Component-Based Living Units

Oguz Orkun Doma — Mon, 26 Apr 2021 06:00:36 +0000

Building sets and building toys have played an important role in shaping the modern world. It is not an exaggeration to call these toys “the building blocks of modernism”.

In this workshop, students will explore modular architectural thinking using digital LEGO bricks.

Student Works

You can download the PDF files of each design for LEGO building instructions.

About Workshop

Instructors

Oğuz Orkun Doma

Architect and a Ph.D. candidate in the Architectural Design Computation program at Istanbul Technical University. Received Bachelor’s Degree in Architecture in 2012 and Master’s Degree in Architecture in 2014 at Bahçeşehir University. Has been working as a Research Assistant in the ITU Faculty of Architecture since September 2014. Professional experience includes architectural design, virtual reality, game design, level design, project management, graphic design and visualization, and teaching in the higher education industry. avesis.itu.edu.tr/doma

Requirements

– Enthusiasm on architectural design and playing with LEGOs.

– All students are advised to attend with a notebook or desktop PC or Mac.

– Install LeoCAD (v.21.03)

– Have Adobe Photoshop & Adobe InDesign installed. (Prior knowledge is not mandatory but recommended.)

– Having read the following articles before the workshop. (Library links require ITU Student VPN connection. Visit https://darch.itu.edu.tr/ipuclari-itu-vpn-hizmeti/ or https://darch.itu.edu.tr/tips-itu-vpn-service/?lang=en if your ITU/VPN is not configured yet.)

A. Finch, The LEGO Architecture Idea Book, San Fransisco, CA: No Starch Press, 2018. Available: https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/itup/reader.action?docID=5790494.
O. O. Doma, “Modern Mimarinin Yapıtaşları,” 2019 [Online]. Available: http://www.oguzdoma.com/dreamscape/#pre-workshop.
T. Alpin, The LEGO Architect, San Fransisco, CA: No Starch Press, 2015. Available: https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/itup/reader.action?docID=4503154.
T. Shores, “Building Blocks of Thought: LEGO and the Philosophy of Play,” in LEGO and Philosophy: Constructing Reality Brick by Brick, R. T. Cook and S. Bachararch, Eds., Hoboken, NJ: Wiley-Blackwell, 2017, pp. 17-26. Available: https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/itup/reader.action?docID=4883033.

For more information about Spaces of Spaces studio works, visit https://spacesofspaces.wordpress.com/.

Oguz Orkun Doma

Component-Based Living Units

Student Works

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Ataberk Erbaş

Barış AKSAN

Beyza Bahşi

Evren Süloğlu

İbrahim Ethem Durmaz

İdil Pelin Çalışkan

Melike Duman

Oğuz Bilgi

Özgür Dülgeroğlu

Seniha Fışkın

Sevi Candan Ünal Çağlar

Tuana Ünal

About Workshop

Instructors

Requirements