Rhino News

Special Student Edition - September 2015

ACADIA 2015 Workshops
Computational Ecologies, Design in the Anthropocene
Cincinnati, Ohio
October 19-25, 2015

ACADIA 2015 Workshops using Rhino, Grasshopper, Kangaroo, etc.:

Workshop 1
Open Geo Date + Performance by CORE Studio Thornton Tomasetti
3-day workshop
October 19-21

Capacity: 12 seats
Software required: Rhino 5, Grasshopper 0.9.0076, @it 2.1, Ladybug 0.0.59, Honeybee 0.0.56
Prerequisite: Beginning Rhino and Grasshopper knowledge

Workshop 2
Bio-Agency by Igor Pantic and Soomeen Hahm with Formlabs
3-day workshop
October 19-21

Capacity: 12 seats
Software required: Processing (primary), Maya, Rhino, Grasshopper, KeyShot (supporting software)
Prerequisite: Previous knowledge in the required platforms is welcomed, but not required

Workshop 3
Volatile Data Mining by Front Inc. and Buro Happold with Autodesk ReCap
3-day workshop
October 19-21

Capacity: 12 seats
Software required: Rhino 5, Grasshopper 0.9.0072 or higher, Elefront Lite 1.0.0 (or latest per www.food4rhino.com/project/elefront)
Prerequisite: Sufficient skill in Rhino, Elefront for Grasshopper, Arduino, and have extensive knowledge of Grasshopper

Workshop 6
Computational BIM in Practice by Grimshaw Architects and NBBJ
3-day workshop
October 19-21

Capacity: 12 seats
Software required: Rhino 5, Grasshopper 0.9.0076, Mantis Shrimp, Revit 2014 or later, Dynamo most recent build, Excel 2010 or later
Prerequisite: Participants should have a working knowledge of Rhino and Autodesk Revit. Familiarity with either Dynamo or Grasshopper, including basic concepts of scripting and geometry. Designers new to scripting should prepare with tutorials and learning resources for Dynamo and Grasshopper which can be found online.

Workshop 7
Prototyping Experiential Future by Woods Bagot and CORE Studio Thornton Tomasetti
3-day workshop
October 19-21

Capacity: 12 seats
Software required: Rhino 5, Grasshopper 0.9.0076, and Google Chrome installed on both the laptop and phone
Prerequisite: Beginning Rhino and Grasshopper knowledge

Workshop 8
Computational Design for Tall Buildings by Neil Katz (SOM) and Sebastian Claussnitzer (BIG)
3-day workshop
October 19-21

Workshop 9
Kangaroo2: Form-Finding and Constraint Based Modelling by Daniel Piker (McNeel)
2-day workshop
October 20-21

Workshop 10
Robotic Woodcraft
3-day workshop
October 19-21

Capacity: 12 seats
Software required: 90-day Rhino 5 trial versions are available. All robot-related software and course materials will be made available at the workshop site.
Prerequisite: Basic Rhino and Grasshopper knowledge is recommended, but not required. No previous robot knowledge is necessary.

Best regards,

- Jody Mills

Direct: +1 (206) 634-4571
Phone: +1 (206) 545-7000
Fax: +1 (206) 545-7321

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