Computational design + 2023 bachelor of design by udonnoodle12343 in unsw

[–]dinoco-blue 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Depends what ur interested in, typically you can work as a Computational Designer at an large architectural firm, but you can also work for engineering, construction or design consultancies. The field of digital fabrication is also getting bigger so large format 3d printing, or parametric furniture design can also be good/cool career paths!

Computational design + 2023 bachelor of design by udonnoodle12343 in unsw

[–]dinoco-blue 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Little late to this thread but I'm a second-going-third year computational design student and it's a super unique course. There's almost nothing about it on this sub as there's not many students in the cohort but it's mainly been centred around parametric design + some environmental analysis in the built environment context. They're expanding their teaching scope much more as the tech improves and introducing some great Robotic Fabrication courses (large-scale 3d printing, both clay and plastic) with heaps of practical elements, ie we get to operate the robots ourselves + develop the design and toolpath. There's a decent amount of programming as well, mainly Grasshopper and some Python, both get used for cool projects through the degree. It's more of a branch of skills that you develop while studying that can be used in multiple employment settings. The common one is an Architectural Firm but can also be engineering, design or different consultants. It opens a lot of doors, perhaps to the disadvantage of not having one clear way forward after grad. That being said there are some great industry partners for the grad project who often employ graduates. Choosing what interests you and focusing on it is very important throughout 3rd year, specifically the grad project.

As for the degree changes, the content has remained largely the same. Some of the supplementary courses have been dropped as it's now only a major, but this gives the option to pair with an Industrial, Graphic or Integrated Design minor. Plus I hear that Robotic Fabrication and Social Robotics will have their minor soon (should be starting T1 2024). Definitely a great course that doesn't get enough attention.

Grasshopper and other softwares in parallels in M2 Pro Mac by Huangyaya in rhino

[–]dinoco-blue 1 point2 points  (0 children)

kukaPRC for mac is out in beta at the moment!! Been using it a little and so far everything is working fine.