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Material Parametrics Workshop at NYC

Rodrigo — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 14:25:25 +0000

Material Parametrics is a two-day intensive design and prototyping workshop (with an optional third day) to be held in New York City during the weekend of September 25.

Description:
Over the course of two(+) days participants will examine the cultural as well as technological domains of associative practices within architecture and its related fields. Participants will iteratively develop parametric assemblies with an emphasis placed on material prototyping as a vehicle for design innovation.

The format of the workshop includes daily instructional, design, and fabrication sessions and will be conducted in a fast-paced and hands-on studio environment. Participants will have direct access to digital fabrication equipment, including an industrial CNC 3-axis Mill and CNC High-Force Cutter. An optional third workshop day is offered to those participants desiring further time to develop and prototype individual projects.

As part of a larger online infrastructure, modeLab, this workshop provides 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/$650.
Workshop Location : modeLab | NYC.
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
modeLab ModeTools | Custom Plug-In Add-On GHA Files
modeLab Fabrication Equipment | CNC 3-Axis Mill + High-Force Cutter

Topics:
Parametric Design Logics
Computational Geometry
Modularity + Recombination
Pressures + Influencers
Interoperability + Digital Fabrication

Dates:
2010.August.27 | Workshop Announced + Registration Opens.
2010.September.20 | Registration Closes.
2010.September.25 | Workshop Begins.
2010.September.27 | Optional Workshop Session.

To register or get more detailed information please visit this link or send your questions to info@studiomode.nu.

Open Source Project for the Venice Biennale

Rodrigo — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 22:54:15 +0000

Last week I was interviewed for the Open Source Project for the Venicie Biennale by @n_fentisova , where I talked a little bit about some of my thoughts about Open Source in general.
Opensimsim is an open source design network for architecture to promote the idea that open source can enhance the architectural design and building process, dealing with wide range, innovative and sustainable housing concepts. providing user generated content including scripting tools and valuable knowledge.
The main goal is to present the beta version of the online platform to a broader audience at the Venice Biennale. Furthermore an interactive and partly physical installation will demonstrate the ideas and possibilities of Open- Source for architecture and design.15 open source projects will be featured and the visitors can interact in the sustainable design process and meet the design community.

It´s nice to be able to contribute to this project here´s my little interview with some others I´ve found very interesting .To watch more visit the the Interviews section of Opensimsim

RODRIGO MEDINA GARCIA: OPEN SOURCE DESIGN from opensimsim.net on Vimeo.

BJARKE INGELS: OPEN SOURCE DESIGN from opensimsim.net on Vimeo.

TATIANA BILBAO: OPEN SOURCE DESIGN from opensimsim.net on Vimeo.

AU Studio: open source design network from opensimsim.net on Vimeo.

IÑAKI ECHEVERRIA: OPEN SOURCE DESIGN from opensimsim.net on Vimeo.

LaN-FLIGHT 2010

Rodrigo — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 17:10:55 +0000

Happy to announce I will be having a virtual participation at LaN-FLIGHT which is a traveling seminar / tour of digital fabrication practices and programs , Intended to draw a diverse group of professionals and students from afar for a full schedule of exchanges with leading practices, fabrication lab visits, & LaN seminars.

For more inforamtion , updates and suscribing to this event please visit LAN’s site to get in contact with them.

LaN FLIGHT coming July 2010! from LaN on Vimeo.

LaN-FLIGHT 001 included a mix of lectures talks & seminars throughout Boston, New York & New Haven with leading practices including Commonwealth, Associated Fabrication, Kennedy & Violich Architecture, SOM Digital Design Group, Erwin Hauer Studios, Mike Silver Architects, MEx | Metropolitan Exchange, Terreform ONE, REX & Office dA.

LaN-FLIGHT 2010 commences JULY 7th 9am and continues through midnight JULY 13.

schedule updates will continue to be posted

BOS (JUL 7-9)

Microsoft New England Research & Development Center to host LaN seminar July 7-9, 9am-2pm

Kostas Terzidis – THE MEME

I|K Studio

NEW HAVEN (JUL 10)

ERWIN HAUER STUDIOS

NY (JUL 10-13)

Michael Silver Architects

BURO HAPPOLD

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KPF

COMMONWEALTH

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Rhino/Grasshopper Workshop May -June

Rodrigo — Sat, 15 May 2010 00:07:04 +0000

Continuing with the Workshops series orginized by Chido Studio and Plataforma de Arquitectura at Queretaro , Mexico . If your are interested in organizing a workshop at your univertity or studio please contact me.

