Fundamentals of Computational Design
Addressing conceptual and practical aspects of the relationship between computation and design, this course explores the fundamentals of generative and rule-based systems for designing and making, along with basic approaches to creative data processing, visualization and materialization using low and high-tech approaches.
Fulfills minor requirements for: Computational Design
Parametric explorations from a Fundamentals of Computational Design project by Monica Toren.
As analog mechanisms; as metaphors; as bodily extensions or prosthetics; as material systems; as building envelopes; as partners — or ‘slaves’? — of humans. This course takes computers outside the box and outlines a journey of discovery revealing computation as connective tissue encompassing multiple facets of contemporary architectural practice and experience. Addressing conceptual and practical aspects of the relationship between computation and design, the course explores the fundamentals of generative and rule-based systems for designing and making, along with basic approaches to creative data processing, visualization and materialization using low and high-tech approaches.