Diploma in Architect Engineer

Course Details

Course Information Package

Course Unit TitleDIGITAL TOOLS III
Course Unit CodeAPX311
Course Unit DetailsInt.M. Architectural Engineering (Required Courses) - BA Architecture (Required Courses) -
Number of ECTS credits allocated5
Learning Outcomes of the course unitBy the end of the course, the students should be able to:
  1. Ability to create architectural designs that satisfy both aesthetic and technical requirements.
  2. Understanding of the methods of investigation and preparation of the brief for a design project.
  3. Ability to work with advanced geometry software.
  4. Understanding of the connection between mathematics and programming.
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
PrerequisitesAPX212Co-requisitesNONE
Recommended optional program componentsNONE
Course Contents This course offers students an advanced knowledge of 3d modelling techniques by exploring new shapes and materials in architectural design. The course also provides students to experiment advanced geometric concepts using parametric design method, by generating complex forms from simple geometric rules. Finally, the course will help students to combine their design ideas with representation tools like rendering and animation techniques.

Recommended and/or required reading:
Textbooks
  • Designing for a digital world, Leach Neil, Wiley-Academy, Chichester 2002.
  • Hybrid space new forms in digital Architecture, Zellner P., Thames & Hudson 2000.
  • Processing: A Programming Handbook for Visual Designers and Artists, Casey Reas and Ben Fry, August 2007, MIT Press.
  • The Grasshopper Primer – Second Edition, Andrew Payne & Rajaa Issa, Liftarchitects 2009.
References
  • Generative Algorithms using Grasshopper, Zubin Khabazi free download in pdf format from: http://www.grasshopper3d.com/page/tutorials1
  • Generative Algorithms, Concepts and Experiments, Weaving, Zubin Khabazi, free download in pdf format from: http://www.grasshopper3d.com/page/tutorials-1
  • Generative Algorithms, Concepts and Experiments, Porous Structures, Zubin Khabazi ,free download in pdf format from: http://www.grasshopper3d.com/page/tutorials-1
  • Essential Mathematics for computational design – Second Edition, Rajaa Issa, Robert McNeel & Associates, free download in pdf format from: http://download.rhino3d.com/en/Rhino/4.0/EssentialMathematicsSecondEdition/
Planned learning activities and teaching methods The taught part of the course is delivered to the students by means of lectures, conducted with the help of computer presentations. Lecture notes and presentations are available through the web for students to use in combination with the textbooks.
Laboratory work is carried out on the laboratory’s computers. During laboratory sessions, in the beginning of every module, students work on daily exercises in parallel with the instructor. Through this process students develop the essential skills to apply on their coursework. Before the end of every coursework students have ample time for face-to-face sessions with the instructor for discussion and possible questions.  

Assessment methods and criteria
Laboratory Work20%
Scripting Coursework20%
3D Modelling Coursework30%
Parametric Design Coursework30%
Language of instructionGreek
Work placement(s)NO

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