Technische Universit채t M체nchen Faculty of Architecture
Visiting Professorship in Emerging Technologies Christian Derix
Winter Semester 2011/12
Technische Universit채t M체nchen Faculty of Architecture
Visiting Professorship in Emerging Technologies Christian Derix
Winter Semester 2011/12
CONCEPT VISITING PROFESSORSHIP
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CONCEPT VISITING PROFESSORSHIP
Visiting Professorship in Emerging Technologies The new Visiting Professorship ´Emerging Technologies´ gives an engineering-oriented view onto the whole process of architecture. The focus of the teaching is to produce architectural projects that demonstrate the latest and most revolutionary heights of structural and material developments and is placed between architecture and industrial design. The field ranges from parametric design to the building of 1:1 prototypes in the context of digital production processes. Munich is a city touched by the grandeur of the Alps and by the technological achievement of the twenty-first century. The TUM enhances the programme the new Visiting Professorship in ´Emerging Technologies´ through its surrounding high technology environment. Design and building processes are guided by the cooperations with partners from the industry, such as aerospace or car production (BWM, Eurocopter, Siemens, Audi, SGL Carbon, etc.).
F(x,y) seating system: each seat is configured by the user according to a mathematical function that simulates the height distribution based on differences between location of points (x,y) in the seating plane. The analogy refers to sand-imprints on a beach when sitting (competition entry by Pablo Miranda) (image © Aedas)
The pressure to reduce carbon emissions is one of the main factors in building and engineering processes wich have to become most efficient. A strong interest in researching and the close cooperation with the Munich School of Engineering and the Centre for Energyefficient construction is obligatory. Alternating Visiting International Professors run the design courses of the new Visiting Professorship in ´Emerging Technologies´. This ensures both innovation and variety in the teaching process and gives the students an interessting and wide-ranging view into the international field of architecture and product design.
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VISITING PROFESSOR | CHRISTIAN DERIX
VITA shelving system (in collaboration with Massimo Mariani for MDFItalia, Milan) : VITA represents the first web 2.0 furniture design and is generated by the user online subject to design constraints. The image below shows only one possible configuration (image Š MDFItalia)
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VISITING PROFESSOR | CHRISTIAN DERIX
Chritian Derix MSc Dipl Arch Christian Derix is an architect and researcher in the emerging intersection of spatial design, computation and user behaviour. Having studied architecture in Milan and London, he specialized in design computation through the Master of Computing & Design at the University of East London [UEL] in 2001. He set up the Centre for Evolutionary Computing in Architecture [CECA] at UEL with Paul Coates in 2002 and taught the Master of Computing & Design between 2001 and 2009. In 2004, he set up the Research & Development initiative at Aedas architects in London where he is Director for Computational Design and Research [CDR]. Derix and the group designs masterplanning simulations such as the Smart Solutions for Spatial Planning with London Borough Planning Councils or MIST neighbourhood for the Masdar Zero Carbon City in Abu Dhabi, spatial analysis for the National September 11 Memorial Museum in New York or the VITA shelving system for MDFItalia. CDR won the commendation for the 2010 President’s Award for Outstanding Research in Practice by the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) and Honorary Mention for the 2011 Compasso d’Oro awards by the Italian Association of Industrial Design. Derix has published widely on architectural design computation and spatial simulation and is guest lecturing at international universities such as ETH Zurich, Princeton, UCL or TU Delft.
