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ARCHITECTURE & DESIGN
CCW - Pt1
The Notion of Atmosphere
Visual Note-Taking
**Note: This booklet only applies to students going on Western Denmark tours.
Full-year students going to Berlin, please see email correspondence.
SPRING 2015Core Course Week - Part 1
Painting of a beech forest by Danish painter Vilhelm Hammershøi (1864-1916)

DIS Architecture + Design Spring 2015
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The Notion of Atmosphere
In the spring semester 2015 we engage in a study of atmosphere
– or rather – the design of atmosphere.
Finnish architect Juhani Pallasmaa argues that the experience of
atmosphere can be related to the concept of spatial quality. “The
quality of a space or place is not merely a visual perceptual quality
as is usually assumed. The judgement of environmental character
is a complex multi-sensory fusion of countless factors, which are
immediately and synthetically grasped as an overall atmosphere,
feeling, mood or ambience.” .
The idea of atmosphere is not restricted to architecture – it
permeates all art forms. Consider the movies of Andrej Tarkovsky
or Alfred Hitchcock, the paintings of JWM Turner, the installations
of Olafur Eliasson, the videos of Pipilotti Rist, the music of Arvo
Pärt, the theatre of Peter Brook, or the photographs of Peter
Zumthor´s architecture by architecture photographer Hélène
Binet. Even if atmosphere has not always been the preoccupation
of artists, the list could go on and on – atmosphere is all around
us (pun intended).
Architectural historian, Peter Buchanan asks: “Is (atmosphere)
an objective quality invested in the object or instead a subjective
response in the perceiving subject? Or a term that unifies those
two poles? Is atmosphere an essential component of a sense of
place? How much can atmosphere and sense of place be designed,
and how much do they depend on the patination of time and use?
And how much is architectural atmosphere created by the forms
and fabric of the building, and the way it manipulates ambient
conditions such as light and temperature, and how much does it
arise from the activities and rituals it shelters and also shapes?”.
The questions are relevant for all design disciplines and the
theme of atmosphere bridges all the design disciplines at DIS
during the spring semester – architecture, interior architecture,
urban design, and graphic design will explore the notion of
atmosphere. In studio and on study tours we will visit new and
old design many of which are loaded with designed atmosphere.
At the end of the semester it is our hope, that students will
have immersed themselves in a study of atmosphere and come
out better equipped to both understand, cherish, and apply
atmospheric approaches in their design.
Aarhus Town Hall
Dolmen i.e. portal grave
Typical Danish village church

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Core Course Week Philosophy
The core of your studies in the AD Program at DIS is the
studio. The core course week (CCW) is a full week of studies
meant to contribute to the advancement of your architectural
understanding and your studio work through a dedicated focus
on key themes in Danish architecture and design and the crucial
skill of visual note-taking. CCW falls in two interrelated parts:
Part One - two days - takes place in Copenhagen, both in class
and on field studies. The first day is dedicated to visual note-
taking, a tool you will learn how to use and which will accompany
you throughout your time at DIS. The second day takes place
with your studio faculty and your studio group and is focused on
kickstarting assignment 2.
Part Two – takes you on a three-day study tour to Western
Denmark, to the island of Fyn and the mainland of Jylland. We
visit both contemporary and historical sites and examine how
past and present meet in Danish building culture and how
architecture and design shapes society and society shapes
architecture and design.
A crucial focus of CCW is to study how architecture and design
may inform the overall culture of a nation. It is our belief that
Denmark is a highly relevant and illustrative place to study
exactly this. The Danish Governments national architectural
policy from 2014 opens with the following:

“Architecture is for people. It sets the framework for our lives and
it affects us with its values and ideals. (…) Danish architecture and
design on all scales has helped shape our welfare society into a
form that is characterized by humanism. The architecture reflects
our democratic and transparent society. It binds us together and
gives us an identity, both in local communities and nationally.”
As a whole the core course week is dedicated to an in-depth
investigation and exploration of the Danish culture - our
common ground - through its architecture and design. Visual
note-taking is the core skill involved and your notes – sketches,
diagrams, annotations, etc. – will provide you with a reservoir of
impressions and inspiration, to be used and added to throughout
your semester at DIS and hopefully also moving on.
Visual note-taking sharing sessions

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Monday, February 9
09:00 - 10:00 Lecture: Intro to Core Course Week and
Western Denmark Study Tour
Location: Anneks A
Lecturer: Henning Thomsen,
Program Director, Architecture & Design, DIS
10:00 - 14:30 Visual Note-Taking Fair
Location: Nørregade 7 see page 6 for your starting location
Faculty:
Visual Journal: Bo Frederiksen
Urban Journal: Rasmus Frisk
Graphic Journal: Gunhild Pedersen
Watercolor Journal: Søren Amsnæs

