Computation & design workshop

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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.

Organized by: School of Architecture, University of Patras

Instructors:

Yannis Zavoleas - University of Patras

Demetri Zisimopoulos, Architect

Vassili Pappas - University of Patras

Vasilis Stroumpakos – University of Patras

Ioanna Symeonidou – TU Graz