3way gridshell. Design and construction of a geodesic timber gridshell MPDA BarcelonaTech 2021-11-05 | The “3way” open classroom built at the ETSAV , is an ultra-thin gridshell of long and wide birch plywood 12mm planks. The structure hosts openair lectures for students. The system is based on the coupling of three families of pseudo-geodesic curves on a common surface, that can be built from completely straight and planar planks without any waste. The simple 1D manufacturing technology relies solely on the exact positioning of the holes. The students followed a program of continuous reviews by international experts on structural design, wood construction, computational geometry and membrane patterning. The students solved all the design, numerical fabrication and construction processes themselves. It was built at the Stage phase in June 2021 in Barcelona.Students: Jorge Adrian Martorell ,Christian Merhej, Rudy Riachy , Alberto Sadun , Marc Serra , Alex Solà, Aitor Vadillo , Luis Ángel Garcia, Khalifa Alkhazriji , Ángel Barrón, Dalia Ezzeddine, Danny Vallejo , Ehsan Naguib, Weston Porter.International experts:Julian Lienhard , Bending-active, STR.uctureDragos Naicu, timber gridhsell, Anna Bauer, Structural analysis, Kiwi3dÁngel Antequera, Load cases and Wind, CODAAlberto Pugnale, Timber construction, University MelbourneAlmudena Majano, Timber engineering, UPMadridAntonio Lara, Timber Engineering, UPMadridTon Miserachs, Membrane patterning, TP construcció i Arquitectura textilAcademic direction: Gerard Bertomeu, Pep Tornabell, Ramon Sastre, Enrique Soriano partners at CODA and teachers at Barcelonatech and UPCschoolDesigned in Grasshopper3d, with Kangaroo2Analyzed in Kiwi3dMade with the fantastic support from:GabarróHermanos www.gabarro.com timber logistics using UPM plywood Manxa Bricolatge www.manxabricolatge.com Hardware Treats from Serra Jordia, Still pictures from andresflajszer http://www.andresflajszer.comMusic "Algorithms" in Arps Album from Chad Crouch under CC By-NC 4.0MPDA program provides the computational design framework for the creation and optimization of timber lightweight structures with a low ecological footprint.#timberarchitecture #timbergridshell #gridshell #parametricarchitecture #timber #parametric #classicarchitecture #masterinarchitecture #geodesicgridshell #geodesic #timberstructure #mpdalife #timbershell #grasshopper3d #kangaroo2
Sustainable Lightweight Structures | Christopher Robeller MPDA BarcelonaTech 2024-04-12 | Christopher Robeller is a Professor at the University of Applied Sciences Bremen, where he leads the Digital Planning and Building Team DPB. They explore, teach and research innovative building structures at the intersection of architecture, structural engineering, manufacturing technology and computer science. He has previously worked as a Junior Professor at TU Kaiserslautern, leading the Digital Timber Construction DTC lab, as a Postdoc at the Swiss National Centre of Competence for Digital Fabrication NCCR dfab at ETH Zurich, as a PhD assistant at the Timber Construction Laboratory IBOIS at EPFL Lausanne, and as a research associate at the Institute of Computational Design ICD, University of Stuttgart. He received a Doctor of Sciences from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology EPFL, and a Professional Diploma in Architecture with Distinction from London Metropolitan University. The research has been implemented in projects such as the 2010 ICD/itke pavilion, 2013 IBOIS curved folded shell, 2017 Lausanne Vidy Theater, 2015-2020 Factory hall in Manternach, 2019 HexBox Canopy, the 2019 Recycleshell and the 2021 Chestnut Cabin.
