Building Portrait of the Wells-Richardson Building

Intro to the Course

Winter term course to this day regret not taking a formal architecture class in college

fast paced introduction to elements from both architecture and urban theory

Why the Wells-Richardson Building

  • heritage site, old, centrally located
  • industrial building
  • part of a greater complex
  • attracted to it’s aesthetic, red brick, tall,

    History

    introduce your building and its function(s), explain its relationship to the city of Burlington, and elaborate on the changes it has undergone.

Structure

Site Visit

Material Palette

images, sketches, diagrams, material palette, maps, archival material, or anything else you have gathered that gives a fuller picture of your building.

Drawings

Present

Relationship to Place

Maps

The Building Now

Conclusion