The course focuses on user-based planning and design methods. Readings are drawn from literature, history, architectural history and theory, anthropology, and cultural studies. The course involves lectures by local speakers and field trips. CAD modeling is presented as one of a battery of graphic tools for generating, developing and presenting design ideas, for students with no prior computer or CAD experience. An introduction to microcomputer graphic applications to architectural design.
Emphasis is on three dimensional modeling, rendering and animation.
The Independent Project is a supplement to Architecture DSTP-378,Introduction to CAD Modeling. Students reinforce and extend their AutoCAD skills to develop a coordinated presentation based upon a detailed model of a prior studio project. An investigation of current planning studies and planning practices in New Orleans. In preparation for subsequent upper level studios, guidelines are established for the optimal development of critical sites in the city. These design guidelines reconcile economic, contextual, and larger-scale urban design issues.