Pentaura Shell build #shorts #parametricarchitecture #computationaldesign #digitalfabrication MPDA BarcelonaTech 2023-09-14 | Innovative timber segmented shell to serve as climate shelter for school. Pentaura shell.A group of Master's students specializing in computational design in BarcelonaTech UPCSchool have successfully conceived and constructed a timber climate shelter for a public school demonstrating ease of construction in segmented corrugated timber shells with digitally fabricated rigid joints. This project is situated within a research framework that highlights the capabilities of computational design, simulation, and digital fabrication methods for minimizing ecological footprint in architectureCommissioned to provide a versatile space for various school activities, the design unfolds a branched vault achieved through a digital form-finding technique, reminiscent of Antoni Gaudi’s iconic inverted models, sheltering the inhabitants with a fresher air by means of a breathing skin.Student Team:Xavier Almanza, Bindhuja Ameerpet, Imma Bigas, Cristian Cabezas, Miguel Cruz, André Almeida, Robert Fuse, Nerea Gardner Egusquizaga, Shylesh Kumar, Adriana Moreno, Anna Nasrallah, Nayib Perez, Vijithendra Thejaswi R V, Arshita Ravindranathan, Mariona Rodríguez Majoral, Abiodun Afolabi ShonibareFaculty:Gerard Bertomeu, Dragos Naicu, Marc Serra, Alex Solà, Enrique Soriano, Pep Tornabell, with international experts guest faculty: Julian Lienhard, Almudena Majano, Antonio Lara.Photo credit Andrés FlajszerAcknowledgementsWe want to thank the AFA, management and staff of Escola Turó de Can Mates for their kindness and support during all the process. We also want to acknowledge the ETSAV Architecture school for hosting the master and the workshops, Daniel Piker for creating Kangaroo2 and many other amazing features, the Karamba3d team, Spirafix for their unique ground screws, Manxa for their hardware support, Sumeplast for nifty cnc work and Laser Penta for their metal works.#timber #timberconstruction #parametricarchitecture #computationaldesign #engineering #plywoodworking #cncmachine #digitalfabrication #digitalart
Pentaura Shell #shorts #parametricarchitecture #parametricdesign #architecture #timberarchitecture MPDA BarcelonaTech 2023-09-11 | Innovative timber segmented shell to serve as climate shelter for school. Pentaura shell.A group of Master's students specializing in computational design in BarcelonaTech UPCSchool have successfully conceived and constructed a timber climate shelter for a public school demonstrating ease of construction in segmented corrugated timber shells with digitally fabricated rigid joints. This project is situated within a research framework that highlights the capabilities of computational design, simulation, and digital fabrication methods for minimizing ecological footprint in architectureCommissioned to provide a versatile space for various school activities, the design unfolds a branched vault achieved through a digital form-finding technique, reminiscent of Antoni Gaudi’s iconic inverted models, sheltering the inhabitants with a fresher air by means of a breathing skin.Student Team:Xavier Almanza, Bindhuja Ameerpet, Imma Bigas, Cristian Cabezas, Miguel Cruz, André Almeida, Robert Fuse, Nerea Gardner Egusquizaga, Shylesh Kumar, Adriana Moreno, Anna Nasrallah, Nayib Perez, Vijithendra Thejaswi R V, Arshita Ravindranathan, Mariona Rodríguez Majoral, Abiodun Afolabi ShonibareFaculty:Gerard Bertomeu, Dragos Naicu, Marc Serra, Alex Solà, Enrique Soriano, Pep Tornabell, with international experts guest faculty: Julian Lienhard, Almudena Majano, Antonio Lara.Photo credit Andrés FlajszerAcknowledgementsWe want to thank the AFA, management and staff of Escola Turó de Can Mates for their kindness and support during all the process. We also want to acknowledge the ETSAV Architecture school for hosting the master and the workshops, Daniel Piker for creating Kangaroo2 and many other amazing features, the Karamba3d team, Spirafix for their unique ground screws, Manxa for their hardware support, Sumeplast for nifty cnc work and Laser Penta for their metal works.#timber #timberconstruction #parametricarchitecture #computationaldesign #engineering #plywoodworking #cncmachine #digitalfabrication #digitalart
