SCHEDULE Day 1 Wednesday 2nd of September 2015 General Introduction day in school. Opening Ceremony by Sponsors and collaborators, together with representatives of the UEM and AA. Introduction of the first exercises by the course tutors, short presentation in computational tools and simulation methods. Opening lecture by programme director and faculty. Lecture Series - Gilles Retsin Dinner + drinks(not included).
Day 2 Thursday 3rd of September 2015 10:00 and 01:00, students will be given computational tools classes. - Introduction to Processing + Softmodelling by Manuel Jimenez. - Introduction to Rhino and Grasshopper by Adolfo Nadal. Formation of teams of students who will work together in the first phase of the workshop. Group brainstorming about possible methods for membrane Architecture, followed up by first project development by each of the teams. Lecture Series - Isaie Bloch
Day 3 Friday 4th of September 2015 10:00 and 02:00, Computational tools - Rhino and Grasshopper 2.0 by Adolfo Nadal. Team by team tutorials and technical support by the tutors during the entire working session in the afternoon, aiming to get the first 3d models at the end of the day. The teams will choose its scale of operation so they continue with more support from one of the main tutors.
Day 4 Saturday 5th of September 2015 Visit to Madrid Caixa Forum by Herzog & de Meuron and to Reina Sofia Museum by Jean Nouvel. Internal jury at “El Retiro park”. Work session during afternoon, technical and conceptual support by tutors.
Day 5 Sunday 6th of September 2015 Visit to ‘Madrid de los Austrias' with lunch in Plaza Mayor (not included). Work session during afternoon.
Day 6 Monday 7th of September 2015 10:00 and 12:00, Computational tools - Processing + Softmodelling 2.0 by Manuel Jimenez. Work session during the whole day, technical and conceptual support by tutors, generation of the first analog models resulted from digital simulations. Lecture Series - Manuel Jimenez Garcia