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Magellan circumnavigated the Earth proving once and for all that the world is round…however, in our world, as designers dealing with the creation of space and structure, much of the material we use is initially flat. From sheets of plywood to sheet metal, yards of fabric to planes of glass, our media in which we work has to be manipulated, cut, milled, folded, welded, bolted, sewn, and glued to make habitable space, whether it is a roof structure or a chair, a circus tent or a hoop skirt.

This class will intimately explore the relationship between material and technique though digital and analog fabrication. We will first learn about the methods of “pop-up,” the cut, score, and fold, and then students will choose one material to study and to produce either a portable structure to hold weight or a kind of covering that can shelter from the elements.

You are free to use whatever modeling programs you wish, but you will have to get down and dirty in the Shops. The goal of the class is to fully realize a conceptual design idea through material exploration and fabrication experimentation to a final, tangible product.