Digital technologies for architectural design. Form manufacturing

CLASS SCHEDULE

The program of the course is articulated as follows:

9. october > online download> Home Assignments: Students are asked to read: 2013 | G. Ridolfi, Industrial Design and Architectural Digital Fabrication2003 | Greg Lynn , Architectural Curvilinearity.2010 | Ankit Surti, Digital Architecture Essay.Undated | Branko Kolarevic, Digital Morphogenesis and Computational ArchitecturesExplanatory examples can be found on the Students’ past ISSUU Research:– G.Tognarelli, T. Postelnik, Digital Fabrication (in Italian)

From the reading students have to extract 7 tags as a matter for the next Friday discussion and to start the «DFAB collaborative Mind Mapping»

11.october > compulsory attendance(11:00-13:00) Lecture and Discussion on « Industrial Design and Architectural Digital Fabrication»; (14:00-16:00) Course & Taccuino «On form investigation» description; Students’ Registration> Home Assignments: Students are asked to:– Research on internet guides and tutorials on paper folding (origami and kirigami)– Start some basic experiments on paper folding technique to develop the next Friday «Empirical form investigation»Explanatory examples can be found on the Students’ past ISSUU Research:– M.G. Petrai, Gabriela E. Tognacca, Folding Architecture (in Italian)– To download examples and origami diagrams to use, look at the «Assignment & Credits Info Node» on the Course Map

18. october > compulsory attendance(11:00-13:00) Lecture on «Structural plane plates shaping and technologies»; Final Project Proposal introduction.(14:00-18:00) Studio activities on «Empirical form investigation».> Home Assignments:Students are asked to:– Update her/his Taccuino with researched materials and documentation from the «Empirical form investigation» (for this task students can access the Students’ past ISSUU Research Stack: «Form Manufacturing | Resources»– Start “the DFAB Collaborative Mind Mapping” (for this task students should access and practice the online tool MindMup)

22. october > compulsory attendance(09:00-11:00) Guest lecture. Prof. G. Verdiani on «Digireal models and the way to use them easily».

06 november > online upload on Issuu Students’s Stack(Deadline 24:00 h) Individual Taccuino «On form investigation» submission - Volume 1| Diagrams and Realizations [credit #01]

08 november > compulsory attendance(11:00-18:00) Poster presentation and discussion of individual Taccuino «On form investigation» [credit #01] For the presentation students are asked to realize a poster UNI DIN A2 (Vertical) to synthesize the research

15. november

Syllabus | Digital technologies for architectural design. Form manufacturing | prof. Giuseppe Ridolfi, PhD

iCAD International Course on Architectural Design | Architecture and structure design lab | Systems and components design | FALL 2013 / 6 CFU | pg.6

(11:00-16:00) Studio activities to start the «Final Project Proposal» > Home Assignments: Students are asked to start the «Final Project Proposal»

22. november > compulsory attendance(11:00-13:00) Lecture on «Advanced Materials and Assembling»(14:00-18:00) Studio activities on «Final Project Proposal» development and individual review for approval> Home Assignments: Students are asked to start the Taccuino Volume 2 | Research on «Assembly & Joining Technology»

29. november > compulsory attendance(11:00-18:00) Pin-up schematic «Final Project Proposal» discussion and validation [credit #02]

02 dicember > compulsory attendance(09:00-11:00) Guest lecture on 3D modeling for real(14:00-16:00) Visit to the Architectural Models Laboratory (LMA) to experience the laser cutting machine

06. december > compulsory attendance(11:00-13:00) Presentation of “the DFAB Collaborative Mind Mapping” [credit #03](14:00-18:00) Studio activities on «Final Project Proposal» development and individual review

11 december > online upload on Issuu Students’ stack(Deadline 24:00 h) Individual Taccuino «On form investigation» submission - Volume 2| Research on «Assembly & Joining Technology» [credit #04]

13. december(11:00-16:00) Studio activities on «Production data preparation»

10. january(11:00-16:00) Studio activities on «Production and assembly»(16:00-18:00) «Final Project Proposal» Interdisciplinary slide presentation [credit#05] (reserved for students who intend to take the exam in the First Call)

16. january > Final exam – First Call(9:00-11:00) «Final Project Proposal» Presentation Board [credit#06] (reserved for students who intend to take the exam in the First Call)(11:00-18:00) «Final Project Proposal» Interdisciplinary slide presentation [credit#05]

24 january (11:00-16:00) On demand review

31 january(11:00-16:00) On demand review

07 february (11:00-16:00) On demand review

13. february Final exam – Second Call(09:00-18:00) «Final Project Proposal» Presentation Board [credit#06]

Syllabus | Digital technologies for architectural design. Form manufacturing | prof. Giuseppe Ridolfi, PhD

iCAD International Course on Architectural Design | Architecture and structure design lab | Systems and components design | FALL 2013 / 6 CFU | pg.7