Organized by Architecture Department, University of Patras
20-24/02/2012
Instructors:
Yannis Zavoleas (coordinator) - University of Patras
Demetri Zisimopoulos, Architect
Vassili Pappas - University of Patras
Vasilis Stroumpakos – University of Patras
Ioanna Symeonidou – TU Graz
Design Teams:
ANGRY NURBS
CCRM
PATRAMETRIC ABUSERS
PERSIS
POLYTRIPES
PRINTSCREEN-PTERS
SCRIPTIS
SCRIPTUSE
STRINGNURB
SUR[FACE]RS
UPSANDDOWNS
XXLC
Nowadays it has become common that the digital medium does not merely define a vague research area, but a powerful tool of action, fully incorporated into architectural design practices. It is important to consider, however, that the “physical” properties of a medium – including the digital one – affect decisively the approaches and the results of design; additionally, that the modes of implementation about a medium often exceed its nominative properties. The medium gives form to creative thinking and acting, therefore it is necessary to scrutinize upon its qualities, in close relation to the ways it interferes with the design process.
The workshops responds to the above challenge. Its goal is to integrate parametric methods in architectural design. The scripting language MEL is introduced, developed on the platform set by MAYA design software. The basics of parametric design, the use of algorithms and the related techniques are presented following an intensive experimenting approach.
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** the "AB-USE Computation in Architecture" also took place at
30th International Conference on Education & research in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe 2012 (short: eCAADe 2012)
11 Tuesday 2012
at the Faculty of Architecture of Czech Technical University in Prague, Czech Republic
Instructors:
Yannis Zavoleas (coordinator) - University of Patras
Ioanna Symeonidou – TU Graz
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** the "AB-USE Computation in Architecture" also took place at
4-5 April 2013
1st eCAADe Regional International Workshop - Future Traditions
Faculty of Architecture University of Porto, Portugal
Instructors:
Yannis Zavoleas (coordinator) - University of Patras
Ioanna Symeonidou – TU Graz
