Course Details

Return to Classes
Course Information
SemesterCourse Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleT+P+LCreditNumber of ECTS CreditsLast Updated Date
5ARCA102DIGITAL DESIGN & ROBOTICS2+2+04629.08.2025

 
Course Details
Language of Instruction English
Level of Course Unit Bachelor's Degree
Department / Program ARCHITECTURE
Type of Program Formal Education
Type of Course Unit Elective
Course Delivery Method Face To Face
Objectives of the Course Expanding perspectives on design in the 21st century, examining built form and the natural environment holistically as a singular ecology.
Experiencing design thinking based on research and scientific method integrating one to one making with CAM/BIM.
Experiencing differences between materials and technologies in the design and construction process.
Generating structural and architectural strategies based on 3D tiling.
Course Content Studio course is geared to provide the students with cognitive and practical ability in digital design and digital fabrication including robotic and CNC production. Through reading, presentations and experimenting design methods such as tiling, algorithmic problem solving, cognitive models and generative modelling, design students will experience algorithmic methodologies as a part of the design process. The course is based on learning by presentation, computation and making that will be run in group projects. The course will run with group exercises both in manual and computational oriented making projects. In these projects digital processes will include CNC milling, 3D optic scanning and robotic production.
Course Methods and Techniques Learners will be provided with as much opportunities of hands-on practice as possible with the aim of striking a balance between learner-centeredness and sufficient guidance. Various forms of interaction (i.e. pair work and group work) will also be encouraged to cater for learners with different learning styles. Additionally, individuals will be expected to produce both in-class writings and homework assignments in addition to the reading tasks, which will encourage them to reflect and think critically. Technology will also be incorporated into the classroom procedures in order to create a better learning environment.
Prerequisites and co-requisities ( ARCH202 ) and ( ARCH222 ) and ( ARCH232 ) and ( ARCH231 )
Course Coordinator Instructor Nihan Muş Özmen nihan.mus@agu.edu.tr
Name of Lecturers None
Assistants None
Work Placement(s) No

Recommended or Required Reading
Resources Required reading will be announced during the term.

Course Category
Engineering %10
Engineering Design %30
Field %60

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Activities are given in detail in the section of "Assessment Methods and Criteria" and "Workload Calculation"

Assessment Methods and Criteria
In-Term Studies Quantity Percentage
Yarıyıl İçi Çalışmalarının Başarı Notunun Katkısı 2 % 50
Proje/Çizim 2 % 20
Total
4
% 70

 
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration Total Work Load
Sınıf İçi Aktivitesi 12 4 48
Final Teslimi ve Jüri 1 4 4
Teslim İçin Hazırlık 5 4 20
Araştırma 5 5 25
Kişisel Çalışma 2 10 20
Stüdyo Çalışması 12 4 48
Takım/Grup Çalışması 2 8 16
Total Work Load   Number of ECTS Credits 6 181

 
Course Learning Outcomes: Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
NoLearning Outcomes
1 Determine computational mode of thinking and parametric mode of operandi.
2 Make use of digital design methods, CNC, and other modelling methods to develop increasingly advanced skills.
3 Evaluate the contributions of appropriate construction material and assembly methods to different geometries.
4 Construct models of their research by design.

 
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTopicsStudy MaterialsMaterials
1 Mathematical and Algorithmic Interpretation: Outline Basics of Mathematical and Algorithmic Ideas of Structure and Form
2 Mathematical and Algorithmic Interpretation: Outline Basics of Mathematical and Algorithmic Ideas of Structure and Form
3 Geometric Ideas of Form; Singular, Polygonal, Patterns, Tiling
4 Geometric Ideas of Form; Singular, Polygonal, Patterns, Tiling
5 Geometric Ideas of Form; Singular, Polygonal, Patterns, Tiling
6 Studio work: Programmatic Design, Generative Design Processes
7 Studio work: Programmatic Design, Generative Design Processes
8 Studio work: Programmatic Design, Generative Design Processes
9 Studio work: Development of the Program & Visual Coding
10 Studio work: Development of the Program & Visual Coding
11 Studio work: Development of the Program & Visual Coding
12 Studio work: Development of the Program & Visual Coding
13 Promoting Design Idea and Fabrication
14 Promoting Design Idea and Fabrication

 
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 P8 P9 P10 P11 P12
C1 5 4 4 4 5 3
C2 4 5 4 5 3 3 3 4 3
C3 5 5 4 5 3 3 5 4 4
C4 5 5 5 5 4 5 5 4 4 4

  Contribution: 1: Very Slight 2:Slight 3:Moderate 4:Significant 5:Very Significant

  
  https://sis.agu.edu.tr/oibs/bologna/progCourseDetails.aspx?curCourse=79165&lang=en
Return to Classes