The Grasshopper Primer - by LIFT architects

Sul sito dei LIFT architects è stata messa a disposizione la prima guida su Grasshopper.
Un pdf di 75 pagine rilasciato sotto licenza Creative Commons 3.0
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NAO

Disponibili su questo sito due video tutorial sull'uso di grasshopper per Rhino:
grasshopper tutorial by nao - box morphing
grasshopper tutorial by nao - parametrise a tower

ArrayCrvPLUS v2.0

Jarek Bieda ha reso disponibile sul suo blog "Rhinoscript, Grasshopper and more..." la versione 2.0 del suo plugin per Rhino ArrayCrvPLUS dove inoltre sono disponibili molti video sulle nuove features.

Id&cT - Building complex shapes and beyond

This international conference wants to give the state of the art of innovative design and construction technologies, from the point of view of all the operators that deal with new types of building, from architect, to suppliers to clients.

IDCT09 will be the occasion to discuss about a lot of themes with a particular focus on innovation, analysing projects, tools, technologies and materials from critical and up to date point of view that could arise the opportunities for the construction sector in general.

Organised By:
Milan Politecnico University, Faculty of Architecture, Department BEST

View the conference website,
which has full details about the conference objectives, topics and submission requirements at:
www.innovativetechnologies.polimi.it
www.idct2009.promoest.com

Conference Topic
Design and form finding for complex shapes
Engineering and computational methods
File2factory and mass customization
Digital processes in construction industry
Innovative materials and technologies
Technology transfer
Multidisciplinary approach

Scientific Committee and International Partners
CIB
ETH Zurich
Harvard University – GSD
IMCP – Mass Customization Association
Milan Politecnico University - Faulty of Architecture
TU Delft
University “La Sapienza”, Rome - Faculty of Architecture

Conference Secretariat:
Promo-est s.r.l
Piazza Piemonte 2- - 20142 Milano
Telephone: 0039 02 4391 2468 Fax: 0039 02 48018575
Email: idct09@promoest.com

Abstract Submission
Submit an abstract via the conference website:
www.innovativetechnologies.polimi.it
www.idct2009.promoest.com
or contact the Conference Secretariat above.

Please circulate this announcement to colleagues who may be interested in this conference.
They can subscribe by e-mailing
idct09@promoest.com

Fees
Until 30th March 200 euro
CIB members 200 euro
Full fare 250 euro
Students until 30th March 100 euro
After 150 euro

NEWS 023

object-e architecture - foam brick
designemergente - Seminario AGs - U.P.C.
fun - hhhhhhhhhigh...
ctrl-i - Diffuse/Noise
ctrl-i - Random/Order - Growth
The geometry of bending - Analysis of helix angle in loop surface
The geometry of bending - More helix testing
The geometry of bending - Developable helix surface
sac3's digital plastic - RhinoScript | Cut solids
Rhino con N - Grasshopper III: la saga continúa
Nullthing - Screen
MadeInCalifornia - GridPointsSurface01
MadeInCalifornia - GridPointsSurface02
MadeInCalifornia - GridPointsSurface03
MadeInCalifornia - ComponentsSurface01
MadeInCalifornia - ComponentsSurface02
BFXlog - Tools
FormFarm - parametric perforated surface
ParaMod.net - Knowledgeware Optimization
popabczhang - Grasshopper - Rhino Scripting - Dubai competition_#01
bldgsim - 3D Urbanism: Multidisciplinary Realtime Quantitative Simulation
Paraclouding.com - Winery on the Bench by Jordan So
eSCRIPT-O - hexanet file to factory system
eSCRIPT-O - 010609 - working on the assemblage of the parts…
eSCRIPT-O - 090108- the hexatect(hexagon mesh + ecotect) WIP - early tests
Marksor - VIZZION EUROPE 2008/2009 : first step in thesis
designalyze - Parametric "Snowflake" Fabrication Project Using Rhino's Grasshopper
popabczhang - happY neW yeaR ! - a basic rhino script tutorial - with code & files
theverymany - 081205_(n)certainties2_FINAL
yuan322002 - Shih-Yuan Wang_Individual Thesis

LAN-ON-SITE @ ROME / March 21-28 2009

Segnalo questo interessante workshop organizzato da LAN -Live Architecture Network in colaborazione con INARCH di Roma e il laboratorio di prototipazione SOLIDO.
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Stephen Wolfram - A new kind of science

E' disponibile on-line il testo completo del libro "A new kind of science" di Stephen Wolfram.
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