EÜT426

School of Architecture and Design \ Industrial Design

3

6

Elective

Turkish

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Industrial Design Undergraduate Program

This course aims to explain the parametric relationships between parts and the whole in form-making and develop the skills to create a parametric design process for a design problem. During the course, students will be taught parametric design software.

Required Readings:
Computational Design Thinking, Eds. Achim Menges, Sean Ahlquist, 2011.
Elements of Parametric Design, Robert Woodbury, 2010.
Digital Fabrications: Architectural and Material Techniques, Lisa Iwamoto, 2009.
The Grasshopper Primer (EN) Third Edition V3.3
Rhino 3D Training
Grasshopper 3D Resources

Produce parametric models for design problems. Explore new forms using parametric design. Integrate digital fabrication methods into the design process.

1. Can express ideas in two and three dimensions in line with basic design and visual hierarchy principles.
2. Can integrate technological developments into their projects using computer-aided design, digital modeling, artificial intelligence tools and data-driven approaches.

Week 1: Introduction to the course.
Week 2: Introduction to Parametric Design Software: Rhino/Grasshopper Object types, component parts, and definitions.
Week 3: Points and Vectors.
Week 4: Data Types and Management.
Week 5: 2D Mosaics (Lines, Curves).
Week 6: 2D Mosaics (Transformations and Deformations).
Week 7: 3D Mosaics (Surfaces, Breps, Boolean Operations).
Week 8: 3D Mosaics (Mesh Surfaces).
Week 9: Digital Fabrication Fundamentals Announcement of the Final Project.
Week 10: REVIEW AND DISCUSSION Presentations on Final Project Ideas and Methods (Stage I).
Week 11: REVIEW AND DISCUSSION Pre-jury critiques and preparations for the jury.
Week 12: REVIEW AND DISCUSSION Pre-jury critiques and preparations for the jury. TBA: Final Jury/Final Presentation (March 28 - April 8). Parametric design posters and models.

• Performance 10 %
• Participation 10 %
• Classwork and Assignments 40 %
• Final Project 40 %