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DesignX at ICFF 2013, May 18-21
DesignX: Learning at the Intersection of Design + Technology
May 18-21, 2013
ICFF 2013 - Jacob Javits Convention Center, New York, NY
After a successful series of workshops at the facades+ PERFORMANCE event last week, The Architect's Newspaper and Mode Collective would like to invite you to join them for a second series of workshops. Learn about technology trends that are revolutionizing design today - digital tools, fabrication on-demand, cloud-based apps.
Register here... Workshops include:
- 3D Printed Fabrics: Modeling Interlocking Elements with Rhino 3D
- Intro to Physical Computing for Designers (Arduino)
- Interactive Modeling: Responsive Design with Firefly
- Parametric Design: Visual Programming with Grasshopper
- Hands-on Desktop Prototyping for Designers
- Plus many more
Details...
New tutorials from Black Spectacles
- Video tutorials you can watch anytime.
- Learn from experts at leading design firms.
- Built for architects and designers.
Rhino tutorials...
Grasshopper tutorials...
RhinoScript tutorials...
Organic inspiration
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How to make a sci-fi film for $40,000
Wired Design interviewed Otto Stockmeier the day after he and Derek Van Gorder released their science fiction short film, C (299,792 km/s). Stockmeier discusses how their movie was made with limited resources, raising money on Kickstarter and using basic film making tools available to most everyone.
Rhino was used for the modeling. When modeler Charles Adams came on board to build the spaceship, he started with the 3D Sketchup model used for the Kickstarter campaign. He rebuild it in Rhino, refined it and added more details. More important to the filmmakers was that with the Rhino model Charles was able to break the model down into pieces for a base kit of laser cut parts, generating accurate shapes for laser printing.
Wired Design interview . . .
Workshop: KingKong interior panelling system
London, April 24th- 25th 2013
The RoboFold Folding Simulation and Design workshop is a two day intensive workshop, exploring the new KingKong plug-in for Grasshopper. The software simulates curved folding, and offers simple attractor functions to modulate an array of folded panels on a surface. The focus will be on building simulations of folding inspired by physical folding, and the control of complex arrangements of panels, which will be realized with the CraftROBO vinyl cutter.
-Tutors: Gregory Epps, RoboFold founder, Florent Michel RoboFold software developer, Phil Philipdis
-See previous workshops here.
-Download poster here.
-Bring your own laptop running Windows 7.
-Please install Rhino 5 and Grasshopper and Kangaroo and KingKong before you arrive. Email us is you have any problems with this!
-No previous experience with Grasshopper necessary.
-Hours: 10am-6pm.
- Location details: here.
- Enquiries: workshop@robofold.com
Details and registration…
ArquiBio Workshop in Coimbra University
ArquiBio 2013 – Coimbra, Portugal – May 13-18
ArquiBio is a series of international lectures and workshops on topics of Architecture and Design linked with the Bio-Logic. It is intended to allow lecturers and visiting scholars to obtain a convergence between current Bio-Logical and Architectural knowledge, bringing light to recent advances in this field.
The workshop agenda includes lectures of Rhino, Grasshopper, Galapagos, Kangaroo, Rabbit, etc.
Rhino3dToPdf - New Rhino plug-in from DATAKIT
- Does NOT require a license of 3DPDF.
- Export Rhino open document to 3DPDF file (.pdf).
This download allows you to install the complete range of CAD Data export solutions dedicated to Rhino 5.
Details and download…
Upcoming training and events in South Africa
SimplyRhino South Africa is pleased to announce the following Rhino User Meetings and Rhino trainings in 2013:
RHINO 5 LEVEL ONE 2 DAY COURSE - CAPE TOWN
Monday 22nd & Tuesday 23rd April, 9 am to 4 pm
RHINO USER GROUP - CAPE TOWN
Thursday 20th June, 4 pm – 6 pm
RHINO 5 LEVEL ONE 2 DAY COURSE - CAPE TOWN
Wednesday 17th & Thursday 18th July, 9 am – 4 pm
RHINO USER GROUP - JOHANNESBURG
Tuesday 25th June, 4 pm to 6 pm
RHINO 5 LEVEL ONE 2 DAY COURSE - JOHANNESBURG
Wednesday 26th & Thursday 27th June, 9 am to 4 pm
RHINO USER GROUP - JOHANNESBURG
Tuesday 4th September, 4 pm to 6 pm
RHINO 5 LEVEL ONE 2 DAY COURSE - JOHANNESBURG
Thursday 5th & Friday 6th September, 9 am to 4 pm
Group sizes are limited.
Please register by email to Cathy
cathy@simplyrhino.com
RhinoNest 3.0 for Rhinoceros 5.0
TDM Solutions is pleased to announce RhinoNest 3.0 for Rhinoceros 5.0.
