IMAGE AND INTENTION WITH LIGHTWAVE AND PIRANESI

When Charles Gaushell, AIA first used DataCAD in 1989 to develop a 3D model of the Memphis, Tennessee Ronald McDonald House, he learned how powerful the computer could be as a design tool. Because the CAD program was easy to use and enhanced the ability to envision the final project, he also realized that 3D modeling can be an important presentation tool.

DIGITAL DESIGN GROWS IN EDUCATION

Does the computer education received by today's architecture students provide them with the skills sought by employers?

Architects and educators have long disagreed about which skills should be taught in architecture schools and which, if any, are best taught later, during apprenticeships.

AN ARCHITECTURAL PERSPECTIVIST GOES DIGITAL

Using digital media to simulate traditional watercolor and charcoal rendering techniques puts new creative flexibility in the hands of master illustrator Robert Frank.

Located in San Francisco, Robert Frank has been an architectural illustrator since 1986. He is president emeritus of the American Society of Architectural Perspectivists and teaches digital imaging at the San Francisco Academy of Art College.

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