Pentaura Shell BarcelonaTech UPCSchool research pavilion MPDA BarcelonaTech 2023-09-09 | Innovative timber segmented shell to serve as climate shelter for school. Pentaura shell.A group of Master's students specializing in computational design in BarcelonaTech UPCSchool have successfully conceived and constructed a timber climate shelter for a public school demonstrating ease of construction in segmented corrugated timber shells with digitally fabricated rigid joints. This project is situated within a research framework that highlights the capabilities of computational design, simulation, and digital fabrication methods for minimizing ecological footprint in architectureCommissioned to provide a versatile space for various school activities, the design unfolds a branched vault achieved through a digital form-finding technique, reminiscent of Antoni Gaudi’s iconic inverted models, sheltering the inhabitants with a fresher air by means of a breathing skin.Increased efficiency by the corrugation of its skinTaking inspiration from creased seashells and leaves, and following a large engineering experience, the shell gets corrugated to increase its resistance to external forces. The corrugation increases drastically the second moment of inertia, changing the resistance of the shell to deflection, thus reducing the thickness of the timber boards, ultimately reducing the overall mass of the structure, despite the increase in surface area.In the project, the minimization of the mass is driven by the corrugation form and distribution amid the tradeoff between surface area and structural performance.Manufacturability by segmentationThe discretization of the shell into triangles plates offers practical benefits in terms of manufacturability and assembly. The discrete plywood components can be easily fabricated using standard 3-axis CNC machines, utilizing readily available plywood material, and producing very little waste. The size and weight of these plates also considers ease of transportation, allowing them to fit in common vehicles and be assembled by a single individual without external auxiliary means. On the other hand, the complexity of the doubly curved shell is finally absorbed by the triangulation and the simplicity of a low number of custom folded metal plates enabling rapid assembly.The entire journey, from concept to reality, reflects the collaborative efforts of the MPDA Master in Parametric Design in Architecture students and faculty, who harnessed the power of computational design and digital fabrication tools. All design aspects were meticulously crafted within Rhinoceros Grasshopper, utilizing Kangaroo2 for the form-finding process and Karamba for the rigorous structural analysis. The MPDA program serves as a framework for harnessing computational design principles, resulting in the creation and optimization of lightweight timber structures with a minimal ecological footprint.Student Team:Xavier Almanza, Bindhuja Ameerpet, Imma Bigas, Cristian Cabezas, Miguel Cruz, André Almeida, Robert Fuse, Nerea Gardner Egusquizaga, Shylesh Kumar, Adriana Moreno, Anna Nasrallah, Nayib Perez, Vijithendra Thejaswi R V, Arshita Ravindranathan, Mariona Rodríguez Majoral, Abiodun Afolabi ShonibareFaculty:Gerard Bertomeu, Dragos Naicu, Marc Serra, Alex Solà, Enrique Soriano, Pep Tornabell, with international experts guest faculty: Julian Lienhard, Almudena Majano, Antonio Lara.Photo credit Andrés FlajszerAcknowledgementsWe want to thank the AFA, management and staff of Escola Turó de Can Mates for their kindness and support during all the process. We also want to acknowledge the ETSAV Architecture school for hosting the master and the workshops, Daniel Piker for creating Kangaroo2 and many other amazing features, the Karamba3d team, Spirafix for their unique ground screws, Manxa for their hardware support, Sumeplast for nifty cnc work and Laser Penta for their metal works.
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UPCSchool MPDA Masters in Parametric Design in Architecture present a short vision of past editions. MPDA BarcelonaTech 2023-04-28 | Sculpt data, craft algorithms , integrate constraints, find form, unleash strength, feel geometry, animate matter, embrace future, tame curvature, conceive systems, be mpdaAll digital media was proudly produced by MPDA Alumni and FacultyPhoto credit @andresflajszer Music “Digifunk” by DivKid#parametricdesign #architecturalgeometry #parametricarchitecture #parametric #mcneel #facade #geometry #topology #digitalfabrication #masterinarchitecture #kangaroo2 #rhinoceros3d #digitaldesign #design #classicarchitecture #maths #geometry #computationaldesign #gridshell #shellstructure #lightweightstructures #engineering #architecture #tilling #topology #hexagon #aiarchitecture #ai #architectureai
Forming Timber: Principles | Dr. Dragos Naicu | MPDA 2023 MPDA BarcelonaTech 2023-03-22 | "Forming Timber: Principles" | Dr. Dragos Naicu | MPDA 2023 Open Lecture seriesBarcelonaTech UPCSchool Master Programme in Parametric Design in Architecture. https://www.mpda.upc.edu/Dragos joins MPDA for an intense workshop on Forming Timber in the context of Studio2 building system design.Working as computational design specialist in AKT2 London with a focus on structural engineering and parametric workflow development. Dragos completed his PhD in Civil Engineering as well as a research focused master program at the University of Bath.
