Felix's Documentation of Teaching at NYUAD

Engineering Design Studio (A5, 015)
Tuesday, September 5, 2017, 11:50 am – 13:05 am

Poster from exhibition »The Robots – Man and Machine at the End of the 20th Century«, 1992

1. Introduction Felix (courses, research, open calendar, OpenOffice, OpenStudio)
2. Engineering Design Studio (Matt, Esteban, policies, machines, materials, kitchen, events)
3. Manus Et Machina vs. Human and Machine
4. About you –> Why are you taking this course?

1. Syllabus (updated Syllabus, learning Outcomes, textbooks, films, other resources, assessment)
2. Structure: Project Colloquium (2:40hr session) + Seminar (2x 1:15hr session), discussion topics)
3. About the Machine project – a few examples to get into the mood:
   • Students' projects from 2016 class
   • Mechanical Principles (1930) by Ralph Steiner (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkQ2pXkYjRM)
   • The Do Nothing Machine, Lawrence Wahlstrom, 1948 (http://www.craftsmanshipmuseum.com/Wahlstrom.htm)
   • 10 Useless Machines That Do Nothing, Youtube compilation, 2015 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MiG13q79iQE)
   • Amazing LEGO Machines Compilation, 2014 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7-4g-XWHM4)
   • Drawing Machine, Alfred Hoehn, 2008 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2DjvtjgRdGA)
   • The Zoanthroid, Felix Beck, 2011 (http://www.felix-beck.de/?/object/zoanthroid/)
   • Self.Detach, Tim Horntrich, 2007 (http://digital.udk-berlin.de/?/students/horntrich-tim/projects/ws07-08.self-detach/)
   • The Music Construction Machine, Niklas Roy, 2016 (http://www.niklasroy.com/project/191/MCM)
   • Marble Machine, Wintergatan (https://wintergatan.bandcamp.com/track/marble-machine)
   • My homemade cardboard claw machine, SlayerJP2004, 2016 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ViQgm5S1osQ)
4. Constraints for your machine (concept, material, size)
5. Several machine types defined by last years course.
6. NYU classes (overview about assignments: essay 1, essay 2, case study 1, case study 2, project report (showing draft report))
7. Course trip (Global Education)
8. Semester-end exhibition
9. Questions?