Nach positiver Absolvierung der Lehrveranstaltung sind Studierende in der Lage, die Grundlagen und Methoden der Freiformgeometrie und ihre Anwendungen in der Architektur zu verstehen. Die Studierenden erwerben Kenntnisse über aktuelle Forschungsergebnisse und Anwendungen in aktuellen Projekten.

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.

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Time & Location: Tuesdays, 13:00-14:30, weekly,  "EI 2 Reithoffer HS" (Gußhausstr. 25-29, 2nd floor).

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The registration for this course must be made through the module "Digital Design and Fabrication". 

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.

Good knowledge of Rhino, basic computer skills.
Preliminary chapters of the book Architectural Geometry.