Saturday, 16 May 2015

Assessment 3:300 words written statement

The project I selected is the Galaxy for Soho China, Beijing 2012, which is a new mixed-use commercial building designed by Zaha Hadid Architects. She inspired by the different of the integral part can be made up with a grand scale of Beijing. It can be seen that the spatial organization  of the “architecture is a composition of five continuous, flowing volumes that are set apart, fused or linked by stretched bridges. In addition, these volumes adapt to each other in all directions, generating a panoramic architecture without corners or abrupt transitions that break the fluidity of its formal composition”. The design concept is “Parametric design”.She believed that this design concept allows us to more complexity to blend into each project, it is deal with the complex structure cause visual clutter. Also, it provided the effect of the mobility and elegance. 
Importantly, they choose the BIM(Buiding Information Modeling) as the key process to construct that project. The BIM can allow the relative information made up with a single three-dimensional visual model, also it can be viewed as a system. Furthermore, this system is not independent but is correlated with the parameter. For example, through adjust the parameter of the facade, the varying thickness with the facade are provided new and interesting technical and aesthetical thought. Therefore, it well-known that parameter change could influence the hole design and also the establishment of parametric design systems, adaptive changes, continue to divide, forming a dynamic city-scale building. Furthermore, the parametric design makes designer delivery a lot more effective that avoid the fuzzy and confusion could expand human thinking diversity and extension.  
In my opinion, my project model develop in Rhino is focusing on the parameter control and adopt the appearance of the Galaxy For Soho. The aim of the model is not only show the continuum, flowability movement, and hierarchical structure, but also demonstrate the parametric design make the composition free and flexible. 
 







Week 11 Blogging

In first text, Bernard has clearly demonstrated his project- Philibert de L’Orme Pavilion. It is not only can be understood his idea and the manufacturing process for the project, but also allow us known that how his project is completely controlled by the digital technology(100% percent CNC custom kit of parts). He prefer to apply the parametric method during the process of his project, due to this method could be deal with some problem exist in his design, for example, the greater complexity and balancing multiple criteria within his design. However, this method is not widely recognizedespecially the home buyer and developer due to they lack of comprehension or understanding about this method. In addition, if this method apply into the building construction, we will see a definite change, like optimization variable then solve the problem of the parameters of the conflicting. It is no doubt that the parametric model is reflected a complete cost-effective and site specific stuff. The aim of the digital method are provided a solution for architecture design also enhance the quality of the process of the design. 
In the second text, the Open Source Architecture can be define as an emerging paradigm describing new procedures for the design,construction and operation of buildings,infrastructure and spaces. It well-known that OSArc relies on a digital commons then assist the process of the design and also is a part of the production. The aim of the is similar to Bernard method, which are low cost when using the tool like Grasshopper and collectively optimist production through the Opensource codes and scripts.
“If tomorrow’s buildings and cities will now be more like computers—than machines—to live in, OSArc provides an open, collaborative framework for writing their operating software.”


Friday, 8 May 2015

Week 10 blogging

In first text, the cyberspace can be define as “is used loosely to describe the invisible spatial interconnection of computers on the Internet and it is also applied to almost any virtual spatial experience created in a computer. But tangible space and physical structure have already taken on a new significance as a result of the growth of cyberspace”. John believed that computer is a important tool, which can deal with the logical problem and decision making in architectural design. The cyberspace provided a new way to reshape the understanding of the world and people began to re-examine the realism through virtual reality. In addition, Pask considered that the cybernetic can be a new theory to analysis the architecture(architectural cybernetics, the cybernetic theory of architecture). I think cyberspace is a new realm, which provided a method to construct the virtual space or structure of architecture and then we can control it. Also the virtual things could become true existence like the old world architecture.
The second text also provided a definition for the parametric, which is a term used in a variety of disciplines from mathematics through to design. Designer or architects prefer to apply the parametric to construct their architecture practice, especially some complex design like complex geometry put together. Therefore, there are number of new style architecture could be realize through this parametric design. Furthermore, the parameter is a new technology which implant the process of design. It is very similar to the first text, using the computer technology to sketch the virtual stuff, then allow them become the reality of the stuff.

Friday, 1 May 2015

Week 9 blogging

In first test, Migarou has states the title “ The Order of the Non-Standard”. I think it could be undersood as an specific structure of the architecture. And it can ovious demoustrate on the purely viual and the the characteristic of Non-standard architecture is made by the algorithm and continuous function. On the other hand, compare to the No-standard and standard, they are provided the similar and different stuff. They share some common attributes and created by the same algorithms or same machines. With the architecture object can be made digitally, therefore, the digital design or algorithmic have more oppourtunies provie the endlessly morpging and varying visual species. Although the non-standard gain a simply definition on the philosophical area, it is unpredictable on digitally nowadays through the mechanical driven.

