Kinetic Systems and CAD/CAM
Architectural Design Seminar
Time: TU: 1-4
Location: Shop or Central Space for lectures
       Topic (Lecture)  In -Class  Meeting (On site) Assignments Due
Sep 03 01

Overview
Intelligent Kinetic Systems (mafox)
Material Matters(Jonas)

Overview of Available Tools Site documentation and User needs discussion
None
Sep 10 02 Organizational Scheduling

Site Planning Schematic

- Choose Groups of 3-4Define group projects 
Sep 17 03 Architectural Kinetics Mechanical Motions(mafox) Working / Desk Criticism Presentation of conceptual ideas to Community Group
(6pm on Site)
Exercise 01 Assigned "Kinetics"
Review of initial ideas
Sep 24 04 In Class Visitors to discuss Terracing + Community Garden Issues
See Admin Email 092702
Site Planning Schematic Working / Desk Criticism

-

CNC Router Exercise
Terracing and Perimeter Wall Materials List Due
Oct 01 05 Embedded Computation: Adaptable Architecture and Behaviors (mafox) Working / Desk Criticism  - Exercise 01 Due
Exercise 02 Assigned "Behaviors"
Oct 08 06 Compound Surfaces at Architectural Scale (Jonas)
+ Visiting lecturer CAD/CAM
(Chris Ceccato (FOGA)
Working / Desk Criticism Presentation to Community Group
(6pm on Site)
Exercise 02 Due
Exercise 03
Assigned"Surfaces" 

Informal group review
All Materials Lists Due
Oct 12 SATURDAY Working / Desk Criticism Saturday work on site
Tentative Conservation Corps Begin Work on Terracing
 None
Oct 15 07 Fabrication Processes and Precision in Constructing Details (mafox + jonas) Working / Desk Criticism - Exercise 04 Assigned "Detail Construction"
Oct  22 08 Intention vs. Articulation, Process and Product (jonas) Working / Desk Criticism - Exercise 04 Due
Mid-Term Review
Oct 29 09 No Lecture Working / Desk Criticism - Mid-Term Review 
Nov 05 10 No Lecture Working / Desk Criticism -
Informal group review
Nov 12 11 No Lecture Working/Desk Criticism  - None
Nov 19 12 No Lecture Working/Desk Criticism Presentation to Community Group
(6pm on Site)
None
Nov 26 13 No Lecture Working/Desk Criticism - None
Dec 03 14 No Lecture Working/Desk Criticism - Final Installation 
Dec 10 15 Review in On Site with Documentation  Working / Desk Criticism Presentation to Community Group
(4pm on Site)

Final Review
(Last Class Period)