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Mapping Boundaries of Generative Systems for Design Synthesis by Maher El-Khaldi (PDF 10Mb)
This is the MIT masters thesis by Maher El-Khaldi (www.shape-arc.com). It is on generative design systems. 90% of the projects were done with Rhinoscript.
Rolland Mellet made an excellent presentation at the Rhino USER MEETING LYON 2009 and showed us how his Architecture studio Recreation Urbaine designs skate parks and other sports installations.
See the presentation here (PDF 1,47 Mb)
GEOMETRÍA DE FORMAS ESTRUCTURALES Y FORMAS DE TRANSICIÓN
Luis Fernando García Lara Arquitecto y doctorando en la ETSAB-UPC, comparte aquí algunos de sus estudios en la revista In Situ:
Las escuelas provisionales de La Sagrada Familia (1,03MB)
Barracas de piedra en seco (936KB)
Iglesia San Juan de Ávila (1,71MB)
Geometría Informática Arquitectónica (spanish)
Manuel Hidalgo lleva más de 50 años entregado a la geometría descriptiva, y se ha dedicado a la docencia en la Universidad Politécnica de Madrid. Con más de 20 años de experiencia en CAD y usuario de RhinoCeros desde las primeras versiones, Manuel pone a disposición de los usuarios de Rhino todo el material utilizado en sus clases a estudiantes de Arquitectura. Tanto él como sus alumnos han encontrado en Rhino la herramienta ideal para calcular y representar cualquier forma imaginable con precisión absoluta.
Manuel Hidalgo has more than 50 years experience in descriptive geometry and has been teaching in the Universad Politcnica de Madrid. With more than 20 years' experience in CAD, he has chosen Rhino as the right tool for him and his students to represent any given form with total accuracy. Manuel Hidalgo wants to share with us his extensive manuals, a collection of theory and exercises he has been using in his classes to architectural students:
C_Space Pavilion, London-UK (PDF 3 Mb)
The [C] Space presentation documents the process of design and production of construction information for a dramatic temporary structure commissioned by the Architectural Association school in London to celebrate the 10 year anniversary of the establishment of the AAs Design Research Lab graduate course. The design for the pavilion was selected by an international jury through an anonymous competition open to AADRL graduates.
NANOTECHNOLOGY / EXPO 2005 AICHI JAPAN, AUSTRIA PAVILION (PDF 1 Mb)
Final project by Jan Kokol, Technical University Graz Austria
Here some photos of the products we make using RhinoCeros and Expander. We are specialized in inflatable structures (stands to be used in exhibitions, etc.). Visit our website http://www.mongolfiere.com/ to learn more about our activity.
Carlo Borer Art and Carlo Borer Design
As an Artist I do a lot of unfoldings to realize my work.
Later I cut them with Laser (Bystronic-machines) and shape it on a rounding machine.
I work with IronCad and Rhino.
I do my unfoldings with Rhino.
Some objects from Rhino unfolding:
3dimensional bend - an architectural application by Sigrid Brell (TU Wien and II Architects int )
This presentation (PDF 1,93Mb) was held at the Geometric Design for Complex Architecture workshop in June 12 at the Vienna University of Technology
Sigrid Brell uses Rhino intensively at private projects like the Kunsthaus Graz, Martha Herford, and her own company and teaches advanced Architecture at the TU Wien where she can experiment with new shapes and construction techniques with the students.
Read the presentation to learn more about how Sigrid integrates Architectural Design, Geometry, and Structural Engineering in her projects using Rhino as the main CAD tool.
Geometric Modeling with Conical Meshes and Developable Surfaces (PDF 5,6Mb) by Yang Liu (Univ. of Hong Kong), Helmut Pottmann (TU Wien), Johannes Wallner (TU Wien), Yong-Liang Yang (Tsinghua Univ., Beijing) and Wenping Wang (Univ. of Hong Kong)
In architectural free-form design, the relationship between shape and fabrication poses new challenges and requires more sophistication from the underlying geometry. The new concept of conical meshes satisfies central requirements for this application: They are quadrilateral meshes with planar faces and are therefore particularly suited to the design of free-form glass structures.
