WEEK TWO

LECTURE
 
BIM is?
Building Information Modelling.

BRANZ stands for?
Building Research Association of New Zealand.

What percentage of respondents in the New Zealand National BIM Survey use ArchiCad?
37%


Template files are like...?
Empty template files with all the presets that fits users' needs.


What was the software Gehry's office used more commonly used for?
Engineering Fighter Jets.


What software do we have that allows similar forms?
CAD


What colour is the surface of the Museum?
The material of the museum is light reflective due to its titanium element which reacts with oxygen in the air to form an oxide layer that reflects light. This results the light to appear as a golden yet grey/indigo palette. 


What is Cognitive Surplus?
The ability of world's population to volunteer, to contribute and to collaborate on large or global projects. 


What is the difference between the 20th century media and 21st century media?
Drawing to Digital. The ability to share and create has evolved rather than plainly consume. Also, the quality of expression and design has accelerated.


What is design generosity?
The importance of the motivation behind us to design something.

What are social constraints?
lacking originality and being pushed back and getting controlled and limited due to society’s expectations and values. However, the society constraints operate without contract, giving us more freedom.


What is Communal value?
Values created by participants in the community for each other to follow.


What is Civic value?
Individual human rights.

Links
http://www.archicadwiki.com/FrontPage
http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/en/clay_shirky_how_cognitive_surplus_will_change_the_world.html
http://www.graphisoft.co.nz/
http://www.cadimageworld.com/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhRYMAIM1xw&feature=related

http://www.google.co.nz/search?q=greglyn+teapot%5C&hl=en&rls=com.microsoft:enus&prmd=imvns&source=lnms&tbm=isch&ei=cG2pT52zNqTwmAXg8ODhBA&sa=X&oi=mode_link&ct=mode&cd=2&ved=0CCsQ_AUoAQ&biw=1143&bih=811
http://www.suckerpunchdaily.com/2010/03/01beinecke-extension/

Reference - Wikipedia