Integration of digital fabrication laboratories and computational design into the architecture curriculum in Türki̇ye

Öztürk Kösenciğ, Kamile, Güneş, Yağmur Burcu and Özbayraktar, Mehtap 2024. Integration of digital fabrication laboratories and computational design into the architecture curriculum in Türki̇ye. Turkish Online Journal of Design Art and Communication 14 (4) , pp. 902-918. 10.7456/tojdac.1512458

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Abstract

The discipline of architecture undergoes transformation practically, cognitively, and pedagogically due to the widespread use of digital design and fabrication technologies in design processes. This paper aims to eluctade the integration of digital fabrication and computational design with architectural design education at undergraduate level. For this purpose, this study examined the undergraduate course contents and spatial conditions of leading universities with digital fabrication laboratories under three headings: digital design, digital fabrication, and spatial reflections. In addition, this research applied semi-structured interviews with the relevant faculty members of three universities that have robotic tools to obtain more detailed information about their pedagogical approaches. According to this study, the curriculum and laboratories are rapidly changing. As a result, architecture departments are expanding their facilities by building laboratories and tools that have the potential for architectural education to fill the gap between practice and theory. However, there are economic limitations to implementing digital fabrication technologies in terms of the tools and materials used by hundreds of students. This research discusses the requirements, potentials, and limitations of theoretical and practical training through digital fabrication tools that should be included in these courses in the curriculum.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Published Online
Status:	Published
Schools:	Architecture
Publisher:	Turkish Online Journal of Design, Art and Communication
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	17 October 2024
Last Modified:	17 Oct 2024 13:30
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/173053

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