Overview
Topics include:
- Establishing a project site and generating conceptual proposals from real site context
- Analysis-driven concept design (area, daylight, microclimate, noise, sun hours, wind, operational energy)
- Massing, façade automation, and AI-assisted interior layouts
- Moving conceptual designs into Revit and refining them as building elements
- Building science fundamentals behind each system (heat transfer, egress, load paths, thermal comfort, lighting)
- System design and simulation for envelope, structure, HVAC, plumbing, and power/lighting
- Documentation, schedules, view templates, and model publishing/versioning
- Model linking, shared coordinates, and clash detection with Model Coordination in Forma Data Management
- Using AI assistants for modeling and documentation tasks
Class Components
No Lecture Sessions
For this online class, there will not be any regularly-scheduled lecture sessions to present new materials. All of the learning materials are available as modules in Canvas, so you can view the class materials online and work at your convenience.
Design Projects
Each class module has a design project that gives you an opportunity to use your building modeling skills to develop and share a proposed design to meet the requirements of a realistic project.
Weekly Module Kickoff & Check-In Sessions
We’ll have weekly live module kickoff and check-in sessions - Fridays 1:00 to 2:30 PM. These sessions will be recorded and available to view later if you cannot attend the live session. Location: CIFE Rm 292A (in-person) and using this Zoom link:
https://stanford.zoom.us/j/99507712877?pwd=U0Nupe626ZRGxWynnt986wv3eooK9X.1
Design Projects