Course Schedule and Catalog

Long Title: FORMAT

Department: Architecture

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Provides an introduction to digital visualization & communication in the context of architectural design. Emphasis is placed on working methods that engage specific issues of the complex assemblies in architectural practice, coordinating various software & graphic techniques through composite methods. The last 3 weeks of the semester will focus on the design & production of a printed portfolio to organize & communicate design work from the first 2 semesters of the core studio sequence. Applications include: Illustrator, In-Design, Photoshop, AutoCAD, 3DMAX, FormZ, DreamWeaver, and Flash. Repeatable for Credit.