Within the current global context of rapid change, integrated with the potentials of digital technologies, IAAC’s Master in Advanced Architecture (MAA) is committed to the generation of new ideas and applications for Urban Design, Self Sufficiency, Digital Manufacturing Techniques and Advanced Interaction.
In this context IAAC works with a multidisciplinary approach, facing the challenges posed by our environment and the future development of cities, architecture and buildings, through a virtuous combination of technology, biology, computational design, digital and robotic fabrication, pushing innovation beyond the boundaries of a more traditional architectural approach.
In computer science, algorithms are habitually defined as fixed and often finite procedures of step-by-step instructions understood to produce something other than themselves. These logic structures interface with data, sourced from any computable phenomena, becoming the basis for a new array of design strategies. The Computational Design Seminar focuses on emergent design strategies based on algorithmic design logics. From the physical spaces of our built environment to the networked spaces of digital culture, algorithmic and computational strategies are reshaping not only design strategies, but the entire perception of Architecture and its boundaries.
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Sinuous Wood Abstract: This project explores the computational design of a parametric facade using Grasshopper. The design features horizontally arrayed wooden panels, parametrically repeated across segmented floors. Each panel extrudes outward at varying depths, creating dynamic curves that give the facade a fluid, organic aesthetic. These controls enable seamless adjustments to panel dimensions, extrusion patterns, … Read more
The best Facade This modular workflow integrates design, structure, and function Concept Sketches Logic and References Facade Kit of Parts Grasshopper Script Main Facade Component:The process starts by extracting the facade face from the block. Curves are shaped with graph mappers, creating a bottom opening by shifting a curve in the z-direction. Height adjustments and alternating patterns … Read more
Reference: Façade of Messe Basel New Hall, Basel, SwitzerlandArchitect: Herzog & de MeuronYear: 2013 Photo © Messe Basel Description of the façade :The façade of the building is composed of a series of ribbons that unfold based on their proximity to attractors. Façade construction logic:Step 1: Extract the surface of the block façade.Step 2: Generate … Read more