News of RhinoNest 3.0:
- RhinoNest 3.0 is designed for Rhinoceros 5.0 in 32bit and 64bit native.
- RhinoNest for Grasshopper integrated.
- Available in English, Spanish, Italian, German, French, and Czech.
- New UI using Office Style.
- Floating license available with Zoo.
- Nesting algorithm and memory management improved.
- Raster to Vector command, even easier and faster.
- Check geometry command, now keep attributes in correct curves. Show where are the errors in invalid.
- New exporter to SVN format for laser machines and cutting plotters.
Job opening at One to One
One to One is always looking for motivated and talented programmers with Rhino, RhinoScript and/or OpenNurbs experience.
More details or apply with resume ...
Neon 1.0 now available
Neon 1.0 is now available as a free download for all registered Rhino 5 users.
http://v5.rhino3d.com/group/neon
Neon is a real-time, fully ray-traced viewport plug-in for Rhino 5. Developed in collaboration with Caustic Professional, Neon adds a new working viewport mode called "Raytraced with Neon” - there's almost no other UI - it just works.
Neon helps a designer to quickly evaluate and establish the form, color, texture, lighting, and material requirements of a scene, very early on, without interruption. Real time high dynamic range reflections, transparency, high quality sky-lighting, true procedural textures – all rendered in real time, right into the Rhino viewport, as you work.
Neon also supports the Caustic Series2 ray tracing accelerator boards to deliver up to 4x the performance.
And best of all, Neon is free!
If you haven’t already done so, sign up to http://v5.rhino3d.comand join the Neon group, download Neon and start using it in Rhino 5 today!
Details and download...
DEVELOP3D LIVE free Conference and Exhibition
DEVELOP3D LIVE free Conference and Exhibition
Warwick Arts Centre, University of Warwick
16 April 2013
DEVELOP3D has again pulled its industry strings to bring you an amazing line-up of speakers for this free event.
Designers, hardware and software developers, and analysts will be showing the latest in product development technology that will change the way you design.
Visit our following partners:
- SimplyRhino UK + chaos group (Stand 39): check the latest in Rhino 5 and V-ray for Rhino.
- Caustic Professional (Stand 44): see how interactive cinema-quality 3D graphics are produced, used, and enjoyed, including Neon for Rhino/Brazil.
PointCrowd: Rhino.Python workshop
PointCrowd: Python Scripting Workshop
May 11-12
Brooklyn, NY
Rhino 5 is here and with it comes the ability to script in Python! In this weekend workshop, attendees will learn how to start producing useful, creative and interesting scripts on their own. Python is a simple and intuitive programming language, no previous coding experience is necessary for this course, just a familiarity with Rhino.
Details and registration...
CH+D Emerging Designers Award
Rachael Yu and Aaron Taylor Harvey are forging their own path in architecture, interiors, and graphic design. In 2011 they founded Myriad Harbor in San Francisco, a partnership between the two recent graduates of the California College of the Arts.
Myriad Harbor works exclusively in Rhino, including construction drawings, layouts, and renderings.
Now, the magazine California Home and Design (CH+D) has awarded the two designers their prize for 2013 Emerging Designer.
CH+D grants awards in 10 categories to California-based design professionals.
CH+D article . . .
Building Dynamics Symposium, April 26-27
Building Dynamics: Exploring Architecture of Change
Friday & Saturday, April 26-27, 2013
Banff Centre, Banff, Alberta
This two-day, international symposium will feature speakers from around the globe addressing the relationship between architecture and environment. Registration includes admission to all sessions. Sign up today!
Organized by the Laboratory for Integrative Design (LID)
Faculty of Environmental Design, University of Calgary
Register...
Neon, realtime viewport raytracing for Rhino 5
Neon, the free fully raytraced viewport plug-in for Rhino 5, is up to 4 times faster, or more, with the new Caustic ray tracing accelerator PC boards.
The Caustic R2500 board for highest-end workstations is US$1,495. The Caustic R2100 intended for upgrading a wider range of mid-range and higher workstations is US$795.
For more details, see the article in Desktop Engineering.
To try the new cards, stop by the Caustic stand (44) at Develop3D Live in Coventry, England on 16 April 2013.
Download Neon (free)...More details and order a Caustic board...
Composites in Architecture
Learn about using composites to realize your design at this one day conference in Denver, May 15.
Greg Lynn is the keynote speaker. There is also a great group of speakers who will help designers understand the "nuts and bolts" issues related to FRP materials fabrication.Details and registration...
