Design of specialised topics

COMPUTED CAKE 4.0

Poster [x]

Rethinking new building materials starts with using local products and combining them in unexpected ways. Can we think about building materials in the context of our daily activities and manufacturing processes? How can we learn from cooking and combine it with parametric design and digital fabrication processes such as 3D printing, vacuuming, laser cutting, CNC milling,…. ? How can we use the creative possibilities of architects in design? In this course, the theory and methods of parametric design methods will be explored and connection to current rapid prototyping methods will be tested.

Students will work on cooking projects using parametric and design methods. For each digital design, a strategy for digital fabrication will be developed, appropriate tools will be designed, and the „taste“ will be translated into bespoken artwork.

The “Design” course will be continued in this course. The cognitive, theoretical and academic comprehension of the tasks is cultivated on the basis of projects dealing with technical topics. Students will learn the evaluation, verbalisation and representation of architectural ideas that are used in a broader context and in the sciences.

Following successful completion of the course students will be able to discuss their work in the context of the current architectural event and to develop a work based on the current standard of knowledge.