design logic + generative processes
University of Nicosia Natasa Christou Oct. 2014
Parametric Mind set Think Analogue
Test Analogue
Produce Digital
Parametric Correlations builds on the idea of extracting information from natural forming life systems, such as the petals of a flower or the growth rings of a tree, in order to develop spatial and organizational systems.
Function
Natural System Materiality
Structure
W-H-Y ? “Causes and concerns that are immanent in the environment are combined to generate forms, enables us to harness the transformative power of contemporary reality. Moreover, it enables us to incorporate greater levels of complexity within built forms, allowing multiple inputs to interact simultaneously on the same place to generate a multitude of novel system, each with unique expressions, sensations and affects�
Farshid Moussavi
H-O-W ?
Through Suffering…
B-U-T ! Develop Parametric Mind set
Think Analogue
Test Analogue
Produce Digital
Parametric Mind set
Parametric thinking demands one to engage in multiple design iterations and therefore reinforces design as a non-linear workflow that is a critical and powerful thinking process.
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Handle Complexity Flexible Solutions Adapt Variables Save Time Become more efficient
S-u-c-c-e-s-s
N-O-W knowledge based problem solving activity
1. 2. 3. 4.
Gain Knowledge Decompose Complexity Define Parameters Connect Parts
Think Analogue
Beyond Tools
Self-organization and agent systems
Phase 1
Self-organization and agent systems
Phase 1 Rules of Interaction
Scenario 1
Boundary Conditions Marco Baur, Stefana Parascho, Jan Knippers, Achim Menges
Scenario 2
Boundary Conditions Marco Baur, Stefana Parascho, Jan Knippers, Achim Menges
The Tools
The Tools
The Tools
The Process
The Process
The Process
The Process
The outcome
The tools might change, but the logic remains the same.