DREAM HOME:
Student Design Competition Poster
Artemis Environmental Building
Materials
has an online
green material index for design research
Kitchen,
Bath and Hardware showroom SPLASH
has an online
product index for design research
Presentation drawings provided by Print-O-Stat
Design
submissions to be judged by panel of professors from the
University
of Pittsburgh's Architectural Studies Program
15
Finalist will be given tour of Carnegie Museum's Hall of
Architecture
Followed by a tour of the Heinz Architectural Center
Tour of the Center to include the new exhibit: Imagining
Home
The
Finalist tour will continue to SilverTree Media
a Southside game and software developer
The
tour will conclude with Matthew Schlueb's residence Villa
Vuoto
including an awards reception with the display of finalist designs
Where
to begin?
Some pointers for students not
sure where to start
Reference
Images of house site:
Panoramic view of Pittsburgh skyline from house site
Aerial view of
house site
Reference
drawing templates of house site:
Scaled drawing of house site plan with existing trees and
neighboring houses
Drawing file (AutoCAD
Rel.14 version) of house site plan
Free
Software used by SCHLUEBarchitecture for designing:
Google Earth 5 is a simple
3D mapping program for generating Panoramic and Aerial Images
There are video tutorials
to see what the program can do
Google
SketchUp 7 is an intuitive program for quick 3D Models and
Rendering Materials
There are many video tutorials
for beginners to learn the program within a couple hours
There is a 3D Warehouse
of building products, plantings and scale figures to add to your design
