ParametricArchitecture

01/01/2025

🌱The Sawmill Shelter, completed in 2017 by aadesignandmake students NK Kuo／En-Kai Kuo, .mckirahan, Rolo, .sp, this tensile-timber canopy in Hooke Park showcases the extraordinary strength of wood in tension. Spanning 11 meters, it uses slender 38x38mm laths assembled with finger-jointed splices, each carrying up to two tonnes of force.

Supported by 18 steam-bent whole tree elements, the canopy’s lightweight timber net is clad with CNC-patterned aluminum panels. Serving as a test bed for future structures at Hooke Park, it explores timber’s potential in innovative architectural applications. Shortlisted for the 2017 Wood Awards, the project reflects cutting-edge timber research.

📷 and D+M students

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01/01/2025

01/01/2025

Lusail Museum, designed by Herzog & de Meuron, is a global think tank and a world-class art museum located on Al Maha Island in Lusail. The building is designed to be an engaging public destination with spaces for exhibition, education, research, art preservation, and public events.

The internal organization of the building is conceived as a vertically layered souk with diverse, complex spaces and uses dispersed within the main body of the museum. The display spaces on the gallery floors differ in shape and proportion depending on their location, yet all provide flexibility for various types of exhibitions. The museum also features a public, shaded roof terrace that will be used for small and large-scale events such as food fairs, book fairs, open-air cinema, fashion shows and educational workshops.

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01/01/2025

Laceless Poseidon shoe by Kedar Benjamin in collaboration with Laceless Design.

Join our upcoming workshop, “Additive Footwear Design: FDM and Resin” which will focus on using Houdini and Blender to create professional 3D printable footwear designs optimized for FDM and Resin printing technologies. The workshop will be led by a computational designer and DFAM expert, Kedar Benjamin, on January 4 - 5, 2025. Register Now: Tap the 🔗 link: https://paacademy.com/course/additive-footwear-design-fdm-and-resin

This workshop explores 3d printed footwear design using procedural tools, allowing students to create professional-level manufacturing-ready 3d models of the highest quality using Houdini and blender. Students will learn about a variety of manufacturing technologies and will learn to unlock their full potential. In the workshop, we will use Sidefx Houdini and Blender to procedurally create 3d printable shoes that maintain manufacturing constraints through parametric methods. Participants will first learn how to model a simple shoe for FDM procedurally, then how to generate and apply textures so that overhangs are not created.

📑 Topic: Additive Footwear Design: FDM and Resin
📅 Date: January 4 - 5, 2025
🕕 Time: 14:00 – 18:00 GMT
⚒️ Software: Blender, SideFX Houdini
🧑🏼‍🎓 Total Seats: 50 seats
🛒 15% Discount for Digital Members.

31/12/2024

🌀Serpentine Pavilion 2017 by Francis Kéré
draws inspiration from the communal tree in Gando, Burkina Faso. Located in London, the Pavilion features a steel and transparent canopy that filters sunlight and channels rainwater into its center, symbolizing the importance of water.

Prefabricated wooden walls, arranged in triangular modules, provide lightness and multiple access points, ensuring open circulation. By night, the structure glows, with light filtering through perforations, embodying community and storytelling. This Pavilion beautifully unites architecture with culture and nature, creating a space of connection and reflection.

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31/12/2024

31/12/2024

Westerpunt Observation by studio MOTO in De Panne, Belgium, is a striking example of public architecture that integrates with its unique coastal surroundings. The observation tower, positioned strategically on the promenade slope, serves as an extension of the walk along the beach, connecting the promenade to the sea and dunes.

The tower’s dynamic, ring-like shape provides a continuous, engaging pathway and offers new perspectives of the landscape through its transparent structure. Made entirely of concrete, the tower’s texture and color blend with the natural environment, ensuring durability against the harsh sea climate. The design emphasizes a minimal yet impactful presence, creating a landmark that symbolizes the connection between nature and human interaction without dominating the landscape.

📸 Michiel Hendryckx

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31/12/2024

💠The Glass Bridge, completed between 2018 and 2024 by Polyhedral Structures Lab, showcases the use of glass as a primary structural material. Designed under the leadership of Masoud Akbarzadeh, the project involved contributions from Dr. Damon Bolhassani, Dr. Joseph Yost, Dr. Jens Schneider, and a team of researchers.

This transparent glass bridge features an innovative arched geometry that allows brittle glass sheets to transfer significant forces efficiently. The design symbolizes resilience and demonstrates advanced strategies for material efficiency and recyclability in construction.

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31/12/2024

This weekend🚀

Join our upcoming workshop, “Additive Footwear Design: FDM and Resin” which will focus on using Houdini and Blender to create professional 3D printable footwear designs optimized for FDM and Resin printing technologies. The workshop will be led by a computational designer and DFAM expert, Kedar Benjamin, on January 4 - 5, 2025. Register Now: Tap the 🔗 link: https://paacademy.com/course/additive-footwear-design-fdm-and-resin

This workshop explores 3d printed footwear design using procedural tools, allowing students to create professional-level manufacturing-ready 3d models of the highest quality using Houdini and blender. Students will learn about a variety of manufacturing technologies and will learn to unlock their full potential. In the workshop, we will use Sidefx Houdini and Blender to procedurally create 3d printable shoes that maintain manufacturing constraints through parametric methods. Participants will first learn how to model a simple shoe for FDM procedurally, then how to generate and apply textures so that overhangs are not created.

