PinnedParametricism Was Born LeftishComputational architects in the pursue of transparent and democratic design. A political recount. This article is a historical introduction, my personal view of what Informed Design is and the potential it has got. During my university studies, I studied different architects and the design processes they used. These heroes of…Parametric Design13 min read
Mar 31Computational Design Needs a (Design) raison d’êtreIn 2005, my mom spent all of her savings so that I could do my internship abroad. I was lucky enough that Office dA in Boston and Plasma Studio in London accepted my application. Monica Ponce and Nader Tehrani were teaching at the GSD in Harvard, and Eva Castro and…Computational Design5 min read
Mar 20The “A” and the “I” in CAD and BIM — Part 3On making Deep Learning creative and a useful design tool. The video above shows Karl Sims’s evolved virtual creatures that offer an impressive array of forms and assemblies. Some of them are familiar, but others are entirely novel creative. These experiments have three critical components: Simulated physical…Architecture4 min read
Mar 20The “A” and the “I” in CAD and BIM — Part 2On making design software creative, topology and prototypes.Architecture7 min read
Mar 20The “A” and the “I” in CAD and BIM — Part 1Computer-Aided Design has been a broken promise that only moved the drafting from ink to bits. We still draw floor plans and use scales! Building Information Modelling is just a 2.0 version of CAD. …Architecture5 min read
Apr 20, 2020The Ultimate Goal of ArchitectureGenerative Design has become a prisoner of Capitalism. We need to break its shackles and move ahead with it. — Venture capitalists are dropping serious money in companies that use generative design tools with conspicuous, neoliberal intentions of efficient and optimised architectural and urban designs. And that is a problem. Architecture is not just a solution to shelter the activities of human beings (that would be mere construction). Architecture is…Generative Design7 min read
Apr 11, 2020UNEDITED CONVERSATION ON ART, BETWEEN BRIAN ENO AND YANIS VAROUFAKISTranscription from a recent conversation bewteen DiEM25’s founders Brian Eno and Yanis Varoufakis. Conversing on art. (Brian) When we talk about art, nobody knows why is important. We all understand why food is important. We all understand why exercise is important. We don’t understand why art is important. We all…Concept Of Art4 min read
Feb 22, 2020Joyless Generative DesignersI just read a chapter of The Velvet Rage about passion. Dr Alan Downs reveals that you do things in life either because of validation or joy. I piece together a nice outfit every morning because I want to receive compliments later. It is useless to think like an old…Generative Design4 min read
Feb 22, 2020Embracing Top-Down: Prototypes and the IntensiveThe autonomy project aimed at liberating design from imposed decisions, especially those from capitalist hands. But that included designers who were imposers as well. Eva Castro¹ has pointed out how post-structuralist designers (mainly architects), ‘abandoned or denigrated part of their own agency or role.’ …Parametric Design6 min read
