Follymorph - DIA

Course Synopsis

2008-01-30T02:06:00.000-08:00

Emergent Conditions
Extensive Organs
Emergent Behavior
Formations
Frivolous Topologies

Emergent behaviour in the formation of architecture.

The main aim of this course is the exploration of systems of emergence as a design strategy for architecture design. Instead of using tools of composition we will use tools of behaviour in order to scrutinize the selforganization of entities within an design scheme. Thus creating patterns of materialization, densification and voids, striving for minimal energy consumption in correlation with the topography of the site and the various constraints applied to the structure. The constraints, the rules applied to the design, create variations in the resulting condition.

Complex populations

All of the above phenomena can be observed in organic systems of various levels, from very primitive lifeforms to higher level entities, as well as in anorganic entities. In this case intensive forces create emergent behavior such as hurricans or patterns formed in sand by waves crashing on the beach, and thus creating a constant flow of infinetly different patterns. Emergent properties can also be defined and discribed by stochastic2 systems, as for example the behaviour of gas under pressure. The example of gas under pressure shows that the individual molecules are moving in deterministic paths, but that the paths of a population of molecules is computationaly, and practically, unpredictable. A huge population of molecules will behave in stochastic characteristics; filling the container, striving for equal pressure, diffusing along concentration gradients and so on. All of this behaviours can be tagged as emergent properties of a system.

stochastic behaviour within an atmospheric cloudfield
(www.met.rdg.ac.uk/ clouds/research.html)

Propable Architectures

Why is this important? In Architecture this notion can lead us to novel approaches where the notion is that a problem itself may be stochastic, as in planning under uncertainty, resulting in emergent spatial conditions.

Emergent structures are patterns not created by a single event or rule. There is nothing that commands the system to form a pattern, but instead the interactions of each part to its immediate surroundings causes a complex process which leads to order. One might conclude that emergent structures are more than the sum of their parts because the emergent order will not arise if the various parts are simply coexisting; the interaction of these parts is central. Emergent structures can be found in many natural phenomena, from the physical to the biological domain. For example, the shape of weather phenomena such as hurricanes are emergent structures.
It is useful to distinguish three forms of emergence structures. First-order emergence structures occurs as a result of shape interactions (for example, hydrogen bonds in water molecules lead to surface tension). Second-order emergence structures involves shape interactions played out sequentially over time (for example, changing atmospheric conditions as a snowflake falls to the ground build upon and alter its form). Finally, third-order emergence structures is a consequence of shape, time, and heritable instructions. For example, an organism's genetic code sets boundary conditions on the interaction of biological systems in space and time.

Algorithmic Botany: Branching structure in 3D, cretaed in Xfrog

For the creation of spatial textures we will rely on the use of third-order emergence structures. The students will follow a set of rules that will create a complex entity.

Rules:

* Stratification

* Viscosity

* Gradient

* Topology

* Intensity

This five issues will cover, the students projects and the scrutiny of the issue of emergence and complexity. The analysis of complex systems that are sensitive to its initial conditions differs from the issue of chaotic systems, as clearly stated by Colander4 the study of complexity is the opposite of the study of chaos. Complexity is about how a huge number of extremely complicated and dynamic set of relationships can generate some simple behavioural patterns, whereas chaotic behaviour, in the sense of deterministic chaos, is the result of a relatively small number of non-linear interactions (Cilliers, 1998).

Complex systems may exhibit behaviors that are emergent, which is to say that while the results may be deterministic, they may have properties that can only be studied at a higher level. For example, the termites in a mound have physiology, biochemistry and biological development that are at one level of analysis, but their social behavior and mound building is a property that emerges from the collection of termites and needs to be analysed at a different level.

The rules will be applied in a twofold process:

First the creation of a material behaviour based model.
This models will explore the behavior of one material (plaster) in different levels of viscosity on a large scale model, bearing specific constraints eleborated by the students following the rules above (Stratification, Topology ea.) the results are shaped by various intensive forces (form in combination with gravity, flow forces, varying viscosity, friction..) The matter of emergence as a system for the generation of advanced behaviour in a spatial texture.

