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Eco-Parametric Structures - Studio Mamou-Mani

In the Eco-Parametric Structures, we will be looking at all forms of wood for construction and how to develop parametric, modular and environmental architectural systems.

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Date:
Mar 2 - Apr 6, 2021
Duration:
6 Sessions (24 Hours)
Difficulty:
Beginner
Language:
English
Certificate:
Yes
Registration:
€450.00
Tutor:
Arthur Mamou-Mani
Members:
382.50 EUR (23.50%) discount
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Introduction of the workshop:

In the course we will be looking at all forms of wood for construction and how to develop parametric, modular and environmental architectural systems. From timber to plywood we will study how to develop systems of struts, nodes and surfaces responding to environmental and structural and programmatic factors.

 

We will learn about lattices, assembly sequences, digital fabrication as well as extracting information from a complex parametric model to create unique and adaptable projects, maximizing inexpensive materials into realistic and exciting architectural projects. We will look at bottom-up design, and how to grow modular systems through creating and learning from matrices of parametric variations.

 

We will study the history of algorithmic and parametric design, how it enables the collaborative development of holistic systems and reproduces natural processes for environmental design. More importantly, we will learn how to let our emotions guide us through this mathematical process.

What You’ll Learn?

Intro to parametric and timber design techniques
Rhino+grasshopper, geometry fundamentals
Grasshopper intermediate, complex data trees and integrating digital fabrication 4. Grasshopper advanced, using plugins such as kangaroo, weaverbird, hoopsnake, octopus, karamba, parakeet to create fully integrated models using timber.
Workshop, creating parametric matrices, both digitally and physically
Project development iterating and developing timber structure.
Final presentations

Methodology:

Participants will need to keep a portfolio and produce videos of their work towards the final presentation. The work will be divided into the following parts:

 

  1. Research into timber structures, struts and nodes
  2. Research into geometrical 2d and 3d lattices, model making
  3. Implementing first research into a parametric model
  4. Informing models with reality
  5. Creating physical and digital matrices of parametric models
  6. Implementing learnings from matrix to suggested different spatial applications
  7. Final presentations

With and Beside Measure: Parametric Symmetry

 

I often wonder if our lack of understanding of the symmetry groups often led us to uninspiring grids or uncontrolled complexity. In this workshop, we will start with simplicity and build up complexity together.

 

We will look at the granular and apply symmetry to create crystalline and biophilic architectural systems. From circles, splines, and vectors, we will use reflection, rotations, rotoreflection, and double rotation. From the struts to the plane and the node, we will explore lattice-like structures and their relationship to external and internal parameters. We will let them grow and test them both digitally and physically with simple models, building the complexity from the bottom-up.   We will be using Mirrorlab, Rhino 7, and Grasshopper to create matrices of options. We will document our complexity like gardeners and display all possibilities.

 

This is an applied workshop, we will learn through involvement, so expect homework! You will work in groups of 5 to distribute the tasks and produce a more complete project.

What You’ll Use?

Highlights:

Eco-Parametric Structures - Studio Mamou-Mani
Eco-Parametric Structures - Studio Mamou-Mani

Knowledge Requirements:

Rhinoceros 6.0. Or 7 The 90-day trial version can be downloaded from the website www.rhino3d.com/eval.html

 

Adobe Suite (Premiere, Adobe After Effects, Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign). The 30-day trial version of Adobe Products can be downloaded from the website www.adobe.com/downloads.html.

Important Notes:

Instructors

Arthur Mamou-Mani

Arthur Mamou-Mani

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Biography
Arthur Mamou-Mani – AA dipl, ARB/RIBA FRSA – is a French architect and director of the award-winning practice Mamou-Mani Architects, specializing in a new kind of digitally designed and fabricated architecture. He is a lecturer at the University of Westminster and founded a digital fabrication laboratory called the Fab.Pub, which develops mobile factories to allow people to experiment with large-scale 3D Printers. Since 2016, he is a fellow of the The Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures, and Commerce​. He has won the Gold Prize at the American Architecture Prize for the Wooden Wave project installed at BuroHappold Engineering and the RIBAj rising star award in 2017. Arthur gave numerous talks, including the TedX conference in the USA, and has been featured on the cover of the FT, in The New York Times, and in Forbes​. His work has been exhibited at the Sir John Soane Museum, and the Wired Mag Highlight show at the Tate Modern in London. Before founding Mamou-Mani in 2011, he worked with Atelier Jean Nouvel, Zaha Hadid Architects, and Proctor and Matthews Architects.
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