Architecture
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JcfifMyers, a third-year architecture student,
said only one hour per program per week was
usually devoted to instruction on the software.
Myers said he heard administrators say they
wantpd to emphasize architectural design, not
the particulars of how to run one program.
But Myers disagreed with that policy. He
wants to learn the software.
“You’ve got to know how to use the soft
ware,” he said, “or you’re not going to be able
to design with it.”
The Daily Nebraskan survey also found that
of the 39 Lincoln and Omaha firms, none used
Form Z. Only three had heard of the software.
David Cronrath, architecture department
chairman, said he had not heard of students
having a problem with the computers or soft
ware.
He said the architecture department’s policy
was to teach students to be confident with using
computers, no matter which kind of computer or
software they use.
“Nomatter what hardware or software they’re
using,” he said, “they have confidence that they
can perform.
Cronrath said the architecture faculty made
the decision in November 1994 to use Form Z.
There was no disagreement about buying the
software, he said.
Winston Yan, an assistant professor of ar
chitecture, agreed that it was easy for students
well-versed in one software package to leam
another quickly.
“If you are good at one software and you are
employed by a company that uses a different
software,” he said, “you can get used to it in five
days.
“If you’re used to driving a Ford, it won’t
take you long to learn to drive a Honda,” Yan
said, “because the concepts are the same.”
Yan said he understood students’ concerns.
Many students simply feel more comfortable
with IBM’s than with Macintosh computers, he
said.
But that doesn’t stop him from emphasizing
this in his classes:
“Learn about the concepts of computer tech
nology instead of the details of any particular
software.”
Architects at local architectural firms gave
differing views of the computer issue.
Schleining Architects is one of two Lincoln
firms that use Macintosh computers.
Don Schleining, an architect with the firm,
defended his computer choice.
A study by the American Registered Archi
tects, ofwhich Schleining is a member, showed
that the top 20 percent of the best-performing
small architecture firms used Macintosh hard
ware, he said.
“I would say that it’s a smart move by the
college to use the Mac system,” he said.
Another architect had a different view.
Curt Olson of Bahr, Vermeer & Haecker *
Architects said UNL’s architecture department
chose the most underused software and com
puter systems.
“I think the university does have the obliga
tion to train students in something they might
find useful out in the marketplace,” he said.
Olson said he was familiar with Form Z.
“It’s not that FormZ is bad software. It’sjust
that nobody uses it.”
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