architectural design and in physical security technology from
was perhaps the most significant structural engineering on a grand scale. standard locking hardware to state-of-
Building Naturally achievement of the post-civil war era. Topics include: The Coliseum, Rome; the-art digital computerized surveillance
Touch the Earth Lightly — In this seminar you will gain an under- baseball parks; Notre Dame (football) and monitoring systems. Two nationally
the mantra of the Natural Building standing of the materials, methods, Stadium; the domed Stadium; and recognized experts with experience in
Movement, expresses with just a few and systems used to design and build Memorial Stadium, Philadelphia. all areas of physical security will describe
words a philosophy whereby the built the world’s first modern steel and wire • W 8 AM –1:30 PM the effects of IP networks on digital
environment is in harmony with the cable suspension bridge: the Brooklyn 1 session Oct 7 CCTV Surveillance Systems, access
natural world rather than at odds Bridge (1883). Just as the Woolworth Jeffrey Syken control systems, and biometric devices.
against it. Emphasizing the use of ìnatu- Building (1913) was to be the forerunner 5 AIA/CES LU’s, 5 PDH’s The course emphasizes new design
ralî building materials such as adobe, of the modern skyscraper, the Brooklyn PMPD 934 $244 criteria to incorporate wide-band
straw bale, clay, earth, cordwood, etc., Bridge established the method and Internet networks for all security systems.
and taking advantage of passive solar means by which suspension bridges Capital City: The Architecture Case histories of security system successes
design, earth sheltering, etc., natural could be successfully and safely built. of the District of Columbia and failures experienced by the presenters
building proponents have distinguished Topics include: the history of long-span Selected for its location, vistas and will be discussed. They were directly
themselves from the more mainstream bridges; John Roebling, design engineer proximity to namesake George involved in the introduction of many
Green Building movement, which —man of genius; creating the founda- Washington’s home in Mount Vernon, unique and controversial security projects
focuses on ìearth friendlyî initiatives tions for the two towers; the anchorages; Washington, D.C. serves as the nation’s for public facilities (museums, hospitals,
such as recycled content, minimizing running the cables; the approaches; capital and depository for its rich history airports) and private complexes such
eco-disruption, and indoor air quality. suspending the roadbed; the terminals; and cultural values. Having been as the World Trade Center, CoOP City,
Topics include: Understanding the Washington Roebling, chief engineer; planned, the architecture of the city Educational Institutions, Healthcare
significant differences between the New York and Brooklyn in the 19th reflects best the growth, struggles and Institutions and other complex structures.
Natural Building and Green Building century—two cities, one bridge; triumphs of the city and the nation it Can a security system protect against
movements as well as their common building the bridge—the epic drama; serves. Destroyed by the British in the manmade and natural disasters in this
ground; appreciating the historical The bridge in use—ever changing, ever war of 1812, the original capitol building age of potential terrorist attacks or
background and influences of natural the same; the bridge as a cultural icon. and presidential mansion were re-built against the tragic event that took
building materials and techniques in • M 9 AM –5 PM larger and grander than before. During place on the Virginia Tech campus?
the development of human society 1 session Oct 12 the Civil War, the capitol building itself This timely course will explain how
and the built environment; exploring Jeffrey Syken served as a barracks and field hospital to upgrade security without creating a
both the cost-to-benefit and benefit- 7 AIA/HSW LU’s, 7 PDH’s for union forces while the enlargement fortress like environment that may
to-burden ratios of natural building; PMPD 867 $295 of the capitol dome continued in the alienate the very public that the building
defining the geographical influences midst and strife of war as a symbol was constructed to serve. Every building
on natural building material/techniques; Build It and They Will Come: and promise to the nation that the complex has unique area(s) of vulnera-
recognizing the overlap of natural The Architecture of Sports union would not fail. bility, and the special risk factors in the
building with conventional building Perhaps no other building type generates Directly across the Potomac, the following structures will be analyzed:
methods; and a review of hybrid designs more raw human emotion than does Pentagon building serves as the head- Museums; Schools and Colleges;
that use natural building materials. the sports stadium. From the days of quarters of America’s military might Banks; Hospitals; Hotels; Residential
• W 8 AM–1:30 PM “Bread & Circuses” in ancient Rome, and nearby Fort Meade honors its and Commercial High Rise.
1 session Dec 9 where gladiators fought to the death in fallen sons and daughters at Arlington Topics include: Door locking systems
Jeffrey Syken the Coliseum, to the most modern domed National Cemetery. Presidential and [conventional hardware to wireless
5 AIA/HSW LU’s/SD’s, 5 PDH’s stadium, sports arenas reflect its civiliza- war memorials abound and historic smart keys]; Card Access Systems—
PMPD 988 $244 tion’s cultural values and technical prowess. structures representing architectural various card formats—Biometric Devices;
No other type of structure in the built styles ranging from Neo-Classical to Addressable IP CCTV Surveillance
environment creates such a strong Post-Modern line its wide boulevards. Systems and IT managed networks;
emotional bond with the community it Topics include: selecting the site of the Upgrading Analog to Digital recording
serves. When a stadium has reached the Federal City; construction history of formats; Analyzing Risk Assessment vs.
end of its useful life, it is very often a the Capitol Building; the presidential Basic Security Solutions; Separating
traumatic experience for the home team’s mansion: The White House; presidential “Competent” Security Consultants
loyal fans to witness its demise. memorials; war memorials; The Pentagon from Opportunists; and Developing
Today, the two great American pas- and Arlington National Cemetery; and Specifications and Bid Package.
times: football and baseball, dominate miscellaneous historic structures. • Th 9 AM –5 PM
the architectural and structural designs • Tu 8 AM –1:30 PM 1 session Oct 29
of stadiums, providing tremendous 1 session Oct 6 Charles Schnabolk, PE
capacity and technological innovations Jeffrey Syken Ben Scaglione,CPP
such as retractable roofs, movable 5 AIA/CES LU’s 7 AIA/HSW LU’s, 7 PDH’s
REGISTER ONLINE: my.pratt.edu seating and even movable fields. PMPD 919 $244 PMPD 952 $ 295
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Climate Change Fundamentals Connecting Us: The Arterial Construction Cost Estimating Construction Specifications
for Design Professionals Highway System of the This course for project managers, archi- Writing
This seminar is an overview of climate New York-New Jersey Region tects, engineers and other construction Learn specification writing, techniques
change basics and their relation to the In combination with the region’s transit personnel goes beyond the unit pricing that give you a level of confidence
design world. The seminar is designed to systems and intercity rail systems, the and cost book approach and examines required to research, evaluate, write,
give design professionals the basic tools region’s expressways and parkways how the various trades arrive at their and edit construction specifications.
needed to begin to design buildings, provide the essential network for bids. The course will be taught by a Learn correct specifications writing
interiors, products, transportation and mobility of people and goods in the team of professional estimators whose language, use master electronic specifi-
cities for a carbon neutral world. Designers New York-New Jersey Metropolitan in-depth knowledge of New York City cations systems, as well as use the
will learn how to measure and mitigate Area. This arterial highway system construction practices will give an added Internet to research, evaluate, and specify
the carbon footprint, analyze and adapt directly moves people in buses, taxis, dimension and relevance to each topic. products and systems for construction.
to climate change risk, and learn carbon HOVs, and automobiles, and gives Topics include: basic estimating Topics include: The Construction
neutral design standards. access to the other “people modes”, procedures for CSI Divisions 2 Specifications Institute Manual of
Topics include: Introduction; effects; such as bicycle, rapid transit (bus or through 9; how to determine the cost Practices; specifications writing; history
what is carbon neutral and how do rail), ferry, etc. Along with freight rail of general conditions; an overview of of development to present; organization
we measure it; Standards – The 2010 lines, the expressways also move the bid day procedures. of a project manual; general conditions;
and 2030 Imperatives, College and vast quantities of goods that support Prerequisite: Blueprint Reading, general requirements and specifications;
University Presidents Climate Change the region’s economy. Unlike many Construction Methods & Materials or coordination of specifications and
Commitment, NYC Stds, U.S. Mayors other areas, the New York-New Jersey equivalent experience. drawings; specification writing
Climate Change Commitment, The region’s arterial highway system, including • M 6–9 PM techniques; structure and language;
Kyoto Protocol, USGBC LEED; mitiga- its key bridge and tunnel links, is provided 10 sessions Oct 5–Dec 7 three-part format; the “dos and don’ts”
tion and tools available; the carbon by a multiplicity of governments and Abraham Kovner, CPE of specifications-writing language;
footprint—Greenhouse gas protocol, authorities, in both states. George Lawrence, CPE specifications writing from the view-
The World Resources Institute; risks The roles of the agencies and organi- William Manfredonia, CPE point of the contractor; current
and adaptation—business, regulatory, zations involved have undergone many 30 AIA/CES LU’s, 30 PDH’s research and production techniques;
physical, investment, social risk changes over the past 100 years, the PMCM 104 3.0 C.E.U.s $685 use of master specifications systems;
avoidance and mitigation strategies; period within which the present network how the contractor views specification;
Adaptation—seawalls to power towers; developed. This course will review that Construction Cost Estimating: using guides and product evaluations;
and opportunities available: Design, development, focusing particularly on “The Bridge” researching and producing specifica-
design, design, Carbon neutral-buildings, the period from the 1930s through the Estimating provides the critical link or tions using the Internet; setting up
products, systems, cities. present. It will examine key influences “bridge” between the worlds of design your browser for research, evaluation,
• Section 1: Sa 9 AM –5 PM and “influencers”, system milestones, and construction. With “fast-track” and specifications writing; online
1 session Oct 3 points of controversy, current system construction schedules becoming specifications systems and online
Tony Gelber, LEED® AP status, and the outlook for the future. standard, the estimator plays a new and manufacturers systems. There will also
• Section 2: Su 9 AM –5 PM The course will also present and analyze important role in the design/construction be a discussion of The Contractor’s
1 session Nov 15 past, current, and emerging concepts for process. This seminar examines in-depth Guide to Change Orders, written by
Tony Gelber, LEED® AP policy, planning, design and operations the underlying principles, processes, and Andrew Civitello.
7 AIA/HSW LU’s/SD’s, 7 PDH’s of the arterial highway system. theories inherent in the complex process • F–Sa 9 AM –5 PM
PMPD 600 $295 Topics include: The region’s roadways of construction cost estimating. 2 sessions Sept 11–12
at the turn of the 20th century; emergence Topics include: estimating; types of Steven Danielpour, AIA, CCS, LEED® AP
of the automobile (1920s, 1930s); estimates/estimators; role and attributes 14 AIA/HSW LU’s, 14 PDH’s
influences, inside and outside of the of an estimator; rules of the game: do’s PMPD 836 $595
U.S.(1930s, early 1940s); bridges and and dont’s; industry hierarchy; the bid-
tunnels (1880s to 1930s); programs of ding process; cost elements and cost C U S TO M E R
NYC, NYS, NJ (1920s-early 1940s); categories (direct/indirect); overhead
Post-World War II (1950s, 1960s); and profit determinants; the bid package: TESTIMONIAL
new twists (1960s, 1970s); the maturing review/recording of the bid documents;
I enjoyed Jeffrey Syken’s, ‘Bridging Gotham’
of the highway system (1980s, 1990s); dealing with revisions and addenda; lecture very much. It was exactly the kind of
State Approval recent developments (early 2000s); contract documents/requirements; unit, information and presentation I find interesting.
It is your responsibility to check
and retrospective/ prospective. alternate, breakout, breakdown pricing I am a member of the “Friends of the
with the state licensing boards
• Tu 9 AM –5 PM and allowances; long-lead considera- New Jersey Transportation Heritage Center”
as to whether or not a course is
1 session Nov 24 tions; familiarization and the use of which is working toward constructing
acceptable to meet its continuing
Leon Goodman, PE, PTOE schematics; sketching techniques; the a transport museum in New Jersey.
education credit requirements.
7 AIA/CES LU’s, 7 PDH’s quantity survey: strategies, rough/finish They publish an excellent semi-monthly
Visit Pratt’s website:
newsletter and are looking for articles.
www.pratt.edu/prostudies for PMPD 924 $295 QS; formatting etc.; cost analysis and
courses not acceptable to NYS or computer applications. I plan to write a brief piece on what I learned
see courses that state: Not accept- • Su 9 AM –5 PM about bridges between NJ and NY and
ed by NYS for LU and PDH credit. credit your seminar for the information
2 sessions Oct 11–18
and even recommend your lectures.
Jeffrey Syken
For more information, visit the
14 AIA/CES LU’s, 14 PDH’s Thanks again for the great day of interest
website for New York State and learning.
Education Department, Office PMPD 862 $595
of the Professions at Gene Graber
www.op.nysed.gov/.
PROFESSIONAL Designing and Renovating Topics include: transition from analog Earth in the Balance
Carbon Neutral Buildings to digital technology, processes and Has the human race reached the
DEVELOPMENT This seminar will show architects, products of the media machine, “tipping point”? Are the earth’s energy
S E R I E S continued engineers, and interior designers how new trends in broadcast technology; resources finite? Is the end of the sub-
to design and renovate carbon neutral programmatic issues, structural issues, urban lifestyle a foregone conclusion?
Continental Divide: Bridging buildings. Architects, designers and mechanical/electrical/plumbing/fire Will the developing world's thirst for
the Mighty Mississippi engineers will learn how to measure protection, acoustics, lighting, energy be the straw that broke the
With the famous Hurd vs. Rock Island and estimate energy use and green- ergonomics, and ADA issues. camel’s back?
RR Co. case setting the legal precedent house gas emissions, design to reduce • Tu 9 AM –4 PM These questions and many others are
in 1856, the stage was set for bridges energy and greenhouse gasses in both 1 session Sept 29 on the minds of all of us who call planet
of all types and sizes to be built up embedded and operational aspects, Kent Hikida, AIA, LEED® AP earth home; from national leaders to
and down the Mississippi River—from adapt structures to the effects of 6 AIA/HSW LU’s, 6 PDH’s peasant farmers, the need for energy
Minnesota to Louisiana—thus opening climate change, and learn which PMPD 800 $295 affects us all—always and in all ways.
the nation to westward expansion and software tools are needed. Though the global warming phe-
linking east with west via railroads. Topics include: Review of the causes Designing for Museums and nomenon caused by emitting green-
The bridges of the Mississippi provide and effects of climate change, proce- Other Cultural Institutions house gases such as carbon dioxide
the people and industries of the region dures for measuring and mitigating This course introduces design profes- into the atmosphere is now considered
a vital link for interstate travel and greenhouse gas emissions, green sionals to the process and fundamental by many a reality rather than just a
commerce. The river itself very often design standards; basic overview of issues involved with creating museum theory, there is hope on the horizon
provides the border between states energy and greenhouse gas calculations master plans and exhibition projects that that through the use of “clean energy,”
and serves as a nautical highway to in reference to designing for carbon are visitor centered. Achieving the mis- mankind can reduce its “carbon foot-
the sea for the agricultural bounty neutral buildings; Overview of USGBC sion and goals of the exhibition at every print” on the planet, which has been
of the Mid-West. From the first use LEED green building standards; LEED stage of development is articulated. expanding exponentially since the
of pneumatic caissons and steel in certified, silver, gold, platinum, New Topics include: Experiential exhibitions advent of the industrial revolution in
bridge construction to the economy construction, renovations, existing that incorporate curatorial, interpretive, the late 19th century.
of cable-stayed suspension bridges, buildings; Overview of software tools architectural, engineering, managerial, Clean, renewable energy sources
spanning the Mississippi has proven available to measure and predict lighting, new media technologies, and such as wind, solar, geothermal,
to be an on-going challenge and greenhouse gas emissions; DOE 2, fabrication considerations. The exhibi- nuclear, bio-fuels, hydrogen, etc. are
proving ground for bridge designs Equest; Carbon and energy footprints tion team process and phased design all ways by which the energy horizon
and building techniques. in structural as well as operational documentation are covered in detail. for planet earth is looking more like an
Topics include: Mississippi River building systems; Embedded energy • Th–F 9 AM –5 PM opportunity for positive change rather
history and geography; Captain and carbon, Operational energy and 2 sessions Dec 17–18 than the doomsday scenario some are
James Buchanan Eads & the Bridge carbon; Case studies of leading carbon Brenda Cowan predicting. Perhaps the 21st century
at St. Louis; James J. Hill’s Stone Arch neutral buildings; So London, NYC; Larry Langham can/will be mankind's finest hour
Bridge at Minneapolis; bridge and Design charette for a carbon neutral 14 AIA/HSW LU’s, 14 PDH’s rather than the beginning of our end.
symbol: Gateway Arch – St. Louis; building (in class); New Construction; PMPD 978 $595 Topics include: The End of Suburbia?,
Super Bridge: Clark Bridge at Alton Green your design team, Brainstorm The Golden State: Follow the Leader,
Illinois; and New Greenville Bridge. problems and solutions; Set criteria for Designing Research and Third World Transformation: Opportunity
• Sa 9 AM –5 PM design decision making, Design carbon Development Facilities or Apocalypse?, Designing the Future,
1 session Oct 10 neutral building systems; Design This seminar has been developed to Wind Farming: Bumper Harvest, Fields of
Jeffrey Syken charette for a carbon neutral building provide insight into organizing the Dreams: Growing Energy, Coal: From
7 AIA/CES LU’s, 7 PDH’s (in class); Major Renovations – Analyze formulation and design of a research Dirty to Clean?, Nuclear: Reducing the
PMPD 931 $295 footprint of existing building, Set and development facility project. Risks and the Costs.
design criteria for the renovation,and The intention is to raise students’ • W 8 AM –1:30 PM
Design a carbon neutral renovation. level of understanding of design 1 Session Oct 14
• Su 9 AM –5 PM and technical issues. Jeffrey Syken
1 session Oct 11 Topics include: developing a basic 5 AIA/HSW LU’s, 5 PDH’s
Tony Gelber, LEED® AP understanding of the facility type; PMPD 975 $244
7 AIA/HSW LU’s/SD’s, 7 PDH’s developing an understanding of the
PMPD 601 $295 Rand D design process as it is applied EIFS and Plaster in
to a project. Modern Construction
Designing for Broadcast • F 9 AM –4 PM Exterior Insulating & Finish Systems
and Media Facilities 1 session Oct 2 (EIFS) has revitalized the plaster industry
Legislation and advances in digital Stanley Stark, FAIA —long dormant except for high-end
broadcast technology have created an 6 AIA/HSW LU’s, 6 PDH’s and/or restoration projects, as a result
immense opportunity for architects in PMPD 803 $295 of the rise to prominence of drywall
the broadcast and media sector. This construction systems in the 1960’s.
seminar introduces architects to the Developed in war-ravaged Europe
principles of programming, designing, Registration Deadlines after WWII as a quick, efficient, and
and executing projects in the broadcast inexpensive alternative to traditional
Registration deadlines for all courses
and media sector and provide informa- masonry construction, it combines both
are one week prior to course start dates,
tion on developing programmatic finish and insulating value to a building
unless otherwise noted. Exceptions will
requirements, determining S/MEP envelope. With a consistency compara-
be allowed based on space availability.
criteria, and establishing acoustic ble to a combination of Elmer’s glue
We recommend that you register early.
