San Antonio College - El Alamo Yearbook (San Antonio, TX)

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The Greek Temple studied by Kirby Whitehead and Jack O ' Neill is uiie of many styles and de- signs of architecture that are studied in the His- tory of Architecture class. Notables Address Exhibit Visitors Architecture Day, May 1, was the chmax of the year for the Department. Professors Robert S. Harris and Martin Kermacy, from The Univer- sity of Texas, as well as San Antonio architect, Mr. AlUson Peery, were guest speakers at the program. Free-hand drawings, two and three dimension- al basic design studies in black and white, color and textured materials, color renderings in var- rious media, architectural designs and models, mod- els of great buildings of ancient history, displays of architectural structural systems and materials were on display. The future San Antonio will be built on the ideals and mastery of this subject. Susan Samm. Tony Balderama, and Vic- tor Baez lew one of the exhibits on display at the Architectural Exhibit. Blueprints are readied and studied for a proposed structure as the final plans are inspected with interest by the building construction class. 115

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HHH wr 1 P ■ iTTTTrti H vm f B 1 y w m 1 B II t Tj n Abstract designs of all kinds prove to be inter- esting, intriguing, and sometimes complicated. Admiiing some of the freshman design work are John Sutherland, Herbert Phillip, and Mike Ger- rells. The Motel Project was a major sophomore assignment for the year; Kirby Whitehead points out its unique features. Architects Create Motel Complexes Construction, free-hand mathematics, basic design — all are part of the blueprints with which to build an architect. And the San Antonio Col- lege ARCHITECTURE DEPARTMENT ' has the blueprmts. A total of 15 different architectural courses are offered in the Department, including such ad- vanced subjects as methods of Building Construc- tion Estimating, sketching and rendering of still life, relating basic design to architectural form, the study of color, the study of the History of Ar- chitecture, examination of structural systems, their structural economics and esthetic suitabili- ty as applied to architectural problems, and an introduction to descriptive geometry, and per- spective drawing. Here is just one of the hundreds of in- terested viewers who entered the Ball- room to study the exhibits prepared by all architectural students. 114

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Pensively posing for the student artists is model Lynn Ander- son. Models receive pay for extra hours of work. Variety Keynotes Work of Artists Enter the world of art and sample the excite- ment that is blended with creating from stone cutting and polishing, life drawing, ceramics, pottery, graphics, and abstract designing. Available to the day students in the ART DE- PARTMENT are courses in Art History, Com- mercial Art, Design, Life Drawing, Ceramics, Art Education, Graphics, and Painting. Each course is designed to enrich the student ' s background and skill in the field of art, the result being a well-trained artist who works with precision, ex- actness, and understanding. These artists, who pursue eagerly the varied media of art learning, tackle their tasks with fervor and enthusiasm. A iiujor department project is the colorful Christmas Win- dow, which drew attention from observers. Attracting; .ui .idmiring gaze from Susan Hoppin is a welded structure by Don Gill. The creation ot a yarn painting occupies Pat Tcriy, Edna Doiron, Nancy Stapper, anxl M.ir ' Gon- zales.