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1A The first assignment, in which students will learn the basics of 2D linework in Rhino, will be a detailed 2D geometric investigation into, and then transformation of, letters of the English alphabet. While these letters and the various fonts that represent them - have clear geometric logic, they do not always adhere to typical reductive Cartesian formation processes. Rather, they are guided by more complex processes that connect different geometric orders through a complex set of relationships. The kind of complexity that arises from the fusion of different geometric orders demands the deployment of an alternative system of description and conceptualization. To this extent, an effective practice of formal analysis must understand geometry not as a set of static rules, but rather as a kind of topological transformation that grows from one local instance to another one.
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1B The second part of Exercise 1 will transform and adapt the system of the geometric logic diagram from 1A to develop a more complex system that speculates on the opportunities embedded in the original typography system. Instead of entirely designing a new font, this exercise will treat the Helvetica font as an abstract system of geometric elements, from which to formulate a new form.
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2A Building off of the underlying logic of geometric system diagrams developed in Exercise 1, Exercise 2 will explore control and precision in 3D digital modeling techniques. The assignment further explores the modeling “regimes” of the digital environment that we discussed briefly in the first exercise (through the lens of degree of curvature), this time for modeling in three dimensions. The first regime we’ll call “Euclidean” - it uses familiar, nameable geometries like straight lines, circles and ellipses as the basis for building volumes. A hallmark of working in this way is that form can be described by a set of fixed locations in space: straight lines extend between two coordinates; circles have constant radii from a single point, and so on. The second modeling regime we’ll call Calculus-based. This method of working is characterized by geometries with continuous curvature that flows between fixed locations in space but cannot be reduced to a discrete set of fixed coordinates. Instead, points acts as weights, tugging on smooth curves and surfaces to produce form that operates in three dimensions.
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2B Exercise 2B will focus on systematic, iterative transformations of the elements of the alphabetic letters explored thus far in the semester. Here, we will care about variation, versus variety. Our goal will be to manipulate specific variables of the underlying logic of the object’s geometry - namely profile curves in plan and section - in order to produce versions and mutations that become something new and different but is still guided by the same geometric DNA. This family of 3 object variations are developed through the “extrude”, “sweep”, and “Boolean” commands
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2C Exercise 2C explores the process of producing analytical and systematic 2-dimensional drawings / diagrams that describe some of the 3D objects you modeled in Exercise 2B, and their inherent geometric logic. Through orthographic (plan + elevation) and axonometric projection, students will represent the geometric logic and construction process of one object from each of the three families modeled in Exercise 2B. The goal of these drawings types is to unpack various inherent logics or systems of an architectural object and clearly communicate them. Each drawing type tells a different story about the object, and may be used for a different purpose. In this case, students will use all four drawing types to describe the object they modeled, and then compare and contrast the readings they develop through this type of analysis.
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2D This assignment builds upon to develop We make choices about how to physically model our designs in architecture - the scale of the model, the material, the fabrication method, etc. Each of these decisions is a design choice, and will communicate different things about the object, building, or design that are modeled. Students will learn three different modeling types that lend themselves to the three objects developed in Exercise 2, as paired below. Each of these three model types will be developed digitally by each student, to the point of laser cut files. analytical drawing skills. The goal of these drawings types is to unpack various inherent logics or systems of an architectural object and clearly communicate them. Each drawing type tells a different story about the object, and may be used for a different purpose.
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3A We make choices about how to physically model our designs in architecture - the scale of the model, the material, the fabrication method, etc. Each of these decisions is a design choice, and will communicate different things about the object, building, or design that we are modeling. For this assignment, we will operate a bit more strategically. Students will learn three different modeling types that lend themselves to the three objects developed in Exercise 2, as paired below. Each of these three model types will be developed digitally and to the point of laser cut files. 1. Rearranged Block Object - Unrolled Surface Model 2. Swept Profiles Object - Layered Contour Model 3. Booleaned Profiles Object - Eggcrate Model
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3B Eggcrate models are essentially bi-directional contour models. A system of perpendicular planes notch together to create a rigid, sturdy model that articulates mass and complex curvature well.
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4A Moving forward digitally with one object from each formal type, each student will develop their objects with thickness, using the “offset” command. Different thicknesses (thin, medium, thick) should be explored through the three iterations that are required in this assignment. Using the Rhino commands “project” and “boolean”, each student will develop at least 1 “counter” (fenestration feature) in each of the object iterations. Consider a different feature type (inspired by the intro lecture) in each object, and label it as such: soft, deep, shallow, low resolution, excavated, hidden, solid, extruded, etc. Features should occupy different surfaces of the models (planar faces versus non-planar) and explore both vertical (wall) and horizontal (roof/floor) applications.
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4B Containers operate in many ways. They are used for protection and disguise. They are thresholds between interior and exterior. They simultaneously reinforce identity and hide true character. They are symbolic of events and exaggerative of features. Students will employ the idea of containers to both collect and unite these autonomous masses under/within a single envelope. Alphabet objects should conceive as interior volumes that situate themselves among and against each other, together forming a collection of parts within one building envelope.
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