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Instructor
Elena Rocch
Clinical Associate Professor ADE 422 — SPRING 2022
ARCH STUDIO IV

ADE 422 — Architecture Studio IV

1. GENERAL AND SPECIFIC IDENTIFICATION OF THE COURSE

COURSE STUDIO: WF 1.30 Pm/5:55 Pm, Tempe CDN 269

MEETINGS

2. GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR

NAME OF THE Elena Rocchi, Clinical Associate Professor

elena.rocchi@asu.edu
INSTRUCTOR

OFFICE HOURS Only by appointment

3. GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE COURSE

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Instructor
Elena Rocch
Clinical Associate Professor ADE 422 — SPRING 2022
ARCH STUDIO IV
COURSE TITLE Campo — Weird strips of Chaos
A campo is an Italian word that indicates a piazza. But it is not a simple piazza. A Campo is
yes an open space surrounded by buildings but with a social significance because a
specific architecture is placed in the center: a well as a water house for the supply of water.
This small architecture is what attracts daily activities — activities such as markets,
religious functions, games, and above all theatrical performances.

CATALOG Topical design problems of intermediate complexity, including interdisciplinary problems.

Prerequisite(s): ADE 421 with C or better
DESCRIPTION

COURSE In this course I will ask the students to imagine a small architecture for our Tempe campus
DESCRIPTION to be located those spaces where intersections between disciplines become more
prevalent or transparent. If you join this studio you have to be open to overcome present-
day restrictions to detect boundaries among existing buildings to accommodate your
project. If you sign up to my studio means to love to think beyond, in a visionary way, to act
in what Jane Jacobs called the weird strips of chaos.
After choosing a third place on Campus, students will design an architectural artifact to
make boundaries visible as weird strips of chaos. You will design an architecture telling a
story that will take place between existing architectures to bring a layer of narrative among
them. This architecture is an architecture for water, a kind of artifact that receive and gives
water, somehow. It is a structure like a machine, a small imaginary architecture to be
inhabited by a user as a character inspired by a passage of a novel. An architecture
dynamic and ever-changing as a world of intersections and overlaps. If you sign up to this
studio is because you are interested in learning one main thing: how architecture represent
the story of architecture. The main goal of the course is to see how you uncover the stories
that the buildings of our campus have witnessed.
Methodology: We will use the allegorical nature of making to reveal the narrative potential
of architecture as situations unfolding among existing buildings. Following a sequence of 5
assignments you will build the final project. After analyzing a photographic archive, you will
select a historical photograph, and then, you will physically explore the campus, using
collages, montages, videos, drawings, and models. Welcome to my studio to those that
love to explore architecture as a third place, and how to imagine architecture using stories.
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Clinical Associate Professor ADE 422 — SPRING 2022
ARCH STUDIO IV
COURSE GOALS This studio introduces a full range of architectural ideas and issues through making
exercises, analyses of precedents, and explored design methods. Students will develop
design skills by conceptualizing and representing architectural ideas and making aesthetic
judgments about personal ideas about architecture design.

1. Collaborate within a studio environment

2. Engage social issues associated with ASU campus.
3. Understand broad diverse culture
4. Work with outside partners
5. Work both individually as well as on a team.
6. Work on off-site research and engagement with other organizations.
7. Develop awareness, understanding, and ability of visual thinking as it relates to the built
environment.
8. Develop critical thinking, drawing, and making skills essential to the design process.
9. Develop an awareness and understanding of relationships between the design
disciplines.
10.Develop application of prior studio learning to understand the complexities of
interconnected environments.
11.Study networks using various mapping tools and media.
12.Use the research phase of the project in design development
13.Develop urban scenography.
14.Understand Architecture as integral to a series of interconnected physical and social
environments.

