Mode is a design office that leverages computational expertise through design research, teaching, and consulting.
Mode
Mode is a design office that leverages computational expertise through design research, teaching, and consulting.
Mode utilizes diverse methodologies including code, associative and relational strategies, as well as digital fabrication in the production of material organizations and the formation of space.
While we are interested in intense iterative design processes, we believe the evolution and contextualization of these procedures in a broader social and cultural domain is both our primary objective and the means for embedding interest and significance into design.

Mode is Ronnie Parsons and Gil Akos.

Posts Tagged ‘Rhinoscript’
System Path Optimization
System Path Optimization

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Mode experiments with System Path Optimization.

Agent-Based Simulation
Agent-Based Simulation

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2009.11 | Mode releases primers on modeLab

Studio Mode is pleased to announce the release of a series of conceptual primers related to core data and geometry types as well as data [...]

2009.10 | Mode conducts Grasshopper Workshop at Pratt Institute_Crisis Fronts3.0

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, [...]

2009.06 | Mode invited to present at EDAW:NY

Studio Mode will present recent parametric design and consultation projects at EDAW : New York. Many thanks to Taewook Cha for the invite.

2009.06 | Mode launches modeLab

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 [...]

2009.04 | Mode to present at the AADRL

Studio Mode will present recent projects and research on the topic of Design Ecologies at the Architectural Association Design Research Laboratory April 17th, 2009. Many [...]

2009.04 | Mode to conduct Computation Workshop at the AADRL

Studio Mode will give a workshop entitled ‘Protocols | Pressures | Populations’ on the topic of agency within n-dimensional data structures at the Architectural Association [...]

2009.03 | Performative Environments at the Center for Architecture

Mode design and fabrication seminar, Performative Environments, from Stevens Institute | Product Architecture Lab will present this semester’s work at the Center for Architecture, [...]

2009.02 | Mode invited to design review at Pratt Institute

Studio Mode is invited to and attends midterm thesis design studio reviews for Michael Chen and Jason Lee’s Crisis Fronts2.0 at the Pratt Institute School [...]

Auxo Tower
Auxo Tower

Auxotrophic Ecologies

Isolite
Isolite

Isolite is an interfacing platform that utilizes tomographical information for fast paced meshing studies. The application consists of an image analysis node in Max.Msp.Jitter and [...]

Strange Inflatables
Strange Inflatables

Strange Inflatables is a polyscalar study in the potentials for the combination of folding and welding patterns of PET plastic to create inflatable structures.
The resulting [...]

Gradient Tiling
Gradient Tiling

Gradient Tiling is a study involving subtle gradations in porosity across a surface. Parametric modification to underlying surface isocurves results in a reconfiguration of tiles, [...]

2009.01 | Mode invited to lecture at Syracuse

Studio Mode has been invited to lecture at the Syracuse University School of Architecture. Many thanks to Clare Olsen for the invitation.

2009.01 | Mode launches academic wiki

Studio Mode launches wiki for academic research and teaching at the Product Architecture Lab : modeLabs.

Entropy Machine
Entropy Machine

The Entropy Machine is a procedural study that couples the premises of consistent data loss over time (entropy) with that of a protocological creative machine. [...]

2009.01 | Mode + Pratt : Digital Futures Group

Studio Mode has joined the Digital Futures Group as digital consultants for thesis year design studios this spring at Pratt Institute School of Architecture.

2008.12 | Mode invited to design reviews at Princeton

Studio Mode is invited to and attends final graduate design studio reviews at the Princeton University School of Architecture.

2008.11 | Mode conducts Computational Workshop at Princeton

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

2008.09 | Mode conducts Computational Workshop at Pratt Institute

Studio Mode gives a three part computational workshop at Pratt Institute School of Architecture for thesis year students in Michael Chen and Jason Lee’s Crisis [...]

2008.02 | Mode conducts Computational Workshop at Pratt Institute

Studio Mode gives a three part computational workshop at Pratt Institute School of Architecture for thesis year students in Michael Chen and Jason Lee’s Crisis [...]

2008.02 | Mode conducts Computational Workshop at Urban A&O

Gil Akos gives a computational workshop at Urban A&O in RhinoScript.

2007.10 | Mode talks at Pratt Institute

Gil Akos presents a talk entitled “Interfacing.txt” at Pratt Institute School of Architecture.