The Introductory Computer-Aided Design course, required for Master of Architecture students, introduced students to digital design in the Macintosh environment, with 3D modeling, digital image processing, and rendering software, as well as HTML and Netscape for World Wide Web (WWW) development. The goal is to bring students to a high level of facility in an integrated software environment, so that they can begin to use the computer as a primary design and presentation tool. For the first time, the course attempted to become "paperless", with assignments posted on the WWW, and work submitted electronically.
The Advanced Computer-Aided Design course emphasized high-end animation, multimedia authoring and World Wide Web-related research and development. The course explores the role of the architect in the digital age, and the use of virtual architectural space as an orienting and organizing structure in the interface between humans and computers. Student projects ranged from video animations that simulated 3D interfaces, to interactive multimedia documents programmed to respond to the user's mood.
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