This VU is a core subject of the module Digital design and production. The discussed topics are:
- Freeform surfaces
- Meshes
- Subdivision surfaces and modeling
- Analysis of shapes
- Developable surfaces and unfoldings
- Shape optimization problems
- Discrete freeform structures
The lab-part intends further discussion and implementation of the topics above.
Time & Location: Tuesdays, 13:00-14:30, weekly, "EI 2 Reithoffer HS" (Gußhausstr. 25-29, 2nd floor).
This course will treat various of the advanced chapters (chapters 11, 14, 15, 18, 19) of the book H. Pottmann, A. Asperl, M. Hofer and A. Kilian: Architectural Geometry. Bentley Institute Press (2007), 724 pages, 2200 figures in color, ISBN 978-1-934493-04-5.