About

This course teaches structural design opportunities through the use of computational tools and strongly informed by (digital)fabrication techniques. The course lays a strong computational foundation that gives students the confidence to use python coding for design. This fundamental knowledge is subsequently used in design-oriented exercises focusing on form-finding and the design of efficient structural forms informed by fabrication constraints. The course explores a variety of structural design options showcased through research methods used in realized construction projects (e.g. Nest HiLo and the Armadillo vault)

Objectives

• development of algorithmic thinking

• understanding of principles of design for fabrication

• knowledge of basic/medium Python scripting

• introduction to COMPAS framework data structures and algorithms

• fabrication aware constrained form-finding

General information

• Name: Computational Structural Design II

• Semester: Spring Semester 2021

• Lecturers: Dr. Mariana Popescu

• PhD researchers and teaching assistants: Lotte Aldinger, Chaoyu Du, Keerthana Udaykumar

• Date/time: Thursdays 15:45 - 18:30

• Location: online via zoom (link is available to registered course participants)

• Language of instruction: English

• Comment: Limited to 60 students of MARCH only.