FORM WORKSHOP: GRASSHOPPER

The workshop focuses on two—and three-dimensional geometry (static, changeable, and kinetic) aided by Rhinoceros and its algorithmic extension Grasshopper. This tool can automatically perform vast modelling tasks in real-time and analyse geometric shapes. The workshop is goal-oriented, meaning every participant works on their ideas after the introductory tutorials and lectures.

First, Fredrik will give tutorials on the fundamentals of Grasshopper. The primary introductory phase explores geometry built with Grasshopper, such as polyhedra and tessellations. The insights from these lectures can be broadly applied. After the introductory phase, you will present an idea as a sketch and then build it with Grasshopper and Fredrik’s support. Ideally, this design is tied to your ongoing project: it is usually a part of your 3D model from the studio and does not have to have a particular “parametric” appearance. The idea is that research for design solutions occurs automatically through the motivation of reaching your goal. The course is about training your skills and is more about the process than the final product.

The final submission is to document your projects on incom, depicting your design and how you wholly or partly made it with Grasshopper.
Here are PDF versions from previous courses as examples for how to document the project: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1guBBrrXXe4COE287GUF9uYnrwqSmjDKt?usp=sharing

Please also make a PDF, and upload it to your folder together with the GH-file: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1A7d-wp4FiF8cxkML_jxKeGChQL588Vag?usp=sharing 

Course homepage: www.skatar.com/form

incom workspace: https://des.incom.org/workspace/1263

GoogleDrive: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1hNjVayLN0oFWcwFXXjtTPhwUXekFwuL0?usp=drive_link