29.6.2009

Katja Antlej, IB Procadd

Introduction of the 3D printing and
preparation of documents for such prints

 

 

30.6.2009


Arthur Toth, Katarzyna Marta Rogowska

Presentations of Space & Media students' projects about Prule

 

 

30.6.2009 - 4.7.2009


Goncalo Castro Henriques

Rhinoceros workshop within a workshop

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TetraScript: Development of an Integrated System
Capable of Optimizing Light in a Circumscribed Space

 

The design of irregular dome-like pavilion spaces circumscribed by curved surfaces, but the envisioned process might be applied to other functional, formal, and spatial typologies. The design of the pavilion starts with the generation of a surface, later tessellated into a matrix of skylights depending on the geographic location and sun orientation. In the constructed pavilion, the skylights react to the variation of daylight intensity during the day to satisfy specified internal lighting needs. Simultaneously, the integration of conception and fabrication using digital tools (CAD-CAM) facilitates the construction of a non-standard, parametric geometry, thereby diminishing the costs of production and allowing for personalization, while assuring global sustainability. more...

1.7.2009

Tadeja Zupancic, Matevz Juvancic

Presentation of last year DIVE projects

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Virtual Space Design: A Flexible Learning Model: Respecting Fragile Places in Virtual and Physical Realities

  The persistence of difficulties related to communication of the stakeholders in the architectural and urban design process is mainly due to the diversity of interests, representation problems and the abilities of visual communication. The research presented has been focused especially on the first issue - professional vs. general or non-expert public relations. It builds on the idea that general public should be approached with both: adaptation to its abilities and with additional teaching to improve these abilities. The initial questions lead to the isolation of (i) elements and (ii) characteristics that could possibly define architectural educational interfaces for general public. The experiment puts the prototypical eco-spatial interface to the test in primary schools and observes the effect the level of interactivity has on learning outcomes. The results show possible ways of enhancing the efficiency of GUI-s and help developers and designers evaluate and fine-tune such tools for the process of general architectural learning. more...

6.7.2009


Jose Pinto Duarte

Introducing digital fabrication into the architectural curriculum
  Two similar experiences in the setting up of digital fabrication laboratories in architectural schools and the introduction of such techniques in the schools curriculum, with the aim of answering the following questions: how long – and how much – does it take to incorporate these new technologies in a traditional architectural course? more...

7.7.2009


Jochen Hoog

Real Virtualities - Architecture 2.0

 

The Institute of Architecture and Design, TU Vienna has bought a virtual island in Second Life (SL) in order to use it in a design course. The goal was to introduce students to new ways in which computers in a web based network like SL can be used to generate designs by using end user scripting within a virtual 3D environment. After a short introduction into the basics of SL and to the rules and conditions of multi-user virtual environments (MUVE’s) the students worked within that kind of spatial software as a place and as hyper media. more...


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