| id |
caadria2014_102 |
| authors |
Lopes, João V.; Alexandra C. Paio and José P. Sousa |
| year |
2014 |
| title |
Parametric Urban Models Based on Frei Otto’s Generative Form-Finding Processes |
| source |
Rethinking Comprehensive Design: Speculative Counterculture, Proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia (CAADRIA 2014) / Kyoto 14-16 May 2014, pp. 595–604 |
| doi |
https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.caadria.2014.595
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| summary |
Presently there is a progressive tendency to incorporate parametric design strategies in urban planning and design. Although the computational technologies that allow it are recent, fundamental theories and thinking processes behind it can be traced back to the work conducted at the Institute for Lightweight Structures (IL) in Stuttgart, between the 1960’s and 1980’s. This paper describes an experimental urban research work based on Frei Otto and Eda Schaur's thoughts on unplanned settlements, and on the form-finding experiences carried out at IL. By exploring the digital development of parametric and algorithmic interactive models, two urban design proposals were developed for a site in Porto city. Out of this experience, this paper suggests that today the act of design can benefit from a deeper understanding of the natural processes of occupation and connection. |
| keywords |
Parametric urbanism; generative design; form-finding; Frei Otto |
| series |
CAADRIA |
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