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CHROMAtex.me by SOFTLab

Rodrigo — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 23:31:44 +0000

Another interesting project for your consideration to support, SOFTlab is producing an installation at the bridgegallery in the lower east side of Manhattan. For a month, starting August 26th,CHROMAtex.me will fill a small part of the world with one of our favorite things: COLOR! , please visit their kickstarter project they have a very cool reward system.

CHROMAtex.me from SOFTlab on Vimeo.

Starting NOW, a team at SOFTlab is preparing the documents to get the project going. Here are a few facts that make this installation worth the attention and involvement:
1. It will be made of around 5,000 panels.
2. Each panel will have a unique color that when assembled will combine to make an amazing gradient.
3. The whole structure will be held together using binder clips!

In order to make this project happen, they need to complete the final design, print color on + or – 3,960’ of super high gloss photo paper, laser cut the paper into their specific geometry, clip the pieces together, and install the final piece. There’s a lot to do and a short amount of time to do it!

If you can help them offset some of the costs they will reward you with pieces from the original installation! Every cent you give will go towards materials such as paper, ink, fasteners, lights, etc.

Along with their Kickstarter campaign and the production of the installation, these guys will track where the support is coming from. After you donate,you must leave a message containing your name, where you are located, and a picture to be uploaded on a Google Map found here www.chromatex.me

You can also see how many panels have been given names at www.chromatex.me! Pass the word along and help this guys tag the entire installation with supporters!

Protuberant Cloud by SPAN

Rodrigo — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 00:21:29 +0000

Vienna based Architecture Firm SPAN, headed by Matias del Campo and Sandra Manninger, have held a week ago an intensive workshop at Anahuac University, Mexico City.

The workshop Protuberant Cloud dealt with the creation of continuous differentiation by the application of a multiplicity of repetitive components. The basis of the components is a space filling polyhedron. In this case a Bisymmetric Hendecahedron. The resulting protuberant cloud, produced together with the students, shines in a beautiful chromatic firework.

MOS talks about experimenting with Architecture

Rodrigo — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 19:24:49 +0000

Michael Meredith, MOS Architects, @ The Creators Project NYC from Creators Project on Vimeo.

Here´s an interesting Q+A from Michael Meredith,MOS Architects at the creators project event were they designed an impressive architectural installation for the 1st floor of the Creators Project NYC launch event: a set of blocks that looks like it’s in the midst of collapse, bathed in the light of projectors.

I have to say that the more I heard him talking the more I identify with him, there are some points i share like using the technology to lose some control of the final outcome or result of what we are doing.

He also makes an interesting comment “The profession is built on a mythology of control,” he says. “We tend to be more interested in the chaotic over the ordered.”

Another thing he talks about that also called my attention is fact that Institutions are become more and more irrelevant in the fields of architecture and design , apparently I´m not the only one who thinks this .

Chelsea Xpo Pavilion [Grasshopper]

Rodrigo — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 23:22:06 +0000

Today I spotted a this project at designboom.com , interesting to see the growing number of students and researchers are exploring new possibilites of design through the use of digital technologies ( in this case the use of Rhino and Grasshopper) and its production process.

Chelsea Xpo Pavilion Project is directed by Cyril Shing, Senior Lecturer of BA Interior Spatial Design (ISD) in collaboration with Yiching Liu (Platform 2 Tutor), Daniel Piker (creator of Kangaroo – physics engine for Grasshopper) and Platform 2 final year students. The pavilion marks the achievements of Platform 2’s idea of digital creativity and addresses issues of sustainability through consideration of the use of materials and the development fabrication processes.

The project were set and work with different disciplines including textile designer, materials engineer , programming engineering to explore platform agenda. This collaborative exercise also allows students and researchers to be able to question a number of design issues. E.g. the sustainability concerns, method of production and use of materials.

The pavilion is sponsored by Speedo and is constructed using 200 LZR Racer swimming suits wich due to recent changes in rules for competition couldn´t be used for competition , resulting in a remarkable structure. The project objective was to re-use this product, the LZR racer as an architectural component to think about the sustainability approaches in the design and fabrication process. With the integration of digital technology.