📑 Topic: Additive Footwear Design: FDM and Resin
📅 Date: January 4 - 5, 2025
🕕 Time: 14:00 – 18:00 GMT
⚒️ Software: Blender, SideFX Houdini
🧑🏼‍🎓 Total Seats: 50 seats
🛒 15% Discount for Digital Members.

31/12/2024

Evergreen Campus Reception Pavilion in Montrouge, France, designed by Arte Charpentier Architectes, serves as an innovative and welcoming gateway to the Crédit Agricole’s head office. The 600 sqm pavilion spans two levels and harmoniously integrates contemporary design with functionality.

The exterior features a complex metallic structure with nine bending radiuses, including a protective “comma” porch and a mostly glassed pavilion that guides visitors from street level to the campus. The vaulted arch at the entrance, illuminated by colored LED lines, creates a striking visual experience, while the campus level opens to a central park, hosting exhibitions and events. The pavilion’s clear and bright tones reflect modernity and precision, embodying Crédit Agricole’s values of innovation and efficiency.

📸 LK Photographe, Augusto Da Silva

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30/12/2024

Inspiring scenes from the “Design-Tech Talk 2.0” panel led by Ganit Goldstein.

Each speaker offers a unique perspective on the latest architectural advancements, fashion design, and emerging tools and technologies reshaping industries today. The event explores the intersection of these diverse fields.

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30/12/2024

Designed by STUDIO KO, the Musée Yves Saint Laurent Marrakech (mYSLm) opened in 2017 on Rue Yves Saint Laurent near Jardin Majorelle. Spanning 3,857 m², it honors Yves Saint Laurent with 5,000 garments, 15,000 accessories, and thousands of sketches from the Fondation Pierre Bergé – Yves Saint Laurent.✨

🧱The terracotta brick facade, inspired by threads of fabric, contrasts with luminous interiors resembling couture linings. The museum features permanent and temporary exhibition spaces, an auditorium, a library with 5,000 volumes, and a café-restaurant. Built with local materials like Moroccan terracotta and terrazzo, it blends craftsmanship with modern design while advanced conservation systems preserve its collection.

📸 danglasser

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30/12/2024

Last hours to join the last workshop of the year “Generative Algorithms for Facade Design,” which will explore generative design tools for creating context-driven, modular facade designs. The architect and computational designer José Roberto Argüelles Rodríguez will lead the workshop on December 30, 2024. Register Now by tapping the 🔗 link: https://paacademy.com/course/generative-algorithms-for-facade-design

In this two-hour workshop, we will focus on processes that allow us to conduct a contextual reading and determine specific geometric and material conditions for a facade through integrated generative design and analysis tools. We will explore the articulated use of tools such as climatic analysis, modular replication, and transformation, and we will review some design control processes considering future phases of design, construction, and assembly.

📑 Topic: Generative Algorithms for Facade Design
📅 Date: December 30, 2024
🕕 Time: 14:00 – 16:00 GMT
⚒️ Software: Rhinoceros 3D, Grasshopper 3D
🧑🏼‍🎓 Total Seats: 500 seats
🛒 Free Event

🖋️Project: Façade for Los Águilas Baseball Stadium. Mexicali, BCN. México.
Project by: DUNN Lightweight Architecture.

30/12/2024

10 Remarkable Cultural Centre Structures In Turkey.

https://parametric-architecture.com/10-cultural-centre-structures/

30/12/2024

Basilisk, AI-generated and 3D-printed shoe by Kedar Benjamin, instructor of our upcoming workshop “Additive Footwear Design: FDM and Resin” on January 4 - 5, 2025.

Register Now: Tap the 🔗 link: https://paacademy.com/course/additive-footwear-design-fdm-and-resin

This workshop explores 3d printed footwear design using procedural tools, allowing students to create professional-level manufacturing-ready 3d models of the highest quality using Houdini and blender. Students will learn about a variety of manufacturing technologies and will learn to unlock their full potential. In the workshop, we will use Sidefx Houdini and Blender to procedurally create 3d printable shoes that maintain manufacturing constraints through parametric methods. Participants will first learn how to model a simple shoe for FDM procedurally, then how to generate and apply textures so that overhangs are not created.

📑 Topic: Additive Footwear Design: FDM and Resin
📅 Date: January 4 - 5, 2025
🕕 Time: 14:00 – 18:00 GMT
⚒️ Software: Blender, SideFX Houdini
🧑🏼‍🎓 Total Seats: 50 seats
🛒 15% Discount for Digital Members.

30/12/2024

The Cocoon Pre-primary Extension at Bloomingdale International School in Vijayawada, designed by a black design studio, challenges conventional educational architecture with its innovative approach. The extension integrates seamlessly with the existing campus through a sunken courtyard, creating a fluid connection between the old and new structures.

The design departs from traditional box-like classrooms, instead offering interconnected spaces that foster free movement and interaction. The building blurs the lines between indoor and outdoor spaces, featuring a turf-covered, undulating roof and extensive use of full-height glass panels. This dynamic architecture, shaped by computational tools and prefabricated materials, redefines the concept of educational spaces, emphasizing creativity, fluidity, and childlike curiosity.

📸 Vinay Panjwani

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