The aim of the Visual Communications course is to give students insights into the principles of broadly considered architectural visualisation, augmenting their conceptual, analytical, and presentational skills. These skills build upon their prior knowledge, and will be further tested and improved in the Architectural Design Studio.
The Visual Communications V module provides specialist knowledge across a variety of areas related to Computer Aided Architectural Design (CAAD), specifically Building Information Modelling (BIM) and allied digital techniques. It brings a comprehensive view of the technology and provides the learner with an understanding of how these tools are transforming the practice of design and the environments they create. The aim of the module is to provide tools and techniques for using data generated by computer simulations, or gathered from sensors and other sources, for informing design development and decisions.
The learner will analyse and synthetize this information by means of digital software, with an aim to understand the effects of using digital tools within a design process. The module further enhances the learner’s ability for developing and communicating architectural designs digitally.
