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069-0002-00L 10 Credits NDS D-ARCH
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Integrated Digital Design and Fabrication Project

Lecturers & Examiners: Prof. Dr. Benjamin Dillenburger
Only for MAS in Architecture and Digital Fabrication.
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Abstract

In the Design and Digital Fabrication Project students collaboratively design, fabricate and assemble a 1:1 architectural installation.The resulting project exploits the geometric freedom offered by computational design and showcases the potential of digital fabrication methods such as additive manufacturing for architecture.

Objective

Students develop custom scripts to design and to generate automatically the required data for a digital fabrication method. Computational form finding methods and computational optimization strategies are investigated to improve the performance of the structures. In a collaborative teamwork, the students explore how to integrate digital technologies into the continuous workflow from concept-phase to fabrication. Students acquire in-depth experience in working with large-scale 3D printing technologies and learn how to establish a continuous digital process chain from design to fabrication.

Content

Information on this course will be provided shortly by the chair of Prof. Benjamin Dillenburger.

General Information

Language
English
Levels
NDS
Frequency
Yearly recurring

Examination

Type
ungraded semester performance

Registration & Places

Priority: Registration for the course unit is only possible for the primary target group

Course Components

Type Title Time & Place Hours
lecture with exercise Integrated Digital Design and Fabrication Project No time listed 8 h weekly

Offered In

  • MAS in Architecture and Digital Fabrication (The MAS Digital Fabrication is a 1 year full-time programme and is structured as a series of teaching modules with an independent master thesis. Lessons within the modules are given in the form of lectures, practical workshops, and projects as the main modus for developing skills. Learning will be supported through one on one mentoring in studio, group critiques, symposia, and excursions.)