Studio Workshop 1 Introduction to Design Technologies

Catalog description

In this skills-based workshop, ARCH 751, students will acquire advanced skills required for use in design studios, including tools for analysis, simulation, 3D modeling in Rhinoceros software and plug-ins, fabrication technologies, and visualization. The objective of this required course is for students to learn and apply computational skills towards design problems. Conducted at the start of Fall semester, the lab component of this module will target ways to analyze, simulate and synthesize the spatial and environmental attributes which promote health and wellness. Taught as an intensive tutorial format, this workshop is organized in a series of technique-based modules on specific platforms, software and interfaces, which aim to progressively advance the ability of students to apply computation to design. This workshop will build up from the learning of modeling operations, simple scripts to small plug-ins, to add-ons, to increasingly more complex applications. Design exercises will be assigned in relation to student's skills developing shared tools, including scripts, coding, algorithms, and visual algorithms. Prerequisite Course(s): Corequisites: ARCH 701C