Assignment 2

Review & Research Paper

Looking at the concepts related to organic based 3D modelling and Parametric design

Two related sources

1. Digital Designs of Nature - book by Oliver Deussen and Bernd Lintermann (2005)

“Digital Design of Nature” by Oliver Deussen and Bernd Lintermann (2005), looks at the methods developed to synthetically generate natural objects, with a focus on the “modelling of plant vegetation and the production of images associated therewith”

Supporting texts found which relate to organic 3D modelling:

Deussen, O 2003, ‘A framework for geometry generation and rendering of plants with applications in landscape architecture’, vol. 64, pp105-113.

Ijiri, T, Owada, S, Okabe, M & Igarashi T 2005, ‘Floral Diagrams and Infloresenes: Interactive flower modelling using botanical structural constraints’, Association for Computing Machinery, Inc.

Bell, AD 1991, Plant Form: An Illustrated Guide to Flowering Plant Morphology. Oxford University Press.

Ijiri, T, Owada, S & Igarashi, T 2006, ‘Seamless Integration of Initial Sketching and Subsequent Detail Editing in Flower Modelling’, Eurographics, vol. 25, no. 3.

2. Parametricism - Journal Article by Patrik Schumacher (2009)

“Parametricism” by Patrik Schumacher, presents parametric design as a newly refined and broadly applicable style of avant-garde architecture (Schumacher, 2009). Discussing the foundations of parametricism, the text looks at the development of parametric design through its roots in digital animation techniques, which has been further developed by the advancement of parametric design systems and scripting methods.

Supporting texts on parametric design:

Hewitt, B & Burke, A 2010 ‘Contingent Geometries: Developing Design Strategies for Complex Systems’, Architectural Theory Review, vol. 15, no. 2, p201-209

Verebes, T 2009 ‘Experiments in associative urbanism’, Archit Design, 79: 24-33. doi: 10.1002/ad.913

Schumacher, P 2009 ‘Parametric Patterns’, Archit Design, 79: 28-41. doi: 10.1002/ad.976

Scheurer, F 2010 ‘Materialising Complexity’, Archit Design, 80: 86-93. doi: 10.1002/ad.1111