Nancy Nichols

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Nancy Nichols is a designer based in Providence, RI. Her research brings both historical and contemporary geometric methods together to explore architectural form and performance, geometric constraints on material behavior and theories of vision and perception.

Nichols holds an MArch with distinction from Harvard Graduate School of Design, where she was awarded the Henry Adams Medal, and BAs in both architecture and studio art from Yale University. Prior to moving to Rhode Island, she worked professionally in the practices of La Dallman Architects and Höweler + Yoon in Boston, MA. Nichols also teaches at the Princeton University School of Architecture and at the Yale University School of Architecture.

Courses

Fall 2023 Courses

ARCH 2141-01 - ARCHITECTURAL PROJECTION
Level Undergraduate
Unit Architecture
Subject Architecture
Period Fall 2023
Credits 3
Format Studio
Mode In-Person
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ARCH 2141-01

ARCHITECTURAL PROJECTION

Level Undergraduate
Unit Architecture
Subject Architecture
Period Fall 2023
Credits 3
Format Studio
Mode In-Person
Start and End 2023-09-06 to 2023-12-13
Times: F | 1:10 PM - 6:10 PM Instructor(s): Nancy Nichols Location(s): Bayard Ewing Building, Room 106 Enrolled / Capacity: 16 Status: Open

SECTION DESCRIPTION

This course introduces the beginning student to the origins, media, geometries and role(s) of projection drawing in the design and construction process. The student will learn systems of projection drawing from direct experience, and be challenged to work both from life and to life. Subjects such as transparency, figure/ground, sciagraphy, oblique projection, surface development, volumetric intersections, spatial manipulation and analytic operations will build on the basics of orthographic and conic projection. The course involves line and tone drawing, hand drafting, computer drawing (Autocad) and computer modeling (Rhino).

Estimated Cost of Materials: $20.00 - $100.00

Majors are pre-registered for this course by the department. Enrollment is limited to Sophomore Architecture Students.

Major Requirement | BArch: Architecture

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