ARCH 1020

Go to her lectures. she makes things around you beautiful. But you need to get through lots of drawings and makings.

The class may strike you as off-base at first, but as the projects progress you really come to understand how everything applies to architecture and future design classes.

If Waldman's class didn't do it, this class will teach you to be on your feet as far as changing what your work "means" on the spot. After you get over that roadblock it's kind of fun. The main project is making a box out of cardboard and Sanda likes to flip things over and take them apart, so avoid the glue.

Get a good TA!! Some grade really unfair. I lucked out and mine really inspired me to do my best. Sanda did nothing for me in terms of inspiration. She is a good professor, taught us about the history/technique/etc but it was my TA who really kept my spirits up. This class is VERY work heavy, mostly individual work from home. You will spend a lot of time cutting cardboard and cursing the class. However, I went away knowing so much about "making" and how architects work! This was not a mandatory class for me but it's one of my favorites in terms of personal development.

Great class; sanda really gets you to think

Great Class

Great class. Lots of work though.

Absolutely amazing class. Lots of work. Definitely recommend to anyone with even a slight interest in art or architecture. Just be sure not to slack off on the projects.

Sanda is such a great teacher; she's really cute and Romanian and loves loves loves art and architecture. She's engaging and fun and bubbly. Class is always a blast, but the course load is intense. Projects assigned every week that take up hours of time. It's rewarding and enjoyable sometimes, but not easy by any means.

Iliescu is amazing at what she does, and this class will make you look at the world and your own artistic abilities differently. However, the organization is pretty poor. Deadlines are usually announced last minute, emails are constantly going out. It is a lot of work, and you will spend a lot of money on art materials.