Level I Parametric Design Workshop | NYC | August 2011

Description:
In response to the overwhelming interest and success of last month’s workshop, modeLab will conduct one last Parametric Design Workshop this summer. The workshop will include a newly redeveloped curriculum and series of supporting lectures as a means to engage both the conceptual, as well as technical domains of applied parametric design.

Emphasis will be placed on workflows that utilize constraint-based design, associative modeling techniques, and environmental influencers to discover novel and inventive design solutions through the use of Grasshopper.

Rhino, in conjunction with the parametric modeling plug-in Grasshopper, offers the possibility to explore parametric and computational design with unprecedented fluidity. Leveraging this capacity, we have structured this workshop around a series of architectural design strategies with supporting content to foster a fast-paced and productive learning environment.

As part of a larger online infrastructure, modeLab, this collection of Strategies, Primers, and Utilities provides workshop participants with continued support and knowledge to draw upon for future learning.

Attendance will be limited to provide each participant maximum dedicated time with instructors.

Details :

Instructors | Ronnie Parsons + Gil Akos | Partners, Studio Mode.

All experience levels are welcome.

All participants are required to bring their own laptops. Trial software will be made available.

Registration Pricing (limited enrollment) : $550.

Workshop Location : Gansevoort Studio | Meatpacking District, Manhattan.

Workshop Hours : 10AM-6PM.

Examples of Previous Workshops.

Infrastructure:

modeLab Workbook | Printed + PDF Documentation

modeLab Exercises | Annotated Pre- and Post-Exercise GHX Files

modeLab Primers | Annotated Primer GHX Files

modeLab Strategies | Annotated Parametric Strategy GHX Files

modeLab Utilities | Custom Parametric Design Workflow Utility GHX Files

Topics:

Parametric Design Logics

Computational Geometry

Visualizing Data

Modularity + Recombination

Pressures + Influencers

Geometric + Spatial Analysis

Documentation + Fabrication

Cross-Platform Communication

Dates:

2011.July.25 | Workshop Announced + Registration Opens.

2011.August.15 | Registration Closes.

2011.August.20 | Workshop Begins.