END OF SESSION CELEBRATION

HI ALL,

AS DISCUSSED WITH YOUR STUDENT REPS WE'LL BE HAVING AN INFORMAL GET TOGETHER AT THE ROUNDHOUSE BAR TOMORROW NIGHT ...

DATE: JUNE 16TH

WHEN: 5PM START

WHERE: ROUNDHOUSE ... E6 ON THIS MAP http://www.facilities.unsw.edu.au/Maps/pdf/kensington.pdf

CHEERS, JEREMY AND RUSSELL

FLOWGRAPH ACTION IMPULSE

HI ALL,

ZHUANGWEI HAS A THREAD ON THE ARCH1101 FORUM THAT IS CALLED "ELEVATOR NOT HOLDING MY CHARACTER" ONE OF THE THINGS I SUGGESTED WAS TO USE AN ACTION IMPULSE NODE TO GIVE THE PLAYER A LITTLE SHOVE 10 TIMES A SECOND ... THIS FORCES THE GAME ENGINE TO UPDATE THE PHYSICS AND CAN HELP WITH YOUR PLAYER FALLING THROUGH THE ELEVATOR GEOMETRY.

YOU SHOULD ALSO CHECK THAT THE ELEVATOR ENTITY IS A BASIC PHYSICS ENTITY AND POSSIBLY SLOW IT DOWN A BIT ...

HERE IS THE FLOWGRAPH I MENTIONED ON THAT THREAD.

CHEERS

FLOWGRAPH ELEVATOR WITH CHILD

HI ALL,

THIS IS IN RESPONSE TO A COUPLE OF THREADS ON THE FORUM FROM PAT AND JAIJUN. IT'S BASED ON A FLOWGRAPH THAT VINH MADE A WHILE AGO...

HERE:

https://groups.google.com/group/arch1101-2011/browse_thread/thread/8491983e2957cd2c?hl=en

AND HERE:

https://groups.google.com/group/arch1101-2011/browse_thread/thread/76ef7d21c97b98a6/628c86b9530ce4f1?hl=en#628c86b9530ce4f1

IT'S A BIT OF A STRANGE ONE, AS THE COORDINATE SYSTEM BETWEEN GLOBAL, THE PARENT AND THE CHILD IS A LITTLE DIFFICULT TO FIGURE OUT.

WHILE I'M NOT SURE I COMPLETELY UNDERSTAND IT THE FLOWGRAPH BELOW WORKS TO ACHIEVE WHAT I THINK PAT WAS AFTER.

THE BOTTOM PART RELATES TO MOVING THE PARENT ENTITY ... AND THE TOP PART SHOWS HOW I'M MOVING THE CHILD ENTITY UP AND DOWN 10 METERS. THE CURRENT POSITION OUTPUT AND LOGIC ONCE NODES WORK TOGETHER TO CAPTURE THE LOCAL COORDINATES OF THE CHILD ENTITY TO SET THE DESTINATION.

FEEL FREE TO LEAVE COMMENTS BELOW ... I'M GOING TO INVITE VINH TO LEAVE A COMMENT TO SEE IF HE CAN SHED ANY LIGHT ON WHY THIS WORKS ...

CHEERS

FLOWGRAPH REQUEST

HI ALL,

THIS FLOWGRAPH RELATES TO THE QUESTION POSTED ON THE FORUM BY WADE COGLE. TAKE A LOOK THERE TO SEE WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT.

THE POST IS CALLED: Rotating an Entity with Flowgraph?

CHEERS

EXTRA TUTORIAL SESSION THIS WEEK

HI ALL,

AS REQUESTED BY YOUR STUDENT REPS WE ARE RUNNING AN EXTRA TUTORIAL SESSION THIS WEEK.

DATE: WEDNESDAY 8 JUNE

TIME: 2-4PM

LOCATION: MEET OUTSIDE THE LEVEL 2 COMPUTER LABS

TUTORS: VINH NGUYEN AND JULES CROMARTY

THIS WILL BE THE FINAL 'EXTRA' TUTORIAL SESSION FOR ARCH1101.

CHEERS

USEFUL FLOWGRAPH VERSION 2.0

HI ALL,

THE STUDENTS WHO ATTENDED THE LECTURE WHERE THIS WAS DEMONSTRATED WILL UNDERSTAND WHAT IT MEANS.

THE LAST TIME I POSTED THIS THE IMAGE WAS TOO SMALL TO READ ... THE THUMBNAIL SHOULD HAVE LOADED A LARGER VERSION, THIS ONE WORKS FINE.

