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Announcements

• Project 4 is due Friday, May 7.
• Project 3 is due Monday, April 12.
• Project 2 is due Monday, Mar 10.
• Project 1 is due Monday, Feb 8.
• Supplement materials are available at the college Moodle site: http://moodle.lafayette.edu
• Course website: http://www.cs.lafayette.edu/~gexia/egrs372/

Course Description

This course is an introduction to information technology as the emerging new media in architecture. We will survey the state-of-the-art of the major aspects of information technology that are pertinent to architectural design, and look at how emerging computational technologies affect the future of architecture. This course satisfies the engineering requirement for the architectural studies minor. No prior knowledge in Mathematics or Computer Science is required. Experience in using CAD software will be helpful.

Course Goals: The primary goal of this course is to introduce non-engineering students to architectural computing as the emerging new media in architecture. By completing the course, the student should:

• be able to use information technology to facilitate architectural design and to create representation of design solutions; and
• be able to accomplish simple architectural computing tasks including sketching, drafting, modeling, presentation and communication using computer software.

Textbook

• Reading materials will be distributed in class.

Optional Reading

• TBA

Grading Policy

The grades will be based on a series of project assignments. The final letter grades will be assigned based on criteria specified in the Student Handbook.

Assignments are to be turned in before class on the due date. Assignments turned in later will not receive credit.

Academic Honesty

The Student Handbook of Lafayette College has a section on Principles of Intellectual Honesty that defines academic dishonesty to include:

• Use of other persons' writings without proper acknowledgment,
• Use of reference material without properly crediting sources used,
• Use of other students' work, with or without revision,
• Collaboration beyond the limits established by the instructor,
• Submission of the same work in more than one course

Attendance

Tentative Schedule

Changes will be made according to the progress of the course.