ARCH 4390: Computational Design Theory
(Dual-listed with ARCH 5390).
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.
Prereq: (ARCH 2200, ARCH 2210, and ARCH 3220) or (Architecture Major Senior Standing or Graduate Standing)
Seminar discussion of critical readings and theories surrounding computational design; This course surveys the history and development of digital computing and its use in design from early thought experiments, to computer-aided design systems, to present day artificial intelligences and robotics. The potentials and consequences of emerging computational design systems are discussed.