REGISTER ONLINE: my.pratt.edu ratings (NRC and STC). and latex paint, it can withstand the
MANHATTAN CE FALL 2009 47
radical thermal expansion inherent in Energy, Greenhouse with estimates, using more complex Ever Higher: The Quest to
cold climates and provides a desirable Gas, Weatherization programs. Participants receive two Touch the Sky
monolithic finish. Ideal for retrofits, Audits, and Capital Planning months of free technical support “Ah, but a man’s reach should exceed
interiors and/or new construction, EIFS This seminar will teach architects, engi- through support@chotkeh.com. his grasp of what’s a heaven for.”
was introduced to the United States neers, interior designers and facility Topics include: The applied terms and With those poetic words, Robert
in the 1980’s and has found wide and construction managers to perform definitions; the principles of refrigeration Browning summed up humankind’s
acceptance and use, despite problems audits (energy, greenhouse gas, and cycles, including the system’s compo- eternal quest to reach high into the
such as moisture penetration. This seminar weatherization) and then develop capital nents, their tasks and demonstrating sky, literally to touch the face of God—
also discusses the many aspects of plans to reduce energy and greenhouse the graphical solution to a cooling system; starting with the biblical Tower of
plaster systems presently in use. gasses while improving occupant the principles of Psychrometric Chart for Babel and culminating in the towering
Topics Include: EIFS—methods, comfort and improving productivity. identifying the moist air properties and skyscrapers of the Asian building-boom
materials, and systems; lath and Topics include: Energy audits for resi- changes in cooling systems; the Cooling of the late 1990s and early 21st centu-
plaster systems; veneer plaster systems, dences, commercial and industrial Load Estimation (CLE); the Information ry. The Great Pyramid at Giza was the
ornamental plaster, the Gypsum buildings, using standard and investment Sheet of CLE’s Work Book, the Master tallest structure in the world for 4,500
Association—purpose and publications. grade practices, monitoring and verifi- Sheet, Work Book Sheets and Summary years until 1889, when the Eiffel Tower
• Su 9 AM –5 PM cation standards and financial analysis Sheets. The Work Book contains the surpassed it at 300 meters (986 feet). It
1 session Oct 25 such as simple paybacks and return on project design criteria, room-by-room would only be 51 years later, in 1930,
Jeffrey Syken investment (ROI); greenhouse gas audits estimation sheets, reference sheets that the Chrysler Building would top
7 AIA/HSW LU’s, 7 PDH’s including inventories of buildings, fleets and summary sheet, including the Mr. Eiffel’s tower in the famous Race
PMPD 863 $295 and transport systems using software characteristics of selected A/C units. for the Sky—the great skyscraper races
and the development of capital plans • M 9 AM –5 PM of the 1920s, which the Empire State
Empire State Building: to comply with voluntary and mandatory 1 session Oct 5 Building would ultimately win in 1931.
Monarch of the Sky climate change standards; weatheriza- Ali Badakhshan, PE Not until 1972, when Tower One of
The public had an instant love affair tion audits for housing and commercial 7 AIA/CES LU’s, 7 PDH’s the World Trade Center was completed,
and an enduring fascination with the PMPD 909 $295
buildings to improve occupant comfort would the title of “World’s Tallest
Empire State Building, which rose
and work performance, while reducing Building” be passed. Rather than serving
phoenix-like at the height of the Great Estimating Structural
energy and greenhouse gasses. as tombs or as a defense against a
Depression, giving hope to millions.
Techniques include: R-value analysis, Steel Erection besieging enemy, nowadays, tall struc-
A product of the “Dream Team,” legendary
blower door performance testing, This course deals with the on-site tures help to promote corporate entities
builder Starrett Bros. & Eken and the
and infrared surveys; capital plan erection of fabricated structural steel and define a city and/or nation’s place
very capable architectural firm of Shreve,
development to identify goals, set bar joists, and metal deck. It will also in the world. Thus, the quest to touch
Lamb & Harmon, the Empire State Building
standards to achieve the goals, and cover what the estimate must include the sky remains an integral component
represented—as Col. Starrett said of
utilize savings in energy and greenhouse in the way of equipment; man-hours of mankind’s eternal ambition.
building skyscrapers—“the nearest
gasses to finance projects. of labor, and overhead. Topics include: history of tall structures;
peace-time equivalent to war.” The
• Sa 9 AM–5 PM Topics include: Contract compliance, The Great Pyramid; the great cathedrals;
Empire State would be the culmination
1 session Nov 7 relations with other on-site contractors, towers; and skyscrapers.
of his career and fifty years of skyscraper
evolution. The prefabrication of major Tony Gelber, LEED® AP and profit considerations. • W 8 AM –1:30 PM
7 AIA/HSW LU’s/SD’s, 7 PDH’s • Sa 9 AM –5 PM 1 session Oct 21
building components, just-in-time
PMPD 604 $295 1 session Oct 24 Jeffrey Syken
delivery of materials, fast-track scheduling,
Abraham Kovner, CPE 5 AIA/CES LU’s
assembly line-like organization of the
work force. etc., were all aspects of the Estimating Cooling Load 7 AIA/CES LU’s,7 PDH’s PMPD 920 $244
Empire State’s design and construction. on Excel (HVAC 1 and 2): PMCM 105 $295
Perhaps New York Times architectural Refrigeration Principles
critic Paul Goldberger summed it up The power of Microsoft Excel has made Estimating Structural
best at the 50th anniversary of the it possible to present a comprehensive, Steel Fabrication
Empire State Building in 1981. “It is simplified, editable and quick way to This course deals with reading of
State Approval
about height, it is about commerce, perform the cooling load estimates, structural contract plans and specifica- It is your responsibility to check
it is about entertainment, it is about using a self-contained CD package. tions making a meaningful take-off with the state licensing boards
views,” he said. “It is about the very This cooling-load estimating program is of materials, evaluating man hours as to whether or not a course is
meaning of the skyline itself.” aimed at the designers, design reviewers of labor and equipment required to acceptable to meet its continuing
Topics include: the evolution of the and project managers who want the fabricate, finish and deliver each piece education credit requirements.
skyscraper: 1883-1929; the site: historical simplicity of hand estimation with the of erection at the site. Visit Pratt’s website:
context; end of an era: Waldorf-Astoria speed and flexibility of computer. The Topics include: contract compliance, www.pratt.edu/prostudies for
makes way for the world’s tallest building; seminar starts with an examination overhead, and profit considerations. courses not acceptable to NYS or
NYC in the 1920s: the building boom of the “Terms and Definitions“, • Sa 9 AM –5 PM see courses that state: Not accepted
and the race for the sky; the designer: 1 session Oct 3 by NYS for LU and PDH credit.
“Refrigeration Cycle“, “Application of
Shreve, Lamb & Harmon, Architects; Psychrometric Chart“ and, finally, the Abraham Kovner, CPE For more information, visit the
the constructor: Starrett Bros. & Eken, cooling load estimation. The first three 7 AIA/HSW LU’s, 7 PDH’s website for New York State
Builders; thirteen months: constructing sections will the memory of mechanical PMCM 106 $295 Education Department, Office
the Empire State; and the building’s legacy. engineers and brief them on other disci- of the Professions at
• Sa 9 AM –5 PM plines. Participants can generate simple, www.op.nysed.gov/.
1 session Oct 17 formatted and detailed reports to submit
Jeffrey Syken to their clients or for their personal use.
7 AIA/CES LU’s, 7 PDH’s You will also learn how to use the
PMPD 891 $295 program as a control tool to compare REGISTER ONLINE: my.pratt.edu
48 FALL 2009 MANHATTAN CE
PROFESSIONAL Fire Protection Technology Forest Hills Gardens: Fuel Properties, Combustion,
The role and function of fire protection A Modern Arcadia Heating Load Estimation
DEVELOPMENT engineering systems are sometimes Conceived by the Russell Sage on Excel (HVAC)
S E R I E S continued overlooked during the initial stages of Foundation in 1909 as an alternative This seminar continues the HVAC series
a project. Instead of identifying fire to crowded city life, Forest Hills Gardens and expands participants practical
Far Horizon: The Architecture protection as a separate discipline, the was intended to be both an experiment knowledge in the subject field. Proper
of the World’s Fair systems are often treated as sub-systems and an example of the new “science” fuel and efficient combustion are
If it’s true that the future is where we bundled into the mechanical and elec- of city planning applied to a suburban the two major parameters impacting
spend the rest of our lives, then the trical engineering scope of services. setting. The 142-acre development in the economy and pollution of heating
World’s Fair—begun in the mid-19th As a result, key fire protection needs Central Queens has long been recog- plants. The seminar starts with describing
Century with London’s Crystal Palace— may be neglected at the critical plan- nized as the most influential planned the “Fuel Properties,” “Combustion”
has provided humanity with a sneak- ning stages of a construction project. community in the U.S. landscape archi- and finally ends with the “Heating load
preview of our probable future, as well Working the systems in at a later date tect Frederick Law Olmsted, Jr. and calculation.” In the third section, par-
as past and present times. With themes may lead to a lack of properly sized architect Grosvenor Atterbury’s master- ticipants can use the, “EXCEL CD
such as A World on Display, Monument shafts for fire protection risers, or a piece still retains its beauty, charm, and Package” program to estimate and
to Man, Century of Progress and Peace water supply that is inadequate to uniqueness. This seminar examines the generate a “Heating Load Estimation”
through Understanding, the fairs serve meet the plumbing and fire protection influences, conditions and circumstances report. Participants receive two months
as a venue for the free exchange of needs of the building. that led to the development of FHG and of free technical support through
thoughts and ideas for all the people Objective: To provide an overview of the successes and failures recognized support@chotkeh.com.
of the world. fire protection system technologies and nearly a century after its inception. Topics include: classification, grades of
The architecture housing the exhibits their implications on building design Topics include: city planning in the U.S. liquid fuel and types of gaseous fuel;
and/or serving as the centerpiece of and to help participants take full and European influences; the Garden fuel analysis and calculation of fuel
the fairs, with names like The Tower advantage of current fire protection City Movement; historical contexts; heating value; fuel-equivalent quantity
of the Sun, Unisphere, Trylon & technology. Its focus will be on the the community: then and now; and cost estimation; determining seasonal
Perisphere, The Palace of Machines state-of-the-art for fire suppression and landscaping and architecture of the fuel consumption and calculating the
etc., reflect the spirit of the fairs and fire alarm systems. Participants will Gardens; its influences and its legacy. actual fuel storage tank; natural gas,
the bold future they promise. Though leave understanding the concepts, • Sa 9 AM –5 PM LPG and LNG; heating cost comparison,
the majority of structures built are strategies, and architectural requirements 1 session Oct 31 various types of fuel; principles of
temporary and dismantled at their for the system types and have a hands- Jeffrey Syken combustionócomplete and incomplete;
conclusion, there are several notable on experience with various sprinklers 7 AIA/HSW LU’s reducing combustion pollutions; calcu-
exceptions still standing such as: The and fire alarm systems. PMPD 865 $295 lating the air required for combustion
Eiffel Tower (Paris, 1889), The Palace Topics include: fire suppression-water and excess air requirements; combustion
of Fine Arts (San Francisco, 1915), based and gaseous system methodolo- Freshwater Wetlands efficiency; flue gas analysis; boiler and
The Space Needle (Seattle, 1962) as gies and architectural requirements; fire Freshwater wetlands are steady-state efficiency; increasing
well as Moshe Safdie’s Habitat and alarms-device technology, networked regulated by Article 24 of the New Seasonal Efficiency in boilers; installing
Buckminster Fuller’s Biosphere from systems, graphical stations, and future York State Environmental Conservation gas or oil boilers; ventilation require-
Montreal’s Expo, ‘67. capabilities. Law. This course will cover the law and ments for boiler rooms; the EXCEL CD
Topics include: London, 1851: The Registration Deadline: Oct 13 how it affects freshwater wetlands in Package; the heating load; the cooling
Great Exhibition of the Works of • Tu 9 AM –12 PM New York State. The definition of load estimation.
Industry of all Nations; Paris, 1889: 1 session Oct 27 freshwater wetlands is defined by • M 1–5 PM
Exhibition Universelle de 1889; Mario Antonetti, PE statute according to vegetation and 1 session Oct 26
Chicago, 1893: World’s Columbian Eric Babcock, PE vegetation types. The NYS DEC pusb- Ali Badakhshan, PE
Exhibition; St. Louis, 1904: The Richard Thonnings, PE lishes official maps of the mapped 4 AIA/CES LU’s, 4 PDHs
Louisiana Purchase Exhibition; San 3 AIA/HSW LU’s, 3 PDH’s freshwater wetlands. These wetlands PMPD 906 $195
Francisco, 1915: Panama-Pacific PMPD 876 $145 are classified according to size and
International Exposition; Paris, 1925: their ecological functioning. Permits are Full-Spectrum Polarized
Exposition des Arts Decoratifs; required for certain activities, including Lighting Systems
San Francisco, 1939-40: Golden Gate construction, on freshwater wetlands Full-spectrum polarized lighting dupli-
State Approval and within a l00 foot buffer zone. cates the spectral energy distribution
International Exposition; New York,
It is your responsibility to check
1939-40: New York World’s Fair; Issuance of permits is also subject to and polarization characteristics of natural
with the state licensing boards
Seattle, 1962: Century 21 Exposition; SEQRA. In New York City, substantial daylight. This seminar will show you
as to whether or not a course is
New York, 1964-65: New York World’s freshwater wetland areas are located how to design a lighting system that
acceptable to meet its continuing
Fair; and Montreal, 1967: Expo ‘67. education credit requirements. on Staten Island. In Suffolk County, will solve the problems of glare, flicker,
• Sa 9 AM –5 PM Visit Pratt’s website: freshwater wetlands contain Black and poor color rendition typical of
1 session Nov 14 www.pratt.edu/prostudies for Tupelo trees up to about 700 years old. conventional lighting systems. Full-spec-
Jeffrey Syken courses not acceptable to NYS or Topics include: Definition of Freshwater trum polarized lighting systems are
7 AIA/CES LU’s see courses that state: Not accepted Wetlands; Mapping of Freshwater more energy efficient than any other
PMPD 921 $295 by NYS for LU and PDH credit. Wetlands and adjacent areas; artificial lighting system, and will slash
Wetlands Classification; Wetland electrical usage for lighting by 60 to
For more information, visit the
Permits; and Interaction with SEQRA. 85 percent. These lighting systems can
website for New York State
Education Department, Office • M 9 AM –12 PM be used for virtually all interior lighting
of the Professions at 1 session Sept 14 applications, including offices, retail,
www.op.nysed.gov/. Daniel Karpen commercial space, educational and
3 AIA/HSW LU’s/SD’s, 3 PDH’s institutional, and industrial facilities.
REGISTER ONLINE: my.pratt.edu PMPD 981 $145
MANHATTAN CE FALL 2009 49
Topics include: lamps, ballasts, fixtures, and the requirements for the structures Gimme Shelter Materials usage and waste minimiza-
glare control, full-spectrum polarized and infrastructure will be addressed. Aside from food, mankind’s most basic tion. Methods to be implemented to
lighting, lighting for the electronic Economy and Cost. Chernobyl and need is shelter. Nature provides the reduce resources consumed and waste
office, national energy savings potential, 3 Mile Island accidents: what went former, but for the latter, shelter, generated and increasing efficiencies
and more. wrong, what infrastructure improve- not since caveman-days has nature in the areas of: Energy consumption;
• Tu 9 AM –4 PM ments are needed to prevent future provided us with protection from the Water consumption; Waste water
1 session Sept 15 occurrences.Future of Nuclear Energy. elements. In this regard, the human generated; and Waste generation.
Daniel Karpen, PE International Atomic Energy Agency race has been at its most innovative in For the Facility Renovation: Green
6 AIA/HSW LU’s/SD’s, 6 PDH’s (IAEA) and Non-proliferation Treaty to creating shelter from the storm and a Building Renovation—Facilities utilizing
PMPD 993 $295 Safeguard the Nuclear Power and place to call “home.” a USGBC Leadership in Energy and
Processing plants. Our dwellings provide us with more Environmental Design (LEED) certified
Fundamentals Technologies and Please note: In NYS this course is only than just a place to stay dry, warm retrofit using either the LEED-Existing
Safeguards of Nuclear Energy approved for Engineers for PDH credit. and safe; they also reflect our culture, Buildings or LEED: Commercial
There are 436 nuclear power plants It is not approved for architect’s in NYS Interiors rating standard as a basis in
values, technological achievements,
worldwide generating approximately for HSW LU credits. performing an overhaul of existing
and make a statement about who we
one sixth of the electrical power • M 9 AM –5 PM facilities, even if certification is not the
are as individuals and as a society.
consumed. Approximately one quarter 1 session Sept 21 goal. Explore the competitive advantage,
Housing remains a touchstone issue,
of all the nuclear power plants is located Ali Badakhshan, PE potential profit, and return on investment
in particular concerning the expected
in the United States with one quarter 7 AIA/HSW LU’s, 7 PDH’s that can be realized from implementing
exponential growth of the human
of all U.S. plants located in the PMPD 968 $295 the green initiatives.
population in the 21st century. Post-
Northeast. The existing plants are • Th 9 AM–5 PM
WWII America saw the rise of suburbia
aging and will require renovation. Geotechnical Engineering 1 session Oct 1
or, what some have termed: The
The rates of fossil fuel consumption This course is for architects and civil Terese Kinsley
Geography of Nowhere. The lost sense
and carbon dioxide emission rise every engineers who want to obtain a basic 7 AIA/HSW LU’s/SD’s, 7 PDH’s
of community endemic of suburban
year, seriously affecting the Earth’s climate. understanding of geotechnical engi- PMPD 809 $295
sprawl in the post-war years has been
The current difficulties with fossil fuel neering or who need a refresher. You recognized by urban planners, archi-
supply and its rising price along with will also learn when you should seek the Gray Water Heat Recovery
tects, and developers and is being
nuclear powers half century of com- advice of a geotechnical engineer, what Hot water going down the drain is
addressed. Places like Seaside and
mercial operation have engendered a geotechnical engineer will need from a largely untapped energy resource.
Celebration Florida are representative
renewed interest in nuclear power as you, and how to interpret the informa- Until the invention of the falling film
of the New Urbanism; they are trying
a potential source of “clean energy.” tion included in a geotechnical report. heat exchanger, it has been impossible
to make right what went wrong.
See for example The New York Times Case histories will be used to provide to achieve high rates of heat recovery.
Topics include: the evolution of the
“News of the Week in Review” of examples of the geotechnical process The gravity falling film heat exchanger
private residence; the evolution of
January 28, 2007. and building code requirements. consists of a coil of copper tubing
multiple dwelling housing; the prairie
With any industrial construction Topics include: defining geotechnical wrapped around a vertical copper
style of FLW and its influences; suburban
or renovation a large portion of the engineering—when do you need a drain pipe. The coil of copper tubing
Sprawl and the New Urbanism; a man’s
design effort is accomplished by pro- geotechnical engineer; what to expect pipes the cold water from the street
home is his castle (literally); modern
fessionals familiar with the industry from one; soil and rock classification— around the drain pipe prior to feeding
architecture & housing; and trends in
but not expert in the design of the various types of soils and rock; the NYC it, warmed up, to the hot water heater.
neo-traditional housing.
process equipment. Building Code classification system; Recovery rates of 85 percent are possible.
