In the ever changing world
of technology, digital design is constantly evolving, and although we have had
CAD systems in Architecture for some time, it is only recently that we have
really discovered two distinct and potent
design sensibilities; parametric and algorithmic design[1].
However, the term parametric design tends to be used loosely. Parametric design
is a term used to describe a variety of disciplines from
mathematics through to design; it literally means working within parameters of
a defined range[2].
Software that
aids parametric design is highly
efficient for remodelling forms, and afford greater control in the design
process[3].
Architects that are known for their parametric design approach include the
work of Zaha Hadid and Frank Gehry. Algorithmic design on the other hand is a
term used to describe the use of procedural
techniques in solving design problems. An algorithm is a simple instruction[4].
Basically, algorithmic design refers
specifically to the use of scripting languages that allow the designer to step beyond the limitations
of the user interface, and to design
through the direct
manipulation not of form but of code[5].
Quite simply, “algorithmic techniques are based on the use of code.
Parametric techniques are based on the manipulation of form. They are therefore
quite distinct techniques.” [6]
As these two techniques are being developed, architects such
as Zaha Hadid and Patrick Schumacher believe that this could potentially be a new “style” of architecture[7].
Schumacher states in an article ‘Parametricsim’, that “There is a global
convergence in recent avant-garde architecture that justifies its designation as
a new style: parametricism. It is a style rooted in digital animation
techniques, its latest refinements based on advanced parametric design systems
and scripting methods.”[8]
[1] Leach,
Neil, “Parametrics Explained”*, in Scripting the Future, Tongji UP, 2012. Page
1
[2] Leach,
Neil, “Parametrics Explained”*, in Scripting the Future, Tongji UP, 2012. Page
2
[3] Leach,
Neil, “Parametrics Explained”*, in Scripting the Future, Tongji UP, 2012. Page
2
[4] Leach,
Neil, “Parametrics Explained”*, in Scripting the Future, Tongji UP, 2012. Page
2
[5] Leach,
Neil, “Parametrics Explained”*, in Scripting the Future, Tongji UP, 2012. Page
2-3
[6] Leach,
Neil, “Parametrics Explained”*, in Scripting the Future, Tongji UP, 2012. Page
4
[7] Leach,
Neil, “Parametrics Explained”*, in Scripting the Future, Tongji UP, 2012. Page
5
[8] Leach,
Neil, “Parametrics Explained”*, in Scripting the Future, Tongji UP, 2012. Page
5
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