Heinz Isler: Form, structure and realisation | John Chilton | MPDA 2023 MPDA BarcelonaTech 2023-03-22 | "Heinz Isler: Form, structure and realisation" John Chilton MPDA 2023 Open Lecture seriesBarcelonaTech UPCSchool Master Programme in Parametric Design in Architecture. https://www.mpda.upc.edu/John Chilton joins MPDA for an inspiring review in the context of Studio2 building system design.John is Emeritus Professor of Architecture & Tectonics, in the Department of Architecture & Built Environment, at The University of Nottingham. His research interests span lightweight and non-conventional structures, sustainable construction and history of engineering construction.He is a long-standing member of the International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures (IASS) - iass-structures.org, which is based in Madrid. Reflecting his research interests, he is amember of IASS Working Groups 5: Shell Structures, 15: Structural Morphology and 12: Timber andBio-based Spatial Structures, which he chaired from 1998-2015. From 2001 to 2004 he was a Scientific Coordinator for TensiNet, an EU-funded Thematic Network, contributing to the European Design Guide for Tensile Surface Structures (2004). Subsequently, he was Vice-Chair (2006-2017) of the TensiNet Association - tensinet.com, contributing to the Design Recommendations for ETFE Foil Structures (2013). He has published books on Space Grid Structures (1999), Heinz Isler: The Engineer’s Contribution to Contemporary Architecture (2000) and, most recently, with co-author Gabriel Tang, Timber Gridshells: Architecture, Structure and Craft (2016). His latest book, Michael Balz — Shells and Visions, will be published in 2022.
Actively bent timber gridshells | Dr. Almudena Majano | MPDA 2023 MPDA BarcelonaTech 2023-03-22 | "Actively bent timber gridshells" Dr. Almudena MajanoMPDA 2023 Open Lecture seriesBarcelonaTech UPCSchool Master Programme in Parametric Design in Architecture. https://www.mpda.upc.edu/Almudena and Antonio join MPDA for a review on Actively bent timber gridshells in the context of Studio2 building system design.Almudena is the head of the Laboratory of Structures at ETSAM and Associate Professor of the Department of Building Structures and Physics. Research focused on the structural use of timber, including material characterization, joints behavior and the development of wood-based products. Recent research activities deal with the rheological behavior of elastically curved timber laths and the development of computational models for the analysis of timber gridshells. She participated in the design and construction of a permanent elastic gridshell made of Eucalyptus globulus.
Frei Otto: Form Finding | Dr. Julian Lienhard | MPDA 2023 MPDA BarcelonaTech 2023-03-22 | "Frei Otto: Form Finding" Dr. Julian Lienhard MPDA 2023 Open Lecture seriesBarcelonaTech UPCSchool Master Programme in Parametric Design in Architecture. https://www.mpda.upc.edu/Julian joins MPDA for an inspiring review on the topic of Form Finding by Frei Otto in the context of Studio2 building system design.He completed his doctorate summa cum laude with his dissertation on bending-active structures at the Institute of Building Structures and Structural Design, University of Stuttgart. His scientific interest in the principles of lightweight structures goes along with various realized building- experimental structures and prototypes along his academic and professional career. In 2008, Julian co-founded the engineering and design practice studioLD now str.ucture GmbH. Previously, he worked as a Structural Engineer at Knippers- Helbig and SL-Rasch in Stuttgart.
Digital Engineering: From timber craftsmen to robotic printing | Diederik Veenendaal | MPDA 2023 MPDA BarcelonaTech 2023-03-22 | "Digital Engineering: From timber craftsmen to robotic printing " Diederik VeenendaalMPDA 2023 Open Lecture seriesBarcelonaTech UPCSchool Master Programme in Parametric Design in Architecture. https://www.mpda.upc.edu/Diederik joins MPDA for an inspiring review on Digital Engineering in the context of Studio2 building system design.Diederik is a structural designer and engineer familiar with and experienced in: lightweight structures such as shells, cable-nets and tents; innovative and complex geometries for buildings and bridges; as well as parametric design and computational optimization. He has been working on matching the supply and demand of buildings made from reclaimed, circular construction materials. Interested in sustainability, self-sufficiency of buildings and material efficient design, and have been engaged in 3D printed materials (including concrete, recycled plastics and earth), as well as natural or biobased materials (such as timber, bamboo and strawbales).
