Intensive introduction to the disciplines that impact the reciprocity between drawing and making in the digital era, taught through a series of focused exercises. The conceptual basis of each exercise is in the interrogation of the operative principles that lie at the core of each discipline.
2-2-8
U
2-2-8
H
Instructor: Takehiko Nagakura
4.503 — undergraduate subject (prerequisite 4.500)
4.562 — graduate subject (requires permission of instructor)
3-2-7
H
Instructor: Dennis Shelden
This course study contemporary construction systems and technologies, and practical applications of geometry and digital modeling used to realize built complex forms.
3-0-6
G
Instructor: George Stiny
An in-depth introduction to shape grammars and their applications in architecture and related areas of design. Shapes in the algebras Ui j, in the algebras Vi j and Wi j incorporating labels and weights, and in algebras formed as composites of these.
3-0-9
U
3-0-6
G
Instructor: George Stiny, Derek Ham
This course will introduce and explore rule-based design approaches through computer modeling.
2-2-5
H
2-2-8
H
Instructor: Takehiko Nagakura
Prerequisites: 4.561, 4.562, 4.564 or permission of instructor
3-0-9
G
Instructor: Terry Knight
This subject explores the varied nature and practice of computation in design – in particular, the ways in which design meaning, intentions, and knowledge are constructed through sensing, thinking, representing, and making computationally.
3-0-9
H
Instructor: George Stiny
Introduction to traditions of research in design and computation scholarship.
4.581 requires permission of instructor.
4.582 requires prerequisite 4.580 or permission of instructor
3-0-0
H
Instructor: Terry Knight
Group discussions and presentation of ongoing graduate student research in the Computation program.
Requires permission of instructor.
0-3-0
H
Instructor: Terry Knight
Reading and discussion of particular topics in design and computation. Students lead discussions, make oral presentations, and prepare reviews of weekly readings.
Requires permission of instructor.
TBA
H
Instructor:
Selection of thesis topic, definition of method of approach, and preparation of thesis proposal in computation. Independent study supplemented by individual conference with faculty.
Requires permission of instructor.