This course offers a practical introduction to computational fabrication methods supporting exploratory and creative design research.
Spring 2026
Poiesis II experiments by Allen Chen, Alobi Huang, Will Ivansco, Jioh Kim, Adeline Kwan, Estee Teo, Max Whalley and Lukas Yao.
A diverse student cohort drawn from Architecture, Drama and Arts Management (MAM) works with the actual client, the Festival d'Avignon, and theater consultants Jean-Guy Lecat and Len Auerbach. Students plan and program the project design challenge, which is the subject of the corequisite course "62-418/62-718: Theater Architecture II."
A diverse student cohort drawn from Architecture, Drama and Arts Management (MAM) works with the programming and planning guidelines developed in "62-408/62-708: Theater Architecture I" to further define the building design, performing arts programming, and production systems for the subject theater project.
This course investigates how rule-based, agent-based, and probability-based design systems have influenced the development of architectural form and discourse.