Interfaces between sustainability, structural design and AI | Diego Apellániz | MPDA 2023 MPDA BarcelonaTech 2023-03-22 | "Interfaces between sustainability, structural design and machine learning" Diego Apellániz MPDA 2023 Open Lecture seriesBarcelonaTech UPCSchool Master Programme in Parametric Design in Architecture. https://www.mpda.upc.edu/Diego joins MPDA for an inspiring lecture on Interfaces between sustainability, structural design and machine learning in the context of Studio2 building system design.Diego Apellániz graduated as civil engineer from the Polytechnic University of Madrid in 2014. He has worked since then as structural engineering at Fhecor Ingenieros, Bollinger+Grohmann and the EDD Holding. His portfolio includes projects that range from skyscrapers and artistic sculptures torehabilitations of historic buildings, and he has collaborated with renowned architects such as SirNorman Foster and Solano Benítez. He is also a self-taught programmer. His Grasshopper plugin forthe structural analysis software RFEM is being used by thousands of users. He also works as research associate at the Berlin University of the Arts, where he is pursuing a PhD about the application of parametric design and machine learning to the life-cycle assessment (LCA) of buildings. As part of his research, he was funded by the Finnish company One Click LCA to integrate their world leading LCA Software in Rhino and Grasshopper and he has also developed the first Grasshopper plugin that uses the machine learning library TensorFlow.
Forward Alumni presentation | J.Ogren, G.Gasbarri, A.Marco, M.Serra, C.Dimitri | MPDA 2023 MPDA BarcelonaTech 2023-03-22 | "Forward Alumni presentation" Joshua Ogren, Giacomo Gasbarri, Adrià Marco, Marc Serra, Christian DimitriMPDA 2023 Open Lecture seriesBarcelonaTech UPCSchool Master Programme in Parametric Design in Architecture. https://www.mpda.upc.edu/
mpda reel MPDA BarcelonaTech 2022-09-12 | UPCSchool MPDA Masters in Parametric Design in Architecture proudly present a vision of the past editions.Sculpt data, craft algorithms , integrate constraints, find form, unleash strength, feel geometry, animate matter, embrace future, tame curvature, conceive systems, be mpdaAll digital media was proudly produced by MPDA Alumni and FacultyPhoto credit Andrés FlajszerMusic “Digifunk” by DivKid
zollingerGridshell. Design and construction of a doubly curved zollinger timber gridshell MPDA BarcelonaTech 2022-02-28 | The "Zollinger" open classroom built at the CanCuní, is a lightweight gridshell of short handleable pieces of birch plywood for hosting open-air lectures. The system is loosely based on the traditional Zollinger system which consists of the reciprocal transfer of loads in a short beam system. Covering doubly curved surfaces with this system is possible without the need for long and thick beams and complex manufacturing joints, reducing the overall cost, time and weight of the whole structure by using stiff metal plates which is the scope of the research. The challenge is to design and calibrate a joint stiff enough to prevent the need of a cost increasing and time consuming bracing system. The whole system packs in a van and is manufactured with standard cnc and laser machinery.The students of the master MPDA Master in Parametric Design in Architecture followed a program of continuous reviews by international experts on structural design, wood construction, computational geometry and membrane patterning. The students solved all the design, structural modelling of the joints and the structural analysis of the whole structure, the numerical fabrication and construction processes themselves. It was built at the Stage phase in June 2021 in Banyoles, Girona Spain.Students: Jorge Adrian Martorell ,Christian Merhej, Rudy Riachy , Alberto Sadun , Marc Serra , Alex Solà, Aitor Vadillo , Luis Ángel Garcia, Khalifa Alkhazriji , Ángel Barrón, Dalia Ezzeddine, Danny Vallejo , Ehsan Naguib, Weston Porter.International experts:Julian Lienhard , Bending-active, STR.ucture / Universität KasselDragos Naicu, timber gridhsellAnna Bauer, Structural analysis, Kiwi!3d / TUMÁngel Antequera, Load cases and Wind, CODA /ModularemAlberto Pugnale, Timber construction, University MelbourneAlmudena Majano, Timber engineering, ETSAMAntonio Lara, Timber Engineering, ETSAMTon Miserachs, Membrane patterning, TP Arquitectura i construcció textilAcademic direction: Gerard Bertomeu Pep TornabellRamon SastreEnrique