Grasshopper UK UGM March 2024 – Meeting Notes and Recording

On Wednesday, March 6th, 2024, Simply Rhino held the Grasshopper UK User Group Meeting at The Architectural Association School of Architecture in London. This free event was kindly hosted by the AA [EMTECH} team and delivered to a busy room at their London base.

We have made a full meeting report and invite you to view it below. We hope this is useful for those who were not able to attend and those who joined us but would enjoy a reminder of the presentations. Our thanks to Luca Biselli for his help with the write-up of this meeting.

Meeting notes...

Recording...

DesignMorphine Masters Y24/25 Degree in Computational Design

DesignMorphine Masters Y24/25 Degree in Computational Design

DesignMorphine has created a bespoke, accredited, and worldwide recognized 9-month online Master of Science program. It is crafted to be accessible from all corners of the world, and it aims to fulfill the demands of those who seek to exceed and lead in multidisciplinary, advanced, and computational design. The Master of Science Degree is accredited by the University of Architecture, Civil Engineering, and Geodesy (UACEG), founded in 1942 in Sofia, Bulgaria. The program also partners with The Microsoft Garage in New York, Logitech and Pininfarina, hubs for talent and community growth, driving innovation and inspiration. Some students are placed in diverse leading design companies, while others choose to follow a career in academia or create their design firms.

DesignMorphine is an international educational institution that acts as a catalyst for progress. By expanding profusely its diverse multidisciplinary design family, it creates a unique collaborative experience. Technological advancements in advanced and computational design have led to exciting new opportunities that blur the lines and norms of conventional design education and its application. DesignMorphine's mission is to democratize these innovative design practices and allow all fields of design to blend. Today, more than ever, all architects, engineers, and designers (metaverse, interior, vehicle, industrial, animation, fashion, etc.) should be exposed to this mindset and techniques to be on the frontier of the inevitable rapid technological advancement. Over the past ten years, DesignMorphine has had the opportunity to meet and teach thousands of specialists from 84 countries and nurtured their progress and success in some of the biggest companies in the world. The classes are taught by our team of fearless design innovators who have experience in teaching and practice from the best practices worldwide. 

Please visit the Masters Open Day page to view a recording explaining the program and to hear from current students.

Rhino User Webinar: Improved Landscape Architecture Workflows - From Useful Grasshopper Scripts

Rhino User Webinar

Improved Landscape Architecture Workflows:

From Useful Grasshopper Scripts

9 April 2024 at 4:00 pm (CEST)

As landscape architecture is experiencing a technological renaissance, tools, and workflows are emerging to enhance design capabilities, improve collaboration, and optimize project outcomes.

In this webinar, we will showcase a few examples of integrating cutting-edge technologies to streamline your landscape workflow and demonstrate how much one can achieve by using Rhino, Grasshopper, and Revit.

Join Simone, an architect and a BIM coordinator at the renowned Heatherwick Studio, as he presents some of his favourite Rhino and Grasshopper workflows for landscape design. Witness the seamless transfer of these elements directly into Revit. See how Nehama Schechter-Baraban effortlessly imports these designs using the innovative Environment for Revit® Rhino Assets tool, converting them into native Revit categories.

Speakers:

• Simone Berardelli: BIM Coordinator, Heatherwick Studio.
  With a decade of international experience, Simone excels as an Architect and a BIM Coordinator, his focus on BIM and architectural design is marked by attention to detail and collaboration. His practical approach and adaptability enrich diverse architectural projects.

• Nehama Shechter-Baraban: Landscape Architect and COO, Arch-Intelligence, a Revit expert, and an Educator.
  After nearly six years of experience leading landscape design projects, she joined Arch-Intelligence in 2019 with the aspiration to empower other landscape architects with this transformative technology.

Complete details and registration...

Getting to know… Dampere: A French Innovation Story!

In this new interview with ShapeDiver, Olivia Theilliere shares insights into her digital strategist role at Dampere. This renowned company specializes in perforated metal sheets for the architectural materials sector. Dampere operates from Paris and Lille, serving a wide European market. 

Olivia highlights the pivotal role of Grasshopper and ShapeDiver in transforming Dampere's design and production processes, discussing the integration challenges and the resulting benefits. Through customizable online configurators, these tools have significantly enhanced efficiency and customer engagement, reflecting the evolving digital landscape within the architectural materials industry.

Read the complete interview...

New book by Sigrid Brell-Cokcan and Robert Schmitt - Internet of Construction

Internet of Construction: A Comprehensive Guide to Digital Integration in the Construction Industry by Prof. Sigrid Brell-Cokcan and Prof. Robert Schmitt

The book Internet of Construction delves into the digital interconnection of value chains in construction. With the increasing prevalence of digital planning and automation, the harmonization of data usage poses a challenge due to numerous stakeholders and digital platforms. The book addresses this issue head-on, exploring strategies for connecting digital and automated construction processes and covering production workflows from prefabrication and intralogistics to on-site assembly. Drawing upon the scientific findings of the BMBF-funded IoC-Internet of Construction project, the book presents a thorough presentation and analysis of development from industry and research. It also highlights practical, informational, and economic aspects and provides insights and recommendations for planning offices, general contractors, and prefabricators. 

Internet of Construction is an essential resource for managing the complexities of digitalization and automation in the construction industry, extending the use of BIM, and advancing future-oriented technologies such as Rhino and Grasshopper. 

More information about the IoC book...

IoC project interview...