Analogue modeling of selforganizational patterns.©SPAN2006

The result of this models are further scrutinized by translating the selforganizational qualities into a machinic language. The analysis of the analogue model serves as a guideline for the development of digital design tactics. The models are moved into a machinic environment, wether this is by manual measurement, in an extensive process, or other measuring methods is up to the student. The importance of this step lies in the abbility of the student to interpret the intensive process applied to the first model in order to understand the potentials for an architectonic patterns of behavior (the density of the scaffold, variations in density and densities). It is by no mean necessary to translate the analogue model in a literal way, but more important to understand the conceptual forces driving form, program, growth of spatial patterns, textures, porosities, chromatics, gradients, and scale.
One of the main points withim this exploration will be the scrutiny of the models in terms of performance as architecture.

Viscous Formations

TopMod Models exploring various degrees of porosity.©SPAN2006

In a further process the students have to find their own sets of rules based on the observations and conclusions from the physical model, this rules are the base for the projects development into a synthetic ecologie by the use of the topological mesh modeling software TopMod. The problem of material behaviour and selforganization is interweaved with the problem of Topology, thus the use of TopMod as a potential tool for the examination of the problem. The Software faccilitates the creation of digitally fabricated models that will buid one part of the final presentation.

3D printed model of one porous exploration. ©SPAN2006

Acompaining workshops & lectures:

1: Introduction into TopMod

2: Lecture on Terminology

3: Lecture in machinic translations

Notes:

1: Goldstein, Jeffrey (1999), "Emergence as a Construct: History and Issues", Emergence: Complexity and Organization 1: 49-72

2: Stochastic, from the Greek word “Stochos” (Aim, Guess, means of, relating to) is characterised by conjecture and randomness. A stochastic process is one whose behaviour is non-deterministic in that a state does not fully determine its next state.

3: See also the paper “The machinic phylum” by Manuel de Landa, as well as :Manuel DeLanda & Peter Lamborn Wilson , 'Cities and Theories of Self Organization'
Manuel DeLanda, ‘Deleuze and the Use of the Genetic Algorithm in Architecture’

4: Colander, D. (2000). The Complexity Vision and the Teaching of Economics, E. Elgar, Northampton, MA.

KING - Final Presentation

2007-12-21T01:37:00.001-08:00

Final Result 0°|Viscosity

2007-12-20T08:07:00.000-08:00

0°| Dani Hermawan, Fei Ao, Imma Sofi Anindyta

group TIA "Viscosity_ Final Presentation"

2007-12-19T09:41:00.000-08:00

3CON Final presentation - animation

2007-12-17T14:30:00.000-08:00

3CON Final presentation - 3d, plans, sections and fabrication

2007-12-17T14:08:00.001-08:00

CONTINUUM Group - Final Presentation_Animation

2007-12-17T14:00:00.000-08:00

CONTINUUM Group - Final Presentation_Drawings

2007-12-17T13:13:00.000-08:00

Ground Floor Plan

First Floor Plan

Section A-A

Front Elevation

Side Elevation

CONTINUUM Group - Final Presentation_Renderings

2007-12-17T12:02:00.000-08:00

Final Presentation Photos...

2007-12-17T06:53:00.000-08:00

Hey everybody,

Here are some photos from our final presentations yesterday...

http://www.filesend.net/download.php?f=f6b42bde3aa41c1ee907857585e10932

Cheers,
Mazin

Group_Z - Final Presentation

2007-12-17T05:01:00.001-08:00

www.youtube.com/watch?v=uatCVXOBtMA

Group_Z - Final Presentation

2007-12-17T04:58:00.000-08:00

Animation:

Group_Z - Final Presentation

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Group_Z - Final Presentation

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Group_Z - Final Presentation

2007-12-17T04:11:00.000-08:00

Emerging Dynamics Group

2007-12-17T03:20:00.000-08:00

FAT-decayed and diseased

2007-12-15T21:54:00.001-08:00

3d strata

2007-12-15T21:32:00.000-08:00

3d strata
Cecilia Gaspar, Sarah Eldefrawy, Narcisa Hadzic

Gale / the intruders

2007-12-15T15:16:00.001-08:00

Final Review Approaching..

