What is Computational Design? And 9 Concepts Related to It

What is Computational Design? It's when you let the design, or an aspect of the design be computed for you.
Welcome to Computational Design Basics — an e-learning course brought to you by the Digital Design Unit at the Technical University of Darmstadt.

In this video, we cover nine concepts how this is done: Parametric design, Algorithmic design, Combinatorial design, Generative Models, Evolutionary optimization, Computational Analysis, Form-finding, Machine Learning, and Self-organization.

COMPUTATIONAL DESIGN BASICS
Summer Term 2020

DIGITAL DESIGN UNIT
PROF. DR.-ING. OLIVER TESSMANN

Tutors:
Anton Savov
Thomas Wenzel

Recent Tutors:
Roger Winkler (2019)
Andrea Rossi (2018)

Referenced YouTube Videos:

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9 Concepts Related:
4:33 Parametric desing
6:38 Algorithmic desing
7:09 Combinatorial desing
7:47 Generative models
8:30 Evolutionary optimizations
9:00 Computational analysis
9:27 Form finding
10:07 Machine learning
10:30 Self-organization

[Kashadooo]

Your video perfectly encapsulates hours of research into less than 15 minutes. Amazing work, thank you!

[amartuvshinnarangerel]

What a great video! I also liked your humor. Thanks

[henri]

Thanks a lot for this concise video about computational design. I will share it with my students at CTU in Prague :) To answer your question: for me computational design is a strategy of thinking that looks at the built environment in terms of processes, agency, and communication, applying algorithms and principles from computer science.

[ragulkuppa]

most underrated video.... amazing content kudos

[barathragesh]

Wonderful video, And explained amazingly.

[adarshyadav]

Hello, thanks for very well explanation on computational designing, @ could you suggest good books ?

[alhdlakhfdqw]

great videos thank you very much. Enjoy watching them all :)

[totallyreet]

this was a very helpful video, thank you so much!!

[mosawermo]

Do you think learning cad will help with this computational design?

[AECTechJourneys]

Amazing. Well very explained. Thanks for sharing.

[emmanuel.zaviyomorris]

Very informative video, thanks a lot.

[makedonkaandeva]

Such a nice video. Leaning by heart. What is the question? Amazing topics. Thanks.

[mbarbaru]

Thanks for the explanation!
I loved the technology phrase! is it yours?

[nithinthesedays]

I am planning to do my Masters in Computational Engineering.

[geia]

There’s a big debate if parametric design should be considered Computational Design. In parametric design is working with parameters in a defined range, thus you are not computing anything. Also you can do parametric design even with AutoCAD using dynamic blocks, but we all agree that CAD is not CD.

[chapet]

I was the like that went from 999 to 1k 🤗

[marianneberube-dufour]

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[shailendrarai]

My son is bachelor of architect and want to do Masters degree in Computational design and Architectural and Building
Sciences/Technology from Newyork institute of technology. Can anybody help me whether he is going to take right decision or wrong decision ?

[movingshapes]

I congratulate you on your effort, but I am not sure I can watch the whole thing. You are complicating too much. And it looks like you are seeing (or showing) from an architects angle. Why? BIM? Who needs to even mention BIM? "Strategies"? Computers and data to "inform" thoughtful design decisions? Why do architects often like to use buzzwords or use literary gymnastics to showcase their work? To feel more important than they are? Keep it simple guys! Ok back to CD. Do you know what it is? Computational design is...ready? It's algorithmic design. Ta-da!!! Two words definition. If you need more words....it's geometry generated by algorithms (by "software logic", if algorithms its too hard to understand). Done :) Next question?