Introduction to the course 1

• Lecture1.1
  Welcome, Motivation & Organisation 01 hour 30 min

Design and its computational representation 1

In this module we are dealing with the process of designing and how this process can be represented computationally.

• Lecture2.1
  Design & Computation I – What is design? 20 min
• Lecture2.2
  Design & Computation II – Design Strategies 14 min
• Assignment2.1
  Task: Design Recipes 0 day
• Lecture2.3
  Results – Design Recipes
• Lecture2.4
  Design & Computation III – Automating Design Processes 12 min
• Lecture2.5
  Further Readings: Design & Computation

Design Models - From 2D Drawing to Parametric Modeling 1

Here you will learn the principles of parametric modeling.

• Lecture3.1
  Design Models I – Introduction to the Generation of Forms 11 min
• Lecture3.2
  Excursus: Ivan Sutherlands Sketchpad (1962) 05 min
• Lecture3.3
  Design Models II – Computer Aided Drawing 11 min
• Lecture3.4
  Design Models III – 3D Modeling 12 min
• Lecture3.5
  Design Models IV – Parametric Design Representations 11 min
• Lecture3.6
  Further Readings: Design Models

Parametric Urban Modeling - Streets 1

Here you apply the principles of parametric design on the generation of urban morphology (streets, plots, buildings).

• Lecture4.1
  Parametric Street Networks I – Introduction to Rhino and Grasshopper 01 hour
• Lecture4.2
  Parametric Street Networks II – Recursive Street Network 30 min
• Lecture4.3
  Parametric Street Networks III – Adaptable Grids (Cleaning and Snapping) 30 min
• Assignment4.1
  Parametric Urban Quarter “Weimar Nord-West” – Streets 8 days

Parametric Urban Modeling - Plots Parcellation 1

• Lecture5.1
  Parametric Plot Parcellation I – Voronoi Parellation 24 min
• Lecture5.2
  Parametric Plot Parcellation II – Manhattan Grid 28 min
• Assignment5.1
  Parametric Urban Quarter “Nord-West-Weimar” – Plots 8 days

Parametric Urban Modeling - Building Typologies 1

• Lecture6.1
  Parametric Building Typologies I – Building Footprints 30 min
• Lecture6.2
  Parametric Building Typologies II – Variable Building Height 26 min
• Assignment6.1
  Parametric Urban Quarter “Nord-West-Weimar” – Buildings 10 days

Computational Urban Analysis 0

In this section you will learn at the basics of Computational Design Analysis.

• Lecture7.1
  What is Computational Design Analysis? 15 min

Computational Urban Analysis - Density 1

In this module you will learn the basics for calculating urban density.

• Lecture8.1
  Urban Density I – Concept & Examples 13 min
• Lecture8.2
  Excursus – Kowloon Walled City 18 min
• Lecture8.3
  Urban Density II – Calculating Urban Density 55 min
• Lecture8.4
  Urban Density III – Challenging the Concept of Density 22 min
• Lecture8.5
  Task – Analyse the Density of your Weimar Nord-West neighbourhood 02 hour
• Assignment8.1
  Submission – Density Analysis 8 days
• Lecture8.6
  Further Readings on Urban Density

Computational Urban Analysis - Visibility Analysis 2

In this module you will learn the basics for calculating what one can see of an urban environment.

• Lecture9.1
  Visibility I – Vision & Environment 14 min
• Assignment9.1
  Submission – Vision & Environment Example 3 days
• Lecture9.2
  Results – Vision & Environment
• Lecture9.3
  Visibility II.1 – Isovist 12 min
• Lecture9.4
  Visibility II.2 – Object Visibility 07 min
• Lecture9.5
  Visibility II.3 – Isovist Properties 15 min
• Lecture9.6
  Visibility II.4 – Isovist Path 11 min
• Lecture9.7
  Visibility II.5 – Isovist Field 11 min
• Lecture9.8
  Task: Analyse visual properties of your designed urban quarter 02 hour
• Assignment9.2
  Submission – Visibility Analysis 10 days
• Lecture9.9
  Excursus – Capturing the 3rd dimension 10 min
• Lecture9.10
  Further Readings on Visibility

Computational Urban Analysis - Spatial Relationships 1

In this module you will learn the basics for calculating how spaces relate to each other.

• Lecture10.1
  Spatial Relations I – Graph based representations of the environment 17 min
• Lecture10.2
  Spatial Relations II – Convex Maps 20 min
• Lecture10.3
  Spatial Relations III – Axial Maps & Segment Maps 24 min
• Lecture10.4
  Tutorial – Street Network Analysis 18 min
• Lecture10.5
  Tutorial – Selecting single street segments 17 min
• Lecture10.6
  Tutorial – Preparing Street Network Geometry 09 min
• Lecture10.7
  Task – Street Network Analysis 03 hour
• Assignment10.1
  Submission – Street Network Analysis 10 days

Design Space Exploration 3

• Lecture11.1
  Design & Computation IV – Challenges for Computational Design 30 min
• Lecture11.2
  Design Space Exploration Framework 30 min
• Assignment11.1
  Explore your Parametric Model! 3 days