Parameter in the Design Process

Spaeth, Achim ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2368-1542, Schwaegerl, Klaus and Stamm, Isolde 2007. Parameter in the Design Process. Presented at: Predicting the Future: 25th Conference on Education in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe, Frankfurt / Wiesbaden, Germany, 26-29 September 2007. Published in: Kieferle, Joachim ed. Predicting the Future: Proceedings of the 25th Conference on Education in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe, September 26 - 29, 2007, Frankfurt Am Main, Germany, FH Wiesbaden and FH Frankfurt. Brussels: eCAADe, pp. 869-877.

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"Ce n'est point le navire qui naît de la forge des clous et du sciage des planches. C'est la forge des clous et du sciage des planches qui naissent de la pente vers la mer et croissance du navire." Saint-Exupéry, 1948) The paper describes and analyses a course held at Stuttgart University, Germany dealing with the application of parameters in an architectural design process and the transformation of this process into a relational digital model. Firstly the course is introduced with special emphasis on its tasks, aims and the implicit didactical concept. It is also investigated if and how a design approach resulting from the identification and determination of parameters can lead to a creation of a unique shape. Finally the impact of the practical exercises for the final design is evaluated. The course’s structure is enhanced by the “Vorklasse” from Bauhaus and the conviction that using software is taught most effectively by working on an own concrete project. At the very beginning the students get the chance to gain experiences with parameters through preliminary practical exercises, like folding and modelling and analysing. Then the use of the software is taught in several compact sessions in parallel to the design process. The impact of the early practical exercises on the subsequent design process is remarkable. Special attention is therefore given to this aspect. The aim of the lessons is to produce a proposal for the design task. The proposal is then to be presented as a parametric model representing either the global shape or a constructive detail.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Architecture
Publisher:	eCAADe
ISBN:	9780954118365
Related URLs:	Organisation
Last Modified:	01 Nov 2022 11:02
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/93630

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