Parametric design for architecture, Wassim Jabi
Type
Label
Parametric design for architecture, Wassim Jabi
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Parametric design for architecture
Nature of contents
bibliographydictionaries
Oclc number
1900292116
Responsibility statement
Wassim Jabi
Summary
Architects use computer-aided tools to help them visualize their ideas and build models of their designs. However, the majority of these models are built in such a way that it makes them difficult to modify interactively. Parametric design software addresses this problem by allowing architects to specify relationships among various parameters of their design model. The advantage is that a designer can then change a few parameters and the remainder of the model will react and update accordingly and in a consistent manner based on the pre-set associative rules. Through a detailed description of various parametric, generative, and algorithmic techniques, this book provides a practical guide to generating geometric and topological solutions for various situations, including explicit step-by-step tutorials that will enable the reader to understand both general concepts and specific computational algorithms. While the techniques and algorithms can be generalized to suit to any parametric environment, the book illustrates its concepts using the scripting languages of one of the most powerful 3D visualization and animation design software systems (Autodesk 3ds Max MAXScript), one of the most popular open-source Java-based scripting environments (Processing), and a brand new language specifically tailored for parametric and generative design (Autodesk DesignScript). This clear, accessible book will have a wide appeal to students who would like to experiment more with parametric techniques but lack the skills and knowledge to do so. Includes a foreword by Robert Woodbury and an afterword by Brian Johnson
Table Of Contents
Preface -- Foreword by Robert Woodbury -- Introduction -- Versioning -- Iteration -- Mass-customization -- Continuous differentiation -- The characteristics of a parametric design system -- Object-orientation -- Families and inheritance -- Methods -- Parameters -- Case study: Austrian Pavilion -- PART I. ALGORITHMIC THINKING -- Introduction -- Overall structure -- Data types and variables -- Expressions -- Logic and control -- Functions -- Iteration and recursion -- Objects, classes, attributes and methods -- Events and call back functions -- PART II. PARAMETRIC PATTERNS -- Controller -- Tutorial: A parametric circle -- Case study: Aviva Stadium -- Force field -- Tutorial: Attractor -- Repetition -- Tutorial: Fibonacci number generator -- Tutorial: Nested polygons -- Tiling -- Tutorial: Hexagonal tiling pattern -- Case study: RK4 Tiles -- Recursion -- Tutorial: Nested geometry -- Tutorial: Simple fractals -- Case study: Genetic Stair -- Subdivision -- Tutorial: Simple diagrid mesh -- Tutorial: Deriving a diagrid meshfrom a NURBS surface -- Case study: Screen for Eurocont Headquarters -- Packing -- Tutorial: Circle packing -- Case study: The Beast -- Weaving -- Tutorial: A simple ribbon -- Tutorial: Weaving a NURBS surface -- Case study: nonLin/Lin Pavilion -- Branching -- Tutorial: Recursive branching -- Case study: PS_Canopy -- PART III. NEXT STEPS -- Towards a programming language for design -- Tutorial: Diagrid -- Tutorial: Weaving -- A taxonomy of parameters -- Afterword -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index -- Picture credits -- Acknowledgements