| CODE | SPI1741 | ||||||||||||
| TITLE | Introducing 2D and 3D Design Tools | ||||||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 01 - Year 1 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 5 | ||||||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 4 | ||||||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Spatial Planning and Infrastructure | ||||||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | It is important that the design gap between planning and design professionals is bridged, in the sense that planning professionals should be able to apply urban design knowledge in actual design terms, not to become design professionals but to question and test design proposals. In particular, it is important that policy-makers understand the design implications of specific policies and regulations, especially relevant for design policy and guidance that has volumetric implications (even more so when faced by topographical challenges). There will be fourteen sessions in total and these will be held within a computer lab. The first seven sessions will deal with the programme AutoCAD LT and address key tools in 2D draughting, by carrying out a number of exercises in class that will culminate into a small draughting project. The second seven sessions will deal with the programme SketchUp and address key tools in 3D, again by carrying out a number of exercises in class that will culminate into a small 3D of the chosen afore-mentioned 2D draughting project. Study-Unit Aims: By teaching students basic tools and properties of two specific programmes, AutoCAD and SketchUp in 2D and 3D respectively, the study-unit aims to make prospective spatial planning professionals aware of certain design tools that would enable them to question and test particular design aspects of development proposals and also visualise important implications of design policy and guidance before issuing specific policies and regulations. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Apply their acquired knowledge of AutoCAD LT to critically analyze submitted design proposals in 2D; - Apply their acquired knowledge of AutoCAD LT and SketchUp to digitize and analyze design implications emanating from specific policies and guidelines in 2D and 3D. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Describe in more depth and with greater precision design considerations when assessing a design proposal that is submitted; - Demonstrate in advance design interventions in 2D and 3D and thus become more conversant with architectural and urban design and more aware of design consequences of policy and guidance; - Compare different possible design outcomes when analyzing existing policies and guidance or studying future policy-making. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Main Texts: - TAL, D. 2016. SketchUp for Site Design. Hoboken: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated. - HAMAD, M. 2020. AutoCAD 2021 Beginning and Intermediate, Bloomfield: Mercury Learning & 福利在线免费. - SCHREYER, A.C. 2015. Architectural Design with SketchUp, Hoboken: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated. Supplementary Readings: - GROVER, C. 2009. Google SketchUp: The Missing Manual. O'Reilly Media. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture and Practicum | ||||||||||||
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The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints. Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice. It should be noted that all the information in the description above applies to study-units available during the academic year 2025/6. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
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