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Spring Semester 2006
Scheduled Time: Tuesday 6-9 PM
Assigned Room: Landscape Architecture B100
Instructor: G. Wayne Wilkerson
Office: C117 Landscape Architecture Building
Office Hours: 9-10:00 AM Tues and 2-3:00 PM Wed
Other by Appointment
Telephone: 325-7900
E-Mail: gww@ra.msstate.edu
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION: LA 1223 Use of Computers in Landscape Architecture (3)
(Prerequisite: none) One hour lecture and four hours lab. A review of computer technology and its application to the practice of landscape architecture.
COURSE GOAL: To ensure that students are exposed to technologies that are rapidly becoming commonplace tools within the practice of Landscape Architecture.
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
On satisfactory completion of this course students will:
Develop an understanding of the current technology available to landscape architects.
Review periodicals that are technology specific.
Capture information using traditional Computer Aided Design (CAD) tools.
Use SketchUp to create 3D volumes
Use Photoshop to publish graphic reports
Explore other visualization tools
COURSE CONTENT:
2-D Computer Aided Design (CAD) using AutoCAD
Using SketchUp to create, view, and modify 3D ideas
Using Photoshop to compose and publish graphic ideas
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