http://www.sloarch.com/forums/ architecture in the real world en-US Fri, 10 Sep 2010 20:56:22 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q http://www.sloarch.com/forums/search.php http://www.sloarch.com/forums/topic/6#post-12 Tue, 24 Aug 2010 17:53:14 +0000 Rikki 12@http://www.sloarch.com/forums/ <p>While hand drafting is becoming a lost art, it is still extremely important in the workplace. Nowadays, if you don't have a firm grasp of BIM programs such as Revit, it's tough for us to look at your resume. CAD is fading in the background and I'm hoping all the students out there embrace Revit as the new standard moving forward. </p> <p>Cheers! </p> http://www.sloarch.com/forums/topic/4#post-11 Sun, 11 Apr 2010 21:58:52 +0000 kyukim 11@http://www.sloarch.com/forums/ <p>Hello SLO ARCH!</p> <p>I'm not in China, but I am in Korea. Like Noelle Lee, I am a class of 2008 graduate of the Architecture Department. I moved out to Korea upon graduation and worked for a small but well recognized architecture design office in the middle of Seoul. </p> <p>I have since resigned at the end of February due to several reasons but am currently still in Korea until the end of May just enjoying life freelancing as a designer, teaching English, reporting for an English radio station, jogging at an ancient Korean Palace every morning, etc...</p> <p>I'm available. If you guys need a guest or if there's anything I can do to help, let me know. </p> <p>I just recently discovered the site and podcast, but I will be listening from here on out. Keep up the good work! </p> http://www.sloarch.com/forums/topic/6#post-10 Thu, 04 Mar 2010 10:35:19 +0000 Tim Alatorre 10@http://www.sloarch.com/forums/ <p>Another thought. Architecture isn't the only profession battling with these issues. One of my favorite blogs, "ImagineeringDisney.com" had a great article this week on 2d vs 3d animation, hand vs. computer.</p> <p><a href="http://www.imagineeringdisney.com/blog/2010/3/2/after-all-its-a-step-in-the-right-direction.html">3/2/2010 - After-All-its-a-step-in-the-right-direction</a></p> <p>I think all the visual arts are struggling finding a balance between the warm hand crafted arts and the efficiencies of computer aided graphics. </p> http://www.sloarch.com/forums/topic/6#post-9 Wed, 03 Mar 2010 23:38:00 +0000 Tim Alatorre 9@http://www.sloarch.com/forums/ <p>Noelle, it was great having you on the show last week but we only briefly talked about this topic.</p> <p>I think hand drawing definitely has a place in today's architectural profession. I love using tablet devices like the Wacom when working in Photoshop. I find that my hand, using a pen, is much more capable than using a mouse.</p> <p>I also find that clients view hard line drawings as being too final when used in the early design phases. Clients like to see hand sketches and renderings.</p> <p>You mention if hand sketching holds us back. I think Yes, and No. If the design progresses too far before it's moved to digital media I think you start wasting resources. For example, working for weeks doing floor plans by hand only to bring them into CAD to realize that their plans don't meet ADA clearances and the design needs to be reworked. On the other hand you can fly through a number of floor plan layouts to work out adjacencies and relationships of spaces a lot faster than you could in a computer. </p> http://www.sloarch.com/forums/topic/5#post-7 Wed, 17 Feb 2010 20:05:42 +0000 Tim Alatorre 7@http://www.sloarch.com/forums/ <p>What do you think about us starting a scholarship for Cal Poly Architecture students? Leave your thoughts here! </p> http://www.sloarch.com/forums/topic/4#post-6 Tue, 19 Jan 2010 16:20:13 +0000 Tim Alatorre 6@http://www.sloarch.com/forums/ <p>Hey everyone. What would you like to have us cover on the Studio? Any ideas for topics, or guests? </p> http://www.sloarch.com/forums/topic/6#post-8 Thu, 14 Jan 2010 17:27:29 +0000 Tim Alatorre 8@http://www.sloarch.com/forums/ <p>Copied from Facebook:<br /> January 15 at 12:27a<br /> By Noelle Lee</p> <blockquote><p> Hey Tim,<br /> I just listened to your first episode: awesome!<br /> You and Hailey (sp?) mentioned a bit of that tug-of-war between the art of drafting and the technology used today. I'm always thinking about this! I love hand drafting. Love it! However, drawing everything by hand and copying blueprints, like you mentioned is totally inefficient compared to pumping out computer models. In my thesis, I used a hybrid of water color drawings and digital renderings. In the many interviews that I've had since graduating in '08, I find that the principles (usually over 40 or 50 years old), are happy to know that I can use drafting programs, but they are REALLY happy to see that I still love sketching and thinking on paper.<br /> So here's the Q: Does drawing have a place in the professional world of architecture today? Can it complement the technology or does it hold us back?</p> </blockquote> http://www.sloarch.com/forums/topic/3#post-5 Mon, 11 Jan 2010 14:33:11 +0000 CalDude 5@http://www.sloarch.com/forums/ <p>Thank you for the reply! Yes, you are correct I had simply entered the time and had not clicked on the "submit" button; I had just saved the time so I can review at a later date and make adjustments before submitting to the supervisor.</p> <p>That is very cool that they already did the transition behind the scenes! </p> http://www.sloarch.com/forums/topic/3#post-4 Mon, 11 Jan 2010 14:17:21 +0000 Haley Gipe 4@http://www.sloarch.com/forums/ <p>Yes, as far as what I know and what NCARB has been able to tell me everything has been taken care of on the back end. To clarify your question a little bit, and to make sure everyone else out there doesn't get confused, when you log into your NCARB Record online to report your units/hours in the e-EVR system you can "save" your experience until you are ready to "submit" for approval of your supervisor. So what it sounds like is that you've input experience into e-EVR and are just waiting to hit "submit", is that correct? In that case, yes everything was converted behind the scenes and you don't have to worry about anything. </p> http://www.sloarch.com/forums/topic/3#post-3 Mon, 11 Jan 2010 13:04:20 +0000 CalDude 3@http://www.sloarch.com/forums/ <p>If you have posted hours on IDP as units (the old system) but have not submitted them do those automatically get translated to hours under the "new system" that went into effect last week? </p> http://www.sloarch.com/forums/topic/2#post-2 Mon, 04 Jan 2010 12:29:40 +0000 Tim Alatorre 2@http://www.sloarch.com/forums/ <p>2010 is set to be a great year for sloArch.com and the Cal Poly Architecture Community. As the economy struggles to recover Cal Poly Architecture students and alumni are going to have more opportunities than ever to effect change on the industry and our communities.</p> <p>Cal Poly's motto of learn by doing pushes us to take risks and be proactive. Welcome to our new forums. I hope this becomes a place for our community to help one another and leverage the tools and skills we all have.</p> <p>Thank you, and Happy New Year.<br /> the sloArch team </p>