Soriano partners at CODA and teachers at Barcelonatech and UPCschoolDesigned in Grasshopper3d, with Kangaroo2Analyzed in Karamba3d and Kiwi!3dAcknowledgmentsSpecial thanks to Can CuníETSAV UPC Architecture school for their support and workshopsSomnis a mida Camping el Llac Serge Ferrari for sponsoring the materialAnd always thankful to Daniel Piker for the use of KangarooGabarróHermanos www.gabarro.com timber logistics using UPM plywood Manxa Bricolatge www.manxabricolatge.com Hardware Treats from Serra Jordia, Still pictures from andresflajszer http://www.andresflajszer.comMusic "Elipsis" in Arps Album from Chad Crouch under CC By-NC 4.0Video footage from Marc SerraMPDA program provides the computational design framework for the creation and optimization of timber lightweight structures with a low ecological footprint.#timberarchitecture #timbergridshell #gridshell #parametricarchitecture #timber #parametric #classicarchitecture #masterinarchitecture #timberstructure #mpdalife #timbershell #grasshopper3d #kangaroo2 #zollinger
Frei Otto. Light structures inspired by nature | Dr. Juan María SONGEL | MPDA 2021 MPDA BarcelonaTech 2021-04-23 | "Frei Otto. Light structures inspired by nature" Dr. Juan María SONGEL. UPV.MPDA 2021 Open Lecture seriesBarcelonaTech UPCSchool Master Programme in Parametric Design in Architecture. https://www.mpda.upc.edu/Juan María joins MPDA for an inspiring review on the quest for lightness in the by Frei Otto, in the context of Studio2 building system design.Ph. D. in Architecture and Associate Professor at the Polytechnic University of Valencia (UPV), he belongs to its Department of Architectural Composition. His research areas include different topics such as Theory and History of Architecture, Aesthetics in Civil Engineering, and Frei Otto and Light Structures. He held a position as an Assistant Director for Research at the School of Architecture at UPV, and is now the Editor-in-Chief of “VLC arquitectura Research Journal”, published by UPV.He is also a jury member in research projects assessment panels for the State Research Agency (AEI) of the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation.
Parametric structural design of gridshell structures with Kiwi!3d | Dr. Anna Bauer | MPDA 2021 MPDA BarcelonaTech 2021-04-06 | "CAD-integrated parametric structural design of gridshell structures with Kiwi!3d" Dr. Anna Bauer. Kiwi!3DMPDA 2021 Open Lecture seriesBarcelonaTech UPCSchool Master Programme in Parametric Design in Architecture. https://www.mpda.upc.edu/Anna joins MPDA for an intense workshop on Structural Analysis with Kiwi!3d in the context of Studio2 building system design.Anna Bauer is structural engineer at Mayr Ludescher Partner and recently finished her Ph.D. at the Chair of Structural Analysis of Prof. Dr.-Ing. K.-U. Bletzinger at the Technical University of Munich. She is exploring and developing the novel simulation approach of isogeometric analysis with CAD-integration for the design of lightweight structures. The applications are manifold but one main focus is the construction process of bending-active structures. She received her degree B.Sc. (2012) and M.Sc. (2015) in Civil Engineering at the Technical University of Munich. In 2018, she was awarded the IASS Hangai Prize for her paper on sliding cables with isogeometric analysis at the annual symposium.
Boundary objects | Raul Nieves Valeria Ustarez | MPDA 2021 MPDA BarcelonaTech 2021-04-06 | "Boundary Objects" Raul Nieves Valeria Ustarez. COUDREMPDA 2021 Open Lecture seriesBarcelonaTech UPCSchool Master Programme in Parametric Design in Architecture. https://www.mpda.upc.edu/Raul and Valeria joins MPDA for a lecture in the context of Digital Fabrication course. Raul has a background in architecture and computer science, he's been working with all sorts of technologies in project that range from politics to pure aesthetics. He has exhibited several projects internationally, and collaborated with artists and designers from around the world. Raul is based in Barcelona where he teaches regularly at design/arts programs.Valeria has a background in product design. She works in experimentation and production using digital manufacturing and design technology projects. She works in collaboration with designers and artists. Co-founder of Coudre.studio with Raul Nieves and Jude Serena, a research project using the intersections of digital design and the morphogenetic contingencies of materials.
