Lecture and Round Table Discussion – D&A Lab

Studio 1 tutor : Manuel Jiménez García、Gilles Retsin
Studio 2 tutor : Stratis Georgiou、Alvaro Lopez Rodriguez、Ping-Hsiang Chen

1. Workshop
Discrete Expression workshop consists of 4 parts. The first 3 parts of the workshop is studio based workshop. Students will be split into two studios and led by 2 tutors each. Each part of the workshop has different tutorial modules and will end with a short presentation from each studio. The last part of the workshop is an open lecture and round table discussion. This is intended to allow ideas exchanged by all participants, faculties of the university and public.

2. Schedule Detail
   A. Computational tool introduction
The first part of the workshop will focus on providing participants a working knowledge of digital tools developed by studio tutors to open up discussion about studio agenda. Design experiments will be based on open source platforms such as Processing & Grasshopper. Participants will be given design challenges to response to the conceptual development of the workshop thematic
   B. Design Prototyping and Fabrication
The second part of the workshop will focus on the collective development of design to fabrication methods. Participant will be introduced to digital fabrication tools such as laser cutter, CNC and 3D printer and conducting a series of prototyping exercises. The aim of the second part is to establish a clear workflow between digitally design model and machine execution, allowing participants to control the design parameters based on material and structural performance, fabrication efficiency and design intent.
   C. Prototype and Presentation
The last part of the workshop will focus on the implementation of the innovative design and build method developed through the first and second part of the workshop. Due to the time constraint, prototype scale fabrication will take place before the workshop, therefore, participants will be given pre-fabricated architectural modules as design constraint to conduct an innovative assembly process. Participant will also be required to conduct a series of tests and speculations to investigate scenarios of interaction. This will lead to the round table discussion in the last day of the workshop.