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Aalborg University Summer School
Utzon 2.0: Woven + Reciprocal wooden structures
Performance Aided Design (PAD)
28th July -15th August, Utzon Center, Aalborg, Denmark
Legacy and evolution of Utzon's design principles in computational design environment
The summer school will explore new approaches to design in the line of Utzon´s work, by extending his design principles with the use of computational techniques in a parametric design environment (Performance Aided Design - PAD).
The goal of the summer school is the development of an experimental 1:1 scale prototype of a novel system that sits at the boundary of the typologies of woven and reciprocal structures, particularly promising with respect to material and constructional efficiency.
Our focus will be directed on the joint development and on the design and manufacturing of an architectural body whose formal appearance is determined by the specific properties of the material in use and by the response to a large array of performance factors.
Finite Element Method, iterative loops, in-house developed Grasshopper plugins, and physical models will be used, while constantly looking and learning from the traditional culture of building in wood.
Fees (tuition fees + social activities)
100€ if your university has an Erasmus exchange agreement with Aalborg University (AAU) and you send a signed credit transfer agreement, or if you are an AAU student.
600€ If you have no credit transfer agreement:
1400€ if you have a non-EU/EEC citizenship (no credit transfer agreement)
Accommodation+meals+bus pass : 900€ (optional)
Credits: 5 ECTS
Application deadline: May 15th
Please send an application including CV, short portfolio of selected projects and motivation letter to:
Dario Parigi dp@civil.aau.dk