New Materials and Methods

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There is today a renewed interest in materiality and materialization in architecture that is fueled by rapidly advancing fields in materials engineering combined with newly available cutting-edge digital design and fabrication environments. This MSD AAD required course helps students formulate a robust research proposal for their culminating design studio in large-scale robotic manufacturing using new materials. The course provides a forum for critical discussion of contemporary design practices that is exploratory and speculative in nature. In addition to collaborative thinking and debate, student groups will develop their own research interests to formulate contemporary positions through the research of materials, fabrication methods, and their application in experimental architectural design projects.