2007-12-11T07:13:00.000-08:00

Dear Students,
the end of our course is approaching on high speed and we are very curious about your final results. So here are some guidelines and comments for the end of the Follymorph course.
First of all I would like to congratulate all of you for the great effort you put into this course, and the great results you shared with us on this blog. Keep up the momentum generated so far and we will end with excellent results. For the last couple of days we are planning to proceed as follows: I will post now some guidelines for the material we want to see for the final presentation. As your midterms are over now I hope you will have time to work on the Follymorph Project in the next couple of days. I especially encourage you to grasp the task of designing a stair within the geometry borders of your project with more rigor and focus on the emergent design conditions and possibilities within your project. The Stair is a crucial problem in the design task of the Follymorph project, and we will definetly put a special eye on the solution of this architectonic problem.

A last comment on the designs and renderings showed so far:
to malapropise a former Bauhaus Faculty member: Sometimes less can be really more......

We will start the course on Friday 11am by doing a tablecrit, walking from project to project, discussing the results, and giving last advises before the review. The afternoon is reserved for you working on the presentation: Plans Graphics & More. By the way: Did anyone of you have the chance to print a 3D Model?
The Saturday is reserved for discussions on the discoursive impact of the work of the course. We would like to discuss with you the ideas you developed within the course in order to achieve rigor within the design and argument of your projects.

Sunday is the day: Presentations...

Some technical things about the presentation format:

Coloration/Chromatics:
We would like all of you to rely on a specific coloration scheme of your projects, concerning the renderings, as we want to see the geometry of your projects clearly. The main color should be white. You can also create differentiation with the surface quality (Glossy, Opaque, metallic surfaces, Brushed metal, Glass etc) Of course you can put your eye on how to work with light and shadow to achieve specific cinematic effects and atmospheres. No bump mappings, as those are not a clear representation of the geometry you created originally. Physical Sky, Mental Ray renderings in Maya would be great, but are not a must. Render with the rendering Engine in Maya you feel comfortable with. Silhouette representations of humans to recognize the scale (and Silhouettes only!)

Plans/Sections
I posted a couple of links in the right column of the blog. This links lead to a variety of graphic representations of curvilinear forms in terms of plans and sections. I would encourage you to pic this up as a source of inspiration for the graphical appearance of your plans and sections. All of you are skilled, educated architects, so I guess you know how plans and sections should look, but it would be a great achievement to understand how a graphical 2D representation of complex curved geometries in architecture could be represented with the traditional tools of architecture.

Presentation
We will rely on the concept of presenting the work over the blog. No printing required. Let´s call this our contribution to sustainable teaching, and we have all the projects documented together on the net. My advise to you: make a copy of the entire blog on a CD or Harddrive, who knows how long this will stay online. By making a copy you can store this course away.

We are really looking forward to see all of you and your projects.

Lets do the last weightlifting together and end this course with excellence, elegance and beauty...

Best

Matias del Campo

3d strata (entrance- elevation- interior-exterior)

2007-12-10T14:48:00.003-08:00

sedimentation, melting, erosion

strata (entrance)

2007-12-10T14:44:00.001-08:00

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Weekend Presentations

2007-12-10T12:26:00.000-08:00

I was just wondering if we will be presenting on Friday, Saturday & Sunday, or only on Saturday & Sunday.

FAT-platform

2007-12-09T18:08:00.001-08:00

plans and sections,animation to follow............FAT-FOLLY

FAT-links

2007-12-09T16:36:00.000-08:00

http://www.interactivearchitecture.org/
http://www.interactivearchitecture.org/kinesthetic-informatic-interface.html
http://web.media.mit.edu/%7Ehayes/mas834/scs1.html
http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/research/1281641.html?page=1&c=y http://www.mediaarchitecture.org/

Group: Emerging Dynamics-Keyword:Gradient-Follow up

2007-12-09T12:14:00.000-08:00

G-FATintermediates still working on stairs

2007-12-01T12:53:00.001-08:00

G-FATintermediates

2007-12-01T11:59:00.000-08:00

Keyword:Topology

definition:
study of those properties of geometry or geometric forms that
remain unchanged or unaltered under certain transformative forces,
example bending, stretching or peircing the objects geometry will
remain continuous.
this is best explained by the donut with the hole in the middle.

Taking this keyword and the nature of its definition
we attempted to express the idea we got from it in a model dubbed the
`abstract machine`
we created this machine using very simple methods and tools:

1. chickenwire
2. gypsum

Examining the behavior of the gypsum and the chicken wire mold
we observed how it created many different overlapping
layers, holes and bumps all of different qualities.
these qualities are very similar to the qualities of skin conditions or
skin under attack by viruses example herpes and anthrax
Starting from this idea, we tried to represent through the use of different computer
models how the animations of different skin tensions can possible generate architeural
form and possible mimic the anatomical structure of the body.

