# Hyper Patterns > The studio aims to redefine our basic understanding of patterns, re-discover possibilities, and expand the rational capacity of complex geometries for the next generation of hyper-building clusters in a multi-scenario, multi-objective environment. ## At a glance - Format: On-demand course - Price: €680.00 (list €800.00) - Difficulty: Beginner - Duration: 90 Hours - Schedule: Jan 27, 2023 - Instructors: Arian Hakimi, Nariman Nejati, Hoda Eskandarnia - Categories: Architectural Design, 3D Modeling, Design Workshops - Software: Grasshopper 3D, Rhinoceros 3D, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign - Students: 29 - Rating: 5.0 / 5 - Canonical: https://paacademy.com/course/hyper-patterns - Enroll: https://paacademy.com/course/hyper-patterns --- ## About this course Hyper Patterns is a parametric design studio on PAACADEMY led by Arian Hakimi, former Lead Designer at Zaha Hadid Architects from 2013 to 2021. Working in groups using Grasshopper 3D, Rhinoceros 3D, Adobe Illustrator, and InDesign, participants explore pattern as a generative system through four interconnected phases: component study, geometric relationship analysis, growth system logic, and aggregation into hyper-building tower typologies. The studio draws directly from ZHA's parametric design methodology applied to multi-scenario urban environments. ## What you'll learn - Humanizing architecture by reintroducing the human body as a measure of dimension and proportion - Define a set of individual units that could be expressed within larger interconnected parts - The geometric relationship between dimensions - Growth System[GS]: Recognizing and understanding the relationship between components within a controlled aggregation system, investigating the most compact and efficient assembly of components that can lead to a conceptual framework [formal-organizational possibilities Subsystem] - Develop a problem-solving pattern cluster language (formal-organizational possibilities) (Subsystem correlation) ## Methodology The form-finding mechanism is based on a rigorous and morphological process (to describe a scientific approach) constituted by 4 interconnected phases of exploration: Component Study[CS]Each group will select from a range of pre-rationalized components corresponding to the final project scenario. They will dichotomize by the component's inherent spatial characteristics. Through sets of experiments, manipulating and variating each of the defining geometrical parameters, students become familiar with the geometrical logic and document their findings in a matrix-based catalog. Hyper Patterns studioThe Hyper Patterns design studio offers a fusion of academic knowledge and professional experience. Each applicant’s contribution to the final project will vary to reflect their own individual background and interests. Due to the intense nature and task deliverables, participants will work in groups. Each design phase will manifest itself in the meticulous production of a digital model series of matrix-based catalogs. As for the final project, the design studies will be materialized in tower typology research. Our future is set to be urban. The global population will likely continue growing as we move forward in the 21st century. Today, more than half of the population [4.4 billion inhabitants] live in urban areas, and 1.5 million people are added to the global urban population every week. “70% of the world population projected to live in urban areas by 2050” UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs. The next golden age of skyscrapers is upon us; between 1924 and 1934, 49 buildings over 150m were completed in the US. Between 2006 and 2016, there will be a total of 2296, with new towers on every continent. **Design Prologue** Pattern, by definition, means series/sequences that repeat. It can be represented as visible regularities in nature within a form of geometric shapes such as symmetry, fractals, spirals, bubbles, And tessellations. From galaxy formation to an atomic orbital, almost every phenomenon in our cosmos is governed by rules that can be described as patterns in physical form. For over millennia, mankind has been attempting to explain the order in the universe, using mathematics to discover and explain abstract behaviors in nature. This year, the Hyper Patterns program aims to redefine our basic understanding of patterns, re-discovering possibilities, and expand the rational capacity of complex geometries for the next generation of hyper-building clusters in a multi-scenario multi-objective environment. ## Curriculum ### Session 1 - Intro (01:12) - Part 1 (01:10:11) - Part 2 (01:28:06) - Part 3 (01:28:07) - Part 4 (extra session) (48:43) - Part 5 (extra session) (48:41) - Part 6 (extra session) (25:29) ### Session 2 - Part 1 (59:00) - Part 2 (01:10:30) - Part 3 (02:04:32) - Part 4 (extra sesson) (40:50) ### Session 3 - Part 1 (53:11) - Part 2 (59:24) - Part 3 (01:09:09) - Part 4 (01:21:32) - Part 5 (extra session) (01:16:49) ### Session 4 - Part 1 (53:32) - Part 2 (01:58:39) - Part 3 (32:46) - Part 4 (extra session) (01:10:19) - Part 5 (extra session) (01:36:15) ### Session 5 - Part 1 (51:15) - Part 2 (37:49) - Part 3 (01:06:39) ### Session 6 - Part 1 (01:36:11) ### Session 7 - Part 1 (01:44:51) - Part 2 (41:57) - Part 3 (01:06:32) - Part 4 (01:54:50) ### Session 8 - Part 1 (01:01:26) - Part 2 (01:22:05) ### Session 9 - Part 1 (01:39:57) ## FAQ ### How is component aggregation used as a design methodology in parametric architecture? Component aggregation is a bottom-up design strategy where a single geometric unit, defined by specific spatial and dimensional parameters, is studied, varied, and then assembled into increasingly complex configurations. The relationship between components, including how they connect, overlap, pack, and grow, becomes the formal and organizational logic of the design. In parametric practice, this is developed in Grasshopper through controlled growth systems that define how components relate to each other structurally and spatially, allowing designers to scale from a single unit to an urban-scale cluster with consistent internal logic. ### What does the Hyper Patterns studio at PAACADEMY cover? The studio follows four interconnected phases. Component Study involves selecting pre-rationalized components, manipulating geometric parameters through experiments, and documenting findings in a matrix-based catalog. The Growth System phase examines relationships between components within a controlled aggregation system, investigating compact and efficient assembly strategies. Participants then develop a pattern cluster language addressing formal and organizational possibilities across scales, ultimately applying the methodology to tower typology research as the final project. Work is conducted in groups using Grasshopper, Rhinoceros, Adobe Illustrator, and InDesign for modeling, documentation, and presentation. ### What background do I need to participate in the Hyper Patterns studio? The studio is research and design-intensive and is suited to participants with prior experience in parametric design and a working knowledge of Grasshopper and Rhinoceros. The methodology involves advanced geometric logic, component rationalization, and multi-scenario design development, so participants should be comfortable with computational design workflows. The studio is led at a level consistent with Arian Hakimi's work at ZHA and IaaC, and is oriented toward designers seeking to move beyond individual form-making toward systemic, data-driven design thinking. ### What will I produce through the Hyper Patterns studio? Working in groups, participants will produce a series of matrix-based digital catalogs documenting component studies and geometric variations, a developed pattern cluster system with growth logic built in Grasshopper and Rhinoceros, and a final tower typology research project applying the aggregation methodology to a multi-scenario hyper-building cluster. The work is presented and documented using Adobe Illustrator and InDesign as part of the studio's design production requirements.