In computer science, algorithms are habitually defined as fixed and open finite procedures of step-by-step instructions understood to produce something other than themselves. Structures of logics interfacing with Data, sourced from any computable phenomena. In this course, we will focus on emergent design strategies based on algorithmic design logics. From the physical spaces of our built environment to the networked spaces of digital culture, algorithmic and computational strategies are reshaping not only design strategies but the entire perception of Architecture and its boundaries.

In this course seminar we will focus on understanding logics and computational design workflows that can lead to advanced algorithmic thinking. This course aims to solidify the ground of the basics of grasshopper while amplifying already existing concepts into more advanced notions that can be put into practice. 

Main tools of the course will be McNeel’s Rhinoceros v8 and Grasshopper3d. As a complementary tool for Rhino we’ll focus on the associative design platform of Grasshopper3d, a graphical algorithm editor rightly integrated with Rhino’s 3D modelling tools. Moreover, during the course we will adopt various plugins implementing Grasshopper’s features and its capabilities, in order to achieve full control of complex design strategies.