Week 8 Studio Tasks

Must be Done today!!! Create an A3 interactive PDF. This task is aimed at getting you fluid with the technology, and producing a poster document quickly. Consider a basic layout to your poster.

• Do the interactive PDF tutorial, and read through the tips document.
• Find a well known building form one of the following architects:
• Louis Kahn
• Tadao Ando
• Toyo Ito
• Frank Gehry
• Zaha Hadid
• Carlo Scarpa
• Le Corbusier
• Frank Lloyd Wright
• Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
  
• Make sure that you can find a textured 3D model of your building on Google 3D Warehouse.
  
• From Sketchup export 2 images of your model (think about framing from a human perspective) a 10 second walkthrough animation using views, and export the model as *.obj file format. (these will be the main pieces of your A3 interactive PDF).
  
• Install Microstation v8i from the samples folder for this course. (ftp://emustore.fbe.unsw.edu.au/Resources/samples/Arch/ARCH1390%20Representation%20Studio%20-%20Harkins/Programs/)
• Open your *.obj file in Microstation, and export your model in *.u3d file format. (This is the file format that allows you to embed 3D models in PDF's).
• Make a PDF using a layout program, considering placement of elements on the page.
  
• Your A3 PDF should include Title and architect of your building, some text about your building, (include the reference of where you obtain your text from), 2 image captures, 1 x 10 second animation, 3D model with 3 named and saved views, your name.
• Upload your PDF to a file sharing site, and include an image of your poster and a link to your PDF on your blog.