AAR4209 - Structural Concepts in Architectural Design, Models and Methods

(Ver. 2)

Spring 2022

Assistant Professor Bunji Izumi (Skandinavian-Japan Sasakawa Lectureship)

at Department of Architecture and Technology

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Bunji Izumi

I worked for…

- Nikken Sekkei, Tokyo (2011-2020)

- architect (2011-2020, registered architect in JPN)

- structural engineer (2016-2017)

- computational designer (2013-2019 senior, 2020 associate)

- driendl*architects, Vienna (2007-2010)

- architect

I studied architecture and structural engineering at

- Vienna University of Technology (2007 Dipl. –Ing., 2008 M.Sc.)

- The University of Tokyo (2004 B.Eng)

- TU-Dresden, Politecnico di Torino (2007, 2008)

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4 hours / week Lecture series 1: Structural design

EXCHANGE HOUSESKIDMORE OWINGS & MERRILL

Coordination with architectural planning

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4 hours / week Lecture series 2: “models and methods”

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4 hours / weekExercises: 3 small tasks and training of parametric design tools

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Guest Lecturer and Critic 17th March

Anders RodFoster + PartnersApplied Research and Development (ARD) team

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Dr. Masaaki MikiAssistant professor at the University of Tokyo (2020-)Architect at Skidmore, Owings and Merill (Chicago, SF, 2015-2020)Dr. Eng. at the Univ. of Tokyo (2012)

Guest Lecturer and Critic 13th & 14th AprilDr. Masaaki Miki

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Giovanni Poleni’s drawing of Hooke’s hanging chain And analysis of the Dome of St.-Peter’s in Rome 1748

Gaudi’s project of the Church of the Colònia Güell ca.1900

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Form finding model Architectural project

1972 Munich Olympic StadiumBy Frei Otto and Gunther Behnisch

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“Meisou no mori” (2006)Toyo Ito (Arch.)Mutsuro Sasaki (Eng.)

Sendai Mediatheque (2000) Toyo Ito (Arch.)Mutsuro Sasaki (Eng.)

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Structure Architectural facade

Stress: smaller, Opening: bigger

Stress: bigger, Opening: smaller

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New National Stadium Tokyo Project / Zaha Hadid ArchitectsBunji Izumi at Nikken Sekkei

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ca. 250 lines in Python

Tool development (Force density method)

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Parametric study

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Canopy - undisclosed regionBunji Izumi at Nikken Sekkei

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AAR4209

• Open for both architectural and engineering students.

• Various models & methods to develop structural concept in architectural

design are explained.

• Both Digital and Physical models and methods

• Tasks to exercise the application of such methods.

• Parametric design will be introduced in combination with physical models

Modeller og metoder for utvikling og analyse av konstruksjonskonsepter iarkitekturprosjekteringModels and Methods for Development and Analyses of Structural Concepts in Architectural Design

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Thank you and welcome to AAR4209

Please come and ask for more information:

Bendik Manum Professor

Bunji Izumi Assistant Professor, Course coordinator

Simen Dalen Taraldsen Research Assistant

Anders Rønnquist Professor, Faculty of Engineering

Konstruksjonskonsepter i arkitekturprosjektering, modeller og metoderStructural Concepts in Architectural Design, Models and Methods

bendik.manum@ntnu.no

bunji.izumi@ntnu.no

simen.d.taraldsen@ntnu.no