ARCH. 380
INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTERS IN ARCHITECTURE
Instructor: Mehlika Inanici
Office: Architecture Hall 130M, Office Hours: Friday morning (by appointment)
Teaching Assistant: Casey Borgen
Office Hours: Tuesday 3:00 - 4:00 at Digital Commons
Schedule: Tuesday and Thursday 1:30 - 2:50
Location: Digital Commons (Gould 007)
Arch 380 is an introductory course to Design Computing. Weekly lectures and laboratory sessions focus on theoretical aspects and practical applications of image processing, drafting, modeling, and rendering. The course begins with an overview of the role of computing in the field of architecture. This introduction is followed by discussions and hands-on experience with selected topics on representation. The course concludes with a broader overview of computation in architecture.
Objectives
- Provide an overview of the principles, theories, methods that underlie the applications of Design Computing;
- Create awareness and familiarity with the current issues and practices in Design Computing;
- Develop abilities to represent architectural designs using a variety of digital tools.
Lectures and Laboratory Sessions
04/01/08 Lecture: Introduction to Design Computing
04/03/08 Lab: Image Processing
04/08/08 Lecture: Image Processing, Lab: Web authoring
04/12/08 Lecture & Lab: Web authoring
04/15/08 Lab: Web authoring
04/17/08 Lecture and Lab: 2D Drawing
04/22/08 Lab: 2D Drawing - Class Exercise 1
04/24/08 Lab: 2D Drawing - Class Exercise 2
04/29/08 Lab: 2D Drawing: Studio House - Class Exercise 3
05/01/08 Lab: 2D Drawing: Studio House
05/06/08 Lab: Work session - 2D Drawing
05/08/08 Lecture: 3D Modeling
05/13/08 Lab: 3d Modeling technique and commands
05/15/08 Lab: 3d Modeling - Class Exercise 4
05/20/08 Lab: 3d Modeling - creating multiple levels: Studio House - Class Exercise 5
05/22/08 Lab: Mass Modeling and Topography: Tomb of Hatshepsut - Class Exercise 6
05/27/08 Lab: Work session
(to be updated weekly)
Assignments
Assignment 1: Web authoring and Image Processing
Assignment 2: 2D Drawing
Assignment 3: 3D Modeling
Assignment 4: Rendering
Updated by Inanici, 05/1/2008