Read the complete article here (PDF 5Mb)
Liquid Design Architecture by M. Eekhout 1,2, R. Visser 1,2
1-Delft University of Technology, Faculty of Architecture, Chair of Product Development, Postbus 5043, 2600 AG, Delft, The Netherlands
2-Octatube International BV, Rotterdamseweg 200, 2628 AS, Delft, The Netherlands
Technical design of roof and faade structures for Architecture has accelerated in the last three decades with successive emphasis on free-form stretched membrane structures, systemized metal space structures, sophisticated tensegrity structures, glass envelope constructions, and load-bearing glass structures. This type of Architecture is computer-based rather than culture-based. Hence it cannot be regarded as a new style of architecture, as it does not have its roots in philosophy and human behavior. In a sense, it is caused by technology-driven interest of architects, who have learned the newest generation of 3-D design computer programs, capable of designing complicated virtual 3-D buildings that seem to be real.
Read the complete article here
Geometry at University Innsbruck after the CAD revolution, by Manfred Husty
This presentation (PDF 2,75 Mb) was held at the Geometric Design for Complex Architecture workshop in June 12 at the Vienna University of Technology
UNStudio is an international architectural practice situated in Amsterdam since 1988 with extensive experience in the fields of urbanism, infrastructure, and public, private, and utility buildings on different scale levels.
Rhino is one of the key software pieces at this studio, especially at these projects:
Competition entry for a housing project, Pang Gyo, in Seoul, Korea (JPG 1,5Mb)
Mercedes Benz museum, Stuttgart-Germany (PDF 390Kb)
Knippers Helbig Consulting Engineers
Our team designs reliable, efficient, and sophisticated structures in cooperation with clients, architects, and contractors.
Creativity and design competence provide the background of our work and lead to innovative solutions.
Rhino is used in our office generally in two ways. For projects like FH4 or Admirant Eindhoven we developed the triangular mesh. Modelling the entire building in projects like Probst Bridge Stuttgart enables us, for example, to generate drawings for the concrete formwork via CAD-software directly from the 3-D model.
Vincenzo Cribari, Architect (PDF 2Mb)
Here are various Architecture works up to 2004. Everything is modeled in Rhino.
In general in Architecture works, I use Rhino for large models with terrain, etc.
I hope you find this of some interest.
We now use Rhino in almost all of our projects:
- for geometrical design
- for establishing manufacturing data; for example, for laser patterns
- for specification data in the finite element area
- for object demonstration (presentations)
The following list taken from our website , details just some of the projects realised using Rhino:
2004
- Opera House in Copenhagen
- Little cinema “Oliver, Oliver, Oliver” in Braunschweig
- Sculpture, “Flower on historical lantern”, Munich
- Sculpture, “Loch Long”, Glasgow
- Sculpture, “4M Flower”, Baltimore
- Art object, “Fog Doughnut”, Cagliari
2003
- Danish Pavilion, Venice
- Art object, “Spiral Stairway”
- “Papageno”, music theatre, Frankfurt
- Artistic lighting, “Liverpool Rope Walk”, Liverpool
- Entrance Canopy, Industrial Park Hoechst, Frankfurt
- Ceiling mirror, “Weather Project”, Tate Modern, London
2002
- Art object, “Spiral Tunnel”, Berlin
- Sculpture, federal state garden show, Kaiserslautern
- Klett building, Stuttgart
2001
- Sculpture, “Sphere in Viscardi Courtyard”, Munich.
Modeling and manufacturing of a cave (3,22Mb) by TARGADESIGN, R.Banovic, N.Palz with Stine Henkel-Schulz and Baharak Tajbaksh
This presentation by Norbert Palz at the Technical University of Berlin shows a project that was in long stretches based on a variety of tools only available in Rhino: “We have been modelling and manufacturing a cave out of cardboard. We had additional programming done by Markus Braach from the ETH in Zrich. Organic modelling was done in Zbrush, all manufacturing in Rhino, cutter software: Easy Cut.
