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Drawing from the Model

By : Frank Melendez
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Drawing from the Model

By: Frank Melendez

Overview of this book

With advances in computing and the invention of computer-aided design (CAD) tools in the 1960s, the production of architectural drawing shifted from hand drafting to computer-aided drafting. Drawing from the Model presents design students and professionals with a broad overview of drawing and modeling in architectural representation. The book starts with an overview of drawing, modeling, and computing, with descriptions and examples of drawings that range from hand sketching to computational visualizations. You’ll also learn about digital physics-based simulations and explore digital drawing and 3D modeling tools, techniques, and workflows for creating geometry in Robert McNeel & Associates Rhinoceros® (Rhino 6 for Windows) software. Moving ahead, you’ll be introduced to conventional architectural drawings, such as plans, sections, and elevations. In the end chapters, you’ll learn about computational design processes, scripting procedures for developing various types of incrementally varying patterns and get an overview of robotics and physical computing platforms. By the end of this book, you’ll have digital drawing and modeling skill sets that are required in contemporary architectural education.
Table of Contents (12 chapters)

Chapter 13
Parametric Modeling

Chapter 13 introduces concepts and methods for working iteratively through parametric modeling processes that allow for the generation of multiple formal systems. By defining geometric parameters, constraints, and relationships, multiple versions of a formal system can be quickly generated and evaluated based on design criteria. These criteria are determined by the designer, who establishes the design parameters of a project. Using similar principles to those of evolution by natural selection, multiple iterations of a self-similar system can be tested and evaluated to determine the optimal solution to a design problem. Parametric modeling allows for the design of adaptive systems, continuous differentiation, and articulated complexity. This method of design has been characterized by Patrik Schumacher, architect and partner of Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA), as parametricism, a new style in architecture in which new systematically connected design problems...