Artificial Intelligence and Architecture | Stanislas Chaillou | MPDA 2021 Part 2/2 MPDA BarcelonaTech 2021-04-01 | "Artificial Intelligence and Architecture" Stanislas Chaillou . Spacemaker AI. Part 2/2MPDA 2021 Open Lecture seriesBarcelonaTech UPCSchool Master Programme in Parametric Design in Architecture. https://www.mpda.upc.edu/Stanislas joins for the lecture series curated by Pau Solà-Morales inside the From Sign to Alogrithm course.A Paris native, Stanislas received his undergraduate degree in Architecture at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology of Lausanne, and his master’s in architecture from the Harvard Graduate School of Design. Focusing his practice around Architecture and Artificial Intelligence, he believes in the necessary integration of both disciplines to change our built environment. Stanislas works today as an Architect & Data Scientist at Spacemaker’s R&D department. He is in charge of developing AI research projects, to assist and enhance architectural conception. Stanislas also recently curated the exhibit “AI & Architecture” at the Pavillon de l'Arsenal in Paris.
Timber gridhshells | Dr.Dragos Naicu | MPDA 2021 MPDA BarcelonaTech 2021-03-30 | "Timber Gridshells" Dr. Dragos Naicu, Structural Engineer and Teacher.MPDA 2021 Open Lecture seriesBarcelonaTech UPCSchool Master Programme in Parametric Design in Architecture. https://www.mpda.upc.edu/In the context of Studio 2, D.Naicu gives a masterclass on timber design for elastic timber gridhsells.Dragos has a PhD in Civil Engineering from the University of Bath where he focused his work on lightweight structures. He specialises in form-finding using computational and mathematical methods across a wide spectrum of typologies, with a particular love for elastic timber gridshells. He has experience in computational engineering and design working for Bollinger+Grohmann in Berlin and AKT II in London on a variety of project types and scales. His work also addresses state-of-the-art research applied in the practice of structural engineering.
Exploring the Topology of Architectured Structures | Dr. Robin Oval | MPDA 2021 MPDA BarcelonaTech 2021-03-30 | "Exploring the Topology of Architectured Structures" Dr. Robin Oval. University of Cambridge.MPDA 2021 Open Lecture seriesBarcelonaTech UPCSchool Master Programme in Parametric Design in Architecture. https://www.mpda.upc.edu/Robin joins MPDA mpda.upc.edu master's programme for a lecture on the structural use of a topology toolset.Robin is a Postdoctoral Research Associate the University of Cambridge since 2019, working automating concrete construction. Between 2016 and 2019, Robin completed his PhD at the Laboratoire Navier at the École des Ponts in Paris and at the Block Research Group at the ETH Zürich, introducing topology finding of patterns for structural design. Prior to this, Robin graduated as a structural engineer from l’École des Ponts in 2016, following a double curriculum in structure and architecture with the architecture school of Paris-Marne. For a year, Robin also gained practice experience in the structural engineering office Bollinger + Grohmann in Frankfurt in 2014/2015. His Master’s thesis with the Block Research Group tackles the design of force patterns for funicular form finding and was exhibited at the 2016 Architecture Biennale in Venice
mpda barcelonatech MPDA BarcelonaTech 2019-04-01 | apply now for MPDA Barcelonatech. Master's degree in Parametric design in architecture. goo.gl/oqPp7YDesign as a basketmakerOptimize as an engineerThink as a programmerSurf slopes as a mathematicianBuild as an athleteAnd make the computers computeThe UPCSchool MPDA Master’s degree Parametric Design in Architecture is an international program that seeks to teach and explore technology efficiency. MPDA is oriented to the integration of computational tools and digital manufacturing technology in building systems and architectural design. MPDA focuses in :Design and optimization of lightweight building systems, mainly through form-finding processes, including tensile architecture.Integration with professional workflows and industrial standards, although keeping a wide space for experimentation, research and industry oriented innovation.Guiding computational thinking and tools to the simplification of processes: the generation of efficient form by efficient means, namely lightweightness, material efficiency, rationalization of complex surfaces, cutouts reduction, path minimizations, reusability, deployability.The architectural project is a complex process, in which knowledge management must be linked to design in an operational way. In this regard, parameters are all the categories of information that affect decision-making when a project is carried out. This is the aim of parametric architecture: to go beyond geometry and the form, in order to design a system taking in all the variables/categories involved in the process. This is the potential offered by modern software tools and programming frameworks (Grasshopper, Python), which change the design process, making architects into builders of systems.