STUDENT Upon successful completion of ADE 422, the student will be able to:
LEARNING • To manage complexities inherent in aggregations based on repetition, in response to
OUTCOMES existing urban condition.
• To understand the design nuances that help mediate between the communal space and
the private realm of the Campus buildings.
• Have a critical position about the needs for the inhabitation in the desert
• To grasp dimensions, and represent through precise plans and sections personal ideas
around the communal spaces, the neighborhood and the city.;
• To design responses for the physical, cultural, social and climatic context of a site/place.

INSTRUCTIONAL This course is organized as an interactive design studio with lectures. The lecture
component introduces the basic concepts, frameworks, and methodologies that will be
METHODOLOGY
employed in the studio assignments. Related reading/s, studio assignment and lecture
exercise will accompany various topics. Attendance is mandatory. The studio is also the site
for group discussions and presentations. Each student is expected to actively participate.

CANVAS All material for the assignments, readings, exercises, examples, tests, will be found on the
Canvas. Please familiarize yourself with how to use Canvas by taking the on-line tutorial.

ASSIGNMENTS Points in this course are earned from attendance (20%,) and 7 Assignments (80%)
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ARCH STUDIO IV
COURSEWORK
Attendance, Participation, max 20 points
Assignment 01 max 5 points
Assignment 02 max 5 points
Assignment 03 max 5 points
Assignment 04 max 5 points
Assignment 05 max 10 points
Assignment 06 max 10 points
Assignment 07 max 20 points
Assignment 08 max 5 points
Assignment 09 max 5 points
Assignment 10 max 10 points

METHODS FOR - The achievement of an organic vision of the issues addressed, the possession of an
expressive mastery and a specific language, the originality of the reflection as well as
VERIFYING AND
familiarity with drawing as the architectural analysis tool will be evaluated with marks of
EVALUATING excellence.
LEARNING
- The mostly mechanical or mnemonic knowledge of the subject, a capacity for synthesis
and analysis not articulated or a correct but not always appropriate language, as well as
a scholastic domain of the history of architecture will lead to discrete evaluations.

- Inappropriate language or simple drawings, as well as a lack of knowledge of

architectural analysis tools will lead to grades that will settle on the threshold of
sufficiency.

- Inappropriate language as well as the inability to analyze architecture can only be

evaluated negatively.

REQUIRED Readings
PRIMARY
Suggested reading
READINGS

COURSE Week 01 Introduction to Assignment 1

Week 02 Introduction to Assignment 2
ITINERARY
Week 03 Introduction Assignments 3
(SCHEDULE) Week 04 Introduction Assignment 4
Week 05 Zoom Period Assignment 5 First Review/Intro Assignment 6
Week 06 Zoom Period
Week 07 Work in Progress
Week 08 Assignment 6 Second Review
Week 09 Spring Break
Week 10 Final Project Design
Week 11 Final Project Design
Week 12 Final Project Design
Week 13 Final Project Design
Week 14 Assignment 7 Third Review
Week 15 Assignment 8 Catalogue
Week 16 Assignment 9 and 10
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Clinical Associate Professor ADE 422 — SPRING 2022
ARCH STUDIO IV
COMMUNICATIO I will communicate with students through Canvas and ASU email. Announcements posted
on Canvas are also sent to your ASU email. The only email address that will work in this
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system is firstname.lastname@asu.edu. Any other email format or system (yahoo, gmail,
cox.net etc) will not be responded to. You can connect your other email accounts to your
asu.edu email.

SUMMARY All students are required to upload the work produced during the semester electronically to
CANVAS. Folders organization will be posted on Canvas. They must be organized
DOCUMENTATIO
according to instructions in order to be counted. Incorrect folder organization or labeling will
N not be accepted.

