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Coffee break at the 2017 eCAADe conference in Rome

The eCAADe 2017 conference took place in Rome at the Sapienza University Department of Faculty of Civil and Industrial Engineering, which is located in a beautiful old convent. Nicolai Steinø presented a paper at the conference entitled “Mapping the Architectural Genome – A Preliminary Study of Facade Syntax”.

Read the paper here.

As its point of departure, the paper contends that it must be theoretically possible to design a parametric urban design tool capable of simulating 90% of all conceivable site designs. The relevance of such a tool would be to quickly be able to simulate a large variety of site designs for any given context and location at a reasonable level of detail.

The paper presents a preliminary study of facade syntax and its application to a prototype parametric design tool. The study finds that a combination of a compositional, geometrical and mathematical approach is promising to this end. From an empirical facade analysis, a taxonomy of three compositional levels is introduced and applied to the prototype.

The paper concludes that the preliminary study is promising on a number of accounts. However, some issues must be investigated further, while other important issues have yet to even be examined. Yet while the task may seem insurmountable, there is potential to complete it, at least to a reasonable degree, and with a reasonable effort.

Simulated Parametric Facade

Simulating multiple facade designs from one general design script

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Published in Architecturae et Artibus, vol. 19, no. 1, 2014

Parametric urban design is a potentially powerful tool for collaborative urban design processes. Rather than making one-off designs which need to be redesigned from the ground up in case of changes, parametric design tools make it possible keep the design open while at the same time allowing for a level of detailing which is high enough to facilitate an understanding of the generic qualities of proposed designs.

Starting from a brief overview of parametric design, this paper presents initial findings from the development of a parametric urban design tool with regard to developing a structural logic which is flexible and expandable. It then moves on to outline and discuss further development work Finally, it offers a brief reflection on the potentials and shortcomings of the software – CityEngine – which is used for developing the parametric urban design tool.

Read the article here.

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Nicolai Steinø and Esben Obeling has co-authored a research article with Karima Benbih, Virginia Tech University, Washington, which has been published in the italian academic online journal Planum. The Journal of Urbanism. no. 26, vol. 1, 2013.

The article entitled “Using Parametrics to Facilitate Collaborative Urban Design: An Attempt to Overcome some Inherent Dilemmas”, was presented at the research conference “Cities to be Tamed?” at Politecnico di Milano in November 2012.

Read the article here (pdf) or online by clicking below.

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Shaping Design Teaching. Graphic design: Imaginum. Photo: Imaginum.

Shaping Design Teaching is new book on form-making, edited by Nicolai Steinø og Mine Özkar.

The book presents an overview of form-making as it is taught in different architecture and design programs across the world. This diverse collection of pedagogical experiences will certainly be of interest to architecture and design instructors as well as their students.

With a few exceptions, such as the emphasis on materiality in the Bauhaus curriculum, the modernist tradition emphasises form and space at the beginning of the design process while the definition of materials are left to a second phase, and often to a second professional, the structural engineer.

Today, material properties and the computer-controlled production processes used to achieve them not only contribute to spatial definitions but allow the emergence of unexpected possibilities. Structural and environmental performances are no more a direct consequence of geometry, but are intentionally embedded in the materials which buildings are made of.

The book addresses the challenge of educating architects that are ready to operate in this new order. Hands-on experience with physical materials is therefore a central theme throughout the book. The compilation starts with a theoretical overview by Rivka Oxman, one of the most acknowledged authors in the field. Next, examples of educational experiences with different levels of abstraction are described in detail.

The book ends with a thorough analysis from a pedagogical perspective. I believe this book can have a transforming influence in architecture schools that are still rooted in modern educational practice.

Shaping Design Teaching is published by Aalborg University Press.

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