• Th 8 AM –1:30 PM
The intention and objectives of this Topics include: How much energy is
subsurface explorations—what methods 1 session Sept 10
course are to familiarize professionals are used and how many borings should used for domestic hot water; Proper
Jeffrey Syken
with fundamentals, radiation, tech- piping for the installation; Residential
be done; foundation design—how the 5 AIA/CES LU’s
nologies, infrastructure, safety issues, case studies; and Commercial case studies.
need for a shallow versus a deep foun- PMPD 962 $244
advantages and disadvantages, and • M 1–4 PM
dation system is determined and how
the safeguard of the industry. 1 session Sept 14
a geotechnical engineer selects a pile Go Green Retrofits
Topics include: Atom and Radiation: Daniel Karpen, PE
foundation type; retaining walls—the This course is designed to help design
the structure of the atom; the fission 3 AIA/HSW LU’s/SD’s, 3 PDH’s
types of walls available; construction— professionals incorporate sustainability
reaction and its products; fissionable PMPD 953 $145
the effect construction will have on principles into the manufacturing and
materials; uranium from exploration to adjacent structures and types of building renovation process of their
conversion: sources of uranium and the inspection should be performed. facilities and go green. We will look at
basics of refinement of the raw material. • F 9 AM –5 PM various businesses that have integrated
Enrichment and Fuel Fabrication: 1 session Nov 20 green initiatives into their corporate
processing of the raw material into a Thomas G. Thomann, PhD, PE structure to obtain environmental and
product suitable for use in a reactor; 7 AIA/HSW LU’s, 7 PDH’s employee health benefits while at the
Nuclear Reactors; Fission and the PMPD 851 $295 same time realizing the economic ben-
Production of Electricity: the different
efits of improving their bottom line by
types of reactor plants, how they are
reducing costs and increasing profit.
used for power generation and the
Topics include: For the Manufacturing
supporting infrastructure. Storing,
Process: Establishing a baseline—
reprocessing and disposing of the
Assessing existing processes and con-
spent fuel and other waste products:
ducting an audit to obtain the metrics
the waste products and spent fuel are
to implement profitable green practices
physically hot and emit radiation. The
in the areas of: Energy usage; Water
problems with handling the materials
usage; Waste water generated; and REGISTER ONLINE: my.pratt.edu
50 FALL 2009 MANHATTAN CE
PROFESSIONAL Class participants will learn what areas • M 9 AM –12 PM Topics include: reviewing the various
in the LEED for Homes sustainable 1 session Nov 2 tools for preserving historic and existing
DEVELOPMENT guidelines and the U.S. Secretary of the Daniel Karpen, PE buildings as established by the Secretary
S E R I E S continued Interior historic preservation standards 3 AIA/HSW LU’s/SD’s, 3 PDH’s of the Interiors Standards for the
are incompatible. The seminar goes PMPD 954 $145 Treatment of Historic Properties, such as
Green by Design further to demonstrate how these preservation, restoration, rehabilitation,
What does a highway bridge over inconsistent guidelines can be resolved. High Steel: The Legacy of conservation; discussion of the most
the Iowa River have in common with a Finally, this course shows how building Steel-Frame Construction commonly used historic materials such
hybrid, passive solar house in the New performance can be enhanced in older When Architect William LeBaron as masonry (limestone, marble, sand-
Mexico desert? Answer: they are both historic structures and uses an actual Jenney’s wife moved a heavy book stone, brick, terra cotta), metals, and
green, by design. Contemporary historic landmark, a 19th century single- from her husband’s favorite chair and wood; identifying materials and their
design and construction practices that family residence, as a case study. placed it atop a wire birdcage so he conditions; developing a methodology
prevent environmental disruption Topics include: identify sustainable could sit down, the world would be for determining repair recommendations;
(a.k.a. eco-disruption) preserve and design principles that are in conflict changed forever. Jenney, struggling case-studies of current projects analyzing
protect natural resources, encourage with historic preservation guidelines; with the structural design for the the technical details.
recycling and/or use recycled-content/ analyze conflicting areas between Chicago-based Home Insurance • Th–F 9 AM –5 PM
alternative building materials, create sustainability and historic preservation Company’s new building, had inadver- 2 sessions Nov 5–6
healthier indoor environments and/or and be able to compile a list of design tently discovered “cage design,” Lisa Easton, AIA
follow the U.S. Green Building Council’s alternatives; appraise an actual which he incorporated into the world’s Kate Lemos McHale, AIA
(USGBC) LEED (Leadership in Energy case study which demonstrates the first skyscraper in 1883. Along with 14 AIA/HSW LU’s, 14 PDH’s
& Environmental Design) protocols are integration of sustainable and historic Mr. Otis’ safety elevator the sky was, PMPD 844 $595
no longer the domain of a minority of preservation guidelines. quite literally, now the limit. Modern
“fringe” designers, developers and Registration Deadline: Oct 12 high-rise construction still depends on Improving Public Health by
builders. This has created a profound • Th 9 AM –5 PM these earlier developments, adapted Greening your Specifications
change in the way we design and con- 1 session Oct 22 to the needs of modern design and This course will discuss the history of
struct the built environment. The rise of Roy Pachecano, AIA construction. Today, high-strength bolts green design including the research,
the green building movement, starting David B. Reck, RA have replaced rivets and sophisticated studies and experiments that lead to
in the early 1990s, has made designing
7 AIA/HSW LU’s/SD’s, 7 PDH’s space-age technologies make buildings the adoption of the LEED Rating
and building along “green” guidelines
PMPD 963 $295 safer, easier to build, and more efficient System. Participants will learn how to
mainstream in the 21st century. With
to operate. Still, the courage, skill and correlate studies to green design,
this heightened awareness, sustainable
Greening Your Facilities: resourcefulness of the people that understand the LEED rating system,
design and construction practices are
A Holistic Approach design and build these modern edifices and learn how to implement LEED
no longer looked upon as an oddity
Save the environment and money as you are as important today as they were in principles in specifications. The course
but, rather, as an expectation.
green your facilities. This course shows Mr. Jenney’s day. will teach participants how to create
Topics include: ecological design practices;
you how to “green“ your people, Topics include: Ironworkers: Cowboys and edit Division One General Require-
preserving the Iowa Greenbelt: construc-
processes, the bricks and mortar as of the Sky; constructing a 13-Story, ments Sections to cover the procedural
tion of the Iowa River Bridge; alternative
well as how to save money in facility 750K SF office building in downtown and administrative requirements neces-
building designs, techniques and materials;
operations and design and construction. Los Angeles; and history of tall buildings sary to make sustainable architectural
Feng Shui: an ancient art in modern
Topics include: green design fundamen- and the technology that makes them practices a reality. Participants will then
design; and heightened awareness: con-
structing a passive solar hybrid home. tals such as solar, wind, and ground possible. learn what has to be done to individual
• Sa 9 AM –5 PM water energy, and water conservation; • W 8 AM –1:30 PM specifications sections to make them
1 session Oct 24 LEED basics; solid and hazardous waste 1 session Nov 4 green and sustainable. This course will
Jeffrey Syken management. Jeffrey Syken prepare the general practitioner with
7 AIA/HSW LU’s/SD’s, 7 PDH’s Recommended audience: Architects, 5 AIA/CES LU’s, 5 PDH’s the tools necessary to implement
PMPD 922 $295 engineers, facilities managers, school PMPD 923 $244 green design principles in contract
administrators and superintendents. documents, will cover the technical
Green Design Versus • Su 9 AM –1 PM Historic Preservation: difficulties encountered with docu-
Historic Preservation 1 session Nov 22 Techniques and Methods menting compliance, and help the
With global warming no longer a scien- Tony Gelber, LEED® AP This course provides you with the general practitioner to achieve LEED
tific guess and renewed attention to it 4 AIA/HSW LU’s/SD’s, 4 PDH’s technical and theoretical information certification by creating enforceable
drawing increased development in our PMPD 829 $195 required for the examination, docu- specifications.
inner city communities, an emerging mentation, and analysis of historic Topics include: Correlation between
conflict between preservation purists Hazardous Waste Management structures and their materials. It will Sustainable Design Practices and
and new-age environmentalists has set The management of hazardous waste in establish a background for the diagnosis the Public Health (History of Green/
the stage for potential battles to be the past has been extremely harmful to and treatment of building pathology. Sustainable Design; Reports and
played out at the local historic commis- the environment, and we are paying the Also, provided is the increased historical Analyses; Productivity, Health and
sion, city hall, and the local community price for improper management. The and technical knowledge needed by Well-Being); LEED Credit Point System;
board. This seminar addresses the course will discuss the legal aspects of architects for the successful solution of Procedural and Administrative require-
emerging challenges and conflicts proper hazardous waste management. design problems involving historic ments for LEED projects (Division 1
of joining historic preservation with Topics include: Love Canal; Case Studies; structures. The course also enhances General Requirements for LEED
sustainable guidelines and offers Industrial Hazardous Waste Management; aesthetic sensitivity through exposure Projects: Section 01352, Section
ways to resolve these two major forces Industrial Siting of Hazardous Waste to the problems of restoration, adaptive 01524, Section 01810); What makes
affecting inner-city development. Facilities; Inactive Hazardous Waste use, and infill design of differing scales. Materials Sustainable or Green; and
Disposal Sites; and Identification and Greening Technical Sections of the
REGISTER ONLINE: my.pratt.edu Listing of Hazardous Waste. Specifications.
MANHATTAN CE FALL 2009 51
• Section 1: F 9 AM –5 PM Inland Sea: The Bridging of • Tu 9 AM –5 PM and delineations, and Concept Plans;
1 session Oct 23 San Francisco Bay 1 session Nov 10 Technical Design including Existing
Steven Danielpour, AIA, CCS, LEED® AP For the people of California’s Bay Area, Steven Zalben, AIA, NCARB Conditions/Demolition, Site Layout, Grading,
• Section 2: Th 9 AM –5 PM bridges provide the vital transportation 7 AIA/HSW, 7 PDH’s Stormwater and Drainage, Utilities,
1 session Nov 19 link across the broad expanse of their PMPD 895 $295 Lighting, Structural Engineering,
Steven Danielpour, AIA, CCS, LEED® AP vast Inland Sea. The topography of the Construction Details, and Soils Conservation.
7 AIA/HSW LU’s/SD’s, 7 PDH’s land has presented many challenges for Integrating Landscape into • Sa 9 AM–5 PM
PMPD 955 $295 engineers to overcome. Built simultane- Urban Architecture 1 session Oct 31
ously and within sight of one another, This seminar is for design professionals Dave Egarian
Improving the Energy the two “Great Bridges“ of the Bay: looking to integrate landscape into urban 7 AIA/HSW LU’s/SD’s, 7 PDH’s
Efficiency of Steam Systems San Francisco—Oakland Bay (1936) architectural situations. Its emphasis is on PMPD 823 $295
Energy costs continue to go up. This and Golden Gate (1937), opened within planting on slabs and in containers;
course will focus on improving the six months of one another and were exposures; and state of the art concepts Light Gauge Metal Framing
efficiency of one pipe and two pipe then, and now, considered engineering dealing with wind, drainage, irrigation (LGMF): Let’s Get More Familiar
low pressure steam heating systems, marvels for their complexity, speed of and environmental conditions. Architec- Long used for framing commercial
typically found in thousands of New construction, length of span, techno- tural integration of play areas, sitting interiors and curtain-walls, light gauge
York City buildings. Whether a boiler is logical innovations, deep-water foun- areas, special features (fountains, sculp- metal framing (LGMF) is fast becoming
fired by fuel oil or natural gas, this dations and innovative safety measures. ture, etc.) and streetscapes are explored. the framing method of choice for
course will show how to dramatically Straddling two major geological fault Topics include: products for waterproof residential construction. It is non-com-
improve the efficiency of steam heat- lines, the Bay Bridge’s western tandem membranes, soils, filler materials, bustible, dimensionally stable, inorganic
ing systems. suspension span required a seismic drainage and irrigation; design concepts (insect/mold resistant), lightweight,
Topics include: Pipe Insulation; Proper retrofitting while the eastern cantilever for paving, site furnishing, lighting, recycled or wholly recyclable, stable
Water Treatment and Water Hammer; span will be replaced entirely. The other play areas, etc.; plant materials, with prices, etc. For these and other reasons,
Sizing and Configuration of Steam bridges of the Bay—the Antioch, an emphasis on the environmental LGMF is widely recognized as the logical
Piping; and Venting of Low Pressure Carquinez Strait, Dumbarton and conditions, exposures, winds, and alternative to traditional wood frame
Steam Systems. Richmond-Rafael-employ a variety of seasonal aspects; a maintenance construction. This seminar provides an
• M 9 AM –12 PM bridge types. Schemes to turn the schedule for project follow-up. in-depth overview of the prescriptive
1 session Nov 23 Bay into a fresh-water lake by creating • F 9 AM –5 PM method for the design and construction
Daniel Karpen, PE salt-water barriers, and bridges proposed 1 session Nov 20 of LGMF structures.
3 AIA/HSW LU’s/SD’s, 3 PDH’s but never built are fascinating for their Charles Turofsky, RLA Topics include: safety precautions,
PMPD 956 $145 boldness and engineering prowess. 7 AIA/HSW LU’s/SD’s fasteners, design and standardization,
Topics include: long-span suspension PMPD 866 $295 foundations, floor joists, load-bearing
Indoor Air Quality bridges, tandem suspension bridges, walls and non-load-bearing walls,
Indoor air quality continues to be an cable-stay bridges, cantilever bridges, Land Use Engineering specialty framing, utilities, thermal
important issue in the management of truss bridges, vertical lift bridges, and This land use-engineering course will factors, exterior finishes, roofs, and
buildings. This course focuses on the deep-bore tunnels. follow the development of a site plan design of example house.
prevention, identification, and remedia- • Sa 9 AM –5 PM design for a commercial or industrial • Su 9 AM –5 PM
tion of indoor air quality problems in 1 session Nov 21 project. Three major areas will be 1 session Nov 8
buildings. The emphasis is on proper Jeffrey Syken explored: the site selection process, Jeffrey Syken
engineering and architectural design. 7 AIA/HSW LU’s, 7 PDH’s preliminary technical and survey work, 7 AIA/HSW LU’s, 7 PDH’s
Since identification of indoor air quality PMPD 905 $295 and site design. In the site selection PMPD 877 $295
problems usually starts with complaints process the following factors are con-
from building occupants, students learn Integrating Accessibility sidered: the proposed use vs. the zoning
to implement the surveys needed to Accessibility for the disabled is not just of the property, the zoning analysis, Registration Deadlines
identify the source of problems. In many the law, it is also good practice. It environmental and government restric-
Registration deadlines for all courses
cases, problems may stem from multiple provides an opportunity to mainstream tions to development, available utilities,
are one week prior to course start dates,
sources because of system neglect and facilities components in a way that local support or opposition, and a cost
unless otherwise noted. Exceptions will
poor design. Remediation, including both the able and the not so able will analysis. Topics under preliminary survey
be allowed based on space availability.
cost estimating, is also covered. find accessible. This is not always easily and technical work include property and
We recommend that you register early.
Topics include: prevention, identification, accomplished in new buildings, as topographic surveys, phase 1 environ-
and remediation. existing spaces are usually more of a mental investigations, field assessments
• M 1–4 PM challenge to retrofit. This course exam- of environmental restrictions, and the
1 session Nov 23 ines ways in which the ADA and its development of concept plans. Finally,
Daniel Karpen, PE variants can be creatively interpreted a step-by-step design procedure will
3 AIA/HSW LU’s/SD’s, 3 PDH’s and used as guides to accomplishing be followed consisting of site layout,
PMPD 951 $145 universal accessibility. You will learn to grading, drainage, utilities, lighting,
meet the spirit of the law and not just and related design considerations.
see it a bothersome restriction Topics include: the Project Team; Site
imposed by the law. Selection, which includes Zoning Analysis,
Topics include: the law-existing, proposed Environmental restrictions, Utilities,
and exceptions; methods and technology; Government restrictions, and Local
new and retrofitted facilities; and case support or opposition; Preliminary Technical
studies. Particular attention is given to Work that includes the property survey,
the new 2004 ADAAG and to the new Topographic survey, Phase 1 Environmental
2008 New York City Building Code. Assessment, Environmental surveys REGISTER ONLINE: my.pratt.edu
52 FALL 2009 MANHATTAN CE
PROFESSIONAL Matrix Analysis for Continuous Modern Architecture World Tour Modern Drywall
Spanned Beams and Multilevel Around the world, modern architecture Construction Systems
DEVELOPMENT Building Frames makes a statement about the civiliza- Since the 1960’s, gypsum drywall
S E R I E S continued The use of matrix analysis for the tion and culture that created it, no less construction systems have replaced
solution of a set of linear equations so than the Pyramids at Giza or the plaster as the material of choice for
Masters of Architecture I: comprised of a number of unknown Parthenon in Athens did for the interior construction. The most widely-
Pei, Gehry & Kahn forces or displacements for continuous ancient Egyptians and Greeks. How used building material, gypsum board
Through documentary presentations, beams and multilevel building frames does a nation tell the world it has panel product’s manufacture and sales
this first in a series, Masters of aids the architect/engineer with a arrived on the world stage? Answer: levels are often used by industry observers
Architecture I, helps students to direct approach and skillful way of Construct the world’s tallest buildings, and economists as a barometer by which
understand the life, work, and impact solving these linear equations avoiding as did Malaysia with the Petronas the relative health of the construction
of three of the most prominent 20th the repetitive manipulations of alge- Towers in their capitol, Kuala Lumpur. industry is determined. Used as interior
century architects: I.M. Pei, Frank braic time consuming methods for When an event is to be commemorated finishes for walls and ceilings, exterior
Gehry, and Louis Kahn. determining the required unknowns for posterity, what should be done? enclosures, fire-resistance and sound
Known for his innovative use of mentioned above. Answer: Design and build a museum control, drywall construction is a major
space and light, I.M. Pei designed such The applied mathematics of matrixes, whose architecture alone epitomizes component of new construction, reno-
public buildings as the JFK Library in iterative methods for the solution of the event, such as The Jewish Museum vations, restoration, rehabilitation and
Boston; the East Wing of the National linear equations and the determinants in Berlin does for the Holocaust. In retrofit projects. With the use of recycling
Gallery of Art in Washington, DC; The of matrices will be discussed along Missouri, an arch of gargantuan pro- of waste gypsum board, synthetic
Miho Museum in Japan; the Pyramide with some theories of matrix mechanics portions, symbolizing St. Louis as the gypsum (a by-product of power plant
du Louvre in Paris; and The Rock & Roll that will simplify the solutions for linear “Gateway to the West,” was built to chimney flue emissions) and light gauge
Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio. algebraic equations. dominate that city’s skyline. Modern metal framing made from 100% post-
Canadian Frank Gehry, perhaps the Topics include: Matrix applications and architecture, at its best, provides not consumer recycled steel, drywall construc-
best-known architect in the world today, theories for the solutions of linear only places to live, work, play, and tion is one of the “greenest“ construction
creates structures that generate an emo- equations; the use of determinants contemplate, but also three-dimensional systems presently in use. This seminar
tional response, such as the Guggenheim of matrices employing the Cramer’s spaces that make us aware of and part includes an in-depth examination of this
Museum in Bilbao, Spain, and Disney rule for the solution of n simultaneous of the wider world around us. important—and often misunderstood,
Hall in downtown Los Angeles. linear equations with unknowns; the Topics include: Malaysia: Cesar Pelli’s element of design & construction.
Louis Kahn, the child of Estonian Gauss-Seidel method, an iterative Petronas Towers; Japan: Toyo Ito’s Topics include: its history and manufac-
immigrants,found his place in architec- process that converges to the correct Multimedia Library; France: Jean Nouvel’s turing process, “green“ aspects of
ture late in life, yet designed the Kimbell values even if arithmetic errors occur Housing Project; Spain: Frank Gehry’s drywall construction, advantages,
Art Museum in Dallas, Texas, and the in the process; the employment of the Guggenheim Museum; Portugal: Alviro products and accessories, assemblies,
Capital Complex at Dhaka, Bangladesh. inverse of a matrix to determine the Siza’s School of Architecture; Sweden: fire resistance and sound control,
Interviews with the architects illuminate solution for a set of linear algebraic Santiago Calatrava’s “Turning Torso:” finish level, The Gypsum Association
how their personal backgrounds equations; the use of the pivotal con- Finland: Alvar Aalto’s Municipal Center; —its purpose and publications.
influenced their careers, which helps densation method for the solution of Germany: Daniel Libeskind’s Jewish • Su 9 AM –5 PM
students to understand the philosophy a set of linear algebraic equations; and Museum; Switzerland: Peter Zumthor’s 1 session Nov 15
behind their designs and how these actual sets of linear equations from Thermal Baths; America: Eero Saarinen’s Jeffrey Syken
principles have influenced other architects. the analysis of a continuous spanned Gateway Arch. 7 AIA/HSW LU’s, 7 PDH’s
A seminar booklet further documenting beam as well as a multilevel building • W 8 AM –1:30 PM PMPD 864 $295
the lives and work of these great frame will be used for the lecture. 1 session Nov 18
architects is distributed and discussed. • Th 9 AM –1:30 PM Jeffrey Syken Mold Remediation: How to
Please note: Not accepted by NYS for 1 session Oct 15 5 AIA/CES LU’s, 5 PDH’s Detect Mold and Clean Mold
LU or PDH credit. Kenneth Wagner PMPD 943 $244 Mold is a growing concern. National
• W 8 AM –1:30 PM 4 AIA/HSW LU’s 4 PDH’s media attention has alerted the public
1 session Nov 11 PMPD 976 $196 to the destructive and possibly toxic
Jeffrey Syken dangers of hidden mold spores that
5 AIA/CES LU’s could affect their family’s health and their
PMPD 942 $244 homes, schools, and work places. Many
people spend as much as 90% of their
time indoors and are not aware of the
health hazards created by this pollutant.
