Specialized collections of drawings and models have been used in architectural education for hundreds of years. Today’s archives, whether housed within design schools or at sites beyond the academy, offer possibilities for instruction focused on building up a student’s facility with the tools of drawing and design development. In this context, the “edge” of the Archive is located in the process of drawing students into the minds of individuals doing good work, where realizations of what makes something good, and the subtleties of what makes something really good, are made visible.

All graduate students are welcome. This event grows out of concerns in the Architecture department, and so may be most useful to students in related fields.

Counts toward the CETLI Teaching Certificate.