Xtra workshop

3D Studio MaXworkshop
. Synopsis
The aim of the workshop is to give an introductory understanding of key concepts such astopology, information (in morphogenesis), redundancy and pluripotency as a mean toundiscloseperformative potential through morphology, from biological development toarchitectural design, within a general framework of an ecology of design.
Efficiency and performance in nature are the result of processes of self-organization inmaterial systems which rely entirely on information exchange flows and the organization ofthese flows. Within such a framework, redundancy and flamboyancy coexist with optimizationat different scales, triggering emergent potential extra-qualities.
The use of digital tools is strongly and inevitably involved for their unique capacity to embedcomplexity in the design process via information flow management and rule-based patterns.
Participants will investigate specific geometric strategies such as those of lightweight andvoluptuous bodies: folds, frazzles and plications as a mean for efficiency and performance(structural, movement, thermal). Animation and other techniques will be used to tease outdifferentiations and gradients between key configurations (attractors), as well as exploring theemergence of complexity and effects out of simple starting elements.

. Aim
Aim of the workshop will be (one of these 2 options):
a. to design an open-air stage for a dance festival.
b. to design a beach facilityGetting advantage from the parametric features of Autodesk® 3D Studio MAX®, participantswill generate and represent the the project's materials, from form generation andmanagement up to renderings and, in best cases, animation.
Participants will use the software Autodesk® 3D Studio MAX® as main parametric modelingsoftware. Optional linkages can be made to other software listed below:
. McNeel Rhinoceros® + Grasshopper (free plugin)
Upon completion of this workshop, participants will understand:
Creating objects – modifying – transforming
. use modifiers as parametric features
. design and modeling integrity and data consistency
Constraints


. Credits
Workshop Organization:
Research:
Genetic Architectures
Research Group &Ph.D
Teaching:
Biodigital Architecture
Master’s Degree
Profession:
Genetic Architectures
Office, Barcelona

_Workshop directors:
. MArch.Aref Maksoud, www.mag-sy.com
MAGLAB Director, Syria – Spain – Italy (Materials- Advanced Architecture – Generative
Laboratory),
Professor of architecture, College of architecture, fine arts and design
AIU "Arab International University", Syria
. PhD MArchAlessioErioli
Professor in Architectural Design and Researcher at Università di Bologna (Italy)
Co-founder, designer and coder at Co-de-iT