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נושאים מתקדמים בעיצוב דיגיטלי

Advanced Topics in Digital Design

Dr. Amit Zoran, CSE

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

zoran@cs.huji.ac.il

www.amitz.co

Semester B, Tuesday 10-12 Rothberg A510

Office hours Wednesday 10-12 in Rothberg A116

General

In this class, we will study and practice principles of computational design with emphasis on parametric design and computer-aided design SW. The class will include a theoretical discussion on hybrid design and craft and their intersections with the digital realm.

Prerequisites

Introduction to Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) - 67298

Grading

Attendance 5%

Paper presentation 10%

Assignments 30%

Final project 55%

Books

Elements of Parametric Design. Robert Woodbury Routledge, 2010  

Parametric Design for Architecture. Wassim Jabi. Laurence King Publishing, 3 Sep 2013

The Craft Reader. Front Cover Glenn Adamson Bloomsbury Academic, 15 Feb 2010

Schedule

Week 1

Lecture: Introduction to class and project, parametric design overview, formal definitions and primitives, geometric transformations, curves (85min) PDF.

Assignment #1 (1 week): Portobello Mushroom (1st part) 3D Rhino model. Take a Portobello Mushroom, photo it from three different directions, and 3D model it in Rhino. Don't use Grasshopper. Try to keep the mushroom geometric integrity as accurate as possible but don't get into texture or small details. Submit your Rhino model.

Week 2

Class exercise (10min).

Lecture: 2D patterns, ornaments (20min) PDF.

Craft Video: Lee Kang-hyo 'Onggi Master' - film about a Korean potter (2014) Goldmark Gallery LINK.

Assignment #2 (1 week): Portobello Mushroom (2nd part) 3D Rhino model. Continue your Rhino model, this time get into details and give the mushroom texture based on a reference from here LINK. Don't use Grasshopper. Submit your Rhino model and your photos.

Week 3

HW review and critique (and a note on rendering, concept design and CG art, 25min).

Class exercise (10min).

Lecture: Tessellations, fractals, projection (45min) PDF.

Assignment #3 (after Passover): Parametric design of a 2D pattern using Grasshopper. You need to extract a 2D pattern from this dragonfly reference (or similar), and fuse it with an additional 2D tessellation. Your auto-generated tessellation needs to implement (partially) a traditional yet complex ornament style. Submit your Rhino file, Grasshopper program and a single paragraph explaining how your pattern implements the selected style.

Optional Craft Video: Japanese Yosegi Art - kougeihin.jp (2017) LINK

Week 4

Craft Reading (Daniel): Walter Benjamin (1936) The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction LINK.

Craft Reading (Maya): Richard Pye (1968) The Nature and Art of Workmanship LINK.

Craft Video: Ken Matsuzaki: "Elemental" feature film about Japanese potter (2013) Goldmark Gallery LINK.

Assignment #4 (2 weeks): Choose three distinct pasta shapes. Model each in Rhino. Develope a parametric design space (on paper) that contains your three examples and formally describe it. Submit your work. Use the lectures' slides and this tutorial for help.

Week 5

Review and critique on homeworks (and a note on ornaments in modern design and architecture, 30min).

Lecture: 2D & 3D Manipulations & Operations (45min) PDF.

Week 6

Review and critique on homeworks (25min).

Craft Reading (Asaf & Yitzchak): Polly Wiessner (1983) Style and Social Information in Kalahari San Projectile Points. Society for American Anthropology. LINK

Craft Video: The ostrich eggshell-beads craft of the Kalahari people (2013) Amit Zoran LINK

Assignment #5 (2 weeks): Building upon your assignment #4, use grasshopper to create the parametric design space you defined. Your model must allow for continues transitions between your preliminary examples. Submit a table of models (10-20) including your preliminary examples (a PDF) and transitions between them, and corresponding CAD database (single 3dm file).

Week 7

Parametric Design Lecture: Design space, transitions. TBD

Craft Reading (Tamir & Yotam): Amit Zoran (2018) the ostrich eggshell beads craft of the Ju/’hoansi: A reflection on modern craft theories  LINK

Craft Reading (Barak): Ingold, Tim (2011). The Perception of the Environment: Essays on Livelihood, Dwelling and Skill. On Weaving a Basket. Routledge; Reissue edition. LINK

Week 8

Review and critique on homeworks (60min).

Final project assignment:  Choose a pasta dish recipe and design a parametric model for a dish using Rhino and Grasshopper. For your convenience, start with (1) inspirations from food or other resources; (2) a sketch; (3) an interactive scheme; and (4) a formal representation of your algorithm. Your project needs to include (1) a parametric pattern; (2) continues transaction between elements in the dish; (3) an optimized part (using Galapagos); and (4) a manually designed serving plate. Don't hesitate to fine-tune elements manually (hybrid solutions are welcome, while still developing a complex autonomous solution). Design a GUI for the dish, and generate 3 different dishes with proper visual treatment (rendering, clean background, etc.). Submit a poster, a Rhino file with 3 models, and a Grasshopper code.

Week 9

Lecture: Constraints & optimization, Galapagos plugin (45min) PDF.

Final projects discussion (45min).

Videos of combined shape and topology optimization for minimization of maximum von mises stress

LINK1, LINK2

Week 10

Reading (Idan & Shimon): Malcolm McCullough (1997) Abstracting Craft: The Practiced Digital Hand. MIT LINK

Lecture: Simulations (40min) PDF.

Parametric Design Videos (60min):

Neri Oxman TED talk LINK,

Maurice Conti TED talk LINK,

Michael Hansmeyer TED talk LINK,

Doris Sung's Living Architecture LINK,

Voronax - Structural Engineering inspired LINK,

Architecture of the Future | Mass Studies, LINK

Zaha Hadid Building Projects, LINK

Week 11

Reading: Amit Zoran (2016) A Manifest for Digital Imperfection. XRDS 22, 3 LINK

Final projects discussion (45min).

Week 12

Optional (Ayala): Style and selection lecture

Video: Netflix Documentary Series: Cooked (2016) Michael Pollan (plus a discussion)

Week 13

Projects Presentations


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Figure: Three masks generated by tool students developed in class, tilling building blocks as manually selected form catalogs of shapes according to specific optimization criteria. Masks credits: (A) Erez Levanon; (B) Naama Glauber; and (C) Adi Yehezkeli, made from catalogs developed by (D) Adi Yehezkeli; (E) Dafna Kaplan; (F) Matan Bar-Sela; (G) Tamar Levy; and (H) Naama Glauber.