Starting next September

in Paris

Enter the world

of data-driven architecture

DESIGN by DATA
Mastère Spécialisé® - Advanced Master
in Computational Design, Digital Manufacturing,
& Building Technologies
accredited by la Conférence des Grandes Écoles

Architectured materials
and structures

Architecture & Research

Fablab & MakerSpace

Start-up & Design Office

CLIMATE RIBBON™ / Brickell City Centre - Hugh Dutton Associates © Erieta Attali

http://designbydata.enpc.fr
DESIGN by DATA T
he DESIGN by DATA Mastère Spécialisé® - Advanced Master provides attendees with a

cross-disciplinary culture of computational design and comprehensive knowledge of

Mastère Spécialisé® cutting-edge technologies in the fields of parametric architecture, robotics, digital manu-

Advanced Master facturing and 3D printing for the construction industry. The program is designed for a se-

lected group of architects, engineers, designers and digital artists and offering a variety of

courses, fabrication and prototyping workshops, conferences, digital talks and networking

events. The program takes place in a number of locations in Paris and is a real opportunity

to enter an international ecosystem of architectural innovation.

Innovation in a dynamic learning environment

© Projet Synapses © WAO architecture DESIGN by DATA has three main goals:
• providing participants with a solid knowledge of innovative digital cultures and
Key Words computational tools based on both technical skills and artistic sensibility.
Architecture - Design - Engineering -
• giving students a broad set of expertise to take advantage of new technologies
Innovation - Digital Arts - Additive
in manufacturing and digital fabrication (CNC prototyping, 3D printing, indus-
Manufacturing - Digital Culture -
trial fabrication, aerial robotics, etc.).
Robotics - 3D printing - BIM -
• encouraging a process-oriented approach to design based on theory of
Computation
genetic optimisation and the use of environmental data in architecture.
"This program re-
presents a unique
Program syllabus
experience to The program is 12 months long and is an «Executive» Part-time course
explore the blur- (one week a month) with the possibility to work full-time in the fablabs and
ring boundaries coworking spaces partners of the program. It includes 366 hours of teaching, a thesis
between art, ar- and a viva. The professional thesis can address one of the following types of subjects:
chitecture and engineering.’’ 1) a business subject (for companies), 2) an entrepreneurship / start-up project or,
Francesco Cingolani, Director of the 3) a research subject.
Mastère Spécialisé® - Advanced Mas-
ter program accredited by the Confé- COMPUTATIONAL DESIGN:
rence des Grandes Écoles. COMPLEX GEOMETRIES AND OPTIMISATION
Digital Culture
Computational designer and co- and Liquid Spaces
Management and Design
founder of VOLUMES, a collaborative of Complex Geometries
Conceptual Structural Design

space in Paris including a coworking,

ART AND CULTURE IN Algorithmic Optimization
a maker space and a foodlab. Francesco
THE DIGITAL TURN
Cingolani teaches computational
Performance-driven Design
design and parametric architecture
Agent Based Tectonics
in different design and architec- for Architecture

ture schools and digital arts centres.

Art, Technology
He strives to push forward the idea of and the Creative Process

design as a process without bounda-

Advanced Mesh Modelling
ries, merging art, social sciences and and Data Bodies Robotics and
3D Printing and Industrial Fabrication
collaborative cultures. Material Science

Drones and Aerial Robotics

for Environmental Design and Architecture

Smart Cities and

Collective Intelligence ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING
AND ROBOTIC FABRICATION

Digital Prototyping
and Final Project Fabrication
 Program STRENGTHS

ƒƒ INNOVATION: the digital revolution is changing our way of using and thinking
about objects and spaces: enter the world of non-standard design and evolutive
© Philharmonie de Paris / Computational Designer : Francesco Cingolani
/ Façade consultant : Hugh Dutton Associés / Architects : Ateliers Jean Nouvel architecture.
ƒƒ TRANS-DISCIPLINARITY: learn how to use computation and data to drive your
design in architecture, urbanism, engineering and the digital arts.
ƒƒ LEARN BY DOING: an augmented learning process based on ongoing alternation
between theory, design applications and prototyping.
ƒƒ NETWORK THINKING: embrace collaborative cultures and join an international
network of architectural innovation. Enter both the coolest creative hubs in Paris
and one of the most prestigious engineering schools in the world.

