COURSE INFORMATION Course Title: COMPUTATIONAL DESIGN: THEORY AND APPLICATIONS

Code	Course Type	Regular Semester	Theory	Practice	Lab	Credits	ECTS
ARCH 502	C	9	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)	Dr. Valerio Perna vperna@epoka.edu.al
Main Course Lecturer (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature) and Office Hours:	Dr. Valerio Perna vperna@epoka.edu.al , Tuesday, 10:30-12:30
Second Course Lecturer(s) (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature) and Office Hours:	NA
Language:	English
Compulsory/Elective:	Elective
Study program: (the study for which this course is offered)	Master of Science in Architecture
Classroom and Meeting Time:	D-101
Teaching Assistant(s) and Office Hours:	NA
Code of Ethics:	Code of Ethics of EPOKA University Regulation of EPOKA University "On Student Discipline"
Attendance Requirement:	75%
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:	. The main aim of the class is to help the students orientate in the magmatic relationship between architecture and technology and to critically analyze past events with a view to the future. Furthermore, the students will be exposed to the latest novelties regarding AI and its current implementation in the architectural process as a facilitator, creative tools, and post-human intelligence entity. By the end of the semester, each student will be able to critically debate a topic of his/her choice in the form of an essay/scientific article. This course welcomes students from diverse academic backgrounds and serves as a foundational exploration of the intersection between technology, design, and hands-on craftsmanship. • Critical awareness of the impact of information technology in the world and in contemporary culture. • Theoretical and critical awareness of the main sub-sectors in which architectural and urban design can draw new ideas from computers. • General knowledge of the fundamental technical and operational expertise regarding architectural design. • Direct and in-depth knowledge of specific design information areas is used to support advanced experimentation. • Demonstrate analytical skills to critically evaluate knowledge and theory related to forward-looking aspects of society and construction • Generate and employ knowledge in their own design approaches as well as navigate the digital design media that explores new forms and new ways of making. • Communicate the aims, method, findings and conclusions through a carefully considered research paper.

BASIC CONCEPTS OF THE COURSE

1	Computational Design
2	Theory of Digital Media
3	Design and Intelligence
4	Topological Architecture
5	Morphogenesis
6	IT Revolution in Architecture

COURSE OUTLINE

Week	Topics
1	Introduction to Computational Design
2	On the topic of intelligence and Post-Human Intelligence
3	From the arts and crafts to digital fabrication
4	From Deconstructivism to Digital Architecture
5	Architecture in the Age of Electronic Media
6	Scripting and its influence on space
7	The IT Revolution in Architecture. Process and Diagram
8	FIRST PRESENTATION - Critical Analysis of a Specific “Turn”
9	Intelligence and Living Architecture. Towards New Poetics
10	In the Realm of AI
11	First draft/proposal
12	Individual feedback
13	Individual feedback
14	Presentation and Submission

Prerequisite(s):
Textbook(s):	Carpo, M. (Ed.). (2013). The digital turn in architecture 1992-2012. John Wiley & Sons. Carpo, M. (2017). The second digital turn: design beyond intelligence. MIT Press. Kolarevic, B. (2003). Architecture in the digital age. Design and Manufacturing. Nueva York-Londres: Spon Press-Taylor & Francis Group. Saggio, A. (2016). Arkitektura dhe Moderniteti. Nga Bauhaus-i te Rivolucioni Informatik. POLIS_Press
Additional Literature:	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 De Kestelier, X., & Peters, B. (2013). Computation works: the building of algorithmic thought. John Wiley & Sons. Gourdoukis, D. (2015). ArchiDoct, vol: 2(2). Digital Craftsmanship: From the Arts and Crafts to Digital Fabrication. 43-56
Laboratory Work:
Computer Usage:	YES
Others:	No

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES

1	Critical awareness of the impact of information technology in the world and in contemporary culture
2	Theoretical and critical awareness of the main sub-sectors in which architectural and urban design can draw new ideas from computers.
3	General knowledge of the fundamental technical and operational expertise regarding architectural design.
4	General knowledge of the fundamental technical and operational expertise regarding architectural design.
5	Demonstrate analytical skills to critically evaluate knowledge and theory related to forward-looking aspects of society and construction
6	Generate and employ knowledge in their own design approaches as well as navigate the digital design media that explores new forms and new ways of making.
7	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.
Master of Science in Architecture Program

COURSE EVALUATION METHOD

Method	Quantity	Percentage
Homework	1	5
Presentation	1	30
Term Paper	1	55
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

CONCLUDING REMARKS BY THE COURSE LECTURER

To be completed after the end of the course