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Architects and Coding: Why you should treat your software as your Smartphone

In 2014, famous Dutch politician Neelie Kroes and a commissioner for the European Union, said that coding should be taught in primary schools in the Netherlands, arguing that "coding is the reading and writing of the future" and that if the Dutch not to incorporate into their education system, it would fall behind the school systems in other countries. the reactions to the statement of two Kroes and the article by Michael Kilkelly "5 reasons Architects should learn to code" were quite similar . those who are already able to agreed code writing;. many who have never even seen, let alone written a script responded negatively many reactions to the article by Michael Kilkelly covered minded :! " ! There is no time "" Encoding conceives "Or simply," No. "

As an urban designer I do a lot of similar tasks when developing management plans. Because nobody in the office managed AutoCAD settings I started to do research on my own customizations on AutoCAD. Soon I started developing scripts and used in office settings, I had set up After all, I'm not the only one who had to accomplish these tasks basic things like grass drawing in a section or elevation..

almost all of us are "CADER."; computer aided designers The computer is there to help us design the best you. know how to ask the computer for help, will better help. And sometimes projects require very specific solutions. During our projects for Governors Island in New York and Miami Beach Soundscape a custom script was used for the project, similar to the script for more architectural project, a pedestrian bridge in Wenduine:

list beams go to the contractor. From this list, they would have seen the beams to the right lengths, drilling holes in the right places and mark them with a unique code generated computer. There, he was a perfect fit. If this list of elements was created by one person, it would most likely contain some errors. And that person would have to spend a lot more time, especially when you consider that each design review would require the list to be redone. With each revision, the time spent on the development of the script itself gained back. This script was used specifically for a particular project, but many tasks are not however quite different:

There is no need to learn to code well. It is about analyzing what you do. It is about reducing the production time and increased design time. Two words already used in this article are essential in this debate and put together, they may seem familiar: research and development. Finding the right apps for your workflow as you have found the right applications for your smartphone. Apps that work for you. Especially if you are self-employed architect or part of a small office that does not have the resources to invest in encoding. Larger offices should however consider whether their communication with their software is good enough. There are people for PR, administration, modelers, and yes, the IT manager. (S), he set up the hardware and install the software and can learn how to code. But often this person is not an architect by training and does not work with the software. Examples of Governors Island, Miami Beach and Wenduine show that it pays to have this available knowledge - to have someone who has both the software and design concepts. A person who can translate the questions from their employer and let the software's response. There are large differences depending approaches :. Some will use off-the-shelf software, some companies already have such a translator (often referred to as a manager of CAD)

hand drawing and model are very important design tools and presentation, but the use of CAD software seems to consume more time than in nowadays design process. Answers like "programming conceives" and "I do not have time to learn to code" are understandable reactions, however, each programmer can confirm that these responses are debatable. The design is a human skill, but ( especially in architecture) mathematical rules are applied. More often than you might think. in fact everything we do is when CADing graphics mathematics. of course, it takes time to learn. But while you're underway running from one task to another, you can also stop and you get running shoes. This will make the fastest finish line with time to spare. Plan drawings for me now compositions dozens of algorithms. They help develop the plan quickly and properly, so there's more time to spend on things that actually do the design plan. They help to create a 3D model and make calculations based on the same information. The videos in this article are some examples of these scripts can be found among many others UrbanLISP.com. As the site is created for designers, each application comes with a video tutorial and some with pictures, learn and open their eyes - after all designers are visually oriented. If your office needs help to become more efficient with AutoCAD, do not hesitate to send a message.

Rob Koningen is an urban designer at West 8, and the creator of UrbanLISP.com

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