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Design Computing and Digital Fabrication
Wentworth Institute of Technology
Department of Architecture
Spring 2010
This course will focus on designing and constructing algorithms, in both analogue and digital forms, to explore potential design solutions. Students will learn to use scripting as a tool: for solving specific problems, and for generating un/predictable results. Laser cutting and 3d printing will be the primary prototyping tools used for translating digital design information into physical models. Theoretical and pragmatic approaches will be interwoven throughout the course. Rhino will serve as the primary platform for free-form modeling, parametric modeling, scripting, and preparing fabrication geometry.
Instructor: Matt Trimble
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 United States License.
Wentworth Institute of Technology
Department of Architecture
Spring 2010
This course will focus on designing and constructing algorithms, in both analogue and digital forms, to explore potential design solutions. Students will learn to use scripting as a tool: for solving specific problems, and for generating un/predictable results. Laser cutting and 3d printing will be the primary prototyping tools used for translating digital design information into physical models. Theoretical and pragmatic approaches will be interwoven throughout the course. Rhino will serve as the primary platform for free-form modeling, parametric modeling, scripting, and preparing fabrication geometry.
Instructor: Matt Trimble
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 United States License.
Sponsors
Z Corporation
Epilog Laser
Au Bon Pain
Radlab, Inc
The bending of a single plane to create different elements throughout the space is the most compelling aspect of the project. It is very unique to have just a single material model the floor, and stairs in a continuous manner as shown. I am just unsure if the thickness of the plane is actually reasonable. This is very inspiring in showing how one system can solve many design problems in a single move.
ReplyDeleteI found this project to be intriguing because it showed how the different parts of a building don’t have to different but rather a continuing form. The floor becomes the wall, which becomes the stair. It was a single mesh that became all parts of the room. The view of the stair in elevation really helps to show how the mesh flows. It would be nice to see the structure and the railing to also become a part of this mesh in a future iteration.
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