ABSTRACT
The paper presents and raises discussion on a new pedagogical approach that combines computational modelling with careful use of precedent in architectural and engineering education. This study is a part of a larger PhD research project investigating the workflows of the rationalization of form from the initial design phase to the realization of structure, manufacturing and assembly. A range of efficiency criteria has been formulated and discussed to enable the derivation of a methodology to analyze and re-evaluate existing complex forms through learnings from precedent. A series of projects have been evaluated. This paper presents a re-evaluation of the Dynamic Earth project in Edinburgh, serving as an exemplar project to facilitate a novel pedagogy being tested and implemented through a research project.
