Algoritm Summer School ROME 2019

16 - 25 July 2019 at Faculty of Engineering - Sapienza University of Rome
Registration deadline is 15^th of March 2019

Number of students: 40 – 45 students
Official language: English with Italian and Arabic supports
Total training hours: 80 hours
Place: Sapienza University of Rome - Faculty of Engineering
Final exhibition: Sapienza University of Rome - Rome - Italy
professors and tutors from AA - London,politecnico di Milano- Italy, SAS-UNICAM-Italy, BAU - Lebanon ,AUC - Egypt
Fees: 1000 Euros includes training kits/ participant, all teaching materials and software, printing and projects fabrications.
relative outcomes: www.daadgroup.org - www.arch-algorithm.com

Introduction

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 is 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 optimization, digital fabrication and smart kinetic systems. As they merge the fields of art, architecture, engineering, communications, sustainability and technology. Students will learn how architecture can transform itself in response to the constant change of surrounding environment and human actions. The school allows students to develop skills on computational design. According to the parametric design strategy, the Architectural forms should not be superimposed, where an overview of building science and control techniques will be provided to link form and performance. Students will also gain insight on what computer tools are available in practice to assess various measures during the design process of built environments. The school encourages the observation of material behaviors and their use in Architectural design featuring subconscious experiences. Students will investigate modern materials and their digital fabrication by direct experience. They will work with algorithms and sensors able to recognize and respond to human attitudes and environmental adaptation. Students will engage digital virtual world with real environment in their final the projects.

School Program

The program is based on advanced computational approach that enables designers and architects to overcome the imposition of prefixed architectural forms in order to enhance performance-driven design and responsive kinetic solutions that interact with humans and environment. Lectures on parametric design simulation, generative and form finding as well as environmental optimization, analyzing and digital fabrication prototyping, are integrated together in 2 main modules. Students from the beginning of the school will be divided into groups to compete on a case project increasing their ability to define project parameters, design factors, solving problems, understanding factors relationships, involving environmental and human sensors, and optimizing their projects solutions in smart and inelegance way.

Module 01:

In the beginning of the school, parametric modelling will be introduced (Rhino3d and Grasshopper) to build the necessary skills of parametric generative form methods to students. In this module will be dedicated to digital design methods and physical model making by various fabrication techniques, including laser cutting and 3D printing. Students will focus on the idea of creating algorithmic architectural form inspired by nature and their research will be supported by a series of lectures. Also they will be split into groups in order to develop projects assigned by the professors. This Module also adds Form Finding techniques to the parametric design strategies. Students will learn how material system behaviors, physical forces and responsive structure system can be digitally simulated into parametric models in order to explore complex forms that optimized and adapted to its natural behaviors, initial forces, material, particles, and structure systems. Series of lectures on form finding, natural structural algorithms, material behaviors, and physical forces will lead student to optimize their project forms.

Module 02:

It is an experimental laboratory in which Digital fabrication for Architectural physical models are prepared, tested and fabricated in technical support way. Students will develop novel solutions, creative architectural forms design and fabrication upon learning intensively the parametric fabrication systems. They will design Architectural a functional architectural object inspired by nature and exiting site. Students will submit the final phase if their projects in PPT, posters and physical fabricated models.

Module 01

Digital design, form finding Algorithms, and Parametric Architecture

Time: 16 – 20 July 2019

Tools: Rhino3D – Grasshopper – Paneling tools- Kangaroo plugin - fields grasshopper -Digital Fabrication

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Topics: generative design, NURBS modeling, parametric modeling, architectural design algorithms, form finding algorithms, generative designs in architecture and urban scale and fields algorithms

Schedule:

Day 01	- opening lecture on Algorithmic aided Design- tutorials and introductions to NURBS modeling with Rhino 3d
Day 02	- Parametric modeling tutorials with grasshopper 3d- Grasshopper processes, algorithmic logic and data management-Essential mathematical functions and logical operations- Projects assignments, groups divisions, project phase’s schedule
Day 03	- Form finding methods and theories for architecture and urban- Training on physical algorithms using Kangaroo plugin-Catenary systems on curves, Catenary on surfaces, and mesh relaxation
Day 04	- Algorithms and design inspirations- Subdivision algorithms, paneling tools- Magnetic fields algorithmic form finding using fields’ component on grasshopper- - Responsive materials, structural optimizations
Day 05	- Parametric fabrication techniques, Nesting and optimization- Project phase one submission

Module 02

Digital Design and Fabrication

Time: 22 – 25 July 2019

Tools: 3D printing, laser cutting, grasshopper plugins , Rhino CAM.

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Topics: Digital design , digital fabrication , laser cutting , 3D printing, RhinoCAM, Introduction to Kinetic responsive design as an option.

