Thematic Sector:

Theory and History of Architecture and Urban Planning

Design

Material Architecture
(Material Aspects of Shaping Space)

Competencies to Be Developed

• Mastering the shaping of information made available in the architectural environment
• Conscious interpretation of information derived from historical/theoretical analysis and its application to meet creative needs
• The ability to take part in professional discussions and develop scientific papers
• Mastering the use of digital tools and integration of techniques in historical and theoretical studies
• Skill in finding and assessing the reliability of information on a theoretical basis for architectural analysis

• Introduction to the methodology of creative processes in design
• The ability to effectively utilize and process information in developing a concept
• Preparedness for conscious and active participation in distributed engineering and building trade teams shaping technologically advanced concepts
• Mastering the selection and adapting the functionality of tools appropriate for defined tasks
• Understanding information technology topics as well as independent programming on a basic level

• Skills in assessing the physical qualities of materials, technological conditions for joining them, and ways of modeling the qualities of contemporary technologies
• The ability to develop prototypes using various technologies, developing documentation, and material optimization
• Mastering the operation of numerically controlled machines and basic knowledge regarding the technical aspects of their operation
• Introduction to the mechanisms of digital control over construction machinery and computer–aided manufacturing technologies

Subject Matter

• Historical information knowledge bases
• Acquisition and parameterization of cultural achievement data
• Interpretation, description, and ordering of historical information
• Publication and information exchange
• Formalizing theoretical concepts
• Tools for identifying and describing the formal qualities of historical structures
• The grammar of shapes, discursive grammar
• Spatial relations—real and virtual

• CAD
• Algorithmization
• Parametric design
• Traditional imaging in a digital environment
• Three–dimensional visualization, the expanded and virtual reality environment
• Integration of modeling and visualization techniques
• Simulation of technical and utilitarian states
• Utilitarian, structural, and technical optimizing
• The geographic database as the basis for urban design
• Information processes in planning and organizing urban space
• Data exchange for multi–disciplinary design
• The design as a knowledge base

• Building materials and structures
• The shaping of building qualities
• Prototyping
• Fabrication
• The prototype laboratory and experiments as prerequisites for implementation conditions
• “File to factory” processes
• Automation and robotics
• Information processes in implementation
• The digital construction site