VITA shelving system with Massimo Mariani for MDF Italia, Milan
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BACKGROUND | PHILOSOPHY
Piper Heidsieck headquarter competition (in collaboration with Zaha Hadid architects, 2006) : automatic design of building layout and massing driven by a neural network self-organization technique interpreting the building program, through analogy to the champagne fermentation process
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BACKGROUND | PHILOSOPHY
Implicit Space: Spatial Dynamics – Emergent Place The new Visiting Professorship ‘Emergent Technology’ will explore the relationship between spatial dynamics and algorithms, through analogue and computational code. We are aiming to reveal associations between configurations of space and configurations of people. The studio intends to educate the student-designer to think independently from the technology about the logic of encoding by producing formal representations informed by the experiences and observations in everyday architectural spaces and design methodology. To design algorithmically means to understand spatial phenomena and to be able to design a syntax model that correlates this logic. The focus of the teaching lies on the architectural and social qualities that define the geometry of space and how to encode them. Algorithmic representation will be investigated in the emerging interdisciplinary field of user-research, computer programming and architectural design. Projects include behavioural and associative mapping, process visualization and spatial configurations via algorithms encoded physically as well as computationally. The new spatial designer with computational skills and algorithmic thinking constitutes a hybrid systems designer at home on scales and in processes between architecture, urban design, ethnography and computation. The semester will experiment with the future design workflow and work stages based around this new spatial designer. Dynamic Visual Fields the grey-scale mapping shows a still from multiple agents simulating the urban exposure to visual fields of pedestrians approaching Whitechapel Station, London (image © Aedas)
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Design Task Implicit Space
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DESIGN TASK | IMPLICIT SPACE
Visual Analysis and Formation
Accessiblity and Circulation Mapping
Land-Use and Massing Simulation
Design Search for Spatial Configurations
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DESIGN TASK | IMPLICIT SPACE
Implicit Space The 20th century saw a wave of architectural design theories based on systems and processes such as the psycho-geography of the Situationists, the original organic architecture of Scharoun and Wright or rule-based generative (de)constructivism like Eisenman’s diagram architecture. In the meantime, systemic computational processes have become ubiquitous in architecture but rarely are they used from a user experience for spatial production. The studio will investigate the implicit experience of under-constrained areas of buildings like circulation spaces. To explore Implicit Space, the dynamics of occupation have to be revealed. This contains many layers of spatial processes such as perception, navigation, spatial configurations or operational programs. Three modes of representation will be employed to reveal spatial dynamics, namely behavioural mappings (observation), algorithmic sketches (process) and analog models (configuration). Students will learn about the different qualities of technical representation and how to compose them into a conception phase. After the three phases, a mock-up design is planned that defines a use or qualitative place emerging from the exploration. In order to illustrate the application of the different phases of representation and algorithmic processes beyond the study, specialists from industry and academia will be lecturing and holding workshops. Additionally, a computer programming seminar for Processing will be offered that all participants should attend. Screen Shots of Design Simulations illustrating process-based emergent configurations and spatial properties developed at the Aedas Computational Design Research group [CDR]
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DESIGN TASK | IMPLICID SPACE
Activation history of a self-organizing neural network clustering spatial properties of sample arcs into a map of differences (CECA: Derix and Elt, 2006)
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DESIGN TASK | IMPLICIT SPACE
Implicit Space - Program
development stages of a population of neural networks configuring a 3D residence layout by mapping activity (CECA: Derix and Ireland, 2002)
I. Spatial Mapping (physical) | Observation in situ A space or site will be chosen for mapping. Initially, the space will be analysed for its spatial dynamics and phenomena through various types of observation such as tracking, recording patterns or interviews. Students will have to invent a diagrammatic system from which the observations can be described or encoded manually into drawings/models. This system of symbols – ideograms – will constitute the analogue code of observation specific to the spatial dynamics and properties under investigation. II. Algorithmic Sketch (computational) | Process in silico The second phase is based primarily on coding and the exploration of rule sets, ie algorithms. The ideogrammatic system from the previous phase serves as basis for testing explicit description of rules that encapsulate ‘decisions’, ‘behaviours’ or ‘actions’ notions, which map out spatial patterns. The algorithmic tests can be abstract, i.e. not situated on site, as long as they provide feedback to the original ideogrammar and observational mappings. Digital algorithms will be tested against analogue algorithmic embodiment by students in the space of investigation, to explore the nature of algorithmic procedures. The sketches will be done in Processing and either written together with the students on Monday morning or code provided to edit. III. Prototype Model (analogue) | Configuration in vitro The third phase explores configurations of space within the site again. The configurations can now be simulated by computer code or analogue models, depending on the students preference and skill. The configurations are to implement the observations and rule sets into a spatial framework/ mechanism to explore qualitative and geometric expressions.
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Organisation Visiting Professorship Courses | Design Studio | Organisation
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STUDY PROGRAM | COURSES
Algorithmic Design >> MA //Dipl. course Algorithmic Design will introduce the „programming of shape and image“ to students of architecture and landscape architecture. We will teach the basic techniques and methods of coding with the open source software Processing. This software was initially developed at the MIT to serve as a software sketchbook and to teach fundamentals of computer programming within a visual context. Processing also has evolved into a tool for generating finished professional work. >> obligatory to our design course
Credits: 3 ECTS Hours: Wed. 9:00am - 11:00am Room: 1719 Lecturer: Dipl. Ing. Christoph Langenhan Dipl.-Ing. Sebastian Haß Chair: Architectural Informatics 18 Emerging Technologies
STUDY PROGRAM | COURSES
Lectures: ArchTech I
Seminar: ArchTech II
>> MA //Dipl. course
>> MA //Dipl. course
Professionals and academics who research and apply algorithmic and systemic representations will discuss their projects from urban design, architecture and art. As scripting and information-based design become more pertinent, invited international guest speakers from the fields of spatial analysis and computational design will demonstrate spatial domains this new design thinking can apply to such as behavioural analysis, spatial planning simulation or perceptive geometries.
