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Introduction

Part A – Case for innovation

Architecture as a discourse

Computation

Parametric modeling

Algorithm exploration

INDEX

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Introduction My name is Yun Wa and I come from China. I am a third

year student major in architecture. I like aesthetic

objects and therefore I am interested in model making

and drawing. I have tried to learn different designed

software like Rhino, Revit, AutoCAD and Google

sketchup. I hope I can produce physical aesthetic

designs and show them to people. I have learnt Rhino

since last year from the virtual design class. Rhino is

powerful design tool which can generate different form

of designs by drawing curves. The lantern on the image

is my virtual design. I am looking forward to learn

grasshopper in this semester as grasshopper has many

strong commands to create abstract structures like

voronoi pattern. When I was graduated from high

school, I did not know anything about Architecture. I

joined this faculty because I thought Architecture is

something about art and drawing. In my first year of

university,

I hate architecture because of its heavy work-load.

Ho e e , I as i spi ed to o Ito s desig s i second year. I began to get interested in architecture.

To o s aestheti desig gi es e a feeli g of o fo t and natural.

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This is my final virtual design. The

idea of my design is about water

movement. I chose water to be

the designed element because

water is the central elemental

force of nature. Water can be

various forms in different states.

The inner life of water can be

portrayed easily by its flow-form

which is constructed by a series of

curvy line.

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Case for Innovation

Part A

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Architecture as a discourse

Human always believe that current technologies is the way which is able to challenge nature. Most

a hite ts eate desig s ith az fo o st u tu e. The t to displa thei fashio a le a hite tu es to the o ld to sho thei a ilit to desig . Ho e e , these a hite tu es a e ge e all lack of efficiency in terms of energy and space optimization.

There are many things we can learn from nature, for instance, nature systems, materials, processes,

structures and aesthetics. These elements can be applied to sustainable architectural designs and

sol e te h i al p o le s. The help a hite ts to seek e di e tio s fo thei desig s. Life has had millions of years to finely-tu e e ha is s a d st u tu es su h as photos thesis, o spide s silk that work better than current technologies, require less energy and produce no life-unfriendly waste.

The e ulatio of this te h olog is the goal of io i i , the a t of i o atio i spi ed atu e. (Design with purpose, viewed 01/04/13) Innovation in design is important because it provides people

with new and unique feelings in different environments which make them feel knowledgeable and

special. For example, a contemporary space in a building provides a place for people to think and

spark debates.

“WHAT CAN ARCHITECTURE LEARN

FROM NATURE”

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A o e all, a hite tu e ought to e see as dis ou se. Buildi gs as ate ial facts are a small part of the overall field of architecture, a field which is better

ega ded as a et o k of p a ti es a d de ates a out the uilt e i o e t. (Richard Williams, 'Architecture and Visual Culture', in Exploring Visual Culture :

Definitions, Concepts, Contexts, Edinburgh University Press, 2005, pp. 102 - 116)

Architecture is a language which is able to speak to people of its time and

place. Therefore, architecture should provide a network and space for people

which can speak to discussion about the culture and built environments.

However, everything we see and we know they all come from nature.

Therefore, the entity of nature is perfect and aesthetic. That is the reason why

we should also pay attention to the nature system and learn what nature does

to make things effective.

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http://interfacedesignwithpurpose.com.au/nature-as-inspiration-biomimicry-in-architecture/

He listed a few examples from

nature of how we should be humble

and obtains the good things from

nature. If we can learn to make

things and do things in the way

nature does, we can save a lot of

energy and resource use.

In the TED talk, Michael Pawlyn (who worked with Grimshaw

Architects and was part of the core team of architects that

designed the Eden Project.) focuses on three important concepts

taken from nature: radical resource efficiency, linear disposal to

closed loops, and drawing energy from the sun. These principles of

idea are important to develop sustainable designs in the future.

One example from TED talk was a

biomimetic building, the Eden

Project Biomes in Cornwall.

(http://www.youtube.com/watch

?v=4y0fEYptvEk). This project

consists of hexagonal, inflated

cells supported by steel frames.

Its appearance is a collection of

giant bubble. This architecture is

extremely cost efficient because

its form and structural pattern

optimize the efficiency of its

internal space.

Precedent the Eden Project Biomes in Cornwall

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This building is enclosed with an insulating polymer membrane that has one

hundredth of the weight of a glass solution which becomes one of the

lightest structures ever made. This design also involves passive solar

principles. The building itself is self-heating.

The geometry of the roof is

panelled with hexagons derived

from phyllotaxis. Phyllotaxis is

done by mathematical

calculation of the growth of

plants. This pattern

arrangement allows the steels

to be fixed together in a very

stable way. It optimizes the

surface area of the building in

order to receive the largest

amount of solar energy.

The gateway project should

include similar natural structure

system, material and pattern in

order to achieve a sustainable

and aesthetic design. Also, the

form or the structure of the

building should be able to

integrate into its built

environments so that people

can see the relationship of the

building and its environments.