In the second test, the versioning could be conclude that “ a renewed in terest in the actual practcies of buiding, advocating a more hands-on approach to the proxuciton precess and also is an operative term meant to describle a recent significant shift in the way architects and designers are using technology to expand.” Due to the computer can help the designer solve the consturct problem, so it has became an imporetant part of the digitally designer rethink process. Furthermore, the text also describe the “Versioning” extend to the architecture and design practice. The digitallly sketch and product process could similar to tranditional method or even exceeded. For example from the text, Brunelleschi. Because of the “Versioning” more rely on the recombinant geometries, therefore, Brunelleschi apply this method into his model, which made up with the different geometries of brick shapes that model gain more possibilities of design. 

Week 8 blogging

Through this week reading, it can be known that a number of the unusual correlations are stated from Picon. And these correlation are always deviated from the truth. However, it can help Picon to demoustrate his observations and analyse the modern digital culture. In addition, Pican are more focusing on the surface in digital architecture. And he considered that it is not only involved with new fields as architecture but also followed to open the theories of postmodernism. Also, it also could be redefine what subject mean by people. Moreover, the digital culture have impact on the manufacturing procsses of surfaces even though architects usually confine digital practice to surface, for example, flowability of architecture or design are more popular in nowadays, not only the rules of geometry.

Furthermore, another reading explain that realistic material can associated with the digital fabrication, and it has special important effect in the practice of the project information system. Material physicality has became a part of the organizatioanl structures, because it can reflect force,organizations and materials effectively. Morover, the reading provide two example project. Firslty, the structure of swarm was design by the the algotithm or set of the coding from the Swarm system. This system has ability to self-organize according to the issue changing of the city. Therefore, it has became a important tool to assis the city planning. Furthermore,the structure of the woven are similar to the Swarm. It also use the algorithms to construt the the design structure. It can be seen that these alogorithms are based on the fact of the city and it could provide a plan for consturct of city , then auto-organize the the urban structure, for example the what urban scale suitability. 

Saturday, 28 March 2015

week 5 blog

In the this book chapter, Hughes has demoustrated the “ Technology as Machine” start from 20th century and it have changed in profound ways. It well-known that there are some counties which are American and Germany was influenced by the industial revolution. That shows the two contries was enter into the era of mechanization. Therefore, it have impact on the different area, such as culture and political. However,American and Germans have different opinions abour the machine. Like the American believed that the physical enviroment can be improved due to the machine. I thingk i agree with the American’s opinions, because I believed the machine technology will usher in the next stage of human, giving future people exquisite powers we do not cuttently. Also, American also thought the technology can be use to the building create and urban space built. That’s based on the nature. In the future, so much as machine and techonology will replace the worker and has influence on the global production. On the other hand, some Germans and European considered that the machine has destructive effect and intervention factor, as a result they against the americans who adore the machine. Interestingly, German is a country which professional in the technology. And the Hughes also believed that’s why the German have an effect on the global natural enviroment. Overall, I think this is a very interesing chapter, which can be known that the different arguments ablout the machine and technology and how the Tecchnology and machine could effect the country and human. 

Thursday, 12 March 2015

This week the topic is A Universe of Discourse: Keywords. Through read some readings. I gain a glimpse of philosophy from that readings.
1. Firstly, Menges provided the definition of Computation in his book introdution,which is an approach can be applied in the processarchitecture design and also express the ideas of designer. However, this tpye of tools are also be confined due to can not gain benefit from computer capacity. Furthermore, it well-known that the computational design are played a key role in design thingking and method in nowadays. Through the generation of computational processes has been created, it can effectively to represent the objects, form, space, and structure as a integrated systems and help to set up novel thingking for architecture and theory. In addititon, computational design thingking be established in architecture areas and it have impact on other subject, for example the evolutionary biology, system science and philosophy. It is no doubt that it has became anew mode of thingking for 21st century even could be diferent than historical construction method or replace it in the future. However, I believed that it is now the design area needed.

2. Foucault comes up with four hypotheses about a discursive unity. However, the four assumption fails. There are some reasons proved it is impossible. Firsly, some staff is not single,simple, or unifed, they have different meanings in defferent areas. So we have to solve the gap and differences. Secondly, the statement should be autonomous, decentralized and cognitively diverse. Thirdly, even the discursive formations have same set of concept, we also need to foucus on the change and variability. On the other hand, I belived that Founcault just search for something regular from these hypotheses raher than prove the different type of discursive formations is consistent.