IT LOOKS LIKE DRAGGING THE IMAGE AROUND IN THE COMPOSE WINDOW IN BLOGGER CAN HAVE THIS EFFECT. THE SOLUTION IS TO MOVE THE CODE IN THE "EDIT HTML" TAG ... SEE THIS WEBSITE FOR ADVICE ... http://bloggerfordummies.blogspot.com/2008/03/clicking-on-image-does-not-enlarge.html

I USED THIS ADVICE TO PLACE THE IMAGE AT THE END OF THE POST AS WELL. TO SUMMARISE ... I ADDED THE IMAGE USEING THE ADD IMAGE BUTTON IN THE COMPOSE WINDOW, THEN WENT INTO THE EDIT HTML WINDOW AND COPIED ALL THE HTML TEXT ASSOCIATED WITH THAT IMAGE, THEN COPIED AND PASTED IT TO WHERE I WANTED IT IN THE POST (STILL IN THE EDIT HTML WINDOW). IT LOOKS LIKE A GOOD WAY TO MAKE ABSOLUTELY SURE THAT YOUR IMAGES GET BIGGER WHEN WE CLICK ON THEM ... WHICH IS IMPORTANT AS YOU'VE SPENT SO MUCH TIME MAKING THEM.

CHEERS

ATTENDANCE WILL BE RECORDED AT THIS WEEK'S LECTURE

HI ALL,

AS A COMPONENT OF YOUR CLASS PARTICIPATION MARK ATTENDANCE AT THIS WEEKS LECTURE WILL BE RECORDED.

CHEERS

TWO GREAT TED TALKS

FOR INSPIRATION

CHEERS

ATTENDANCE WILL BE RECORDED AT THIS WEEK'S LECTURE

HI ALL,

AS A COMPONENT OF YOUR CLASS PARTICIPATION MARK ATTENDANCE AT THIS WEEKS LECTURE WILL BE RECORDED.

CHEERS

EXTRA TUTORIAL SESSION TUESDAY 24TH OF MAY

HI ALL,

FOLLOWING ONGOING INTEREST EXPRESSED BY YOUR STUDENT REPS WE'VE SCHEDULED AN EXTRA TUTORIAL FOR NEXT WEEK, TUESDAY THE 24TH OF MAY.

PLEASE MEET VINH AND JULES OUTSIDE THE COMPUTER LABS ON LEVEL 2.

THEY WILL BE THERE FROM 6-8PM.

CHEERS

EXTRA TUTORIAL SESSION THIS WEEK

HI ALL,

THIS WEEK WE WILL BE HAVING AN EXTRA TUTORIAL SESSION FROM 6PM TO 8PM ON WEDNESDAY THE 20TH OF APRIL.

MEET VINH OR JULES OUTSIDE THE RED CENTRE COMPUTER LABS ON LEVEL 2.

CHEERS

BIG AT TED

HI ALL,

THIS PRESENTATION MAKES AN INTERESTING COMPANION TO THE JOSHUA PRINCE RAMOS (FROM OMA) TALK I SHOWED IN THE LECTURE.

AS I MENTIONED, THE WEBSITE IS WELL WORTH A VISIT, WITH A LOT OF GREAT PROCESS/CONCEPTUAL DEVELOPMENT DIAGRAMS: http://www.big.dk/

CHEERS

LECTURE 06 ELECTROLIQUID AGGREGATION IS LIVE

HI ALL,

THIS WEEKS LECTURE IS LIVE HERE:

http://www.russelllowe.com/arch1101_2011/experiment2/brief/brief_exp2.htm

CHEERS

EXTRA TUTORIAL SESSIONS!

HI ALL,

THE EXTRA SESSIONS FOR ARCH1101 WILL BE RUN FROM 6-8PM ON TUESDAY AND THURSDAY THIS WEEK.

MEET VINH NGUYEN OR JULES CROMARTY OUTSIDE LABS 1 OR 2 FOR ASSISTANCE WITH INSTALLING CRYSIS WARS, THE SANDBOX2 EDITOR AND PLAYUP.

CHEERS

ENSAMBLE STUDIOS TRUFFLE HOUSE

HI ALL, THIS IS AN INTERESTING USE OF LANDFORM TO CREATE A SMALL HOLIDAY HOME FOR THE ARCHITECTS.

THIS LINK HAS A FEW IMAGES OF THE INTERIOR ...

http://www.trendhomedesign.com/truffle-in-costa-da-morte-natural-architecture-anton-garcia-abril

THEIR OTHER WORK IS WELL WORTH CHECKING OUT ALSO.

CHEERS

LECTURE 05 LANDFORM LIVE

HI ALL,

PLEASE FIND LECTURE 05 LANDFORM AND THE AXONOMETRIC LIVE HERE:

http://www.russelllowe.com/arch1101_2011/experiment2/brief/brief_exp2.htm

CHEERS

EXTRA TUTORIAL SESSIONS!

