UD755 Parametric Urban Design
As the first attempt to introduce parametric modelling into the education of urban design at METU, the 2014-2015 PUD Studio aims to set the algorithmic logic of parametric design within the morphological framework of urbanism. Re-framing the parametric approach in an urban project requires a focused investigation on the given context to come up with an original set of concepts that potentially generate multiple-alternatives by design. To establish such a generative logic by using the design algorithms, the students are asked to formulate different spatial problemtics around a certain theme which would allow them to identify a clear set of (morphological) parameters for design. By this way, the urban project is positioned in a parametric logic to be re-operated by the design algorithms. The exemplified projects, therefore, reveal a comprehensive design research pursing the experimentation of different design themes parametrically within diverse spatial settings.
Instructors: Dr. Olgu Çalışkan, Y. Baver Barut, Gökhan Ongun
Students: Gizem Nur Akdemir, Sadık Deniz Akman, Ezgi Balkanay, Merve Başak, Nilay Nida Can, Gülce Demir, Tayfur Gürel, Pınar Kesim, Kayhan Köken, Ilgın Kurum, Gökçe Önal, Anıl Sakaryalı, Ensar Temizel, Burcu Uysal, Elif Eda Uzunoğulları, Didem Yönter
Student projects:
01_’Parametric Coastline’ – Ayvalık
by Pınar Kesim and Gülce Demir
by Sadık Deniz Akman and Gizem Nur Akdemir
by Merve Başak and Nilay Nida Can
04_Waterfront Redevelopment – Rotterdam
by Ezgi Balkanay and Kayhan Köken
05_Extension of METU Technopark
by Tayfur Gürel and Gökçe Önal
by Ensar Temizel, Burcu Uysal, Elif Eda Uzunoğulları and Didem Yönter