END O F At the end of the semester, each student must leave the studio as they found it at the
beginning of the semester. Please put all recyclable materials in the recycle bins, throw the
S E M E S T E R
rest away and take home personal belongings. Anything left in the studio will be thrown out.
STUDIO CLEAN-
UP

4. GRADING POLICY

GRADING Late submission of assessments will not be accepted unless the reason for a late
POLICY submission conforms to the policies found in Attendance and Absence Policy, found below.
Within the lecture + studio course, student work will be evaluated and graded by Professor
Rocchi. Grades will be posted on Canvas. You will receive feedback about your work during
the studio discussions. You should not confuse feedback with grading. Feedback is a
process of discussion in which factors that produce a result are themselves modified,
corrected, and strengthened by that result.

EXTRA CREDITS Extra credits are not offered.

GRADE APPEALS ASU has formal and informal channels to appeal a grade. If you wish to appeal any grading
decisions, please see http://catalog.asu.edu/appeal.

GRADE OF A mark of "I" (incomplete) is given by the instructor when you have completed most of the
course and are otherwise doing acceptable work but are unable to complete the course
INCOMPLETE (I)
because of illness or other conditions beyond your control. You are required to arrange with
the instructor for the completion of the course requirements. The arrangement must be
recorded on the Request for Grade of Incomplete form (http://students.asu.edu/forms/
incomplete-grade-request).

5. POLICY ON ATTENDANCE, ABSENCES AND CONDITIONS UNDER

WHICH ASSESSMENTS CAN BE MADE UP.
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Clinical Associate Professor ADE 422 — SPRING 2022
ARCH STUDIO IV
ATTENDANCE The instructor’s general policy AND university policy on absences due to religious
observance and university sanctioned activities such as:
POLICY

Attendance and participation for the duration of the class period is mandatory. If
you have more than 3 absences (unexcused), your final grade will be lowered
of 30 points. You should notify me by email prior to absence if possible and
provide doctor’s note where applicable. Repeated tardiness and leaving class
early will be recorded, and as a result, your final grade will be lowered. It is the
student's responsibility to keep track of his/her absences.
Excused absences related to religious observances/practices in accord with
ACD 304–04, “Accommodation for Religious Practices.” Students may be
excused for the observance of religious holidays. Students should notify the
instructor at the beginning of the semester about the need to be absent from
class due to religious observances. Students will be responsible for materials
covered during their absence and should consult with the instructor to arrange
reasonable accommodation for missed exams or other required assignments.
Excused absences related to university sanctioned activities in accord with
ACD 304–02, “Missed Classes Due to University-Sanctioned Activities.”
Students required to miss classes due to university sanctioned activities will not
be counted absent. However, absence from class or examinations due to
university-sanctioned activities does not relieve students from responsibility for
any part of the course work required during the period of the absence. Students
should inform the instructor early in the semester of upcoming scheduled
absences and immediately upon learning of unscheduled required class
absences. Reasonable accommodation to make up missed exams or other
required assignments will be made. Consult the instructor BEFORE the
absence to arrange for this accommodation.
Line-of-duty absence and missed assignment policy:
A student who is a member of the National Guard, Reserve, or other U.S.
Armed Forces branch who misses classes, assignments or examininations due
to line-of-duty responsibilitites, shall have the opportunity to make up the
coursework in accordance with SSM 20-18 Accommodating Active Duty Military
Personnel. This accommodation also applies to spouses who are the guardian
of minor children during line-of -duty activities. This policy does not excuse
students from course responsibilities during their absence. Students should
first notify the Pat Tillman Veterans Center of their activation and then the
instructor to discuss options.

INSTRUCTOR Students should wait for an absent instructor 15 minutes in class sessions of 90
minutes or less,
ABSENCE
POLICY
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Clinical Associate Professor ADE 422 — SPRING 2022
ARCH STUDIO IV
ABSENCE Excused absences apply for all assessments. Excused absences include:
• Personal illness (documented);
POLICY
• Unexpected personal emergencies such as death of an immediate family member
(documented);
• Jury duty or other similar court obligation (documented); or
• Military duty and/or assignment (documented).
Absences that will not be considered include but are not limited to:
• A previously scheduled obligation such as a family reunion or trip;
• Personal obligations prior to or after an official holiday;
• Job or work obligations;
• Attending a wedding (even your own);
• Workload in other courses;
• A computer virus, internet failure, computer crash or other similar computer-related
issue; or
• The death of a pet.

