Courses
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Kinetic Architecture
In architecture, the notion of motion is often represented as an abstract formal configuration that implies relationships of cause and effect. Deformation, juxtaposition, superimposition, absence,…
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Immersive Environments
Over the past 15 years several areas of research within digital practice have evolved into their own disciplinary areas of knowledge – from prototyping and…
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Superficial Spaces
At a time when architectural discourse and practice are still brimming with references to new geometries, this course investigates the architectural potential of three-dimensional surfaces.
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The Architecture of Mobility: Desiging for the Mobile Subject
The Architecture of Mobility: Designing for the Mobile SubjectMax HirshThis course interrogates the relationship between architecture practice and mobility and examines architectural strategies that address…
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Film Architectures: Seminar Course
What is our experience of architecture in cinema? Considering the relation of these two arts of space, we look at how film and architecture are…
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The Ruin Aesthetic: Episodes in the History of an Architectural Idea
The Ruin Aesthetic: Episodes in the History of an Architectural Idea One of the most arresting images in Michel Serres\’s Rome: The Book of Foundations…
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Advanced Fabrications: Fast, Cheap, and Brilliant
Advanced Fabrication: Fast, Cheap, and BrilliantThe field\’s longstanding emphasis on stability and timelessness as hallmarks of serious work has unnecessarily limited the scope of projects…
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Building Performance Simulation – Energy
Building Performance Simulation – EnergyThis seminar will introduce students to technical and non-technical aspects of using whole building energy simulation during building design, retrofitting and…
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Smart Materials
This course introduces students to smart materials, a term used to describe materials and products that have changeable properties and that are able to reversibly…
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Design Research Methods
The purpose of this seminar is to guide doctoral students in the development and preparation of their research proposals. First, it will expose students to…
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A New Framework for Practice
During the past several years, top-tier architects, landscape architects and urban planners practicing in the major economies of the world have enjoyed an unprecedented abundance…