Parametric Urban Design & Analysis :: PUDA 19.2

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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 methods to support this process. Firstly, you will learn to create parametric models, that allow to quickly generate a large number of design variants. Secondly, you will get introduced to spatial analysis methods (density, visibility, and accessibility) in order to identify different (human-centered) qualities of the generated urban forms.

Learning objectives

The theories and methods you learn in this class provide the basic theoretical and technological framework for integrated urban development and design, which we will further deepen in the study project in the next semester.

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

Requirements

No prior technical knowledge is required.

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Introduction & Basics

Introduction to course 1 Lesson

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Motiviation, Content & Schedule

Design & Computation 4 Lessons

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Lecture – Design & Computation – 01 – What is design?

Lecture – Design & Computation – 02 – Design Strategies

Lecture – Design & Computation – 03 – Automating Design Processes

Literature – Design & Computation

Design Models 6 Lessons

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Lecture – Design Models – 01 – Introduction to the Generation of Form

Excursus – Design Models – Ivan Sutherlands Sketchpad (1962)

Lecture – Design Models – 02 – Computer Aided Drawing

Lecture – Design Models – 03 – 3D Modeling

Lecture – Design Models – 04 – Parametric Design Representations

Literature – Design Models

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 11 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 – 05 – Canvas navigation

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 5 Lessons

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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!

Results – Parametric Letter

Parametric Urban Design

Parametric Street Networks 13 Lessons

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Lecture – Urban Form – 01 – Introduction

Lecture – Urban Form – 02 – Elements of Urban Form

Lecture – Streets – 01 – Functions of public space

Upload – Functions of Public Spaces

Lecture – Streets – 02 – Street types

Upload – Street Type & Street Profile

Lecture – Streets – 03 – The Street Network

Literature – Streets

Tutorial – Parametric Street Networks I – Streets in Rhino and Grasshopper

Tutorial – Parametric Street Networks II – Recursive Street Network

Tutorial – Parametric Street Networks III – Adaptable Grids (Cleaning and Snapping)

Task – Parametric Urban Quarter “Weimar Nord-West” – Streets

Results – Parametric Streets

Parametric Plots 8 Lessons

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Lecture – Plots – 01 – Function, Elements & Regulations

Lecture – Plots – 02 – Dimensions & Configurations

Task – Plots – Explore the Cadastral Map of Weimar!

Results – Plots of Weimar

Parametric Plot Parcellation I – Voronoi Parellation

Parametric Plot Parcellation II – Manhattan Grid

Task – Parametric Urban Quarter “Nord-West-Weimar” – Plots

Results – Parametric Plots

Parametric Buildings 5 Lessons

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Reading – Urban Building Blocks

Parametric Building Typologies I – Building Footprints

Parametric Building Typologies II – Variable Building Height

Task – Parametric Urban Quarter “Nord-West-Weimar” – Buildings

Results – Parametric Building Typologies

Bonus – Re-submission of the Design tasks 2 Lessons

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Bonus – Re-submission of design tasks

Results – Bonus design task

Parametric Urban Analysis

Bonus – Re-submission of analysis tasks 2 Lessons

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Bonus – Re-submission of analysis tasks

Results – Bonus analysis task

Submission of DSE report 2 Lessons

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Task – Design Space Explorer report

Results – DSE report

mohamed

January 16, 2020 at 16:17

Im not able to enroll this course ☹️

Reinhard Koenig
June 15, 2020 at 20:18
Please, use the open PUDA course:
https://otp.uni-weimar.de/courses/parametric-urban-design-analysis-puda-open/
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Tiago Ferrari do Nascimento

January 31, 2020 at 00:16

Hello, I would like to know when this course will be available, I really need to do it.
I’m finishing the Architecture course, I really need to learn to develop my masterplan as an academic project

Reinhard Koenig
June 15, 2020 at 20:17
There is the open PUDA course now:
https://otp.uni-weimar.de/courses/parametric-urban-design-analysis-puda-open/
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Vyacheslav

May 3, 2020 at 15:10

Guten Tag, Reinhard König.
Ich heisse Slava und etzt lerne ich in dem MARCHI (Moscow) Stadtplanung.
Ich mochte sehr dieses Kurs besuchen aber kann nicht hier einschreiben.
Kann ich dises Kurs besuchen?
Mit freundlichen Grussen, Slava Baryschev.

Reinhard Koenig
May 11, 2020 at 15:17
Dear Slava,
you can access the course, now.
Best regards
Reinhard
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azin

May 21, 2020 at 05:23

Hello,
First, thank you for making this platform accessible for all.
I am really interested in this course and need it for my project. how can I access to this course?
I’m not able to enroll in this course.

Georg

May 28, 2020 at 13:52

Dear professor König,
I would like to access this course, is there any you could give me access? Or will this course be available in open access soon? It is the only thing missing form basic scripting over analysis to synthesis, so it would be nice to have it as well.

Reinhard Koenig
May 28, 2020 at 23:50
You can access the course, now.
Best regards
Reinhard König
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Kr Pueblos

May 31, 2020 at 11:28

Professor König,
I was actually halfway through the course when I lost access. I’m a professional urban designer and keen on exploring computational means for design and analysis through DecodingSpaces and this course. I would greatly appreciate if you can grant me access. Thank you!

Reinhard Koenig
June 4, 2020 at 13:29
You can access the PUDA 19.2 course again.
Best regards
Reinhard
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Daniel

June 4, 2020 at 16:29

I would like to enroll in, what I could do?

Reinhard Koenig
June 15, 2020 at 20:19
Please, use the open PUDA course:
https://otp.uni-weimar.de/courses/parametric-urban-design-analysis-puda-open/
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Chau Ng.

June 5, 2020 at 08:06

Dear Professor,
I am a PhD candidate in Urban Planning. I would like to access this course to strengthen my skills for spatial analysis with grasshopper. Hopefully, I can get access to the course.
Thank you for your insightful lectures.

Abderrahmane El Yacoubi

June 10, 2020 at 19:04

Greetings,

I would like to thank tou for your enlightening papers, they have been a great inspiration to my work for the past couple of years.
Is the course open again to registrations? I was following people’s requests recently but it still prompts as “Closed”.

Thank you in advance for your response.