Transformable structures for circularity

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Objectives (and/or specific learning outcomes)

Teaching methods and learning activities

Contribution to the teaching profile

This teaching unit contributes to the following compentencies:

• integrated structural design methods in the framework of a global design strategy

• reformulate complex engineering problems in order to solve them (simplifying assumptions, reducing complexity)

• conceive, plan and execute a research project, based on an analysis of its objectives, existing knowledge and the relevant literature, with attention to innovation and valorisation in industry and society

• present and defend results in a scientifically sound way, using contemporary communication tools, for a national as well as for an international professional or lay audience

• collaborate in a (multidisciplinary) team

• a creative, problem-solving, result-driven and evidence-based attitude, aiming at innovation and applicability in industry and society

• a critical attitude towards one’s own results and those of others

• consciousness of the ethical, social, environmental and economic context of his/her work and strives for sustainable solutions to engineering problems including safety and quality assurance aspects

• the flexibility and adaptability to work in an international and/or intercultural context

• architectural sciences and sustainable design methods and theories with the specificity of their application to complex architectural and urban design projects

• conceive and implement design concepts by creatively integrating architectural and engineering sciences with attention to the structural, material and energy performance of buildings and structures, and their architectural value and constructability

• design innovative buildings and structures based on cutting-edge (digital) modelling and analysis methods, and a good understanding of material and structural behaviour

• communicate design concepts and projects effectively using state-of-the-art physical and digital representation techniques (drawings, images, renderings, and three-dimensional models)

• expand the scale of the design problem not only in space, but also in time – a crucial dimension of sustainable design – and to comprehend the multi-scalar effects of design interventions.

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