博士课程是围绕计算思想而广泛构思的，因为它们涉及建筑形式的描述，生成和构造。问题的范围从该学科的数学基础到高级计算机技术的应用和扩展。该计划的任务是从计算的角度增强和丰富设计，这对实践和教学具有明显的意义。教职员工，研究人员和学生在不同但重叠且相互支持的领域中工作。形状表示，生成和参数设计方面的工作针对设计的新计算基础。数字建模和渲染的工作旨在扩大可视化设计思想和未完成作品的可能性，并改善在设计人员和技术合作伙伴之间地理位置分离的建筑设计实践。快速原型和CAD / CAM技术的研究旨在通过对设计思想进行物
The PhD program is broadly conceived around computational ideas as they pertain to the description, generation, and construction of architectural form. Issues range from the mathematical foundations of the discipline to the application and extension of advanced computer technology. The mission of the program is to enhance and enrich design from a computational perspective, with clear implications for practice and teaching.<br><br>Faculty, research staff, and students work in diverse but overlapping and mutually supportive areas. Work on shape representation, generative and parametric design is directed at a new computational basis for design. Work on digital modeling and rendering seeks to extend the possibilities of visualizing design ideas and un-built work, as well as to improve architectural design practice where designers and technical collaborators are geographically separated. Work on rapid prototyping and CAD/CAM technologies aims to expand design possibilities through the physical modeling of design ideas, and to revolutionize the construction and building phase of architectural practice.