Rachel Stopka is a design-builder and educator whose work focuses on collaboration between the fields of design and construction. She earned her MArch from RISD in 2010 and her BS in Mathematics in 2007 from the UMass Dartmouth, where she graduated Summa Cum Laude. Stopka is a licensed construction supervisor in Massachusetts and a Certified Passive House Consultant. She teaches at RISD and Roger Williams University, and she works with Jack Ryan Architect, LLC in Providence.
Courses
Fall 2024 Courses
ARCH 2178-02 - INTEGRATED BUILDING SYSTEMS
LevelUndergraduate
UnitArchitecture
Subject Architecture
Period Fall 2024
Credits 3
FormatLecture
Mode In-Person
Start date
End date
ARCH 2178-02
INTEGRATED BUILDING SYSTEMS
LevelUndergraduate
UnitArchitecture
Subject Architecture
PeriodFall 2024
Credits3
FormatLecture
ModeIn-Person
Start and End2024-09-04 to 2024-12-11
Times: F | 9:40 AM - 12:40 PMInstructor(s): Rachel StopkaLocation(s): Bayard Ewing Building, Room 319Enrolled / Capacity: 16Status: Open
SECTION DESCRIPTION
Conceived as the culmination of the technologies sequence of courses, this course allows students to choose amongst the three instructor's differing approaches to the problem of conceiving technology holistically, in relation to a set of architectural criteria. The conceptual and technical aspects of building systems are considered and emergent environmentally-conscious technologies are emphasized for research and application.
Prerequisite: All required technologies courses.
Majors are pre-registered for this course by the department. Enrollment is limited to Architecture Students.
Major Requirement | BArch, MArch (3yr), MArch (2yr): Architecture
Times: F | 1:10 PM - 4:10 PMInstructor(s): Bob Pavlik, Rachel Stopka, Sunkyu KohLocation(s): Center for Integrative Technologies, Room 103Enrolled / Capacity: 12Status: Open
SECTION DESCRIPTION
This course focuses on the drawing as it serves to convey different design intentions. As a continuation of the basic drawing coursework in the MDes Summer Program, this course will explore advanced techniques in digital representation. Students successfully completing this course will be able to understand the construction of 3D drawings, develop sophisticated digital layouts with image processing software, create CAD based 2D architectural drawings and 3D models, and develop a 3D visualization of a design. The integration of 2D and 3D data, digital materials, as well as the basics of digital lighting and camera work will also be discussed.
Enrollment is limited to Graduate Interior Architecture Students.
Times: F | 1:10 PM - 4:10 PMInstructor(s): Bob Pavlik, Rachel Stopka, Sunkyu KohLocation(s): Center for Integrative Technologies, Room 304Enrolled / Capacity: 12Status: Open
SECTION DESCRIPTION
This course focuses on the drawing as it serves to convey different design intentions. As a continuation of the basic drawing coursework in the MDes Summer Program, this course will explore advanced techniques in digital representation. Students successfully completing this course will be able to understand the construction of 3D drawings, develop sophisticated digital layouts with image processing software, create CAD based 2D architectural drawings and 3D models, and develop a 3D visualization of a design. The integration of 2D and 3D data, digital materials, as well as the basics of digital lighting and camera work will also be discussed.
Enrollment is limited to Graduate Interior Architecture Students.
Times: F | 1:10 PM - 4:10 PMInstructor(s): Bob Pavlik, Rachel Stopka, Sunkyu KohLocation(s): Center for Integrative Technologies, Room 305Enrolled / Capacity: 12Status: Open
SECTION DESCRIPTION
This course focuses on the drawing as it serves to convey different design intentions. As a continuation of the basic drawing coursework in the MDes Summer Program, this course will explore advanced techniques in digital representation. Students successfully completing this course will be able to understand the construction of 3D drawings, develop sophisticated digital layouts with image processing software, create CAD based 2D architectural drawings and 3D models, and develop a 3D visualization of a design. The integration of 2D and 3D data, digital materials, as well as the basics of digital lighting and camera work will also be discussed.
Enrollment is limited to Graduate Interior Architecture Students.