Workshop Rhino / Grasshopper

Curso destinado principalmente a Arquitectos y Diseñadores interesados en el aprendizaje del diseño parametrico y la creación de algoritmos generativos para su implementacion en distintos processos de diseño ,s e explicaran los conceptos teoricos para abordar proyectos de diseño a través de algoritmos mediante programación. Se utilizara el entorno de Grasshopper y Rhinoscript como herramientas para desarollar los ejercicios . No es necesario conocimiento previo de Rhinoceros ni de programación.

Fecha y Lugar
Mayo 28, 29 ,20 y Junio 4,5,6
Instalaciónes Plataforma de Arquitectura (151-SA)

Cupo maximo
15 plazas

Costo
Estudiantes : $ 2,500.ºº
Profesionistas: $ 3,000.ºº

Importante
*Los participantes deberan traer su propia laptop con todo el software y actualizaciones (originales o verisones de demostración oficiales) previamente instaladas.(se fijara una fecha unos días antes para revisar que todos los equipos esten en orden y listos para trabajar)

Una vez que el deposito se haya llevado acabo el participante debera enviar a cualquiera de estos dos correos electronicos: rodrigo@designplaygrounds.com – chidostudio@gmail.com la siguiente información.
-Nombre Completo
-Email
-Telefono
-Institución Educativa u Oficina
-Archivo adjunto de la copia del recibo del deposito bancario

En cuanto se reciban los datos inmediatamente nos pondremos en contacto para especificar los siguientes pasos a seguir.

Imagenes del Workshop anterior

CHIDO STUDIO + PLATAFORMA ARQUITECTURA WORKSHOP from chido studio on Vimeo.

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Workshop Advanced Modelling Experience

Rodrigo — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 22:48:27 +0000

Last Month we had the Advanced Modelling Workshop at Queretaro city , together with Luis de la Parra and Daniel Camiro we started an initiative called Chido Studio with the purpose of organizing a series of Workshops in that city regarding parametric design strategies & digital fabrication for implementing them in different design processes . The workshop lasted 2 weekends and was divided in three main areas.
1)Traditional Modelling with Rhino
2)Rendering techniques for VRay on 3dMax
3) Parametric design using Grasshopper as our tool for editing algorithms.

I would like to congratulate all the participants for the results obtained during the Workshop , most of them had no prior experience with the softwares and yet the learning speed of the course was really impressive.At the end , participants ended with the basic tools and knowledge to start developing their own algorithms in order to approach their design problems in parametric and generative way.

Here are some few images of the work made by students:

Small video documenting the workshop experience (SPANISH)

CHIDO STUDIO + PLATAFORMA ARQUITECTURA WORKSHOP from chido studio on Vimeo.

AW1 – ARTificial Workshop No1

Rodrigo — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 04:07:23 +0000

Sebastián Guerra from ARTificial has informed me about a Workshop they are going to have this next days at Lima -Peru about parametric design & digital fabrication I have to say its going to be a great event for everyone interested in the new emerging methodologies and technologies for design, I´m glad to see this kind of initiatives appearing all over Latin America./Sebastián Guerra de ARTificial me ha informado acerca de un taller que tendran los proximos dias en Lima- Peru acerca de diseño parametrico y fabricación digital y tengo que decir que esta es una gran oportunidad para todos aquellos interesados en las nuevas metodologias y tecnologias emergentes para el diseño, me da mucho gusto ver estas iniciativas apareciendo por toda Latino America espermos que mas de estos eventos se sigan realizando para impulsar el desarollo de nuestros países.

Para mas informacion acerca del evento vista su sitio web.

AW1 – ARTificial Workshop No1

El AW1 es un Taller de diseño Asociativo y Fabricacion Digital de una semana de duración, es impartido por ARTificial y está abierto a todos los diseñadores del continente Latino-Americano con interés en el uso y la aplicación de Rhinoceros+Grasshopper orientado a la fabricación digital, el uso de Maquinas de Fabricación Digital controladas por CNC y la inquietud por desarrollar nuevas formas de diseño y la re-definición de la realidad del Nuevo Continente.

