1. Introduction to Parametric Design: Basics in Relation to Architectural Design Process Phases 2. History and Conceptual Framework of Parametric Design in Architecture 3. Site Analysis: Understanding the Site and Its Context Using Parametric Methods 4. Conceptual and Preliminary Development: Formal Explorations and Iterations with Parametric Methods 5. Spatial Organization: Spatial Configuration and Visibility Analysis Using Parametric Methods 6. Skin Systems: Repetition, Subdividing Geometries and Paneling Approaches 7. Evolutionary Applications: Using Parametric Applications to Generate, Analyze and Select Design Iterations 8. Parametric Methods for Introductory Environmental Performance Analyses 9. Practical Matters: Parametric Methods and Digital Fabrication for Architectural Model Making 10. Recontextualizing Parametric Methods in Architecture: Routes for Further Development
Biography
Umut Toker is a Professor of Architecture in the College of Architecture and Environmental Design at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. Umut received his PhD from North Carolina State University School of Architecture, College of Design. He holds Bachelor of Architecture and Master of Urban Design degrees from Middle East Technical University in Ankara, Turkey. Umut’s research and scholarship has been published in journals such as the Journal of Architectural and Planning Research, Research Policy, and METU Journal of the Faculty of Architecture. In 2012, his book on community design methods, Making Community Design Work, was published.
