tulane school of architecture

desg 4931 : advanced digital making


fall 2024

this course expands students’ literacy, facility, and dexterity with digital modeling and rendering tools. students learn to analyze and articulate the parameters that govern designed objects, develop an understanding of computational processes, and experiment with systematic design using computational solvers. building upon proficiencies in rhino3d developed in desg-3005 or desg-3010, students are introduced to computational design and information management softwares to augment novel forms. digital tools including cura, gGrasshopper, and rhino render for digital fabrication enhance the design student's skillset for advanced three-dimensional production and representation.

desg 3010 : prototyping solutions


spring 2024
coordinated by Nick Perrin

this upper-level course draws upon foundational design skills from studio prerequisites to explore form-making through physical prototypes. students will first analyze an archetype (e.g, stool, table, sawhorse), then will work to develop concepts, uses, and formal qualities to be tested on their own design. the iterative process will include material studies, physical and digital model-making, and constructed fabrication drawings that inform individual projects at full scale. understanding design as inseparable from making is central to this course. the final builds are simultaneously a studied work and an object for refinement.

desg 1005 : fundamentals of design

spring 2024
coordinated by Hannah Kenyon

project-based course that provides an introduction to the fundamentals of the iterative design process, focusing on cultivating the visualization and communication skills necessary to analyze design problems and to synthesize creative solutions.
students work in a collaborative studio environment and have an introduction to various types of 2D and 3D design media, both analog and digital.

arch 2311 : digital media

fall 2023

an introductory course to 3D digital media concepts and techniques with a focus on the fundamental aspects of the computer aided design process.
framed by a general introduction to digital media theory, students gain fluency in a variety of software applications for the purpose of expanding the architectural design process.
specific emphasis is placed on the role of the computer as a tool for analysis, spatial investigation, and representation.
instruction is focused on technical proficiency in rhino, illustrator, photoshop, indesign, and v-ray.

fall 2023 - summer 2024

leading demos and workshops, teaching student technicians operation and maintenance of a 3-axis cnc router, coordinating progress, implementing workflow and administrative improvements, and team scheduling/hiring.