A sideview of a procedurally-created urban plot

A top view of multiple procedural plots combined into an urban megaplot

Random Walk Through Raster (1975) by Frieder Nake, translated into Processing and 3D

Generative metacity with combined plots generated with Processing, from the

Structures & Stratifications

This 2015 project from a class at the Architectural Association Visiting School Shanghai uses Processing and Rhino/Grasshopper to algorithmically design urban plots. Taking inspiration from the pioneering computer art of Frieder Nake and Vera Molnár, they individually developed generative plots which were combined into larger megaplots.

The results are visually striking. There’s several things of note here: working algorithmically meant that the models were flexible and could be updated over time. Procdural generation has a lot of applicability for architecture: the flexibility speeds prototyping and makes it possible to consider more factors in the design. And the inspiration from early computer artists suggests that there’s a wealth of early work to take inspiration from.

http://superarchitects.world/portfolio/structures-and-stratifications/

#Vera Molnár    #frieder nake    #computer art    #rhino    #cad    #processing    #building generation    #architecture    #procedural architecture    #urban design    #inspiration