220 Intro to computers
Instructors:
David Erdman
Kostas Terzidis, Ph.D.
Week 1 (10.2/10.4)
Tue: Introduction:
Thu: what is electronic
media? Contextuatlisation of architecture
and computing.
Week 2:(10.9/10.11)
Tue: Digital Concepts
Introduce
phase one of project
Basic
intro to Photoshop.
Week3:(10.16/10.18)
Tue: The Machine:
computer hardware, internal operations, storage devices, basic concepts of
software, networks, hyper-media, and internet. Selecting a computer to use.
Thu: review printed images and discuss methods
of re-working
Week4:(10.23/10.25)
Tue: 1- and 2-D Graphics:
Paint fundamentals, Photoshop operations, morphing, draft fundamentals, differences
between pixel and object-oriented systems, databases, symbols and libraries
Thu: Principles of electronic modeling/intro
phase 2
Review of phase 1
Introduction to explicitly 3d tools
in form z
C mesh
C curve
R: Optional demo of Maya for advanced students
(Erdman or TA)
To be scheduled
Week5: (10.30/11.1)
Tue:
Thu: class discussion
on iterative modeling and re-working computer models
Transformation
tools:
Deformations
Rebuilding surfaces
Offsets
Forming solids from surfaces
polygonization
R: make up class
for 11.8, time to be scheduled
Moving from
3d-2d: principles of electronic drawing/intro phase 3
Derivative
object modeling:
Unfolding
Sweeps
Extrusions
Projection
Moving into
FormZ draft, issues of line weight
Week6: (11.6/11.8) Erdman
out of town 11.8
Tue:
Thu: phase 2 due
Erdman to
review from Sweden
Week7: (11.13/11.15)
Tue:
Thu: Principles
of Graphic design and presentation/intro to phase 4
Introduction
of techniques by example
Week8: (11.20/11.22)
Tue: History of CAD
and the Practice: automated design, CAD, computers in the office
Thu: Exercise3
Week9: (11.27/11.29)
Tue: Computers
and Creative Process: Form related approaches in computational design, typology,
transformation (morphing), shape grammars, artificial intelligence approaches
to architectural design.
Thu: desk crits
Week 10: (12.4/12.6)
Printed and electronic files due of phases 1, 2, 3.
Thu: review of printed
work.