The Nakagin Capsule Tower is a mixed-use residential and office tower designed by architect Kisho Kurokawa and located in Shimbashi, Tokyo, Japan. Completed in 1972, the building is a rare built example of Japanese Metabolism, a movement that became emblematic of Japan's postwar cultural resurgence. The building was the world's first example of capsule architecture built for actual use. The building is still in use as of 2009, but has fallen into disrepair. Opposing its slated demolition, Nicolai Ouroussoff, architecture critic for The New York Times, described Nakagin Capsule Tower as "gorgeous architecture; like all great buildings, it is the crystallization of a far-reaching cultural ideal. Its existence also stands as a powerful reminder of paths not taken, of the possibility of worlds shaped by different sets of values." Rhino grasshopperis mainly to provide a new modeling tool for designers, using programs to generate a new modeling algorithms. According to the logic, I can use grasshopper to generate the capsules. Google SketchUp 7 is a more efficient 3D modeling software, so I used sketchup7 to complete the details of the model. http://designinterfaces.blogspot.com/2010/01/3dvia.html -http://designinterfaces.blogspot.com/2009/11/sketchup-7.html -http://designinterfaces.blogspot.com/2010/02/zentralles-stellwerk.html
Each group or individual student will research one specific design tool and present it to the group. You will explain the main characteristics and advantages of the program. Your final assignment will be to build an existing architectural design with an evaluation copy of this program.
presentations
3DVIA by HUA NAN
Alias Studio Tools by XU CHONG, WANG QI
Alibre by BAN XU
Allplan by DONI ISKANDAR
ANSYS by YANG DONGYUE
Autodesk Inventor by DEO MARIO PRIYATNA
Autodesk Revit by YAHIA ELMELIGY, DEANNA LAUW
Bentley Generative Components by RÉKA SIMÓ
Bonzai3D by DU XUSHEN
Builing Information Modelling (BIM) // Geographic Information Systems (GIS) // Parametric Modelling by SHI XINYU, ANASTASIA SHIBANOVA
CATIA + Digital Project by ASLI USANMAZ, MITALI SANGHVI
FreeCAD by CHENHUI TANG
ParaCloud (Modeler) by ABUL FAZAL MAHMUDUN NOBI
Parametric Design in AutoCAD 10 by DENG LEI
Parametric Rhino Tools: Rhiknowbot // ArrayCrvPLUS // PointSetReconstructionTools // PanelingTools by ANNA YUNITSYNA
The Nakagin Capsule Tower is a mixed-use residential and office tower designed by architect Kisho Kurokawa and located in Shimbashi, Tokyo, Japan.
ReplyDeleteCompleted in 1972, the building is a rare built example of Japanese Metabolism, a movement that became emblematic of Japan's postwar cultural resurgence. The building was the world's first example of capsule architecture built for actual use. The building is still in use as of 2009, but has fallen into disrepair.
Opposing its slated demolition, Nicolai Ouroussoff, architecture critic for The New York Times, described Nakagin Capsule Tower as "gorgeous architecture; like all great buildings, it is the crystallization of a far-reaching cultural ideal. Its existence also stands as a powerful reminder of paths not taken, of the possibility of worlds shaped by different sets of values."
Rhino grasshopperis mainly to provide a new modeling tool for designers, using programs to generate a new modeling algorithms. According to the logic, I can use grasshopper to generate the capsules.
Google SketchUp 7 is a more efficient 3D modeling software, so I used sketchup7 to complete the details of the model.
http://designinterfaces.blogspot.com/2010/01/3dvia.html -http://designinterfaces.blogspot.com/2009/11/sketchup-7.html -http://designinterfaces.blogspot.com/2010/02/zentralles-stellwerk.html