HI ALL,

IN RESPONSE TO A REQUEST FROM YOUR STUDENT REPS ANN QUINLAN, OUR ARCHITECTURE PROGRAM HEAD, HAS AGREED TO SUPPORT TWO TUTORS FOR AN EXTRA TUTORIAL SESSION THIS FRIDAY.

THE EXTRAS SESSION WILL GO FROM 6-8PM ON FRIDAY 25TH OF MARCH AND ALL STUDENTS WHO ARE STRUGGLING WITH GOOGLE SKETCHUP ARE ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND.

THE TUTORIAL WILL BE RUN IN COMPUTER LAB'S 1 AND 2, ON LEVEL 2, RED CENTRE WEST WING.

ANN HAS ALSO AGREED TO 3 MORE SESSIONS ON TUESDAY EVENINGS FROM 6-8PM.

IF THERE IS GOOD DEMAND OVER THE FIRST 4 WEEKS WE MAY BE ABLE TO EXTEND THE INITIATIVE OVER THE WHOLE SEMESTER...

JEREMY AND I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE STUDENT REPS FOR MAKING THE PROPOSAL, ALONG WITH ANN QUINLAN AND THE ARCHITECTURE PROGRAM FOR SUPPORTING IT.

CHEERS

NOTES FROM THE FIRST STUDENT REP MEETING

HI ALL,

FIRSTLY, THANKS TO ALL THE STUDENT REPS FOR VOLUNTEERING.

YESTERDAY WE HAD OUR FIRST MEETING AND A FEW ISSUES WERE RAISED, I'LL LIST THEM BELOW FOR CLARITY.

1. SOME STUDENTS ARE FEELING LIMITED BY THEIR ABILITY TO USE GOOGLE SKETCHUP. WE SPOKE ABOUT TECHNIQUES FOR TAKING ADVANTAGE OF A LIMITED TOOL PALLET AND JEREMY AND I CLARIFIED THAT IT WAS POSSIBLE FOR A STUDENT TO GET A HIGH DISTINCTION FOR THE COURSE USING ONLY A FEW SIMPLE TOOLS. WE RESOLVED THAT I WOULD SHOW SOME EXAMPLES OF THIS IN NEXT WEEKS LECTURE AND TO SUPPLEMENT THIS WE WOULD ORGANISE SKILLS DROP-IN SESSIONS FOR AN HOUR EACH STUDIO CLASS. THESE WILL RUN FROM 4-5PM IN THE 5TH FLOOR FORUM SPACE. THEY ARE NOT COMPULSORY, BUT IF YOU ARE HAVING TROUBLE WITH SKETCHUP (OR OTHER SOFTWARE LATER IN THE SESSION) JEREMY OR I WILL BE THERE TO HELP.

2. THE NEXT ISSUE RELATED TO THE LENGTH AND INTENSITY OF THE STUDIO SESSION. 4 HOURS IS A LONG TIME. JEREMY AND I WILL REMIND THE TUTORS THAT THEY SHOULD ENSURE YOU HAVE AT LEAST ONE BREAK DURING THE FOUR HOUR SESSION. WE ALL THOUGHT THAT IT WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA TO GET OUTSIDE AND GET SOME FRESH AIR ... BUT THAT'S UP TO YOU. ANOTHER GOOD OPTION WOULD BE TO TAKE A LOOK AROUND SOME OF THE OTHER STUDIO GROUPS.

3. NOT RELATED DIRECTLY TO THIS COURSE, BUT A FEW STUDENTS ARE HAVING TROUBLE GETTING FROM ONE LECTURE TO ANOTHER BECAUSE THE LECTURES ARE RUNNING OVER TIME. JEREMY AND I SAID WE WOULD BRING THIS ISSUE TO THE ATTENTION OF ANN QUINLAN, THE HEAD OF PROGRAM, WHO WOULD BE ABLE TO RAISE IT WITH THE STAFF ACROSS THE PROGRAM.

4. ONE REP RAISED THE ISSUE OF A NIGHT TIME TUTORIAL SESSION. WHILE THIS IS TO LATE TO IMPLEMENT THIS SESSION, JEREMY AND I SAID WE WOULD ALSO RAISE THAT WITH ANN QUINLAN. WE SAID WE WOULD ALSO ASK ABOUT AN ADDITIONAL TUTORIAL SESSION, TO RUN IN THE EVENING, THAT MIGHT HELP PEOPLE THAT WERE STRUGGLING. IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT IF THIS HAPPENED IT WOULD BE IN ADDITION TO YOUR SCHEDULED TUTORIAL SESSION AND NOT INTENDED TO REPLACE IT. WE'LL LET YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENS.

5. THE FINAL ISSUE RELATED TO AUDIO QUALITY IN THE LECTURE ... IT SEEMS LIKE THERE IS A BIG DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE VOLUME IN THE CENTER OF THE LECTURE THEATRE COMPARED TO THE EDGES. I'LL TEST OUT SOME CHANGES NEXT WEEK TO SEE IF IT HELPS.

