After successful completion of the course, students are able to understand principles existent in the natural world and to adapt them for their use in structural and construction systems in the frame of architectural projects.
Adaptations following the theory of evolution allow that the nature is able to developt and continuosly optimize its structures.
Many aspects from our environment can be used by human beings as example or inspiration for technical developments.
Depending on the objectives and/or use expected, many useful natural principles can be extracted, adapted and applied.
Different aspects of bionics, concepts and mechanisms and their use in built examples will be used for improving the comprehension of important design decisions in relation to structural systems. For this the analysis of an example will be carried out as an individual exercise. In order to complement and expand the gained knowledge, some complementary exercises will be offered ("Bionics" and/or "Cupola")
Module core subjects:259.327 Architektur und Tragwerk259.329 Konstruieren und realisieren von komplexen Tragwerken259.328 EDV-gestützte Tragwerksplanung 259.326 Effizienz von Tragwerken in Natur und Technik259.325 Tragwerke in der KonstruktionsgeschichteModule complementary subjects:259.330 Sanierung und Veränderung bestehender Tragkonstruktionen259.333 Tragwerksentwicklung am Modell
First compulsory appointment: "Introduction Module & Lecture Bionics in the Architecture" begins on 9.10.2019 at 10:00 in Projektraum 15. Contact: E-mail to lukas.zeilbauer@tuwien.ac.at
- Lectures
- Excursion
- Analisys & Simulation
- Intensive Workshops
- Exercises
Registration will be open only in the application pool.
Not necessary
- Motivation for new points of view regarding built structural systems
- Enthusiasm for designing optimal structural systems
- Disposition for independent work on the proposed exercises
- Interest on parametric design (Rhino/Grasshopper)
- Basic knowledge from digital and analogic working methods
