Lecture by Christoph Schindler and Tina Kierzek Open lecture on wednesday May 22nd , 2013 at 5.00pm in the Casino R107 Tina Kierzek from K13 Architektur will hold one part of the lecture about Building Information Modeling (BIM). Christoph Schindler from schindlersalmerón will hold his lecture about digital fabrication with the title Five Development stories. http://www.k13-architektur.de/ http://www.schindlersalmeron.com/ › more about: Open Lecture by Christoph Schindler and Tina Kirzek M-CDC at ICD and ILEK Dipl.-Ing. Oliver David Krieg presenting a connection assembly milled by a KUKA robot On May 3rd, 2013 we went to Stuttgart visiting the Institute for Computational Design (ICD) and the Institute for Lightweight Structures and Conceptual Design (ILEK) . We wanted to see how these institutes deal with the lateset applications in computer technology. They gave us an introduction to their particular approach and presented their research facilities. › more about: M-CDC visiting the ICD and ILEK in Stuttgart, Germany Into the sky with a multicopter and a Full-HD camera The Multicopter in low-attitude flight at our Campus Emilie We are always interested in new technologies and tools that could find an application in our program. For that reason we were happy to get in touch with Benjamin Kelm. He visited us on our open house presentation with his selfconstructed multicopter. It is equipped with a full-hd camera and we were able to take some stunning videosequences from high above. › more about: Into the sky with a multicopter and a Full-HD camera New 3D-Printer operative First tests with our new RepRap 3d Printing is changing the way things are made and the technology becomes accessible and affordable. The universities new RepRap follows the concept of self-replicating machines. Except the metal parts and electronics, all the components of the RepRap are 3d-printed. In our Digital Fabrication module “Additive Manufacturing” the new machine will be used to transfer the computational designs into physical models to test their performance. First results coming soon. Workshop and lecture by ROK Open lecture at the Campus Emilie “Casino” R107 on May 14th 2013 starting at 5.30pm Matthias Rippmann will hold a workshop within our MCDC-Module “Computational Construction”, focussing on digital form-finding and fabrication strategies. Matthias Rippmann is co-founder of the Swiss architectural office ROK and he is part of the BLOCK Research group at ETH Zürich. Next to the workshop he will also give a public lecture on ROKs latest works: May 14th, 2013 at 5.30pm Computational Design Simple Complexities Since nearly three decades the broad application of digital design/construction technology in architecture has widely changed the use and perception of computer software. Thus, we have seen a shift from mere drawing-tools towards mighty and very creative design tools. These tools have allowed many architects the conception and design of very complex architectural projects. However recent software packages allow for the designing of all kinds of shapes it appears that great spatial or structural effects can be achieved with much simpler geometrical operations if applied creatively. Within the Computational Design module we therefore focus on research-based design-strategies that aim to unfold hidden complexities of (at-first-sight) rather simple surface definitions. In this case the focus has been on the formation, variation and intersection of developable and/or ruled surfaces. Thus, the task was to develop a surface-based design strategy for a sheltering structure by only using developable and/or ruled surfaces in different combinations/variations/intersections. With these the aim is to create formal/structural transitions to form to construct diversified spaces. How to apply Applications are welcome until June 30th, 2013 We are happy to announce the new application period for our international post-graduate Master Computational Design and Construction (M-CDC) at the University of Applied Sciences in Detmold, Germany. Christmas Party Christmas Party 1_ Introduction of the program On the 18th December 2012 we had a cosy Christmas “come together” with mulled wine and baked apples. The international students from IFDC and MCDC contributed to the evening with Pecha Kucha- like presentations about their background. Furthermore some poems and dance sessions were performed. MCDC goes Istanbul Vasari wind analysis BIM – The fifth dimension in architecture? Last week Prof. Marco Hemmerling was invited as visiting lecturer to present the concept and profile of MCDC at ITU’s M-Arch program in a lecture, workshop and panel discussion, organized by Prof. Belkis Uluoglu and Prof. Yüksel Demir. Karamba workshop in Leipzig Karamba workshop 1 The participants of the M-CDC program joined a Karamba workshop at the HTWK Leipzig from Thursday 6th of December to Monday 10th of December 2012. in Leipzig. Karamba is a finite Elements tool for Grasshopper3d / Rhinoceros. Excursion to Frankfurt (Main) Euromold 2012 Frankfurt From November 27th to November 29th the M-CDC group travelled to Frankfurt (Main). Digital Matters #2 Symposium Digital Matters #2 On November 23rd the participants of our Master – Computational Design and Construction took part in the Digital Matters Symposium in Wuppertal, organized by Prof. Holger Hoffmann. |
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