The Intruders - Intermidiary results

2007-11-30T05:17:00.000-08:00

Sketch Furniture by FRONT
http://www.frontdesign.se/sketchfurniture/

The World's first screen to be made of concrete
http://www.innovationlab.net/sw22811.asp

Printable Solar Cells
http://solarpoweredtechnofix.blogspot.com/

CONTINUUM Group - Final Model

2007-11-29T20:27:00.000-08:00

- Provides prototyping services for a wide range of industries
http://www.spectrum3d.com/architecture.htm

- Digital Prototyping for Manufacturing
http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/index?id=9682461&siteID=123112

- Production design, fabrication and installation of tensioned fabric structures
http://www.rdalland.com/index.html

2007-11-29T17:31:00.001-08:00

3CON group... Final Results

2007-11-29T17:07:00.000-08:00

2007-11-29T17:04:00.000-08:00

FOLLY MORPH

“3D STRATA”

Approach

Based on natural phenomenon we describe strata as elements that are part of a single system with multiple views. An important characteristic is the sedimentation process that occurs in time and that can be observed in the leveling of strata. Strata are the hard and compact result of sediment accumulation. Each stratum can be identified from the whole system for its slight contour change.
Different stratum contours occur with the influence of materials’ qualities and other external conditions. Different slops, drifts and twist in the strata shape are presented as an effect of those changing qualities and conditions.

Experimenting the abstract machine

With our keyword, stratification, as the engine we sought to transfer the nature of what it means to generate our abstract machine. The behavior of the abstract encapsulated interpretations of our keyword, such as, “from different folding (stratum) things will spread out (architectonic elements)”; corresponding to this we tried to implement different stratum behavior on different levels with periodical changeable conditions interpreting them to architectonic elements and capturing different materials quality clarifying the process of sedimentation and the tectonic quality of the main body..
Inner Spaces and linking processes occur continuously spreading out from periodical tectonic structure over all the system. Surfaces correspond with the process and are interpreted in the structure’s development, there for sediment beds flowing above each others in different procedures appear.
Process of sedimentation and the tectonic quality of main body:

Inclination - Drifting - Twisting - Superposition - Bending - Melting

Process:

Here we state the different stratum in the process of creating the model where each one adopted a particular architectural role.
Strata 001 - base of the model as a foundation, ground floor and interior
Strata 002 - first floor slab, interior, interior architecture elements such as stairs and benches
Strata 003 – shell structure, walk-through roof, stairs, openings for light

Materials:

The idea of the folly is to be a structure that emerges and melts into the ground; therefore we are considering a material that can be presented in many different ways, from being rock-like, heavy and hard, to being bendable and smooth, a material that has the possibility of blocking and letting light through. As an overall idea of what the structure will be made of we are taking concrete as our starting point, and investigating the possibilities of this material.
High performability concrete: material allows unparalleled flexibility in structural design
Translucent concrete: it’s thinnest sheets of the new concrete transmits sunlight, providing sufficient light to create a glow inside the structure
Color changing concrete: new type of system that allows you to dynamically display patterns, numbers and text in the surface of a concrete slab
Glass: art glass panels are finely crafted inserts available in a wide range of sizes to precisely fit windows and openings

Project achievements:

Characterized strata and the nature of the bounding surfaces.
Understanding the concepts of sequence of stratification.
Applying stratification into an architectural program.
Dynamic structure of the object.
Architectural elements and spaces for multiple uses.
Active adjoining spaces inside-out and vice versa.
Creating linked spaces.
Dramatic and mysterious spaces.
Environment in which panels are continuously reshaped by a network of stratas.
Representing natural and artificial lighting.
Appling texture and color.
Project aims to find an effective solution that can realize flexible and very active shapes (stratas) form the very hard and heavy-looking material and structure.
Representing an interactive structure with emergent properties that condenses in the final architectural form.

