Digital Design Tools
- To get an overview of the range of digital tools for architectural practice
A. Help Sessions in 4th Floor Studios
- Wed. 11/27, 9:30-11:30
- Wed. Dec. 4 - Tues Dec. 10, 3:30-4:30pm
B. Assignments
C. Other media classes. Focus will reflect interests of the professors, so students can be take more than one
- 423/523 Media for Design Development
- 424/524 Advanced Design Development Media
Examples of Computer Applications and BuildingPhases
Pre-Design
- Marketing databases
- Geographical Information Systems
- Desktop Publishing for Proposals
- Building Programming
Schematic Design
- Cost Estimating
- Building Performance Analysis
Design Development
- Product Specifications
Construction Documents
- Drafting
- Engineering Coordination
Construction Management
- Tracking questions, change orders
Operation
- Facilities Management
A. New Input Methods
Extracting 3D information from photos
- Digital Michaelangelo (lightfield & rangefinding)
- Photomodeler software
B. New Output methods
1. Virtual Reality Modeling Language or VRML
- platform independent 3D models
- pieces can be exported from FormZ, connections need to be programmed
- Art examples require plug-ins such as CosmoPlayer or Platinum Worldview
2. Quicktime Virtual Reality or QTVR images
- simulate 3D space with tourable panoramic images
- individual panoramic nodes can be exported in FormZ, placed into web pages with GoLive
- links between nodes need to be created with Apple's QTVR authoring kit
3. Animation provides a way to show sequential experiences in a space or construction sequencing
4. Computer-Aided Manufacturing or CAD/CAM provide a direct route for getting digital information directly into material objects
5. Non-photorealistic Rendering gives a human touch to computer-generated graphics
- Piranesi software gives a painterly appearance to digital models