4.206 Introduction to Design Computing, Spring 2004
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Author(s)
Sass, Lawrence
Alternative Title
Introduction to Design Computing
Date Issued
June 2004
Abstract
Explores the role of computer visualization as a representational medium. Visualization is widely used in scientific, engineering, and design disciplines to help people understand complex phenomena and constructs. The key intellectual challenge is to develop the right visual metaphors for conveying information in the most effective way. Through programming projects and applications work, real and imaginary environments are constructed, probed, and displayed. Also covers the relevant computer graphics methods and data representations. Required of Course IV majors. From the course home page: Course Description This course will introduce students to architectural design and computation through the use of computer modeling, rendering and digital fabrication. The course focuses on teaching architectural design with CAD drawing, modeling, rendering and rapid prototyping. Students will be required to build computer models that will lead to a full package of architectural explorations within a computational environment. Each semester will explore a particular historical period in architecture and the work of a selected architect.
Subjects
computer modeling
digital fabrication
exploration of space
place making
computer rendering
design construction
CAD CAM fabrication
computer models
computer aided drawings
rapid prototyped models
architecture
computation
representational mediums
architectural design
complex phenomena
constructs
information visualization
programming
computer graphics
data respresentation
Architectural drawing -- Computer-aided design
MIT Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Architecture
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