THAT'S EVERYTHING I THINK.

THE STUDENT REPS SHOULD FEEL FREE TO ADD COMMENTS BELOW IF I'VE MISSED ANYTHING.

WE'LL KEEP YOU POSTED REGARDING ANY OUTCOMES.

CHEERS

LECTURE 03 TEXTURE AND MATERIALITY LIVE

HI ALL,

YESTERDAYS LECTURE ON TEXTURE AND MATERIALITY IS LIVE AT:

http://www.russelllowe.com/arch1101_2011/experiment1/brief/brief_exp1.htm

CHEERS

DESIGNING UNCHARTED 2 WITH SKETCHUP

HI GUYS,

ONE OF YOUR TUTORS, JAMES PEDERSEN, SENT ME THIS VIDEO ... WHICH WAS IN A DIRECT LINK FROM THE SKETCHUP STARTUP BOX. GOOD TO KNOW ... AND A VERY INTERESTING VIDEO ON HOW SKETCHUP IS BEING USED IN THE INDUSTRY.

CHEERS

ARCH1101 LECTURE02 THE STAIR LECTURE

HI ALL,

THE SECOND LECTURE OF THE ARCH1101 SERIES IS NOW LIVE HERE: http://www.russelllowe.com/arch1101_2011/experiment1/brief/brief_exp1.htm

I ENCOURAGE YOU ALL TO TAKE ANOTHER LOOK AT THE STAIRS PRESENTED AND TO CONSIDER YOUR OWN WORK IN THIS CONTEXT.

CHEERS

SONA FIRST YEAR DESIGN COMPETITION

HI ALL,

AT NEXT WEEKS LECTURE A SONA REPRESENTATIVE WILL INVITE YOU ALL TO TAKE PART IN A FIRST YEAR DESIGN COMPETITION TO CREATE A 60 SECOND SHORT FILM ON ARCHITECTURE.

SONA IS THE STUDENT ORGANISED NETWORK OF ARCHITECTS, AND IS AFFILIATED WITH THE AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS.

IT'S A ONE DAY COMPITITION AND OFFERS AN OPPORTUNITY TO COMPETE AGAINST SYDNEY'S BEST STUDENTS AS WELL AS MEET STUDENTS FROM SYDNEY UNIVERSITY AND UTS.

IT'S ALSO GOOD PRACTICE FOR ARCH1101.

CHEERS, POSTER BELOW ...

LECTURE 01 EXPERIMENT 1 INTRO

HI ALL,

YOU CAN DOWNLOAD YESTERDAYS LECTURE IN PDF FORMAT FROM HERE: http://www.russelllowe.com/arch1101_2011/experiment1/brief/brief_exp1.htm

CHEERS

BEFORE THE FIRST CLASS, WEDNESDAY MARCH 02

STEP 1: CREATE A BLOG AT http://www.blogger.com/

NOTE: USE YOUR OWN NAME TO NAME YOUR BLOG, USE “AWESOME INC.” AS A DEFAULT TEMPLATE…

STEP 2: POST THREE IMAGES
A: YOUR BEST PIECE OF CREATIVE WORK BEFORE COMING TO THIS COURSE, THINK LATERALLY IF YOU HAVE NOT DONE "CONVENTIONAL" ART OR DESIGN WORK
B: AN IMAGE OF A GREAT PIECE OF ARCHITECTURE
C: AN ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPH OF SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL

STEP 3: WRITE A PARAGRAPH UNDER EACH OF THE IMAGES THAT TELLS US SOMETHING INTERESTING ABOUT THEM

STEP 4: FIND AN IMAGE SHOWING A WORK OF ART FROM EACH OF THE ARTISTS BELOW (THEY WILL BE YOUR CLIENTS IN EXPERIMENT 1) AND DESCRIBE IT USING A NOUN, VERB AND ADJECTIVE; SEE BELOW FOR EXAMPLES.

MUECK: NOUN, VERB, ADJECTIVE

MALANGI: NOUN, VERB, ADJECTIVE

BANKSY NOUN, VERB, ADJECTIVE

STEP 5: PURCHASE AN ARTLINE 0.5MM BLACK PEN, AND A SQUARED CAHIER POCKET MOLESKIN NOTEBOOK (YOU CAN GET THESE FROM THE UNSW BOOKSHOP).

STEP 6: IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO GET AHEAD, DOWNLOAD AND INSTALL GOOGLE SKETCHUP 8

WELCOME TO ARCH1101 FOR 2011

HI ALL,

WELCOME TO THE COURSE BLOG FOR ARCH1101 FOR 2011. PLEASE CHECK BACK HERE REGULARLY FOR UPDATES AND INFORMATION ABOUT THE COURSE.

CHEERS