This is the way which

architecture could speak to

people of its time and place.

http://www.google.com.hk/imgres?q=the+Eden+Project+Biomes+in+Cornwall&um=1&hl=zh-

CN&safe=strict&rlz=1R2ADRA_zh-CNCN469&biw=1280&bih=574&tbm=isch&tbnid=B-

ztb5nyGK5q3M:&imgrefurl=http://www.lifestyleflash.com/2012/cornwall-eden-project/eden-project-rainforest-biome-

canopy/&docid=jLeqQ8-I9V8dIM&imgurl=http://www.lifestyleflash.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Eden-Project-

Rainforest-biome-canopy-

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http://evilmonito.com/2008/11/03/toyo-ito-and-egg-crates/

This architecture was designed by my favorite architect, Toyo Ito. This design reminds me of a giant

vessel. Toyo Ito developed this organic geometry using an interlocking system. This system allows

walls, floor and ceiling of the building blend together. The walls themself become the main structure

of the building to take vertical and horizontal loads. Most of his designs are composed of geometries

and natural elements which create a new aesthetic theory of architecture.

Taichung Metropolitan Opera House

Precedent

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By observation, we can learn any form

and structures from nature and see what

they can do to optimize energy efficiency.

This organic design is a good example

which both wall and column becomes one

body as the structural part of the building.

This design optimizes the structural space

of the building. The project might require

huge construction costs because it

requires a lot of work on calculations for

its algorithm and use of material. This is

what we should consider for the gateway

project, a proper algorithm method,

material use and space optimization as

nature always does things in the most

efficient and simplest way. A hite tu e needs to he thought of less as a set of

special material products and rather more

as range of social and professional

practices that sometimes, but by no

ea s al a s, lead to uildi gs (Richard

Williams, 'Architecture and Visual Culture',

in Exploring Visual Culture : Definitions,

Concepts, Contexts, Edinburgh University

Press, 2005, pp. 102 - 116)

http://thebeaufort8group.blogspot.com.au/2010/10/taichung-metro-opera-

house.html#!/2010/10/taichung-metro-opera-house.html

http://benhuser.wordpress.com/2010/11/28/la-biennale-di-venezia-people-

meet-in-architecture/

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COMPUTATION Computation is a process to help architects exploring new idea of designs. Computation has

a diffe e t ea i gs. I B ad Pete s a d Xa ie De Kestelie s a ti le, “ea Ahl uist a d A hi Me ges defi e o putatio as the p o essi g of i fo atio a d i te a tio s et ee elements which constitute a specific environment; it provides a framework for negotiating and

influencing the interrelation of datasets of information, with the capacity to generate complex

o de , fo , a d st u tu e. I othe o ds, o putatio is a p o ess follo i g a e pli it odel expressed as an algorithm.

Algorithm is a step by step procedure for performing a computation. It

requires inputs and outputs through the whole procedure. If the inputs

of the program have been placed in a wrong position, the result will

not come up or it will come up with something totally different.

Desig highlights t o of its aspe ts. The fi st is p o edu e : a algorithm is a process that must be specified step-by-step. Designers

la gel des i e o je ts athe tha p o ess. The se o d is p e ise : ispla ed ha a te ea s that a algo ith likel ill ot o k

(Woodbury, Robert 2010., Elements of Parametric Design, London:

Routledge)

So is computation a necessary method for design? Can we design a

building without computation? http://blog.csdn.net/heyetina/article/details

/8025638

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Algorithm is a set instruction for

computer to solve problems. It is

a language to be understood by

the computer and used to instruct

the computer to work out

p og a s logi all . A algo ith is a particular set of instructions,

and for these instructions to be

understood by the computer they

must be written in a language the

o pute a u de sta d, a ode. (Computation Works: The Building

of Algorithmic Thought, edited by:

Brady Peters, Xavier De Kestelier,

March/April 2013) the commands

which we use in Rhino have been

translated from algorithm code.

These commands are refined

language to be understood by

designers. Even they first use

RhinoScript they can modify their

designs through the power of

computation.

http://crtl-i.com/blog/category/grasshopper-explicit-history/

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Whe e take a look of the uildi g, “e pe ti e pa ilio , the olu s of the uildi g sla t at diffe e t a gles depe di g o the floo . The ethod to ge e ate these da i g olu s is hat as alled otati g s ua e algo ith .

Precedent

http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2010/may/23/serpentine-pavilions-ten-years-on

Serpentine Pavilion

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In a Toyo Ito interview, Ito talked about the idea of his Serpentine pavilion project and brought out

the defi itio of algo ith . I ha e dis ussed algo ith ith Ce il Bal o d . He des i es algorithm as some kind of rule that can create something new and more dynamic situation than

so e a do li es.

