{"id":2509,"date":"2026-03-06T09:23:41","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T09:23:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/cast\/?p=2509"},"modified":"2026-03-06T10:00:03","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T10:00:03","slug":"arc-619-architectural-geometry-and-construction-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/cast\/2026\/03\/06\/arc-619-architectural-geometry-and-construction-2\/","title":{"rendered":"ARC 619: Architectural Geometry and Construction"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Instructor: Nick Bruscia<\/em>
ARC 619<\/em>
Spring 2026, 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022<\/em><\/p>

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This technical seminar introduces foundational concepts in computational modeling and simulation, emphasizing how geometric principles shape the design-to-construction process. Focusing on lightweight shell structures, students will develop a design-to-production digital workflow inspired by built case studies that illustrate the connection between digital form-finding and physical fabrication, exploring how digital models adapt to material behavior and manufacturing constraints.<\/p>

The relationship between technology and architecture continues to influence how we design and construct buildings today. Thanks to easier access to digital tools and modern fabrication equipment, designers can experiment with new materials, structures, and methods of making.<\/p>

To stay responsive to a rapidly changing world, architectural research must find creative ways to connect design thinking with emerging technologies. Skills in computational design are highly adaptable to both well-established and emerging sectors of architectural practice.<\/p>

Students will gain hands-on experience in production-aware digital practices, form optimization, and design-to-fabrication modeling techniques. Class time is often hands-on, introducing algorithmic modeling in Grasshopper \/ Rhino, physics-based simulation in Kangaroo2 and other selected plug-ins that enhance Grasshopper\u2019s functionality including parametric robot control for assembly and fabrication, as well as AI-assisted custom C# components that interface with GH tools.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Instructor: Nick Bruscia | Type: Seminar
\nThis technical seminar introduces computational modeling and simulation in architecture, focusing on geometric principles and digital workflows that connect form-finding, material behavior, and fabrication through algorithmic modeling and physics-based simulation tools.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t

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Instructor: Nick Bruscia | Type: Studio
\nThis studio explores the design and construction of dry-stacked masonry systems using recycled architectural stone, combining digital scanning, computational modeling, and mixed-reality tools to translate irregular salvaged materials into structurally legible assemblies.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t

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Instructor: Mark Shepard | Type: Studio
\nThis graduate design research studio investigates green infrastructure and environmental sensing systems for multispecies urban environments, focusing on ecological restoration and responsive landscape interventions along Brooklyn\u2019s Gowanus Canal.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Instructor: Nick Bruscia | Type: Seminar
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