Program Overview

Program Overview

The university offers various programs in the field of architecture and design, including Architecture, Architectural History, Community and Regional Planning, Interior Design, Historic Preservation, Landscape Architecture, Sustainable Design, Urban Design, and Doctoral Programs.

Program Details

• Architecture
• Architectural History
• Community and Regional Planning
• Interior Design
• Historic Preservation
• Landscape Architecture
• Sustainable Design
• Urban Design
• Doctoral Programs

Course Description

The course, RENDERING AND ANIMATION OF THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT, is ideally suited for advanced beginner to intermediate level students who seek an opportunity to hone their visualization and digital rendering skills in a controlled course environment. The course utilizes tools within the VRAY and CHAOS ecosystem to support editorial and visual narratives.

Course Objectives

The foundational principle of the course is to present students the underlying data structures and software environments that dictate representational/visualization choices for design. The course focuses on the digital translation of spatial experience, including the visualization techniques associated with rendering form and experience, including material, character, texture, and environment.

Course Structure

• Lectures, demonstrations, and student projects will focus on the digital translation of spatial experience.
• The course presents a sequence of digital visualization techniques that enable students to model light, materials and context, generate motion models or animations.
• Spirited skill-based exercises aim to build technical skill development.
• The multi-week final project synthesizes course techniques in the presentation of a single rendered image and an animated sequence that showcases the techniques presented in the course.

Semester and Location

• The course is offered in the Spring 2026 semester.
• The location is 310 Inner Campus Drive (B7500), Austin, TX.

Eligibility

The course is open to all ARC students, all ARI students, and LAR students, U D Students, and non-SOA students.