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Computational Design I: Theory and Applications

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Instructor: Prof. Terry Knight
Term: Fall 2005
Level: Undergraduate
What's inside: 1 lecture note · 1 reading · 10 other files · 2 web pages
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Computational Design I: Theory and Applications

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Lecture 1: Introduction

Lecture 2: Basic Concepts Shape Representation Shape Arithmetic Shape Rules

Lecture 3: Basic Concepts (cont.) Rule Application: Nondeterminism, Emergence, Labeling Parametric Design and Grammars

Lecture 4: Style and Analysis “The Immediacy of the Artist’s Mark in Computation” - Guest Lecture, Jacquelyn Martino

Lecture 5: Style and Analysis (cont.) Inference Problem Decomposition and Meaning Examples: Ice Rays, Palladio

Lecture 6: Assignment 4 Review Student Presentations of their Assignments

Lecture 7: Creative Design Basic Grammars

Lecture 8: Creative Design (cont.) Beyond Basic Grammars

Lecture 9: Creative Design (cont.) Shaper2D Computer Program Nondeterministic Shaper2D Computer Program

Lecture 10: Creative Design (cont.) Shaper3D Computer Program Design Project Examples

Lecture 11: Emergence and Predictability

Lecture 12: Final Project Review