Date: 11th- 22nd July 2016
Computational technology is rapidly developed. It provides strong capabilities to change life mechanism and the way we act, think, communicate and interact in real life. The goal of the summer school was to provide students with a new digital paradigm in design and architecture and make them able to gain practical experience on future trends of computational architecture, generative design, algorithmic analysis, design optimisation, digital fabrication and smart kinetic systems. As they merge the fields of art, architecture, engineering, communications, sustainability and technology.
Students learned how architecture can transform itself in response to the constant change of surrounding environment and human actions. The school allowed students to develop skills in computational design. Students were informed about the optimisation process with respect to building science and control techniques linked to form and performance. Students also gained insight on what computer tools are available in practice to assess various measures during the design process of built environments. Students investigated modern materials and their digital fabrication by direct experience. They work with algorithms to recognise and respond to human attitudes and environmental adaptation.
Sheikh Zuhaib from the nZEB-Retrofit team particpated in the summer school.