Schedule:

Day 01	- Digital fabrication introduction and projects examples. - tutorials on contouring, waffling and folding fabrication systems - preparing projects for laser cutting fabrication. - assembly testing.
Day 02	- Additive and subtractive fabrication introductions. - tutorial on adaptive fabrication technology . - preparing models for 3D printing and grasshopper plugin. - starting group project .
Day 03	- tutorial on Rhino CAM program - Develop groups projects. - preparing flies for final fabrication phase .
Day 04	- Finalizing fabrication and project assembly. - final Exhibition and certificate ceremony .

MEET OUR TEAM

ARTURO TEDESCHI

Architect and computational designer. Author of “AAD_Algorithms-Aided Design ” and “Parametric Architecture with Grasshopper” books. He is currently digital consultant at Politecnico di Milano (Italy) and he taught at IUAV (Venezia, Italy) and AA School (London, UK). He has collaborated with leading architecture firms - including Zaha Hadid Architects - before setting up his consulting company.

Credits :

Links:
www.arturotedeschi.com

MOSTAFA RABEA

Assistant professor at Beirut Arab University – Lebanon , PhD, Parametric design and Architecture, SAS-UNICAM-Italy. Lecturer at Faculty of Architecture - MSA University-Egypt validated by Greenwich University-UK 2013 – 2015 . Founder of Algoritm workshops and Epochal design studio-Egypt. Instructor of parametric design and Algorithmic generative Architecture.

Credits :

Links:
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JIHAD TOTOS

General Manager for TOROS, furniture and decoration, Tripoli - Lebanon. More than 20 years of experience, Jihad is responsible for managing the institution, takes all strategic decisions and represents the firm toward third party. He also delivers trainings on carpentry for youth and professional carpenters, as a Master Trainer with the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). Selected to be part of carpentry machinery training conducted by the UNIDO and to be part of a specialized WINFI training for promoting occupational health and safety (OHS) activities delivered by Japanese experts from KEIO University of Japan.

Assistants

MAURIZIO A. DEGNI

Computational designer. Specialist in the field of energy and environmental analysis related to complex systems focus on parametric and optimization strategies. He worked for several offices in Italy such as Studio Kami and J.M. Schivo. He is currently involved in a series of parametric design workshops in Italy, directed by Arturo Tedeschi, including the AA Rome Visiting School.

Credits :

ALY MAGDY

Architect, Erasmus plus scholarship awarder for his masters in parametric design at Staffordshire University in UK with collaboration of Alexandria University in Egypt, researcher and teaching assistant at American university in Cairo. Additional to his participation with AA Visiting School in Madrid 2013, Also he has involved with Algoritm as an assistant to join Rome summer schools 2016 and 2017. He has also the opportunity to introduce the parametric design to public at TedxYouth@Alexandria in 2017.

Credits :

ROBERTO COGNOLI

Architect. Assistant professor at the school of architecture and design SAAD Unicam – Ascoli Piceno. Postgraduate specialization student in Environmental Technological Design at Sapienza University of Rome, finalist at Archiprix International Chile 2019 with the master degree thesis Temporary City – the geography of waiting. Collaborate with Keio University – Japan in the project AAT- Digital fabrication for common people. Focuses his research in parametric design and digital fabrication.

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THE AVENUE

THE SUMMER SCHOOL 2019 WILL BE HOSTED BY Faculty of Engineering – SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME.

Address:
Faculty of Engineering - Sapeinza University of Rome
department of Civil, Building, and Environmental Engineering
via Eudossiana 18, 00184-Rome (Italy). Website:architettura.uniroma1.it

Registration

Registration deadline is 15^th of March 2019

You can register by completing the online application found in link on Algoritm Advanced Architecture Summer School webpage. If you are not able to make an online application, send email to register@ealgoritm.com for registration and instructions to pay by bank transfer. Once you complete the online application and make a full payment, you will be registered to the program. All students traveling from abroad are responsible for securing visa required, and you are advised to contact their home embassy early. The School can provide a letter confirming participation in the program. In case of visa rejection, a full refund will be available. By the end of the program, an official mini diploma certifications authorized by Sapienza University of Rome _Italy will be provided to students.

Fees

The required fees is 1000 euros per participant ,which includes all teaching materials, software kit, lectures kit, using equipment of laser cutting, cnc routers , and 3d printing, , and.The Fees don’t include flights or accommodation, but accommodation options can be advised. Students need to bring their own laptops.

Eligibility

This summer program is open to current Art, architecture and design students, masters, PhD candidates and young professionals. Software Requirements: basic knowledge of 2D and 3D modeling software.

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