Submission on the 10th Jan 2011 will be a critical synthesis that concludes Assignment 1 and Assignment 2 in a Final Report. The research report will demonstrate how the facade workshop and case study informed the design development of your studio project.
Final Report Criterion - Present an exceptionally clear argument.
- Integrate a range of materials and information sources with a logical structure.
- Provide a depth of insight into theoretical and technological issues and display analytical rigour.
- Display originality of treatment and exposition.
- Present perceptive conclusions.
Introduction
- Define your particular digital architectural and fabrication investigation.
- Outline the significance of this investigation, its objective and the research contribution to your studio project.
Literature review
- Place your particular investigation within an architectural research and design context.
- Present a historical time line of the development on your particular investigation.
- Refer to key-researchers, vital developments and breakthroughs.
- Outline the digital design and fabrication process necessary to achieve your particular investigation of architecture.
- Refer to any organizations, academic research, conferences and manufacturers that relate to your particular investigation
Discussion (develop critical arguments)
- Discuss how your investigation addresses the structural, constructional, environmental, social, economic and cultural aspects of digital architectural design.
- Demonstrate the potential capacities of this investigation for architectural applications, any current problems and inspirations for architectural design.
- Make comparative references to conventional architectural methods.
Analysis (use case studies to test your critical arguments)
- Justify why you have selected each case study and explain its capacities relative to your investigation.
- Consider the strategic decision making behind each precedent case study.
- Architectural performance of each case study. Was it successful? What are the architectural problem solving issues? What conclusions can be drawn?
- Use your precedent case studies to consider the dilemmas and compromises that architects face when they carry out a similar investigation to achieve their architectural ambitions.
Evaluations (use tabulations and/or diagrammatic visualisations)
- Evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of your investigation and its application to architectural problem solving.
- Rethink how successful digital design and making tools develop the architecture discipline. Consider the limitations and drawbacks that might occur due to misleading use of technology such as: the Technology Polarism or Abusing Technologies.
Conclusions
- Discuss how appropriate is it to adopt this particular investigation for the design of you studio project. What improvements could be further explored in your studio design?
- Suggest how the application of this research investigation can contribute to future research and development of digital architectural and fabrication methodologies.
