A teaching methodology on the combination of architectural tradition and parametric design: A case study with birdhouses

Abstract

Birdhouses were produced in Anatolia from the thirteenth century to the nineteenth century, each with period-specific features. The Industrial Revolution’s call for efficiency however, mandated that birdhouses were no longer manufactured. In this study, parametric design, which is based on an algorithmic design, is used to re-implement the lost practice of birdhouse construction. In the defined methodology, deployed in an undergraduate architectural course, this study considers all stages, from the design process through to the digital fabrication process, that occurs during the birdhouse design process based on metaball geometry created in visual programming language. I will present the problems encountered by the students and the solutions to these problems. In addition, I will evaluate the students’ attitude and response toward the teaching methodology statistically with SPSS Statistics (Statistical Product and Service Solutions).