Wednesday, July 31, 2013
Tuesday, July 30, 2013
Response to "Change or perish," by Thom Mayne and "University and industry research in support of BIM," by Chuck Eastman
The idea that "Anything that is possible is realizable" is a compelling one for the future of architecture. According to Mayne, BIM is beginning to close the gap between what our brains can imagine on a second to second basis and what we can actually test in the digital world. He calls this rapid-prototyping-model-making, and it enables the designer to cycle through hundreds of design ideas in a way that is not possible or practical with drawings. It also allows for more complicated, intricate designs and truly suggests that architecture is a "living" thing--much like the human body. Systems can be both understood independently through their specific functions as well as interdependently through how they relate to one another. Chuck Eastman notes this in his "University and industry research in support of BIM" when he says, "The parametric building objects encapsulate architectural knowledge and expertise. They are not defined singularly, but as systems, using other objects' rules in their own definition." Understanding these relationships early on in the design process is important to creating more sustainable, rational architecture.
The idea that "Anything that is possible is realizable" is a compelling one for the future of architecture. According to Mayne, BIM is beginning to close the gap between what our brains can imagine on a second to second basis and what we can actually test in the digital world. He calls this rapid-prototyping-model-making, and it enables the designer to cycle through hundreds of design ideas in a way that is not possible or practical with drawings. It also allows for more complicated, intricate designs and truly suggests that architecture is a "living" thing--much like the human body. Systems can be both understood independently through their specific functions as well as interdependently through how they relate to one another. Chuck Eastman notes this in his "University and industry research in support of BIM" when he says, "The parametric building objects encapsulate architectural knowledge and expertise. They are not defined singularly, but as systems, using other objects' rules in their own definition." Understanding these relationships early on in the design process is important to creating more sustainable, rational architecture.
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