Behavioral Topologies investigates the relationship between topology and form-finding strategies. Participants will be working on their own selected projects, using techniques presented in the workshop. Workshop exercises will use Polygonal Modeling in combination with Particle Systems, Structural Analysis, Topology Optimization, Evolutionary Solvers and Vectorial Fields to design forms of different scale and complexity. The proposed workflow will combine the use of Maya, Rhino, and Grasshopper with some plug-ins such as Kangaroo, Millipede, Weaverbird, and others. During the workshop, participants will be introduced to polygonal modeling in Maya, visual programming in grasshopper, and will learn how to prepare their final model for 3D Printing.
For details, check out: http://www.d-nat.net/behavioral-topologies
Exhibition at Tashkeel →
AmorphouStudio Exhibition at Tashkeel, Nad-AlShiba, Dubai.
A collection of 3d printed pieces, along with relevant sketches and rendering demonstrating process development from hand sketches, generation of 3d printed models for concept development, to final rendering showing the pieces in full scale. The collection includes a variety of pieces of different scale and nature from experimental studies, jewelry design, to furniture and architecture.
Part 2 of the exhibition is a dress design done in collaboration with fashion designer Kay Li. The dress concept was inspired by the voronoi pattern we designed for the open plaza of the Jumeirah Gardens mixed-use project. The pattern was modified for a dress design using the same algorithm that generated it, thus merging processes between fashion and architecture.
For details check out http://www.amorphoustudio.com/installations#/tashkeel-exhibition/