Winter Term Agenda

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Permalink Reply by Eugene Parametric Society on January 5, 2010 at 11:19pm

(posted on behalf of Nico)

Erik,


My grasshopper Ning network membership is pending,  so I'll speak here.  The new Grasshopper tutorials look great,  much more essential and open ended, that is to say giving us the tools to generate new working methods in rhino, as opposed to simply form building.   Also I'd be interested in working with extant datasets and utilizing grasshopper/processing as analytic/performative/representational tools.  I am not in studio this term, rather taking a GIS course and working on a research project that will span three courses I am taking this term.  I would like to integrate EPS into this research.

Also the Design build program sounds like a good idea.  I don't think we will have the capabilities to see it through this term, but perhaps aiming to have it set up, designed, fundraised, and permitted would ideal.  Then actually get it built next term?

Nico

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Permalink Reply by Eugene Parametric Society on January 5, 2010 at 11:22pm

Nico sent me this article that is worth reading. In fact, I'd say it is almost manditory in order to contribute to the ongoing dialog.

http://places.designobserver.com/entry.html?entry=10757

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Permalink Reply by Christopher Nielson on January 6, 2010 at 12:03am

All,

In response to Erik, who requested that I describe my intentions in a design-build project and to the article posted (definitely required reading for this group) I propose that we begin development of a project that spans the realm of "sustainable social" architecture and parametric design. The particulars of such a design do need to be made concrete, and it will be important to define the goals of such a project.

Therefore, I would suggest that this serve as a forum for the next few weeks for those interested in producing a built project. I agree with Nico that it may not be feasible to create the built piece, whatever it may be, this term; however we should have the groundwork and a plan in place by the end of the next 10 weeks.

Either way, I would ask that everyone who is interested to please provide as many concepts to this forum to begin a discussion. If you are indeed interested, please submit goals that this project could achieve (energy, socially, aesthetically, economically, related) and perhaps what you envision the project to physically be (shading device, public bench, water catchment, interactive thermal contraption, etc . . . )

I look forward to hearing your thoughts!

Cheers,
Christopher

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Permalink Reply by will krzymowski on January 8, 2010 at 1:41pm

I'm on page with you guys. I can't meet tuesday evenings. Next meeting i'd like to discuss something we might be able to build, possibly turn into an independent study next term.

Will

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Permalink Reply by Eugene Parametric Society on January 7, 2010 at 12:02pm

An additional thought:

Over the holiday break I received word that an abstract I wrote called Machine Craft and the Contemporary Designer: exploring parameters and variables through making physical artifacts was accepted for the National Conference for the Beginning Design Student this spring at UNC Charlotte.

I need to write the paper, but more importantly the research requires some work to be developed directly with the cnc router and g-code. The design work to be done would contribute to the paper through my observation of process and results, but would be sited as your work obviously.

The abstract is attached along with the imagery to go along with it.

If anyone is interested in learning about g-code, the cnc router and working on the project as a design exercise let me know.

Erik

Attachments:

• MACHINE CRAFT AND THE CONTEMPORARY DESIGNER.pdf, 175 KB
• machinecraft-contempdesigner.pdf, 1.5 MB

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