ETS4 - (Un)usual Performances

The ways of creativity are inscrutable and many times confront students with questions that defy conventions. Operating outside the manuals and regulations requires a solid knowledge based on some fundamental laws of physics and principles of material science. Since technologies and materials evolve so quickly, information soon becomes obsolete. The aim of this course is therefore to equip students with a theoretical and methodological framework that goes beyond the particulars and is applicable to each new material challenge that may be faced in future projects. Throughout the course, students will develop an understanding of a new approach to materials in design while acquiring a rigorous methodology to create innovative materials for architecture that challenge conventional materials performance.