Syllabus academic year 2007/2008
DIGITAL VISUALIZATION AND PRESENTATIONADP131

Higher education credits: 6. Grading scale: UG. Level: G2 (First level). Language of instruction: The course will be given in English on demand. ADP131 overlap following cours/es: ADP130. Optional for: A4. Course coordinator: Lecturer Olle Bergman, olle.bergman@caad.lth.se, Projekteringsmetodik. Recommended prerequisits: Architecture. Basic Courses A, B, C, D of the A-program or equivalent. The course might be cancelled if the numer of applicants is less than 20. The number of participants is limited to 25 Selection criteria: Credits awarded or credited within the study programme. Assessment: Examination consist of individual excerces, oral presentation and written report of project documentation based on moments of the course. 80% precence at seminars. Home page: http://www.caad.lth.se.

Aim
The aim of the course is to increase the student’s knowledge and skill in using pictures and CAD models for digital presentation of a building in its true environment. The students works with models from SketchUp.

Knowledge and understanding
For a passing grade the student must

Skills and abilities
For a passing grade the student must

Judgement and approach
For a passing grade the student must

Contents
The course includes, editing of images from a CAD model and photos (Adobe Photoshop) and the design of a multi page web presentation ( Macromedia Dreamweaver)

The course is based on lectures, exercises and private studies. The private studies concern investigation and exercises related to course literature.

Literature
Course material as instructions and CAD manuals will be web based.
Digital visualization and presentation - methods guide, Written by the cours leader available through Internet.
Autodesk Architectural Desktop 2005 Grundkurs och Avancerad, WITU
VIZ Render 2006, WITU
The SketcUp Book 5, Bonnie Roskes 2005
Francis D.K. Ching Architectural Graphics Wiley&Sons 1996
Mike W Lin Drawing and Design with Confidence Wiley&Sons 1993