Students' works from the Design Topics I course “Co-intelligent Assemblies” are on display now in Building H!
Design Topics I course “Co-intelligent Assemblies,” the design studio which took place during the Fall Term 2023-2024 at the SIGS Institute of Future Human Habitats, explored the potential of Design for Manufacture and Assembly method (DfMA) of production and prototyping for spatial architectural scenarios creation. Students worked to create a unique aggregation of the assembled components into wholes (either in a stochastic mode or in a regular way), representing spatial intervention and serving as a social space for students on campus (e.g., an enclosed space, sitting areas, urban furniture, a navigation wall or an abstract articulation of the existing space or environment).
In the course, students learned various computational design and digital production techniques to generate spatial configurations based on predesigned components as kits of parts. They investigated the logic and component organization computationally, including the application of AI, specifically genetic algorithms, exploring the part-to-whole relationship and how parts are involved in the design process with wider consequences (e.g. spatial, relational, or environmental).
The five student projects were constructed under the supervision of Dr. Peter Búš (Assistant Professor) and Zhiyong Dong (Teaching Assistant).
Scenes from the exhibition filmed by course participant Chen Ruwei
Exhibition Info
Dates: until January 21, 2024
Location: Outdoor corridor, 2nd floor, Building H
Entrance Fee: Free
Source: Institute of Future Human Habitats
Edited by Alena Shish & Yuan Yang
Video & Cover Photo by Chen Ruwei
