Course Policies:
Faculty Statement:
My role is to facilitate learning through lecture and clarification of specific points through questioning and discussion, whether in the classroom, during office hours or via electronic correspondence. It is your responsibility to attend class, take accurate notes and approach me with any questions and issues for clarification in a timely manner.
Attendance:
While there is no attendance policy for this course, be forewarned that most of what you will be tested on is discussed thoroughly in class. Even with a textbook, nothing replaces viewing the images projected on screen. Therefore, regular attendance is necessary to succeed in this course. In addition, as classroom discussion is expected, poor attendance will adversely affect you if it comes down to a borderline decision on your final grade.
Cell Phones:
Be certain your cell phone is turned OFF, as it is both annoying and disruptive to the entire class.
Notes and Note Taking:
Under no circumstances do I provide notes for missed classes. It is your responsibility, if you miss a class, to acquire the lecture notes from a classmate. Class assignments and announcements are available on the course website. You may tape-record lectures as long as you inform the instructor in advance, and do not disturb others in the class.
Makeup Exams:
I give make-up exams only in cases with legitimate, documented reasons (death in the family, personal hospitalization, required fieldtrips, etc.). In such cases, inform me as soon as possible and provide written confirmation of your absence. The alternative make-up exam must be taken within one week of the scheduled test; only one makeup exam per student will be permitted. No one can make-up the final exam, which must be taken at the scheduled time.
Late Assignments:
No extensions are granted for class assignments. The due dates are clearly noted on the syllabus at the beginning of the semester. You should begin each assignment in a timely manner and even complete assignments early. Illness or any other excuse has no bearing on the fact that your work was not turned in on time. Any assignment not turned in by the due date will not be graded, thus earning 0 points for the work. No exceptions are permitted so do not ask!
Academic Integrity Policy:
Please read carefully the Academic Integrity Guidelines in your student handbook. They will be followed to the letter in this course. There is ZERO tolerance for cheating or plagiarism. Any time that you use another person’s words or thoughts as your own without giving them proper credit is plagiarism. Any instance of cheating or plagiarism will result in an automatic "F" (0 points) for that assignment, and steps may be taken, according to the Academic Integrity Guidelines, to receive an "F" for the course and for action leading to expulsion from the university. No re-writing of any assignment is permitted if plagiarism is suspected.
Disabilities:
Students with disabilities who may be requesting academic accommodations for this course should notify the course instructor and Theresa M. Horner, L.P.C., Coordinator of Disability Services, as early as possible in the term. The Coordinator of Disability Services will verify the disability and determine reasonable accommodations for the course. To schedule an appointment or to learn more about disability services at UPJ, please call ext. 7109 or visit the Academic Support Center in G-16 Owen Library.
Short Writing Assignments (150 points total):
You will complete five short (2-3 typewritten, double-spaced pages) writing assignments during the semester, each worth 30 points. These assignments will provoke not only self-examination of your reactions to architecture, but also sharpen your evaluation of Frank Lloyd Wright and his ideas. Specific guidelines for each assignment are provided on the course web site. These assignments (with due dates) are:
#1 Descriptive Paper of Your Home (January 25)
#2 Critical Article Review (February 17)
#3 Reaction to Mike Wallace Interviews (March 20)
#4 Character Evaluation of Ayn Rand’s The Fountainhead (March 31)
#5 Reaction to Fallingwater Trip (April 12)
Course Schedule
January 04 Course Introduction
January 06 Wright’s Family Background
January 09 Wright’s Formative Childhood Years
January 11 Wright’s Architectural Training and Arrival in Chicago
January 13 Henry Hobson Richardson and Other Early Influences on Frank Lloyd Wright
January 16 No Class—Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday
January 18 Liebermeister: The Architecture and Writings of Louis Sullivan
January 20 World Columbian Exposition of 1893, and the Emergence of the “White City”
January 23 Nineteenth Century Domestic Architecture, and Wright’s Oak Park Home and Studio
January 25 The Prairie School Houses (Short Writing Assignment #1 due)
January 27 Dana Thomas House (Springfield, IL)
January 30 Corporate Paternalism: Larkin Building (Buffalo, NY)
February 01 Unity Temple (Oak Park, IL)
February 03 Frederick Robie House (Chicago, IL)
February 06 Exam I
February 08 European Contact: Wasmuth Portfolio and Wright’s Impact on De Stijl
February 10 The Bauhaus and European Modernism
February 13 Taliesin (Spring Green, WI)
February 15 Wright in Japan: Imperial Hotel
February 17 California Homes: Meso-American Experiments (Short Writing Assignment #2 due)
February 20 California Homes (con’t)
February 22 Taliesin West and the Taliesin Fellowship
February 24 Broadacre City: Utopian Dreams for Urban Living
February 27 Usonian: Middle Class Homes for Americans
March 01 “Organic Architecture” vs. Modernist Ideas
March 03 Exam II
March 06 No Class—Spring Recess
March 08 No Class—Spring Recess
March 10 No Class—Spring Recess
March 13 Mike Wallace Interviews with Wright
March 15 Mike Wallace Interviews (con’t)
March 17 Mike Wallace Interviews (con’t)
March 20 Ayn Rand’s The Fountainhead and Wright (Short Writing Assignment #3 due)
March 22 In-Class Discussion of Ayn Rand’s The Fountainhead
March 24 In-Class Discussion of Ayn Rand’s The Fountainhead
March 27 Unitarian Meeting House (Shorewood Hills, WI)
March 29 Johnson Wax Administration Building and Research Tower (Racine, WI)
March 31 Wingspread (Herbert Johnson House, Racine, WI) (Short Writing Assignment #4 due)
April 03 Fallingwater: Introduction
April 05 Fallingwater: History of Construction
April 07 Fallingwater: Structure and Repair
April 10 Wright-Kaufmann Projects for Pittsburgh
April 12 Wright Addressing the Tall Building (Short Writing Assignment #5 due)
April 14 Marin County Civic Center (San Raphael, CA) and City Center Designs
April 17 Wright’s Late Religious Structures: Beth Shalom and Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church
April 19 Guggenheim Museum (New York, NY): Rethinking the Art Museum
April 21 Wright’s Legacy as a Man and Architect (Course Project due)
Final Exam: as scheduled during Finals Week