Design view through computation - Rendering and graphic experiments - Photography post production

MAG LAB, Syria – Spain – Italy (Materials- Advanced Architecture – Generative Laboratory) as a part of Maksoud Architectural Group,
Authorized Reseller and authorized training center of McNeel in Syria and the Middle East through its affiliate offices, was pleased to announce the first official Rhino workshop “RhinObsession-Advances in Architectural Geometry” which took place in Damascus – Syria on December 2014.

The workshop covered Rhino Level I – NURBS Modeling-Grasshopper.
In this class participants will learn how to create and edit accurate free form 3D NURBS models. This fast-moving class covered most of Rhino’s functionality, including the most advanced surfacing commands.

Mean while the preeminence workshop was post production workflows for render images,photos and using efficient and recent techniques

A workshop where participants will be introduced to strategies for the integration of digital tools as a means of production.

Pre-eminence Workshop  was an intensive 4 days full time Workshop focusing exclusively on introducing Digital tools and techniques as strategies for architectural visualization.

The workshop was as an introduction to the syntax and tools of evolutionary computation as well as an exploration of its influence on design post productions and architectural visualization. 

Pre-eminence Workshop focused on impacts of digital technologies on professional practice and services. It explores range of graphic tools, techniques and conventions that designers use to communicate architectural ideas. Presentations, demonstrations,

Assignments and discussions.

The workshop exposed students to a range of graphic tools, techniques and conventions that designers use to communicate architectural ideas. Presentations, demonstrations,

The events were the key event of the year for discussing, learning and networking about the emerging practice of digital parametric.

This workshops gave the participants the chance to register in the future workshops which will MAG LAB will organize as a part of this event .

These events follow the highly successful previous workshops, Spain 2008-2009, Italy 2010, Syria 2009-2010 ,In 2s pace workshop, Barcelona -Spain 2012 – 2013-2014 and multiple
preceding events.

City:
Damascus-Syria

Design team:

WORKSHOP DIRECTOR

Prof. Aref Maksoud "Escola Superior De’Arquitectura,EsArq_UiC Universitat Internacional de Cataluña".
MAGLAB Director, Authorized Training Center of McNeel (Robert McNeel & Associates– United States) in Middle East,
Professor of architecture, College of architecture, fine arts and design
AIU "Arab International University", Syria
Visitor professor of Biodigital Master and PHD program, EsArq - UiC (Universitat Internacional de Catalunya), Spain
Studies manager at MAG "Maksoud Architectural Group" 

 

Main Tutor:
- Arch.Mohammad Abu Qassem
Professor, Department of Architecture, AIU "Arab International University", Syria

Workshop Participants 
Dana Abed

Nour Knefed

Yara Al Heswani

Awss Mousa

MAGLAB Trainees 
Architect Diana Al khatib

Architect Kinda Ghannoum

Architect Elizabeth Kachichyan

Architect Marwa Zakaria            

Rama Ayache, Fifth year architecture student at Arab International University, Damascus, Syria,

- Media Partner and Media Collaborator:

Ibdaat Magazine
www.ibdaat-sy.com

Formakers
www.formakers.eu 


-Mothership

MAG "MaksoudArchitectural Group"
www.maksoud-architects.com

McNeel Europe and Middle East (Barcelona – Spain)

Status:
Completed