This class is required and runs concomitantly with Architecture Studio 2. This class emphasizes architectural communication, representation and design methodology through the use of visualization techniques with a focus on graphic representation, 2D drawing, 3D modeling, and graphic design for portfolio development. Students will be introduced to 3D digital media concepts and techniques with a focus on the fundamental aspects of the computer aided design and digital fabrication processes. Framed by a general introduction to digital media theory, students will gain fluency in a variety of software applications for the purpose of developing technical and visual proficiencies to be integrated into the architectural design process.SECTION DESCRIPTIONThe second in a series of four Design Media courses emphasizes image culture within architecture, its history and contemporaneity, and the development of skills and techniques pertaining to contemporary visualization in conjunction with digital modeling techniques. The class introduces students to techniques for visualizing materiality and material qualities, sceneographic atmosphere, mood, and affect, and  critically applying collage, montage, and entourage. Technical content is framed by pertinent history and theory that discusses issues of perspective, point of view, and systems of perception. 

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