Grant Adams
Associate Professor of Architecture & Construction
Diablo Valley College
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Welcome to Digital Tools For Architects II (Rhinoceros 4 & Vectorworks)!
This is our course website. It is the same website as the Digital Tools For Architects course offered in the Fall semesters. I am using the same website so that you (in the DTFAII course) have access to all the resources from the DTFA course. I will add additional Tutorials (covering Rhino & Vectorworks) as they are available. You will need to register (if you haven’t yet taken DTFA in the fall) so that you can post your work to the course website at the end of each lab.
Welcome to Architecture 135 for the fall 2010 semester at Diablo Valley College. This is the course website. You will need to register and complete Exercise 1.1 by the end of lab today. The exercise will be handed out in class and a downloadable copy will be available under the Exercises tab on the course website. The course syllabus is available under the Course Info tab.
Please also take a moment to browse through our course website. Sample student work is available under the Showcase tab and tutorials and other resources are available under the Resources tab. The next two class/lab topics are at the top of the right sidebar and a complete course calendar is available under the Calendar tab.
We are fortunate this year to have new computers in our lab thanks to Professor Abbott and a generous grant. Guidelines and procedures for using these new computers will be discussed in class.
After some work sorting out why the website wouldn’t allow us to login, I discovered an error in the .htaccess file on the linux server. All is fixed now though!
Exercise:
Tutorials Used:
- Photoshop 1.8: Creating High Dynamic Range Images
- Photoshop 1.9: Using Adjustment Layers
- Photoshop 1.10: Using Masks with Adjustment Layers
Software Examples Shown:
Sample Images to Work With:
- DVC Campus Images Set 1
- DVC Campus Image Set 2
- DVC Campus Image Set 3
- DVC Campus Image Set 4
- DVC Campus Image Set 5
Optional HDR Images to work with:
Links:
Exercises:
Tutorials:
Interesting Photography Websites:
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Updates
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50 Fresh and Beautiful Free Fonts from 2011 http://t.co/2GWvK588 via @zite
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Fully Leveraged: New House Goes to Cantilevered Extremes http://t.co/DzMmLEdb via @zite
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Hdr Architecture Illustration Tutorial http://t.co/RvKgPSkA via @zite
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Apple Unveils Redesigned 5th Ave. Store! http://t.co/pViilQ5w via @zite
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25 Clever Custom Business Card Designs for Graphic Designers http://t.co/lwLVpCkk via @zite
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5 Awesome Techniques for Using Textures in Your Designs http://t.co/GcEBv28x via @zite
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The Craft of Architecture http://t.co/Oy5TQpa2 via @zite
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Tree House | Design Ideas http://t.co/ovbZfRrn via @zite
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20 High Quality Free Fonts Every Design Should Own http://t.co/hfehoT4l via @zite
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Bridge House by Joeb Moore + Partners Architects http://t.co/ci8o0k7p via @zite
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Editorial> Good for Apple, Good for Architects http://t.co/zritClsx via @zite
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A Sister’s Eulogy for Steve Jobs: http://t.co/4ieVHIkl
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Details make a difference: changes in iOS5 http://t.co/WjhHdLCg via @zite
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10 Whimsical Watercolors of Boldly Impossible Architecture http://t.co/VV74vJKN via @zite
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Inspired Bricks http://t.co/yLSergU7 via @zite
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Russia’s First Active House by Polygon Lab http://t.co/IdeaVB7X via @zite
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Floating House on Lake Huron by MOS Architects http://t.co/c4PHdNNY via @zite
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The 50-Year-Old Intern - Architects, Liability - Architect Magazine http://t.co/YKCiTiie
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I have placed the final exam practice test (that was handed out in class on Tuesday) in the Resources section of the course website. Please download additional copies if you would like.
The review/practice test for the steel midterm is available under the resources tab. **If you downloaded the practice test before 10PM on Thursday, Please re-download the revised version as there were some mistakes on the first version.
Please click on the link in the upper right corner of this webpage to visit the discussion board for the class. You will need to login once you land there using the link in the upper right corner. If you have not already signed up, you can do so here.
You can view my lecture slides by clicking on the Lectures tab at the top of this page.
You can see videos and download handouts from the Resources tab at the top of this page.
**** MY OFFICE HOURS HAVE CHANGED TO 6:00-6:30pm on Tuesday Evening!****
Welcome to Construction 144: Materials & Construction for the Spring 2009 semester at Diablo Valley College! This is our course website. On this site, you will find links to important information including the syllabus, course calendar, schedule, and lectures. After each lecture, I will post my slides as well as other important information. This website also has a discussion forum, (click here!) which will have weekly topics. You will need to respond to the topic, giving detailed, thoughtful answers as well as respond to other class members’ posts. This activity will be monitored and will help make up your participation grade for the course.