Topics include: How to detect mold,
understanding the different types of
mold spores, how to test for mold,
interpretations of the guide lines,
mold cleanup, how to find hidden
mold, mold remediation in our homes,
mold remediation in our schools and
commercial buildings.
Registration Deadline: Aug 19
• Section 1: W 6–9 PM Museums: The Architecture New Accessibility Requirements New Accessibility Requirements
6 sessions Sept 2–Oct 7 of Art for Commercial Occupancies for Residential Occupancies
Joseph P. Majewski, FCPE, PE Architecture is the “Mother of the United Spinal Association provides United Spinal Association contributes
Alex MacKenzie, CPE Arts.” Perhaps no other aspect of archi- technical assistance on the latest state to the development of city, state and
18 AIA/HSW LU’s, 18 PDH’s tectural design expresses this maxim as and federal accessibility requirements national accessibility requirements
PMERM 502 $575 much as museums do. Meant to house throughout the country. The focus of (including the International Codes
great collections of art—paintings, this course is the accessibility require- Council’s national accessibility standard
Monumental Architecture: sculpture, furniture, and antiquities— ments of the New York City ANSI A117.1). The focus of this course
A Gift to the Ages these structures very often take on the Construction Code and the Revised is the accessibility requirements of the
More than any other type of architecture, mantle of works of art themselves, as ADA/ABA Accessibility Guidelines and New York City Construction Code and
monumental architecture conveys both do the spiral ramps and cubist facades their impact on commercial occupancies. the Fair Housing Amendments Act’s
a statement about the civilization that of the Guggenheim Museums in New The class curriculum was developed Accessibility Guidelines and their
created it and why it created it for York City and Bilbao, Spain, respectively. with the Mayor’s Office for People with impact on residential occupancies.
posterity. Whether it is a tomb for Modern architecture is well represented Disabilities (MOPD) and the New York The class curriculum was developed
a nation’s leader, such as the Great in museum design—from the novel City Department of Buildings. with the Mayor’s Office for People
Pyramid; the Eiffel Tower, a tower with structural system of the Pompidou Topics include: applicable federal acces- with Disabilities (MOPD) and the
no useful purpose initially other than Center, which utilizes posts, fulcrums, sibility requirements and when they are New York City Department of Buildings.
to demonstrate technical prowess; or and trusses, to the controversial glass applicable; review of new requirements Topics include: review of new require-
a statue on a pedestal at the entry to space-frame pyramid addition, to the impacting access to commercial buildings, ments impacting access to multi-family
New York Harbor commemorating liberty most famous museum in the world, effective and phase in dates and how residential buildings, effective and
and the friendship of two sister republics, The Louvre, both in Paris. I.M. Pei’s NYC’s access requirements differ from phase in dates and how NYC’s access
monumental architecture is meant to “Museum on the Mountain” at the federal guidelines; comparing these new requirements differ from federal guide-
transcend time and space with its very Miho Museum, situated on a remote requirements to NYC’s original accessi- lines; additional requirements impacting
form. Mount Rushmore and the mountainside near Kyoto, Japan, is bility requirements— Local Law 58; federal fund recipients; definitions and
Presidential Memorials commemorate a study in harmoniously blending a accessibility requirements pertaining to differences between Accessible,
America’s greatest leaders while the structure to its surroundings. Similarly, parking, exterior routes, entrances, vertical Adaptable, Type A and Type B dwelling
Gateway Arch in St. Louis memorializes Richard Meier’s Getty Center, atop a accessibility, plumbing fixtures, and units; differences between city and
America’s westward expansion. As was hillside overlooking Los Angeles, is a Accessible Means of Egress; accessibility federal accessibility requirements and
the case for the Eiffel Tower, the triumph of mastering not only a requirements impacting changes of how they each apply to site design,
Unisphere served as the centerpiece of difficult site, a complex plan (including occupancy, additions and alterations to exterior routes, building entrances,
a world’s fair and remains a permanent multiple structures), and a demanding primary function areas within a building. public and common use areas; options
symbol of man’s achievement long construction schedule, but also, of Participants will be encouraged to bring for bathroom and kitchen design;
after the fair has ended. Monumental satisfying the demands of a determined design sketches and questions to discuss impact of these requirements on
architecture can be functional as well client. The best and the worst of with the presenter and share with the Transient and Institutional occupancies.
as serving, for example, as a high-speed modern architecture are most often class during the discussion of each topic. Participants will be encouraged to
TGV train station in Lyons, France. found in the designs of these most Handouts will include applicable bring design sketches and questions to
Monumental architecture is often public of public buildings. scoping and reference standard materials discuss with the presenter and share
at its best when commemorating great Topics include: The George Pompidou to support class topics. with the class during the discussion
events in human history. Good monu- Center, The Musee D’Orsay, and The • Th 9 AM –5 PM of each topic. Handouts will include
mental architecture always generates Louvre, Paris; The National Gallery of Art, 1 session Nov 12 applicable scoping and reference standard
a strong emotional response from Washington, DC; The Rock & Roll Hall of Dominic Marinelli materials to support class topics.
the multiple generations served. Fame, Cleveland, Ohio; Miho Museum, United Spinal Association • F 9 AM –5 PM
Most often, they are a source of pride Japan; The Jewish Museum and The 7 AIA/HSW LU’s, 7 PDH’s 1 session Nov 13
in the community and the nation and Vitra Furniture Museum in Germany; PMPD 964 $295 Dominic Marinelli
evidence of the human will to achieve. and The Guggenheim Museums in United Spinal Association
Topics include: The Great Pyramid, New York City and Bilbao, Spain. 7 AIA/HSW LU’s, 7 PDH’s
The Eiffel Tower, presidential memorials, • Tu 8 AM –1:30 PM PMPD 965 $295
The Statue of Liberty, Mount Rushmore, 1 session Nov 10
The Gateway Arch, Unisphere, TGV Jeffrey Syken
Station, and WWII Memorial. 5 AIA/CES LU’s, 5 PDH’s Registration Deadlines
• Su 9 AM –5 PM PMPD 944 $244
Registration deadlines for all courses
1 sessions Nov 22
are one week prior to course start dates,
Jeffrey Syken
unless otherwise noted. Exceptions will
7 AIA/CES LU’s, 7 PDH’s
be allowed based on space availability.
PMPD 932 $295
We recommend that you register early.
PROFESSIONAL • F–Sa 9 AM–5 PM Topics include: review of any code 9/11 and Beyond
2 sessions Dec 11–12 updates, status, general overview; To this generation of Americans, the
DEVELOPMENT Robert J. Miletsky, Esq. Basic Design Provisions which include events of September 11, 2001, are
12 AIA/HSW LU’s, 12 PDH’s
S E R I E S continued mixed occupancy provisions and special what Pearl Harbor was to the WWII
PMPD 802 $575 uses, building height and area along generation. For New York City, that
New York City with construction type, Fire distance day of infamy marked a turning point
Building Code: New York State Building separation; Fire protection which in the lives of New Yorkers, as did the
Using an Example Codes, Rules, and Regulations includes fire resistant rated construc- Triangle Shirt Waist Factory fire of
This course is intended to take attendees This course consists of a series of lectures tion and fire protection systems; 1911. In the wake of that calamitous
through the main design provisions of focusing on recent changes in the industry Means of Egress & Elevators; and event 90 years earlier, social welfare,
the current Building Code of NYC that affect the practice of architecture Handicap Accessibility. child labor laws, and—most relevant
and engineering in the state of New York. Registration Deadline: Oct 22 to the built environment—the creation
using a typical mid-rise mixed-use
Starting with the New York State adapta- • M 9 AM–5 PM and implementation of comprehensive
building as an example. The agenda will
tion of the International Building Code— 1 session Nov 9 building codes, fire safety, and the
cover mixed occupancies, incidental
i.e., the Building Code of New York State, Laura Cooney
use, and accessory occupancies as well protection of life, rather than property,
the Energy Conservation Construction 7 AIA/HSW LU’s, 7 PDH’s
as building height and area as they became paramount. The terrorist acts
Code, the Fire Code, the Fuel Gas Code, PMPD 985 $295
pertain to a real example. Then passive caused the catastrophic collapse of the
the Mechanical Code, the Plumbing
and active fire protection requirements twin towers, but the heroic clean-up
Code, the Property Maintenance Code,
will be covered, followed by means-of- New York State and recovery efforts immediately there-
the Residential Code—and their interpre-
egress provisions, elevator requirements, Existing Building after made a triumph out of tragedy.
tations and applications locally. In a
and handicap accessibility. The course Code: Using an Example Out of the ashes of 9/11, New York
seminar environment, you will achieve an
will also cover fire apparatus and building This course is intended to take attendees City would realize its finest hour.
understanding of the existing New York
access requirements from the Fire Code through the main design provisions of As controversial as the World Trade
City Building Code while recognizing the
of NYC. Using the example will help the current Existing Building Code of Center was to design and build, so
need for change.
attendees apply the code provisions and NYS using a change of occupancy to too are the plans to build anew and
Topics include: the New York State
see how they relate to real project issues. a multi-story building as an example. memorialize the victims in a dignified
Building Code and the Federal OSHA
Topics include: Review of any code The course will go through the typical way. Moreover, beyond the 16 acres
Labor Law Safety and Health Regulations
updates, status, general overview; process and evaluation of the existing that the Trade Center itself occupied,
for Construction, as well as the New York
basic design provisions such as building building and the proposed changes the future of all of Lower Manhattan is
City Building Code; how building codes
height and area along with construction affect the cost of construction by dictating and how to apply the Existing Building at stake. Will it prove to be an opportunity
type, mixed occupancy provisions, the type of materials developers can use; Code of NYS provisions to it. The agenda realized or an opportunity missed?
special uses, and fire distance separa- detailing the kind of buildings or structures covers additions briefly, change of Topics include: 9/11/01: Day of Infamy;
tion; fire protection, fire resistant rated which can be built; and establishing the occupancy, alterations, and also the Cleanup and Recovery; Memorializing
construction, fire protection systems; review process that must be followed to compliance alternative available in the Victims; Commercial Redevelopment;
means of egress and elevators; and ensure code compliance. Special emphasis the Existing Building Code. Using the and The Future of Lower Manhattan.
handicap accessibility. is placed on the role of the Buildings example will help attendees apply the • Tu 8 AM –1:30 PM
Registration Deadline: Oct 9 Department and its authority. code provisions and see how they 1 session Nov 17
• F 9 AM–5 PM • Tu 9 AM –5 PM relate to real project issues. Jeffrey Syken
1 session Oct 30 1 session Oct 27 Topics include: Review of any code 5 AIA/CES LU’s, 5 PDH’s
Laura Cooney Edward D. Re, Jr., AIA updates, status, general overview of PMPD 939 $244
7 AIA/HSW LU’s, 7 PDH’s 7 AIA/HSW LU’s, 7 PDH’s the Existing Building Code; Additions;
PMPD 984 $295 PMPD 816 $295 Change of Occupancy which includes Offsite Fabrication for Housing
partial vs. full change of occupancy, No one really knows when humans
New York Construction Law New York State change to higher or lesser/equal relative started to prefabricate buildings.
The law influences all aspects of the Building Code: hazard and relative code triggers, such Certainly nomadic herdsmen have
construction process. Its reach extends Using an Example as handicap accessibility and other engaged in a form of prefabrication for
far and wide; and its impact can be felt This course is intended to take attendees building system upgrade requirements, thousands of years, in that their tents
from the very beginning of a project, through the main design provisions of and compliance with previous chapters have been made in a single place while
through completion, closeout, and the current Building Code of NYS of the code; Alterations – triggers for being assembled repeatedly at different
beyond. Attendees are sensitized to using a typical mixed use multi-story compliance and review of provisions locations. Prefab started to enter the
the problems, issues, and concerns that building example. The agenda will to Level III, II, I; and Compliance architect’s and engineer’s consciousness
can arise during major phases of a project cover mixed occupancies, incidental Alternative – Chapter 12 review. right along with the dawn of the
and leave with a better understanding use and accessory occupancies as well Registration Deadline: Oct 29 Industrial Revolution and reached an
of how the law affects them. as building height and area as they • M 9 AM–5 PM early highpoint in Sir Joseph Paxton’s
Topics include: bidding; contractor pertain to a real example. Then passive 1 session Nov 16 design for the Crystal Palace in
claims, owner defenses, and related and active fire protection requirements Laura Cooney London’s Hyde Park. This 1,850’ long
contract clauses; subcontractor claims; will be covered, followed by means of 7 AIA/HSW LU’s, 7 PDH’s iron, glass and wood structure with
owner’s rights and affirmative claims; egress provisions, elevator require- PMPD 986 $295 over 900,000 sq. ft. of glazing, was
bonds; New York Lien Law; Public and ments and handicap accessibility. The made in a factory and then erected on
Private Improvement Mechanics Lien. course will also cover fire apparatus site in merely 17 weeks. But offsite
Registration Deadline: Nov 22 and fire hydrant requirements from the fabrication in architecture in the 20th
Fire Code of NYS. Using the example century had mostly a troublesome
will help attendees apply the code pro- past, punctuated by some spectacular
visions and see how they relate to real failures both financial and structural.
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most part site-built adventures, where generation earlier in the very same geothermal. Performance Modeling Renewable/Green Energy
ungainly raw supplies are cut down to location: Flushing Meadow in Queens. Design charette for a carbon neutral Globally, wind power already generates
size in all kinds of weather, other The World of Tomorrow, the New York building (in class)—Major Renovations: electricity equal to that used by 19 million
industries such as airplane and auto World’s Fair of 1939-40, is still remem- Modeling of base design for building European households. In 2003, an
manufacturing have leaped forward bered and recognized as one of the energy loads and Modeling of base estimated $20.3 billion, about 16%
with modern procurement, contractual greatest of all time. The 1964-65 design for solar, wind, geothermal. of total global investment in power
and fabrication methods and dry and World’s Fair would be measured and • Sa 9 AM–5 PM generation equipment, were invested
predictable indoor conditions. judged in comparison to it and would 1 session Nov 14 in “new renewables,“ except large
Nevertheless, things look very bright garner mixed reviews, but for many, its Tony Gelber, LEED® AP scale hydropower and traditional biomass.
for the future of offsite fabrication for architecture, exhibits, technology, and 7 AIA/HSW LU’s/SD’s, 7 PDH’s Wind and solar power are the world’s
housing and similar applications. innovations, made a lasting impression. PMPD 602 $295 fastest-growing energy sources, with
Prefab dovetails nicely with the recent Topics include: Origins of World’s Fairs; capacity expanding at double-digit every
surge of concern for securing a green Planning, Designing and Construction Performance Rating of year over the past decade. The effects
and sustainable future. This course will of the Fair; Unisphere: The Centerpiece New Buildings: The Process of this rapid growth include: impressive
examine the various aspects of offsite of the Fair; The Architecture of the Fair; Global warming is resulting from an technology, dramatic cost reduction and
fabrication with respect to how archi- Exhibits at the Fair; Touring the Fair- increase in greenhouse gases in the an increase in political support for
tects and developers can get involved. grounds; Flushing Meadow after the Fair. atmosphere. It is caused by CO2 and renewable energy around the world.
Topics include: images of offsite fabrica- • W 8 AM –1:30 PM other heat-trapping emissions. A new The course describes the history and
tion from around the world; definition 1 session Nov 3 report by the Union of Concerned technological development of new
of terms and a short history of offsite Jeffrey Syken Scientists (UCS) illustrates the effects renewable resources: including the solar
fabrication. What is the nature of offsite 5 AIA/CES LU’s, 5 PDH’s on health, natural resources and the (heat and photovoltaic), wind, geother-
fabrication in the UK vs. the USA? Why PMPD 945 $244 economy caused by average tempera- mal, biomass/bio-diesel and hydrogen.
do prefabrication and why not? What tures. If the current trend continues, Topics include: intro to new renewable
are the components of a pre-fabricated Performance Modeling for New York City will have 25 days above energies; terms and definitions used
building? What is the process of pre- Carbon Neutral Buildings 100˚ F, by the year 2070. Nationally, in the industry, the history of major
fabricated construction? What makes This will show architects, engineers, residential and commercial buildings resources and development of technology
offsite fabrication really sing? How is interior, and landscape designers how account for 38% of greenhouse gas throughout the world, how the systems
offsite fabrication a green way forward? to design and renovate carbon neutral emissions. In New York City, building- work and how the Research and
Technical Constraints particular to offsite; buildings using building performance related emissions are almost double Developments opened the door to
the nature of innovation; and case studies. modeling techniques. Carbon neutral the national rate. Evaluating the envi- industry’s future, what are the present
The afternoon will be devoted to a buildings require low or net zero energy ronmental impact, saving energy and status of different renewable energy
hands-on workshop where students will be usage and designs need to be tailored indoor air quality of new buildings are systems, and how extensive R&D and
asked to respond to a particular request to maximize energy gains from solar, the focus of this course’s attention. governments policy towards the estab-
from the public sector to solve a problem wind, and geothermal and to minimize There are a variety of standards for lishment of setting the standards shall
using offsite fabrication techniques. losses from building components such benchmarking how environmentally assist the industries, lower the world
Registration Deadline: Oct 29 as wall, windows, and appliances. This responsible (green) a building’s design pollution and decrease the independency
• Sa 9 AM –5 PM course will show architects and engineers is, how the energy saving may be from the fossil fuels.
1 sessions Nov 14 the software tools available to help in accomplished and how the indoor air • Th 9 AM –5 PM
Michael Hardiman, AIA designing these low carbon buildings. quality may be improved. Meeting or 1 session Oct 8
7 AIA/HSW LU’s/SD’s, 7 PDH’s Topics include: Review of the following: exceeding benchmark levels rewards Ali Badakhshan, PE
PMPD 966 $295 causes and effects of climate change; the builders and gives homeowners’ 7AIA/HSW LU’s, 7 PDH’s
procedures for measuring and mitigating confidence that their home is durable, PMPD 915 $295
Peace through Understanding: greenhouse gas emissions; green design healthy, and environmentally friendly.
The 1964-65 New York standards; energy and greenhouse gas Topics Include: introduction to the over- Residential Landscape
World’s Fair calculations in reference to designing all concepts of sustainable buildings, Architecture
Like World’s Fairs before it, the 1964-65 for carbon neutral buildings; LEED the procedures for earning the specified This seminar explores the design and
New York World’s Fair was to be a certified, silver, gold, platinum; and pre-requisite and credit points for construction of walkways, driveways,
showcase of the past, present, and future new construction, renovations, existing obtaining the certificate, as outlined by lighting, fencing, walls, patios, decks,
of mankind. Dating back to the first buildings. Building Performance Leadership in Energy and Environment swimming pools, tennis courts, sports
World’s Fair-London’s Crystal Palace of Modeling Basics: Energy load estimating Design; sustainable site, water efficiency, courts, porticos, trellises, fire pits, out-
1851, which coincided with the advent —lighting, heating, cooling, ventilation, energy and atmosphere, materials and door kitchens, and other site features,
of the industrial revolution, every fair plug; and Solar, wind, geothermal resources, indoor environmental quality with an eye toward climactic conditions
sought to outdo the previous World’s estimating. Software tools available to and innovation in design. A majority of and plant zones in the New York metro-
Fair in grandeur and in size. New York measure and predict: Solar gain; PV required calculations are performed in politan area. Privacy screens, perennial
in 1964 would be no exception. Without production; Green roof performance— an EXCEL Workbook. gardens, foundation plantings, seashore
official approval by the European-based solar and water; Geothermal perform- • Th 9 AM –5 PM planting, deer proofing, and planting
organization that authorizes World’s ance—energy; and Whole building 1 session Sept 17 on slopes will also be discussed.
Fairs, Robert Moses, New York City’s energy use. Performance Modeling Ali Badakhshan, PE Topics include: client interviews, site
master builder, moved ahead, recruiting Case studies of leading carbon neutral 7 AIA/HSW LU’s/SD’s, 7 PDH’s analysis, presentations, zoning and
the federal government, corporate buildings: South London, NYC. PMPD 982 $295 planting considerations, filings, planning
America, as well as representatives from Performance Modeling Design charette boards, architectural review boards,
the 50 states, nations from around the for a carbon neutral building (in class)— building departments, supervision,
globe, and even the Vatican as partici- New Construction: Modeling of base inspections, selection of contractors,
pants. It would not be an easy task to design for building energy loads and punch lists, certificates of completion,
surpass the World’s Fair held just a Modeling of base design for solar, wind, sketch problems.