Objetivos y alcances:
•Aprendizaje de criterios de diseño paramétrico.
•Aprendizaje del uso de Software con capacidades asociativas y paramétricas.
•Asesoría en el desarrollo de un proyecto desde el diseño hasta la fabricación.
•Uso de maquinas de fabricación digital (Milling machine, Laser Cutter, Plasma Cutter.)
•Optimización para diseño y corte de piezas en Acero, Madera, Cartón, Papel y Textiles.

Duración del Taller:
1 Semana (3h diarias + 1Taller intensivo de ensamblaje de 10h)

Exhibición:
Al finalizar el Taller las piezas más destacadas serán presentadas en una exposición temporal en la Galería de Corriente Alterna Escuela de Diseño.

Dirigido a:
Estudiantes de Diseño y Arquitectura, Diseñadores Industriales, Diseñadores Gráficos, Diseñadores de Interiores, Diseñadores de Joyas, Disñadores de Moda, Artistas y cualquier interesado en: practicar Diseño Avanzado, implementar el uso de CAD en 3d, Diseño Parametrico y la utilización de maquinas de fabricación digital para optimizar y automatizar los procesos de fabricación/construcción. Considerando Aplicaciones como: Muebles, Escenografias, Arquitectura, Empaques o “Packaging”, Vestidos, etc.

Los Participantes del AW1 tendrán información de primera mano, con respecto a la experiencia de cursar el Master de Arquitectura Avanzada, por parte de los directores del AW1. A demás de servir como experiencia previa para aquellos que decidan aplicar al Curso de Master en el programa 2010-2011 en el IaaC Barcelona-España. (Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia – IaaC)

Lamp Design Contest

Rodrigo — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 00:53:14 +0000

My friends of BlobBox studio have invited me to be a judge for a Lamp Design Contest they are organizing, I think this may be a good opportunity for designers and students who want to have some fun and put their skills to the test, we are looking for designs using parametric and digital fabrications techniques so if you have a project or an idea this may be a nice way to put your talents at practice.

Contest Description
International design contest open for students and professionals to design a lamp for a living room ( floor , roof or wall) the production cost of the lamp should be of no more than $115.000USD All designs should be submitted before the 1 of June, A copy of the winning design will be part of Andares House in Ags, Mexico

The contest is open for architecture and design students and professionals in such disciplines that are less than 30 years old. BlobBox has the desire to support collaborative design schemes at international level , we strongly believe in the young talents , forums for design performance and to turn design into reality.
Therefore we commit ourselves to only fabricate two copies of the winning lamp and also to protect the intellectual value for such creation and design.

Note: The information of this form will be redirected to the contact team of BlobBox Studio who will be the ones answering all questions and recieving all submissions.

Advanced Modelling Workshop [MEXICO]

Rodrigo — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 02:22:40 +0000

(render image by jhon locke)

INFORMAMOS QUE LAS PLAZAS PARA ESTE EVENTO SE ENCUENTRAN AGOTADAS QUEREMOS AGRADECER A TODAS LAS PERSONAS QUE SE HAN INSCRITO Y HAN MOSTRADO INTERES EN EL WORKSHOP, ESTAMOS SEGUROS ENTRE TODOS HAREMOS UN EXCELENTE EVENTO./ WE ARE GLAD TO INFORM THAT ALL THE SEATS FOR THE WORKSHOP ARE FULL , WE WILL LIKE TO THANK EVERYONE FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND INTEREST, STAY TUNNED FOR NEW EVENTS .

Este taller va dirigido principalmente a arquitectos, diseñadores industriales, diseñadores de interiores y profesionistas o estudiantes afines al diseño. El objetivo ,tanto por la duración como por el método de trabajo que se plantea será mas practico que teórico, se dará a los participantes los conocimientos para utilizar herramientas de diseño parametrico para el desarrollo de algoritmos generativos , para su implementación en procesos de diseño , además de distintas técnicas avanzadas de modelación 3d , edición de materiales, iluminación y renderizado para la producción de infografías.

Bajo la utilización de distintos software se examinaran conceptos y casos de estudio que permitirán a los participantes aprender a utilizar y generar algoritmos que les permitan llevar a acabo distintos procesos de diseño , tanto para exploración de diseños conceptuales, así como para la optimización del diseño para su fabricación además del desarrollo de topologías complejas que respondan a ciertos criterios predefinidos por el diseñador.

