Course Details

Course Information Package

Course Unit Title

ADVANCED DIGITAL REPRESENTATION MULTIMEDIA

Course Unit Code

BACOM12

Course Unit Details

BA Architecture (Expression and Representation) -

Number of ECTS credits allocated

Learning Outcomes of the course unit

By the end of the course, the students should be able to:

Identify the methods of investigation and preparation of the brief for a design project
Create and modify detailed and complex geometry by the use of multiple modelling technics
Apply sophisticated techniques for the creation of texture maps and materials
Use controls for setting the appropriate lighting conditions for their models
Use techniques for the creation of photorealistic images and animations and to export material for post processing
Evaluate the role of architectural representations that satisfy both aesthetic and technical requirements

Mode of Delivery

Face-to-face

Prerequisites

BACOM08

Co-requisites

NONE

Recommended optional program components

NONE

Course Contents

· Digital design and digital editing: Developing the tools for the creation of architectural 3D models, by the use of CAD.
· Software as a tool / Digital lighting: Illustrating the notion of digital lighting, the method of the global illumination engine. Direct and indirect illumination. Working with outdoor and indoor lighting. Raytracing and Radiosity
· Materials and textures: Specifying the ways to create realistic materials, use of texture and bump – displacement maps. Understanding the reflection and the refraction properties of a material. Understanding ways of effective usage of materials in a model
· The physical camera: Outlining the properties of the physical camera, setting parameters of focal length and field of depth etc.
· Image editing: Applying the techniques to enhance a computer generated image

Recommended and/or required reading:

Textbooks

Designing for a digital world, Leach Neil, Wiley-Academy, Chichester 2002.
Hybrid space new forms in digital Architecture, Zellner P., Thames & Hudson 2000.
Hybrid Space: New Forms in Digital Architecture, Zellner P., Rizzoli International Publications 1999.
V-Ray for SketchUP a rendering plugin for designers, Chia Fu Chiang, Damien Alomar, Jorge Barrero. ASGVIS

References

Periodicals e.g. el croquis, The Architectural Review, Detail, Arch+, A10
Course notes

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

The taught part of the course is delivered to the students by means of lectures, conducted with the help of computer presentations. Lecture notes and presentations are available through the web for students to use in combination with the textbooks.

Laboratory work is carried out on the laboratory’s computers. During laboratory sessions, in the beginning of every module, students work on daily exercises in parallel with the instructor. Through this process students develop the essential skills to apply on their coursework. Before the end of every coursework students have ample time for face-to-face sessions with the instructor for discussion and possible questions.

Assessment methods and criteria

Laboratory Work	20%
Coursework: Daily exercises	40%
Final Project	40%

Language of instruction

Greek

Work placement(s)

Друк E-mail