The course provides knowledge on digital technologies in the construction industry. It encompasses advanced topics related to simulation, digitalization, and robotics. It brings the latest advancements in the construction industry to the students and prepares their professionalism for their future career development. In this course, the instructor will: 1) introduce advanced digital design and construction techniques to the students, including computational and parametric design, artificial intelligence in design and construction, 3D printing and robotic arms, Arduino application in design and construction, and so on; 2) introduce state-of-the-art digital design and construction projects and research from universities around the world; 3) give tutorials to the students on commonly-used digital design and construction platforms and software, including Rhino, Grasshopper, Python, and their plug-ins; 4) supervise the students to take digital construction projects in groups as the assignment, in which each group will complete the design and construction of a 1:10-1:20 morphological model and a 1:1 joint model of a pavilion-scale construction.

To pass a course, a student must obtain minimum marks of 30% in both coursework and examination components, and an overall mark of at least 40%.