The pavilion is located at the Rootstein Hopkins Parade Ground which is opposite to the Tate Britain on Atterbury Street, SW1. It is part of this year’s Chelsea College undergraduate summer show and London Festival of Architecture 2010.

OR2 by Orproject

Rodrigo — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 14:49:26 +0000

Orproject is a London based architecture and design practice set up by Francesco Brenta , Christoph Klemmt and Laura Micalizzi. Their work explores advanced geometries while also conserving an ecologic agenda.

Or2 is an innovative photo-reactive skin for external environments. It is a shading device which interacts with the changing position of the sun. Or2 is composed of photo-chromic polygonal segments digitally produced and waterjet cut . Direct sunlight renders Or2’s surface coloured and opaque; thus the opaque surface filters the direct sunlight flooding its surroundings with coloured hues of soft light. At night solar energy captured on the surface during the day powers LEDs scattered on the surface, turning Or2 into a photovoltaic chandelier.

Assemblage in public

Rodrigo — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 00:14:38 +0000

Assemblage in public is an installation commisioned by the Chelsea College of Art and Design designed by Ola Wasilkowska and Michal Piasecki for their Parade event. The event took place on 21-23 May, 2010 at Rootstein Hopkins Parade Ground in London.

The installation was made using computational design strategies with a low-tech assembly of repeatable components (4320 crates) on site. The project is rooted in an idea that a repetition of a few simple rules is able to construct complex geometry, which can host different functions.

The core structure of the intervention was obtained through multi objective optimization with genetic algorithms. The optimization was conducted with a purpose built software written in Processing. The goal was to distribute the components according to a predefined “shadow map” and to keep them structurally stable at the same time.

Intensive Fields Conference 2009 Lectures

Rodrigo — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 04:06:14 +0000

Intensive Fields 2009 conference was undoubtedly one of the most important events of last year concerning parametric and computational design , which had the participation of those who are considered leaders in the theory and practice of these issues, last week I was lucky to find some of the lectures of these event and it seemed to me a good idea to group them together to share them here, I would like to thank the USC School of Architecture to make public the contents of this event.

Theorizing the Parametric – Manuel DeLanda

Parametric Techniques -Roland Snooks , Marc Fornes , Casey Reas

Parametricism – Patrik Schumacher / Zaha Hadid Architects

Machinic Processes – Francois Roche / Re&Sie

Geco GH3D + Ecotect by UTO

Rodrigo — Mon, 31 May 2010 22:08:15 +0000

Geco is a new set of components for Grasshopper created by [ u t o ] ( Ursula Frick & Thomas Grabner ) with the objective of sending data from ecotect to grasshopper and the other way around , there are some other experiments out there regarding this subject but this is the most formal one I have seen so far.

The plugin for rhino comes with several components performing different functions like exporting mesh geometries to ecotect , incident solar radiation analysis etc.. , I haven’t tried it yet hope to have some time this week to make a more complete post explaining how it actually works anyway this are great news for all Grasshopper enthusiasts .

Component List:

-EcoLink

-EcoMeshExport

-EcoSolCal

-EcoSolRequest

-EcoGridRequest

-EcoLua

-EcoDayOfYear

GH2Ecotect from [uto] on Vimeo.

Diagrid Boxes [Grasshopper]

Rodrigo — Wed, 19 May 2010 05:28:50 +0000

Many of us have probably used the popular method of proliferating a component over surface using the box surface and box morphing components which actually is very useful , however it has the limitation that you can only arrange your components in a quadrangular grid and there maybe sometimes we need a different arrange or sequence for populating our surfaces, last weekend I was talking about this with Marysol Kraviez a student of the DIA Master at Dessau of and she send me a discussion from the Grasshopper page of people addressing this problem, I found very good and interesting approaches and I decided to make a small contribution by making a definition based on one that I saw over there for creating box surfaces in a diagrid arrange using a VB script I have used for other works , hope you find it useful.

File Name: DiagridCladdingBoxes.ghx

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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)

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

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

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