Continuing my introduction to geometries and mathematics in architecture, I have made a short list of 7 classical uses of mathematics in design.

These are not comprehensive or detailed, but I used these as an introduction to parametric design to Architectural students when I was teaching.

The Golden Section

Fibonacci…

Carrying on from the post on Classical Geometries in architecture, this post collects some of the contemporary computational geometries in architecture:

CONTEMPORARY AND PARAMETRIC GEOMETRIES IN ARCHITECTURE

Carrying on from the previous list of historical geometries in architecture, it’s time to look into contemporary geometry typologies.…

In my ongoing attempt to collect some basic data for parametric architects to use, I wrote a short outline of basic geometries.

11 CLASSICAL ARCHITECTURAL GEOMETRIES

The type and use of geometry in architecture is a fundamental element of the variation between styles or language of architecture. The type of geometry is often conflated with meaning. One concept is that architectural style-isms like art swing between periods of “romanticism” and “realism”. With “romantic” being…

I wrote a short post on my thoughts on what Parametric Design is within Architecture. With so many designers calling their blob or crumbled form "parametric" with no use of parametric methods, I argue that Parametric Design is not a style, it is a process. At least for now.

See here

https://youtu.be/bjFKu5W4DN8

In this Grasshopper Tutorial for beginners you will learn how to make a Parametric pattern Design of a wireframe using cytoskeleton & plankton plugin in Grasshopper in Rhino. This is a Beginners rhino grasshopper tutorial for using cytoskeleton & plankton in grasshopper 3d to make a parametric design. #parametricdesign #rhino #grasshopper #cytoskeleton #plankton #design #architecture…

https://youtu.be/PWw45Kf1Ak4

In this Grasshopper Tutorial we will show you how to make a Parametric Furniture Design in Grasshopper of a Parametric Table using weaverbird plugin. This is a Beginners rhino grasshopper tutorial you will see how to use grasshopper 3d, Voronoi and weaverbird to make a parametric design of a parametric table in grasshopper in rhino. #parametricdesign #rhino #grasshopper #table #design…

This list is not comprehensive but a starting point for any planning project.

In a successfully designed urban plan the designer needs to manage and manipulate multiple interconnected parameters. Each parameter can be investigated and developed independently, but will also have to be…

This is my short list of 8 reasons why parametric design is changing Architecture.

PARAMETRIC DESIGN

I first came across systemic and parametric design approaches while studying at the Architectural Association in London in the late 90s. Since then I have participated in and conducted research around digital and computational design. My Nordic roots drive me increasingly towards …

HOW THINGS BEGIN

We have been hearing of the end of modernism for a long time, why is it still here? Art movements are founded on a philosophy as well as being fixed in the era the movement operates in. It is always difficult to mark a specific start and end date for cultural and artistic eras. Movements feed off and feed into one another, and the shift to a new movement tends to be more gradual than we are led to believe.

The overarching movements prior to Modernism were…

Al Azhar Engineering International Conference (AEIC) started since 1989 to be held regularly. Uniquely, the conference covers all major topics of engineering fields. Al Azhar’s 14th International Conference on: Engineering, Architecture and Technology: The greatest event about Engineering, Architecture and Technology is taking place in 2017 since IEREK is organizing Al Azhar’s 14th International Conference on: Engineering, Architecture and Technology to be held in Cairo – Egypt at 12…

Hey,

This is the first project that I'm doing as an architect for a client. It is a simple elevation facade for a compact duplex and 2 1bhk houses on the second floor. I wanted to make a geometric pattern on one of the walls to enhance the elevation. 



I would be glad to share the sketchup model with you for you to play around with it and generate a pattern ideally on the first and second balcony walls. 

I will be attaching an image of my elevation…

I am new to Ghpython.

This algorithm is to find local lowest points, which I find relatively hard just using grasshopper.

FindMeshLocalLowestPoints.gh

FindMeshLocalLowestPoints.3dm…

We are thrilled to announce that the registration for Rob|Arch 2016 is now OPEN. Please REGISTER HERE or click the button below.

This year’s Rob|Arch will take place at the iconic Sydney bay in Australia and just like 2012 and…

Thank you for your website and the wonderful help it provides people every day.

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We at Design International are looking for an advanced grasshopper user with amazing skills to join our architecture team in London, as we are about to start working on one of the biggest design competitions in the world that we have recently won. Therefore this appointment is urgent and…

Hi there, 

Very new to grasshopper, and was wondering if I could get some help on lining up some arches. 

I want a series of parabolic/catenary arches. The first arch is symmetrical and spans along a curve. I want the second arch to extend in the following directions: 

From the tangent between the inner arch or, 

Continuing to extend at the same angle of the right inner arch. 

I have done some basic experimenting, however the arches that i…

There's a new movement for sharing food freely by recycling from the supermarkests. Well I thought it could be nice to create a small space for meals, so people could eat together.

For that I used a catenary sketch whith kangaroo and a tesselation to create the pieces.…

Hi guys!

I'm pleased to announce we have a new course out.

We're going to recreate the famous villa Savoye from Le Corbusier, a cornerstone project in the modern architecture movement in Rhino 3D.

After this course you will know how to model projects with simple geometry and have a better understanding of how to efficiently…

Hi, here you can find my Master's Thesis on computational architecture, where I applied structural optimization and panelization algortihms to a free form surface.

The work was also presented as a poster at …