Darin Yum

-generated blueprints using CADD systems to produce schematic 3D drawings

-created detailed plans and elevations of existing/non-existing hand drafted drawings of buildings on Revit/AutoCad

-introduced to professional architectural hand-drafting

-contour drawing (line weight, overlap, scale), then tone drawing (shade and shadow), then orthographic projection and perspective

-engage in an active interrogation of the city, understanding its structure and patterns and simultaneously uncovering the social imperatives of its residents

-through small-scale design projects, evolved designs based on research and exploration: hand-drafted projects on spacial differentiation, landscape design, and museum development

-introduction to alternative methods of design and buildings in contrast to accepting normative practices as a given

-introduced to vernacular, conterporary and renewable construction methods and how they relate to building type, location, life-cycle and design issues

-projects included constructive model making, university soccer stadium proposal, and a rowing boat club project

-explored the 'grain' of San Francisco-the individual dwelling unit-its history, place and relationship to the larger urban fabric

-examined aspects of living in the city through design projects that deal with multi-family housing and issues of affordability and social justice

-projects included developing an ADU, renovation of an existing home, and mixed-use apartment

-first real projects done with Sketchup, Revit, etc.

-assessing public buildings and their intersection with the social, cultural and political realities. directions and aspirations of their communities

-problem-solving architectural solutions that explore the design of collective space. institutional form, building structure and materiality

-semester-long digital project on a museum proposal in San Francisco