Course detail

Rhinoceros

FA-RHSAcad. year: 2013/2014

Rhinoceros CAD application provides extensive tools for architects by making drawings to photorealistic visualization models. Students learn the basics of working with the program for a specific example of an iconic realization of individual housing.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

2

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

Ing. arch. Jan Kratochvíl

Department

Department of Drawing (UZold)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Presentation of a famous family-house in the level of architectural study tied to A3 created in Rhinoceros

Prerequisites

Successful completion of the courses Computer Technologies I.-V., Knowledge of CAD terminology and descriptive geometry

Co-requisites

Student in his own proposal addresses the construction or territory deepen the theoretical and aesthetic categories, get an overview of trends, directions and works of contemporary architecture, become acquainted with the technical principles of ventilation solutions and sound comfort in buildings, fundamentals in design. All in the context of the history and development of the field and visual presentation.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Teaching methods depend on the type of course unit as specified in the article 7 of BUT Rules for Studies and Examinations
Semináře, e -learning LMS Moodle (https://www.vutbr.cz/elearning)

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Presentation of a famous family-house in the level of architectural study tied to A3 created in Rhinoceros.

Course curriculum

Course curriculum:
Introduction, specification, reference examples
User interface, settings
Creating and editing 2D geometric elements
Creating and editing surfaces and solids
Texts, dimensions, hatches, adjustment plans
Visualization
Plug-ins

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

Semestral work - analysis and computer model of a chosen building.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

Ongoing consultations individual assignment and submission of sub-tasks, participation in exercises carried out in the laboratory of the Computing Centre

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

DAVIES Colin. Key Houses of the Twentieth Century: Plans, Sections and Elevations. W. W. Norton & Company, 2006. 240 s. ISBN 978-0393732054 (EN)
PORTMANN Helmut; ASPERL Andreas; HOFER, Michael; KILIAN, Axel. Architectural Geometry. Bentley Institute Press, 2007. 744 s. ISBN 978-1934493045. (EN)
Rhinoceros: NURBS modeling for Windows - Uživatelská příručka (EN)

Recommended reading

aktuální texty a otevřené přednášky

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme ARCHURB Bachelor's

    branch ARCH , 3 year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional

Type of course unit

 

Exercise in computer lab

26 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

prof. PhDr. Petr Kratochvíl, CSc.