Design and Media Postgraduate Degrees

...Students are asked to evaluate daylighting in real space and simulations, and also high dynamic range photography and physical model building. Lectures... Learn about: Energy Efficiency...

...the historical development of structural form and the evolution of structural design knowledge, from Gothic cathedrals to long span suspension bridges... Learn about: Construction Training, Environmental Impact, Structural Design...

...4.462 or permission of instructor. The superstructure of a building and its enclosing skin have been fundamental elements of architecture since the beginning of civilization... Learn about: Building Technology...

...Through an interdisciplinary collaboration between computer science and architecture, we will develop design tools for determining the form of three-dimensional...

...This two-week workshop will expose participants to the current daylighting simulation models and beyond, by introducing realistic and dynamic assessment... Learn about: Energy Conservation, Light Design...

...focus on machine use within the process of design. Each student is expected to have completed one graduate level of design computing with a full understanding... Learn about: CAD/ CAM...

...Prototypes and mock-ups are developed with the aid of outside designers, consultants, and fabricators. Field trips and in-depth relationships with building... Learn about: CAD/ CAM, Construction Training...

...The class covers topics such as shapes, shape arithmetic, symmetry, spatial relations, shape computations, and shape grammars. It focuses on the application...

...work done on the computer (digital computing) and by-hand. Design will include both the process of making designs and artifacts, as well as the designs and artifacts themselves...

...It is well known that quantification has always been an essential component of classical design: proportional systems in particular have been keenly investigated...

...of interactive digital art and contemporary issues in the field will take place. Students will develop an interactive art project for a final exhibition... Learn about: Communication Training, GCSE Physics, Professor Training...

...and the human source or recipient. Topics include linear systems, difference equations, Z-transforms, sampling and sampling rate conversion...

...camera attempts to digitally capture the essence of visual information by exploiting the synergistic combination of task-specific optics, illumination...

...LEGO® Programmable Brick, Scratch software and Computer Clubhouse after-school learning centers. Includes activities with new educational technologies...

...and approaches for objective evaluation as part of the design process. Students practice evaluating products with mechanical and electronic aspects... Learn about: Cognitive Science...

...with conceptual tools that can help them understand complex systems that emerge in both nature and social systems. This is a course intended for a general...

...and deals with the very early stages of interactive computer graphics and their combination with the visual arts. Lectures: 2 sessions /...

...from a computational perspective. Relational / structural methods such as semantic networks represent the meaning of words in terms of their relations to other words... Learn about: Ms Word...

...nature of type and typography, and how it might be modified and redesigned in the digital age. Lectures: 2 sessions / week, 1.5 hours / session We...

...sleight of hand, machine learning, camouflage, and neuroscience to explore how ideas from ancient magic and modern stage illusion can inform cutting edge technology...