HW #1

Fan Lan, MLA 3rd-year

What prior experience with computer programming have you had?  List languages, environments, projects and levels of proficiency.

I don't have much experience with computer programming and processing environment is new to me at all.

Describe your comfort level with computing generally, and with the software programs:

I am at a good level with rhino knowing basic tools and commands. Have some experience on creating site models and regional models with open street data in rhino and rhino-grasshopper environments. I am self-learning grasshopper AAD book for a while, but in a slow progress without applying them on a specific project model. Have taken Caroline’s previous class LA559 working with rhino terrain plug-in and GIS topo data and doing some topographic analysis on elevation, slope, etc. Have much experience working with Lumion for 5+ years, but low comfort with processing software.

Describe your goals and expectations for this course.

I am hoping to learn some useful processing functions from this course to deal with base maps and some map analysis for design use. Besides, I am interested in doing some parametric design within a rhino-grasshopper environment and hope to be introduced by more useful GH plugin. I am also fascinated to learn how to establish processing platform within rhino for analytical assistance.

Describe your academic and professional aspirations. Where do you see yourself in 5 years? 10 years?

My future plan in 5 years is becoming a licensed landscape architect working in a real-world either design company or engineer company. For my long-term expectation, I don't repel to go back to school and pursuing a Ph.D. degree in the future.