4.173 Design Fabrication Workshop Design Systems Prof. Larry Sass Department of Architecture and Planning MIT
Jan 01, 2016
4.173
Design FabricationWorkshop
Design Systems
Prof. Larry SassDepartment of Architecture and Planning
MIT
Systems of Design, Computation& Fabrication
Create a build-able system
Design System – Construction System
Why are design systems important?
Work Flow
Design is process of explorations(Multiple Representations)Can be a Computational ProgramParametric ModelingGenerative AlgorithmsShape Grammars
Can systematic a approach be used in design?
Designers create representations of an ideaone idea at a time with slight differences between
systems?
Each statement leads to another statement or will eachstatement lead to a conclusion in the design process?
Pre RationalNorman Foster
Andrea Palladio
A pre-rational system in design is a design system mapped to a shape or an organized plan.
Post Rational
Gehry
Gaudi
A post rational system is a shape that has beenchopped into build-able sections. Each sectionis its own element in a larger whole.
Design SystemsPre Rational Post Rational
Computational Design Kit
Atomic Systems
Fixed Shape Systems
Computational Design SystemsSpecific PartsGeneral Parts
Evolution of a Pre Rational SystemNorman Foster Associate
Swiss Re Tower 2005 - LondonGLA 2000 – London