6 iasap•bv illinois architecture study abroad program at barcelona-el vallès YEARBOOK 6 2019 • 2020 illinois school of architecture university of illinois at urbana-champaign illinoisat of university architecture illinois schoolof vallès barcelona-el at program abroad study illinois architecture iasap • bv bv YB yearbook of student work student of yearbook 6 2020 2019 29(56($6$5&+,7(&785$/ 678',(6Fall 2019/Spring 2020 Traveling Field Trips Teruel/Zaragoza+Madrid/Toledo 3URIV*%RVFK5)DUUH$/DSXQ]LQD 2UJDQL]HG¿HOGWULSVWRVLWHV of historical, architectural, DQGXUEDQVLJQL¿FDQFHDUHDQ essential component of the program’s activities. These include short half-day visits as well as multi-day trips to other cities. A D E In 2019/2020, there were two WUDYHOLQJ¿HOGWULSVDGD\ MRXUQH\WR/OHLGD=DUDJR]DDQG Teruel (in the Fall semester) and DZHHNORQJWULSWR0DGULGWKDW included day-long excursions to 7ROHGRDQGWKH0RQDVWHU\RI(O Escorial (Spring semester). In these trips, students not only studied buildings from diverse historical periods but also got more deeply exposed to the VSHFL¿FDUFKLWHFWXUDOXUEDQDQG F D cultural characteristics of the cities visited. B 32 C G H 33 A• Y. Tong- B• <=KDQJC• S. Padilla D• R. Wei- E• Y. Tong- F• E. Catlin- G• S. Padilla H• <=KX 29(56($6$5&+,7(&785$/ 678',(6Fall 2019/Spring 2020 Traveling Assignments all IASAP-BV faculty + guests Traveling is an important component of all study abroad programs especially for architecture students because it provides the opportunity to visit in person cities, buildings, and D sites, absorbing through personal experience what they would otherwise learn in the classroom. At the IASAP-BV, a few periods of independent travel are built-into the A program’s calendar of activities. In these travels, students work on DVVLJQPHQWVWKDWHPSKDVL]HOHDUQLQJ through seeing and experiencing buildings and sites of architectural H DQGXUEDQVLJQL¿FDQFHZKLFKWKH\ E document through graphic and written notes, photography, and video. 6SHFL¿FDVVLJQPHQWVLQFOXGHGWKH development of an “Architect’s B Journal” (images A, B, C, H, I and J), a study of the work and contribution RI³8QIRUJHWWDEOH0DVWHUVRI 20th Century Architecture” and “Contemporary Architects” (images '()DQG* , and a short video J documentary of one relevant F I J building in which they combine all the skills developed in the workshops that constitute this course (a few photograms are shown on images K and L). C G K 34 C L 35 A• <=KDQJB• Y. Tong- C• E. Catlin D• 1$WKLWDNLV,1GRXP\.7/XW]- E• 63DGLOOD05RVVF• 3*OLPP0*X\RWG• (6KXOL&6WXEHUH• Y. Tong- I• S. Liu- J• R. Wei- K• ('DQQKDXVHQ%$*RPH]*-RQHVL• 3*OLPP0*X\RW63DWLO 29(56($6$5&+,7(&785$/678',(6 Spring 2020 Building Envelope Workshop 3URIV6FRWW0XUUD\3DEOR*DUULGR& Jaime Prous The Building Envelope Workshop was co- RUJDQL]HGE\WKHLDVDSEYDQGWKH(76$9 and was available to students enrolled in the two programs. The workshop was primarily WDXJKWE\,OOLQRLV¶3URIHVVRU6FRWW0XUUD\ZLWK A the collaboration of ETSAV Professors Pablo Garrido and Jaime Prous. Students worked in mixed collaborative teams. As the primary interface between interior and exterior environments, the building envelope is an important architectural component with great potential for impacting both a building’s aesthetic/architectural expression and its D D technical performance in response to climate and energy consumption. A In this weeklong workshop, students were introduced to a design process that integrates several issues related to building-envelopes in contemporary practice: cultural expression, materials, construction techniques, climate- UHVSRQVLYHQHVVDQGHQHUJ\HႈFLHQF\ Students worked in teams to design an enclosure system for an assigned building type and form, with each team working in RQHRIWKUHHGLႇHUHQWFOLPDWH]RQHV$IWHU researching the climate conditions for their site, each team designed and developed a E E facade system, producing detailed drawings and a large-scale sectional model to UHSUHVHQWWKHLU¿QDOGHVLJQ B A 36 C CF F 37 A• 1$WKLWDNLV(6KXOL%7DQJ<7RQJ-7RUUHV%HOORB• .%DNHU')U\H*:LWWHU<;XC• (&DWOLQ-6DQFKH]06RUGR&6WXEHU<=KDQJ D• 7&RRSHU3*OLPPO&.UDHPHU6/LX'3HUH]E• '%HOO('DQQKDXVHQ%UXQ0*X\RW63DGLOOD<=KDRF• 1..KDWUL;/L63DWLO5:HL This second section of the IASAP-BV's 2019/2020 Yearbook of Student Work consists of pages dedicated to one or two students. At the end of the year, we invited students to submit for inclusion in the yearbook two or three of their favorite VNHWFKHVGUDZLQJVIURP¿HOGWULSVDQG two architectural photos taken during the year. In addition to this, the program’s faculty selected one or two images from WKHLU6SULQJVHPHVWHU$UFKLWHFWXUDO'HVLJQ project, and in some cases a sketch/ drawing or an architectural photograph from the assignments that were part of the program’s courses and activities. We also added a fragment of a self-portrait Jones Genevieve A WKDWWKH\GLGWKH¿UVWZHHNHQGDIWHUWKHLU This year brought a lot of new arrival. It was part of “drawing practice experiences and opportunities assignments” at the beginning of the year. that I would have never imagi- 