Design Communication
This module introduces fundamental skills for the appropriate communication of architectural design. It engages different means of visualization and expression of space and spatial ideas through architectural drawings to prepare students with the skills required in design projects. These skills are taught through a series of freehand and constructed drawing.
Project Showcase
Tutorial Exercises
Individually, students were to produce a set of fundamental architectural graphics as a medium of communication that demonstrate their understanding of space and basic principles of architecture. Students are to observe and sketch spatial types in architecture and how the building form compliments the site context. Subsequently, expressions of different building details, texture, proportion and landscape setting of built environment. Subsequently, students explore visual composition.
Movie Poster
For this project, students were to illustrate architectural forms and space through visualization and expression of space in the form of freehand drawing to create a movie poster.
Students were to be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skills acquired through the prior exercises performed in this class through the design of a movie poster.
Farnsworth Model and Orthographic Drawings
For this project, we were to produce a scaled model of Farnsworth House by Ludwig Mies Van der Rohe, as well as produce Orthographic Drawings using the skills grasped during the classes and tutorial sessions
Model Making Timelapse
Farnsworth House Presentation Board
For this project, we were to compose a presentation board which depicts the entirety of our journey with the Farnsworth House. This would culminate in creating a cohesive and captivating package based on our acquired skills and natural strengths.
Self-Reflection
First and foremost, I am grateful to have been under the tutelage of Ar. Shahrianne, as she was tremendously helpful to me throughout my Design Communication journey and her patience and understanding during every tutorial session enabled me to achieve tremendous growth in this module.
I am also grateful for Dr. Lia, as she was always considerate of the students' needs and made each learning session memorable.
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Online learning was an interesting experience as well. Online lectures were convenient and the projects throughout the semester augmented my skills as an architect. Although I would have preferred being in class physically in order to get hands on tutorial sessions and also be able to interact with the tutors and my friends, everyone made the best out of the situation we had been forced into and I can only be thankful for the memories made in this module.