Python Scripting for Rhino Workshop–Barcelona
Instructors: Marina Konstantatou (University College London), Pierluigi D'Acunto (ETH Zurich), Vincenzo Reale (Zaha Hadid Architects + Architectural Association London), Giancarlo Torpiano (Architectural Association London)
*At least two tutors will be present during the workshop
Language: English
Schedule: 15 - 17 MAY 2013 // 9.00 – 18.00
Organizers: SMD + LaTiendaDelCAD + PeQuod
Venue: McNeel Europe Offices, c/ Roger de Flor 32-34, 08018 Barcelona (map)
Computational design, or more specifically the use of digital generative and evaluative tools for architectural design, has been heralded as the new paradigm in architecture for the last decade. Digital design techniques coupled with rapid prototyping have permeated architectural education and practice at all levels. But, besides the endless rhetoric and baseless forms, what can these methods actually contribute to the field? What is the scope of their use?
This Python workshop seeks to answer these questions by investigating surfaces, surface mathematics and manipulations, and using this investigation to introduce students to the issues of design and fabrication of artifacts.
The workshop will thus introduce participants to the basic concepts for design utilizing scripting techniques, through the exploration of the Python language for Rhinoceros.
Rhino and Grasshopper training in Bucharest
Rhino and Grasshopper training in Bucharest, 2013
The Rhinoceros and Grasshopper courses aim to provide young architects and designers with the opportunity to complement their skills and knowledge in digital three-dimensional modeling.
This series of courses is designed to provide tailored learning modules for each level. The courses are divided into four modules of 24 hours each. The beginner modules represent an introduction for the Rhino modeling environment and Grasshopper parametric design. The advanced ones are aiming to extend the modeling techniques and visual programming skills already acquired. Courses will be structured to provide both theoretical foundations behind a precise and efficient modeling, and practical exercises.
By covering the full range of courses, architects and designers without prior knowledge about Rhino modeling environment, will acquire three-dimensional modeling and parametric design skills with application in the professional practice.
The course series consists of two parts, one dedicated to beginners and one for the advanced. At the end of each part, there will be a workshop organized for those who would have graduated from each part’s Grasshopper module. These workshops will apply knowledge gained from courses and will be geared towards hands-on experience in 3d modeling and digital fabrication of designed objects. The results of the workshops will be exhibited in Bucharest Architecture Annual.
Schedule
Module 01 / Rhinoceros beginners (24 h)
5 Apr – 20 Apr 2013
Fri: 16-20 - Sat: 10-14
Module 02 / Grasshopper beginners (24 h)
10 May – 25 May 2013
Fri: 16-20 - Sat: 10-14
Module 02 Workshop
14, 15, 16 June 2013
All day: 10 - 18
Module 03 / Rhinoceros intermediate & advanced (24 h)
6 Sept – 21 Sept 2013
Fri: 16-20 - Sat: 10-14
Module 04 / Grasshopper intermediate & advanced (24 h)
4 Oct – 19 Oct 2013
Fri: 16-20 - Sat: 10-14
Module 04 Workshop
1, 2, 3 Nov 2013
All day: 10 – 18
Language: Romanian
Organized by: OAR Bucureşti – Romanian Order of Architects, Bucharest Branch
Trainers: Ionuț Anton, idz arhitectura (ART-Authorised Rhino Trainer)
Daniela Tănase, idz arhitectura (ART-Authorised Rhino Trainer)
Footbridge designed in Grasshopper
Cyprus Competition:
2011 - 1st Award
Architect: Elina Pattichi
Client: The Municipality of Pafos City
This proposal for a footbridge on the Tasos Papadopoulos Avenue won the first prize in the competition in Pafos, Cyprus. The design of the footbridge ensures safe pedestrian’s and cyclists’ circulation between the adjacent schools and the residential areas. It also creates a public landmark for this problematic boundary between the adjacent neighborhoods because of the wide avenue.
The unique characteristic of this proposal is that the construction method aims to integrate the bridge’s circulation with the support system of the footbridge. The stairs and the ramps become an integral part of the footbridge support system and are sculpted together with the main horizontal deck (95 meters long and 3-6 meters wide). So the footbridge behaves as a curved cantilever. This sculpting method is highlighted by the transformation of the landscape as the bridge foundation pushes the ground to create the steps and sitting areas on the ground. The circulation on the ground determines the landscape design with sitting areas.
In the middle of the bridge, the corridor becomes wider while the pattern of holes become denser. This gradient of the pattern is a result of Grasshopper which aims to highlight in a macro-scale the circulation intersection in the middle of the bridge and in a micro-scale the position of the holes on the metallic panels which decrease the panel’s heat capacity, weight and wind loads and create positions for the lighting on the ground.
The bridge was modelled in Grasshopper.
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