3-DAY WORKSHOP SERIES ON
PARAMETRIC DESIGN
NEW DELHI | MUMBAI | BENGALURU
13 - 15 | 20 - 22 | 27 - 29
TOOLS - RHINO + GRASSHOPPER
(NO PRIOR KNOWLEDGE NEEDED)
WEsearch lab invites you to participate in a 3-day long workshop on Parametric Design in New Delhi, Mumbai or Bengaluru. The workshops shall be tutored by Joy Mondal from WEsearch lab, with an aim of providing insight into Parametric Design, and the inherent logic that constitutes and drives it.
This course will use Rhino & Grasshopper as an aid in design exploration by looking at design as a complex inter-relationship of intrinsic and extrinsic parameters. Using parameters to define geometry marks a fundamental shift in aesthetic value: from the exact ‘repetition’ of elements in traditional design to a varied but ‘similar’ use of elements in parametric design. Based on the variables, options can be explored (as many as mathematically possible), by automating the process of exploration, similar in principle to the rapid doodles developed during initial conceptual stage.
The workshop shall introduce 6 major topics - i) Rhino modeling, ii) Grasshopper scripting, iii) Parametric facade design, iv) Planarising curved surface for construction, v) Construction drawing automated generation, and vi) Genetic algorithm to optimise design.
The technique of Parametric Design marks a paradigm shift where relationships between elements are used to manipulate and inform the design of geometries and structures. The focus shifts from the process of modelling geometry, to the process of defining geometry. Participants will get a first-hand taste of the design workflow of top ranked universities and practices from around the world.
We shall share inhouse made custom scripts which can take care of gradient-based facade and urban design, and generate set out drawings for the construction of irregular shapes. No prior knowledge of the software is required.
Ever wondered how Zaha Hadid Architects, Bjarke Ingles, UN Studio and others design their - 1) complex surfaces, 2) gradient facade and 3) make construction drawings for them?
Then this workshop is for you!
- Understand and apply the principles underlying the theory of computation and parametric design in architecture,
- Understand different aspects of computation, and their integration in design pipeline,
- Research, explore, and test the use of parameters and their inter-relationships to generate simple and complex facade designs,
- Be able to iterate through the design concepts,
- Understand the mathematical framework of optimisation,
- Get a working knowledge of Rhino and Grasshopper, and
- Think critically about the appropriate uses and applications of these architectural tools and skills and critique the use of computation in architecture.
- The workshop is open to students of all years.
- The workshop is open to all professionals.
- No prior knowledge of Rhino or Grasshopper is needed.
- Participants need to bring their own laptops or workstations.
- Rhino 6 / 5 (90-day evaluation) can be downloaded for free here.
- Grasshopper free-version (not needed for Rhino 6) can be downloaded here .
- Lunchbox plug-in free-version can be downloaded here.