B.ARCH. SEMESTER-I AR 104 VISUAL ARTS , GRAPHICS &MODEL MAKING

UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTURE

Scheme of TeachingL T P Total3 0 2 5

Scheme of Examination Internal External Total 60 40 75

Duration of Examination 4 Hrs.

Objectives:

S.NO. CONTENTS

1.

Pencil as an effective presentation tool.Free hand line work with different strokes/grades in pencil.Effect of light and shade & textures on simple geometrical solids, human figures, trees and vehicles

 

2.

Outdoor sketching of simple building forms.Sketches of scenes and activities from memory involving public spaces like markets, festivals, recreational spaces etc.Visualising Scenes through memory & expressing them in block models

 

3. Color wheel

 

4.

Developing Design models with different materials e.g. thermocol ,paper, mount boards etc.)

 

Credit

4

Methodology:

Familiarization with principles and theories and graphic and architectural composition & development of art and graphic skills.

• Studio assignments and lectures. Demonstration of 3D Geometrical objects and their 2D representation on sheets.• Exercises in 3-D. with simple blocks, composition of basic geometrical forms etc. Introduction to the tools and equipment available for executing these exercises..

Suggested Readings : 1. Mould making and slip casting – Andrew Martin2. Sculpture Reference – Arthur Williams.3. Living Materials- A Sculptors Hand book – Oliver Andrews4. Moulding Techniques – Joaquim Chavarria.5. Hand building Techniques – Joaquim Chavarria.6. Drawing with Pencil & Pastels-Hazel Harrison 7. Sketching-Pratap Mulick8. Wanderings of a Brush-M.K. Kelkar9. Rendering with pen & ink-Gill Robert W.10. Water color Technique –Million Mulick

Guidelines for the teachers:

• Knowledge of techniques of pencil rendering and their applications.• Site visits to Art Exhibitions & tri-city colleges , museums shall be conducted.• Teacher shall import training in observation measurement & sketching at the site.•The paper will be set by the external expert •The answer sheets will be marked on the basis of external viva-voce•The external experts for both the above activities will be two separate individuals.

UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTURE

Scheme of TeachingL T P Total3 0 2 5

Scheme of Examination Internal External Total 60 40 75

Duration of Examination 4 Hrs.

S.NO. Contents

1. Google Sketch –Up - Sketching in different modes like, natural, sepia, monochrome, etc.

 

2. Adobe Photoshop (Layers, image editing, effects, picture resolution)  

3. Corel Draw- Drawing and detailing 3-d blocks  

Credit4

B.ARCH. SEMESTER-III AR 204 COMPUTER GRAPHICS SKILLS & MODEL MAKING

Objectives:

Methodology:

Introduction and the use of software available for architectural applications.

Guidelines for the teachers: The teacher should demonstrate the commands.

Suggested Readings:1. Goldenberg, Joseph, Autocad Architecture 2008 – Comprehensive Tutorial

Audodesk.2008.2. Aubin , Paul F, Mastering Auto CAD Architecture 2008.3. Elise, Moss , AutoCAD Architecture 2008 Fundamentlas Autodesk 2008.

Integration of practical exercises along with the design studio project.