Algorithmic Modelling, Parametric Thinking

Kocatürk, Tuba (editor) / Medjdoub, Benachir (editor) / Katz, Neil (author)

Distributed Intelligence in Design ; 213-231

2011-01-07

19 pages

9781444392395 , 9781444333381

https://doi.org/10.1002/9781444392395.ch14

Article/Chapter (Book)

Electronic Resource

English

SOM, and team of programmers ‐ writing code for Draft and AES , ‘no‐shadow’ envelope ‐ for Boston project , algorithmic modeling ‐ and parametric thinking , computers and software tools ‐ designer to design and explore ‘design spaces’ to levels and to depths , innovative contributions to field of computational design ‐ by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) , early model ‐ developed for World Trade Center, created with AES , Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, interdisciplinary design firm ‐ designing large and complex projects , examples of variable parameters in model of the spire ‐ of the World Trade Center Tower , Project example, Cathedral of Christ the Light, Oakland, CA ‐ Omega Wall , encroachment and recess of building ‐ in relation to zoning envelope for its site