Lecture 01: Drawing Systems

figure 1, “A Bird Ballet,” by Neels CASTILLON, more

figure 2, “Baraka” by Ron Fricke 1993, more info

Figure 3, “Flight Patterns,” by Aaron Koblin

1. http://www.aaronkoblin.com/work/flightpatterns/index.html
2. Mapping data to visualize emergence of patterns.
3. Discovery through mapping of unit to whole.
4. Data visualization.

2016 (today)

2021 (UO graduation)

2031 (Design leadership)

1999/2000…. (UVa, 94-97 all hand media / GSAPP, 00-02 paperless studios)

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COURSE OVERVIEW

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I. Diagramming: Abstraction + Synthesis

II. Analog Parametric Design

III. Digital Parametric Design

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1.1  /// Diagramming

1.2 /// Time-based Diagrams

1.3 /// Generative Diagrams + Precedent

2.1  /// 2D Tiling

2.2  /// 3D Tiling

2.3  /// Lighting and Mapping

3.1  /// Parametric Material Experience

2  /// Final Presentation

3.3  Media Event 1:1 Mockup Digital Fabrication

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ABSTRACTION

Abstraction + Synthesis

Abstraction

1. What is abstraction?
2. What is the purpose of abstraction?

Abstraction / Representation

1. What is the difference between abstraction and representation?
2. What is the difference between diagrammatic and representational?

figure: Napoleon’s March to Moscow, http://www.edwardtufte.com/tufte/minard

It displays 6 types of data in two dimensions:

• the number of Napoleon’s troops;
• the distance traveled;
• temperature;
• latitude and longitude;
• direction of travel;
• location relative to specific dates.

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What data is embedded in the diagram? Is it abstract, diagrammatic, representational?

The individual unit actually has very little meaning by itself because it doesn’t lend itself to any greater understanding that the synthesis of units acting together.

figure x, “Pithoprakta” by Iannis Xenakis, http://www.inderscience.com/jdr/backfiles/articles/issue2004.02/Art2.html

Big Data

1. Data driven design decisions
2. Role of data in discovery of design strategies
3. Data sources

  

figure x, Visual Complexity,  Manuel Lima, great repository for complex diagrams based on data, also http://www.fundacionpalazuelo.com/

figure. Mapping of Paris

The unit is individuals taking photographs and their geolocation, whole is the delineation of tourist photos and versus non-tourist photos

Suspended Particles and Urban Design Criteria, Speranza-Viader, Urban Design and Computing

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Natural Systems

1. Drawing Water
2. http://sansumbrella.com/works/2011/drawing-water/
3. Wind Animation
4. http://hint.fm/wind/index.html

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System  = Unit + Organization / External Force

1. Relationship of unit to whole
2. Impact of external force has on unit variation and system

figure, Echelman Sculpture Unit and Force Diagram

1. Unit – diamond
2. Whole – sculpture

figure, “Her Secret is Patience” by Janet Echelman, Philip Speranza and Buro Happold (Ian Keough, Dynamo developer for Revit) et al

figure, “Sky Garden” by Janet Echelman, Philip Speranza and Buro Happold, Richmond-Vancouver 2010 Olympic Oval

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GTF BettyLou Poston

Labs in LA 100

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Exercise 01

figure, “Sendai Media Center,”  Toyo Ito, 

figure, Josef Albers, more info

figure,  Peter Eisenman

figure, Stan Allen

figure, Iannis Xenakis

1. http://www.iannis-xenakis.org/xen/
2. http://people.mills.edu/toda/chance/noframes.html
3. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sWdQBblec0M&list=PLFy0d5qEa3gj1_lNQzVFeL9cHjjCihyT3

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Measured Lines

Use Rhino to carefully control the measurement of lines and their arrangement in space.

Use Illustrator to control line weight, line type and other design communication characteristics.

Diagram, by Stan Allen

Enric Miralles and Carme Pinos

admire the lines…

Enric’s wiki here.  A google search will also provide some great images for exploration especially now as we explored measured drawing. EMBT is the current office headed by his wife Benedetta Tagliabue.

Click here for a good interview with Alejandro Zaera.

Additional article on Miralles and lines

 

figure x, Plaza de Bergonya, by Carme Pinos

figure x, Parti Diagrams, by Carme Pinos Estudio

    

figures x, Mercat de Santa Caterina by Enric Miralles and Benetta Tagliabue, EMBT, Barcelona, Catalunya

figure X, Gas Natural by Enric Miralles and Benetta Tagliabue, EMBT, Barcelona, Catalunya

 

figure X, Palafolls Public Libary, by EMBT

figure x, Piso en Mercador, by Enric Miralles, Barcelona, Catalunya

figures X, Archery Range for the 1992 Olympic Games, Enric Miralles and Carme Pinos.

The elegant single-line drawings of the section are of particular value.  Lines!