JOURNAL Architecture Studio Air Xi Ting Samantha Loo 347119
EXPRESSION OF INTEREST
Week 3
About scripting
Defend/Critique the Author’s Design Philosophy Scripting has been called the driving force for architecture in the 21st century. This is because scripting allows the designer to overcome limitations with software currently available. The current model has the designer trusting software engineers to produce the application needed for architectural models. However, with scripting, which is a computer program overlay, now the designer can become the new toolmaker. Hence, scripting allows the designer to unleash their creative potential and not be restrained and conform to current norms. However, they are still problems with scripting. Firstly, it is still in in its experimental stages and are not in most university curriculums. Secondly, although the programs available to make scripting easier, the end result is not very original. Lastly, trying to learn how to script is difficult and people just starting would have the tendency to appropriate other’s scripts. According to Burry, there are three main scripting cultures, namely, productivity, experimentation by scripting a path to the ‘answer’ and scripting as a voyage of discovery. Personally, I mostly agree with the author. Scripting is interesting and revolutionary in the aspect that it allows designers to ‘own’ their work and not be constrained by the limitations of the software they are using. However, scripting is also difficult to grasp and understand. In a way, it is like learning a whole new language. Learning it and experimenting with it is time consuming and one would need to be very motivated and driven for them to see it through. Therefore, it might seem easier to simply ‘borrow’ another person’s script and work with it. It would then undermine the whole reason for scripting in the first place as the designer would still find themselves constrained.
Scripting In Grasshopper
Scripting Culture
Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame Museum One project that utilizes contemporary scripting and programing culture is the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame Museum. The Architect for the project is Trahan Architects. However, the modeling and geometry of the stadium was done by Method Design. The Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame Museum is located at Natchitoches in Louisiana. Although the project was to be completed in 2011, it is still under construction. The geometry of the building was derived from the landscape and the river in the area. This also inspired the design concept and became the organizing principle for visitor circulation. As the design of the building was informed by historic architecture and materials int eh region, the interior space was sculpted from panels of cast stone. Method Design, with the help of a structural engineer used a lot of different platforms to service a support system for the stone panels. According to Stasiuk from Method Design, the design was mostly created using grasshopper to extract information about the orientation and to instantiate elements of the design that cannot be fully generated by algorithm alone. They also used other software like Karamba and Geometry Gym. The result is a fully detailed model that was ready for fabrication.
Photo taken from Method Design