Post on 02-Jan-2016
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Design of ComplexBuildings withDigital Fab Tools
Design Studio, Rapid Prototyping & New Design Languages
Prof. Larry SassJennifer Seely
Department of Architecture and Planning
MIT
Lever House – NYC 1952
1. Mass manufacturing parts
2. Multiple components of the same size or geometry
3. Relationship of drawings to manual construction
20 Century
Standard Design
Frank Gehry Stata Center
1. Increased Building Complexity
2. High Cost to Build and Design
3. No Rapid Prototyping tools were used in the design process
21 Century
Non Standard Design; Complexity
Rapid Prototyping + Creative DesignMIT Studios
CAD COMPUTER NC
Two Transformations in the Design Process
1) Creative design with RP devices in studio – TeachingDesign for complexity through generative methods in computing
2) Embedded knowledge into building componentsFunction, behavior and structure into each component
Background
George Stiny – Shape Grammars & Rule Based Design1975
John Gero – Agent Based Design1980
Branko Kolaveric – Digital Fabrication1995
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[ Generative Methods of Design ]CBA Student
Yanni Loukissas
Generative Design ProcessThe creative process is a generative process
2
[ Embedded knowledge or rule into building components ]CBA – Jen Seely
UROP – Sarah Hudson
Eif Form Kristi Shea – Cambridge University
[ All Nodes are different ]
ModellaMilling
21 Century of Architecture
Design Creativity using Rapid Prototyping Devices in Studio
[Studio] [Rapid Prototyping ] [Embedded Knowledge]