What you will learn

At the end of the training, graduates will:

• have the know-how to innovate their design workflow using a computational
and collaborative approach towards architecture and engineering
© THINkSHELL - Lionel du Peloux

• have a complete understanding of tools for digital design and robotic manufacturing
• design, manage and build non-standard objects and complex geometries

Your career prospects

©©Artiste
Noumena / www.noumena.io
: Francesco Cingolani
The course prepares graduates for a number of high-level positions in architectural design with
a strong emphasis on digital innovation, computational robotics and manufacturing.

Graduates of the program may qualify for positions in architectural offices, urban design
studios, construction firms specialized in complex geometry, robotics and digital fabrication,
© Designer : Hugh Dutton Associés graphic design, art studios, consulting innovation firms, 3D printing platforms and software
development companies.

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Careers
Holders of this Mastère Spécialisé® - Advanced
Master will pursue the following careers, from
amongst others
• Project Manager
• Computational Designer
• Façade consultant
• Structural engineer expert
© VOLUMES coworking, photographer Stefano Borghi in complex geometry

The fee for the program includes: • Chief Design Officer

• An access to digital fabrication machines (CNC, lasercut, • Interaction Designer
3D printers) in the school Fab Lab • Robot and Drone Designer
• A student co-working membership at École des Ponts ParisTech
 inFORMed Clay Matter research at digifabTURINg
© Co-de-iT + FabLabTorino in collaboration with Officine Arduino and COMAU

Profiles and qualifications required Faculty

Candidates must hold a 4/5-year higher education • Yasmine Abbas (Architect, Doctor of Design, Chair
of Design Management at Paris College of Art)
qualification: Bac+5, or Bac+4 with professional
• Olivier Baverel (Architectural Engineer, professor
experience. A good knowledge of 3D modeling is at École des Ponts Paris Tech and at Grenoble
required. Architecture School)
• Justin Dirrenberger (Engineer, Associate Professor
Admission at CNAM)
Candidates are eligible to enroll in the • Cyril Douthe (Engineer, Associate Professor École
des Ponts ParisTech)
course after selection of their application
• Domenico Di Siena (Urbanist, Co-founder of
by a jury (for more information, please visit: VOLUMES coworking)
http://designbydata.enpc.fr). • Alessio Erioli (Engineer and Computational
Candidates are admitted after an interview that Designer, Co-founder of Co-de-iT and Assistant
Professor at University of Bologna)
measures the pertinence of the program with their
• Andrea Graziano (Architect and Computational
own qualifications and professional project.
Designer, Co-founder of Co-de-iT)
• Minh Man Nguyen (Architect and Engineer,
Timetable assistant professor at architecture school of Paris
Applications: January to June. Malaquais and co-founder of WAO architecture
Course begins: September. and WoMa fablab)
Duration of course: from September to July (one • Romain Mesnil (Engineer, PhD student at École
des Ponts Paris Tech)
week a month).
• Sébastien Perrault (Designer, Engineer,
Entrepreneur)
Places • Thibault Schwartz (Architect and President of HAL
20 to 40. robotics)
• Aldo Sollazzo (Architect, global summer school
Language Coordinator at IAAC Barcelona and Director of
The program will be entirely taught through English. NOUMENA BCN)
• Eric Vernhes (Artist and professor at Paris College
Validation of Art)
366 h of lectures – Thesis.
75 ECTS* (30 ECTS for the thesis, 45 ECTS for the
Cost
€14,000 for students who pay for the course
modules). * European Credit Transfer System
themselves.
Key Players and Partners €17,000 for students for whom the course is
Laboratoire Navier (École des Ponts ParisTech), financed by a company or organisation.
Ecole Nationale Supérieure d’Architecture Paris-Val These prices are subject to change

de Seine. VOLUMES coworking, and WoMa fablab. Teaching venues

École des Ponts ParisTech - DE-PMS - December 2017 - Non-binding document

L’École des Ponts

HDA: Hugh Dutton Associés and XtreeE. The program will be taught at the following venues: ParisTech is certified

École des Ponts ParisTech (Champs-sur-Marne).

Stay in the loop
Some lectures and events may take place in other
Visit our blog on http://designbydata.org to keep up
venues in Paris:
to date with the program.
La Gaîté Lyrique, Paris College of Art, VOLUMES
coworking, WoMa fablab.

Contact
Contac ⊲ http://designbydata.enpc.fr

Francesco Cingolani
Director of the Mastère Spécialisé® - Advanced Master
francesco.cingolani@enpc.fr
Phone number: +33 (0) 6 52 64 51 09