Fecha y Lugar
5,6,7 - 12,13,14 de Marzo
Instalaciónes Plataforma de Arquitectura (151-SA)

Cupo maximo
15 plazas

Costo
Estudiantes : $ 2,000.ºº
Profesionistas: $ 2,700.ºº

Proceso de Inscripción
El participante debera pagar la matricula haciendo un deposito bancario a la cuenta que aparece a continuación.
Banco:Banamex
Nombre:Daniel Camiro Salgado
No.Cuenta:5204 1670 5605 3697
CLABE(transferencia interbancaria):002010437100818177
El deposito minimo para reservar la matricula es del 50% el resto debera ser cubierto por lo menos 7 días antes del inicio del taller.

En cuanto se reciban los datos inmediatamente nos pondremos en contacto para especificar los siguientes pasos a seguir.

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RhinoHelp.com Contest

Rodrigo — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 23:44:26 +0000

This is a call out for all rhino user enthusiasts, my friends at RhinoHelp.com have launched an open competition for all Rhino modellers, a good opportunity to show and to presume your modelling and rendering skills to others ,for more information and submissions of projects you can go to their website , have fun.

Design & model a home appliance for year 2050
This contest is solely dedicated to modeling in Rhinoceros 3D modeling software.
In this contest, you are encouraged to try and imagine how would a home appliance look and feel like in a year 2050. It doesn’t have to be fully functionally thought through, but it definitely is a plus if you design into more detail.
Contest deadline
February 1st - May 1st
Contest prizes

1st prize

1. McNeel’s Rhinoceros v4.0 NFR (Not for resale)
2. 3Dconnexion’s SpaceNavigator

2nd prize

1. T-Splines, Inc.’s T-Splines v2 for Rhino
2. 3Dconnexion’s SpaceNavigator

3rd prize

1. 3Dconnexion’s SpaceNavigator

General rules

1. By submitting you agree that Rhino3DHelp.com and McNeel can use your submission, for promotional purposes.
2. Any submission must have been created in 2010 and can not have been featured in any other CG competition or awards.
3. By submitting to the Rhino3DHelp.com’s contest, you warrant that you have obtained permission to submit the works for public display.
4. Any attempt to circumvent any of the competition rules or voting systems will result in you and your company being disqualified and permanently banned from all future contests.
5. Judging will be performed by judges selected by Rhino3DHelp.com. Judges will be responsible for selection and scoring of all submitted images. Criteria for judging can be found on the Judging page.
6. Contestants should be registered on the forums, and need to create their WIP thread in the contest forum.
7. Contestants should post at least 1 WIP shot during the challenge and should comment on others work.
8. For final submission, contestants need to submit compressed (zip or rar) .3dm model for judging.
9. Deadline will be after three months from now.
10. All contestants must provide reliable contact information in their profile, if information provided does not allow us to contact you easily then placement and prizes will be adjusted accordingly to the next ranked entry.
11. Usage of 3rd party plugins is allowed, as long as it is in Rhino and contestants must have aprox. 60% of the scene modeled in classic Rhino way.
12. T-Splines plugin usage is allowed.
13. Modeling in Rhino is obligatory, models needs to be 100% created inside Rhino, and all contestants must provide .3dm model to the jury.

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Lecture at COAAC

Rodrigo — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 20:46:44 +0000

Recently I was invited to the presentation of the magazine +Arquitectura which is edited by the COAAC (Colegio de Arquitectos del Estado de Aguascalientes) in which by the way I was invited to write an article about Advanced Design Strategies to be featured in the next number.
I met Alejandro Anaya president of the COAAC who kindly invited me to give a lecture of “Prametric Architecture” ,So the last week I went over there and talk about a little bit about my personal work , as well as the projects made on SEED studio I also talk about the general benefits of implementing parametric strategies on architecture projects and how they may be applied to low budget projects , apparently there is a misconception that this methodologies are very expensive to execute I think maybe because many of the projects presented using this approach have a huge level of complex and conceptual formal language , this isn´t an obligatory characteristic of this kind of projects.

I had a great time, I met very interesting people I hope to be invited in a future for more events.
As a funny anecdote at the end of the lecture the gave me a recognition diploma in which they put ING.Rodrigo Medina García (“ING” in Mexico stands for engineer) they assumed based on my work that I was an structural engineer thing that I am not jeje .