Project presentation (3,22Mb)
Project workflow (2,56Mb)
Architecture and the Rhino Math Plug-In
Professor Andrew Saunders teaches architectural students at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, New York. In an advanced-level design studio dealing with differential geometry, they used the Math PlugIn to explore parametric surfaces with RhinoCeros.
See the results here
Roland Montijo , artist and designer - Chicago, Illinois, USA
Ramon van der Heijden , Student architecture at Einhoven Technical University, The Netherlands
Serpentine Pavilion design based on intelligent scripting (PDF 4Mb)
A short power point presentation that explains some of the ideas (PPS 4mb)
And here the Rhino model
Very Interesting article Do computer design techniques enhance or retard the production of architectural design (5.87Mb). Featuring Gehry, Greg Lynn, Design Group, Smart Geometry Group, Marcos Novak.
Zaha Hadid, an Iraqi-born British citizen, has been chosen as the 2004 Laureate of the Pritzker Architecture Prize marking the first time in its 26-year history that a woman has been named for this award.
Rhino has become one of the key software pieces at this studio. An example is the Mediatheque Intercommunale in Pau, France (5,4Mb)
Lavoro fatto per PUBLITOUR S.p.A qualche anno f un progetto di un parco acquatico mai realizzato. (JPG 1,5Mb)
The Whitney Design Group Incorporated
Visit our website to learn more about our projects made in Rhino and Flamingo. Here a Rhino screenshot
Screenshot of an Urban Site Model in Rhino
Here a project of a residential house and a shopping center.
Reconstructivism by David Rutten
RhinoScript handout , Surface relaxation, UV Eclipse, free scripts and much more!
theverymany, Marc Fornes personal website
Featuring free-form Architecture using RhinoScript
Stylianos Dritsas personal website
RhinoScript samples and much more!
Jess Maerterer personal website
Math plug-in, Reverse Engineering, Developable surfaces, Martha Herford by Frank Gehry and much more!
Thomas Wingate personal website
Future CAD, Automated Manufacturing, Information Modeling, Playchitecture, Parametrics, Alsop & Fourth Grace and much more!
Specialists in the design and development of lightweight tensile structures
Free Rhino furniture models
Public Sculpture by Heath Satow
Architecture and Sculpture
Uses Rhino as a sculptor for beautiful art
Simply visit this exciting site!
Rinus Roelofs, sculptor and mathematician
Escher in 3D!
"Frank Gehry design and construction"
Learn how Frank Gehry uses the latest technology!
Frank Gehry design and construction article
Gehry Partners Design Tools (PDF 272Kb)
Article by AEC News: “I found myself in the company of old friends - the solid modeling software developers for RhinoCeros known as Robert McNeel Associates. Oddly, the RhinoCeros people were hosting architects during the event, and I couldnt keep my curiosity in check.”
Some German user stories from our customers:
Scottish Arts Council
Stackmaster Engineering Corporation
"Titanic's Grand Staircase"
I have always had great appreciation for Titanic's Grand Staircase and the folks who designed it. Having modeled in once in the past I wanted to re-model it more accurately with Rhino.
Hope you enjoy it.
Titanic's Grand Staircase Page
Sol Source Architecture A green design-build firm using RhinoCeros for all aspects of design, rendering, manufacturing of Strata SABS soy foam structural skinned wall system, to construction documents (in V4), and solar passive orientation.
"Universal Joint Design Associates"
Universal Joint Design Associates (UJDA) is an Austin-based design-build firm focused upon the bridging of Architecture and Engineering. In many ways we think Architecture falls somewhere between sculpture and machine design.
UJDAs bLOG focuses upon the organization and rationalization of so-called free-form structures.
Current research revolves around a Classical Mathematical Model Collection originally made by hand in plaster in the 1860s.
