Emerging Design Technologies

emerging design
technologies::

Emerging Design Technologies is an advanced graduate course devoted to intensive research on select topics in newly emerging technologies in the design, construction and operation of buildings. Students in this course define and develop in-depth research programs to pursue and share over the course of the semester. The research group meets weekly to discuss ideas and findings. Research and discussion focus on analyzing and developing new technologies for enhancing and humanizing the design process in relation to construction, building users, site, environment, and life-cycle cost considerations. Current topics include, but are not limited to, wearable computers for integrated design and construction, global positioning and geographical information systems for on-site design, nanotechnology and architecture, and intelligent design systems. Individual topics are determined through student-instructor discussion. Advanced graduate standing and consent.