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Digital Derivation: the role of algorithms and parameters in building skin design

Wild, Matthew C
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1427982157

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2015, MARCH, University of Cincinnati, Design, Architecture, Art and Planning: Architecture.
Despite all of the technical advancements in building skin design and generative design computing, there are many questions concerning the method by which computer generated skins should be designed and the meaning behind their shapes. While the seemingly endless possibilities of digital tools have allowed for the fluid patterning and manipulation of surfaces to become an icon of parametricism, they often fail to provide any deeper meaning or correlation between the formal and functional aspects of a building. To the current extent with which the profession has utilized parametrics and algorithmic thought, there is often a lack of depth or significance behind the flashy images of assumed intricacy it produces—falling far short of its rich potential to engage with the real problems, processes, and functions of today. This thesis explores the roles of algorithmic thought and computational methods in building skin design in an effort to establish a larger framework or methodology for the implementation of digital tools. By exemplifying how to acquire data and use it to inform design decisions, this document aims to shift complexity from the product to the process. Only then can we see the trend of computational design root itself in purpose and meaning and begin to engage with real issues. As a result, the representation of this data in and on buildings may become architecture’s new method of ornamentation— an ornamentation that stands for something beyond the mere image of the final product. Ultimately, this thesis looks to establish a meaningful methodology, guided by larger frameworks of design, that can be referenced by designers looking for help generating ideas for building skins through the use of digital tools.
Michael McInturf, M.Arch. (Committee Chair)
Ming Tang, M.Arch. (Committee Member)
100 p.
Architecture
skin; surface; facade; parametric; computational; algorithmic

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  • Wild, M. C. (2015). Digital Derivation: the role of algorithms and parameters in building skin design [Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1427982157

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Wild, Matthew. Digital Derivation: the role of algorithms and parameters in building skin design. 2015. University of Cincinnati, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1427982157.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Wild, Matthew. "Digital Derivation: the role of algorithms and parameters in building skin design." Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati, 2015. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1427982157

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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