Institute for Computational Design and Construction (ICD)

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The Institute for Computational Design and Construction (ICD) is dedicated to the teaching and research of computational design and computer-aided manufacturing processes in architecture.

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The Institute for Computational Design and Construction (ICD) is dedicated to the teaching and research of computational design and computer-aided manufacturing processes in architecture.
The ICD’s goal is to prepare students for the continuing advancement of computational processes in architecture, as they merge the fields of design, engineering, planning and construction. The interrelation of such topics is exposed as both a technical and intellectual venture of formal, spatial, constructional and ecological potentials. Through teaching, the ICD establishes a practical foundation in the fundamentals of parametric and algorithmic design strategies. This provides a platform for further exploration into the integrative use of computational processes in architectural design, with a particular focus on integrative methods for the generation, simulation and evaluation of comprehensive information-based and performance oriented models.

There are two primary research fields at the ICD: the theoretical and practical development of generative computational design processes, and the integral use of computer-controlled manufacturing processes with a particular focus on robotic fabrication. These topics are examined through the development of computational methods which balance the reciprocities of form, material, structure and environment, and integrate technological advancements in manufacturing for the production of performative material and building systems.

Institute for Computational Design and Construction (ICD)

The MSc Programme Integrative Technologies and Architectural Design Research is a multidisciplinary, research-oriented, experiment-based programme shaped around contemporary aspects of the built environment and practice.
The goal of the ITECH programme is to prepare students from different disciplines for the continuing advancement of technological and computational processes in architecture, as they merge the fields of design, engineering, construction and natural sciences. Coupling an intensive, critical and analytical approach to computational design, simulation and fabrication, the ITECH programme is focused on challenging the design space boundaries of current architectural and engineering practice. It seeks to provoke a re-examination of techniques, practices and theories of design in relation to the fields of engineering, robotics, digital manufacturing, material science and biology.
The programme is open to students with a recognized Bachelor degree in architecture (or architectural science), urban planning, civil engineering, biology or biomimetics, environmental engineering or similar engineering or natural science degrees. All programme courses are instructed in English. Since 2011 the main casino games released by the Australian provider Aristocrat are free slots. Despite the fact that the Aristocrat free slots collection is not very big
The programme is structured as a 2 year professional masters degree for students with a 3 year bachelor degree. However, students with a suitable 4 years bachelors degree or students who already hold a masters degree may apply for advanced standing – subject to the review by the university. Such applicants will be considered for placement on the third semester of the programme.

Institute for Computational Design and Construction (ICD)

Institute for Computational Design and Construction (ICD)

Institute for Computational Design and Construction (ICD)

Institute for Computational Design and Construction (ICD)

Institute for Computational Design and Construction (ICD)

Institute for Computational Design and Construction (ICD)

Institute for Computational Design and Construction (ICD)

Institute for Computational Design and Construction (ICD)

Institute for Computational Design and Construction (ICD)

Institute for Computational Design and Construction (ICD)

Institute for Computational Design and Construction (ICD)

Institute for Computational Design and Construction (ICD)

Institute for Computational Design and Construction (ICD)

Institute for Computational Design and Construction (ICD)

 

Institute for Computational Design and Construction (ICD)

Institute for Computational Design and Construction (ICD)

Institute for Computational Design and Construction (ICD)

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