Generative design 

Generative design processes are constantly evolving and contributing to new innovative design workflows. The new digital techniques, combined with human sensibility and manual (analogue) techniques, are opening new grounds of design exploration that are directed towards the seamless integration of form, material, and applied forces. This integrated process entails a shift from traditional form-finding techniques to processes of a generative and performative nature. As a result, different Dynamics are evolving in the Design process, reflecting a synthesis of form, material, and performance.

Design Dynamics investigates the relationship between forces in nature and evolving form out of it. Participants will be working on design exercises, using generative techniques presented in the workshop.

Workshop exercises will use polygonal Modelling in combination with Particle Systems, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Optimization & Evolutionary Solvers, and Vectorial Fields to design forms of different scales and complexity. The proposed workflow will combine the use of Rhino, Grasshopper, CFD with some plug-ins such as Kangaroo, Weaverbird, and Firefly to actuate it. During the generative workshop, participants will also be introduced to how to make their design more interactive using sensors and actuators.

Structure of the generative design workshop

Participants will learn to generate their form with the polygonal modelling technique in Rhino. This form will be taken into Rhino/ Grasshopper environment where it will be used to analyse and to develop their design using Kangaroo and understanding particle dynamics through flex hopper as well. We will also take a tour to understand Computational Fluid Dynamics to design and analyse built forms accordingly. The generative workshop will also demonstrate the use of laser cutting machines as a part of the exercise that deals with different design challenges, interrogating the aesthetic potential of generative design Optimization through generative analysis. Each topic will be presented with both theoretical introduction and practical application. On the evening of the second day of the generative design workshop, participants will split into design groups to develop their own generative projects, with direct supervision by the tutors, and towards their last day evening design presentation.

DAY 1 of generative workshop - SATURDAY (8 HOURS)

1. INTRODUCTION TO PARTICLE SYSTEMS AND COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS.

2. CFD UNDERSTANDING AND APPLICATIONS

3. VECTORIAL FIELDS

4. PARTICLE-SPRING SYSTEM IN KANGAROO

DAY 2 of generative workshop-  SUNDAY (8 HOURS)

1. EVOLUTIONARY SOLVER & OPTIMIZATION

2. INTRODUCTION TO FLEXHOPPER

3. INTRODUCTION TO SENSORS, ACTUATORS AND MICROCONTROLLERS TO MAKE DESIGN INTERACTIVE.

4. DESIGN PROJECT ASSIGNMENT USING CFD AND KANGAROO

5. INTRODUCTION TO LASER CUTTING

6. PROJECT DEVELOPMENT THROUGH DESIGN ITERATIONS, REVIEWS AND CREATING INSTALLATION.

Take-aways

• Understanding how to use kangaroo to rationalize and modularize elements of design for easy fabrication.

• In order to experiment on your own Arduino kit an extra amount of 50 USD for the Arduino kit has to be paid.

• Your designed model along with you and some more goodies.

Classrooms will be conducted at SPARRO Studio, New Delhi

Classroom competitions are a part of this series of design workshops and are meant for all the designers who want to explore their way with hands-on experience to gain skills and create real-world projects. Under this series, you participate in workshops at one of these Micro-studio and get awarded a trophy. In association with UNI, we are now expanding our vision of creating these micro-studios globally with a fusion of online design community and offline classrooms. This generative and design fusion will help us in combining different ideologies and diverse methodologies, to create a continuum that links ideas such as exploration, debate and collaboration at a global level to understand and create ‘Architecture of Everything.

EDUpass

EDUpass is a pass that can be used to participate in any design workshop in this series (registration to be done 3 days prior to the commencement of the workshop). Multiple EDUpasses can be purchased and used in a group to attend a single workshop or a single participant can register for multiple workshops. For example, If you had purchased 6 passes, you can register for 6 different design workshops or bring along 5 other friends/colleagues with you to attend a single design workshop of your choice.

How does it work?

A Participant can purchase as many passes as he/she wants and 1 PASS permits entry to any 1 workshop and classroom competition of his/her choice.

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