Didactic application of a Training Model

the insertion of the logic of computational processes in the project teaching process

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https://doi.org/10.37916/arq.urb.vi40.768

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Computation applied to architecture, Formation Model, Visual programming, Design process, Computational tools

Abstract

This article analyzes the application of computational principles in a discipline focused on prospecting, studies, and experiments related to the challenges of the collective form of inhabiting the habitat. The objective is to encourage a practical and logical understanding of the use of visual programming as tools to support the design process, complementing traditional techniques such as CAD modeling and analytical processes. The methodology involves the introduction of a training model inspired by Oxman (2006), in which students use computational tools to simulate phenomena, build architectural relationships, and explore compositional language rules in architecture. This research was conducted in an undergraduate architecture and urban planning class and evaluated the impact of the integration between computing and the design process. The results indicate that the use of the computational model opened a new perspective of design thinking, using logics of implementation, architectural composition, and simulations in the process of developing the final projects. However, challenges were encountered, such as adapting to the use of visual resources and understanding computational logic, indicating the importance of a careful transition in teaching these techniques when applied to the development of the design process.

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Pedro Oscar Pizzetti Mariano, Universidade do Federal de Santa Catarina

Architect and Urbanist, graduated from the State University of Santa Catarina (UDESC); Specialist in Management and Construction of Sustainable Buildings, Integrated AVM; Master from the Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC); and PhD student at the Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC).

 

Thêmis da Cruz Fagundes, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina

Bachelor of Architecture from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul. PhD in Housing & Urbanism from Architectural Association School of Architecture, London, 2001. Assistant professor at the Department of Architecture and Urbanism at the Federal University of Santa Catarina.

   

Gabriela Pinho Mallmann, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina

Has a Systems Development Technician from the Federal Institute of Santa Catarina (2015). Architect and urban planner graduated from the Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC). Master's student in Architecture and Urbanism by the Graduate Program in Architecture and Urbanism (Pósarq) of the Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC), Florianópolis Campus.

   

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Published

2025-12-05

How to Cite

Mariano, P. O. P., Fagundes, T. da C., & Mallmann, G. P. (2025). Didactic application of a Training Model: the insertion of the logic of computational processes in the project teaching process. Arq.Urb, (40), 1–13. https://doi.org/10.37916/arq.urb.vi40.768

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