Parametric Design with Blender – Studio Dimitar Pouchnikov

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Parametric Design with Blender - Studio Dimitar Pouchnikov

Topic: Parametric Design with Blender
Date: February 25 – 26, 2023
Time: 16:00 – 20:00 GMT
Format: Online on Zoom
Duration: 2 Sessions ( 8 Hours)
Registration Deadline: February 24, 2023
Total Seats: 50 Seats
Early-bird Registration: 90 EUR (Available for first 10 seats and Digital Members)
Seats up to 50 seats: 105 EUR
General Registration: 120 EUR
Organized By: PAACADEMY
Tutor: Dimitar Pouchnikov
Videos: The recordings will be available after the workshop

Parametric Design with Blender:

In a field overflowing with various different applications used for architectural concept design, Blender significantly stands out as a program that is; highly capable of extensive modelling tools including subdivision, widely accessible as it’s free and open source, inherently parametric, highly expandable as it has excellent add-ons like Tissue for tessellation and many others, and it’s equally excellent for presentation with Cycles rendering engine and Eevee.

The Scope of the Studio:

Blender has excellent capabilities for architectural design and we will focus on how fast and easy it is to investigate design concepts with the program. We will look at what makes Blender unique among 3d apps and how this uniqueness makes it perhaps the best tool for architectural and computational design available today.

Methodology:

The workshop will focus on specific workflows for architectural design modeling that encompass the topics of; Polygonal modeling, Subdivision modeling, Non-destructive techniques with modifiers, Tessellations with the Tissue addon, and Representation. In order to achieve this, we will use a number of exercises to build up your Blender skillset, starting from simple pavilion and concluding with an office building.

Program:

Session 1: February 25th:
40min – Introduction
20min – Overview of Blender and important setup notes
1.5hr – Exercise 1 – Pavilions
1.5hr – Exercise 2 – Tower massing

Session 2: February 26th:
1hr – Reviewing assignment 1
1hr – Exercise 3 – Further details to tower massing
1hr – Presentation
30min – How to incorporate Blender in architectural workflow
30min – Q & A and closing remarks

Software:

Blender
Affinity Photo (or other raster editing program like Photoshop)

Important Notes:

The Parametric Design with Blender workshop by PAACADEMY will start on Saturday, February 25, 2023, at 16:00 GMT.
Total sessions: 2 sessions
Daily Schedule: 16:00 – 20:00 GMT.
The entire studio will be recorded, and videos will be available for participants just a day after the class for an unlimited time.
PAACADEMY will provide a certificate of attendance for students who deliver a final project.
The studio has limited seats. Tickets are non-transferable & non-refundable. Please read before you purchase.
Please be informed that we won’t be able to provide any license, invitation, or educational account, for any of the software listed above. Having the software with a proper license and installing them on the computer is the responsibility of the attendees.

Instructor:

Dimitar Pouchnikov:

Dimitar Pouchnikov is an architect, computational designer, and educator. He has worked on large-scale projects worldwide, combining computational design knowledge to create architecturally significant places. In his daily practice, he explores how open-source digital tools can democratize and further advance design processes to create better environments to live, work, learn, and play. Dimitar joined the Computational Design: NEXT 10 online conference as a guest tutor, and contributed with a 90-minute webinar about Blender.