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Cardiff University: Computational Methods in Architecture

Institution Cardiff University View institution profile
Department Welsh School of Architecture View department profile
Web http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/architecture/
Email enquiry@cardiff.ac.uk
Telephone +44 (0)29 2087 4455
Study type Taught

Summary

This course addresses the need for creative professionals who are equipped with the IT skills, digital fabrication skills, simulation software skills, or the ability to design custom-software development tools to solve unique design problems.

This course addresses the need for creative professionals who are equipped with the IT skills, digital fabrication skills, simulation software skills, or the ability to design custom-software development tools to solve unique design problems. Our multidisciplinary approach will provide students with the knowledge and skills to discover innovative computational methods for use in the creative and design industries. In particular, we will look at form-finding using parametric and generative methods, preparing digital information for further rigorous analysis, and integrating the logic of digital fabrication into the early stages of design.

You will be taught by experts across the subjects of architecture, computer science and engineering, which will give you a distinctly interdisciplinary approach to looking at design.

The ethos of the course is based on the concept of rigorous creativity where algorithmic thinking, systematic parametric design, analytic methods, creative intuition and tectonic sensibilities are integrated into a more innovative design outcome than traditional methods currently allow.

During the course, you will be able to develop and specialise in areas of interest to you through a range of optional modules and your choice of dissertation topic. Topics you may specialise in include algorithmic thinking in parametric design and form-finding, performance-based design and analysis, or design for digital fabrication.

Master of Science - MSc (PG)

Our environment

The Welsh School of Architecture at Cardiff University, established in 1920, is a top-ranked UK School of Architecture. We attract postgraduate students from across the world, who benefit from the unique experience of studying and living in Wales’s friendly and welcoming capital city.

We provide a vibrant, collaborative environment for teaching and research; our student and staff communities come from diverse national, cultural and professional backgrounds. We also foster a strong studio culture, encouraging our students to tackle pressing global challenges with empathy and grounded creativity.

Through our research and teaching we seek to create a built …

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