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Workshop in Architectural Computation—
Design Without Boundaries
Instructor: William Mitchell andFrederico Casalegno
Telephone: 617-253-9885, 617-319-7810
Office:
E48-319, E48-319
Send e-mail: wjm@mit.edu, casalegno@mit.edu
Units: 3-0-9
Level: H
Prerequisites: Permission of Instructor
Introductory Meeting
Wednesday Feb 6th
10:30 AM
Location: NE18-4th floor
Design Without Boundaries
This multidisciplinary workshop provides opportunities to pursue real-world design projects that cross-traditional disciplinary boundaries, apply advanced technologies, and address significant social issues.
Among the projects to be explored are [1] the design of a smart, connected, sustainable home, as well as [2] imagining advanced scenarios for sustainable transportation within cities.
Sustainable Homes
The challenge of the Sustainable Home workshop is to radically reinvent the house of the twenty-first century in collaboration with the Province of Trento, Italy. Students will be asked to imagine a provocative design and architecture that will promote a sustainable and human living environment.
The class will be divided into multidisciplinary teams: the sustainable house of the twenty-first century will be powered by renewable energy, redesigned from an innovative architectural perspective, and equipped with advanced information and communication technologies.
Sustainable Transportation
Sustainable Connected Urban Development will focus on creating innovative and implementable visions to promote sustainable transportation and cities.
Students will develop advanced concepts for sustainable transportation that leverage mobile technologies and ubiquitous urban computing.
We will imagine breakthrough scenarios which we will use to inform mayors and policy makers and help them develop innovative solutions that aim to positively impact economic development, social inclusion, and sustainable urban design.
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