Architecture and Space

Assessment Instructions

For this assessment, complete the following:

• Select three different kinds of spaces with which you are familiar in everyday life: places where you live, work, play, exercise, socialize, meditate, or worship.
  • Describe these spaces in detail, explaining what you observe, feel, think, and do when you are in each. Let your observation include lots of sensory inputs; you may first notice visual elements, but look for characteristic smells or sounds as well.
  • Examine your thoughts and feelings with the same degree of attention; is this a place that uplifts you or drags you down?
  • Consider the activities you pursue here, whether they are unique to this space or associated with it in your memory.
• List the theoretical principles of architecture and apply those principles to the spaces you have described.
  • How do the architectural features of the space help to shape the variety of experiences you have when inhabiting it? Reflect on the traditional forms of architecture and assess how they contribute to what you observe, feel, think, and do in these spaces.

Additional Requirements

• Written communication: Should be free of errors that detract from the overall message.
• APA formatting: Your paper should be formatted according to APA (6th edition) style and formatting.
• Length: 4–6 typed and double-spaced pages.
• Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12 point.

Suggested Resources

Capella Resources

Click the links provided to view the following resources:

• Assessment 1 Context.

Participation in the following activity will remind you of the basic principles of architectural design and encourage you to begin noticing how they are instantiated in the familiar spaces about which you will be writing in the assessment.

• Architecture – Then and Now | Transcript.

Capella Multimedia

Click the link provided below to view the following multimedia piece:

• Personal Significance: Classical | Transcript.

Library Resources

The following e-books or articles from the Capella University Library are linked directly in this course:

• Herlihy, D. (1985). Medieval households. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.
• Hoffman, S. J. (Ed.). (2010). Teaching humanities online: A practical guide to the virtual classroom. Armonk, NY: M.E. Sharpe.
• Hopkins, O. (2012). Reading architecture: A visual lexicon. London, UK: Laurence King.

Course Library Guide

A Capella University library guide has been created specifically for your use in this course. You are encouraged to refer to the resources in the HUM-FP1000 – Introduction to Humanities Library Guide to help direct your research.

Bookstore Resources

The resource listed below is relevant to the topics and assessments in this course. Unless noted otherwise, this material is available for purchase from the Capella University Bookstore. When searching the bookstore, be sure to look for the Course ID with the specific –FP (FlexPath) course designation.

• Fiero, G. K. (2016). Landmarks in humanities (4th ed.). Boston, MA: McGraw-Hill Higher Education.
  • Chapters 1–3.