Introduction: Tuesday, 9. October 2018, 10am, Seminarraum Digital Architecture and Planning
The module addresses a range of topics and skills that are related to digital design and production. Knowledge of geometry optimization and discretization concepts and techniques is essential for shape designs that are computationally efficient as well as material and production friendly. Such designs may be created with parametric modeling and programming functionality in geometry modeling and CAAD software. Students learn basic data processing concepts and develop programming skills in computational geometry exercises. An overview of digital production methods is presented, including additive, subtractive, and formative fabrication methods as well as data acquisition techniques such as laser scanning and multi-modal data acquisition. Workflows, material and production parameters are described. Acquired knowledge and skills are applied in a small digital production project. Two subjects complement this module (Ergänzungsfächer). Students deepen their digital design competence in an advanced parametric modeling project in which they develop parametric models of selected architectural designs for the purpose of design and performance space exploration. The lecture on architectural quality introduces students to the essential characteristics of high quality architecture.
