During the first class, the course was introduced, the approach and possible topics were exemplified, and the preliminary ideas and interests of the participants were discussed. During the second class, each participant was asked to shortly present the topic in which investigations intend to be made. The presentations were organized in an open discussion in order to share suggestions and address the work based on brainstorming. A summary of the topics includes adaptive envelopes based on bistable shells (hopefully in collaboration with the University of Cambridge and the Pierre and Marie Curie Institute in Paris), adaptive envelopes for archeological sites, adaptive structures for large roofs, and a floating platform for the TUDelft Solar Decathlon Revolte House. The third class was organized based on consults and working sessions. Additional consults are planned at the end of this week. By Monday all participants are asked to present the final plan for their design research. This will be structured by introducing the background field, the problem statement/hypothesis definition, the research question, and the methodology for testing the hypotheses. Results from testing act as feedback to the designs, by embodying the hypotheses and/or reformulating them for further testing – in a design-research loop. Methods can make use of physical/material and/or digital models for testing.
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Preliminary Work
During the first class, the course was introduced, the approach and possible topics were exemplified, and the preliminary ideas and interests of the participants were discussed. During the second class, each participant was asked to shortly present the topic in which investigations intend to be made. The presentations were organized in an open discussion in order to share suggestions and address the work based on brainstorming. A summary of the topics includes adaptive envelopes based on bistable shells (hopefully in collaboration with the University of Cambridge and the Pierre and Marie Curie Institute in Paris), adaptive envelopes for archeological sites, adaptive structures for large roofs, and a floating platform for the TUDelft Solar Decathlon Revolte House. The third class was organized based on consults and working sessions. Additional consults are planned at the end of this week. By Monday all participants are asked to present the final plan for their design research. This will be structured by introducing the background field, the problem statement/hypothesis definition, the research question, and the methodology for testing the hypotheses. Results from testing act as feedback to the designs, by embodying the hypotheses and/or reformulating them for further testing – in a design-research loop. Methods can make use of physical/material and/or digital models for testing.
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Welcome
Welcome to the 2011 Fall edition of SUA. The launch session introduced some examples of topics in which the students can formulate research questions and testable hypotheses. Among these, are:- structural and topological optimization
- performance/materialization of complex structures/envelopes
- performance-oriented exploration of patterns (structural geometry/modular skins)
- adaptive and bistable components for building envelopes
- reconfigurable structures
Looking forward for the students' proposals and preliminary work on their design research topics. The ideas they discussed are promising and include a variety of performance oriented aspects.
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