AutoDesk Goes Conceptual Topic Number: 132  AutoDesk Goes Conceptual   By: B.J. Novitski Date:08 May 2002 Web Address: http://www.architectureweek.com/2002/0508/tools_1-1.html Presented By: Sherif Raouf Morgan

LEARNING ABOUT NEW COMPUTER AID SOFTWARES THAT HELP ARCHITECTS IN THEIR DESIGN PROCESS DESIGN CHECKLIST 1- DATA BASE 2- SITE ANALYSIS 3- ZONING 4- CONCEPT 5- AVANT PROJET 6- WORKING DRAWINGS 7- TENDER DOCUMENTS 8- WOKSHOP DRAWINGS 9- CONSTRUCTION & SUPERVISION

AutoDesk Goes Conceptual AUTODESK PROVIDES A WAY TO BRING SKETCHES FOR FURTHER DEVELOPMENT

This software provides an interface styled to resemble an architect's traditional desk and includes tools to support 2D sketching, mechanisms to merge sketches into 3D models, and a collaboration environment for working on projects with others at remote locations. Student Yasemin Kologlu developed diagrams in various media but combined them in Architectural Studio. Image: Yasemin Kologlu

What makes this different from conventional "paint" software is that the on-screen sketch strokes are mathematically-based objects. The software further supports traditional practice concepts by facilitating team collaboration. AutoDesk maintains a centralized data center where users publish their work to a private Web site. Two or more people in different locations can work together as if they were sitting and drawing simultaneously at the same drawing board.

AutoDesk interface a couple of examples to enhance our knowledge about the program

Yasemin Kologlu completed a rendering in Autodesk Viz after beginning it with hand-drawn media. Image: Yasemin Kologlu

Students Dana Getman, Yasemin Kologlu, and David Scott designed a collective site scheme for their high-rise apartment buildings. Image: Yasemin Kologlu Diagrammatic design variations on the residential highrise by Dana Getman. Image: Dana Getman

Architectural Studio Goes to School Conceptual structural design by Dana Getman. Image: Dana Getman Schematic design with Architectural Studio by Cornell student Dana Getman. Image: Dana Getman

A Collaborative Experiment An architecture studio at Cornell participates in a review with professionals several hundred miles away. Photo: Moreno A. Piccolotto

They invited several teams of New York City professionals to participate in design reviews throughout the term. These architects came from the firms of Kohn Pedersen Fox, SOM, and Richard Meier & Partners. Each professional team was given a Polycom ViaVideo camera, a downloadable version of Architectural Studio, and access to the student work at Autodesk's data center. When one person was talking and sketching, others would listen and watch. They used a wall-size panoramic projector. However, for small groups, more conventional hardware configurations would work just as well. Conclusion is that this software lowers the barrier to working in a digital environment. You no longer need to learn complex modeling skills to derive the advantages of accurate visualizations. You can build a model by simply sketching.