Hey all!

So, since there is not much new in my classes today I have decided to start introducing you to programs as I learn them and open some eyes to cool interior design “stuff” going on around us! Today i want to gush and rave about Revit. As I said before, it is an autodesk program that is FREE for students…. yes, free… that is sent from the heavens down into my little laptop to make my life so much easier. From the second I opened it, my fellow classmates and I fell in LOVE. If AutoCAD had a twin borther that was better looking, smarter, and just all around better… he would be Revit.

Now enough of my emotion love affair with the program, let me actually tell you what its all about. Autodesk Revit is Building Information Modeling software for Microsoft Windows, currently developed by Autodesk, which allows the user to design with parametric modeling and drafting elements. In other words it helps you construct 2D and 3D construction documents (at the very least) easily. It does much, much more than that, but that is all that I have used it for thus far.

“Revit Architecture helps you to work the way architects and designers think about buildings with an intuitive interface, conceptual building design tools, and the ability to make changes that update throughout your design documents, capture early design thinking to better support design, documentation, and construction, and to facilitate smarter, more sustainable design by analyzing materials, quantities, sun position and solar effects, and gain better design insight through in-process visualization and analysis.”

My favorite part is The Building Maker feature. It helps you transform your conceptual forms into fully functional designs. Select and add faces to design walls, roofs, floors, and curtain systems. So what this means is that with a press of a button, your plans turn into a 3D building exactly to your specifications!

To find out more about Revit, just do my favorite thing…Google it and try it out!!! Watch some online Revit tutorials while you’re at it. They are an extremely useful tool and help you learn all your programs so use them!

That is enough ranting and raving out of me for one day…

‘Till Next Time,

Kris =)

Hey all!!

The sweet smell of fall, used textbooks, and double shot espresso coffee is in the air! School is in session and I’m back to give you the insiders look to a girl in a designer’s world in the heart of Boston at The New England School of Art and Design!

So, my summer consisted of working long days, taking two online classes (Contemporary Moral Issues and The Built World), going to concerts on the weekends, vacationing in Maine and Cape Cod, numerous trips to Fajitas and Ritas, and goofing around in the city.  I also decided to renovate my front hall and kitchen which consumed 80% of my time but was worth every exhausting minute!

Since I will be talking about this constantly, I might as well inform you of the classes that I am taking this semester. Let’s begin with Construction Documents. This class introduced my classmates and me to Revit on day one. Can you say A PROGRAM SENT FROM HEAVEN?!?!?! We have only gently scraped the surface of how to use it but we are all already obsessed. Good thing the ID Department doesn’t teach you this program when you first begin classes because we would kiss the fundamentals goodbye. Next is History of Furniture and Architecture. This class is a lot like Ideas of Western Art I&II that I took last year but we look at everything from a much broader point of view. It seems promisingly interesting so far.  I am also taking English Lit. This is a mandatory class but let me tell you… my professor makes it far from ordinary and boring. He is hilarious and makes everything relevant to modern times.  Contract Design I is another class I am enrolled in. So far, it is pretty challenging. We are designing an 11,000 square foot office space for Mass Clean Energy Center. Learning how to design for specific people can be time consuming and sometimes frustrating, but very helpful with real-world experience. The last class on this long list is Lighting. We have a great professor who explains everything well, but oh man is there a lot of information to learn. We have only had two classes and I already feel my brain cramping! Well, all of these classes are sure to provide me with a lot of stuff to let you in on. Look forward to keeping’ you informed!

‘Till Next Time,

Kris