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Parametric Urban Design and Analysis

Methods for generating, analysing and exploring urban morphology
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  • Introduction to the course 0

    • 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 0

    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

    Further Readings: Design Models

    In this section, we provide you with some selected literature tips for further deepen your knowledge about the topic.

    • Beiaro, J. (2012) City Maker: Designing Grammars for Urban Design. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform.
    • Mitchell, W.J. (1977) Computer-Aided Architectural Design. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company, Inc.
    • Pottman, H., Asperl, A., Hofer, M. & Kilian, A. (2007) Architectural Geometry. Bentley Institute Press.
    • Woodbury, R. (2010) Elements of Parametric Design. Routledge.
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