29 August 2011

Generative Design and Parametric Structures


At the July New York Revit Users Group meeting, Robert Otani, PE, LEED AP and Jonatan Schumacher with Structural Engineering firm Thornton Tomasetti hsoted an interesting presentation titled 'Generative Design and Parametric Structures' that looked at the strategies and tools Thornton Tomasetti is developing to engage the Architectural, Structural and Fabrication teams at an early conceptual design phase and allow for a holistic, collaborative design process.
By creating a collaborative dialog with the designer at the conceptual phase, the architectural, engineering & fabrication models can be developed simultaneously from the same geometric reference model, allowing a holistic design process. Robert and Jonatan elaborate on this concept with case studies of actual project work with a variety of architectural firms.
-James Vandezande
All Things Revit
The Generative Design and Parametric Structures presentation starts at about 7 minutes into the recording

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