56 FALL 2009 MANHATTAN CE
PROFESSIONAL Topics include: Tunnels: Making Subways Security Design through CPTED legal forces impacting development
Possible; London’s Underground; NYC’s Terrorism, crime, and workplace violence such as zoning, building codes, and
DEVELOPMENT Subway: Innovation and Destination; are issues of everyday life for millions preservation law. This course offers
S E R I E S continued End of the Line: Rochester, NY’s Subway of Americans. CPTED (Crime Prevention real examples of several small scale
System; and Athens, Greece: A Subway through Environmental Design) is a (under $10 million) properties developed
• Th 9 AM –5 PM through the Cradle of Civilization. design strategy that can enable archi- from scratch.
1 session Nov 19 • Tu 8 AM –1:30 PM tects to use their skills to create safer Join us and learn how to uncover
Charles Turofsky, RLA 1 session Dec 1 facilities. Many city and county govern- the possibilities by leveraging your
7 AIA/HSW LU’s Jeffrey Syken ments are adopting CPTED ordinances creativity.
PMPD 946 $295 5 AIA/CES LU’s, 5 PDH’s requiring site plan reviews. The proper Please note: Not accepted by NYS
PMPD 977 $244 implementation of CPTED provides a for LU credit.
Rivers of Steel security design that reduces crime and Registration Deadline: Oct 12
Just as canals made transporting Sacred Architecture violence. It addresses site selection and • F 9 AM –5 PM
goods to the continent’s interior For millennia, humankind has estab- balances the use of natural barriers 1 session Oct 23
practical and the invention of the lished houses of worship to pay with security technology to increase Roy R. Pachecano, AIA
elevator preceded the development of homage to their gods and to form a personal security. 7 AIA/HSW LU’s
the skyscraper in the 19th century, so nucleus for the social order. In 1638, Topics include: Natural surveillance— PMPD 881 $295
too have “Subway” (or “Underground”) when the Puritans first established a the placement of physical features,
transportation systems made the town plan for the city of New Haven, activities, and people in order to maxi- Specifications Writing,
modern city possible. Moving millions Connecticut, they placed their church mize visibility; this includes the effective Principles, and Practice
of people each day quickly and efficiently at the very center of their community lighting of public spaces, alignment of This seminar discusses materials and
to points far and wide, such movement to reflect the fact that their religious walkways and raised entrances, and products used in building construction;
of the masses with relative ease was faith was, like their church, at the the placement of windows, doors and methods to research, evaluate, and select
not possible until the first “tubes” center of their lives. It is no coincidence, lobby areas. Natural access control— products; and specifications writing.
were built in the mid-to-late 19th then, that the best-preserved buildings the physical guidance of people coming Learn to establish requirements, identify
and early 20th centuries. of the ancient world were constructed and going from a space by the judicial attributes and products, and write
Urban centers such as Lower as temples to the ancient gods. The placement of entrances, exits, gates, biddable and binding specifications.
Manhattan were a maze of crowded, Pantheon was constructed as a pagan barriers, landscaping, and mechanical Topics include: The Construction
narrow streets with pedestrians, omni- temple to worship the “pantheon” measures, such as doors, gates, locks. Specifications Institutes Manual of
buses, carriages, trolleys, and horses of Roman gods. With the adaptation Territorial reinforcement—the use of Practice; organizational tools used by the
competing to move a few feet to get to of Christianity, it became a Catholic physical attributes that express owner- industry to catalog; organization of a
their destination. It could take as long to church as did many other pagan ship, such as fences, pavement treat- project manual; and specifications writing
travel a few blocks up Broadway as it did temples. Perhaps nothing in the ment, art, signage, and landscaping. techniques, structure, and language.
to get to Philadelphia. Not only was it dif- built environment stirs the same kind Registration Deadline: Sept 22 • F 9 AM –5 PM
ficult and time-consuming to get where of emotional response from human • Tu 9 AM –12 PM 1 session Nov 6
you wanted to go, it was also dangerous beings as do houses of worship: 1 session Oct 6 Steven Danielpour, AIA, CCS, LEED® AP
and dirty; something had to be done. They are an integral part of our lives Robert Summers, CPP 7 AIA/HSW LU’s, 7 PDH’s
Elevated trains were just too slow from cradle to grave. In their architec- 3 AIA/HSW LU’s, 3 PDH’s PMPD 801 $295
and noisy, so the answer lay beneath ture, they reflect the “better angels of PMPD 857 $145
the city’s streets. With tunneling tech- our nature,” seeking to capture the spiri- Sustainability Approach to
nology advancing in the 19th century tuality of man while, at the same time, Small-Scale Real Estate Engineering Design
and the invention of the electrically providing a sanctuary and refuge from Development Designers, engineers, and architects
driven subway car, the stage was set the outside world. The architecture of Economy has you feeling down? are in the unique position in society of
for subway systems to become the temples, churches, mosques, and syna- Now is the best time to examine your bringing ideas into form. This course
dominant means by which a city could gogues takes many forms, but the form career. This seminar offers design pro- challenges designers to reprioritize,
move people from their homes in out- is always subservient to their higher fessional insight into the lucrative yet rethink, and approach design opportu-
lying areas to the city center, thereby purpose: to touch the face of God. high risk challenges of real estate nities from a sustainability perspective,
growing their economies and their Topics include: Egyptian Temples; development. Discover why this class is so that nothing created adds to the
influence. The Acropolis, Athens; The Pantheon, valuable in up/down real estate market environmental or health burden we
Rome; Gothic Cathedrals; Romanesque cycles—discover when is the optimal currently face. By taking a whole system
London became the first with its
Churches; The Vatican; Le Corbusier’s buying environment. We cover five design approach and integrating every
“Underground” in the 1860s and,
Convent of La Tourette; America’s major components in development: aspect of the lifecycle of the product or
starting in 1900 (and completed in
Houses of Worship. system into the design criteria, we can
1940), New York City’s subway system market overview, finance, law, design,
• Th 8 AM –1:30 PM minimize environmental and health
became the model other cities would and construction. This course is targeted
1 session Dec 10 impacts and move forward to achieving
follow when the time came for them to seasoned professionals who seek to
sustainability without compromising
to build their own subway system. Jeffrey Syken go beyond offering traditional design
the objective of design.
Today, subways remain the best way to 5 AIA/CES LU’s, 5 PDH’s services and leverage their talent for
Topics include: overview of sustainability,
move people in an urban environment PMPD 947 $244 greater profit.
EPA’s Design for the Environment, and
and their construction around the Topics include: review of basic financial
green engineering; innovators in the
world continues into and beyond the concepts: debt and equity structuring,
field; whole system design vs. traditional
21st century. net operating income, internal rate of
engineering design process; whole
return, net present value, cash flow, and
systems approach to product and
how taxes impact financial proforma.
process design where environmental
Attendees will also learn about basic
elements are included in the initial
REGISTER ONLINE: my.pratt.edu legal frameworks in addition to other
MANHATTAN CE FALL 2009 57
design objectives, rather than dealt Sustainable Remodeling green building movement and their That’s Entertainment! The
with as constraints; introduction to It’s estimated that the residential motivations for doing so; and under- Architecture of Theaters:
sustainable engineering concepts: remodeling business in the U.S. is stand the past, present, and future of “An Acre of Seats in a
whole systems approaches, interdisci- worth about $160 Billion. Thus, it the green building movement by way of Garden of Dreams”
plinary teams, pollution prevention, represents a significant portion of the those visionaries who created it. Prior to 1900, not a single structure
waste minimization, life-cycle analysis, design/construction industry and the • W 8 AM –1:30 PM had been built specifically for use as a
industrial ecology; and case studies. overall GDP. It is in this sector of the 1 session Dec 16 movie theater in the United States. In
• Tu 9 AM –5 PM industry, more so than in new con- Jeffrey Syken the period from 1915 to 1945, the
1 session Nov 17 struction, that old meets new and, 5 AIA/CES LU’s height of Hollywood’s “Golden Age,”
Terese M. Kinsley, PE very often, the old ways of thinking PMPD 987 $244 over 4,000 movie palaces were
7 AIA/HSW LU’s/SD’s, 7 PDH’s collide head-on with the new “sustain- constructed, many still in use today
PMPD 897 $295 able” methods, materials, and prac- Tale of Two Towers: The Eiffel as theaters or adapted for other uses.
tices. As such, it’s critical that all con- Tower and the Chrysler Building Perhaps the most public of public
Sustainable Habitats cerned parties in residential remodel- Separated by 50 years and two centuries, buildings, theaters provide an escape
Even in ancient times, builders knew ing including owners, contractors, the Eiffel Tower would hold the title of from everyday life. In addition, they
instinctively how to orient their buildings architects, engineers, realtors, insurers, “tallest man-made structure in the highlight the very best of the architec-
to the south in order to provide maximum etc., know the dos and don'ts of resi- world“ for more than half a century; the tural and structural design of the era
sunlight and radiant solar heat in the dential remodeling. Such knowing can, Chrysler Building would hold the same in which they were built. The blood-
winter. In other words: They practiced title for only a year. Bridge-builder Gustav lust spectacles of the Coliseum in
quite literally, save lives.
passive solar design. In modern times, Eiffel’s masterwork, erected as a center- ancient Rome are long gone, but the
Topics include: Energy Conservation;
master architect Frank Lloyd Wright is piece for the 1889 Paris Exposition, 2000-year-old architecture of this
the Building Envelope; Hot-Water
demonstrated the potential of a light- amphitheater—using the simplest of
credited with having designed the first Heating; Lighting; HVAC; Renewable
weight iron frame and Elijah Otis’ safety building materials such as brick, con-
model passive solar house featuring— Energy; Resource Conservation;
elevator to “scrape the sky“ at 1,000 crete and circular arches—still has the
as he termed it—a solar hemicycle. Landscaping; Water Conservation;
feet above terra-firma, thus making very power to awe and amaze. The 19th
Putting sustainability at the forefront, Construction Methods and Materials;
tall structures possible. With the structural century saw the construction of grandil-
Buckminster Fuller’s Dymaxion House Indoor Air Quality (IAQ); Finishes;
steel frame perfected and high-speed oquent structures, such as the Paris
of 1947 sought to set the example of HVAC and Appliances; IAQ During
elevator technology well established by Opera House, with the same skill and
how the built environment could be Construction; and Mold and Moisture.
the late 1920s, the stage was set for the care as the great medieval cathedrals.
self-sustaining in so far as energy use • Su 9 AM –5 PM
title of tallest man-made structure to The art deco era saw some of the
and material selection/resources were 1 session Sept 13
pass to Architect William Van Alen and greatest deco theaters ever built,
concerned yet inexpensive and efficient Jeffrey Syken
his client-automobile mogul Walter P. including the Wiltern in Los Angeles
to reproduce on a mass scale. 7 AIA/HSW LU’s/SD’s, 7 PDH’s
Chrysler. Built at the height of the and others in places like Napier, New
Nowadays, passive and active solar PMPD 980 $295
“Golden Age of Skyscrapers,“ the Zealand, and Bombay, India. In modern
design, adaptive reuse, natural and times, the Sydney Opera House is con-
Chrysler Building remains an icon of
sustainable materials, sensible land use, Sustainability sidered one of the greatest achieve-
the art deco era and the quintessential
incorporating thermal mass walls and Pioneers: Heroes ments of modern architecture for its
New York City skyscraper.
floors, modular and pre-fabricated of the Planet Topics include: Gustav Eiffel, Man of design, setting, and structural innova-
elements, radiant heat flooring, etc. “There are no great men—only great Genius; Paris Exposition of 1889 and tions. Frank Gehry’s Disney Hall in Los
are all part of the effort to create tasks ordinary men are called upon the design competition for its center- Angeles has the power to stir a variety
sustainable habitats. to perform.” piece; technology involved in the of reactions, but, like all theater expe-
Topics include: Buckminster Fuller’s That may very well be the case for design and construction of the Eiffel riences, it leaves an everlasting impres-
Dymaxion House; Frank Lloyd Wright’s those men—and women—who have Tower; evolution of the skyscraper; sion on the collective imagination.
Jacobs House; Jean Prouve’s House: taken it upon themselves to be the the building boom, 1920s New York; Topics include: Roman Amphitheater: The
Modular and Pre-Fabricated Design; founders and pioneers of the green irreconcilable differences: Van Alen vs. Coliseum, Rome; Charles Garnier’s Paris
The Brookhaven House: forerunner building movement. Without such Severance; Walter Chrysler: Captain of Opera House; Form Follows Function:
of things to come; The Wilson Natural visionaries, the growing consciousness Industry; Race for the Sky: Chrysler v. Louis Sullivan’s Auditorium Building,
House; Residential Solar Design in recent years of the environmental Bank of Manhattan; Legacy of the Eiffel Chicago; 42nd Street Revival: The New
Competition; Creating Affordable impacts the built environment has on Tower and the Chrysler Building. Amsterdam Theater; The Great Movie
Green Housing; Adaptive Reuse in the planet as a whole may never have • Su 9 AM –5 PM Palaces: 1900 to 1945; Art Deco Theaters
the Netherlands; BO 01: The Swedish occurred. These “voices in the wilder- 1 session Dec 6 Around the World; Triumph of Design:
Example of Town Planning; The New ness” have now become clarion calls Jeffrey Syken The Sydney Opera House; Mickey
Urbanism; and Cordwood Masonry to action by their having “lead from 7 AIA/CES LU’s, 7 PDH’s Magic: Frank Gehry’s Disney Hall, Los
Design and Techniques. the front” and the earth is a better PMPD 903 $295 Angeles.
• W 8 AM–1:30 PM place because of them. • W 8 AM –1:30 PM
1 session Sept 23 Topics include: Such pioneers as R. 1 session Dec 2
Jeffrey Syken Buckminster Fuller, William McDonough, Jeffrey Syken
5 AIA/HSW LU’s/SD’s, 5 PDH’s Michael Baumgarten, Paolo Soleri, 5 AIA/CES LU’s, 5 PDH’s
PMPD 817 $244 Thomas Mayne, Ed Mazria, Muhammed PMPD 949 $244
Yunis, and Werner Sobek. Also in this
course, we will discuss the evolution of
the green building movement; under-
stand the connections and overlaps
between the environmental and green
building movements; consider the
personalities involved in creating the REGISTER ONLINE: my.pratt.edu
58 FALL 2009 MANHATTAN CE
PROFESSIONAL The Architecture of Empire The Environment, SEQRA and Also included: Workshop participants
Down through the ages, civilizations the Engineered Project receive AISC’s Designing with Structural
DEVELOPMENT have used architecture as an expression The State Environmental Quality Steel: A Guide for Architects, a complete
S E R I E S continued of the power and glory of the empires Review Act (SEQRA), regulates local 300-page working desk reference on
they have created. Most often, all that and state agency approval of engineered structural steel, written by architects
The Architect’s Role in remains of most of the great civilizations projects. This course will cover Article and engineers expressly for architects.
Development: Preserving of the past are the ruins of their pyramids, 8 of the New York State Environmental • W 1–5 PM
the Public’s Welfare temples, amphitheaters, palaces, bridges, Conservation Law, detailing the opera- 1 session Oct 14
The seminar examines how the architect, roads, and government buildings. Many tional aspects of the law, particularly Erleen Hatfield, PE
through implementation of land planning, of the structures these empires created as it effects major civil construction and 4 AIA/HSW LU’s, 4 PDH’s
building design, codes, and life-safety remain intact and are still used in modern the construction of residential and PMPD 835 $195
systems facilitates the preservation of times. Some find use for purposes other non-residential structures. The course
the public’s welfare in order to minimize than those for which they were created, will also go into the details of 6 NYCRR This Hazardous House
adverse affects of uncontrolled devel- while many still serve their original intent. 6l7, the regulatory regulations promul- Considering the fact that Americans
opment. We discuss how the design of The medieval cathedrals remain the seat gated by the New York State Department spend 90% of their time indoors
buildings based on a developer’s ideal of Catholic bishops, while Roman temples rather than outdoors, it should come
of Environmental Conservation. The class
model is, at times, in opposition to the —the Pantheon, for example, built to as no surprise to anyone that the
will also cover the interaction of the
public’s interests. Using the history of exalt all the Roman Gods—saw use as indoor environment is, quite literally,
Freshwater Wetlands Act, the Tidal
adverse development in the housing churches under Christendom.
Wetlands Act, and other major environ- making us sick. Typically, the indoor
sector as a backdrop, we will examine With the rise and fall of empires, the
mental laws as they interact with SEQRA. environment is 3x more polluted than
the parallels between social upheavals architectural, engineering, and building
Topics include: Article 8 Text, 6 NYCRR the outdoor environment — but
and design breakthroughs led by archi- skills, traditions, knowledge, and tools,
6l7, selection and role of lead agency, can be up to 10x more polluted, at
tects whose solutions helped protect were carried forward and advanced.
positive and negative declarations, concentrations of up to 100x greater.
the public’s welfare. This course is ideal Modern masons can thank the builders
The Environmental Assessment Form, One government study found that fully
for professionals seeking a broader of the ancient pyramids for establishing
the Environmental Impact Statement, 50% of all diseases are directly related
understanding of the architect’s role in masonry construction, while the crane
and major case law decisions. to pollutants and toxins in the built
development. We examine the architect’s and wheelbarrow made their first
• Tu 9 AM –4 PM environment.
fiduciary duties and discuss the tension appearance in the Middle Ages during
1 session Dec 1 The advent of tighter building
exerted upon the architect during the the construction of the great cathedrals.
Daniel Karpen, PE envelopes has exacerbated the problem
planning process as seen through the lens Even the Nazis under Hitler, an aspiring
6 AIA/HSW LU’s/SD’s, 6 PDH’s by trapping these pollutants and toxins
of various stakeholders: the developer, architect himself, considered architecture
the crowning achievement and symbol PMPD 995 $295 within the interior spaces of a home.
the owner, the investor, the contractor/
of their “Thousand-Year Reich.” Hitler Other dangers lurk in the form of
vendor, and the public.
and his architects sought to emulate The Path to Greater respirable fibers, combustion particulates,
Topics include: Fire and hygiene: Legal
the classical architecture of the Roman Architectural Freedom with invisible/deadly gases, asthmatic triggers,
underpinnings of change; The architect
and Greek empires, even mandating Today’s Structural Steel electro-magnetic hot spots, heavy metals
at the center of community planning
that their buildings look good when This is a comprehensive program etc. Knowing what these dangers are,
controls; Land use, zoning: How archi-
in ruins, much like the Roman Forum developed by the American Institute of where and why they occur and how to
tecture responds to both; The architect’s
itself. Even the communists sought a Steel Construction (AISC), exploring the effectively deal with them is a critical
fiduciary duties; Private/Public Controls
“Stalinist” architectural style of their use of structural steel in the safest and factor in understanding and solving
and Planning Regulations—How archi-
own, to the detriment of their state most cost-effective manner, while achieving the problem of the hazardous home
tecture contributes to both; Expansion
treasuries but to the glory of the cult new freedom in architectural expression. for you and your family.
of environmental laws forces architects
of personality their leaders endorsed. Topics include: the flexibility and Topics include: Sick Building Syndrome
to think on macro-scale: site, water, air,
materials; and The “Green” movement. Topics include: The Master Builders of enhanced properties of today’s new (SBS); Building Related Illness (BRI);
Registration Deadline: Oct 12 Egypt; The Acropolis & the Golden Age structural steel; the latest information Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCI);
• W 9 AM –5 PM of Greece; World Empire: Rome and on fabrication and forming techniques asbestos dangers/abatement; lead
1 session Oct 21 the Seven Hills; Medieval Cathedrals: for structural steel; structural engineering dangers; radon dangers; PolyVinylChloride
Roy Pachecano, AIA Christendom’s Crowning Glory; Berlin, concepts such as load flow, lateral (PVC) dangers; asthmatic Triggers; and
David B. Reck, RA Germany: Capitol of the Nazi World load-resisting framing systems, infestation dangers.