LATE Unexcused late assignments will not be accepted. Excuses for an assignment must be
made and approved in advance of the due date of the assignment. Requests for excuses
SUBMISSION OF
must be written, either on paper or email, and approval must be obtained, either by an
ASSESSMENT email reply or by having the paper excuse signed. In order to get credit for a late
assignment, a copy of the email approval or signed written excuse must be submitted with
the late assignment.

ACADEMIC INTEGRITY
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Clinical Associate Professor ADE 422 — SPRING 2022
ARCH STUDIO IV
ACADEMIC Besides academic performance, students should exhibit the qualities of honesty and
integrity. Every student is expected to produce his/her original, independent work. Any
INTEGRITY AND
student whose work indicates a violation of the ASU Academic Misconduct Policy including
STUDENT cheating, plagiarism, and dishonesty will be subject to disciplinary action. Plagiarism is
HONOR CODE defined as deliberately passing off someone else’s words or ideas as your own. All
necessary and appropriate sanctions will be issued to all parties involved with plagiarizing
any and all course work. Plagiarism and any other form of academic dishonesty that is in
violation with the Student Code of Conduct will not be tolerated. Arizona State University
and the Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts expect the highest standards of
academic integrity from all students. Failure to meet these standards may result in
suspension or expulsion from the university or other sanctions as specified in the ASU
Student Academic Integrity Policy (http://provost.asu.edu/academicintegrity), “[e]ach
student must act with honesty and integrity, and must respect the rights of others in carrying
out all academic assignments.” This policy also defines academic dishonesty and sets a
process for faculty members and colleges to sanction dishonesty. Violations of this policy
fall into five broad areas that include but are not limited to:
• Cheating on an academic evaluation or assignments
• Plagiarizing
• Academic deceit, such as fabricating data or information
• Aiding Academic Integrity Policy violations and inappropriately collaborating
• Falsifying academic records
I sanction any incidents of academic dishonesty in my courses using University and HIDA
guidelines. Should you have any question about whether or not something falls subject to
this clause, feel free to contact me or review the university policy on academic integrity at
the above link. Per ASU policy, a student may not avoid the consequences of academic
dishonesty by withdrawing from a course, and may be placed back in the course in order to
face sanctions resulting from academic integrity violations. You are responsible for abiding
by this policy.

TITLE IX ASU policy prohibits discrimination, harassment or retaliation on the basis of race, sex,
gender identity, age, religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, and veteran
(HARASSMENT)
status. Violations of this policy may result in disciplinary action, including termination of
employees or expulsion of students. Contact the Office of Student Rights and
Responsibilities (480-965-6547) if you feel another student is harassing you based on any
of the factors above; contact the Office of Equity and Inclusion (480-965-5057) if you feel an
ASU employee is harassing you based on any of the factors above.

Title IX is a federal law that provides that no person be excluded on the basis of sex from
participation in, be denied benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education
program or activity. Both Title IX and university policy make clear that sexual violence and
harassment based on sex is prohibited. An individual who believes they have been
subjected to sexual violence or harassed on the basis of sex can seek support, including
counseling and academic support, from the university. If you or someone you know has
been harassed on the basis of sex or sexually assaulted, you can find information and
resources at http://sexualviolenceprevention.asu.edu/faqs/students.

