Computational Mindset: Foundations for Innovation in Design

"Computational Mindset: Foundations for Innovation in Design" teaches how to apply computational design principles using Grasshopper to solve complex design problems efficiently.

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Online On Zoom

Date:

Feb 15, 16, 2025

Duration:

8 Hours

Difficulty:

Beginner

Language:

English

Certificate:

Yes

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€85.00

Tutor:

Jak Drinnan

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72.25 EUR (27.75%) discount

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Introduction of the workshop:

In order to master the tools of Computational Design - you need to change how you think as a designer fundamentally.

Using Grasshopper as your tool, your medium, you must first realize that you aren’t 3D modeling anymore; you’re creating systems. And…from a systemic perspective, seemingly unrelated designs can follow the same build logic and the exact same approach.

In this workshop, we will explore the principles, logic, rules, and methodologies that you can repeatedly use to solve problems and design anything you can imagine in Grasshopper. Learn these foundations and unlock design abilities in Grasshopper you didn't know you already had.

What You’ll Learn?

The key elements we build within Grasshopper, and the importance of a numerical basis for all parametric design.

Guidelines to structure your scripts efficiently - from simple to complex.

A deeper understanding of the topology of curves and surfaces.

Storyboard Sketching and Reverse Engineering methodologies.

How to keep your scripts, your thinking and your approach efficient and organized.

Computational Mindset: Foundations for Innovation in Design

Methodology:

Arming you with proven methodologies and the right mindset - this workshop will simultaneously develop your knowledge of Grasshopper and your Computational Thinking skills.

By focusing on a handful of key principles, we will learn to apply this knowledge by planning and creating two complex design projects in Grasshopper. The approach we will practice can be used as a blueprint, a repeatable methodology to tackle any design problem you can imagine in Grasshopper more confidently in the future.

These methods apply to all scales and typologies of design. We will work at an Architectural scale, but the principles can be applied to whatever design field you work in: Interior, Furniture, Jewelry, Product Design, etc.

Working individually throughout this workshop, participants will first get up to speed with some key principles of Grasshopper and Rhino geometry through live presentations and demonstrations. We will then review and practice storyboard sketching and reverse engineering methodologies in order to define a repeatable approach that we can use every time we create a new project in Grasshopper.

Finally, applying all we have learned, we will design, plan, and create two complex design projects in Grasshopper, practicing and showcasing all the concepts and methodologies we have encountered.

What You’ll Use?

Grasshopper 3D

Rhinoceros 3D

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Knowledge Requirements:

Students will also need physical sketching equipment—an iPad or tablet or a physical sketchbook with tracing paper and a variety of pens in different colors—in addition to access to Rhino and Grasshopper. True creation should be messy!

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Jak Drinnan

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Jak is an Architect and Computational Designer based in Bangkok and the founder of Tekne Lab, a global consultancy delivering high-tech, design-driven solutions for complex architectural challenges. Known for his expertise in computational design, over the last decade of his career, Jak has crafted workflows and projects that push the boundaries of modern design. Formerly an Associate Architect with Foster and Partners, Jak has shaped iconic projects like Apple Global Flagship Stores, seamlessly bridging architecture and fabrication, innovation, and craft. Through Tekne Learn, he empowers all kinds of designers with transformative Grasshopper skills, offering programs tailored for both newcomers and seasoned professionals.

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Seats:	50
Duration:	8 Hours
Schedule:	Saturday - Sunday
Time:	13:00 - 17:00 GMT
Date:	Feb 15, 16, 2025
Instructor:	Jak Drinnan
Difficulty:	Beginner
Language:	English
Certificate:	Yes, Learn more
Digital Members:	72.25 EUR

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Computational Mindset: Foundations for Innovation in Design

Jak Drinnan

In order to master the tools of Computational Design - you need to change how you think as a designer fundamentally.

Using Grasshopper as your tool, your medium, you must first realize that you aren’t 3D modeling anymore; you’re creating systems. And…from a systemic perspective, seemingly unrelated designs can follow the same build logic and the exact same approach.

In this workshop, we will explore the principles, logic, rules, and methodologies that you can repeatedly use to solve problems and design anything you can imagine in Grasshopper. Learn these foundations and unlock design abilities in Grasshopper you didn't know you already had.

€100.00

€85.00

15% off