FFD 201 | Course Introduction and Application Information - Department of Interior Architecture and Environmental Design

Course Name

Computer Aided Architectural Graphics

Code	Semester	Theory (hour/week)	Application/Lab (hour/week)	Local Credits	ECTS
FFD 201	Fall	0	4	2	5

Prerequisites	None
Course Language	English
Course Type	Required
Course Level	First Cycle
Mode of Delivery	-
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course	Application: Experiment / Laboratory / Workshop Lecture / Presentation
National Occupation Classification	-
Course Coordinator	Öğr.Gör. BURÇİN AKOĞLU
Course Lecturer(s)	Öğr.Gör. ALAATTİN ÇAĞLAR ŞENDİKİCİ Öğr.Gör. BURÇİN AKOĞLU Öğr.Gör. Metin ŞAHİN Öğr.Gör. NAZLI KÖK Öğr.Gör.Dr. HANDE ODAMAN KAYA Öğr.Gör.Dr. MELİS BALOĞLU
Assistant(s)	-

Course Objectives	To give advanced knowledge of the graphic techniques and conventions for architects and interior architects; to improve 2D drawing skills and to further introduce basic tools of 3D drawing programs and to give rendering skills.
Learning Outcomes	The students who succeeded in this course; will be able to develop architectural and interior architectural drawings by using the conventions of technical drawing through CAD. will be able to create three dimensional drawings by using various 3D drawing software. will be able to visualize three dimensional spaces through rendering. will be able to apply their presentation skills to their professional practice. will be able to learn how to master new skills for continuously evolving new software for future practices.
Course Description	The course introduces the essential techniques of architectural representation in 2D and 3D and stresses the incorporation and application for those within the virtual technology like Computer Aided Design (CAD)
Related Sustainable Development Goals

Course Category	Core Courses
	Major Area Courses	X
	Supportive Courses
	Media and Management Skills Courses
	Transferable Skill Courses

Week	Subjects	Related Preparation
1	ARCH: A- RECAP /2D Canonical Building Brief & Drawing Discipline IAED: Introduction: General course overview. RECAP: Canonical Structure Overview & Drawing Discipline. IAED: Introduction. Announcement of Assignment 1	ARCH: Rhinoceros 8 (downloaded and installed). IAED: None
2	ARCH: A- RECAP /3D 3D Modeling I: Massing & Structure IAED: 2D Architectural Drawing (1/50 Scale)	ARCH: Rhinoceros 8 (downloaded and installed). IAED: Autocad -HW1
3	ARCH: B- INTERVENTION /3D Intervention: Choose a Space + Kit‑of‑Parts IAED: 3D Modeling I – 3D Visualization of the Architectural Plan	ARCH: Rhinoceros 8 (downloaded and installed). IAED: Adobe Photoshop -HW1
4	ARCH: B- INTERVENTION /3D IAED: 3D Modeling I – 3D Visualization of the Architectural Plan ● – Announcement of Assignment 2	ARCH: Rhinoceros 8 (downloaded and installed). IAED: Adobe Photoshop
5	ARCH: B- INTERVENTION /2D Intervention Development and Redrawing IAED: Quiz 1 / 2D Rendering	ARCH: Rhinoceros 8 (downloaded and installed). IAED: None
6	ARCH: C-PARAMETRIC STUDY Parametric Intro (Seat Wall) IAED: 3D Modeling I – 3D Visualization of the Architectural Plan – Announcement of Assignment 3	ARCH: Rhinoceros 8 and Grasshopper (downloaded and installed). IAED: SketchUp or Rhino HW2
7	ARCH: QUIZ C- PARAMETRIC STUDY Parametric Variations + 3D Print Prep IAED: 3D Modeling I – 3D Visualization of the Architectural Plan	ARCH: Rhinoceros 8 and Grasshopper (downloaded and installed). IAED: SketchUp or Rhino HW3
8	ARCH: C-PARAMETRIC STUDY Fabrication Lab / Print Check IAED: Midterm Week – No Class	ARCH: Rhinoceros 8, Grasshopper, and Adobe Illustrator (downloaded and installed). IAED: None
9	ARCH: Introduction to BIM tools, 3D modeling, rendering and printing - - - IAED: Rendering I: Cameras & Lighting (InteriorFocused)	IAED: SketchUp or Rhino -HW3
10	ARCH: D- VISUALISATION STUDY / VRAY Rendering I: Cameras & Lighting (Interior Focus) IAED: Rendering II: Materials & Transitions – Announcement of Assignment 4	ARCH: Rhinoceros 8 and V-Ray (downloaded and installed). IAED: Enscape or D5
11	ARCH: D- VISUALISATION STUDY / VRAY Rendering II: Materials & Passes IAED: 2D Rendering: Advanced Adobe Photoshop	ARCH: Rhinoceros 8 and V-Ray (downloaded and installed). IAED: Enscape or D5
12	ARCH: QUIZ II D-VISUALIZATION STUDY/VRAY IAED: 2D Rendering: Advanced Adobe Photoshop Announcement of Assignment 5	ARCH: Rhinoceros 8 and V-Ray (downloaded and installed). IAED: None
13	ARCH: E-VISUALIZATION STUDY / Post-processing Post & Layout IAED: QUIZ 2 – Announcement of Final Project	ARCH: Rhinoceros 8, V-Ray, and Adobe Photoshop (downloaded and installed). IAED: None
14	14 ARCH: E-VISUALIZATION STUDY / Post-processing InDesign booklet IAED: VISUALIZATION STUDY / Post-Processing & Layout IAED: Advanced Detailing and Visualization Processing	ARCH: Rhinoceros 8, V-Ray, and Adobe Photoshop (downloaded and installed) . IAED: Indesign-Photoshop-Canva -HW 5
15	ARCH: Project Submission IAED: VISUALIZATION STUDY / Post-Processing & Layout IAED: Advanced Detailing and Visualization Processing	ARCH: Rhinoceros 8, V-Ray, and Adobe Photoshop (downloaded and installed). IAED: Indesign-Photoshop-Canva
16	IAED: Final Submission	ARCH: Poster/Portfolio Submission IAED: Poster/Portfolio Submission