7 AIA/HSW LU’s Empire; Bucharest, Romania: bracing concepts, joints, vibrations, • Sa 9 AM –5 PM
PMPD 997 $295 Cosmopolitan to Communism. selecting preliminary member sizes, 1 session Dec 5
• Tu 8 AM –1:30 PM and communication with the structural Jeffrey Syken
1 session Dec 8 engineer; product suppliers and material 7 AIA/HSW LU’s/SD’s, 7 PDH’s
Jeffrey Syken availability; enclosure details and tolerances PMPD 967 $295
5 AIA/CES LU’s, 5 PDH’s involving pre-cast elements—masonry,
PMPD 950 $244 metal deck, and steel; the effects of
fire and weather on steel as well as fire
protection systems; painting and surface
preparation. Highlights of the revised
Code of Standard Practice will be
presented, and will cover architectural-
exposed structural steel (AESS).
Certificate Program in C E RT I F I C AT E P R O G R A M
Sustainable Building,
Infrastructure Design
and Management
S U S TA I N A B L E B U I L D I N G ,
Designers have long been able to meet
the needs of their clients and businesses
by using their creativity to blend form
INFRASTRUCTURE DESIGN
and function. Today’s world of limited
resources and changing economic and AND MANAGEMENT
environmental values requires a new
set of tools to design a sustainable world.
This Certificate program, Sustainable
C E RT I F I C AT E Climate Change Fundamentals Topics include: Review of the causes
for Design and Management and effects of climate change, proce-
Building, Infrastructure Design and REQUIREMENTS Professionals dures for measuring and mitigating
Management, brings designers into 21st greenhouse gas emissions, green
This seminar is an overview of climate
century design by building on their Application fee: $100, non-refundable
change basics and their relation to the design standards; basic overview of
existing design skills and enhancing them Certificate Requirements
energy and greenhouse gas calculations
design world. The seminar is designed to
with cutting-edge skills and knowledge, The certificate program requires the
give design professionals the basic tools in reference to designing for carbon
enabling them to meet the new goals successful completion of all 7 courses,
needed to begin to design buildings, neutral buildings; Overview of USGBC
and challenges of sustainability. which totals 49 hours of study.
interiors, products, transportation and LEED green building standards; LEED
Required Courses: Seven
cities for a carbon neutral world. Designers certified, silver, gold, platinum, New
Why Choose Pratt Institute? PMPD 600 Climate Change
will learn how to measure and mitigate construction, renovations, existing
• For over a century, Pratt Institute has Fundamentals for Design
the carbon footprint, analyze and adapt buildings; Overview of software tools
combined the practice of art and and Management
to climate change risk, and learn carbon available to measure and predict
practicality by educating artists and Professionals
neutral design standards. greenhouse gas emissions; DOE 2,
designers in its traditional art, design, PMPD 601 Designing and Renovating
Topics include: Introduction; effects; Equest; Carbon and energy footprints
and architecture classes at the graduate, Carbon Neutral Buildings
what is carbon neutral and how do in structural as well as operational
undergraduate, and professional levels. PMPD 602 Performance Modeling for
we measure it; Standards – The 2010 building systems; Embedded energy
• This program brings Pratt and you to Carbon Neutral Buildings
and 2030 Imperatives, College and and carbon, Operational energy and
a new level and a new world of art PMPD 603 Sustainable Standards for
University Presidents Climate Change carbon; Case studies of leading carbon
and design, again in a practical way. Buildings and
Commitment, NYC Stds, U.S. Mayors neutral buildings; So London, NYC;
• You will learn about the driving Infrastructure – LEED,
Climate Change Commitment, The Design charette for a carbon neutral
forces that are changing your client’s BREAM, Energy Star
Kyoto Protocol, USGBC LEED; mitiga- building (in class); New Construction;
needs and about the tools needed PMPD 604 Energy, Greenhouse Gas,
tion and tools available; the carbon Green your design team, Brainstorm
to meet those challenges and design Weatherization Audits,
footprint—Greenhouse gas protocol, problems and solutions; Set criteria for
a sustainable world. In short, you and Capital Planning
The World Resources Institute; risks design decision making, Design carbon
will become part of the solution and PMPD 605 New Technologies – Smart
and adaptation—business, regulatory, neutral building systems; Design
be able to assist your clients and Grid and Smart Buildings charette for a carbon neutral building
physical, investment, social risk
businesses in succeeding in a carbon- PMPD 606 Innovative and (in class); Major Renovations – Analyze
avoidance and mitigation strategies;
constrained world. Entrepreneurial Planning footprint of existing building, Set
Adaptation—seawalls to power towers;
Design and Management design criteria for the renovation,and
and opportunities available: Design,
VA Benefits for Practices
design, design, Carbon neutral-buildings, Design a carbon neutral renovation.
Certificate Program products, systems, cities. • Su 9 AM –5 PM
This program is approved for veterans Recommended audience: architects;
• Section 1: Sa 9 AM –5 PM 1 session Oct 11
and other eligible persons under the engineers; interior designers; urban
1 session Oct 3 Tony Gelber, LEED® AP
planners; facilities and construction
GI Bill for education. Contact the Tony Gelber, LEED® AP 7 AIA/HSW LU’s/SD’s, 7 PDH’s
management professionals; contractors;
Department of Veterans Affairs at • Section 2: Su 9 AM –5 PM PMPD 601 $295
and government agency professionals.
1-888-GI BILL1 (1-888-442-4551 ), or 1 session Nov 15
www.gibill.va.gov regarding eligibility. Tony Gelber, LEED® AP Energy, Greenhouse
7 AIA/HSW LU’s/SD’s, 7 PDH’s Gas, Weatherization
Contact: Perry Han phan@pratt.edu or Registration Deadlines
PMPD 600 $295 Audits, and Capital Planning
Karen D’Angelo kdangelo@pratt.edu Registration deadlines for all courses
See page 47 for course description.
are one week prior to course start
Designing, Renovating, and PMPD 604 $295
dates, unless otherwise noted.
Operating Carbon Neutral
Exceptions will be allowed based on
Buildings Performance Modeling for
space availability. We recommend that
This seminar will show architects, engi- Carbon Neutral Buildings
you register early.
neers, and interior designers how to See page 55 for course description.
design and renovate carbon neutral PMPD 602 $295
buildings. Architects, designers and engi-
neers will learn how to measure and
estimate energy use and greenhouse gas
emissions, design to reduce energy and
greenhouse gasses in both embedded
and operational aspects, adapt structures
to the effects of climate change, and
learn which software tools are needed. REGISTER ONLINE: my.pratt.edu
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VA Benefits for
Certificate Program
This program is approved for veterans
and other eligible persons under the
GI Bill for education. Contact the
Department of Veterans Affairs at
1-888-GI BILL1 (1-888-442-4551 ), or
www.gibill.va.gov regarding eligibility.
Contact: Perry Han phan@pratt.edu or
Karen D’Angelo kdangelo@pratt.edu
Registration Deadlines
Registration deadlines for all courses
are one week prior to course start
dates, unless otherwise noted.
Exceptions will be allowed based on
space availability. We recommend that
you register early.
Personal Property Valuation Please note: This course is approved Topics include: A self-guided museum The Art of Curating
Report Writing for Personal Property appraisers by tour with the instructor to focus on This course will guide you through all
This course covers the components of the Appraisal Qualifications Board of furniture and decorative arts related the different phases of curating an art
a written appraisal report, the develop- the Appraisal Foundation. to the course. You will apply the 14 exhibition. You will work on a chosen
ment of the appraisal narrative and Level: Basic “Points of Connoisseurship“ as devel- project, curating either your own work
supporting the argument for value, Registration Deadline: May 31, 2010 oped by the Winterthur Museum and or the work of other artists.
strengthening writing skills when valuing • Offered Summer 2010 will be expected to be familiar with Topics include: Ideas for shows, choosing
property for insurance scheduling, and M–Tu 9 AM –5:30 PM the Getty ID system of identification artwork, finding spaces, finding artists,
applying market research and analysis 2 sessions, Jun 14–15, 2010 and documentation of art objects. budgeting, pricing artwork, and instal-
of market data to complete an individual Sandra J. Tropper, ASA You will review basic examination lation. The class will visit Chelsea galleries
appraisal using the course materials PMSE 100PP 1.5 C.E.U.s $425 techniques and be expected to apply to meet gallery directors and curators.
introduced in PPGJ202. critical appraisal skills such as qualitative Registration Deadline: Oct 1
Please note: This course meets for Elective Courses ranking, classification, and writing • M–Tu 9 AM–5 PM
three-and-a-half consecutive days and object descriptions. 2 sessions Oct 19–20
is taught by a senior ASA member and Forensics of Antique Jewelry... Prerequisites: You are expected to be Chana Benjamin
experienced instructor. What to Look For! familiar with fundamental appraisal theo- PMPP 446 1.5 C.E.U.s $425
Registration Deadline: Feb 18, 2010 This unique course, taught by Gary L. ry and techniques and be prepared to
• Offered Spring 2010 apply them. This course meets for The Business of Contemporary
Smith, founder of this countries' only
Th–Sa 9 AM –5 PM , Mar 4–6, 2010 three-and-a-half consecutive days. Art and Professional Practice
forensic laboratory dedicated to the
Su 9 AM –1 PM , Mar 7, 2010 Museum Tour Fee: $5 payable to the Artists and business managers seeking
jewelry profession, starts by examining
4 sessions instructor. to operate their own organization will
the various processes used in the man-
Fran Zeman, FASA Registration Deadline: Sept 24 appreciate the history and nature of
ufacturing of jewelry, then the hand
PMPPGJ 203 3.0 C.E.U.s $795 • Th–Sa 9 AM –5 PM , Oct 8–10 the growth of the gallery system,
tools used in the creation of hand
SU 9 AM –1 PM , Oct 11 study its various permutations in
wrought, antique and period jewelry
Personal Property Valuation— 4 sessions America from the post-war period (as
and the distinct (and traceable) marks
The Legal and Commercial Louise T. Hall, ASA New York replaced Europe as the cen-
they leave behind. Whether you are a
Environment PMPP 308 3.0 C.E.U.s $795* ter of the art world) to regional art
novice wanting to understand how
This course explores the operation of markets in the United States, and
jewelry is made, or the professional
an appraisal practice, including ethical Strategies for Handling and understand the continuing globaliza-
wanting the latest “cutting edge”
and professional standards. It examines
Managing Difficult Appraisals tion of the art market, particularly
information on period jewelry – this
This course is geared toward advanced through the art fair phenomenon. The
tax and court vocabulary in precedent- course is for you!
as well as novice appraisers, art lovers, changing nature of the auction house
settings cases and discusses the expert Topics include: Learning how to “forensi-
curators, and business minded people. business and its impact on the con-
witness as well as courtroom and pretrial cally” examine jewelry to determine
From time to time appraisers will be temporary art market will also be high-
activities. In addition, it covers the use “how and when” they were made and
retained to work on unusual or difficult lighted.
of the concept of Fair Market Value. how to separate the authentic from the
appraisal assignments, which will Topics include: Gallery business strate-
Please note: The course meets for reproductions. You will view many
require a unique and creative approach gies in difficult economic times; the
three-and-a-half consecutive days and antique jewelry repairs and learn how
to determine value. Various scenarios continuing process of creating a “pro-
is taught by a senior ASA member and to distinguish them. The course will
that an appraiser may encounter will file” and an aesthetic; the complex
experienced instructor. conclude with a hands-on session exam-
be discussed. nature of the artist-dealer relationship
Registration Deadline: May 6, 2010 ining actual period and antique jewelry.
Topics include: Valuing items that have (i.e. what each should expect from the
• Offered Spring 2010 Please note: Due to this aspect and the
been destroyed, lost, or stolen; valuing other and the essence of that partner-
Th–Sa 9 AM –5 PM , May 20–22, 2010 one-on-one nature of the instruction
items when there are no comparables; ship); what contemporary art dealers
Su 9 AM –1 PM , May 23, 2010 given – class size is limited.
the art of extrapolation; associative actually do—the vast array of tasks
4 sessions Registration Deadline: TBD
value; working with conservators; from actually selecting and mounting
Charles Rosoff, ASA • Offered Spring 2010
determining loss in value; organizing exhibitions to cultivating collectors,
PMPPGJ 204 3.0 C.E.U.s $795 Th–F 9 AM –5:30 PM
and managing large assignments; and critics, museums, corporate and inde-
2 sessions, TBD
innovative interview techniques. There pendent curators, art advisors and art
Uniform Standards of Gary L. Smith, Master Gemologist
will be a guest speaker and the oppor- consultants; getting solo and group
Professional Appraisal Practice Appraiser, ASA
tunity for you to work on difficult exhibitions for gallery artists in other
This 15-hour course is designed for PMPP 430 1.5 C.E.U.s $425
sample appraisal assignments. appropriate venues (domestic and for-
appraisers of personal property seeking
Prerequisites: None eign); successfully getting the art press
or needing to demonstrate tested Introduction to Appraising
Registration Deadline: Feb 22, 2010 to write about artists; determining the
knowledge of the Uniform Standards Antiques and Decorative Arts
• Offered Spring 2010 pricing of an artist’s work; negotiating
of Professional Appraisal Practice A general introduction to the connois-
M–Tu 9 AM–5 PM commissioned pieces, licensing
(USPAP) document promulgated by seurship and appraisal of furniture,
2 sessions Mar 8–9 images, and preparing appraisals.
the Appraisal Standards Board of the ceramics, silver, and glass, this course
Chana Benjamin • Offered Spring 2010
Appraisal Foundation. includes an overview of the evolution
PMPP 445 1.5 C.E.U.s $425 Sa–Su 9 AM–5:30 PM
Topics include: All ten Uniform of form and style, including relevant
Standards are addressed, as well as 2 sessions TBD
visual images and appropriate termi-
competency, ethics, and the scope of Stephen Rosenberg
nology, as well as criteria for making
work provisions. The course includes PMPP 450 1.5 C.E.U.s $425
value judgments.
discussion of case studies and
concludes with a one-hour exam.
FA L L 2 0 0 9 FA L L P R E - C O L L E G E
PROGRAMS
Saturday and Sunday
Pratt introduces high school sophomores,
PROGRAMS
juniors, and seniors to the professional
world of architecture, and art and
design, with our weekend Pre-College
Program, located at our Pratt Manhattan
campus. Students have the unique
FA L L 2 0 0 9 Portfolio Development Fine Arts: Painting and Drawing
opportunity to explore these disciplines for Architecture This studio course enhances perceptual
while developing their skills and building Introduction to Architecture Creating a successful design portfolio and aesthetic awareness through the
portfolios for college admission. What is architecture? What is its is valuable at any stage of development. creation of fine art. Instruction in drawing
Pre-College courses that are offered purpose? What is it like to be an This course is specific for architecture and painting incorporates a variety of
architect? How can we use architecture students; learn how to best present techniques, media and subject matter.
for credit are offered at a substantial
in our own lives? Useful for students your skills, document projects, and On-location work is an essential element
discount over regular Pratt tuition.
considering architecture as a profession, your academic career. Students will of this studio, as are visits to galleries,
this course is designed to answer these explore two methods of presentation museums, and artists’ studios.
For further information and a detailed questions through design projects, for college admissions: print and elec- Please note: Nude figure drawing
brochure, contact us at 718-636-3453 fieldtrips, presentations, and class tronic portfolios. Instruction includes is included.
or 212-647-7199. discussions. Students develop solutions introduction to terminology, layout, • Sa 1:30–5 PM
to a series of architectural problems reproduction, and color selection. 11 sessions Sept 12–Dec 19
through hands-on work; producing Come to the first class with projects Young Hah
sketches, drafting plans and building (sketches, models, renderings, working FAU 100S 2 credits $595+
SUMMER 2010 models. Students will strengthen their drawings) that are camera or scanner $20 registration fee
PROGRAMS ability to discuss architecture through ready. The course will begin with class- Pratt Manhattan
critiques. The course is an introduction room critiques then progress into the
Jul 5–30, 2010 to the study of the discipline. computer lab; programs utilized include Media Arts/Photography
High school students will have an Materials fee: $20 paid to instructor Photoshop, Powerpoint, and Illustrator. The photograph as a fine print is the
invaluable opportunity to sharpen their at first class. • Su 1:30–4:30 PM focus of this studio course. A broad-
portfolios and get a taste of college life, • Sa 9:30 AM –1 PM 10 sessions Oct 4–Dec 20 based knowledge of black and white
11 sessions Sept 12–Dec 19 Aurora Robinson photography is achieved by studying
while earning four college credits.
Kathleen Sowle-Shanley PMPC 115 3.0 C.E.U.s $355 + 35mm camera operations, lighting
Scholarships are available. The program
ARCH 100S 2 credits $595+ $20 registration fee Non-credit techniques, and darkroom procedures.
is offered on both the Brooklyn and
$20 registration fee Pratt Manhattan Exposing and developing film, making
Manhattan campuses. Pratt Manhattan contact prints, enlarging and finishing
Program includes: architecture, creative Foundation Art photographs as well as specific shooting
writing, fashion design, foundation art, Architectural Design Studio This is an intensive studio course techniques are explored. You must
graphic design (including computer Design studios are the core of every college providing students with a solid base have access to a 35mm camera for
design), traditional illustration, painting, architectural program. Students will be for beginning a career in design and this course. Extensive fieldwork is an
and drawing, photography, art history, assigned design problems and then work fine art. The program features interdis- integral part of this studio course.
in close contact with the instructor to ciplinary classes in color, drawing, and • Su 9:30 AM –1 PM
and portfolio development.
develop solutions. Students will take into three-dimensional design, supplemented 11 sessions Sept 13–Dec 20
Tuition $2445 , plus fees.*
account basic notions defining space, form, by fieldtrips to professional design Frederico Savini
* Tuition and fees are subject to change.
and how architecture communicates, while studios, museums, and galleries. PHOT 103S 2 credits $595+
developing solutions through drawings Observational drawing is the studio $20 registration fee
and models. The work may be used to core, and the drawings become the Pratt Manhattan
Pre-College Coordinator source for works exploring color
help build a portfolio. This course must
Elizabeth Kisseleff phenomena in 2D and 3D.
be taken in conjunction with or after
Introduction to Architecture. Please note: Nude figure drawing
Manhattan Materials fee: $20 paid to instructor is included.
212-647-7199 at first class. • Sa 9:30 AM –1 PM
• Sa 1:30–4:30 PM Pratt Manhattan 11 sessions Sept 12–Dec 19
Brooklyn 9 sessions Oct 10–Dec 19 Thomas Eberharter
718-636-3453 Brent Porter FDN 100S 2 credits $595+
PMPC 107 2.7 C.E.U.s $335+ $20 registration fee
Email $20 registration fee Non-credit Pratt Manhattan
preco@pratt.edu Pratt Manhattan
Internet
www.pratt.edu/ccps-precollege
9
Portfolio Development Introduction to Interior Design
Your portfolio is the key to success Optimize the space in which we live. PRECOLLEGE
in being admitted to a top art school. This course focuses on designing
The goal of this studio course is to interior space through studying classic
FALL/SPRING
provide you with how-to advice on elements of form, space, light and WEEKEND PROGRAM:
portfolio development to assure your color. Emphasis will be on the impact
entry into the college of your choice. of the interior space on the individual,
as well as various groups. Course
Open House and
Instruction focuses on areas in the
portfolio that need improvement, and content includes hands-on studio proj- Art Reception
include life drawing, 2D and 3D design ects, class discussions and field trips.
projects. Please bring examples of work Projects consist of drafting, rendering When
and model making. Students will Saturday, January 23, 2– 4 PM
(your portfolio), an 18" x 24" drawing
pad and charcoal to the first class. engage in discussions on the notion of
good design, the role of design and Where
Please note: Nude figure drawing
the responsibility of the designer to CCPS Gallery
is included.
meet the demands of an ever-chang- Pratt Manhattan Center
• Section 1: Su 9:30 AM –12:30 PM
ing society. 144 West 14th Street, 2nd Floor
10 sessions Oct 4–Dec 20
• Su 9:30 AM –-1 PM New York, NY 10011
Heidi Metcalf
• Section 2: Su 1–4 PM 11 sessions Sept 13–Dec 20
Anthony Titus On Display:
10 sessions Oct 4–Dec 20
INT 101S 2 credits $595+ PreCollege student artwork from
Instructor to be announced.
