MTZ 513 - Architectural Design III

Course Objectives

1. To understand architecture and design as a process of discovery and research;
2. To enable a medium for understanding non-linear design processes in architecture;
3. To organize an experimental medium for creation of novel ideas in architecture;
4. To realize the preliminary design and design development phases of an architectural design project.

Course Description

Exploration of emergent technologies in architectural design; design as a research activity; design and development of systems; material, structural, mechanical, and environmental parameters in the design of buildings; emergence, biomimetics, evolutionary design processes; use of dynamic tools and technologies for the design of buildings; finalizing the work with preliminary design and design development projects.