Federico Bertagna: Catalogue data in Autumn Semester 2024 |
| Name | Dr. Federico Bertagna |
| Address | Professur für Tragwerksentwurf ETH Zürich, HIB E 11 Stefano-Franscini-Platz 1 8093 Zürich SWITZERLAND |
| Telephone | +41 44 633 33 49 |
| bertagna@arch.ethz.ch | |
| Department | Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering |
| Relationship | Lecturer |
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| 101-0123-00L | Structural Design | 3 credits | 2G | J. Pauli, F. Bertagna | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Abstract | The goal of the course is to introduce students to Structural Design. The course fosters the development of a design thinking that emerges from the coexistence of a number of design parameters and performance criteria related to force flow, construction technologies, material use, and spatial qualities. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Learning objective | After a successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Critically evaluate structural design concepts based on their impact and implications beyond the sole structural performance 2. Identify the most relevant design parameters and performance criteria for a given design task and select adequate tools to effectively integrate them as part of the design process 3. Develop structural systems in compliance with structural, spatial, and environmental design aspects simultaneously | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Content | The goal of the course is to introduce students to Structural Design. The course fosters the development of a design thinking that emerges from the coexistence of a number of design parameters and performance criteria related to force flow, construction technologies, material use, and spatial qualities. Students will learn about diverse tools that allow for controlling such a complex blend of parameters and criteria at the interface between different disciplines such as structural engineering and architecture. These tools will include physical models, graphical methods, and digital tools. After a series of lectures and workshops, students will work on a design exercise that represents the core of the entire course. The design exercise is an opportunity to deal with an open-ended task that does not admit a univocal answer. In fact, besides structural performance, design options will be discussed and evaluated through a set of criteria including spatial qualities, constructability, and environmental footprint. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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