Week 2

Lecture

“Digital Materiality”

• Can the digital alter Material Presence?
• Can Digital Materiality alter Architecture?
• Can Digital Materiality be structural?
• Can architecture be 3D printed?

Research and Projects mentioned in the lecture

• The Programmed Wall
• Depth Modulations II
• Acoustic Bricks
• Sequential Wall II
• The Perforated Wall II
• Winery Facade Gantenbein
• The Sequential Roof

Exercise

Solid modelling in Rhino

Measure the time needed to 3D model a brick wall in Rhino.

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