4.173

Design FabricationWorkshop

Design Systems

Prof. Larry SassDepartment of Architecture and Planning

MIT

Systems of Design, Computation& Fabrication

Create a build-able system

Design System – Construction System

Why are design systems important?

Work Flow

Design is process of explorations(Multiple Representations)Can be a Computational ProgramParametric ModelingGenerative AlgorithmsShape Grammars

Can systematic a approach be used in design?

Designers create representations of an ideaone idea at a time with slight differences between

systems?

Each statement leads to another statement or will eachstatement lead to a conclusion in the design process?

Pre RationalNorman Foster

Andrea Palladio

A pre-rational system in design is a design system mapped to a shape or an organized plan.

Post Rational

Gehry

Gaudi

A post rational system is a shape that has beenchopped into build-able sections. Each sectionis its own element in a larger whole.

Design SystemsPre Rational Post Rational

Computational Design Kit

Atomic Systems

Fixed Shape Systems

Computational Design SystemsSpecific PartsGeneral Parts

Evolution of a Pre Rational SystemNorman Foster Associate

Swiss Re Tower 2005 - LondonGLA 2000 – London