4.520 | Fall 2005 | Undergraduate

Computational Design I: Theory and Applications

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LEC # TOPICS KEY DATES
1 Introduction  
2

Basic Concepts

Shape Representation

Shape Arithmetic

Shape Rules

Assignment 1 due
3

Basic Concepts (cont.)

Rule Application: Nondeterminism, Emergence, Labeling

Parametric Design and Grammars

Assignment 2 due
4

Style and Analysis

“The Immediacy of the Artist’s Mark in Computation” - Guest Lecture, Jacquelyn Martino

Assignment 3 due
5

Style and Analysis (cont.)

Inference Problem

Decomposition and Meaning

Examples: Ice Rays, Palladio

Assignment 4 due
6

Assignment 4 Review

Student Presentations of their Assignments

Assignment 5 due
7

Creative Design

Basic Grammars

 
8

Creative Design (cont.)

Beyond Basic Grammars

Assignment 6 due
9

Creative Design (cont.)

Shaper2D Computer Program

Nondeterministic Shaper2D Computer Program

Assignment 7 due
10

Creative Design (cont.) 
Shaper3D Computer Program

Design Project Examples

Assignment 8 due
11 Emergence and Predictability  
12 Final Project Review Final project due

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