SYMBIOSIS

| Outline

Symbiosis will look at the generation of complex forms by drawing inspiration from biological systems. Students will create, refine, and position a digital toolset that interfaces bottom-up algorithmic generation of geometry, procedural rationalization, and top down intervention through modelling.

Previously iterations of this elective focused on component based aggregations to make structures. This semester will look at generation of detailed surface qualities through surface expansion and folding.

The first half of the semester will tackle the fundamentals of building solvers to test large numbers of solutions to generate spatial outcomes. In the second half of the semester students will build a series of tools that solve a speculative design problem such as: Form optimization (curvature, load analysis), façade panelization & component aggregation. The outcomes will be controlled, analysed and represented through dashboards designed by students.

| Coding

Please note that you will be learning how to Code in C# in this elective - There is no expectation of prior experience in coding. Video tutorials & in-class workshops will support your learning however please anticipate an investment of time in grapling with coding concepts. The first few weeks will have exercises that will focus on building your knowledge on the fundamentals of coding, data structure and how to write an algorithm.

| Prerequesits

Students are expected to have completed Communications 3 (Grasshopper & Mesh modelling). No prior coding experience required.

| Evaluation

Students will be assessed on their design, visual communication and comprehension of data structure to control layered parametric procedures. Individual folios are to be submitted at the conclusion of this subject.