As a mandated reporter, I am obligated to report any information I become aware of

regarding alleged acts of sexual discrimination, including sexual violence and dating
violence. ASU Counseling Services, https://eoss.asu.edu/counseling, is available if you
wish discuss any concerns confidentially and privately.
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COPYRIGHT Students must refrain from uploading to any course shell, discussion board, or website
used by the course instructor or other course forum, material that is not the student's
original work, unless the students first comply with all applicable copyright laws; faculty
members reserve the right to delete materials on the grounds of suspected copyright
infringement. A statement that the course content, including lectures and other handouts, is
copyrighted material. Students may not share outside the class, upload, sell, or distribute
course content or notes taken during the conduct of the course (see ACD 304–06,
“Commercial Note Taking Services” for more information). THIS CONTENT IS
PROTECTED AND MAY NOT BE SHARED, UPLOADED, SOLD, OR DISTRIBUTED.

STUDENT ASU adheres to a university-wide Student Code of Conduct. The philosophy behind this
policy states: The aim of education is the intellectual, personal, social, and ethical
CONDUCT
development of the individual. The educational process is ideally conducted in an
environment that encourages reasoned discourse, intellectual honesty, openness to
constructive change and respect for the rights of all individuals. Self-discipline and a
respect for the rights of others in the university community are necessary for the fulfillment
of such goals. The Student Code of Conduct is designed to promote this environment at
each of the state universities. You are expected to treat your instructor and your fellow
classmates with respect and kindness. In all correspondence and in Discussion Board
postings, you should show respect for the viewpoints of others who may disagree with you
or see things from a different perspective. Criticizing, ridiculing, insulting, or belittling others
will not be accepted. Keep in mind that electronic communications do not have the
advantage of nonverbal cues that are so much a part of interpersonal communication.
Humor or satire can sometimes be misinterpreted in strictly electronic communication
forums.

THREATENING Self -discipline and a respect for the rights of others in the classroom or studio and
university community are necessary for a conducive learning and teaching environment.
OR DISRUPTIVE
Threatening or violent behavior will result in the administrative withdrawal of the student
BEHAVIOR from the class. Disruptive behavior may result in the removal of the student from the class.
Threatening, violent, or disruptive behavior will not be tolerated in this class, and will be
handled in accordance with ASU policy (SSM 104-02). For more information please visit:
https://eoss.asu.edu/dos/srr/PoliciesAndProcedures and https://eoss.asu.edu/dos/safety/
ThreateningBehavior.

CLASSROOM It is encouraged that you bring technology (cell phones, tablets and laptops) to class to help
you take notes and do research, however please turn off cell phone ringers and do not use
BEHAVIOR
your phone to make personal calls in class or use any technology to use social media in
(TECHNOLOGY class. Do not answer your phone in class. If you believe you are receiving an emergency
USAGE) call, please step outside to take it.

WITHDRAWAL If you are unable to complete the course, it is your responsibility to arrange for withdrawal
from the class. You will not be automatically withdrawn and unless you are officially
withdrawn from the course you will receive a final grade based upon the total points you
have earned for the semester. Students are required to pay all tuition and fees for any
registered course unless enrollment is officially cancelled during the 100% refund period.
Please visit the Academic Calendar to review the withdrawal deadlines for this semester.
For more information on Drop/Add and Withdrawal visit: https://students.asu.edu/drop-add
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SPECIAL Your instructor is willing to make any reasonable adaptations for limitations due to any
disability documented with the DRC, including learning disabilities. Please contact the
ACCOMODATION
instructor during office hours or by appointment to discuss any special needs you may
have. You must contact the Disability Resource Center to process the paperwork for special
course accommodations. To request academic accommodations due to a disability, please
contact the ASU Disability Resource Center (http://www.asu.edu/studentaffairs/ed/drc/# ;
Phone: (480) 965-1234; TDD: (480) 965-9000). This is a very important step as
accommodations may be difficult to make retroactively. If you have a letter from their office
indicating that you have a disability which requires academic accommodations, in order to
assure that you receive your accommodations in a timely manner, please present this
documentation to me as soon as possible so that your needs can be addressed effectively.