Computation: The Unifier of disciplines | Cecilie Brandt-Olsen open lecture at MPDA MPDA BarcelonaTech 2018-07-09 | Cecilie Brandt-Olsen Cecile Brandt-Olsen is a structural engineer specialised in computational design. The relationship between geometry and structural performance has been one of the main focus areas during his studies.Cecile is passionate about non-standard projects with a need to improve existing workflows and develop innovative solutions using cutting edge technology. He has a keen interest in using parametric design approaches to make structural engineering an integral part of the early stage design and thereby enable more informed decisions to be made and structurally elegant solutions to evolve.
Lightness | Ramon Sastre open lecture at MPDA MPDA BarcelonaTech 2018-07-07 | Ramon SastrePhD in Architecture with the PhD Thesis: Design and analysis of structures of bars, completely articulated, with great deformations. Professor at the Dept. of Architectural Technology from UPC. Research member of LITA, CODA and SMIA, has developed his work and research on different subjects: Analysis and programming on architectural Technology, Computational Design Affair, Structural morphology in Architecture, Tensile structures, membranes, cables, Stereographics studies of solar radiation and illumination. He was Director of the Barcelona Metropolitan School of Architecture (2002-2005), Council membre (2004-2010) of EAAE, (European Association for Architectural Education), Coordinator of the Architecture & Civil Engineering of CLUSTER (European Consortium linking Universities of Science and Technology for Education and Research). He's lecture at abroad universities in: United Kingdom, Belgium, Turkey, Brasil, Chile, Argentina and Costa Rica.
The Logic of Architecture | Pau de Solà-Morales open lecture at MPDA MPDA BarcelonaTech 2018-07-07 | Open Lecture by Pau de Solà-Morales hold at ETSAV-UPC on Tuesday the 13th March 2018.Pau de Sola-MoralesGraduated in architecture and urban planning by ETSAB (1993) PhD in design by the University of Harvard (2000). He is specialized in "Architecture, Information and Complexity " and in the use and application of information technologies in architecture and design, areas in which he has published numerous articles. Since 2001 he is a visiting professor at the Harvard Graduate School of Design and professor and responsible of the Computer Science area at the 'Accademia d'architettura at the Università della Svizzera italiana. He is currently the director of the Reus Architecture School (URV) where he teaches Architecture Theory and Representation Techniques.
Julian Lienhard- Pushing the boundaries of textiles in architecture MPDA BarcelonaTech 2017-11-08 | ...
Dragos Naicu_ A Hitchhikers Guide to Geometry_Part I_ MPDA BarcelonaTech MPDA BarcelonaTech 2017-05-19 | MPDA Open LecturesUPCSchool Master's Degree Parametric Design in ArchitectureDr. Dragos NaicuThis lecture will attempt to show how knowledge of geometry is still the best foundation for design in the age of computing and is actually the common denominator that lies at the basis of all design. Looking at built examples as well as taking inspiration from natural forms, concepts of geometry are introduced to help in our understanding of shells, gridshells and other special structural systems that rely on their shape in order to perform.
Dragos Naicu_ A Hitchhikers Guide to Geometry_Part II_ MPDA BarcelonaTech MPDA BarcelonaTech 2017-05-19 | MPDA Open LecturesUPCSchool Master's Degree Parametric Design in ArchitectureDr. Dragos NaicuThis lecture will attempt to show how knowledge of geometry is still the best foundation for design in the age of computing and is actually the common denominator that lies at the basis of all design. Looking at built examples as well as taking inspiration from natural forms, concepts of geometry are introduced to help in our understanding of shells, gridshells and other special structural systems that rely on their shape in order to perform.
Alison Grace Martin_The mathematical Inevitability of Natural Form, Part I Mpda BarcelonaTech MPDA BarcelonaTech 2017-05-18 | Allison Grace Martin is a topology explorer and specialist in parametric design. She explains a basketmaker's approach to structural form.ETSAV, 17th November 2016.
Alison Grace Martin_The mathematical Inevitability of Natural Form, Part I Mpda BarcelonaTech MPDA BarcelonaTech 2017-05-16 | Allison Grace Martin is a topology explorer and specialist in parametric design. She explains a basketmaker's approach to structural form.ETSAV, 17th November 2016.
