COURSE INFORMATION Course Title: COMPUTATIONAL DESIGN: THEORY AND APPLICATIONS

Code	Course Type	Regular Semester	Theory	Practice	Lab	Credits	ECTS
ARCH 502	C	8	3	0	0	3	6

Academic staff member responsible for the design of the course syllabus (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature)	NA
Lecturer (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature) and Office Hours:	Anna Yunitsyna , Thursday, 16.30-17.30
Second Lecturer(s) (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature) and Office Hours:	Desantila Hysa
Teaching Assistant(s) and Office Hours:	NA
Language:	English
Compulsory/Elective:	Elective
Classroom and Meeting Time:	Wednesday(s), 13.30 @ A-128
Course Description:	This course aims to give a theoretical background for current computational design research. The course covers some fundamental computational and cognitive theories that are mostly referred to and utilized in computational design domain. The course introduces the students to how these theories and models are used in solving specific design problems and developing computational applications.
Course Objectives:

COURSE OUTLINE

Week	Topics
1	Introduction
2	Historical accounts: Renaissance relevant to CAD
3	Crafting and Design Computing
4	Crafting and Digital Making
5	The Maker Movement
6	Material Computation
7	Midterm Week_Abstracts due
8	Shape Grammars and Shape Studies
9	Shape Grammars and Shape Studies II
10	Shape Grammar Application
11	First Draft due
12	Individual feedback
13	Individual feedback
14	Presentation and Submission

Prerequisite(s):	none
Textbook:
Other References:	Carpo, M.: 2003, “Drawing with Numbers: Geometry and Numeracy in Early Modern Architectural Design,” Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians, 62(4): 448-469. Hill, J.: 2005, “Building the drawing.” in Architectural Design, 75(4): 13-21. Turnbull, D.: 2000, “Chapter 2: Talk, Templates and Tradition: How the Masons Built Chartres,” in Masons, Tricksters and Cartographers: Comparative Studies in the Sociology of Scientific and Indigenous Knowledge, London: Routledge, pp. 59-90. Burry, M., Burry, J. & Faulí, J.: 2001, “Sagrada Familia Rosassa: Global Computer-aided Dialogue between Designer and Craftsperson (Overcoming Differences in Age, Time and Distance),” in Twenty First Annual Conference of the Association for Computer Aided Design in Architecture, pp. 76-8 Kolarevic, B. & Klinger, K. (eds.): 2008, “Chapter 10: The (Risky) Craft of Digital Making,” in Manufacturing Material Effects: Rethinking Design and Making in Architecture, London: Routledge, pp. 119-128. Gourdoukis, D. (2015). ArchiDoct, vol: 2(2). Digital Craftsmanship: From the Arts and Crafts to Digital Fabrication. 43-56. Oxman, N.: 2012, “Material Computation,” in Manufacturing the Bespoke: Making and Prototyping Architecture edited by B. Sheil, Wiley, pp.256-265. Knight, T.: 2012 "Slow Computing: Teaching Generative Design." Computational Design Methods and Technologies: Applications in CAD, CAM and CAE Education, 34-56. Özkar, M.: 2011, “Visual schemas: pragmatics of design learning in foundations studios.” Nexus Network Journal, 13(1): 113-130. Stiny, G.: 1985, “What Rules should I use?” Nexus Network Journal, 13(1).
Laboratory Work:
Computer Usage:
Others:	No

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES

1	Understanding the state-of-the-art computational and digital design.
2	Generate and employ knowledge in their own design approaches as well as navigate the digital design medias that explores new forms and new ways of making.
3	Communicate the aims, method, findings and conclusions through a carefully considered research paper.

COURSE CONTRIBUTION TO... PROGRAM COMPETENCIES (Blank : no contribution, 1: least contribution ... 5: highest contribution)

No	Program Competencies	Cont.
Integrated second cycle study program in Architecture (5 years) Program
1	Speaking and Writing Skills Ability to read, write, listen, and speak effectively	5
2	Critical Thinking Skills Ability to raise clear and precise questions, use abstract ideas to interpret information, consider diverse points of view, reach well-reasoned conclusions, and test them against relevant criteria and standards	5
3	Graphics Skills Ability to use appropriate representational media, including freehand drawing and computer technology, to convey essential formal elements at each stage of the programming and design process	2
4	Research Skills Ability to gather, assess, record, and apply relevant information in architectural course work	5
5	Formal Ordering Systems Understanding of the fundamentals of visual perception and the principles and systems of order that inform two- and three-dimensional design, architectural composition, and urban design
6	Fundamental Design Skills Ability to use basic architectural principles in the design of buildings, interior spaces, and sites
7	Collaborative Skills Ability to recognize the varied talent found in interdisciplinary design project teams in professional practice and work in collaboration with other students as members of a design team
8	International Traditions Understanding of the International architectural canons and traditions in architecture, landscape and urban design, as well as the climatic, technological, culture-economic, and other cultural factors that have shaped and sustained them	3
9	National and Regional Traditions Understanding of national traditions and the local regional heritage in architecture, landscape design and urban design, including the vernacular tradition
10	Use of Precedents Ability to incorporate relevant precedents into architecture and urban design projects
11	Conservation and Restoration of Historical Districts Knowledge on historical districts and the gain of conservation consciousness documentation of historical buildings and the understanding the techniques which are needed to prepare restoration projects.
12	Human Behavior Understanding of the theories and methods of inquiry that seek to clarify the relationship between human behavior and the physical environment
13	Human Diversity Understanding of the diverse needs, values, behavioral norms, physical ability, and social and spatial patterns that characterize different cultures and individuals and the implication of this diversity for the societal roles and responsibilities of architects	5

COURSE EVALUATION METHOD

Method	Quantity	Percentage
Homework	5	5
Presentation	1	25
Project	1	40
Term Paper	0	0
Attendance		10
	Total Percent:	100%

ECTS (ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD)

Activities	Quantity	Duration(Hours)	Total Workload(Hours)
Course Duration (Including the exam week: 16x Total course hours)	16	3	48
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice)	14	3	42
Mid-terms			0
Assignments	10	3	30
Final examination	1	20	20
Other	1	10	10
Total Work Load:			150
Total Work Load/25(h):			6
ECTS Credit of the Course:			6