DISABILITY Students with disabilities must have an equally effective and equivalent educational
opportunity as those students without disabilities. Students experiencing difficulty accessing
SUPPORT
course materials because of a disability are expected to contact the course instructor so
SERVICES that a solution can be found that provides all students equal access to course materials and
technology. Qualified students with disabilities who will require disability accommodations in
this class are encouraged to make their requests to me at the beginning of the semester
either during office hours or by appointment. It may be difficult to make accommodations
retroactively. Note: Prior to receiving disability accommodations, verification of eligibility
from the Disability Resource Center (DRC) is required. Disability information is confidential.

INFORMATION Students who feel they will need disability accommodations in this class but have not
registered with the Disability Resource Center (DRC) should contact DRC immediately.
FOR STUDENTS
Students should contact the Disability Resource Center on the campus that your class is
WITH being held. Campus-specific location and contact information can be found on the DRC
DISABILITIES website. DRC offices are open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday – Friday. Check the DRC
website for eligibility and documentation policies (https://eoss.asu.edu/drc)

POLICY ON Policy on sexual discrimination as described in ACD 401, "Prohibition Against

Discrimination, Harassment, and Retaliation", including the fact that the instructor is a
SEXUAL
mandated reporter and therefore obligated to report any information regarding alleged acts
DISCRIMINATIO of sexual discrimination. Arizona State University is committed to providing an environment
N free of discrimination, harassment, or retaliation for the entire university community,
including all students, faculty members, staff employees, and guests. ASU expressly
prohibits discrimination, harassment, and retaliation by employees, students, contractors, or
agents of the university based on any protected status: race, color, religion, sex, national
origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, and genetic
information. As an employee of ASU, I am a mandated reporter and obligated to report
instances of reported or suspected incidences of sexual harassment.

STUDENT Students must abide by all the requirements stated in this syllabus. In addition, all students
should be aware of their Rights and Responsibilities at Arizona State University and abide
RIGHTS AND
by the ASU Student Honor Code.
RESPONSIBILITI
ES

STUDENT You will find a list of student resources at: https://eoss.asu.edu/resources

Resources included are advisement, registration, financial aid, disability services,
SERVICES AND
counseling, tutoring, library, and more.
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NON- If you are concerned for a fellow student’s well-being, please review the information and
complete the form at:https://herbergerinstitute.asu.edu/resources/new-students/student-of-
EMERGENCY
concern-process
STUDENT OF FOR EMERGENCIES CALL 911. (Be prepared with the physical address of the location.)
CONCERN
PROCESS

IMPORTANT The academic calendar can be found here:

DATES
Please make a note of these important dates during Spring 2022 semester, Session C: 16
weeks (Jan 10– Apr 29)
Classes Begin January 10, 2022
Academic Status Report January 10 - April 24, 2022
Last day to register or Drop/Add January 16, 2022
Martin Luther King Observed - University Closed, January 17, 2022
Tuition and Fees 100% Refund Deadline January 23, 2022
Tuition Fee Payment Deadline February 25, 2020
Spring Break - University Closed March 6 - 13, 2022
Course Withdrawal Deadline April 3, 2022
Complete Withdrawal Deadline April 29, 2022
Classes end April 29, 2022
Final exams May 2-7, 2022
Final Grades Due May 2-9, 2022
For additional university deadlines and important dates for Spring 2022 term, please visit:
https://students.asu.edu/academic-calendar#spring2022

If you wish to withdraw from this course, it is your responsibility to do so. Course
registration changes are processed through My ASU: http://my.asu.edu

SUBJECT TO The Instructor reserves the right to change portions of this syllabus (assignments,
deadlines etc.) by verbal instructions during scheduled class time. The student is
CHANGE
responsible for noting changes and acting accordingly. Grading and absence policies are
not subject to change.

COMPUTER, http://www.asu.edu/aad/manuals/acd/acd125.html
INTERNET, AND
ELECTRONIC
COMMUNICATIO
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