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The Institute for Computational Design (ICD) is dedicated to the teaching and research of computational design and computer-aided manufacturing processes in architecture.The ICD’s goal is to prepare students for the continuing advancement of computational processes in architecture, as they merge the fields of design, engineering, planning and construction. The interrelation of such topics is exposed as both a technical and intellectual venture of formal, spatial, constructional and ecological potentials. Through teaching, the ICD establishes a practical foundation in the fundamentals of parametric and algorithmic design strategies. This provides a platform for further exploration into the integrative use of computational processes in architectural design, with a particular focus on integrative methods for the generation, simulation and evaluation of comprehensive information-based and performance oriented models.There are two primary research fields at the ICD: the theoretical and practical development of generative computational design processes, and the integral use of computer-controlled manufacturing processes with a particular focus on robotic fabrication. These topics are examined through the development of computational methods which balance the reciprocities of form, material, structure and environment, and integrate technological advancements in manufacturing for the production of performative material and building systems.

计算设计研究所（ICD）致力于建筑学中的计算设计和计算机辅助制造过程的教学和研究。ICD的目标是让学生为建筑学中计算过程的持续发展做好准备，因为它们融合了设计、工程、规划和施工领域。这些主题的相互关系被暴露为形式、空间、建筑和生态潜力的技术和智力冒险。通过教学，ICD在参数化和算法设计策略的基础上建立了实践基础。这为进一步探索计算过程在建筑设计中的综合使用提供了一个平台，特别是关注基于信息和性能的综合模型的生成、模拟和评估方法。ICD有两个主要研究领域：生成性计算设计过程的理论和实践发展，以及计算机控制制造过程的综合使用，特别是机器人制造。这些课题是通过计算方法的发展来研究的，这些方法平衡了形式、材料、结构和环境的相互关系，并整合了制造技术的进步，以生产具有表演性的材料和建筑系统。