Website of the National Building Museum with projects

using concretes that have various superior construction

and structural properties.
http://www.nbm.org/liquid_stone/home.html

Translucent Concrete
http://www.litracon.hu/

Color Changing Concrete
www.inkycircus.com/.../03/colour_changing.html

King - Intermediate Process

2007-11-29T15:10:00.000-08:00

Technology Links:

>>>Materials
Geopolymer >> energy efficient materials
Geopolymer is a term covering a class of synthetic aluminosilicate materials with potential use in a number of areas.
http://www.geopolymer.org/

CRFP >> fluid form >> high elasticity
Carbon fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP or CRP), is a very strong, light and expensive composite material or fiber reinforced plastic.
Features :

low specific gravity, exquisite mechanical properties (high specific tensile strength, high specific elastic modulus, etc.)
attractive performances (electric conductivity, heat resistance, low thermal expansion coefficient, chemical stability, self-lubrication property, high heat conductivity, etc.)
http://www.carbonfiber.gr.jp/english/

>>>Fabrication
We are still deepening the concept of the fabrication and modification using the hybrid processes of selective laser cladding (SLC) and milling.
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6TGJ-428FJSC-D&_user=10&_coverDate=03%2F01%2F2001&_rdoc=1&_fmt=&_orig=search&_sort=d&view=c&_acct=C000050221&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=10&md5=96498bd235d9d146c8846dd07d4696aa

group TIA "Viscosity/ Intermediate Results"

2007-11-29T14:44:00.001-08:00

Example of Viscosity in architecture

Material/ Technology Links: http://www.boingboing.net/2005/10/27/plastic-solarpowered.html
http://www.concretecanvas.co.uk/index.html
http://www.precious-piece.com/products/products.html

The term viscosity is usually used in reference to liquids and their resistance to movement depending on density. This term can however be explored architecturally in terms of materiality, light and shadow, form and space. We intend for the purposes of the creation of the folly to explore viscosity of light within architectural spaces.
When light encounters an obstacle which it cannot pass through a shadow is created. However depending on the transparency of material, different intensities of light can enter a space.
We have observed through our chicken wire and gypsum model that material surface characteristics as well as openings and conditions of transparency, result in various viscosities of light conditions within a space.
We intend to implement these interesting phenomena in the creation of our folly and have began the exploration process by using TopMod to create various types of surface conditions and from there used the 3d Max program to explore the conditions of light and shadow created by these spaces.

Group_Z_sci-fi_museum

2007-11-29T11:58:00.001-08:00

here is the link to the movie we created about our model (1oo Mb) :

download movie

built

not yet built :)

Links:

Article about Nanogel, the world’s lightest solid material. It can be used to increase the thermal efficiency of glazing systems.
http://www.cabot-corp.com/cws/businesses.nsf/CWSID/cwsBUS200502230954AM9441?OpenDocument

Research from the University of Michigan regarding deposition modeling being used to create small solid metal components.
http://claim.engin.umich.edu/research.html
http://www.pomgroup.com/homepage%20-%20latestnew.asp

New technologies to develop expansive curved glazing systems.
http://archrecord.construction.com/innovation/3_BuildingTech/0310TechTransfer.asp

Final Stage: Intermediate Results Postings

2007-11-29T00:46:00.000-08:00

Dear students,
Just a reminder to post intermediate results of your folly on Thur, 29th Nov
Please post the following information:

1: picture of a built architectural example (for those who didn't so far)
can be comtemporary, can be historic, the important part beeing that it describes the phenomena inherent in the terminology chosen by each of you.

2: technology links (material, manufacturing process, ect...)

3: Abstract of theoretical background (aprox. A4 sheet)

4: Intermediate results of your 3D digital model (renderings and/or animations)
with focus on the architectural task to create platforms, stairs and ramps that are derived from the overall geometry of your computational model

Maybe you also can post intermediate result for the elements you will need
for the final review:

Plans & Sections as needed. Sections in order to understand the spatial
qualities, especially your stair, ramp solution. We are very interested into
the interior qualities present in your models. (Put Silhouette figures in
the section to facilitate reading the scale.)

I was thinking about two plan scales depending on the size of your folly:

For those who went for a smaller object, like aprox the size of a one family
housing project: Plans and sections in 1:50 scale

For those with bigger objects: 1:100 Scale

Don´t forget that we want to see a basic idea on fabrication, construction
and setup. We talked about how a complex curved entity is devided into
pieces: the panelization of the object; and how the resulting joints can
become a part of the design, the articulation of the building.

