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The missing ellipse – Grasshopper plugin
In Rhino there are a few options to create ellipses, but let’s face it, it’s not every time that know the two radii or foci of the ellipse, but rather only one radii and one point on the boundary. Why is the option to create an ellipse with these paramaters not already in the software?…
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Rigid origami – Form finding and dynamic relaxation
A couple of years ago I stumbled upon the term rigid origami while doing research for a university architecture project. The project was part of a course called “Optimized structures” and our task was to conceive an optimized structure. As with most crazy architecture projects we were allowed to roam free and conceive any kind…
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A very fractal Christmas, and a recursive new year
This December is apparently extreme with regard to weather in Stuttgart, where I am currently doing my internship. There have been storms, extreme cold and “heavy” snow fall. For a northerner like me it’s practically a pretty decent winter so far, and I really do like snow. So much in fact that I decided I…