Course Notes/Textbooks

· Tufte (1990) Envisioning information. Graphic Press.

https://eclass.uth.gr/modules/document/file.php/PRE_P_122/Edward%20R.%20Tufte%20Envisioning%20Information%201990.pdf

· Cook, P. (2014) Drawing: The motive force of architecture. West Sussex: John Wiley & Sons.

https://www.google.com.tr/books/edition/Drawing/ouevAwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&printsec=frontcover

· Porter, T. (1990) Graphic design techniques for architectural drawing. Hamlyn: London.

https://archive.org/details/graphicdesigntec0000port

Suggested Readings/Materials

· Schittich, C. and Musso, F. (2005) Building simply. München, München: München : Birkhäuser.

· Zumthor, P., Binet, H. and Hauser, S. (2007) Peter Zumthor: Therme Vals. Zürich: Scheidegger und Spiess.

Semester Activities	Number	Weigthing
Participation	1	10
Laboratory / Application
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques	2	15
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments	1	45
Presentation / Jury
Project	1	30
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exams
Midterm
Final Exam
Total

Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade	5	100
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade
Total

Semester Activities	Number	Duration (Hours)	Workload
Theoretical Course Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours)	16		0
Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: '.16.' x total hours)	16	4	64
Study Hours Out of Class	16	2	32
Field Work			0
Quizzes / Studio Critiques	2	4	8
Portfolio			0
Homework / Assignments	1	16	16
Presentation / Jury			0
Project	1	24	24
Seminar / Workshop			0
Oral Exam			0
Midterms			0
Final Exam			0
		Total	144

#	Program Competencies/Outcomes	* Contribution Level
#	Program Competencies/Outcomes	1	2	3	4	5
1	To be able to perform, execute and manage the various responsibilities and duties of an interior architecture and environmental design professional	-	-	-	X	-
2	To be able to recognize, analyze and integrate within their practice the particular local and regional needs and developments of their profession	-	-	-	-	-
3	To be able to communicate and collaborate with other individuals and groups on a national and international level within their profession	-	-	-	-	-
4	To be able to develop, integrate and promote independent critical approaches for their professional practice	-	-	-	-	-
5	To be able to understand the social and environmental issues and responsibilities of their profession	-	-	-	-	-
6	To be able identify, assess and utilize the most up to date research, innovations, trends and technologies	-	-	X	-	-
7	To be able to consider the national and international standards and regulations of their field	-	-	-	-	-
8	To be able to develop the abilities to communicate and present design ideas within visual, oral and textual formats	-	-	-	X	-
9	To be able to adopt a multidisciplinary approach to design on a national and international level	-	-	-	-	-
10	To be able to recognize their own strengths, and develop them within an environment	X	-	-	-	-
11	To be able to collect data in the areas of interior architecture and environmental design and communicate with colleagues in a foreign language	-	-	-	-	-
12	To be able to speak a second foreign at a medium level of fluency efficiently	-	-	-	-	-
13	To be able to relate the knowledge accumulated throughout the human history to their field of expertise	-	-	-	-	-