Within the context of the design studio projects, conceptual and technical tutorials will be held to guide the projects individually. Support will be given for observation and mapping methods, algorithmic and computational techniques, as well as material models for modular configuring. Additionally, three workshops will be held by professionals on the design studio cycles regarding observation and mapping techniques, algorithmic sketching for rule-based spatial patterns and the simulation of spatial configurations.
>> obligatory to our design course
>> obligatory to our design course
Credits: 3 ECTS Hours: Tue. 04:00pm - 06:00pm Room: Vorhoelzer Forum Lecturer: Prof. Christian Derix, Guests
Credits: 3 ECTS Hours: Mon. 02:00pm - 05:30pm Tue. 10:00am - 04:00pm Room: 4170 design studio Lecturer: Prof. Christian Derix, Guests WS11/12 | Christian Derix
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STUDY PROGRAM | COURSES
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STUDY PROGRAM | COURSES
VIP Lounge Munich Airport >> BA course This semesters task is the design of a new VIP Lounge in the Non-Public-Area of Munich Airport in Terminal 1 - Modul C-West. C-West is linked directly to the airfield and to the new parking position of the A 380 from Emirates. The relationship between Architecture and Transportation Design has to be considered as one of the key aspects in this design. What is the right amount of visual connection but also visual protection for the VIP passengers? The facade of Terminal 1 is fully glazed. The right positioning of certain protected areas such as the relaxing zone has to be considered carefully in the design of the Vip Lounge. It is equally important to optimise the configuration of the different areas inside the Vip Lounge and their relation one to each other. The identification of the design with the bavarian culture should not interfere with the recently finished VIP-Wing at Munich Airport. >> EXCURSION: 25.10.2011 >> LECTURE: 07.11.2011
Amanda Levete Architects, London, UK Corian Super Surfaces - Milan Showroom
Credits: Hours: Room: Lecturer:
11:00Uhr 18:00Uhr
Munich Airport Vorhoelzer Forum
3 ECTS Mon. 02:00pm - 05:00pm 4170 design studio Dipl. - Ing. Ulrike Fuchs, Dipl. - Ing. Noritz Mungenast, Dipl. - Ing. Wieland Schmidt, Dr. - Ing. Nadine Zinser-Junghanns
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FACILITIES | DESIGN STUDIO
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FACILITIES | DESIGN STUDIO
Design Studio The design studio offers upper semester students the opportunity to improve their design skills. The unique approach in strongly combining research and teaching led to many outstanding projects, some of them built full scale. Prefered topics are habitation and mobility, microarchitecture, space architecture but projects range from housing to towers, inhabited bridges to arctic stations. Some of them are highly experimental others reach patenting status. Teaching focus is on innovation, conceptual and lateral thinking, new technologies, construction, interdisciplinary work, collaboration with industries and potential clients, multimedia presentation and model building up full scale mock-ups. Students learn the full range of skills an architects needs.
TEAM-WORK The project should be developed first in person and will be handled as a competition system where the students joun up later in bigger groups. Please work in our atelier - you will learn most while working together with other students! COACHING The assistants and professor team will help guide you and show how to optimise your design from concept to final presentation.Teaching hours are every monday and tuesday from 9:00am.
Studio Emerging Technologies Room 4170 design critic
DESIGN PROCESS You are free to breake the rules and design new, fresh and innovative concepts!
