Webinar: What's New in Rhino 7

Join Keera Sistem Indonesia, Authorized Rhino Dealer and Training Center, for their upcoming webinar, What's New in Rhino 7. 

Date: Wednesday, March 3, 2021

Time: 13.30-14.30 (WIB)

Seats are limited, register today.

Post-Doctoral Position in Information Modelling and Environmental Engineering at The Faculty of Architecture and Town Planning, Technion-IIT

Another Post-Doctoral position is available at the Architecture and Planning Faculty at the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology. McNeel Europe will be a partner in the ECOLOPES H2020 project.

We received this info from Technion:

The Postdoc position will take part in the development and implementation of significant datasets, role definitions and models within the Ecolope Information Model [EIM] ontology and the computational tools developed in ECOLOPES.

Your tasks will focus on:

1. Abiotic environment and architecture parameters: International and national georeferenced datasets (climatic conditions, urban form, etc.), local building features, normative constraints and design aims and uses.
2. Humans parameters: human comfort conditions, physiological, psychological and social benefits of nature to humans.

The skills and qualifications we require are:

• A PhD degree in one of the following areas or a related area earned no more than five years prior to the start of the post-doc: Architecture, Computational design, Landscape Architecture, Ecological design, Environmental Engineering
• Excellent 3D modelling and simulation skills preferably in Rhino
• Programming experience, e.g. with Grasshopper and Python
• A track record of research and publication
• Ability and experience in academic writing and oral communication
• Fully fluent in writing, reading and speaking English

Additional skills that we are looking for include:

• Understanding of and experience with Information modelling, e.g. with Protoge
• Genuine enthusiasm for research
• Ability and experience leading and working with teams

In your application, you should send: 

• A cover letter addressing your motivation and experience in relation to the project (one A4 side)
• CV (including details of qualifications, relevant experience and/or publications)
• Contact details of 2-3 referees

Application deadline is 26th of February 2021. 

To apply, please send application letters in PDF format by email to barathshany@technion.ac.il.

Parameterization of Structural Calculations and BIM Models

Parameterization of Structural Calculations and BIM Models

Starting Date: February 22, 2021

Online Course in Spanish

Construsoft

In this online course, you'll learn different working methodologies and how to use tools such as Grasshopper, Karamba, Tekla Structures, and Pangolin. These tools will allow you to automate the design and calculation process to obtain the best structural solution possible. From some initial conditions and through the use of genetic algorithms and visual programming, you'll be able to process thousands of possible solutions to obtain the most optimal one.

More information and registration...

Job offer: Post-Doctoral and PhD Positions in Computational Modelling at The Faculty of Architecture and Town Planning, Technion-IIT

We received this info from Technion:

The Architecture and Planning Faculty at the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, is recruiting a postdoctoral/PhD positions to work in the EU-funded research project ECOLOPES – a game-changing design approach for regenerative urban ecosystems. 

1. The position for post doc is initially for two years (subject to successful review at the end of the first year) with a possible extension for an additional two years by mutual agreement. Salary and benefits are competitive and consistent with the Technion policy and applicant experience. 
2. The position for PhD is for three years. Generous scholarship that includes tuition and living expenses is included.

ECOLOPES is a HORIZON 2020-FET OPEN funded research project proposing a radical change for city development: we aim at urbanisation to be planned and designed such that nature – including humans - can co-evolve within the city. The goal of the project is to transform the building envelope into an ecolopes, a multi-species living space for four types of inhabitants: humans, plants, animals, and microbiota. 

The advertised positions will be critical in developing the ECOLOPES Computational Modelling and Simulation Environment, which will make knowledge available for design. The overall goal of ECOLOPES is to provide the technology that enables an iterative design process based on the simulation of the dynamic development of the ecolope, and its various subsystems and their interactions. It builds on the EIM Ontology and will facilitate a radically new level of interaction between architecture, urban planning, ecology, and environmental medicine.

Your tasks will focus on:

1. Develop the ECOLOPES simulation environment that allows to suggest design solutions and analyse trade-offs between building design and ecological performance based on algorithmic tools implemented in Rhinoceros.
2. Design a multi-criterion modelling and evaluation methodology to address architectural requirements and demands of inhabitants. 
3. Develop the sorting and measuring of possible envelope scenarios based on the definition of key performance indicators (KPIs). 

The skills and qualifications we require are: 

• For Post Doc - a PhD degree in one of the following areas or a related area earned no more than five years prior to the start of the post-doc: Architecture, Computational design, Landscape Architecture, Ecological design, Environmental Engineering
• For PhD - a MsC/M.arch degree in one of the following areas or a related area earned no more than three years prior to the start of the PhD: Architecture, Computational design, Landscape Architecture
• Excellent 3D modelling and simulation skills preferably in Rhinoceros
• Programming experience, e.g. with Grasshopper and Python
• A track record of research and publication
• Ability and experience in academic writing and oral communication
• Fully fluent in writing, reading and speaking English

Additional skills that we are looking for include: 

• Genuine enthusiasm for research
• Ability and experience leading and working with teams

Key information:

We offer an interesting and challenging job with an international team at the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology. ECOLOPES is comprised of 6 partners, including; the TECHNION in Haifa, Israel, Technical University of Munich in Germany, the University of Genoa in Italy, the Technical University of Vienna, Austria, McNeel Europe, based in Barcelona, Spain, and Studio Animal-Aided Design in Germany.

The TECHNION research team will be led by; Prof. Shany Barath (The D.DLAB [Disrupt.Design] for applicable research. Prof. Yasha Grobman (The T-Code lab) and Prof. Assaf Shwartz (The Human and biodiversity research lab).

In your application, you should send: 

- A cover letter addressing your motivation and experience in relation to the project (one A4 side) 

- CV (including details of qualifications, relevant experience and/or publications) 

- Contact details of 2-3 referees. 

 

Application deadline is the 26th of February 2021.  

To apply, please send application letters in PDF format by email to barathshany@technion.ac.il.

CAD Exchanger Import plugin for Rhino

In collaboration with the Rhinoceros development team, CAD Exchanger launched a plugin that directly imports 25+ CAD formats into Rhino.

Its scope includes, but is not limited to, several neutral (JT, Collada, IFC), kernel (ACIS, Parasolid), and native (Siemens NX, CATIA, SOLIDWORKS) formats. 

Download an eval on food4Rhino...

Adobe Substance materials supported in Rhino 7

 

Rhinoceros 7 includes support for Adobe Substance materials! The Substance Importer plugin for Rhino enables you to import realistic-looking materials (SBSAR files) directly into Rhino as “Physically Based” materials. This is the first phase of the development of Substance support in Rhino (allowing the editing of Substance materials directly in Rhino), which is coming soon.

Find out more about installing and using these advanced materials in the Using Adobe Substance with Rhino Guide.

Don't be a victim of your tools and other words of wisdom

Two Worlds Design interviews Arthur Mamou-Mani, who talks about the need to know Grasshopper and programming in architecture.

Nature & Robotics w/Arthur Mamou-Mani | Ep 07 | Two Worlds Design | Architecture Podcast...

Training for Trainers Workshop - 22-24 February 2021

Training for Trainers Workshop

22-24 February 2021
10 AM-2 PM
Hosted Online by McNeel Europe

Expert users of Rhino that want to get accredited as Authorized Rhino Trainers now have a chance to participate in this certification workshop that will be hosted online by McNeel Europe and delivered by Giuseppe Massoni.

Learn more about the Rhino Authorized Training Program.

Price of the course: €195 (+ taxes, if applicable).

Seats are very limited. Sign up now!

Registration is now open...