IAAC Global Summer School is a full-time two weeks course, 2-14 July 2018, that provides both practical and theoretical knowledge. The program is led by expert tutors, combined with lectures by renowned professionals and academics relevant to the topics to be treated during the course. These will be broadcasted in the different node-cities, all globally connected. Participants will join a global agenda and an international laboratory at their disposal to test their design hypothesis, understanding how design conclusions derived locally can be tested and evolved globally in the different cities where other teams reside. During the the GSS CDG, participants will take part exploring the integration of highly intuitive and interactive physical-based techniques within parametric and associative modelling environments and digital fabrication protocols. To make sure, students grasp the skills well from the basics the first year, focus shall be laid on participants rather than the end 1:1 scale product even though GSS Chandigarh’s goal is the fabrication of a 1:1 scale demonstrator that opens a discussion regarding role of adaptive shape shifting lightweight structures  in our built environment. Introductory sessions are going to be organized for participants in topics ranging from parametric and associative modelling to prototyping and electronics. Students will acquire basic knowledge and understanding of flexible structures and dynamic methods for form-finding through theoretical and practical sessions. The core of the workshop is the understand and implement highly intuitive, responsive and interactive form-finding processes for the design of a final demonstrator which integrates controller shape shifting concepts showing results on illumination as well as user interaction. We shall be focusing on the following outcomes for participants to learn:

1. Computational and Parametric Designing
2. Digital Fabrication
3. Programming and System integrated Electronics

The workshop will include design and making with data visualization, robotics, working with hardware and programming arduino/sensors and digital fabrication integrated into computational design workflow to construct an interactive feature that is able to shape shift. The format of the workshop is team based participation leading to individuals acquiring design and execution skills, systems thinking and a detailed understanding of physical computing and interactive design thinking. The process will involve sensing human presence as the first and light as the second stimuli through Arduino prototyping platform and different kind of electronic devices as sensors and actuators. While developing Iot (internet of things) platforms, data collected through these sensors and open source database platforms, will be actuated into a shape shifting installation. The structure of the program consists of seminars, discourse groups and workshop that include material research, development of complex geometrical form, fabrication details and techniques, developing small scale prototypes and finally the fabrication of a 1:1 installation on site.