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Over the past couple of years, core.form-ula has been experimenting with Ecotect/Grasshopper connection for developing advanced performative geometries within the design process. As performative design concepts become more accessible to designers, we will see more analysis tools being developed for the design process. Introducing GECO, developed by [uto] Ursula Frick and Grabner Thomas. Geco allows seamless integration Rhino/Grasshopper with Ecotect analysis. As we establish methods for understanding surface-based-analysis, we will be moving into volumetric-base-analysis…this is where the future of performative design will play itself out. I would like to see [uto] develop a tool that integrates energy modeling to live geometry….I have spoken with [uto] and we both feel this an important development that needs to happen. [uto] has informed me they have begun looking into this effort. Enjoy>
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Not sure as to how to comment or start a discussion involving green-wash related to architecture. What can I say, we (architects) have become very good at using excessive green roofscapes to develop architecture ideas, in the process, missing the bigger idea that is important…how much of the green is really necessary? I think we need to look no further than to our local golf courses and understand the costs associated with the maintenance and maybe we can start to understand the scale issue problem we are creating.
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Our friends at Core77 put up this interesting post we would like to share:
Chris Reilly and Taylor Hokanson, two Chicago-based artists who teach at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, have just completed the DIYLILCNC, an open-source set of plans to make a fully functional CNC mill for around $700.
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A new tool that helps to assess the mix of uses needed for truly sustainable projects highlights the importance of looking at the big picture. Sustainable masterplanning will help engineers and architects win the battle for lower carbon emissions, something tighter Building Regulations alone cannot achieve. That’s the belief of Hilson Moran’s director of sustainability Matt Kitson. Via. BSD
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