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From: Mark Darrall <mdarrall@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: DESIGN-L@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: laptop vs. desktop
Date: Wed, Apr 28, 1999, 12.31 AM
Sure, there are trade schools and such, but they typically do not teach CAD
within the context of design---merely operations. And what design student
has time (not to mention the funds) to sign up for an Autocad course outside
of the U.? Better the design student learn to use it the same way they learn
to draw with a pencil or pen---within the context of a professional design
setting.
Don't forget, however, not all students who enter into architecture school
intend to enter into the profession! Italy graduates thousands of architects
every year, and very few of them go into the profession. You know, Lou Kahn
couldn't draw, nor could Corbu, and Mies was just this side of ugly in his
attempts at getting his ideas across in graphic form. I tell the 1st year
students here that even if they feel the architecture profession isn't for
them, an architectural education is a good *jumping-off* point for a variety
of venues - multi-media, journalism, education, graphic design, photography,
etc.
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wayde tardif
architecture+graphic design
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