10:00 - 11:00 Session 1
11:00 - 12:00 Session 2
12:00 - 12:30 Lunch (DIS Provided)
12:30 - 13:30 Session 3
13:30 - 14:30 Session 4
14:30 - 15:30 Journal Review with study tour faculty
Location: Final location of the Visual Note-Taking Fair, Session 4
WDK A: Courtney Coyne Jensen
WDK C: Rasmus Frisk
WDK D: Søren Amsnæs
14:30 - 16:00 Journal Review with study tour faculty,
Location: Final location of the Visual Note-Taking Fair, Session 4
WDK B: Britt Gundersen and Mark Klassen
Guest Lecture: Klara Swantesson, Stupid Studio

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08:30 - 17:00 Mandatory all day field study and studio session with faculty.
Specific itineraries vary. See details on studio Blackboard page.
DAY OFF FOR PACKING!
Wednesday, February 11
Tuesday, February 10
**Note: This schedule applies to students going on Western
Denmark tours. Full-year students going to Berlin, please see
email correspondence.

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Western Denmark Study Tour Groups
WDK A - Meet In N7 - A23
Dalton Baker
Yeji Bang
Cameron Bilinghurst
Kelsey Birchenall
Laura Cale
Margaret Cochrane
Margo Fredericks
Alison Grover
Danqing Guo
Marianne Kim
Minjeong Kim
Luhua Liu
Veronica Magner
Martin Man
Rebeca Ontaneda
Claire Rozman
Ricardo Torres
Emma Whipple
Elizabeth Wilford
Catherine Wisell
Lucas Wolff
WDK B - Meet In N7 - C21
Lauren Adams
Jill Beers
Miles Brenninkmeijer
Isabel Browne
Jeffrey Chung
Symone Fogg
Jennifer Ford
Kristen Garbe
Katherine Johnston
Sarah Jung
Helen Li
Robert Linkens
Qiao Mei Liu
Juliana McDermott
Ellen Mesnik
Marianna Nowacki
Hannah Palese
Zoe Pruitt
Jenna Rothstein
Claire Schlenker
Cady Smith
Meredith Soychak
Shelby Tanaka
Katherine Warwick
Cullen Whitmore
WDK C - Meet In N7 - C23
Sharon An
Paulo Andrade
Frances Archbald
Kali Bruhnke
Yun Feng
Kathleen Hanley
Julian Huertas
Sonya Jeong
Jonas Luebbers
Elissa Palmer
Samara Petigrow
Jenna Sacks
Erin Swaney
Shizhen Tao
Megan Van Artsdalen
Stephanie Waterman
Julia Wilcots
Chi Wei Yang
Maxwell Yousey
Chuyang Zhou
WDK D - Meet In N7 - C24
Katlin Amsler
Sarah Bartosh
Alem Bukvic
Maggie Cham
Maya Crosman
Meghan Ford
Charlotte Fuss
Allison Henry
Yeon Gyu Jeong
Rebecca Laudrup
Tessy Lopez
Wesley Moore
Kady Murzin
Andrea Nichols
Jennifer Odedina
Natalie Punzak
Coleman Rutstein
Zhixian Song
Yiting Zeng
James Zidell

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Practical Information
Packing + Apparel
Be sure to pack light! Apparel and packing suggestions are as
follows:
• Sturdy, comfortable boots or shoes for walking
• Layered clothing for cold temperatures
• A waterproof rainshell/jacket or umbrella
• Please also pack a bathing suit and towel for taking advantage
of various swimming opportunities
• You must bring a time telling device! (ex: wrist watch, alarm
clock, cell phone)
Meals
Make sure you bring a lunch pack for the first day on the bus! Your
tour book will clearly state which meals are covered by DIS, and
which meals you are responsible for covering on your own. DIS will
provide two meals per day.
Money
You will need to bring your own Danish kroner for drinks, meals,
snacks, evenings out, Danish souvenirs, and anything else that you
would like. Please keep in mind that no stops have been scheduled
for the bank or money exchange. Since most of this tour is spent in
the countryside, ATMs will not be easy to find.
Accommodations
On both Thursday and Friday nights we will be staying at youth
hostels. These hostels will only provide pillows and comforters for
your bed, so please bring the following: a dynebetræk [comforter
cover], a pudebetræk [pillow case], a flat bottom sheet, towel,
alarm clock, and toiletries, etc. Students who do not bring a
comforter cover, flat sheet and pillow case will be required to
rent them from the youth hostel at their own expense.

