Igor Kalcic 2oo2/1 AR ÌDA V ARHITEKTURI THE COMPUTER AND METHOD IN ARCHITECTURE povzetek Analitično delo, predvsem pregled obstoječe literature pretežno na Internetu in le delno tudi v klasièni knjižni obliki, je omogoèilo postavitev teoretične platforme za metodološki pristop do uporabe računalnika v zasnovi in prezentaciji arhitekture. Na tem arhitekturnem nivoju je uporaba računalnika bistveno drugačna kot na strogo inženirskih področjih. Izkazalo se je, da je računalnik v arhitekturi pravzaprav le nenadomestljivo in visoko sposobno orodje za preverjanje zasnovanih rešitev v dvodimenzionalnem ravninskem in tridimenzionalnem prostorskem smislu. Še boljše rezultate omogoča pri vseh načinih prezentacije arhitekture: dvodimenzionalnih risbah, tridimenzionalnih prostorskih prikazih in pri najvišjih oblikah prezentacije, ki jih stroka poimenuje kot spletne, multimedijske predstavitve in se kot take tudi lahko objavljajo na spletnih straneh Interneta. Prav spletna stran Fakultete za arhitekturo je tak projekt, ki je nastal kot rezultat te raziskovalne naloge. raziskava, research summary The analysis of the existing literature mainly available through the Internet and only rarely in the classical book form has made the launch of a theoretical platform for the methodological approach to the computer application in architectural plans and presentations possible. The computer application at the described architectural level significantly differs from the application in purely engineering fields. In the field ofarchitec-ture, the computer reveals to be an indispensable and perfectly capable tool for the verification of the solutions planned in the two-dimensional plane or the three-dimensional space. The computer produces even better results when applied in all architectural presentation techniques, i.e. two-dimensional drawings, three-dimensional space demonstrations or web multimedia presentations and the state-of-the-art presentations which may be presented on web sites. The web site devised by the Ljubljana Faculty of Architecture, the result of the above-mentioned research project, is a brilliant example of such a project. doseženi cilji, namen in rezultati Rezultati raziskave dokazujejo, da so bili cilji in namen doseženi. Računalnik je bil metodološko umeščen v proces zasnove, izvedbe in prezentacije arhitekturne naloge. S tem se je bistveno razširil instrumentarij razpoložljivih orodij za projektiranje. Rezultati omogočajo aplikativno uporabo računalnika v vseh fazah projekta. aims achieved, intentions and results The results show that both the purpose and aims of the research have been achieved. The computer has been methodologically inserted in the planning, execution andpresentation process ofan architectural assignment. Thus, the projecting instrumentaria have increased significantly. The results obtained allow for a computer application in all the project stages. problematika v arhitekturi, umestitev obravnavane teme v te tokove in njen pomen Računalnik se je dodobra uveljavil v številnih zvrsteh človekovega dela. Najprej v inženirsko tehničnih, kasneje tudi v administrativno uradniških, v medicini, v raziskavah vesolja, v vojaških tehnikah in tudi v arhitekturi, ki s svojo posebnim mestom med tehniko in umetnostjo uporablja računalnik na svojstven način. problematics, topic placement and significance in architecture The computer has well established itself in numerous human activities, starting from those of an engineering and technical nature, moving into the field ofadministrative, bureaucratic and medical activities, space research and military applications, as well as in architecture where the computer plays a special role by bridging the gap between technique and art. ključne besede metodologija, računalnik, arhitektura, grafika, prezentacija key words methodology, computer, architecture, graphics,presentation