$20 registration fee Fall 2009.
PMPC 114 3.0 C.E.U.s $355+
$20 registration fee Non-credit Pratt Manhattan
• Join us at the Open House/
Pratt Manhattan
Art Reception
• Find out about PreCollege
Sequential Art and
program offerings
the Comic Book
• Register for Spring/Summer 2010
Explore the popular art of visual story-
telling; combine images and text to
The exhibit will be on display
create visual narratives for single panel
January 18–February 1, 2010
illustrations, comic strips, comic books,
and graphic novels. Students investi-
gate all aspects of this art form: draw-
ing techniques, lettering, inking, com-
position, perspective/camera angles,
panel sequences, while developing
their own original storyline. The skills
acquired can provide a foundation for
related fields, such as: children’s book
illustration, film and television produc-
tion, video gaming and animation.
• Su 1–4:30 PM
11 sessions Sept 13–Dec 20
George O’Connor
COMD104Sp 2 credits $595+
$20 registration fee
Pratt Manhattan
Registration Deadlines
Registration deadlines for all courses
are one week prior to course start
dates, unless otherwise noted.
Exceptions will be allowed based on
space availability. We recommend that
you register early.
Associate of Applied
Science (AAS)
With degrees in Graphic Design/
Illustration and Painting/Drawing.
The AAS degree is a pre-professional
program providing the student with the
For more information, visit our first two years of a four-year BFA course
website at www.pratt.edu/aos, or of study. Upon completion students
call the Office of Admissions at graduate with an AAS degree and have
718-636-3669 or 3514 for a catalog the option of entering an art profession,
and application. You may also or applying for transfer into a four-year
apply online. For specific program BFA program at Pratt, or another school
information, or to make an of choice. The program offers a strong
appointment to tour the facilities, foundation, advanced-level art and
call 212-647-7375, or email design courses, as well as a liberal studies
aos@pratt.edu. component, all combined to create a
comprehensive transfer degree.
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DIRECTIONS G E N E R A L I N F O R M AT I O N
Brooklyn Campus
200 WILLOUGHBY AVENUE
By Public Transportation
FROM GRAND CENTRAL STATION
Take the downtown 4 or 5 train to
the Fulton Street station. Take the
Brooklyn-bound A or C train to the FROM WEST SIDE OF MANHATTAN, Parking in Manhattan By Path Train from New Jersey
Hoyt-Schermerhorn station. Cross VIA MANHATTAN BRIDGE Limited street parking is available on Take the Path train to 14th Street in
platform and take the G train (front Travel east on Canal Street to Manhattan weekdays and weekends. Parking is Manhattan. Exit at 6th Avenue and 14th
car) to the Clinton-Washington station. Bridge. Exit bridge to Flatbush Avenue. available for a fee in nearby garages. Street. Pratt is located between Sixth and
Use Washington Avenue exit. On Follow the directions above to campus. Seventh Avenues on the south side of
Washington, walk one block to DeKalb By Subway the block, closest to Seventh Avenue.
FROM EAST SIDE OF MANHATTAN,
Avenue. Turn right onto DeKalb and VIA BROOKLYN BRIDGE Take the A, C, or E train to 14th
proceed one block to Hall Street/Saint Street/Eighth Avenue, the F or V train
James to the corner gate of the Pratt
Travel south on the FDR Drive (also called Going from Pratt Brooklyn
East River Drive) to Brooklyn Bridge exit. to 14th Street/Sixth Avenue, the 1, 2,
campus. Exit bridge to Tillary Street. Turn left on or 3 train to 14th Street/Seventh to Pratt Manhattan
FROM PENN STATION AND PORT Tillary Street to Flatbush Avenue. Turn right Avenue, or the 4, 5, 6, N, R, Q or W
By Subway
AUTHORITY BUS TERMINALS onto Flatbush Avenue. Follow the direc- train to 14th Street/Union Square. Take
Take the G train from the Clinton-
Take the Brooklyn-bound A or C train tions above to campus. crosstown buses or the L train to travel
Washington station. Go one stop to the
to the Hoyt-Schermerhorn station. east or west on 14th Street. Pratt is
Hoyt-Schermerhorn. Change for the A
Cross platform and take G (front car) Manhattan Campus located between Sixth and Seventh
or C train, and take it to 14th Street/
train to the Clinton-Washington sta- 144 WEST 14TH STREET Avenues on the south side of the
Eighth Avenue. Walk east, or take the
tion. Use Washington Avenue exit and NEW YORK, NY 10011 block, closest to Seventh Avenue.
crosstown buses or L train for eastbound
the follow directions above to campus. travel. Pratt is located between Sixth and
By Car By Bus
FROM DOWNTOWN MANHATTAN Seventh Avenues on the south side of
FROM QUEENS If uptown, take the M20, to 14th
Take the B51 bus from City Hall to the block, closest to Seventh Avenue.
Via 59th Street Bridge Street/Eighth Avenue. You may also
Fulton and Smith Streets in downtown take the M6 to 14th Street/Avenue of
Go south on the FDR Drive. Take 23rd By Bus and Subway
Brooklyn. Change to B38 bus and take the Americas. If downtown, take the
Street exit. Make a right turn onto 23rd Take the #38 bus to Flatbush Avenue.
it up Lafayette Avenue to the corner M20 to 14th Street/Seventh Avenue.
Street. Make a left turn on Second Exit at Dekalb Avenue Station. Take the
of Saint James Place, which turns into You may also take the M6 to 14th
Avenue. Take Second Avenue to 14th N, R, Q or W train to 14th Street/Union
Hall Street. Entrance to the campus is Street/Union Square. Take crosstown
Street. Make a right turn. Pratt is located Square. Walk west or take crosstown
one block north on Hall Street. buses or the L train to travel east or
between Sixth and Seventh Avenues buses or the L train west for west-
on the south side of the block, closest west on 14th Street. Pratt is located
By Car bound travel. Pratt is located between
to Seventh Avenue. between Sixth and Seventh Avenues
FROM BQE, HEADING
Sixth and Seventh Avenues on the
on the south side of the block, closest
WEST/SOUTH, EXIT 31-WYTHE FROM BROOKLYN south side of the block, closest to
to Seventh Avenue.
AVENUE/KENT AVENUE Via Brooklyn Bridge, north on FDR Drive Seventh Avenue.
Stay straight to go onto Williamsburg Drive to Houston Street exit. Take left
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then turn left onto Flushing Avenue. Avenue. Travel east to Sixth Avenue.
Turn left on to Washington Avenue. Go south and make a left turn onto
Proceed two blocks to Willoughby 14th Street. Pratt is located between
Avenue. Make a left on Willoughby. Sixth and Seventh Avenues on the Brooklyn-Queens
Tillary St. Expressway (BQE)
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Autodesk 3ds Max 2010 Game Level and Climate Change Fundamentals for Design Maya I Fundamentals: 3D Modeling, Continuity Storyboards: The Filmmaker’s Best
Character Design, 23 Professionals, 45 Animation, and Rendering On the Mac, 21 Friend, 21
Autodesk Inventor Level I, 32 Color Theory, 10 VectorWorks Professional I, 25 Create a Professional Design Portfolio, 26
Autodesk Raster Design 2010, 33 Comic Book Illustration, 13 VectorWorks Professional II: 3D Modeling and Creating Mobile Content in Flash CS3, 28
Compositing with Shake, 24 Rendering, 25 Creative Entrée to the Photography
Computer Competency (Mac), 20 Electronic Publishing and Digital Art courses, Marketplace, 16
B Computer Graphics and Technology course 11, 25–27 Creative Writing, 7
Basic Drawing, 11 descriptions Adobe Acrobat CS4, 25 Creatively Speaking: Innovative Promotions
Basic Drawing for Animation, 12 Animation Courses, 11, 13, 20-24, 37 Adobe InDesign CS4, 25 that Work, 11
Basic Layout and Typography, 10 Architectural Design with Autodesk 3ds Max Adobe Lightroom for Photographers, 26 Creativity and Artistic Expression, 6, 7, 11, 19
Between the Wars: the Golden Age of Design 2010, 36 Advanced Adobe InDesign CS4 with Creative Expression from the Inside-Out:
Bridge Building, 42 Architectural Modeling II with Autodesk 3ds Photoshop and Illustrator, 25 An Interdisciplinary Sampler Course,
Bidding the Construction Project, 42 Max Design, 36 Advanced Techniques in Photoshop: Introduction to, 7
Big Apple to the Core, 42 Architectural Rendering and Lighting in Channels, Masks, Layers, Actions and Creative Writing, 7
Block Printing and Stenciled Patternmaking Autodesk 3ds Max, 36 Plug-ins, 26 Creatively Speaking: Innovative Promotions
Workshop, 9 Architectural Visualization using AutoCAD Create a Professional Portfolio, 26 that Work, 11
Blueprint Reading, 19 2010, Revit 2010 and Autodesk 3ds Max Desktop Publishing with QuarkXPress I, II, 26 Sacred Singing, 7
Book Arts, 9 Design 2010, 36 Electronic Prepress Production, 26 Sacred Singing: The Workshop, 7
Book Arts Workshop, 9 Autodesk 3ds Max 2010 Advanced Character Graphic Illustration I, II: Adobe Illustrator Secrets of Altered States of Consciousness for
Brick Essentials, 42 Animation, 22 CS4, 26 Artists, Writers, and Creative Thinkers, 19
Bridging America, 42 Autodesk 3ds Max 2010 Advanced Character Illustrator CS4 for Artists and Illustrators, 26 Vocal Improvisation, 7
Bridging Gotham: NYC Archipelago, 43 Design (Modeling), 22 Illustrator for Fashion Design, 26 Vocal Improvisation: The Workshop, 7
Bridging the World, 43 Autodesk 3ds Max 2010 Advanced Projects, Imaging I: Photoshop CS4, 26 Voice and Movement Improvisation from the
Build It and They Will Come: 22 Imaging II, 27 Inside Out, 7
The Architecture of Sports, 44 Autodesk 3ds Max 2010 Animation I, II, 22 Introduction to Graphic Design, 11 Voice and Movement Improvisation from the
Building Green ‘Round the World, 43 Autodesk 3ds Max 2010 Design Advanced Making Masterpieces with Corel Painter, 27 Inside Out: The Workshop, 7
Building Green: An Overview, 43 Lighting, 23 Photoshop for Photographers, 27
Building Healthy, 43 Autodesk 3ds Max 2010 Fundamentals: Photoshop Montage and Collage, 27 D
Building Naturally, 44 Modeling and Rendering I, 21 Photoshop Retouching, 27 Decorative Arts courses, 2, 9-10, 12
Building the Brooklyn Bridge: An Epic for Autodesk 3ds Max 2010 Game Level and Electronic Publishing and Digital Art: Block Printing and Stenciled Patternmaking
the Age, 44 Character Design, 23 Short Classes for Pros, 27 Workshop, 9
Autodesk 3ds Max 2010 Modeling, Materials, Express Your Way Through Quark XPress, 27 Embroidered Art Journal: Embroidery as
and Rendering II, 21 Quick Draw Your Way Through Illustrator, 27 Narration and Illustration, The, 10
C Autodesk 3ds Max Design 2010 Intensive Snap Your Way Through Photoshop, 27 Entering the Handcrafted Gift Market, 9
Camera Matching and Integration of Live Workshop, 36 Interactive Media and the Internet, 25, 28–30 Gilding, 9
Footage in Autodesk 3ds Max, 23 Autodesk 3ds Max Design 2010 Update, 37 Adobe InDesign CS3, 25 Hand-Painted Fabric Workshop Wearables
Capital City: The Architecture of the District Basic Drawing for Animation, 12 Character Animation with Flash, 28 and Furnishings, 12
of Columbia, 44 Camera Matching and Integration of Live Creating Mobile Content in Flash CS4, 28 Handmade Toys, 10
Career Development courses, 5, 6, 10, 11, Footage in Autodesk 3ds Max 2010, 23 Dreamweaver CS4 and Fireworks CS4: I, 28 Quilting and the Handmade, 2, 10
19, 26 character studio and skin for Autodesk 3ds Dreamweaver II: ColdFusion with Dreamweaver Quilting and the Handmade: Advanced
Create a Professional Design Portfolio, 26 Max 2010, 23 CS4, 28 Workshop, 10
Creatively Speaking: Innovative Promotions Continuity Storyboards: The Filmmaker’s Best Dreamweaver II: Web Standards – Content, Design courses, 9-11, 19, 20, 26
that Work, 11 Friend, 21 Presentation, and Behaviors, 28 Basic Layout and Typography, 10
Expressive Design: Creating Distinction Design for Computer Animation, 21 Flash CS4: I, 28 Color Theory, 10
through Innovative Production Diseño Arquitectónico con Autodesk 2010 Flash II: Action Scripting, 28 Continuity Storyboards: The Filmmaker’s
Techniques, 11 3ds Max Design, 22 Flash III: Advanced Action Scripting, 28 Best Friend, 21
From Product to Profit: How to Make Money Facial Animation with Autodesk 3ds Max From Here to There: A Seven-Step Web Site Create a Professional Portfolio, 26
from Your Ideas, 5 2010, 23 Recovery Program, 28 Creatively Speaking: Innovative Promotions
Getting Out There: How to Present, Promote, History of Animation, 13 Going Mobile: Designing Web Sites for the that Work, 11
Exhibit, and Sell Your Artwork, 6 Introduction to Special Effects with Autodesk Tiny Screen, 29 Design for Computer Animation, 21
Greeting Card Design, 10 3ds Max 2010 and combustion, 23 Great Web Design with CSS: Cascading Style Expressive Design: Creating Distinction
Selling Your Art in New York City, 19 MAXScript Seminar, 23 Sheets, 29 through Innovative Production
Center for Real Estate Education, 8 Maya Advanced Character Design, 21 XHTML and CSS, Introduction to, 29 Techniques, 11
CCPS Policies and Procedures, 70-72 Maya I Fundamentals: 3D Modeling, Podcasting 101 Workshop: The Basics, 29 Graphic Design, Introduction to, 11
Alumni Audit, 71 Animation, and Rendering, 21 Web Development with Adobe Dreamweaver, Graphic Design and Print Production, 11
Changes to Policies, Procedures, and Fees, 71 Maya II: Modeling, Animation and Effects, 21 29 Greeting Card Design, 11
Classroom Assignments, 71 Modelado Arquitectónico II con Autodesk (X)HTML Refresher, 29 Package Design and Brand Identity, 11
Corporate Billing, 71 3ds Max Design 2010, 22 Programming courses, 29, 31 Visual Iconography-Art as Language:
Directions, 70 Mudbox, 23 AutoCAD AutoLISP with Visual LISP, 31 Elements of Design, 10
Discounts, 71 Project Management Seminar, 24 Graphics Programming I with C++, 29 Design for Computer Animation, 21
Faculty Biographies, 72 Special Effects (FX) with Autodesk 3ds Max PHP Programming for the Web, Introduction Designing and Renovating Carbon Neutral
Fees, 71 2010, 23 to, 29 Buildings, 46
Financial Aid, 72 Special Effects with Maya, 21 XHTML and CSS, Introduction to, 29 Designing for Broadcast and Media Facilities,
Refunds, 72 Texturing Seminar, 24 (X)HTML Refresher, 29 46
Register Online, 72 3D Computer Graphics Theory, 21 Software Update Training, Autodesk, 37 Designing for Museums and Other Cultural
Registration Deadline, 72 Traditional Animation I, II, 20 AutoCAD Architecture 2010 Update, 37 Institutions, 46
Supply Lists, 72 Autodesk Training Center courses (see AutoCAD 2010 Update: Transitioning from Designing Research and Development
Transcripts, 72 Autodesk Training Center courses), 30-37 AutoCAD 2009, 37 Facilities, 46
Weather Emergency Line, 72 Autodesk Training Center Media and Autodesk 3ds Max Design 2010 Update, 37 Designing, Renovating, and Operating
Withdrawal Policy, 72 Entertainment courses (see Autodesk Connecting Us: The Arterial Highway System Carbon Neutral Buildings, 61
Certificate Programs, 15, 38, 61, 62, 64 Training Center Media courses), 37 of the New York-New Jersey Region, 45 Desktop Publishing with QuarkXPress I, II, 26
Audio Engineering and Production, 62 Clases Nuevas en Español, 22 Construction Cost Estimating, 45 Digital Photography I, II, 16
Computer Graphics, 38 Diseño Arquitectónico con Autodesk 3ds Max Construction Cost Estimating: “The Bridge”, 45 Digital Video and Audio, 24
Fine and Decorative Art Appraisal, 64 Design, 22 Construction Management, 19, 45-56 Directions, 70
Photography and Digital imaging, 15 Modelado Arquitectónico II con Autodesk Bidding the Construction Project, 44 Diseño Arquitectónico con Autodesk 3ds
Sustainable Building, Infrastructure Design 3ds Max Design, 22 Blueprint Reading, 19 Max Design, 22
and Management, 61 Classes for Beginners, 20 Building Green: An Overview, 45 Drafting and Modeling on the Mac, 25
Character Animation with Flash, 28 Computer Competency (Mac), 20 Construction Cost Estimating, 45 Drawing for Product Design (GP), 4
character studio and skin for Autodesk 3ds Computing (MAC), Intro to, 20 Construction Specifications Writing, 45 Drawing for Product Design I, 4
Max, 23 Overview of Digital Creation and Digital Estimating Cooling Load on Excel (HVAC 1 Drawing Foundation for Interior Design, 5
Chinese Drawing and Painting, 3 Media, 20 and 2): Refrigeration Principles, 47 Drawing on Location, 12
Chronicles of Security Technology: In the Age PowerPoint: The Presentation Tool, 20 Estimating Structural Steel Erection, 47 Drawing on Location: Advanced, 12
of Terrorism and Natural Disasters, 44 Digital Video and Audio courses, 24 Estimating Structural Steel Fabrication, 47 Dreamweaver CS4 and Fireworks CS4: I, 28
Clases Nuevas en Español, 22 Adobe After Effects CS4 I, II, 24 Fuel Properties, Combustion, Heating Load Dreamweaver II: ColdFusion with
Diseño Arquitectónico con Autodesk 2010 Adobe Premiere Pro CS4, 24 Estimation on Excel (HVAC), 48 Dreamweaver CS4, 28
3ds Max Design, 22 Advanced Techniques in Final Cut Pro, 24 Improving Public Health by Greening Your Dreamweaver II: Web Standards – Content,
Modelado Arquitectónico II con Autodesk Compositing with Shake, 24 Specifications, 50 Presentation, and Behaviors, 28
3ds Max Design 2010, 22 Non-Linear Editing and Video Effects with Specifications Writing, Principles, and
Classes for Beginners (see Computer Graphics), Final Cut Pro, 24 Practice, 56
20 Drafting and Modeling on the Mac courses, Construction Specifications Writing, 45
Climate Change Fundamentals for Design 21, 25 Continental Divide: Bridging the Mighty
and Management Professionals, 61 form•Z Fundamentals: Modeling and Mississippi, 46
Rendering I, 25
I ND EX FA L L 2009 75
E Forensics of Antique Jewelry...What to Look Getting Out There: How to Present, Introduction to Appraising Antiques and
Earn While You Learn Sheathing: A For!, 65 Promote, Exhibit, and Sell Your Artwork, 6 Decorative Arts, 65
Sustainable Product for the 21st Century, Logic of the Argument: Improving the Ghostwriting and Self-Publishing to Rocket Introduction to Architecture, 67
40 Narrative, The, 66 Your Career, 19 Introduction to Botanical Illustration, 4
Earrings, 5, 14 Personal Property Valuation, Introduction to, 64 Gilding, 9 Introduction to Creative Expression from the
Earth in the Balance, 46 Personal Property Valuation Methodology— Gimme Shelter, 49 Inside-Out: An Interdisciplinary Sampler
Editorial Illustration, 13 Research and Analysis, 64 Go Green Retrofits, 49 Course, 7
EIFS and Plaster in Modern Construction, 46 Personal Property Valuation Report Writing, 65 Going Mobile: Designing Web Sites for Introduction to Graphic Design, 11
