Monday December 6, 2021; 10:45 AM EST
- "I have found two pieces of rare beauty. I am most grateful."#
- It was my job to mentor the young designers in sustainable design (daylighting in this case,) but it was they that taught me the power of Rhino! Having seen first hand how Rhino handles complex geometry in the hands of these youngsters, I took it upon myself to explore Grasshopper. #
- In one weekend, I surveyed the visual scripting environment, and the next weekend I tackled the design problem- spreading daylight from a large overhead aperatures in the roof of SFO Terminal 1- while minimizing glare and heat gain from the sun.#
- The results speak for themselves- and I was hooked! It is also somehow fitting that the solution looks a bit like a classic western hat! Too bad it was never built- but that's the thing about generative design- it's easy to design expensive solutions! Moving forward, I have some more practical design problems I will be pursuing, and having fun along the way!#
Monday December 6, 2021; 10:45 AM EST
- "I have found two pieces of rare beauty. I am most grateful."#
- It was my job to mentor the young designers in sustainable design (daylighting in this case,) but it was they that taught me the power of Rhino! Having seen first hand how Rhino handles complex geometry in the hands of these youngsters, I took it upon myself to explore Grasshopper. #
- In one weekend, I surveyed the visual scripting environment, and the next weekend I tackled the design problem- spreading daylight from a large overhead aperatures in the roof of SFO Terminal 1- while minimizing glare and heat gain from the sun.#
- The results speak for themselves- and I was hooked! It is also somehow fitting that the solution looks a bit like a classic western hat! Too bad it was never built- but that's the thing about generative design- it's easy to design expensive solutions! Moving forward, I have some more practical design problems I will be pursuing, and having fun along the way!#