Computational Urban Analysis :: CUA 20.1

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Abstract

Cities are complex human-made objects. They consist of thousands of elements and need to satisfy numerous human needs. The definition of urban form (street network, plots, buildings) is a crucial step in the planning of cities because it has the longest lasting effect on their social, economic and ecological performance. Thus, this step needs to be undertaken with the greatest care. In this course, we will deal with computational analysis methods to support this process. You will learn methods for the quantitative analysis of urban space (such as density, accessibility, visibility) and examine in how far these quantities relate to real-life phenomena such as the distribution of uses in a city, movement patterns of urban users or individual spatial experience.

Learning objectives

The theories and methods you learn in this class provide the basic theoretical and technological framework for urban design.

The knowledge provided through online seminars will be deepened in consultations and documented in several lectures and exercises.

Requirements

The software we will use is McNeel Rhinoceros3D and Grasshopper. No prior knowledge regarding urban design or the use of the software is required.

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Introduction & Basics

Introduction to course 3 Lessons | 1 Quiz

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Lecture – Introduction, Course Goals, Methods & Schedule

Lecture – Computational Design Analysis – 01 – Introduction

Quiz – Computational Design Analysis – 01

Reading – Interview “Next Level”

Urban Morphology 13 Lessons | 4 Quizzes

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Lecture – Urban Form – 01 – Introduction

Quiz – Urban Form – 01

Lecture – Urban Form – 02 – Elements of Urban Form

Quiz – Urban Form – 02

Literature – Urban Morphology

Lecture – Streets – 01 – Functions of public space

Quiz – Streets – 01

Lecture – Streets – 02 – Street types

Quiz – Streets – 02

Task – Street Profile

Excursus – Janette Sadik-Kahn: New York’s Streets

Excursus – Jeff Speck: 4 Ways to make a city more walkable

Lecture – Streets – 03 – The Street Network

Literature – Streets

Lecture – Plots – 01 – Function, Elements & Regulations

Lecture – Plots – 02 – Dimensions & Configurations

Reading – Urban Building Blocks

Rhino Basics 6 Lessons

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Tutorials – Rhino – 01 – Installation

Tutorials – Rhino – 02 – Create and edit shapes

Tutorials – Rhino – 03 – Accessing Rhino commands

Tutorials – Rhino – 04 – Organizing geometry and appearances

Tutorials – Rhino – 05 – Advanced drawing techniques

Tutorials – Rhino – 06 – Implicit history (Rhino history)

Grasshopper Basics 10 Lessons

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Tutorials – Grasshopper – 01 – Introduction

Tutorials – Grasshopper – 02 – Using Grasshopper components

Tutorials – Grasshopper – 03 – Preview geometry

Tutorials – Grasshopper – 04 – Grasshopper wheel

Tutorials – Grasshopper – 06 – Grasshopper workflow

Tutorials – Grasshopper – 07 – Primitive data components

Tutorials – Grasshopper – 08 – Data operations

Tutorials – Grasshopper – 09 – Lists operations

Tutorials – Grasshopper – 10 – Overview of geometrical components

Tutorials – Grasshopper – 11 – Data structure (Lists and Trees)

Parametric ABC 7 Lessons | 1 Quiz

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Lecture – Design Models – 04 – Parametric Design Representations

Quiz – Design Models – 04 (Parametric Modeling)

Tutorial – Parametric ABC – 01 – Parametric B Design 1

Tutorial – Parametric ABC – 02 – Parametric B Design 2

Tutorial – Parametric ABC – 03 – Parametric B Design 3

Task – Parametric ABC – Create a parametric letter

Submission – Parametric ABC

Results – Parametric ABC

Parametric Urban Analysis

Urban Density 14 Lessons | 3 Quizzes

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Lecture – Urban Density – 01 – Concept & Examples

Quiz – Urban Density – 01

Excursus – Urban Density – Kowloon Walled City

Lecture – Urban Density – 02 – Calculating Urban Density

Quiz – Urban Density – 02

Lecture – Urban Density 03 – Challenging the Concept of Density

Quiz – Urban Density – 03

Literature – Urban Density

Tutorial – Urban Density – 01 – Ground Space Index (GSI)

Tutorial – Urban Density – 02 – Floor Area Ratio (FAR)

Tutorial – Urban Density – 03 – Open Space Ratio (OSR)

Tutorial – Urban Density – 04 – Data Structure for different building heights

Tutorial – Urban Density – 05 – Calculating Multiple Street Blocks

Tutorial – Urban Density – 06 – Radius-based Density

Task – Urban Density

Submission – Urban Density

Results – Urban Density

Visibility Analysis 11 Lessons | 2 Quizzes

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Lecture – Visibility Analysis – 01 – Vision & Environment

Quiz – Visibility Analysis – 01

Lecture – Visibility Analysis – 02 – Isovists, Isovist Paths & Isovist Fields

Quiz – Visibility Analysis – 02

Tutorial – Visibility Analysis – 01 – Isovist (with Rhino / Grasshopper)

Tutorial – Visibility Analysis – 02 – Object Visibility (with Rhino / Grasshopper)

Tutorial – Visibility Analysis – 03 – Isovist Properties (with Rhino / Grasshopper)

Tutorial – Visibility Analysis – 04 – Isovist Path (with Rhino / Grasshopper)

Tutorial – Visibility Analysis – 05 – Isovist Field (with Rhino / Grasshopper)

Literature – Visibility Analysis

Task – Analyse the visibility of your Weimar Nord-West Neighborhood

Submission – Visibility Analysis

Results – Visibility

Spatial Relations / Accessibility 11 Lessons

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Lecture – Spatial Relations – 01 – Graph based representations of the environment

Lecture – Spatial Relations – 02 – Convex Maps

Lecture – Spatial Relations – 03 – Axial Maps & Segment Maps

Lecture – Spatial Relations – 04 – Visual and metrical relations in a grid of points

Literature – Spatial Relations

Tutorial – Spatial Relations – 02 – Street Network Analysis

Tutorial – Spatial Relations – 01 – Preparing Street Network Geometry

Tutorial – Spatial Relations – 03 – Selecting single street segments

Task – Analyse the Spatial Relations of your Weimar Nord-West Neighborhood

Submission – Spatial Relations

Results – Spatial Relastions

Learning from Data

Learning From Data 11 Lessons

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Lecture – Learning from Data – 01 – Introduction

Excursus – Learning from Data – The Value of Science Explained in a Comic

Lecture – Learning from Data – 02 – Data Collection

Lecture – Learning from Data – 03 – Data Analysis

Learning From Data (Recorded Live Session)

Task – Collecting Data – Spatial Experience – Street Pictures

Task – Collecting Data – Counting

Learning From Data – 2nd Session

Final Task – Learning from data

Final submission – Learning from data

Final results – Learning from data

mohamed

May 12, 2020 at 03:10

Hello, i dont have access to this course ☹️☹️

azin

May 21, 2020 at 05:38

hi. how can i access to this course?
I need to learn about parametric urban design and have almost a month to learn about it. These courses look wonderful. is it possible if I can have access to related courses?

Abdulmalik Abdulmawla
May 26, 2020 at 15:03
Sorry, currently this course is only available for registration of the Summer Semester 2020 for the Bauhaus University-Weimar students.
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mostafa mahmoud

July 21, 2020 at 22:23

how can i registered to this course

Reinhard Koenig
July 23, 2020 at 14:13
Guests can only register for the “open” courses.
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Reinhard
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Computational Urban Analysis :: CUA 20.1

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