1. EVDA 541 / ARST 541: MAPPING MATERIAL DIMENSIONS
MACHINEDRAWING DRAWINGMACHINES – Pablo Garcia (2012)

2. At its most reductive – the role of the architect is to generate and communicate information

4. In order to communicate information about future worlds architects must also develop tools and techniques for seeing a projects surrounding context in a manner that may vary from everyday experience.

7. Microsoft Hololens
US Pavilion Venice Biennale – Greg Lynn (2016)

9. What are the opportunities for an architecture that exists in the digital age?
Modeling, Simulation, Form-finding, Interoperability – information exchange, BIM, Virtual reality, Imaging / rendering, Fabrication, Drafting, Sorting, Animating, Generating, Seeing

27. FLAT 2 FAT : NURBS modeling

28. NURBS vs. Polygons

30. FLAT 2 FAT : NURBS modeling trajectories
Solid Modeling: Solid Works
Surface Modeling: Rhino
Surface Modeling + Animation: Maya, Houdini, 3D Studio Max, Cinema 4D
Parametric / BIM Systems: CATIA / Digital Project, Generative Components, Revit

31. FLAT 2 FAT : NURBS modeling (why rhino?)
Intuitive Interface Robust Toolset Affordable
Easy to Customize – Macros, Scripts (visual basic), Plug-ins (.NET)
*Trial Download Available at

32. FLAT 2 FAT : surface modeling

33. FLAT 2 FAT : solid vs surface

34. FLAT 2 FAT : NURBS modeling
Non-Uniform Rational B-Splines

35. FLAT 2 FAT : NURBS modeling
Knots
Weights

36. FLAT 2 FAT : first degree curve

37. FLAT 2 FAT : third degree curve

38. FLAT 2 FAT : first-seven degrees

39. FLAT 2 FAT : transformability

40. FLAT 2 FAT : transformability

41. FLAT 2 FAT : NURBS surfaces

42. FLAT 2 FAT : NURBS surfaces
•Offer one common mathematical form for both standard analytical shapes and free-form shapes
•Flexible for designing a large variety of shapes
•Can be described Implicitly or Parametrically

43. FLAT 2 FAT : surface creation

44. FLAT 2 FAT : loft

45. FLAT 2 FAT : extrude

46. FLAT 2 FAT : revolve

47. FLAT 2 FAT : sweep

48. FLAT 2 FAT : third degree surface
Described by cubic polynomial

49. FLAT 2 FAT : first degree surface
Described by linear polynomial

50. FLAT 2 FAT : surface anatomy
U Direction
V Direction
Isoparms

51. FLAT 2 FAT : doubly curved vs ruled surfaces

52. FLAT 2 FAT : gaussian curvature analysis

53. FLAT 2 FAT : gaussian curvature analysis

54. FLAT 2 FAT : ruled surfaces

55. FLAT 2 FAT : developable surfaces

56. FLAT 2 FAT : extracting curves from surfaces
Extracting Isoparms or Edge Curves

57. FLAT 2 FAT : contouring / sectioning

58. FLAT 2 FAT : projecting curves onto surfaces

59. FLAT 2 FAT : curve from intersection

60. FLAT 2 FAT : transformations

61. FLAT 2 FAT : rhino toolbar cheat sheet
Curve Creation
Curve Tools / Modification Surface Creation
Surface Tools / Modification
Curve From Object Join / Explode Trim / Split
Weights / Knots Toggle
Transform Tools

62. Primitives
3D Primitives

63. Topology Topology – ripping or tearing = new topology.
Can squish and deform and remains the same topology.
Topology

67. Boolean Operations

70. What is this information about? IT IS ABOUT A FUTURE CONDITION
The process of anticipating a future necessitates the critical use of design media and methodologies that are a constituent part of the design process.
The anticipation of a future requires imagination and a process of exploration and communication that has the capacity to synthesize complex bodies of knowledge and engage diverse audiences that form the stakeholders of the architectural discipline and profession.
GUGGENHEIM MUSEUM – Mark Foster Gage (2014)