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Associative Protocols | Catalyst

gAkos — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:10:31 +0000

Associative Protocols | Catalyst Workshop | University of Minnesota | 20100308-20100312
Ronnie Parsons + Gil Akos

Architecture continuously informs and is informed by its modes of representation and production. Evidenced by recent material, construction and media innovations in our field, the introduction of computation and fabrication has accelerated and broadened the means by which architects imagine and construct the world. As architects, we have the unique capacity to catalyze opportunities in this contemporary scenario into novel design solutions.

While this fertile ground may seem exclusive to the contemporary condition, there is a rich history of material and construction innovation within the field of architecture poised for interrogation. This can be seen in the work of architects such as Charles and Ray Eames, Erwin Hauer, and Miguel Fisac, whose explorations prefaced architecture as a material practice. Drawing from such precedents, this workshop will investigate a design model that simultaneously incorporates means of working and making that are iteratively examined and cross-related through prototyping and material testing.

Associative Protocols encompasses processes that are explicit, specific, and operative. This model will be the mechanism by which we incorporate design and fabrication constraints as well as cultural pressures in the design of rich and robust material assemblies and prototypes.

System Path Optimization

rParsons — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 03:23:47 +0000

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Mode experiments with System Path Optimization.

Agent-Based Simulation

rParsons — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 00:54:19 +0000

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Mode conducts Computational Workshop at Princeton

gAkos — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:36:32 +0000

Studio Mode gives a three part computational workshop at Princeton University School of Architeture for Lindy Roy’s 2nd year graduate design studio.

Mode presents current work at Grasshopper Cloud Event

rParsons — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 19:22:33 +0000

Studio Mode is pleased to have presented at the recent Grasshopper Cloud Event hosted by Buro Happold. Thank you to Buro Happold, David Rutten, Scott Davidson, and Brian James for inviting us to participate.

Mode conducts Grasshopper Workshop at Pratt Institute_Crisis Fronts3.0

rParsons — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 19:16:15 +0000

Studio Mode conducts the first of a two-part series of Parametric Design Workshops at Pratt Institute. The workshop was conducted in association with Crisis Fronts3.0, the degree project studio led by Michael Chen and Jason Lee.

Mode conducts Grasshopper Workshop at New York City College of Technology

rParsons — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 19:06:25 +0000

Studio Mode conducts the first of a four-part series of Parametric Design Workshops at New York City College of Technology. The workshop focused on parametric modeling in Grasshopper with an emphasis placed on fabrication workflows.

Approach

gAkos — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 15:00:14 +0000

Approach Workshop | Yale University | 20090917-20090919
Ronnie Parsons + Gil Akos [Mode] with Brian James [McNeel]

Digital processes and digital fabrication technology are playing an increasingly important role in the way in which architecture is produced today. The complexity of data necessary for the materialization of architecture suggests a strategy of integrating design, analysis, manufacturing logic, and assembly processes into a streamlined and informed workflow. This workshop introduced participants to beginner to intermediate parametric modeling within Grasshopper for Rhinoceros in close coordination with a 7-Axis Kuka Articulated Arm Robot. The Kuka represents the most contemporary fabrication technology currently available, situating this workshop at the forefront of fabrication processes within architecture. Emphasis will be placed on an integrated workflow model which will incorporate design criteria, analysis, and fabrication constraints as generative devices for the creation of architectural prototypes.

Mode conducts Grasshopper Workshop with 6-Axis KUKA Robot at Yale University

gAkos — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 23:17:59 +0000

Studio Mode conducts a 3-day Grasshopper Workshop at Yale University on September 17th-19th in New Haven, Connecticut. This workshop focused on parametric design strategies and digital fabrication techniques that take advantage of a 6-Axis KUKA Articulate Robot Arm. More information can be found here.

Mode launches modeLab

rParsons — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 17:13:25 +0000

Studio Mode has launched modeLab.

ModeLab is the research entity of Studio Mode. It is conceived of as a laboratory and serves as a knowledge base for design research and experimentation. The laboratory is distributed in nature and operates across multiple time-scales and locations ranging from intensive workshops to design studios throughout North America and Europe.

The primary objective of modeLab is to discover novel and inventive design solutions through the identification of key concepts relevant to contemporary architectural discourse and the development of related maps of action.