TS3 Design Project (TS3) Kenneth Fraser with Christina Doumpioti, Wolfgang Frese, Pablo Gugel, Nina Tabink, Manja van de Worp, Antiopi Koronaki, Laura de Azcárate, Francesco Anselmo, Alistair Lenczner Third Year students undertake a comprehensive design study, exploring and resolving the central technical issues of their projects alongside individual unit agendas. The study records technical decisions made as the design develops, integrating knowledge of the environmental context, use of materials, structural forms and processes of assembly. Projects develop with support from unit tutors and Intermediate TS staff. Diploma School Fourth Year students undertake two courses in Term 2 from the selection on offer and may attend others according to their interests:
Piece by Piece, Simon Beames Built architecture is an organisation of component elements. Each proposition offers the chance to design bespoke pieces that respond to particular functional requirements, manufacturing processes and assembly conditions. In addition to group work and critical analysis, the course will focus on technical innovation through an examination of ‘pieces’ chosen as exemplary case studies. The work will centre on the construction of full-scale reverseengineered prototypes. Sustainable Urban Design, Ian Duncombe The course aims to impart the fundamental knowledge needed to design tall. We will consider tall buildings in an urban context, the strategic considerations defining form, the impact of climate, the environmental drivers affecting form and fabric, servicing strategies and various approaches to low-energy and sustainable design. Students will apply the course principles to the development of their own tall building concept. The Third Skin, Wolfgang Frese Beyond its functional aspects, the building skin has always carried an expression of meaning as the facade – a highly complex environmental machine communicating on multiple levels with inhabitants and the outside world. The course will explore this important element of architecture through case studies and expert views from the world of architecture and engineering. Light and Lighting, Francesco Anselmo The course explores the symbiotic relationship between architecture and light with the aim of helping students to develop a sensitivity to the qualities of light while also using physical and computational tools to explore and validate their design ideas. Lectures will alternate theoretical discussions on the science and design of light with experiments and individual or team exercises.
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