Flexible Modelling for Design and Prototyping is a stand-alone elective offered as part of the MDIT program and is also offered as a multi-disciplinary elective university wide. The Flexible Modelling course provides students the experience and expertise to create flexible computational models for design and prototyping. Students receive skills-based instruction through dedicated three-hour workshops (delivered both in person and online) where they will learn the techniques to create complex three-dimensional forms in Rhinoceros3D software. Students are then introduced to the concept of parametric modelling and learn the basics of visual programming in Grasshopper allowing them to embed intelligence and unprecedented flexibility into their design responses. The course is structured to ensure students are developing their design skills alongside learning more pragmatic software techniques. Throughout the semester students will be undertaking weekly exercises in which they must develop a series of design esquisses using flexible modelling and parametric design principles. Each exercise focuses on a new concept, technique, or geometry type giving student a holistic overview of the capabilities of the tools and how to best apply it to the design process. The culmination of these deliverables is a final design project where students apply the technical learning outcomes they learn week to week on their very own parametric model. This course will serve you in areas of study including but not exclusive to architecture, landscape architecture, industrial design, textiles, jewellery design, automotive design, fashion, new media, public art, design innovation, information technology and much more. It is also the ideal subject for any design practitioner seeking to learn Rhinoceros 3D & grasshopper which are globally recognised as some of the best modelling tools available and used by design professionals worldwide.