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ORGANISATION | DESIGN STUDIO
Timeline
TIME
EVENT
LOCATION
COURS
18.10.2011
10.00 h
Launch LECTURE: Christian Derix introduction to design task
Room 4170
DESIGN MA//DIPL
24.10.2011 25.10.2011 25.10.2011
09:00 h 09:00 h 16:00 h
Group Breakfest PHASE 1 Introduction LECTURE 1: Christian Derix
Room 4170 Room 4170 Room 4170
DESIGN MA//DIPL DESIGN MA//DIPL LECTURE
07./08.11.2011 09:00 h 08.11.2011 16:00 h
SEMINAR: Mapping spacial properties LECTURE 2: Lucy Helme
Room 4170 Vorhoelzer Forum
DESIGN MA//DIPL LECTURE
14./15.11.2011 09:00 h 15.11.2011 16:00 h
PHASE 1 LECTURE 3: Christian Derix
Room 4170 Room 4170
DESIGN MA//DIPL LECTURE
21.11.2011 22.11.2011 22.11.2011
TESTAT 1 PHASE 2 Introduction LECTURE 4: Christian Derix
Vorhoelzer Forum Room 4170 Room 4170
DESIGN MA//DIPL DESIGN MA//DIPL LECTURE
28./29.11.2011 09:00 h 29.11.2011 16:00 h
SEMINAR: Rule based patterns LECTURE 5: Asmund Gamlesaeter
Room 4170 Vorhoelzer Forum
DESIGN MA//DIPL LECTURE
05./06.12.2011 09:00 h 06.12.2011 16:00 h
PHASE 2 LECTURE 6: Christian Derix
Room 4170 Vorhoelzer Forum
DESIGN MA//DIPL LECTURE
12./13.12.2011 09:00 h 13.12.2011 16:00 h
PHASE 2 LECTURE 7: Christine Rusche
Room 4170 Vorhoelzer Forum
DESIGN MA//DIPL LECTURE
09:00 h 09:00 h 16:00 h
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ORGANISATION | DESIGN STUDIO
Timeline
TIME
EVENT
LOCATION
COURS
19./20.12.2011 09:00 h 20.12.2011 16:00 h
PHASE 2 LECTURE 8: Christian Derix
Room 4170 Vorhoelzer Forum
DESIGN MA//DIPL LECTURE
09.01.2012 10.01.2012 10.01.2012
TESTAT 2 PHASE 3 Introduction LECTURE 9: Christian Derix
Vorhoelzer Forum Room 4170 Vorhoelzer Forum
DESIGN MA//DIPL DESIGN MA//DIPL LECTURE
16./17.01.2012 09:00 h 17.01.2012 16:00 h
SEMINAR: Generative Configurations LECTURE 10: Florian Nagler
Room 4170 Vorhoelzer Forum
DESIGN MA//DIPL LECTURE
23./24.01.2012 09:00 h 24.01.2012 16:00 h
PHASE 3 LECTURE 11: Braach
Room 4170 Room 4170
DESIGN MA//DIPL LECTURE
30./31.01.2012 09:00 h 31.01.2012 16:00 h
PHASE 3 LECTURE 12: Christian Derix
Room 4170 Room 4170
DESIGN MA//DIPL LECTURE
06.02.2012
FINAL TESTAT
Vorhoelzer Forum
DESIGN MA//DIPL
09:00 h 09:00 h 16:00 h
09:00 h
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ORGANISATION | TEACHING TEAM
Teaching team at TU München
Dipl. - Ing. Christian Derix Visiting Professor
Dipl. - Ing. Ulrike Fuchs Teaching Assistant
CONTACT Dr. - Ing. Nadine Zinser-Junghanns Teaching Assistant
Technische Universität München Fakultät Für Architektur Visiting Professorship In Emerging Technologies Arcisstrasse 21 D 80333 München
Dipl. - Ing. Wieland Schmidt Teaching Assistant
Fon: +49 (0)89.289 22 491 Fax: +49 (0)89.289 28 408 E-mail: sekr.horden@lrz.tum.de
Dipl. - Ing. Moritz Mungenast Teaching Assistant
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Alexandra von Petersdorff Office Management
E-mail adresses assistants: vorname.name@et.ar.tum.de
ORGANISATION | COOPERATION INSTITUTES
Cooperation institutes PROVISIONAL HEAD Chair for Architectural Informatics Prof. Dr.-Ing. Frank Petzold www.ai.ar.tum.de
COOPERATION INSTITUTES TU MĂœNCHEN Chair for Climatic Design and Building Services Prof. Dr.-Ing. Gerhard Hausladen www.bk.ar.tum.de Chair for Energy efficient and Sustainable Planning and Building Univ. Prof. Dr.-Ing., M.Arch.II (UCLA) www.enpb.bv.tum.de Chair for Industrial Design Prof. Dipl. Des. Fritz Frenkler www.id.ar.tum.de Teaching and Research Unit for Technology and Design of Shell Constructions Prof. Dr.-Ing. Tina Wolf www.hk.ar.tum.de
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Impressum Technische Universität München Fakultät Für Architektur Visiting Professorship In Emerging Technologies Arcisstrasse 21 D 80333 München
GRAPHIC DESIGN, EDITING Ulrike Fuchs TEXT Christian Derrix Ulrike Fuchs Nadine Zinser-Junghanns PRINTING This imprinting is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved, whether the whole or part of the materials is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, re-use of illustrations, recitation, broad casting, reproduction on microfilms or in other ways, and storage in data banks. For any kind of use, permission of the copyright owner must be obtained.
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