Monday Nov. 18:       10 - 18
Tuesday Nov. 19:        no workshop
Wednesday Nov. 20:  10 - 18
Thursday Nov. 21:      10 - 18
Friday Nov. 22:           10 - 18

Task 1: “Form” - the introduction

Working individually, select one of the five Platonic solids to model in Rhino and/or Grasshopper.

Platonic solids:
• Tetrahedron (four sides of identical, uniform triangles)
• Hexahedron, Cube (six sides of identical squares)
• Octahedron (eight sides of identical, uniform triangles)
• Dodecahedron (twelwe sides of identical, uniform pentagons)
• Icosahedron (twenty sides of identical, uniform triangles)

Objectives:
To become familiar with basic commands and modeling techniques in Rhinoceros (and to some extent Grasshopper) through precise description of geometry.

Tutorials by lecturer / workshop leader:
• overview of commands
          • the Platonic solids, the geometry
          • the Platonic solids - modelling in Rhinoceros
• flattening (3d to 2d) in Rhinoceros
• Visualisation methods
• Supported by video tutorials: www.vimeo.com/showcase/5608375
• Individual research online on Platonic solids

Task 2: “Transform” - the sketch phase

Working individually, select an artist, designer or architect (for example one in the list below) to be inspired by. Investigate at least 3 geometric transformations of their original model from Task 1. Keep in mind the principles embodied in the work of your selected artist such as: main idea and concept, symmetry, tessellation, part to whole and modular system, modulation of light, materiality, etc.

Combine physical model building with digital model building in Rhinoceros and save the best sketch models for the final hand-in!

Several transformations are expected as you adapt the models to your design strategy for reaching your final design (task 3). Already at this stage, you should start thinking about possible applications; in what context are you working? What function could your design have?

Objectives:
Based on a goal-driven design investigation, to become familiar with intermediate–advanced commands and modeling techniques in Rhinoceros (and to some extent Grasshopper) through an iterative process of transforming geometry.

Suggested artists:
• Carsten Nicolai
• Erwin Hauer
• Ivana Franke
• Manfred Mohr
• Olafur Eliasson

Task 3: “Transcribe”- final design
Working individually, decide on a scale/dimension for your final design and synthesize your various geometries into one final model. The scale, dimension and, of course, the main idea of your final design should derive from geometry and from the principles discovered in your selected artist’s work.

Explain the context and the function of your design (e.g., is your project at the scale of furniture, an installation, a pavilion, a building, etc.) Perhaps the design is located somewhere on campus.

Using Rhino tools such as Contour, Unroll, Squish, Make2d etc. you will transcribe your models to a set of working drawings for digital fabrication or for cutting by hand, and for describing your design on the A3. It is recommended to have one large image that can present the design as a whole, this does not have to be a complex rendering.

Objectives:
To become familiar with basic analysis/digital fabrication techniques in Rhino + CAD/2d output and visualization. To learn how to present and explain one’s idea with an optimised amount of images and graphic design.

Final Presentation Materials
Any amount of A3s
1 – Final Model (using any techniques)
Sketch models