Grasshopper Otis Spring 2012 Schedule

otis spring 2012
ARLI 458A
grasshopper workshop
fridays 7:00pm - 10:00pm

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DAY 1 _02.10.12 course introduction / overview

blog post - intro to design computation

referencing data within grasshopper
exercise 01 - patterning based on point distance redux part 1 part 2
exercise 02 - patterning with two attractor points
exercise 03 - the image sampler

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DAY 2 _02.17.12 generating masses

videos:
parametric play 1

exercises:
exercise 01 - design reform's twisty tower 01
exercise 02 - bundle tower
exercise 03 - branching tower

assignment 01 - create a tower you'd like to develop
assignment 02 - impose a point-driven field patterning on your tower
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DAY 3 _03.09.11 managing data

exercise 01 - design reform's take on david rutten's shift tutorial
exercise 02 - design reform's list management
exercise 03 - design reform's data trees part 1
exercise 04 - design reform's data trees part 2
exercise 05 - designalyze's data trees

assignment 01 - develop a concept for a skin system for your tower
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DAY 4 _03.16.12 creating parametric components

exercise 01 - design reform's parametric truss
exercise 02 - designalyze's responsive components
exercise 03 - ted ngai's color-baked mesh components
part 01 - multipoint attractor on mesh
video on vimeo here
part 02 - image mapping on mesh
video on vimeo here
part 03 - component population on mesh
video on vimeo here
part 04 - mesh coloring through ecotect
exercise 04 - designalyze's image sampler + fabrication

assignment 01 - develop a component system for your landscraper's frames and mass.

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DAY 5 _03.30.12 meshes

exercise 07 - weaver bird with mesh analysis
exercise 08 - shelling
exercise 09 - space framing
exercise 04 - weaver bird workflow
exercise 05 - weaver bird install files
exercise 01 - organic mesh modelling in grasshopper

DAY 6 _04.06.12 worksession

exercise 01 - hexagon surface
exercise 02 - hexagon mesh discussion
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DAY 7 _04.13.12 worksession

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DAY 8 _04.20.12 pinup

pin up requirements: (1-4) 11x17 sheet(s) with enough renders and drawings to describe your design. please have the graphics and layout support your underlying design concept or strategy.