Module Details
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Title PARAMETRIC DESIGN AND DIGITAL FABRICATION
Code ARCH729
Coordinator Mr A Agkathidis
Architecture
Asterios.Agkathidis@liverpool.ac.uk
Year CATS Level Semester CATS Value
Session 2017-18 Level 7 FHEQ First Semester 15

Aims

To gain knowledge in the use of parametric modelling tools digital / fabrication techniques and apply them in a design project

Learning Outcomes

Demonstrating knowledge and application of parametric tools (Rhinoceros and Grasshopper)

Demonstrating knowledge and application of digital fabrication techniques (laser cutting, CNC milling, 3D printing)

Demonstrating ability to present and communicate their design and fabrication process

Demonstrating ability to apply different materials in relation to the fabrication technique

Syllabus
1  Students will explore 3 different fabrication techniques (laser cutting, CNC milling and 3D printing) and will develop and fabricate two scale prototypes and one final prototype in real size, by utilising parametric design tools.There will be workshops on software learning ( Rhinoceros and Grasshopper), weekly tutorials on the individual projects, 2 reviews (interim and final). 

Teaching and Learning Strategies

Tutorial - weekly tutorials, workshops, reviews, partly supporting design 1 tutorials

Students should bring their own laptops to the tutorial sessions

Teaching Schedule
  Lectures Seminars Tutorials Lab Practicals Fieldwork Placement Other TOTAL
Study Hours     36
weekly tutorials, workshops, reviews, partly supporting design 1 tutorials
      36
Timetable (if known)     Students should bring their own laptops to the tutorial sessions
  		       
Private Study 114
TOTAL HOURS 150

Assessment
EXAM Duration Timing
(Semester)		 % of
final
mark		 Resit/resubmission
opportunity		 Penalty for late
submission		 Notes
             
CONTINUOUS Duration Timing
(Semester)		 % of
final
mark		 Resit/resubmission
opportunity		 Penalty for late
submission		 Notes
Coursework  Semester long. Gener  January   100  Yes  Standard UoL penalty applies  Assessment 1 Notes (applying to all assessments) - none 

Recommended Texts
Reading lists are managed at readinglists.liverpool.ac.uk. Click here to access the reading lists for this module.
Explanation of Reading List:

  • Agkathidis, A. (2016). Generative Design: Form Finding Techniques in Architecture. London: Laurence King Publishing.
  • Agkathidis, A. (Ed.) (2010). Digital Manufacturing in Design and Architecture. Amsterdam: BIS Publishers
  • Agkathidis, A. (Ed.) (2009). Modular Structures in Design and Architecture. Amsterdam: BIS Publishers  
  • Dunn, N. (2012), Digital Fabrication in Architecture, London: Laurence King Publishing. 
  • Kolarevic, B. (2003). Architecture in the digital age: Design and Manufacturing, London: Taylor & Francis
  • Tedeschi, A. (2014). AAD Algorithms-Aided Design. Parametric strategies using Grasshopper, Brienza: Edizioni Le Penseur