STUDY PROGRAMME
Design

AFAM CODE
ABPR30

DISCIPLINARY AREA
Technology of materials

DISCIPLINARY FIELD
Technology of materials

CREDITS
8

APPROACH
Theoretical/project based

The course aims at providing basic understanding of materials and their processing, which enables the students to choose and use suitable materials in the design-specific planning and prototyping phases.

The programme grants 8 credits, divided as follows:

• INTRODUCTION TO TECHNOLOGY OF MATERIALS: 4 CFA

• MODELING: 4 CFA

Successful students will be able to:

INTRODUCTION TO TECHNOLOGY OF MATERIALS:

• Be familiar with qualities, requisites and properties of materials to be used on a project

• Be familiar with material processing techniques and working tools

• Use professional procedures in order to assess products

MODELING:

• Manage modelling techniques at an advanced level

• Manage model finishing at an advanced level

• Interact with professionals in the modelling field

• Understand and foresee any issue related to production within the project scope

• Be acquainted with materials, in order to make suitable choices in the planning phase in consideration of design systems, possibilities and limits of contemporary technologies

INTRODUCTION TO TECHNOLOGY OF MATERIALS:

• Materials and functions

• Technique and technology

• Basic knowledge of terms and history of technical evolution

• Leather, wood, sheet glass, ceramic, metals, plastics

MODELING:

• Silicone mould-making techniques, use of resins and synthetic pouring materials for prototyping and mini-series

• Understanding of discipline-related tools and utensils

This is a theoretical/project based course.

Students will take part in the following activities, which may vary depending on the development of different projects:

• Classroom lectures

• Use of tutorials, videos or other media tools

• Exercises and revisions

• Workshops

• Individual or group projects

• Individual or group study and research

Assessment tools may include:

INTRODUCTION TO TECHNOLOGY OF MATERIALS:

• Mid-term exams

• Written exams

MODELING:

• Graded exercises/revisions

• Submission of exercises, projects or research works

Further details about the exams will be provided by the professors.

The final grade will result from the weighted average of the programme modules.

INTRODUCTION TO TECHNOLOGY OF MATERIALS:

• Ashby, M., Johnson, K., Materials and Design: The Art and Science of Materials Selection in Product Design, Ed. Kindle.

• Gordon, E. J., Structures: Or Why Things Don’t Fall Down.

MODELING:

• Iwamoto, L., Digital Fabrications: Architectural and Material Techniques (Architecture Briefs), Ed. princeton architectural press.

Many of the recommended sources, together with additional material, are also available online on MyNaba, in the Library section.

More books and resources might be requested or suggested by the professors.