This now is not a must but it would be great to see: a 10 seconds animation
of your project, wether it is a fly around the object, a flytrough or a
buildup animation is up to you.

Emerging Dynamics-Gradient

2007-11-27T21:38:00.001-08:00

Intermediate Result - 0° group

2007-11-25T06:01:00.001-08:00

Here is one of example on using viscosity in architecture and design.
http://www.gageclemenceau.com/

Here are 3 TECHNOLOGY LINKS:
1. A new method for creating meta-materials that bend light in unusual ways may bring practical applications closer
www.technologyreview.com/Nanotech/19576/
2. Developing innovative casting technologies
www.csiro.au/acience/ps1rc.html
3. Lightweight Structures Manufacturing www-wip.nottingham.ac.uk/nimrc/research/structures.php

GROUP:EMERGING DYNAMICS - GRADIENT

2007-11-16T09:26:00.000-08:00

Architectonic Example:

Fabrication Links :

Cutting Technologies for Sculptors
http://www.sculptor.org/3D/Cutting/

Rapid Prototyping Technology
http://www.rpc.msoe.edu/machines.php

Tools and Fabrication links
http://www.aainter3.net/tools/

KING >> Form & Structure

2007-11-11T20:29:00.000-08:00

Wanna some violet LIQUID? :)

2007-11-11T06:18:00.001-08:00

Group#Z

2007-11-11T06:12:00.001-08:00

3CON group... Berlin folly

2007-11-10T16:50:00.001-08:00

2007-11-09T01:44:00.001-08:00

group TIA "Viscosity"

2007-11-08T18:31:00.000-08:00

Visualizing Pressure [the intruders]

2007-11-08T13:13:00.000-08:00

First we tried to replicate some aspects observed in our model: differences in the grid shape, existence of a "canopy" and an inner volume composing the overall appearance of the object.

First model - difference in grid shape. We see three different patterns, coresponding to the ammount of applied pressure.

Then we tried to combine these aspects in a final model, using an architectural approach. The structure makes an interplay with the crust, creating different qualities of texture.

3d strata

2007-11-07T14:43:00.000-08:00

KING group >> Model Exploration

2007-11-06T15:03:00.000-08:00

We are trying to implement finding rules from abstract machine. Twisting, bending, strething, pushing,rolling. Fluid material and forces create abstract composition of concave-convex form, as also create composition of opening and closure.

Combination of "Defined + Undefined (natural) structure" >> stability and balance.

CONTINUUM Group - Sketch Models

2007-11-06T10:44:00.000-08:00

GRADIENT

Our development was based on the discussion from last pin-up and our understanding of gradient as a sequence of spatial experiences varying from mild to extreme. Within this understanding of sequence vs. spatial qualities we tackled a number of conepts

- rate of change / growth
- vectors of movement
- reiteration / rythm
- fragment / entity

Trial 01 :
Limited by our computer capacities we were only able to produce screenshots of our model. We couldn't preform any crust or remeshing operations.

Trial 02 :
Started with a much simpler shape, that doesn't represent the complexity we are aiming for, but which our computers could handle, and preformed the proposed generation steps. Rendering was using 3ds max.

FAT-sketch models 2

2007-11-05T14:29:00.000-08:00

another try ..........this model tries to capture the essence of skin deterioration by anaylzing skin translucent and veins.

0° - Viscosity-Model experiment

2007-11-04T10:28:00.000-08:00

Model experiment with rough rendering and some qualities which discovered in the gyps-model.

The aim of this experiment using Topmod is to create a form which is representing the quality of viscosity derived from the gyps-model. We try to be more focus on viscosity's motion and multilayer pattern.

Group_Z - Topology

2007-11-04T04:54:00.001-08:00

Emerging Dynamics-Gradients

2007-11-04T02:34:00.000-08:00

Gradient in Lengths, Angles, Transparency, Colour,
Enclosure and Elevation.

FAT-sketch models

2007-11-02T16:49:00.000-07:00

examining different skin conditions and behaviour

3CON... exercises on stratification using topmod+3dmax

2007-11-02T12:33:00.000-07:00

Emerging Dynamics-quick concept

2007-11-02T10:25:00.000-07:00

These are just a start. We are trying to test what we learned in Top Mod with some influence from the abstract machine.

