ETS1 - Introduction to Integrated Design

This course introduces students to the three core TS branches (structures, environment and materials) and shows they are not separate realities but different lenses for looking at the built environment. By activating a series of structural, environmental and material manipulations of architectural models, students will analyse and evaluate outcomes in relation to other technical aspects. As a result of this iterative modelling, students will gain an understanding of the basic principles associated with structures, environment, materials and their relations while exploring how TS can inform the design process and how a model can form a testing ground. The course is supplemented by a series of lectures.