Electronic Prepress Production, 26 Personal Property Valuation—The Legal and the Tiny Screen, 29 Introduction to Illustration The Illustration
Electronic Publishing and Digital Art, 25 Commercial Environment, 65 Graphic Design and Print Production, 11 Portfolio, 13
Electronic Publishing and Digital Art: Photographing Artwork and Small Objects, Graphic Illustration I: Adobe Illustrator CS3, 26 Introduction to Personal Property Valuation,
Short Classes for Pros, 27 18, 66 Graphic Illustration II: Adobe Illustrator CS3, 26 64
Empire State Building: Monarch of the Sky, 47 Strategies for Handling and Managing Graphics Programming I with C++, 29 Introduction to Photography, 15
Energy, Greenhouse Gas, Weatherization Difficult Appraisals, 65 Gray Water Heat Recovery, 49 Introduction to PHP Programming for the
Audits, and Capital Planning, 47 Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Great Web Design with CSS: Web, 29
Entering the Handcrafted Gift Market, 9 Practice, 65 Cascading Style Sheets, 29 Introduction to Special Effects with Autodesk
Estimating Cooling Load on Excel (HVAC 1 Fine Art Photography, 17 Green by Design, 50 3ds Max 2010 and combustion, 23
and 2): Refrigeration Principles, 47 Fine Arts courses, 2-3, 11-12, 66 Green Design Versus Historic Preservation, 50 Introduction to the Camera, 15
Estimating Structural Steel Erection, 47 Abstract Painting: Concepts and Techniques, 2 Greening Your Facilities: A Holistic Approach, Introduction to XHTML and CSS, 29
Estimating Structural Steel Fabrication, 47 Abstract Painting: Concepts and Techniques: 50
Ever Higher: The Quest to Touch the Sky, 47 The Workshop, 2 Greeting Card Design, 11
Experimenting with Papers and Toners in the Acrylic Painting Mastery, 12 J
Darkroom, 17 Alternative Approaches: Exploring Mixed Jewelry Design Intensive I, 14
Express Your Way Through Quark XPress, 27 Media, 11 H Jewelry Making courses, 5-6, 14
Expressive Design: Creating Distinction Basic Drawing, 11 Hand-Painted Fabric Workshop Wearables Earrings, 5, 14
through Innovative Production Basic Drawing for Animation, 12 and Furnishings, 12 Forged Metal Components, 5, 14
Techniques, 11 Chinese Drawing and Painting, 3 Handmade Toys, 10 Jewelry Design Intensive I, 14
Expressive Forms, 3 Drawing on Location, 12 Hazardous Waste Management, 50 Leather Jewelry, 5, 14
Drawing on Location: Advanced, 12 High Steel: The Legacy of Steel-Frame Organic Wire Wrapping, 5, 14
Expressive Forms, 3 Construction, 50 Pearl Knotting, 5, 14
F Figure Drawing Workshop, 12 Historic Preservation: Techniques and Polyform Clay Workshop I, 14
Facial Animation with Autodesk 3ds Max Fine Arts/Mixed Media, 3 Methods, 50 Stringing, 6, 14
2010, 23 Fine Arts: Painting and Drawing, 67 History of Animation, 13 Wire Wrapping, 6, 14
Facilities and Environmental Compliance Fundamentals of Acrylic Painting, 3 History of Art and Design, 13, 15 Wire Wrapping with Chain, 6, 14
courses, 19, 41-60 Fundamentals of Acrylic Painting: History of Animation, 13
Architectural Restoration: Motivators and The Workshop, 3 History of Comics, 13
Constraints to the Preservation of Older Fundamentals of Oil Painting, 12 History of Photography, 15 L
Structures, 41 FusionArts Workshop: Philosophy and History of Comics, 13 Land Use Engineering, 51
Building Green: An Overview, 43 Methodology, 12 History of Photography, 15 Law courses, 7, 54
Building Green ‘Round the World, 43 Fusion Painting, 3 How to Sell Your Photographs to Fine Art Art Law, 7
Building Naturally, 44 Hand-Painted Fabric Workshop Wearables Markets, 17 Legal Topics for the Creative Professional, 7
Climate Change Fundamentals for Design and Furnishings, 12 New York Construction Law, 54
Professionals, 45 Intermediate Drawing, 12 Leather Jewelry, 5, 14
Designing and Renovating Carbon Neutral Intermediate Drawing II, 12 I Legal Topics for the Creative Professional, 7
Buildings, 46 Introduction to Curatorship, 3 Illustration courses, 4, 12-13, 20, 27 Light Gauge Metal Framing (LGMF):
Earth in the Balance, 46 Making Art in New York City, 3 Basic Drawing for Animation, 12 Let’s Get More Familiar, 51
Energy, Greenhouse Gas, Weatherization Media Arts/Photography, 6, 67 Botanical Illustration, Introduction to, 4 Location Photography, 17
Audits, and Capital Planning, 47 New Materials in Sculpture: Using Material Comic Book Illustration, 13
Freshwater Wetlands, 48 from the World Around Us, 4 Editorial Illustration, 13
Go Green Retrofits, 49 Painting and Drawing Workshop, 4 Illustration Portfolio, Introduction to The, 13 M
Gray Water Heat Recovery, 49 Painting with Watercolors, 4 Illustrator CS4 for Artists and Illustrators, 26 Making Art in New York City, 3
Green By Design, 50 Pastel Intensive Workshop: Illustrator for Fashion Design, 26 Making Masterpieces with Corel Painter, 27
Green Design Versus Historic Preservation, 50 The Versatile Medium, 12 Manga Comics, 13 Manga Comics, 13
Greening Your Facilities: A Holistic Approach, Perspective Drawing and Rendering, 13 Pastel Intensive Workshop: The Versatile Marketing Workshops, 6, 11, 19
50 Pictorial Perspective, 13 Medium, 12 Creatively Speaking, Innovative Promotions
Improving Public Health by Greening Your Watercolor Realism Workshop, 13 Traditional Animation I, II, 20 that Work, 11
Specifications, 50 Fine Arts/Mixed Media, 3 Watercolor Realism Workshop, 13 Getting Out There: How to Present, Promote,
Indoor Air Quality, 51 Fine Arts: Painting and Drawing, 67 Illustrator CS3 for Artists and Illustrators, 26 Exhibit, and Sell Your Artwork, 6
Land Use Engineering, 51 Fire Protection Technology, 48 Illustrator for Fashion Design, 26 Professional Practice for Photographers:
Performance Modeling for Carbon Neutral Flash II: Action Scripting, 28 Imaging I: Photoshop CS3, 26 Getting from Here to There—
Buildings, 55 Flash III: Advanced Action Scripting, 28 Imaging II, 27 Photographic Thinking and Strategies, 18
Performance Rating of New Buildings: Flash CS4: I, 28 Improving Public Health by Greening your Martial Arts, 8
The Process, 55 Forensics of Antique Jewelry... Specifications, 50 Mastering AutoCAD Sheet Sets, 33
Renewable/Green Energy, 55 What to Look For!, 65 Improving the Energy Efficiency of Steam Mastering AutoCAD Tables and Schedules, 33
Sustainability Approach to Engineering Forest Hills Gardens: A Modern Arcadia, 48 Systems, 51 Mastering AutoCAD Architecture:
Design, 56 Forged Metal Components, 5, 14 Indoor Air Quality, 51 Documentation, Annotation and
Sustainability Pioneers: Heroes of the Planet, 57 form•Z Fundamentals: Modeling and Industrial Design courses, 4-5 Schedules, 33
Sustainable Habitats, 57 Rendering I, 25 Drawing for Product Design (GP), 4 Mastering AutoCAD Architecture 2010:
Sustainable Remodeling, 57 Foundation Art, 67 Drawing for Product Design I, 4 Doors, Windows and Openings, 33
The Environment, SEQRA and the Engineered Freshwater Wetlands, 48 From Product to Profit: How to Make Money Mastering AutoCAD Architecture 2010:
Project, 58 From Here to There: A Seven-Step Web Site from Your Ideas, 5 Drawing Management with Projects, 33
This Hazardous House, 58 Recovery Program, 28 Product Design (GP), 5 Mastering AutoCAD Architecture 2010:
Visionary Designing with Glass Block and From Product to Profit: How to Make Money Product Design I, 4 Elevation Sections and Perspectives, 33
High Performance Glass Block Systems from Your Ideas, 5 Inland Sea: The Bridging of San Francisco Mastering AutoCAD Architecture 2010:
Covering LEED, Safety and Security, 59 Fuel Properties, Combustion, Heating Load Bay, 51 Roofs, Dormers, and Slabs, 34
Wind Energy Systems, 59 Estimation on Excel (HVAC), 48 Integrating Accessibility, 51 Mastering AutoCAD Architecture 2010: Walls
Far Horizon: The Architecture of the World’s Full-Spectrum Polarized Lighting Systems, 48 Integrating Landscape into and Wall Styles, 34
Fair, 48 Fundamentals of Acrylic Painting, 3 Urban Architecture, 51 Masters of Architecture I: Pei, Gehry & Kahn,
Fashion Design courses, 2, 26 Fundamentals of Acrylic Painting: The Interior Design courses, 5 52
Fashion Design: Construction Techniques for Workshop, 3 Drawing Foundation for Interior Design, 5 Matrix Analysis for Continuous Spanned
Garments I, 2 Fundamentals of Oil Painting, 12 Interior Design Preparatory Course, 5 Beams and Multilevel Building Frames, 52
Illustrator for Fashion Design, 26 Fundamentals Technologies and Safeguards Intermediate Black and White MAXScript Seminar, 23
Pattern-Making Basics for the Female Form, 2 of Nuclear Energy, 49 Photography, 15 Maya Advanced Character Design, 21
Figure Drawing Workshop, 12 FusionArts Workshop: Philosophy and Intermediate Drawing, 12 Maya II: Modeling, Animation and Effects, 21
Fine and Decorative Art Appraisal courses, Methodology, 12 Intermediate Drawing II, 12 Maya I Fundamentals: 3D Modeling,
64-65 Fusion Painting, 3 Intro to Bollywood Cinema: An Exploration Animation, and Rendering, 21
Appraising Antiques and Decorative Arts, of Indian Culture and History through Media Arts/Photography courses, 6, 15-18,
Introduction to, 65 Films, 6 27, 66
Art of Curating, The, 65 G Intro to Computing (MAC), 20 Advanced Black and White Photography, 16
Business of Contemporary Art and General information, 70-72 Intro to Fashion Photography, 17 Advanced Portrait Master Class, 16
Professional Practice, The, 65 CCPS Policies and Procedures, 71-72 Introduction to Curatorship, 3 Alternative Photographic Process, 16
Directions, 70 Introduction to Interior Design, 68 Alternative Photographic Process Weekend
Geotechnical Engineering, 49 Workshop, 16
76 FA L L 20 0 9 INDEX
Artist’s Diary: Digital Photography and Performance Rating of New Buildings: Q Traditional Animation I, II, 20
Bookmaking, The, 6 The Process, 55 Quick Draw Your Way Through Illustrator, 27
Art of Photographic Portraiture, The, 18 Personal Enrichment, 8 Quilting and the Handmade, 2, 10
Bollywood Cinema: An Exploration of Indian Personal Property Valuation Methodology— Quilting and the Handmade: Advanced U
Culture and History through Films, Research and Analysis, 64 Workshop, 10 Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal
Intro to, 6, 18 Personal Property Valuation Report Writing, Practice, 65
Camera, Introduction to the, 15 65
Creative Entrée to the Photography Personal Property Valuation—The Legal and R
Marketplace, 16 Commercial Environment, 65 Renewable/Green Energy, 55 V
Digital Photography I, II, 16 Perspective Drawing and Rendering, 13 Residential Landscape Architecture, 55 VectorWorks Professional I, 25
Experimenting with Papers and Toners in the Photographic Illustration, 18 Revit Architecture 2010: Advanced, 34 VectorWorks Professional II: 3D Modeling
Darkroom, 17 Photographic Lighting I, 18 Revit Architecture 2010: Basic Course, 34 and Rendering, 25
Fine Art Photography, 17 Photographic Lighting II: Photographing Revit Architecture 2010: Creating Construction Visionary Designing with Glass Block and
History of Photography, 15 Commercial Products, 18 Documents, 34 High Performance Glass Block Systems
How to Sell Your Photographs to Fine Art Photographing Artwork and Small Objects, Revit Architecture 2010: Level I, 34 covering LEED, Safety and Security, 59
Markets, 17 18, 66 Revit Architecture 2010: Migrating to Revit Visual Iconography-Art as Language:
Intermediate Black and White Photography, Photography and Digital Art courses, 6, Architecture, 35 Elements of Design, 10
15 15-17, 28, 67 Revit Architecture 2010: The Family You Vocal Improvisation, 7
Intro to Fashion Photography, 17 Advanced Black and White Photography, 16 Always Wanted, 35 Vocal Improvisation: The Workshop, 7
Introduction to Photography, 15 Advanced Portrait Master Class, 16 Revit MEP: Basics Course, 35 Voice and Movement Improvisation from the
Location Photography, 17 Alternative Photographic Process, 16 Revit Structure: Advanced, 35 Inside Out, 7
Media Arts/Photography, 67 Alternative Photographic Process Weekend Revit Structure: Essentials, 35 Voice and Movement Improvisation from the
Panoramic Photography and the Gigapan, 17 Workshop, 16 Rivers of Steel, 56 Inside Out: The Workshop, 7
Photographic Illustration, 18 Artist’s Diary: Digital Photography and
Photographic Lighting I, 18 Bookmaking, The, 6
Photographic Lighting II: Photographing Art of Photographic Portraiture, The, 18 S W
Commercial Products, 18 Camera, Introduction to the, 15 Sacred Architecture, 56 Watercolor Realism Workshop, 13
Photographing Artwork and Small Objects, Creative Entrée to the Photography Sacred Singing, 7 Web Development with Adobe Dreamweaver,
18, 66 Marketplace, 16 Sacred Singing: The Workshop, 7 29
Photography, Introduction to, 15 Digital Photography I, II, 16 Sculpture courses, 4, 6 Wide Format Printing, 18
Photoshop for Photographers, 27 Experimenting with Papers and Toners in the Metalworking I, II, 6 Wind Energy Systems, 59
Professional Practice for Photographers: Darkroom, 17 New Materials in Sculpture, 4 Wire Wrapping, 6, 14
Getting from Here to There— Fine Art Photography, 17 Secrets of Altered States of Consciousness for Wire Wrapping with Chain, 6, 14
Photographic Thinking and Strategies, 18 History of Photography, 15 Artists, Writers, and Creative Thinkers, 19 Wooden Scaffolds, 59
Wide Format Printing, 18 How to Sell Your Photographs to Fine Art Security Design through CPTED, 56 World of Tomorrow: The 1939-40 New York
Metalworking I, II, 6 Markets, 17 Selling Your Art in New York City, 19 World’s Fair, 59
Modelado Arquitectónico II con Autodesk Intermediate Black and White Photography, 15 Sequential Art and the Comic Book, 68 World Trade Center: Magnificent Ambition,
3ds Max Design 2010, 22 Intro to Fashion Photography, 17 Set Design for Architects and Designers using 59
Modern Architecture World Tour, 52 Location Photography, 17 AutoCAD 2010, 35 Wright by Design: The Life and Architecture
Modern Drywall Construction Systems, 52 Media Arts/Photography, 67 Small-Scale Real Estate Development, 56 of America’s Master Architect, 59
Mold Remediation: How to Detect Mold & Panoramic Photography and the Gigapan, 17 Snap Your Way Through Photoshop, 27
Clean Mold, 52 Photographic Illustration, 18 Special Effects (FX) with Autodesk 3ds Max
Monumental Architecture: A Gift to the Photographic Lighting I, 18 2010, 23 X
Ages, 53 Photographic Lighting II: Photographing Special Effects with Maya, 21 (X)HTML Refresher, 29
Mudbox, 23 Commercial Products, 18 Special Programs, 8
Museums: The Architecture of Art, 53 Photographing Artwork and Small Objects, 18 Special Projects Independent Study, 24
Photoshop for Photographers, 27 Specifications Writing, Principles, and Z
Photography, Introduction to, 15 Practice, 56 Zoning and Its Impacts on Architecture and
N Professional Practice for Photographers: Strategies for Handling and Managing the Community (Part I), 60
New Accessibility Requirements for Getting from Here to There— Difficult Appraisals, 65 Zoning and Its Impacts on Architecture and
Commercial Occupancies, 53 Photographic Thinking and Strategies, 18 Stringing, 6, 14 the Community (Part II), 60
New Accessibility Requirements for Wide Format Printing, 18 Study Abroad Programs, 8
Residential Occupancies, 53 Photoshop for Photographers, 27 Summer Pre-College Programs, 8, 67
New Classes in Spanish, 22 Photoshop Montage and Collage, 27 Sustainability Approach to Engineering
Diseño Arquitectónico con Autodesk 2010 Photoshop Retouching, 27 Design, 56
3ds Max Design, 22 Pictorial Perspective, 13 Sustainability Pioneers: Heroes of the Planet, 57
Modelado Arquitectónico II con Autodesk Podcasting 101 Workshop: The Basics, 29 Sustainable Habitats, 57
3ds Max Design 2010, 22 Polyform Clay Workshop I, 14 Sustainable Remodeling, 57
New Materials in Sculpture: Using Material Portfolio Development, 68
from the World Around Us, 4 Portfolio Development for Architecture, 67
New York City Building Code: PowerPoint: The Presentation Tool, 20 T
Using an Example, 54 Pre-College Programs, 67-68 Tai Chi, 8
New York Construction Law, 54 Fall 2009, 67 Tale of Two Towers: The Eiffel Tower and the
New York State Existing Building Code: Architectural Design Studio, 67 Chrysler Building, 57
Using an Example, 54 Fine Arts: Painting and Drawing, 67 Texturing Seminar, 24
New York State Building Code: Foundation Art, 67 That’s Entertainment! The Architecture of
Using an Example, 54 Introduction to Architecture, 67 Theaters: “An Acre of Seats in a Garden
New York State Building Codes, Rules, and Media Arts/Photography, 67 of Dreams”, 57
Regulations, 54 Portfolio Development, 68 The Architect’s Role in Development:
9/11 and Beyond, 54 Portfolio Development for Architecture, 67 Preserving the Public’s Welfare, 58
Non-Linear Editing and Video Effects with Sequential Art and the Comic Book, 68 The Architecture of Empire, 58
Final Cut Pro, 24 Summer 2010, 67 The Art of Curating, 65
Printing and Plotting with AutoCAD, 34 The Art of Photographic Portraiture, 18
Product Design (GP), 5 The Artist’s Diary: Digital Photography and
O Product Design I, 4 Bookmaking, 6
Offsite Fabrication for Housing, 54 Professional Development for Architects & The Business of Contemporary Art and
Organic Wire Wrapping, 5, 14 Engineers, 40 Professional Practice, 65
Overview of Digital Creation and Digital Professional Practice for Photographers: The Embroidered Art Journal: Embroidery as
Media, 20 Getting from Here to There— Narration and Illustration, 10
Photographic Thinking and Strategies, 18 The Environment, SEQRA and the
Programming, 29 Engineered Project, 58
P Project Management Seminar, 24 The Hollywood Film Institute’s Two-Day
Package Design and Brand Identity, 11 ProTools I, II, 63 Film School: A Crash Course for Writers,
Painting and Drawing Workshop, 4 Publishing for the Real World, 7, 19, 25 Producers, and Directors, 18
Painting with Watercolors, 4 Creative Writing, 7 The Logic of the Argument: Improving the
Panoramic Photography and the Gigapan, 17 Electronic Publishing and Digital Art Narrative, 66
Pastel: The Versatile Medium, 12 (see Computer Graphics), 25 The Path to Greater Architectural Freedom
Pattern-Making Basics for the Female Form, 2 Ghostwriting and Self-Publishing to Rocket with Today’s Structural Steel, 58
Peace through Understanding: The 1964-65 Your Career, 19 This Hazardous House, 58
New York World’s Fair, 55 3D Computer Graphics Theory, 21
Pearl Knotting, 5, 14 3D Modeling and Rendering with AutoCAD
Performance Modeling for Carbon Neutral 2010, 31
Buildings, 55