7KHDVVLJQPHQWFRQVLVWHGRI¿OOLQJSDJHV ned doing. As a designer, my ZLWKOLQHV KRUL]RQWDOYHUWLFDOGLDJRQDO way of thinking and approaching in pencil and ink) as a vehicle to “loosen” design has changed for the better WKHLUKDQGWKHQDIWHU¿OOLQJPDQ\SDJHV because I was able to experience we asked them to face a mirror and make FRPSHOOLQJDUFKLWHFWXUH¿UVWKDQG DVHOISRUWUDLWRYHURQHRIWKHSDJHV¿OOHG Not only am I a better designer A with lines but without looking at the page leaving this year abroad, I’ve while they made it (we ignore if they “really” grown tremendously as an indivi- complied with this, but it is beyond the dual. I will forever be grateful for point). In composing the individual pages, the friends I made and the family we considered that these portraits –fresh, that was our Barcelona class. unpretentious, and fun—should be featured, yet, not in full but as a sort of 'cubist' IUDJPHQW0DQ\VWXGHQWVDOVRVHQWDVKRUW ZULWWHQUHÀHFWLRQRIWKHLUH[SHULHQFHZH Students’ individual pages Students’ LQFOXGHWKHVHUHÀHFWLRQVDVZHUHFHLYHG WKHPXQ¿OWHUHGDQGXQHGLWWHG With all this material we composed pages A B for each student: a full page for students who responded to our call to submit drawings and photos, and two-students per page with images selected by the faculty for students who did not submit their favorite ones. Lastly, we also asked students to submit one of two “more personal” images. Unfortunately, we do not have enough space to show all of them, but a few of the more representative of them are included 38 39 on the left column of this page. B C A• Barcelona Culinary Institute (Spring semester studio project)- B• Architectural Photography- C• Architectural/Urban graphic studies 0\\HDUZLWKWKH,OOLQRLV$UFKLWHFWXUH6WXG\$EURDG3URJUDPZDV¿OOHGZLWK ERWKFKDOOHQJHVDQGMR\V0RYLQJPLOHVDZD\IURPKRPHDQGLQWRD new culture proved overwhelming at times, but I learned a lot about both P\VHOIDQGDUFKLWHFWXUHWKURXJK¿UVWKDQGH[SHULHQFHV,DOVRPHWPDQ\ people that will be a part of my life forever. Ultimately, this year prepared me for the future, both personally and professionally. Emily Catlin B B C A B A 40 41 C Zhao [Evan] Yanbing A A• Barcelona Culinary Institute (Spring semester studio project)- B• Architectural Photography- C• Architectural/Urban graphic studies A• Barcelona Culinary Institute (Spring semester studio project)- B• Architectural Photography- C• Architectural/Urban graphic studies 0\³\HDU´LQ%DUFHORQD was the single most life changing experience I have ever had. I learned more than I ever thought possible in a single academic B year. The tangible exposure to historical and contemporary DUFKLWHFWXUHVROLGL¿HG my understanding of a variety of architectural concepts and elements. A A BCEven beyond academics, the holistic development I underwent and the friends I made during the year will stay with me for my entire life. Jacee Tong C A Shamika Patil Shamika C 42 A B B 43 A• Productive living housing (Spring semester studio project)- B• Architectural Photography- C• Architectural/Urban graphic studies A• Productive living housing (Spring semester studio project)- B• Architectural Photography- C• Architectural/Urban graphic studies 0\H[SHULHQFHVWXG\LQJDEURDGLQ Barcelona has reopened my heart and mind to embracing all forms of educational experience. Whether it’s through traditional classroom lear- ning, traveling to foreign countries, or simply intellectual conversations with peers, studying abroad has allowed PHWRH[SORUHGLႇHUHQWZD\VRI learning that I will carry into all future C aspects of my life. Molly Blanke Initially, my goal for coming to this study abroad program was more about being closer to my friends and family and really, just to spend more time with them. I would never B KDYHLPDJLQHGMXVWKRZGLႇHUHQW B my experience came to be. I have learnt so much about not only archi- tecture but also what it means to be an architect, but most importantly, I would have never expected just how Sizeh [Erik] Chen Sizeh well we got along as a group. B A A B 44 A C A 45 A• Barcelona Culinary Institute (Spring semester studio project)- B• Architectural Photography- C• Architectural/Urban graphic studies A• Barcelona Culinary Institute (Spring semester studio project)- B• Architectural Photography- C• Architectural/Urban graphic studies Being a part of the IASAP-BV taught me how to study my built surroundings and how to better design buildings to become a more cohesive part of those surroundings. I also built close friendships from both classes as a result of the truly XQL¿HGDSSURDFKWRDOOFRXUVHZRUNDQG living so closely together in the residence hall. This experience has been one of the most academically, personally, and B socially rewarding of my life. Phoebe Glimm Phoebe B A This year felt like a turning point in my life. Sometimes I can feel stuck in my own life but this year, this experience, opened my eyes and greased my gears. It felt like around every corner there was something new to be explored. I became aware of so many more possibilities that the world KDVWRRႇHU3RVVLELOLWLHVWKDW,IXOO\SODQRQH[SORULQJIRU B the rest of my life.