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WDK A Courtney Coyne-Jensen +45 3010 9312
Logan Woodruff +45 3010 9301
Feb 12 Danhostel Kolding Feb 13 Danhostel Ebeltoft
Ørnsborgvej 10 Egedalsvej 5
6000 Kolding Denmark 8400 Ebeltoft
+45 75 50 91 40 +45 86 34 20 53
WDK B Britt Gundersen +45 3067 1047
Mark Klassen +45 3010 9310
Sam Hosman +45 3061 0230

Feb 12 Danhostel Odense Feb 13 CabInn Århus
Østre Stationsvej 31 Kannikegade 14
5000 Odense 8000 Århus
+45 63 11 04 25 +45 86 75 70 00
WDK C Rasmus Frisk +45 2628 0303
Lila Pickus +45 3010 9321
Feb 12 CabInn Århus Feb 13 Danhostel Kolding
Kannikegade 14 Ørnsborgvej 10
8000 Århus 6000 Kolding
+45 86 75 70 00 +45 75 50 91 40
WDK D Søren Amsnæs +45 2046 3437
Jamie Cathell +45 3010 9330
Feb 12 Danhostel Ebeltoft Feb 13 Danhostel Odense
Egedalsvej 5 Østre Stationsvej 31
8400 Ebeltoft 5000 Odense
+45 86 34 20 53 +45 63 11 04 25
**If you are running late on the day of the tour, or miss the bus, please call the tour leader for your
tour, that is in bold above. If they do not pick up then call the other leader for your tour.
Practical Information

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Thursday, February 12
Tour Departure
Location: DGI-BYEN (Off Ingerslevsgade)
Date: Thursday, February 12
Meeting Time: 7:30am
Bus Departure: 7:45 AM SHARP!*
*If you miss the bus at DGI-BYEN you will be responsible for paying your own way to meet the tour
in Western Denmark!
In order to save time, please keep your sketchbook, drawing tools, camera, snacks and lunch, etc. on
the bus with you.

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Guide to Visual Note-Taking
Rasmus Frisk - UD Journal at DIS
zon
Look at Proportions
Pace the plan
Measure heights by looking at people
against the facades
Check proportions by using your pen
Use Diagrams
Be inventive
Don’t copy precisely ...
It don´t have to be beautiful?
Invent your visual language
Use different technics
- Illustrative, abstract, symbolic
Measure, using the human scale
Plan you page
Tips and tools on how to keep a journal
Organize your journal
• name and address
• index page
Get a range of drawing tools
Measure using human scale
Find the horizon
Look at proportions
• pace the plan
• measure heights by looking at people against the facades
• check proportions by using your pen
Plan your page
Use different techniques & diagrams
• illustrative, abstract, symbolic

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Guide to Visual Note-Taking Rasmus Frisk - UD Journal at DIS
Sometime though, Paraline drawings are better
Just like a storyboard
ll means, use text
Rasmus Fri
...and your welcome to
think out of the box
Plan, section or paraline drawings
Journal like a storyboard
Use text
Cover the hole story
David Michael Backs
Interior Architecture
Tonya Kennedy
Katherine Miriam Cochrane
Angela Marie Walker
Pre-Urban Design
and by all means, have fun!

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Guide to Visual Note-Taking
The following categories are broad and you need to consider
which apply in the case of each location you analyze. For each
location choose 4-5 categories to focus, and touch briefly upon
the remaining categories. All drawing types are suggestions and
must be supplemented by written notes.
Site: illustration that captures the essence of site and
surroundings. Use drawings such as: plans, section of open space
around the building, or quick serial visions.
Concept: conceptual drawing that illustrates the main idea. Use
drawings such as: diagrams in plan, section, elevation, axon.
Context: illustration of what surrounds the building and possibly
how this has influenced the design. Use drawings such as:
sketches of details, concepts of surroundings, quick diagrammatic
perspectives (serial vision), plan.
Sequence: description of the sequence of space that the user of
the building experiences. Use drawings such as: diagrammatic
axon, quick diagrammatic perspectives (serial vision).
Structure: conceptual drawing showing the structural main idea.
Do any of the structural choices relate back to the context? Use
drawings such as: diagrammatic plans, sections, exploded axon,
detail sketches.
Space: description of the main spatial quality of the building. Use
drawings such as: sections, perspectives.
Skin: description of the skin of the project. How has the
surrounding context influenced the choice of material of the
facades? Use drawings such as: details shown in section, axon,
sketch perspectives.
Detail: Description of how building components/ materials are
put together. Use drawings such as: axon of detail, section, plan.
Material: Various materials can be used to differentiate or define
an idea graphically. Document how different materials can
influence ones visual understanding of a space.

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