More Maya resources

2007-11-01T06:17:00.000-07:00

SimplyMaya (video tutorials, most of them paid, but there are some nice free ones)

CGTalk (discussion forum, worth registering)

2007-10-28T09:27:00.001-07:00

G_FAT

2007-10-28T04:32:00.001-07:00

the intruders / visualizing pressure

2007-10-28T02:54:00.000-07:00

keyword: intensity

CONTINUUM Group - Analogue Model

2007-10-27T21:54:00.000-07:00

KING Group

2007-10-27T20:28:00.000-07:00

Viscosity in Architecture

2007-10-27T18:12:00.000-07:00

Emerging Dynamics-Follymorph

2007-10-27T17:49:00.000-07:00

Neuron3

2007-10-27T16:57:00.000-07:00

3CON group... Stratification

2007-10-27T16:22:00.001-07:00

2007-10-27T15:49:00.001-07:00

0° Viscosity-Analytic Map

2007-10-27T15:38:00.000-07:00

0° : Dani, Imma, Fei

Pin-up Group Z #3

2007-10-27T15:26:00.000-07:00

Pin-up Group Z# 4

2007-10-27T15:25:00.000-07:00

Pin-up Group Z #2

2007-10-27T15:01:00.001-07:00

Pin-up Group Z #1

2007-10-27T14:17:00.001-07:00

2007-10-27T13:57:00.001-07:00

Analytical Maps

2007-10-27T07:05:00.001-07:00

Hi everybody,
for tomorrows speed pin-up
you should be ready to present as follows:
1. choose a group name
2. picture of an architectonic situation that depicts the term you choose
3. pictures (also detail shots) of the model
4. analytical maps (at least one sectional analysis)
5. post all of that in the blog
To give you an impression what you should be working on for tomorrows speed pin-up I just posted a view images of last years students analytical maps
just click on the icons below

see you tomorrow

Follymorph - a course at the DIA Bauhaus Dessau

2007-10-18T06:43:00.000-07:00

The main task of this course is the design of a Folly, implying design methods and analysis in a rigorous fashion.

The typology of the Folly, which surfaced in European architecture history within the 16th century, is described by qualities such as extravagant, frivolous or fanciful, designed more for artistic expression than for practicality.
The approach of this course is looking for specific design solutions within the contemporary field of architecture. The folly, and its inherent qualities of beauty will simultaneously help to understand the qualities of performative surfaces as well as the underlying program of the economy of form. These phenomena, which have been explored in the sciences, starting from the explorations of Leonardo da Vinci, to Ernst Haeckel and up to the genetic engineering under research in the Laboratories of Craig Venter can result in novel insights within the field of architecture. Taking this as a preposition we will approach a series of terms, connected to the mentioned explorations, and scrutinize them for their potentials in architecture design. The students will be supplied with a specific site for their Folly, in order to create comparable results, they will be provided with a set of terms for exploration, and they will be given specific design tools. Despite the fact that the tools of design are the same, the resulting entities can find a manifold of expressions and results, as can natural phenomena relying on the same principals like self-organization, emergence and rule based systems. The goal of the course is the application of rigor within the design process, as well as in the application of discoursive issues, in order to find and define the students approach within the discipline of contemporary architecture, focusing on the individual approach.

Schedule

2007-10-17T08:06:00.000-07:00

1: Analogue Model, based on chickenwire and plaster, students have to follow varying agendas. The model has to measure a minimum of 0.5m x 0.5m

2: Translation of the model into TopMod & Maya

3: Abstract machines: explanatory maps and plans of the concepts and observation results out of both the analogue and the digital model.
In 1:50 scale.

4: model of crucial points of the design, depicting the discovered framework based on the rules (Extensive vs Intensive, Stratification, Connectivity, etc) The models have to be nested within a base of the site. Depending on the facilities we will rely on slow prototyping or rapid prototyping

5: Two A4 pages minimum TxT explaining the conceptual background as well as the exploration in terms of performance within an urban texture.

6: For the final presentation we will rely on a strict basic graphic and model representation for everyone. I.e.: Layout, font, model scales…

Material you need for the first round: Chickenwire (5-10m), Gypsum (20Kg), easily obtainable at the home-improvement dealer of choice