ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN WORKSHOPS

ORGANIZED CRIME
University of Colorado - Denver, November 2012

This weekend workshop will focus on developing an active skill set in architectural design that synthesizes vibrant color fields, irregular geometric tessellations, and physical cellular aggregations. With the assistance of Grasshopper, a graphical algorithm editor for Rhinoceros 3D, and relevant digital fabrication resources, this workshop will yield potent visual representations and three-dimensional constructs that test the viability of color, form, pattern, texture, and translucency as a comprehensive tool set for contemporary architectural investigations. The discussions embedded in this workshop will focus on contemporary ornamentation, formal-spatial relationships, composition, performative architectural surfaces, parametric design, architectural alibis, and the overall visual experience of architecture. Most importantly, the students will have an opportunity to work both intuitively and systematically across multiple software platforms and with multiple design mediums to complete this intensive design task.

Student work by: Kristin Bevis, Ben Hornbeck, and Wei Zhao
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ORGANIZED CRIME
Kent State University, October 2012

Student work by: Ryan Grande, Zachary Hoyt, and Vivian Walker