The a do ess hu a ei gs a e a le to o ei e is li ited, a d that thi gs e had ot i agi ed a e o e likel to o u usi g algo ith s. As patte , it is e useful to use algo ith to set up a certain rule to control the structure of designs. Moreover, applying algorithm to

architectural designs may lead to spaces we had not even imagined at the beginning. It could be

the way to go beyond intellect of designers.

http://arct5580-

ishak.blogspot.com.au/2009/10/serpenti

ne-gallery-by-toyo-ito-cecil.html

http://arct5580-

ishak.blogspot.com.au/2009/10/serpenti

ne-gallery-by-toyo-ito-cecil.html

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Tod’s Omotesando in Japan

A othe e a ple of algo ith desig is Tod s Omotesando in Japan. Ito controlled the grid by

changing its scale and created a three-

dimensional surface. The top grid of the model

is connected to the lower grid by a meshed

sheet. The mesh distorted into complex grid.

The complex grid follows the form of a

rectangular box controlled by the algorithm. Any

changes to the grid will also change the pattern

of the building. This complex process can be

done easily by computation.

http://archrecord.construction.com/projects/portfolio/archives/0506tods.asp

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We can take advantage of computation, use

algorithm method to explore as many design

possibilities as possible and choose the one which

fits to the gateway project goal as the final outcome.

Computation is an important process for the

gateway project which we might work out

unexpected result through computation.

Every design can be a good design if no problems

are found in the design. The problems which cause

design failure could be space inefficient, choose of

wrong material or obstruction for visual access. The

role of architects is to solve these problems.

However, these problems need to be solved by

designers themselves through experience and the

knowledge of architecture. It cannot be done by

computation because computation is just a tool to

aid architects technical problems. (https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:JO0O3mIA2akJ:www

.petermacapia.com/blog/wp-

content/gallery/Publications/ItoInterview/MacapiaItoEmergentWeb.

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http://www.lynnbecker.com/repeat/balmonds/cecil_b

almond_and_the_bonfire_of_the_vanities.htm

http://www.lynnbecker.com/repeat/balmonds/cecil_b

almond_and_the_bonfire_of_the_vanities.htm

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Parametric is the method for architects to explore more ideas and seek new direction

fo desig s. Pa a et i is a set of e uatio s that e p ess a set of ua tities as e pli it fu tio s of a u e of i depe de t a ia les, k o as pa a ete s (Wesisstein

2003, 2150).

Parametric modelling can be done in a deferral strategy. After we have created the

basic form of a model, we are able to modify and change the design later. This

modelling feature allows architects to generate as many outcomes as possible and

hoose the ost ia le o e to e the fi al desig . Pa a et i ethods a e e useful for subjecting uncertain situations to the rigors of a pre-defined and proven

mathematical model. They can usefully embody a great deal of prior experience and

a e less iased tha hu a thought p o esses alo e. (http://www.galorath.com/index.php/company/books/what-is-parametric-modeling/)

PARAMETRIC MODELLING

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A hite ts of Bi d s est generated numbers of

outcomes with different

columns arrangement. They

eventually found out and

used the one which fits its

physics condition the most.

As a parametric design, the

architects can modify or

change the algorithm of the

Bi d s est to eate a e form structure for other use.

The new form structure

though is different from the

official one, they all come

from the same idea and

concept. The new form

st u tu e of the Bi d s est can be transposed into

furniture or shoes. Here we

can see the power of

parametric modelling.

http://www.innovapedia.org/home/innova-arts/birds-nest-beijings-striking-olympic-stadium/

Precedent The Bird’s Nest in Beijing

The Bi d s est is eated pa a et i odelli g. “i ila to “e pe ti e pa ilio , the st u tu e of the Bi d s est is

constructed with rotated columns. These columns are rotated

with its complex grid to form a unique space. The angle of the

olu s sla t of the Bi d s est depe ds o the ph si s of the building in terms of loads and force.

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/isar/3377772838/

The voussoir Cloud is also a parametric design. The geometry of

the structure is panelled with triangles. Some of the triangles are

open for sunlight. This parametric model creates a special space

for people to relax under interesting light effect. The position of

the triangles is set after a series of calculation. Architects have

chosen the most efficient design through parametric method.

The size and position of the triangles are related to its built

environments.

Precedent The voussoir Cloud

http://ffffound.com/home/quilime/found/?offset=50&

http://www.alanslu.com/#Voussoir-Cloud-IwamotoScott

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Parametric modelling is very useful process for the gateway project. We can generate a

large number of outcomes and use the most interesting one as final design. This requires a

lot of time to discuss with group mates to decide which one is best fit to the goal.

Parametric deign cannot be copied easily by other designers because parametric model

e ui e e pli it al ulatio to o k out the detail. E e afte a odel is eated, othe desig e s a t easil odif the desig e ause the do t possess the k o ledge a out ho it as eated a d the o igi al desig i te t. Pa a et i Te h olog Co po atio , 2008) Therefore, we can take this advantage of parametric model; we might take a look of

master works and learn what they have done and how they achieved the result.

http://www.siat.sfu.ca/news/features/details/343

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• When the surface is built by a few circles, its shape

is not clearly seen.

•The shape becomes more obvious when more

circles are added.

•The surface becomes more concrete when the

density of circles is high.

•Grasshopper is able to control the number of grids

very easily using its slider command.

Algorithm exploration

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